> quiz is pretty cynical about certain subjects.<br><br>Oh, I feel you. Believe me! <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/jam.xwx.moe/gutkato_ebrieta.png" class="emoji" alt=":gutkato_ebrieta:" title=":gutkato_ebrieta:"> <br><br><a href="/tags/lang_en/" rel="tag">#lang_en</a> <a href="/tags/quiz/" rel="tag">#quiz</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a><br><a href="/tags/unix/" rel="tag">#unix</a> <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#bsd</a> <a href="/tags/lignux/" rel="tag">#lignux</a> <a href="/tags/gnu/" rel="tag">#gnu</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a>
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<p>It's official: the Vault is open, and treasures are for sale. I can hopefully be forgiven for this singular advertisement of my new <a href="/tags/ebay/" rel="tag">#eBay</a> store. All sorts of board & card <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a>, <a href="/tags/videogames/" rel="tag">#videogames</a>, <a href="/tags/puzzles/" rel="tag">#puzzles</a>, and other <a href="/tags/collectibles/" rel="tag">#collectibles</a> will be on offer. This isn't about profit; my financial situation is dire and I'm weeks from potential homelessness. Any bids/orders/sharing of links would be deeply appreciated. Check back regularly; many things will be going up there day by day. <a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/puzzleandgameestateh/i.html?item=116521946013&rt=nc&_ssn=puzzleandgameestate" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.ebay.com/usr/puzzleandgameestateh/i.html?item=116521946013&rt=nc&_ssn=puzzleandgameestate"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.ebay.com/usr/puzzleandgame</span><span class="invisible">estateh/i.html?item=116521946013&rt=nc&_ssn=puzzleandgameestate</span></a></p>
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<p>I'm interested in finding retro (or not) games that are interactive fiction. Not Zork. Not Portal (one of my faves tho). Not Myst exactly. The game should be basically Choose Your Own Adventure with images and sound of some kind. Where do I begin the search for this? Should I be looking on iOS?</p><p>I looked here but most of these are Zorky.</p><p><a href="https://ifdb.org/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ifdb.org/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/interactivefiction/" rel="tag">#InteractiveFiction</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#Games</a> <a href="/tags/retro/" rel="tag">#Retro</a></p>
<p>I found this cool <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> software called <a href="/tags/neodb/" rel="tag">#NeoDB</a> via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dansup</span></a></span> 's awesome FediDB website.</p><p><a href="https://fedidb.com/software/neodb?version=latest&registration=open" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedidb.com/software/neodb?version=latest&registration=open"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedidb.com/software/neodb?vers</span><span class="invisible">ion=latest&registration=open</span></a></p><p>It's a tracking / shelf platform for <a href="/tags/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> / <a href="/tags/drama/" rel="tag">#drama</a>, <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#movies</a> / <a href="/tags/films/" rel="tag">#films</a>, <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>, and <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> </p><p>Automated import from <a href="/tags/goodreads/" rel="tag">#Goodreads</a> work well. Just provide the required URL and voila. If it doesn't appear immediately, it is probably waiting for server workers or waiting for the server load to lower or Goodreads request limit, just be patient, only submit the same URL once! If in doubt, contact the admins instead of resubmitting.</p><p>Unfortunately, the software doesn't support import (automated, API, or manual) from Trakt, SIMKL, MyAnimeList, and other popular tracking/shelf services for TV/drama and movies/films. There is one, Douban or something, which I think is popular in the Chinese and Japanese speaking markets.</p><p>Anyway, what if the item you want to add doesn't exist in the database yet?</p><p>Worry not! There are three ways NeoDB software populates its database.</p><p>* Method 1: You can add the details yourself</p><p>* Method 2: Search the other NeoDB instances for existing similar items</p><p>* Method 3: Search for the item from TMDB, IMDB, IGDB, Steam, Goodreads, and other supported sites (no TVDB), and paste the URL to NeoDB's search box and it will import it to your instance</p><p>Method 2 is already sweet. That is the entire idea of the <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a>. But Method 3 is even sweeter!</p><p>Methods 2 and 3 are the best because it's a win-win for everyone. Regular users can forget about manually re-entering new data. Seriously, who wants to manually duplicate data from one DB to another? I certainly don't! I contribute to <a href="/tags/tmdb/" rel="tag">#TMDB</a> but I'm definitely not repeating the same effort in <a href="/tags/tvdb/" rel="tag">#TVDB</a>.</p><p>Secondly, there's no need for instances to duplicate large databases just to ensure their site is useful for any user. Items are added as local users interact with the items. It keeps the db small instead of having thousands of items no one has interacted to yet (or probably not).</p><p>Check my accounts:</p><p>* Flagship server: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://neodb.social/@youronlyone/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>youronlyone</span></a></span> <br>* Instance: <span class="h-card"><a href="/@youronlyone@eggplant.place/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>youronlyone@eggplant.place</span></a></span> </p><p>~~Hmm… I haven't checked but I think music is not supported (yet?). NeoDB can use the largest <a href="/tags/opendb/" rel="tag">#OpenDB</a> for music: <a href="/tags/musicbrainz/" rel="tag">#Musicbrainz</a> ~~</p><p>UPDATE: Music is supported, as well as, <a href="/tags/podcasts/" rel="tag">#podcasts</a> .</p><p>🖖🏽🙇🏽</p>
