Distant Arcade

Distant Arcade

@distantarcade.co.uk

Future blogger fun time video games action. Part of the @nitedre.am network. Posts by @lukealexdavis.co.uk (currently offline) https://distantarcade.co.uk/

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Distant Arcade
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thinking about how when people say any variation of “i'd like to own the games that i purchase, physical or not” and people respond like they're economics lecturers or spokespeople for games companies, defending the decisions and concepts behind not owning the games you purchase, physical or not

Distant Arcade
@distantarcade.co.uk

education and tackling mis/disinformation is one thing. working like you're a paid employee/majority shareholder when you're just a consumer like the rest of us is nonsensical behaviour.

Distant Arcade
@distantarcade.co.uk

i also got orange, blue, and red phone covers for my new phone and i still rotate them every few days so it feels like i have a new phone. good for my brain.

Distant Arcade
@distantarcade.co.uk

h3bomberguy would be like a content creation Onslaught but 10x more dangerous

Hbomberguy@hbomberguy.bsky.social

I don't understand why people ever watched the H3 podcast. Like none of these people are funny or likeable, and they don't even seem to like each other. Someone is going to have to explain what made any of this compelling

Distant Arcade
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The Dark Half (1993)

Alien Bob but also@jeremyoduber.com

Writing is fun because you'll have like a rough outline that in your head think should probably work and then you have to go an actually type and in your head now all you hear is screaming and then you black out and wake up with several paragraphs and in your head you go "see, that wasn't so hard."

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dom griffin
@allnewdom.bsky.social

I’ve got until tomorrow morning to reach this goal and keep a roof over our heads. Anything helps, even signal boosting this.

dom griffin@allnewdom.bsky.social

We’ve made no progress on the rental/sublet front and still need to raise funds to cover the room until I get paid again next week. I’ve got until Saturday morning to reach this goal. Pls share this when you see it. Anything helps!

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Frank Cifaldi
@frankcifaldi.bsky.social

Part of my literal job is to fly out to physical game studios to rescue and recover historical materials that might be endangered and put them in a permanent archive. @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is a 501(c)3 publicly funded to do that, my DMs are open, and I'm free for the next couple weeks...

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dom griffin
@allnewdom.bsky.social

We’ve made no progress on the rental/sublet front and still need to raise funds to cover the room until I get paid again next week. I’ve got until Saturday morning to reach this goal. Pls share this when you see it. Anything helps!

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Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地
@colinwilliamson.bsky.social

Thanks to Frank, Robin, and Phil for making this happen! Dig in there and see what weird stuff you can find!

Video Game History Foundation@gamehistoryorg.bsky.social

NEW in our digital archive: Explore a golden age of gaming with the Colin Williamson photography collection, featuring over 300 photos from game events and culture in 2000s Japan. 📸🗾 https://gamehistory.org/williamson-photos/

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Marc Normandin
@marcnormandin.bsky.social

Skybox gave me space to talk about decoupling your enjoyment of video games from the release schedule, by looking backwards at what's new to you. Emulate, mod original hardware, borrow, pirate, I don't care how you do it. There's more to games than a future filled with $1,000 consoles.

Skybox@skyboxcritics.com

Play old games: They’re good and good for you by @marcnormandin.bsky.social "There are better ideas for weathering this particular storm than taking financial advice from a company that seemingly buys studios just to close them." Read on:

skyboxcritics.comPlay old games: They're good and good for youWith prices skyrocketing and more and more bad news about contemporary video games every day, here's a suggestion: play old games!
Distant Arcade
@distantarcade.co.uk

muted "php" because the posts i'm seeing are so unhelpful. i run 5 wordpress sites including this one. yeah i know wordpress is shit but i haven't found a decent alternative that can handle thousands of pages across those sites without massive refactoring and build times. doomerism is useless.

Distant Arcade
@distantarcade.co.uk

go tell Yuji Horii lol

GoNintendo@gonintendo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Masahiro Sakurai pushes back against AI use in game development, says "devs who forge their own path will become increasingly important": https://gonintendo.com/contents/66305-masahiro-sakurai-pushes-back-against-ai-use-in-game-development-says-devs-who-forge Less AI, more SakurAI