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I like making things and witnessing other people make things. Myself I do #EmbeddedDev and #Programming alongside a fair amount of writing and TTRPG design. Dipping my toes into pixel art and eurorack modular synthesis.

I am actively trying to curate a feed of people who make things, build worlds, and spread peace.

Corona onus grave est; noli eam gerere.

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mos_8502  πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦8h ago
Jesus Christ I feel like I have a million ideas and they all suck.
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mos_8502  πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦13h ago

Gridlocker, my new game for C64/C64U, just released beta 3, and now includes a free shareware version you can download. I'd love to get your feedback on the game, whether you buy it or just enjoy the free version.

It's a falling-block puzzle game, with elements of Pipe Dream; you connect networks of blocks, scoring by eliminating networks with two or more "end" pieces.

Beta 3 fixes every known bug, and adds performance improvements.

https://studio8502.itch.io/gridlocker

#c64 #c64u #retrogaming #retrogame #gamedev #commodore

Gridlocker by Studio8502

A falling block puzzle game for the Commodore 64

itch.io
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@MartinEscardo
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The older I get the clearer it becomes that the central function of my philosophical enterprise is to avoid going full Teddy K.
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Show threadAires13h ago

@patcharcana Me on the character creation screen: "I swear I'm not gonna make a Khajiit mage this time."

Me, playing my new Khajiit mage: 

Patch Arcana13h ago

"Patch are you going to do anything remotely mentally-healthy today?"

I created a wiki to organize the playthroughs I have running of three different games.

"Understandable, have a nice day."

Show threadPatch Arcana14h ago
To be fair there was definitely a period where I played like, fourteen imperials in a row.
Patch Arcana14h ago

Boy, for a guy who tells himself "you can't keep making imperials and bretons" every time I sit down to roll a new Elder Scrolls game, I sure play a lot of Argonians.

Caw.

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Whelp.

I've gone quite mad.

https://dragonbreaks.zadammac.ca/index.php/Main_Page

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It's a few days late but my monthly aggregation of the cool stuff I found on the internet is prepared and that aggregation is here!

In this edition:

  • a new Commodore 64 game
  • further evidence there was once life on mars
  • a camera designed to be fired out of a rocket sideways
  • more cryptography opinions than a non-cryptographer should probably have exposed himself to.

https://www.arcanalabs.ca/news/links/2026/05/04/internet-highlights.html

#blog

Arcana Labs | Internet Highlights - April 2026 Edition