When looking up at the moon, it’s always this monochrome, barren disk in the night sky. The reverse view is something I still find rather wonderful and refreshing, despite having been around since the Apollo landings in the 1960s. Standing on the barren rock and looking up to a strangely coloured marble against a pitch …
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Steampunk Was Real.
While doing some research for my thesis, I stumbled upon these amazing “automatons.” Automatons are basically mechanical robots with two of the most famous examples being The Turk and Vaucanson’s duck. The Golden Age of automatons was the second half of the 19th century, the ones shown here however were created by a Swiss watchmaker …
Craptastic Games From The Past
I did some digging today, saving old CD-ROMs by copying them to harddisk. Then I made an astonishing discovery – not only did I still have a backup of my second oldest homepage, but also of a couple of “games” I created when I was 14 or 15. Hilarity ensued. I’d like to present some …
Mighty Sprites
Finally a post with some art again. These are sprites I created for Tibia ME during my internship. Also: happy new year!
My Very Subjective Favourite Amiga Game Tunes: Part II
I just realized November is almost over, and I’d like to keep my inofficial one-post-a-month-minimum policy, so you’re getting another part of my series of great Amiga game tunes. It’s not like there’s nothing else to write about, I’ll probably post some stuff I made during my internship (which will be over soon) here. So …
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My Very Subjective Favourite Amiga Game Tunes: Part I
I’d like to start a series of entries showcasing some of my favourite Amiga game tunes. Maybe you haven’t heard them in a long time or you might discover something new entirely, whatever the case, I hope you’ll like my very subjective selection of tunes. Enjoy!
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I was shopping this morning when I discovered de Blob (Wii) was already released and I bought it right on the spot. I saw a couple of gameplay videos about a year ago, but then I never heard from this game again until today. Back then I already decided that I had to give it …
How to Pixel With Photoshop Tutorial
This tutorial demonstrates the settings and steps you have to take to configure Photoshop for pixeling. I originally published it on my website, however I think it’s better suited here for the blog. I also updated it a little and added a small bit about the crude animation capabilities of Image Ready. Feel free to …
I’d Like to Hear Something Fresh on the Request Line
I just recently heard Request Line by Rockmaster Scott & The Dynamic 3 for the first time on WeFunk Radio and today I discovered this awesome 80s video for it. If they had made only one rap video in the 80s, it definitely should have been this one. Unfortunately the lyrics are cut short in …
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News From the Downloadable Front
I’d like to present a couple of nice downloadable console games that have recently been released. Here’s a quick run-down: