2026-10-25T05:05:32Z https://nostr.now Robb Sherwin https://nostr.now/npub1ltej06837nt0k9lf8ukceqrma7x7prsw78g7dmmp4plded6ahcqsv6htrr https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/accounts/avatars/000/022/791/original/a87f7f0f0b6e5591.gif https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/accounts/avatars/000/022/791/original/a87f7f0f0b6e5591.gif https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdrk3dlc3hwc8kew0tgyh7l4ythgadch7vnrnwh954nwgz7c7z4szyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqzkxxv0l So <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qkfjvvp9k63a8hxhd9nqepelgxts38jlmdjwgs6wjtx03e40qexqhsjma5" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jason Scott</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qkf…jma5</span>)</a></span> scanned this collection I sent him and placed it at the Internet Archive - it contains documents I kept after working at Electronics Boutique in the 1990s. <br/><br/><a href="https://archive.org/details/computer-software-price-lists-compilation">https://archive.org/details/computer-software-price-lists-compilation</a><br/><br/>When working at EB, you could get games and hardware at severely discounted prices. Publishers were motivated in you trying out their stuff and recommending it. I got a lot of games from them. Most of what the Digital Antiquarian has been going through, I have because of these.<br/><br/>#internetarchive 2026-08-08T22:54:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstya0aamlks7wj37tjswansakec9c3hzsnu5tqkrjp004t2yp54hgzyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqznuvy3w I have a hard copy of Cryptozookeeper up on sale on eBay, $14 buy it now. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/136440447055">https://www.ebay.com/itm/136440447055</a> 2025-09-29T17:46:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszxg2z2j7sjxshtzkwqel2e6mqrw6gpvwfk5jy4u0hgnuacl5zvjgzyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqzxwfr2y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8hvm7xnwm3l0ve4th4vgyq6096kgcgkjvtzcxfv4d3mr75ha6gzsz8jufr'>nevent1q…jufr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>❤️ That&#39;s a jr-IDE! It has a number of features, including all the possible RAM, and it installs like a sidecar, yes!<br/><br/><a href="https://texelec.com/product/jr-ide-for-the-pcjr-by-retrotronics/">https://texelec.com/product/jr-ide-for-the-pcjr-by-retrotronics/</a> 2025-09-20T02:37:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspspa3qa9g9ljdry803cncq28zpdlppwglwnmmqzw2g7lycqaurvgzyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqz7l5fwn Moved one corner of my desk around because I think playing Hack 1.03 on DOS was having a measurable positive effect on calming my mind!<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/115/234/271/930/200/586/original/6cce44ebd970bd13.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-20T02:32:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp6r45j6xrd00pcf24ns6yhcw5xgdwh7hmekesp0sg5am37svqj4czyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqz7pghhg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrqhfu47vdt6zenuefu6lkshw4rk07xyluntp8xsd3364gy7vs8ns0ymh74'>nevent1q…mh74</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The &#34;what&#39;s your lowest&#34; types are scum. 2025-09-03T22:42:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9sjl8eyy3vmtestl67as5s78mehlukrn9hyvgr88qjte0t08330szyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqzpvqh8f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0vm5kx9fwq9tg8dqn078kg28t627kftf69q5utkswsdvv2k8h20sh46m45'>nevent1q…6m45</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We have had many an adventure! He took me to a spot once where crashed airplanes go to be investigated, thus helping the realism for a scene in Cyberganked. I&#39;ll tag him in the hopes he returns to Mastodon. 😀<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny896mx34away780eelfc4l9m8phde30aufpgxpl4wuknfrpsx4s6f6upp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Rob "Flack/Commodork" O'Hara</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny8…6upp</span>)</a></span> 2025-08-22T03:36:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszvr6xcmxgafhhw226f4fty2r0hzcs59ll8qw5q0rz54n8pup67qgzyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqz3udv3y I bought a card for my Apple //e that allows the Apple to send video to an HDMI monitor. It&#39;s called the A2DVI, and I got it here: <br/><br/><a href="https://jcm-1.com/product/a2dvi-apple-ii-digital-video-adapter/">https://jcm-1.com/product/a2dvi-apple-ii-digital-video-adapter/</a><br/><br/>It does exactly what it says. I had Choplifter! on an OLED screen within minutes, although I suspect there has to be a way to get it into 4:3 mode that I haven&#39;t found yet. 2025-07-08T05:56:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgu4p8vd2nf5sn8utsdsw7hlmux9v06ukentn73flf7nu3eknypjczyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqz5h7mg9 The game blog project will return next week. Been an awful few days at the day job with a couple of more bad ones coming. I&#39;ll be back to making jokes about all kinds of video games when my head is on straight again. 