Henrique Olifiers
@olifiers.bsky.social
Co-Founder, Gamer-In-Chief of BAFTA-winner Bossa Studios. Chairman tinyBuild. Driver of the ZX Spectrum Next. Retro computing fan. Maker. Space enthusiast.
5 now, but none this mint!
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
5 now, but none this mint!
That's how Ada got the idea of programming, and proceeded to imagine how software would work before a computer even existed.
If only Babbage managed to build his machine at the time...
If only Babbage managed to build his machine at the time...
November 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
That's how Ada got the idea of programming, and proceeded to imagine how software would work before a computer even existed.
If only Babbage managed to build his machine at the time...
If only Babbage managed to build his machine at the time...
That's a codebreaker built by a telephone engineer and the grandfather of computing. A true Colossus.
November 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
That's a codebreaker built by a telephone engineer and the grandfather of computing. A true Colossus.
Teapot, good for tea and for 3D rendering testing!
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Teapot, good for tea and for 3D rendering testing!
Super handy, thanks!!! I shall give it a visit soon.
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Super handy, thanks!!! I shall give it a visit soon.
I shall, thanks for the tip!
October 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I shall, thanks for the tip!
The Pat Morita team makes Next games... That's a possibility indeed!
October 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Pat Morita team makes Next games... That's a possibility indeed!
BEEP Akihabara. Must-stop, especially if you are into X68000 (which they usually have a few).
If you have any favourites, please share too as I'm on the same mission as you.
www.akihabara-beep.com
If you have any favourites, please share too as I'm on the same mission as you.
www.akihabara-beep.com
レトロPC・レトロゲーム、アーケード基板・筐体の販売買取｜BEEP秋葉原
BEEP秋葉原は、アーケード基板、筐体の販売買取、レトロPC、家庭用ゲームのハード・ソフト、各種ゲームグッズの販売買取を行っております。
www.akihabara-beep.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
BEEP Akihabara. Must-stop, especially if you are into X68000 (which they usually have a few).
If you have any favourites, please share too as I'm on the same mission as you.
www.akihabara-beep.com
If you have any favourites, please share too as I'm on the same mission as you.
www.akihabara-beep.com
Got a feeling our dogs would get along in a park!
October 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Got a feeling our dogs would get along in a park!
Why, yes we do. Blimey.
October 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Why, yes we do. Blimey.
I would enter that car without a second thought.
October 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I would enter that car without a second thought.
Chewits/The Muncher and Robocop.
October 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Chewits/The Muncher and Robocop.
I think he's referring to Car Builder for the Apple II, which did indeed feature a car that is, well, the Cybertruck itself.
October 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I think he's referring to Car Builder for the Apple II, which did indeed feature a car that is, well, the Cybertruck itself.
The seminal 90s CD was 7th Guest and I'm prepared to die on this hill.
October 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The seminal 90s CD was 7th Guest and I'm prepared to die on this hill.
What's with the horseshoe?
October 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
What's with the horseshoe?
And they are playing Ultraman episodes on the TV surrounded by miniatures of old TV series and... Akira.
October 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
And they are playing Ultraman episodes on the TV surrounded by miniatures of old TV series and... Akira.
Thanks for the link, great chat. I'm a sucker for his stuff, Ico is one of my all-time favourites.
October 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Thanks for the link, great chat. I'm a sucker for his stuff, Ico is one of my all-time favourites.
Reposted by Henrique Olifiers
I remembered that Fumito Ueda (Ico, Shadow of the Colossus) was an Amiga person! He talks about it here, and how Amiga was used in the Japanese show ‘Ugo Ugo Ruga’
shmuplations.com/ueda/
shmuplations.com/ueda/
Fumito Ueda – 2005 Developer Interview - shmuplations.com
This long and wonderful interview with ICO and Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda first appeared in vol. 25 of the excellent CONTINUE magazine in 2005, and was later compiled in a book of inte...
shmuplations.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I remembered that Fumito Ueda (Ico, Shadow of the Colossus) was an Amiga person! He talks about it here, and how Amiga was used in the Japanese show ‘Ugo Ugo Ruga’
shmuplations.com/ueda/
shmuplations.com/ueda/