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<p>Secure GOG by Enabling Authenticator Application</p><p>Increase your GOG account security by learning about two-factor authentication and how to enable better security using an authenticator application.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/gog-two-factor-authentication/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/gog-two-factor-authentication/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/gog-tw</span><span class="invisible">o-factor-authentication/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/gog/" rel="tag">#GOG</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/688167/sega-retro-games-forever-program-free-download-ios-android-crazy-taxi-sonic" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theverge.com/news/688167/sega-retro-games-forever-program-free-download-ios-android-crazy-taxi-sonic"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theverge.com/news/688167/s</span><span class="invisible">ega-retro-games-forever-program-free-download-ios-android-crazy-taxi-sonic</span></a></p><p>Sega is discontinuing support for nine retro games that were ported to mobile several years ago.</p><p>The company has made all the games free and removed in-app purchases.</p><p>Get them now before they are gone</p><p>- Crazy Taxi Classic<br>- Streets of Rage Classic<br>- Streets of Rage 2 Classic<br>- Super Monkey Ball: Sakura Ed.<br>- Virtua Tennis Challenge<br>- Golden Axe Classics<br>- Shining Force Classics<br>- Sonic CD Classic<br>- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Ep. II</p><p><a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#Games</a> <a href="/tags/freegames/" rel="tag">#FreeGames</a></p>
Xbox graphics department lead puts out cringe-worthy hiring post... with AI graphics
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<p><a href="/tags/0ad/" rel="tag">#0ad</a> is possibly one of the most advanced <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#foss</a> games. It's a multi-platform <a href="/tags/rts/" rel="tag">#RTS</a> historical <a href="/tags/game/" rel="tag">#game</a>, and there's currently an appimage for <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> users found at <a href="/tags/github/" rel="tag">#github</a> (in case <a href="/tags/flatpak/" rel="tag">#flatpak</a> isn't to your liking).</p><p>Plays really smoothly, although it eats my 2015's <a href="/tags/macbook/" rel="tag">#Macbook</a> Air's battery (running Linux <a href="/tags/mint/" rel="tag">#Mint</a>) for lunch. We're talking that it has about 30 minutes of overall <a href="/tags/gameplay/" rel="tag">#gameplay</a> before I need to recharge. CPU utilization is at about 50-60%. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@play0ad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>play0ad</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#opensource</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> <a href="/tags/linuxmint/" rel="tag">#linuxmint</a> <a href="/tags/strategy/" rel="tag">#strategy</a></p>
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<p>The Augmented Reality Game <a href="/tags/arg/" rel="tag">#ARG</a> by <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nianticspatial.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">@nianticspatial.bsky.social</a> is finally here on <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a>👉🏽 <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:agnrn37egagk4zpcl2p6tqp5" rel="nofollow">@ingress.com</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> <a href="/tags/mmorpg/" rel="tag">#MMORPG</a> <a href="/tags/ar/" rel="tag">#AR</a> <a href="/tags/augmentedreality/" rel="tag">#AugmentedReality</a></p>
<p>The second longest-running Augmented Reality Game (ARG), Ingress by Niantic, has finally joined the Open Social Web today through the ATmosphere network's Bluesky platform.</p><p><a href="https://deer.social/profile/ingress.com" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="deer.social/profile/ingress.com"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deer.social/profile/ingress.co</span><span class="invisible">m</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/atmosphere/" rel="tag">#ATmosphere</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/ingress/" rel="tag">#Ingress</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> <a href="/tags/niantic/" rel="tag">#Niantic</a></p>
<p>Something to SNS providers and software can learn from the gaming industry is name filters.</p><p>Majority, if not all, online <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> implement a RegExp-based or manual input name blocklist. In the socmed landscape, software like Mastodon should implement it to prevent any handles **and** display names with "Mastodon" in it.</p><p>Instance admins and moderators should be able to add new entries as they see fit. They can choose between RegExp matching or manual input.</p><p>It is an effective way to minimize fake accounts pretending to be the platform, instance, service, and/or software. For example, the Mastodon **software** is currently being bombarded by fake accounts about "Mastodon account verification", with "Mastodon" in either their handle or display name, or both.</p><p>Other social media software and platforms should implement it as well. Of course, it is not the ultimate solution, but it at least adds another layer to enable admins and moderators to fight against scammers and phishers pretending to be official accounts or channels.</p><p>Tags: <a href="/tags/sns/" rel="tag">#SNS</a> <a href="/tags/socmed/" rel="tag">#SocMed</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/opensocial/" rel="tag">#OpenSocial</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a> <a href="/tags/atmosphere/" rel="tag">#ATmosphere</a> <a href="/tags/moderation/" rel="tag">#Moderation</a></p>
Heroes For Hire (in development), an MMO guild management game using an OS like interface for gameplay (the game calls it "GuildOS"), released in early access on Steam.