2025-04-29T04:06:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9342a3t3y5wejfakqm8sav7cq8saxgfrx6szr4gmtszaxyp2m5egzyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqz59mv3n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszytd6ez4phe5thjvkzhcn40ax4yu87443m50u85e4htlkudp3jeq6crx4v'>nevent1q…rx4v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, you sort of have to memorize the node system in your head and get in a kind of zone with it. If I ever get an unexpected money windfall, I&#39;d try to hire a UI/UX person to put a sort of modern &#34;layer&#34; over it because the bones of ACS are so good! 2025-03-31T23:38:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstqmt86f555c5mc3egeqwzscq9x0eyhnulzga020nd2s4jz0yapeqzyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqz4qta2l Game 15: Adventure Construction Set (Electronic Arts, 1986). <br/><br/>I appreciate the inherent chaos whenever there are two or more dudes moving around the screen. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.joltcountry.com/index.php/features/adventure-construction-set-electronic-arts-1986">https://www.joltcountry.com/index.php/features/adventure-construction-set-electronic-arts-1986</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/114/259/630/614/211/940/original/aea1ce713014d413.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-31T23:26:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2cz6rwtpp3zzx72cacz8lw4p75j4yzr6l5cvzw4tzvc8aen3awmqzyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqzq5ac23 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdmtjchzq7xkqczfjzxz6mghcmarlmlh58v56fvhqcemjf5d5fedg8dndal'>nevent1q…ndal</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ha, exact thing happened to me! I started up and older MacBook to do some troubleshooting. After it booted, it sat in a corner and I was like, &#34;What is that whirring sound?&#34; Yep, the fan. 😀 <br/><br/>Related, I work from home now, but brought clicky keyboards into offices for the first part of my IT career. They maaaay be a little louder than I ever knew, sorry former co-workers! 2025-02-27T15:06:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9yhy4khrhwxn0awn07lls2lwsy404rfzqm7tagqakqr8t2smerdszyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqzjgcvms More later, but I had my Osia activated today. My hearing is augmented.<br/><br/>We also had plans to meet friends at a Benihana tonight. I do not recommend entering one six hours after restoring a long lost sense. It was as if a kid that lost his arm in a hay baler got it reattached and was forced to pitch in game 7 of the World Series later that night. I guess it&#39;s authentic (?) but who knew &#34;knives constantly slamming against a grill for two hours&#34; was so loud?? 2025-02-27T07:29:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsycnhlejd5rqed0ykey35pn7knnwl3fcdfycd5kkxzvgz3wnarkjgzyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqzues2ak New numbers are in: NASA says the asteroid has a 2.3% chance of hitting the Earth in 2032 and IF the #Sabres beat Nashville, we have a 2.2% chance of making the playoffs. At this point, whatever galactic forces in charge of chucking death rocks at Earth are just screaming at each other for only being able to manage &#34;Sabres playoffs&#34; odds. 2025-02-07T19:31:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvsulr80l92yq35drgp65tlwk45ffel5tjctdgjy3avjzsdd05mnczyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqz8qjx8q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrekru7xvhcduuwxzl5h78vy608leglal2hdphxq8lwtcedvupl7qh77um9'>nevent1q…7um9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I didn&#39;t see the crowd controls there, but I am going to look at NHL 97 this week just to be complete about all of this. Perhaps they are there! NHL 97 starts to get into the dead puck era, and while it shouldn&#39;t mean anything for a video game being fun or not, I just start to have less nostalgia for that time period of the real NHL. <br/><br/>And point taken on EA as a company! I wanted to work for them so badly 30 years ago. :) 2025-02-04T06:50:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstrpxx0fmfkydvzhzlhhheyd0x2h6txnavj0ewy0wnuv5vpdnu87gzyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqzuptzux Game 7: NHL 96 (Sega Genesis, 1995). A nice little distraction from current events - Hmm? Ah. