Weasel @wildweasel@computerfairi.es

"Very broadly speaking, the video game industry has supported the idea of game preservation. But when it comes to copyright reform, consistently we’ve received pushback from the video game industry and its lobbying groups for even modest changes to copyright law to make it easier for libraries to do their jobs."

Me, on Marketplace today!

https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/older-video-games-are-in-danger-of-going-extinct/

Friends, I've just had the most marvelous game idea.

(https://botsin.space/@possumeveryhour/110707842582916288)

DREAMM 2.1b7 is now up

https://aarongiles.com/dreamm/beta/

It's been a couple of weeks and I've been on vacation (and recovering from COVID), but I'm back and have some fixes for you.

• Fixed Linux case-sensitivity issue with Escape from Monkey Island saves
• Fixed crash when fielding an unexpected exception
• Fixed crash on failure to lock game texture
• Added stubs for the full set of Win98 kernel32/user32/gdi32 APIs
• Fixed occasional lost key up messages in Windows, which resulted in "sticky" keys
• Fixed handling of assert in Infernal Machine so it shows up and exits gracefully
• Added option to load game directly at startup in Infernal Machine
• Fixed difficulty configuring in Loom FM Towns version
• Added new 3D rasterizers reported via telemetry
• Improved error reporting for crashes and added reporting for unexpected exceptions
• Minor UI refinements

interviewer: give me an example of a time when you took control of a situation

me: no, YOU give ME an example

interviewer: lol okay, that was pretty impressive

me: I’m afraid we’re going to have to let you go

interviewer: *being led away by security* what is happening right now

What religion is this because I'm interested

I think everyone has that one game they played a lot as a teenager but wasn't *that* great.

for me that was Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes.

what's yours

Apparently the Freeware tactical fps from Japan "X Operations" had already celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. I never really see any coverage of this game in Western sources.
It was great. A free Counter Strike-meets-Rainbow Six kind of thing. Basic, but very functional. Both single and multiplayer. Lots and lots of content. Modding tools.

The world needs more Capybaras in their life.

happy 25th little web page. you're less ephemeral than most

something bittersweet to see a web page header "Long Live the Ephemeral!" with a date of june 1998

the iconoweb is so charming. there is so much to explore

update: doing some image searching through Google Chrome has found me the actual car:

The All-Cars Charly Camel.

Cute little thing, isn't it

https://smallcarsclub.com/catalog/all-cars/all-cars-charly-snuggy/

I saw an... interesting three-wheeled car on The Price is Right and now I've been trying to find *any* info about it to no avail.

Unless this went by another name besides the "Mikart Baby"...

I'm SUPER excited to announce the launch of Rad Reader! 🤩

A calm tool (Linux & Windows; 6MB & Electron-free!) for reading and following RSS feeds. I've been working on this for the past months during spare time and it's my first journey in making something polished enough to sell!

To celebrate its launch the price is reduced to 4.95 USD (34% off) for the rest of the week! If that feels like a lot, please try the free demo!!

Boosts very much appreciated!

📚 👉 https://cblgh.itch.io/rad-reader