Programmer by day, thinks about old games a bit too much by night by making videos on them.
Existentially tired and here for interesting games talk, and not quick dunks or s*itposting.
| YouTube | https://youtube.com/@BeyondTheScanlines |
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| Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/robc |
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines - with Heart of Neon available for digital/streaming, I thought it'd be a great idea to do a quick bit on it, and hopefully convince y'all to check it out!
Don't think I've shared anything about my racing game thingy here in a while.
Made improvements with the computer AI (though I'm still constantly poking at it) and replaced the HUD with something less coder art (and is readable on smaller screens).
Plus a little slipstreaming as a bonus.
Been lucky to made progress the last few weeks before I lose a bunch of spare time.
Thankfully the codebase isn't in midst of a refactor.
DUNGEONS OF FREEPORT IS OUT!
An Extraction Roguelike Dungeon-Crawler for Linux, macOS and Windows - you and every other player get the same procedurally generated dungeons to delve into each day!
Have you gone delving yet today?
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines
Crystals of Zong is one of those early #C64 games which takes a concept from the arcades and offers a new neat twists for those playing at home - in its own unique way compared to others of the time.
NEW VIDEO!
May be a little Late to the Party in covering it, but Musketeer for #C64 is a charming swashbuckling adventure which harkens back to those early Datasoft efforts.
Its only downside is that it's a little too brief…
Time for a new #BeyondTheScanlines !
#Roguecraft DX not only expands upon the Amiga update to Rogue64, but it brings it over to the #GBColor and more excitedly, the #mega65
So time to get back to the dungeons and see how a 16-bit upgrade is squeezed onto some 8-bits.
Whoop, my port of @robc's Invasion of the Emerald Saucers for the STe has been included in the 8th Annual Atari Age Homebrew Awards, alongside some great games like Galactic Panic and the excellent port of Defender:
Time for a NEW #BeyondTheScanlines!
What can be cooler than celebrating an iconic game's milestone than a NEW conversion of it to an unlikely place?
Well Atari did JUST THAT with this new take on Tiger-Heli for the #Atari7800, which I dive into and get blasting like it's 1985!
First vid for the year is up in early access (for paying folks) over on Patreon!
It's a look at the new conversion of Tiger-Heli to the Atari 7800! Does it live up to the legacy?
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For those interested in my video projects, a little end of year reflections and some updates for some minor things in 2026.
Thanks for all the support throughout a rather hard year.
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Elissa
Matt Lacey