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.joltcountry.com/index.php/features/game-nhl-96-electronic-arts-1995">https://www.joltcountry.com/index.php/features/game-nhl-96-electronic-arts-1995</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/mastodongamedevplace/media_attachments/files/113/941/323/764/640/409/original/2287b00b2862c6f3.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-03T18:18:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2mzaxpcpedx8jtg7h5dngclggakj76dgt2c3f2c7979rvvexjj3czyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqz7ml0he In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw8rvutwtpnkyv3njtj8l7rxx3khd9tedt3xkzq64w7u8da3u02psxwk53w'>nevent1q…k53w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Haha, thank you 😀 Being able to hear clearly in a loud restaurant is going to make me feel as good as certain someones deploying the nanoblade! 2025-02-01T00:12:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs079jv56rsde6arajl97p5x2dcr2486fpavhurdly85et8wd6k4sczyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqzuv2a4n Today I had surgery to receive an Osia OSI3000 implant against my skull that, coupled next month with a sound processor, will give me much improved hearing on my left side, which was ruined when I was 8 due to a mastoidectomy to remove an infection. I&#39;m doing fine. The surgery went great, and I hope to write up my experiences to hopefully help others. <br/><br/>More importantly than any of that I can now, recklessly and without impunity, use the word &#34;clank.&#34; 2025-01-31T21:35:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstgjeu63vldam9n5t8cdx4rxvrt0ny73up76jyjvkc6x26yppm2jqzyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqz7crkek In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstxdw734rq44tlm80sz7k8q97m3pdqjyaxqylg25fmgpgau7paq7grrmzh3'>nevent1q…mzh3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Same here. Something switched off in my brain in the last year. I respect it and appreciate the good times I had with it. But I can&#39;t do it any longer! 2025-01-18T07:23:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv34aucwy9qwdyh4z4e6jjt494379qqcrn3llkurma9p5azj90upczyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqznqjz0h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdhzpmdspn9cqa6zr87wfyfyatjgwrjgyyklgumawer3pq0pzhhfs8ue595'>nevent1q…e595</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you very much for the kind thoughts! :) 2024-12-09T17:39:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst8xecu27lytkx4k0vfzjwytvlpmj9vx58jw46asu6g0r8u44tu3qzyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqzs4uc42 I have always struggled trying to present the text adventure games I have made. IFDB has a nice auto-generated page based on my name as an author, which is here: <a href="https://ifdb.org/search?searchfor=author%3ARobb+Sherwin">https://ifdb.org/search?searchfor=author%3ARobb+Sherwin</a> - it&#39;s clean, has thumbnails of the cover art, presents them in roughly the same order I would. I love it. <br/><br/>My website has a page created by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1s4raltw47hsf06a0ch57zz7sc9pzkkegf5fqtknd4gpmwfhhcyusx8qn65" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Adri</span> (<span class="italic">npub1s4r…qn65</span>)</a></span> that I also love. Big covert art images that are clickable, which hopefully drive people to download - with it being more obvious as to what is on Steam. 2024-12-09T16:51:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0r4wns9uzzngjc7c4c00nvp2k2e435cv64f7axyspf0yvkxxzg0qzyra0xflg786dd7chayljmryq00hcmcywpmcareh0vx58ah9htklqz3kgdqj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvnyw67qc3yu7fuulazv0vp9q24eza96yd4wld3jcyh7udce3efzcvacg8e'>nevent1q…cg8e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Love these stories. I lived similarly! One night, someone uploaded the (commercial) hockey game &#34;Hat Trick&#34; for DOS to a non-pirate BBS, and the SysOp either didn&#39;t know or didn&#39;t care that time and I downloaded it in shock, unable to believe the free game I was getting at 2400 baud, hahah. (Hat Trick rocked, too.) 2024-08-31T00:00:52Z