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👋 Just some loser who loves Web 1.0, Gopher, Gemini, and anything retro-related on the internet
🌍 North Lanarkshire, Scotland
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I’m thinking of getting into self-hosting my websites, capsules and gopherholes, and eventually stuff like peertube, owncast and proxys for my older computers. What would be the best place to get started for an absolute beginner and what are some good environmentally conscious options?
💬 3 Replies · 2 Thumbs · 20 hours ago
I’ve upgraded my iBook G3 to MacOS 9.2.2, and am going to revamp my website using it, and making a hypercard stack and vrml website while I’m at it!
💬 1 Reply · 3 Thumbs · 1 week ago
I’m going to Italy tomorrow morning, I can’t wait! 🇮🇹 We’re going to visit family in Molise for a few days. It’ll be nice to get out.
💬 2 Replies · 2 Thumbs · 1 month ago
I found a shop in my city that sells Laserdiscs! It had tonnes of them, so I impulse bought 6 films, as well as 3 on VHS!
💬 4 Replies · 4 Thumbs · 2 months ago
I got a Cybiko, and I’m really impressed with it. There are so many apps for it, and I’m surprised at how powerful it is considering the screen and speaker. It’s only slightly less powerful than the GBA! (at least far as CPU and RAM are concerned) Only issue is the storage is tiny, I imagine even for the time, and the batteries on my unit have corroded, so I’ll need to get new ones,
💬 0 Replies · 4 Thumbs · 2 months ago
Had a lengthy spoken conversation with some people in Italian for the first time in years. I was very rusty, but I enjoyed it!
💬 1 Reply · 3 Thumbs · 2 months ago
I’m thinking of getting myself a Cybiko…
💬 2 Replies · 2 Thumbs · 2 months ago
My deck just ate one my my mixtapes… :|
💬 3 Replies · 0 Thumbs · 3 months ago
A texture artist emailed me to say they loved my game and they gave me a texture pack they made (and selling for like $10 on itch) for free to use in my next game! That was really nice of them! The textures in question are great, and I can definitely make use of them! Also they said they heard I was developing a sequel. Guess rumours have been going around. They are half-right, so…
💬 2 Replies · 3 Thumbs · 3 months ago
I managed to get a Toshiba Tecra M2 laptop, which is close to the limit you can get to specs-wise with Windows 98! It’s really powerful, but unfortunately, the seller, for one reason or another, replaced the hard drive with a flash card, which seems to be causing the OS to be super unstable. Programs constantly crashing and the OS itself locking during or straight after boot. I have a Thinkpad 660E with the hard drive intact running the same OS, and it doesn’t have these problems.
💬 1 Reply · 1 Thumb · 4 months ago
I decided to treat myself and buy a TEAC W-1200. The build quality is excellent and the sound quality is the best I’ve ever heard come from a cassette!
💬 0 Replies · 1 Thumb · 4 months ago
I’ve sold over 100 copies of my game, a famous Goldeneye speedrunner has it, and Zoom Platform is going over it to get screenshots and artwork. I have so many eyes on my game right now, by far the most on anything I’ve made and I’m in a state of almost constant anxiety. I’m scared people will somehow see a glaring bug that I, my friends and my QA missed during development and leave a bad first impression, request a refund or public shame the game. I dunno if anyone else has experienced his kind of thing before, but I’m way out of my comfort zone…
💬 1 Reply · 3 Thumbs · 4 months ago
Zoom Platform signed me on to publish my game on their platform and potentially release the game physically if it sells well! This is really exciting!
💬 2 Replies · 5 Thumbs · 5 months ago
I dunno if I can mention who yet, but I applied to get a potential publisher to distribute my game physically. They accepted my application, and we’re in the process of getting me signed onboard!
💬 3 Replies · 15 Thumbs · 5 months ago
I watched my brother play my game, and he seemed to enjoy it and was really engaged in it.
💬 7 Replies · 3 Thumbs · 5 months ago
I had a conversation with the developer of an upcoming game that is competing with mine. Just had a chit-chat, and it’s helped me reflect on my game, and made me realise how much of an achievement it is, especially as a first commercial game using an engine that wasn’t made for it.
💬 2 Replies · 1 Thumb · 5 months ago
I went to a wee LAN party today. We played Worms Armageddon and Unreal Tournament. I had a blast!
💬 3 Replies · 7 Thumbs · 5 months ago
I got the Android port of my game fully working, and completed a level with it. I’m going to bundle it on Itch, and on the CD release.
💬 1 Reply · 3 Thumbs · 5 months ago
I managed to get Operation: Pinkeye running on my Android phone. This opens some doors…
💬 0 Replies · 0 Thumbs · 5 months ago
Someone commented on my Steam discussions page that I’ve been doing a great job fixing the game and improving it, and that meant a lot. I’m glad the work I’ve been doing on it hasn’t gone unoticed!
💬 0 Replies · 4 Thumbs · 5 months ago
So it’s looking like I won’t be getting paid my revenue from game sales until the 30th December. Thanks Valve, it’s not like people have energy bills or any festive holidays to pay for or anything…
💬 0 Replies · 0 Thumbs · 5 months ago
I’ve started building a wee robot with Arduino. I found someone to help me learn the ropes. I got all the parts I need and managed to make something that works. Still need to get controlled wirelessly and powering from a battery, but this is still really exciting!
💬 0 Replies · 1 Thumb · 6 months ago
Hey, anyone know of a Gemini browser tfor Windows 9x? I recently got my Windows 98 laptop connected to the internet and want to try and browse Gemini with it!
💬 2 Replies · 1 Thumb · 6 months ago
I got a negative review for my game, and man did it send me in a deep depression. I slept rough for days… I fixed every bug the review mentioned since (except for mouselook, it works fine for me, and I haven’t heard anyone I know complain either, so can’t recreate), but it feels like the review has really knocked my confidence down.
💬 4 Replies · 2 Thumbs · 6 months ago
I just released my game, Operation: Pinkeye! For those interested, there’s more info here: https://stormplay.scot/games/pinkeye/
💬 2 Replies · 5 Thumbs · 6 months ago
Hey, is there anyone doing the 5 questions thing? I was having fun doing Cristina and Bronzie’s, but they’ve stopped. I want to do more of them.
💬 0 Replies · 1 Thumb · 7 months ago
I’ve started volunteering for a donation funded media broadcaster, and had a tour of their studio today. It looks intriguing, and they have loads of gizmos, old and new, to work with, including formats I’ve never heard of!
💬 0 Replies · 1 Thumb · 7 months ago
I finally got my game finished! I'm going to playtest the hell out of for the next 2 days to make sure everything is in place, and then send it to Steam for review on Monday! Feels weird to be done with it after spending several years on it.
💬 5 Replies · 7 Thumbs · 7 months ago
I got a CRT monitor yesterday. I’m loving it. I find I actually prefer watching videos and DVDs on it as opposed to my LCD, even though it’s letterboxed. The colours just seem much better on it!
💬 2 Replies · 0 Thumbs · 7 months ago
Yesterday, I went to a Comic-Con with friends I haven't seen in about a decade. It was really nice seeing everyone again. It's definitely lifted my mood. Took photos with my analogue, camera, too! Hope they turn out well...