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RobLoach

@RobLoach@fosstodon.org

Research & Innovation, @Kalamuna. Passionate about #GameDev, #LibRetro, #RetroGaming, and where the web is going. Posts are my own.

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RobLoach, to Emulation
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RetroArch v1.18.0 on its way. Some highlights:

  • LIBRETRO: Add Doxygen-styled comments to parts of the libretro API
  • LUA: Update to Lua 5.3.6
  • MENU: Add sublabels for input bind common entries
  • MENU: Widget position, size, color, icon adjustments
  • SHADER: Rolling scan line simulation
  • TVOS: Force asset re-extraction when cache is deleted
  • VIDEO: Add subframe shader support for Vulkan/GLcore/DX10-11-12

chx, to geopolitics

RobLoach,
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@chx Heard any news of Civ 7? Definitely looking forward to it.

sillygwailo, to random
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Tonight.

RobLoach,
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@sillygwailo ✊

eniko, (edited ) to random
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one more day left in the itch.io creator sale to get all my games with a steep discount: https://eniko.itch.io

we're really struggling financially so every dollar helps

RobLoach,
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@eniko Purchased! Keep up the great work 👍

ChrisPirillo, to random
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think about it

RobLoach,
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@tantramar @nick_tune @ChrisPirillo Ray in a Tray would've been good, but it's Palpatine on a Trampoline.

dantleech, to random
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I've started working an example text editor in PHP-TUI.

It's just a matter of time before we hook it up to Phpactor and we can finally develop in a 100% PHP based IDE - then a PHP based terminal multiplexer, a PHP based desktop environemnt, a web browser.

The. Sky. Is. The. Limit.

Think about it.

RobLoach,
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@dantleech I don't know whether to be happy about this advancement, or pull a.....

nocontexttrek, to StarTrek
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RobLoach,
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@nocontexttrek It's big brain time

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sayomgwtf, to illustration
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I think Return to Monkey Island gave us one of the most Ron Gilbert moments there is in all of Monkey Island, which I absolutely love

"There isn't any one answer" - IYKYK

I have no idea what it means, but it lives rent free in my mind ever since

Monkey Island Shenanigans ~☆

#Illustration #Drawing #DigitalArt #MastoArt #Doodle #FanArt #Kofi #LucasArts #MonkeyIsland #ReturntoMonkeyIsland

RobLoach,
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@sayomgwtf When he's silently sitting there on the bench at the end 😭

djlink, to random
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computer music software peaked in 97

RobLoach,
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@djlink Track 3 was 🔥

grumpygamer, to random
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Our Flag Means Death is incredible. Can't wait for the 2nd season. It's as close as I want to get to a Monkey Island TV show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHCsauMyJk0

#OurFlagMeansDeath

RobLoach,
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@grumpygamer @anorelsan Definitely a great show. It's like if Guybrush married Elaine, and then had a mid-life crisis.

gamingonlinux, to gaming
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Dev of Shadow Tactics, Desperados III, Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew shutting down https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/dev-of-shadow-tactics-desperados-iii-shadow-gambit-the-cursed-crew-shutting-down/

RobLoach,
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@gamingonlinux Loved Desperados III, and Shadow Gambit has been on my list. Just been too into Baldur's Gate! Hopefully another awesome studio picks up their peeps.

kfury, to random
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Imagine for a moment what will happen the day Rick Astley passes away.

RobLoach,
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@kfury @AnthonyBaker AI Rick Astleys, as far as the eye can see

boilingsteam, to gaming
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BioWare is laying off 50 employees: https://blog.bioware.com/2023/08/23/an-update-on-the-state-of-bioware/

RobLoach,
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@boilingsteam Hopefully everyone lands on their feet okay. With the failed launch of Anthem, and the only title coming from them since being a re-release, I'm honestly not surprised.

eniko, to random
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Why haven't more people/orgs started online conventions since the start of the pandemic? We know they work and how to do them

RobLoach,
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@eniko FOSDEM was virtual, and used Matrix https://fosdem.org .... It's a great conference!

Tijn, to random
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I played through the Acronia by @HadroSoft demo that's out now!

Go check it out for yourself if you haven't already, because it has my music in it 😎 😎 😎

It's a brand new action-shooter-platformer in the style of Duke Nukem, Bio Menace or Contra, made for DOS to run on a 386 or better.

https://hadrosoft.itch.io/acronia
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2292350/Acronia/

#dosgaming

RobLoach,
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@Tijn This goes hard!

seandick, to random
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rude!!!

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RobLoach,
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@seandick Can you pet the car????? She needs some scritches.

killyourfm, to StarTrek
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Rapping Klingons are the best thing ever. This is far and away one of the best episodes I’ve ever watched. Utterly delightful!

RobLoach,
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@killyourfm Strange New Worlds is killing it lately. Best Trek in the past 20 years.

eniko, to random
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God I miss going to restaurants. I mean, not nearly enough to risk brain damage to do it, but still

RobLoach,
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@eniko There are many restaurants out there that have private rooms. An outside patio, or balcony table you'll likely be good too.

RobLoach,
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@eniko Fair. I've picked up some restaurant food to go, and had a lovely little socially distanced picnic in the park. Want to make sure your mental health is good ❤️

JeriLRyan, to random
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Back from France and on the picket line this morning… ✊🏼

https://universeodon.com/@Brentodders/110817320274688270

RobLoach,
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@JeriLRyan ✊

Tijn, to random
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I'm also playing King's Quest 6 this month for @adventure

Screenshot from the King's Quest 6 intro cinematic, showing a bunch of old time pirate-like sailors.

RobLoach,
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@Tijn You unlocked some childhood memories here.

eniko, to random
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Random trivia: while the console has a framebuffer, it is much more flexible than a framebuffer on something like MS-DOS. It can scroll by single pixels horizontally and vertically and has registers you can set to make it repeat on both axes as well

The upshot of this is that it's much easier to make a 2D game with a scrolling framebuffer, because all you have to do is update the scroll registers and draw the newly revealed parts of the map, which is usually only a few rows of columns of pixels

RobLoach,
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@eniko Been listening to this John Carmack interview, and he talks about Adaptive Tile Refresh a bit and Commander Keen. Do recommend the whole 5 hour beast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I845O57ZSy4

nocontexttrek, to StarTrek
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#StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds

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RobLoach,
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@nocontexttrek Really liking Strange New Worlds!

gamingonlinux, to random
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With over 48K followers now, I do have to wonder - how many are actually still on Mastodon 🤔

RobLoach,
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@gamingonlinux 👁️👄👁️

mglaman, to random
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What's everyone's favorite podcast app? I used Stitcher and it's shutting down. I loved it's show grouping, so I could easily play my short form morning shows easily.

I've also owned casterradio.app for a long time and considered building my own. Because developers always be developers.

RobLoach,
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@mglaman I just use Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com because I'm lazy and it has the features I need:

  • Sync subscriptions online
  • Download only on wifi
  • Change playback speed
  • Track listening
  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
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  • megavids
  • thenastyranch
  • rosin
  • GTA5RPClips
  • osvaldo12
  • love
  • Youngstown
  • slotface
  • khanakhh
  • everett
  • kavyap
  • mdbf
  • DreamBathrooms
  • ngwrru68w68
  • provamag3
  • magazineikmin
  • InstantRegret
  • normalnudes
  • tacticalgear
  • cubers
  • ethstaker
  • modclub
  • cisconetworking
  • Durango
  • anitta
  • Leos
  • tester
  • JUstTest
  • All magazines
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