Simon Lock (Aergan) 🎃

13 Jan 2025

Cosam's #SEGA #Neptune (commissioned by @jake74.bsky.social ) @cosam-the-great.bsky.social : Want to build a snowma-I mean Neptune? Me: Sure, but I have no spares. Jake: I has spares. Me: Ok, guess we're building a Neptune then. First we are testing our donor HW; MD PAL VA1 and 32X PAL VA1.

Got the AMD Radeon iGPU passed through to a Windows 11 VM. With SELinux set to enforcing mode and secure boot enabled on host. DarkSouls (optional) boss fight energy.

"Hurt me more!"

@cosam-the-great.bsky.social

I'm at the stage/state of my life when opening a can of white Monster with an iFixit spuder doesn't even phase me.

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Cosam

Support for in-game reset with new firmware, alongside various minor fixes and improvements. Lots of great community contributions in this one - thanks to all involved! github.com/Board-Folk/N...

github.comRelease r1.6 · Board-Folk/NeptuneSupport for in-game reset (issue #13 - credit: @svirant, @Electroanalog, @dottedquad). Update bypass flexes for 315-5805 and 315-5818 for better connection (issue #11). Rename OIR -> IOR (issue #20...

@robertdalesmith.bsky.social

Tap fell off at 1:20AM in our hotel room. Fucking wonderful. Glad I carry a fucking screwdriver kit.

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RobertDaleSmith

13 Sept

PlayStation 1 dual analog stick playing WipeOut Omega on PlayStation 5 while pretending to be a DualSense.

28 Aug

Happy replacement AP day to those who celebrate

28 Aug

Appears to be happy with its new life passing butter.

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Wired Productions

@wiredproductions.com

28 Aug

Friday at Gamescom. Stop by and say hello and play the BEST* indie games at the show. *Well, I,am biased. #Ganescom

17 Aug

Things I was not expecting to have to do on my lunch break.

17 Aug

I haven't missed having to generate & sign kernel modules and use mokutil to import the .der Hopefully some vigilant maintainer unfucks the nvidia package repository for openSUSE Tumbleweed by the next major release.

15 Aug

Today in being an Nvidia user under Linux. #opensuse #nvidia

@robertdalesmith.bsky.social

13 Aug

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QuangDX

@quangdx.com

10 Aug

If you were thinking about buying a Pocket Pixel Design tshirt, now would be a great time to do that, so I can pay rent, KTHNXBAI 🥹 pocketpixel.design

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RobertDaleSmith

25 July

I had to make my own Astro Bot eyes since Sony wouldn’t.

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QuangDX

@quangdx.com

21 July

Wow, @brilliantindietreasures.com showcase 2026 was everything we wanted it to be and more, our 3rd year and most successful. 50 indiegames for the games industry to check out. Super proud of @jupiterhadley.com, @isleofdann.bsky.social, and myself for making it happen. Thanks to all who attended.

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Chris Person

@papapishu.bsky.social

6 July

blogged it aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...

aftermath.siteYou Don't Have To Hand It To Microsoft For A Well-Planned BloodbathPeople are being laid off in a horrendous job market. You do not have to praise the muddled prose of the rich and insulated.

Chris Person@papapishu.bsky.social

Microsoft engineered this so that it looked the least bad optically while at the same time still committing a slaughter, all so that Satya Nadella can still dick around with more useless AI horseshit. Fuck him and fuck Microsoft.

3 July

More Columns after updating the OS on this thing. Added a chunk to my previous score before needing to do other things.

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QuangDX

@quangdx.com

1 July

And we are back!!! Pocket Pixel Design returns with a new supplier, Timebomb T-Shirts and new designs. Nintendo N64, Game Boy, and Arcade Cab. For all of July use promo code: REBOOT2026 to get a massive 25% off the T-Shirts Tell your friends and grab your favourite designs now! pocketpixel.design

@pointerfunction.bsky.social

1 July

Not really played in a few years but can still get a reasonable score.

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Dennis van den Broek

30 June

it's finally time to reveal my birthday gift to the community! I present to you the RGR ezBuff. A disc polishing and resurfacing machine, which can restore your scratched discs back to work.