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<p>If <a href="/tags/youtube/" rel="tag">#YouTube</a> seriously want to compete with <a href="/tags/twitch/" rel="tag">#Twitch</a>, they should implement dthe "drops" feature.The "drops" feature is the best invention in <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> history.<a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a></p>
<p>This is wild. A handful of trolls are cosplaying ICE in the game Roblox. So all of these kids rose up against them.</p><p>“Roblox players protested within the game, battling cops, breaking down barricades, waving Mexican flags, and facing off across a line of players dressed in police SWAT gear.”</p><p><a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/kids-are-protesting-ice-in-roblox" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.teenvogue.com/story/kids-are-protesting-ice-in-roblox"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.teenvogue.com/story/kids-a</span><span class="invisible">re-protesting-ice-in-roblox</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#Protest</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#Gaming</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#Games</a> <a href="/tags/roblox/" rel="tag">#Roblox</a></p>
<p>Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown has been released (and they have a price promo until 04/03!) </p><p><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2643390/Star_Trek_Voyager__Across_the_Unknown/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="store.steampowered.com/app/2643390/Star_Trek_Voyager__Across_the_Unknown/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">store.steampowered.com/app/264</span><span class="invisible">3390/Star_Trek_Voyager__Across_the_Unknown/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/startrek/" rel="tag">#StarTrek</a> <a href="/tags/steam/" rel="tag">#Steam</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#Games</a> <a href="/tags/startrekvoyager/" rel="tag">#StarTrekVoyager</a></p>
<p>Qual gamer você é? <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/bolha.one/mario_luigi_dance.gif" class="emoji" alt=":mario_luigi_dance:" title=":mario_luigi_dance:"></p><p>(Múltipla escolha)</p><p><img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/bolha.one/boost.gif" class="emoji" alt=":boost:" title=":boost:"> <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/bolha.one/blobcatfavboost.gif" class="emoji" alt=":blobcatfavboost:" title=":blobcatfavboost:"></p><p><a href="/tags/jogos/" rel="tag">#jogos</a> <a href="/tags/segundaficha/" rel="tag">#segundaFicha</a> <a href="/tags/gamer/" rel="tag">#gamer</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> @jogos <a href="/tags/jogo/" rel="tag">#jogo</a></p>
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<p>Parabéns ao gênio que uniu Campo Minado com números primos. Jogo do capeta. Amei.</p><p>💣 I scored 100% in 433 seconds!<br><a href="https://vole.wtf/primesweeper/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>vole.wtf/primesweeper/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/game/" rel="tag">#game</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> <a href="/tags/jogoonline/" rel="tag">#jogoonline</a> <a href="/tags/jogoweb/" rel="tag">#jogoweb</a> <a href="/tags/freegame/" rel="tag">#freegame</a> <a href="/tags/jogogratis/" rel="tag">#jogogratis</a></p>
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<p>Old school. <a href="/tags/grickledoodle/" rel="tag">#grickledoodle</a> <a href="/tags/frogger/" rel="tag">#frogger</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> <a href="/tags/frogs/" rel="tag">#frogs</a> <a href="/tags/arcade/" rel="tag">#arcade</a> <a href="/tags/cartoon/" rel="tag">#cartoon</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/drawing/" rel="tag">#drawing</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#funny</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a></p>
<p>Bicho full <a href="/tags/gameplay/" rel="tag">#gameplay</a> up to where I got with the project, for now.</p><p><a href="/tags/gamedev/" rel="tag">#GameDev</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#Games</a> <a href="/tags/fossgames/" rel="tag">#FOSSGames</a> <a href="/tags/pixelart/" rel="tag">#PixelArt</a> <a href="/tags/tic80/" rel="tag">#TIC80</a> <a href="/tags/lua/" rel="tag">#Lua</a></p>
