As my mastery of the Famicom Excitebike tape format continues, I have moved on to doing stupid things.
For example, this is a track that is 26,265 tiles of grass. The bikes move super slow and it is so long that the timer maxes out and ends the level before you can finish it.
For example, this is a track that is 26,265 tiles of grass. The bikes move super slow and it is so long that the timer maxes out and ends the level before you can finish it.
January 19, 2026 at 4:55 AM
As my mastery of the Famicom Excitebike tape format continues, I have moved on to doing stupid things.
For example, this is a track that is 26,265 tiles of grass. The bikes move super slow and it is so long that the timer maxes out and ends the level before you can finish it.
For example, this is a track that is 26,265 tiles of grass. The bikes move super slow and it is so long that the timer maxes out and ends the level before you can finish it.
Reposted by ximwix
I love the look of the red glowing eyes. #Dracula isn't playing around here! He wants his blood! #AkumajuDracula #Castlevania #Canvas #Famicom #NES #Art
January 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I love the look of the red glowing eyes. #Dracula isn't playing around here! He wants his blood! #AkumajuDracula #Castlevania #Canvas #Famicom #NES #Art
Family Basic Tape Tool v3.1 has been released! This is a bug fix and code cleanup release.
Access the tool and/or grab the source code (MIT license) at:
hvc7.dev/fbtt/readme....
Access the tool and/or grab the source code (MIT license) at:
hvc7.dev/fbtt/readme....
HVC7.dev - Family Basic Tape Tool
Welcome to the README page for the Family Basic Tape Tool (FBTT)!
hvc7.dev
January 18, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Family Basic Tape Tool v3.1 has been released! This is a bug fix and code cleanup release.
Access the tool and/or grab the source code (MIT license) at:
hvc7.dev/fbtt/readme....
Access the tool and/or grab the source code (MIT license) at:
hvc7.dev/fbtt/readme....
For #RandomGameSaturday , here is Sqoon. It features a red LED that lights up when you power on the console, like your own personal HAL 9000.
January 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
For #RandomGameSaturday , here is Sqoon. It features a red LED that lights up when you power on the console, like your own personal HAL 9000.
I don't know how you guys pulled off the cartridge-swapping sequences for the DVD menus, but it remains the coolest DVD menu i have ever encountered.
January 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I don't know how you guys pulled off the cartridge-swapping sequences for the DVD menus, but it remains the coolest DVD menu i have ever encountered.
I'm going to fight claustrophobia with jazz.
January 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I'm going to fight claustrophobia with jazz.
Reposted by ximwix
Also at MAGfest: if you visit the museum, you'll be able to try out a selection of Family BASIC games! The folks on the @gamingalexandria.bsky.social discord have been typing in these obscure Famicom games and bringing them back to life, and now's a good chance to give them a shot!
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Also at MAGfest: if you visit the museum, you'll be able to try out a selection of Family BASIC games! The folks on the @gamingalexandria.bsky.social discord have been typing in these obscure Famicom games and bringing them back to life, and now's a good chance to give them a shot!
Reposted by ximwix
Haunted tree: Buttercup Festival 3-362
January 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Haunted tree: Buttercup Festival 3-362
I liked this part because it sounds so real. The whole "our producer put down an asterisk as a placeholder, and then the label called us asterisk, and we just rolled with it" feels like such a believable "how did you come up with the band name?" story. Almost a bit Spinal Tap.
but what's their unit name? producer just left it as an asterisk as a placeholder. it's both cat AND rock, it'll do
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 AM
I liked this part because it sounds so real. The whole "our producer put down an asterisk as a placeholder, and then the label called us asterisk, and we just rolled with it" feels like such a believable "how did you come up with the band name?" story. Almost a bit Spinal Tap.
Each of the character singles came with an A Side, B Side, Drama track, and karaoke track for the A Side. None of the booklets had a transcription of the Drama track except for Ranko's.
Even better, it provided a kind of modern translation (訳) for each of her lines!
Even better, it provided a kind of modern translation (訳) for each of her lines!
January 8, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Each of the character singles came with an A Side, B Side, Drama track, and karaoke track for the A Side. None of the booklets had a transcription of the Drama track except for Ranko's.
Even better, it provided a kind of modern translation (訳) for each of her lines!
Even better, it provided a kind of modern translation (訳) for each of her lines!
Ah man, this thread takes me back; watching fansubs and importing CDs 😸
January 8, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Ah man, this thread takes me back; watching fansubs and importing CDs 😸
Hmm...it must be trying to give 110%.
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Hmm...it must be trying to give 110%.
For #RandomGameSaturday I present to you: Bird Week. Concept-wise feels more like an Atari 2600 game, but it's fun for a little bit.
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
For #RandomGameSaturday I present to you: Bird Week. Concept-wise feels more like an Atari 2600 game, but it's fun for a little bit.
I've just released v3.0 of my Family Basic Tape Tool!
hvc7.dev/fbtt/readme....
This version includes a UI refresh, support for a few more emulator tape formats, plus visualizations for Family Basic BG data, Lode Runner levels, and Excitebike tracks!
hvc7.dev/fbtt/readme....
This version includes a UI refresh, support for a few more emulator tape formats, plus visualizations for Family Basic BG data, Lode Runner levels, and Excitebike tracks!
January 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I've just released v3.0 of my Family Basic Tape Tool!
hvc7.dev/fbtt/readme....
This version includes a UI refresh, support for a few more emulator tape formats, plus visualizations for Family Basic BG data, Lode Runner levels, and Excitebike tracks!
hvc7.dev/fbtt/readme....
This version includes a UI refresh, support for a few more emulator tape formats, plus visualizations for Family Basic BG data, Lode Runner levels, and Excitebike tracks!
Happy New Year!
I figured out the Excitebike level format.
I figured out the Excitebike level format.
January 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Happy New Year!
I figured out the Excitebike level format.
I figured out the Excitebike level format.
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Sunshowers by Woody Shaw is perhaps the last awesome song I will hear for the first time in 2025.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=IC8K...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=IC8K...
Sunshowers
YouTube video by Woody Shaw - Topic
music.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Sunshowers by Woody Shaw is perhaps the last awesome song I will hear for the first time in 2025.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=IC8K...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=IC8K...
Ringing in the new year reverse engineering the level data format for Excitebike.
As one does.
As one does.
December 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Ringing in the new year reverse engineering the level data format for Excitebike.
As one does.
As one does.
It's a Shame About Ray (2022 Remastered Edition)
YouTube video by The Lemonheads - Topic
music.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I had a lot of fun with this one. By the end I was looking at my notebook the entire time and never at the screen.
Get it, it's free!
Get it, it's free!
Eric's 12 Days of Xmas Day 3: The Dark is free!
www.patreon.com/post...
www.patreon.com/post...
December 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I had a lot of fun with this one. By the end I was looking at my notebook the entire time and never at the screen.
Get it, it's free!
Get it, it's free!
How to use your new chainsaw to defeat unwanted joggers.
December 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
How to use your new chainsaw to defeat unwanted joggers.
Heck yeah, Santa delivered.
December 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Heck yeah, Santa delivered.
I love that I'm married to a woman who is likely to enjoy this Tim Curry memoir.
December 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I love that I'm married to a woman who is likely to enjoy this Tim Curry memoir.
That's what I do. I drink and I dance to The Cure.
December 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
That's what I do. I drink and I dance to The Cure.