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retrorgb.com

@retrorgb.com

30 June

Check this out - @pointerfunction.bsky.social just released a full open-source disc buffer/resurfacer that can be made cheap and competes with expensive alternatives. Here's links, as well as an interview for more info: retrorgb.com/rgr-ezbuff-o... retrorgb.com/interview-wi...

retrorgb.comRGR EZBuff: Open Source Disc Buffer/Resurfacer - RetroRGBDennis van den Broek aka Pointer Function has just released a fully open source, optical disc buffer/resurfacer called RGR EZBuff. The goal of this project, was a low cost, quality disc polisher that's affordable to buy or make. All parts required are affordable, off-the-shelf components and you can print the enclosure with a basic, at-home

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Dennis van den Broek

@pointerfunction.bsky.social

27 June

This coming wednesday is my Birthday (July 1st), and as a treat I am gonna share my biggest project I have to date with everyone! ❤️ It took me countless restarts (lots of things learned atleast 😂), and a total of 7 years to finally get this made... Here's a preview of what's coming 👀

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Wired Productions

@wiredproductions.com

25 June

Summer is here and so is a brilliant stack of Wired games, with something for every kind of player. Whether you want something eerie, explosive, cosy, or completely unhinged, this is the perfect time to dive into the Wired Summer Sale 2026. ☀️: store.steampowered.c... #WiredSummerSale #Steam

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Dugan

@tikipodltd.bsky.social

18 June

PSN sale time! On EU and Americas related regional stores. 60% OFF Astro Aqua Kitty - Arpg lite explorative shoot em up action Iron Crypticle - 1 to 4p local co-op gauntlet style arcade fun Rock Boshers - young queen Victoria needs to escape Mars Aqua Kitty DX - Defend the milk mining kittens

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Webster Likes Games

@samwebster.bsky.social

17 June

Replying to @timeextension.com

We're currently rescanning the entire run at 600dpi so people can continue enjoying it. We're at 68 out of 223 issues scanned so far and adding more almost daily. www.stcscans.zone

stcscans.zoneSonic the Comic Rescan Project | High-Quality Fleetway STC ScansDownload high-resolution, complete 600 DPI scans of Fleetway's Sonic the Comic. The ultimate STC archive for fans, preserving every issue and special.

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer )

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

17 June

This is what disk mould looks like. If you see this on your old disks then clean them BEFORE putting them into a disk drive. Otherwise, you are likely to clog up the drive read/write head and/or possibly damage the disk. Clean with diluted Isopropyl alcohol ( IPA ) on a soft, lint-free cloth.

15 June

Played a bit of Metal Slug X last night on my #NEOGEO #MVS.

My JFJ Easy Pro has been out of commission for many years due to the hinges being held together by super glue (some previous owner, some me keeping it limping along). This is an entry level professional device. Replacement parts have been unobtainable until recently because no shipping to the UK.

Took nearly 40mins (allowing cool down between passes) to successfully restore this game (which belongs to a friend).

Another game taking barely 10mins to restore as only needed a single sanding pass on smooth. Very little compound needed versus starting now as well.

Very messy. Wear gloves as this stuff sucks the moisture out of your skin. Onto buffing with compound #2 (separate pad) and then a final polish by hand with the JFJ anti static spray.

Onto the real test, a PS1 game that has a deep scratch in the protective layer causing it to not load properly. With PS1 discs like this, you have to sand it out carefully in 20 sec passes allowing it to cool down or the coating will delaminate from the disc causing major damage.

Sanding done. Onto buffing with compound #1 for 1 min. Far too much compound being used here than normal but the pad needs to be resaturated after having many years of non-use.

Buffing pass with compound #1.

Test disc, my Aqua Kitty DX soundtrack which I use for all my CD related testing. A bit worse for wear given the abuse it sustained (including getting jammed in a LaserActive). Took a bit of time to get back into the swing of things. Despite being "Easy" there is still a learning curve per disc.

Smooth pass (sanding).

Sadly not quite out of the woods; taking the old pins out for the lid caused some cracks to occur (as they were glued in). I've super glued the cracks for now which is under enough pressure that it should not be an issue. Machine cleaned up to the best of what I can be bothered with.

With the glue cured, new lid goes on. Will test when health allows but it's in a much better state to be able to save some discs again.

The original is pretty disgusting and beyond repair. The company now ships to the UK, but the part is $55 and shipping is $83.64 to $111.78, excluding taxes and duty. But, they have an affiliated eBay page...which includes eBay global shipping as an option. This shipping is $10.82. 😂