<p>Left: NVIDIA DLSS 5.<br>Right: preview of DLSS 6. 🤡</p><p><a href="/tags/nvidia/" rel="tag">#NVIDIA</a> <a href="/tags/dlss/" rel="tag">#DLSS</a> <a href="/tags/dlss5/" rel="tag">#DLSS5</a> <a href="/tags/gamedev/" rel="tag">#GameDev</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> <a href="/tags/game/" rel="tag">#game</a> <a href="/tags/gamer/" rel="tag">#gamer</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> <a href="/tags/it/" rel="tag">#IT</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/artificialintelligence/" rel="tag">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="/tags/llm/" rel="tag">#LLM</a> <a href="/tags/llms/" rel="tag">#LLMs</a> <a href="/tags/ml/" rel="tag">#ML</a> <a href="/tags/machinelearning/" rel="tag">#MachineLearning</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#generativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/aiagent/" rel="tag">#AIAgent</a> <a href="/tags/aislop/" rel="tag">#AISlop</a> <a href="/tags/fuck_ai/" rel="tag">#Fuck_AI</a></p>
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What Amiga games should I play?<br><br><a href="/tags/amiga/" rel="tag">#Amiga</a> <a href="/tags/amigagames/" rel="tag">#AmigaGames</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#Games</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#Gaming</a><br>
<p>Wow, I never knew there was a hand-held LCD version of OutRun. 😃</p><p><a href="https://www.igdb.com/games/outrun--2" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.igdb.com/games/outrun--2</a></p><p><a href="/tags/outrun/" rel="tag">#OutRun</a> <a href="/tags/lcd/" rel="tag">#LCD</a> <a href="/tags/handheld/" rel="tag">#HandHeld</a> <a href="/tags/gamedev/" rel="tag">#GameDev</a> <a href="/tags/gaming/" rel="tag">#gaming</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> <a href="/tags/game/" rel="tag">#game</a> <a href="/tags/gamer/" rel="tag">#gamer</a> <a href="/tags/retrogaming/" rel="tag">#RetroGaming</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="/tags/retrogames/" rel="tag">#RetroGames</a> <a href="/tags/retrotech/" rel="tag">#RetroTech</a> <a href="/tags/vintagecomputing/" rel="tag">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="/tags/retro/" rel="tag">#retro</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/arcade/" rel="tag">#arcade</a> <a href="/tags/computer/" rel="tag">#computer</a> <a href="/tags/computers/" rel="tag">#computers</a> <a href="/tags/computing/" rel="tag">#computing</a> <a href="/tags/it/" rel="tag">#IT</a> <a href="/tags/1980s/" rel="tag">#1980s</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/vintage/" rel="tag">#vintage</a> <a href="/tags/nostalgia/" rel="tag">#nostalgia</a> <a href="/tags/digital/" rel="tag">#digital</a> <a href="/tags/digitalart/" rel="tag">#DigitalArt</a> <a href="/tags/graphics/" rel="tag">#graphics</a> <a href="/tags/cgi/" rel="tag">#CGI</a> <a href="/tags/characterdesign/" rel="tag">#CharacterDesign</a> <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#design</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/artist/" rel="tag">#artist</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/arts/" rel="tag">#arts</a> <a href="/tags/graphicdesign/" rel="tag">#GraphicDesign</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#MastoArt</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#FediArt</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#CreativeToots</a> <a href="/tags/artistsonmastodon/" rel="tag">#ArtistsOnMastodon</a></p>
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<p>Could you recommend me any blogposts / analysis about different expressions of hope in <a href="/tags/ttrpg/" rel="tag">#ttrpg</a> <a href="/tags/gamedesign/" rel="tag">#gameDesign</a> ?</p><p>I'm sure a lot of people wrote about it, but is any text especially worthwhile?</p><p>I don't mean just <a href="/tags/daggerheart/" rel="tag">#daggerheart</a> "hope" tokens, but also <a href="/tags/wanderhome/" rel="tag">#wanderhome</a>, Legacy: Life Among The Ruins, Dream Askew/Apart, <a href="/tags/ryuutama/" rel="tag">#ryuutama</a> . Doesn't need to be post-apocalyptic.</p><p>Any games which "train" people to hope?</p><p>Worthwhile jams:</p><p>- <a href="https://itch.io/jam/applied-hope/entries" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="itch.io/jam/applied-hope/entries"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itch.io/jam/applied-hope/entri</span><span class="invisible">es</span></a><br>- <a href="https://itch.io/jam/ttrpgc-hope-jam/entries" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="itch.io/jam/ttrpgc-hope-jam/entries"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itch.io/jam/ttrpgc-hope-jam/en</span><span class="invisible">tries</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> <a href="/tags/hope/" rel="tag">#hope</a></p>
<p>This one might be interesting to anyone interested in computer gaming history.</p><p><a href="https://dec10.uknet.net" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dec10.uknet.net</a></p><p>I spent the last couple of weeks finally finishing a project I started for Bletchley Park about 20 years ago. Recreating the original MUD and MIST on a mirror of the original Essex University system that finally closed in 1991.</p><p>Roy Trubshaw and Richard Bartle wrote the first online multi-user game (MUD) on Essex University's DECSystem-10 in 1978 and it ran till I closed it in 1991. I diligently backed everything up so I could potentially recover it one day, but as far as I can see, all the DECSystem-10's went to the great scrapyard in the sky, my backups were mostly stolen when my first museum was stolen, and I had huge issues recovering the Essex BCPL compiler to compile what I had left when I finally got a decent TOPS-10 emulator running on a VAX for Bletchley Park.</p><p>One good thing about being an unemployable whistleblower is free time, so I finally hunkered down to some 90 hour weeks and built a software replica of the Essex system I think reflects it well. It's running on a KS10 not a KL10 but I had to let some things slip. </p><p>I put the latest known versions of MUD and MIST on it, and miraculously found ROCK too.</p><p>So, to meander to the point, if you want to see and relive exactly what online multi user gaming was like from 1978 to 1991, you can go to:</p><p><a href="https://dec10.uknet.net" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dec10.uknet.net</a></p><p>Or: </p><p>telnet telnet.dec10.uknet.net</p><p>(Port 2653 is available for ISPs that block 23)</p><p>And then follow the terse instructions from there.</p><p>In those days, you were generally faced with a "." prompt and left mostly alone, so for authenticity, I will leave it at that.</p><p>I should note that although they were, in their day, wildly popular games with a relatively huge community, this is a museum peice in snapshot-form at the moment. But I will leave them up and running to see what happens and as a useful reference. I wasn't going to, but Richard seemed happy to have MUD running, and former MIST players wanted it back, so... </p><p>Pop this a share if you know folks who might be interested. </p><p>** Update: New web client that works better.</p><p>** Another update - I added a telnet client.</p><p>Historically, the telnet connection is much more true to the traditional experience, where you were connecting to a working machine that didn't care about the MUD Guests, so there were no pointers at all. Just rumour and hearsay :)</p><p>If any of you Unix/Security people notice I messed up something, please tell me. I left "^], !sh" open on the telnet link for about 2 minutes and nearly had a heart-attack once I spotted it :D</p><p><a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/digital/" rel="tag">#digital</a> <a href="/tags/retrogaming/" rel="tag">#retrogaming</a> <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> <a href="/tags/mud/" rel="tag">#mud</a> <a href="/tags/muds/" rel="tag">#muds</a> <a href="/tags/mist/" rel="tag">#mist</a> <a href="/tags/rock/" rel="tag">#rock</a> <a href="/tags/computers/" rel="tag">#computers</a> <a href="/tags/emulation/" rel="tag">#emulation</a> <a href="/tags/emulators/" rel="tag">#emulators</a> <a href="/tags/vms/" rel="tag">#vms</a> <a href="/tags/tops10/" rel="tag">#tops10</a> <a href="/tags/museum/" rel="tag">#museum</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/bletchleypark/" rel="tag">#bletchleypark</a> <a href="/tags/simh/" rel="tag">#simh</a> <a href="/tags/essex/" rel="tag">#essex</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#uk</a> <a href="/tags/computinghistory/" rel="tag">#computinghistory</a> <a href="/tags/36bit/" rel="tag">#36bit</a> <a href="/tags/engineering/" rel="tag">#engineering</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#Security</a></p><p>(don't try this on a phone!)</p>
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<p>The gold standard of optimization: A look under the hood of RollerCoaster Tycoon <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/99jbw2" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>lobste.rs/s/99jbw2</a> <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> <a href="/tags/performance/" rel="tag">#performance</a> <a href="/tags/programming/" rel="tag">#programming</a><br><a href="https://larstofus.com/2026/03/22/the-gold-standard-of-optimization-a-look-under-the-hood-of-rollercoaster-tycoon/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="larstofus.com/2026/03/22/the-gold-standard-of-optimization-a-look-under-the-hood-of-rollercoaster-tycoon/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">larstofus.com/2026/03/22/the-g</span><span class="invisible">old-standard-of-optimization-a-look-under-the-hood-of-rollercoaster-tycoon/</span></a></p>
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