After (way too many) hours of research and writing, I'm proud to present a comprehensive ASCII art tutorial, including sections about art styles and presenting ASCII art online and on print form. Cheers!

https://arielmartinperez.com/pages/2026asciiarttutorial.html

#ASCII #ASCIIart #tutorial #arttutorial #textmode #textmodeart #pedagogy #artProcess #computerArts #retro #illustration

Finally, a video game that's gotten me all excited 😊 🦇

#Retro #VideoGames #Gaming #Metroidvania #Steam #TheTransylvanianAdventureOfSimonQuest

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2749920/The_Transylvania_Adventure_of_Simon_Quest/

Romhack Thursday: Zelda II: The Adventure of Mario
We've not done a Romhack Thursday* for a while. Found by way of a Bluesky post by bro3256, of the website Famibro, this is a brilliant romhack by jroweboy (SMBArena page) that not only puts Mario into Zelda II, but also subtly remixes the game to allow for his differ
https://setsideb.com/romhack-thursday-zelda-ii-the-adventure-of-mario/
#retro #romhacks #romhackthursday #crossover #jroweboy #mario #retro #romhack #romhackthursday #zelda2

Gamefinds: Sophie Houlden’s Picotron Remake of Lemmings
It's got every level of the original Lemmings, including variants from different versions, and the first Holiday demo collection, along with a smattering of extras with more on the way. Picotron of course is the successor to the popular Pico-8 fantasy console, more of a fantasy workstation, but you can sti
https://setsideb.com/sophie-houldens-picotron-remake-of-lemmings/
#retro #dmadesign #lemmings #picotron #remake #retro #Sophie

#SNES #RetroGaming #Retro

Please emulate or use flash carts.

Retro game collecting is for chumps, and the developers never see a dime from these sales anyway.

#RetroGaming #Retro

@Play: Larn Turns 40
Larn, created by Noah Morgan, may his name be sung by the bards forever, is a venerable classic roguelike game, from the same era as Moria and the first Hacks. It's always been more obscure than the other games but was still popular, and it's still played today. atsb, aka Gibbon, made a GitHu
https://setsideb.com/larn-turns-40-can-run-everywhere/
#play #niche #retro #roguelike #play #ascii #ClassicRoguelike #Gibbon #Larn #niche #NoahMorgan #retro #roguelike #terminal

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#RetroGaming #SNES #Retro

Obscure Arcade Games, Presented By Gary
Used to be there were many thousands of different arcade games that you could find nearly, in arcades, convenience stores, grocery stores, gas stations and sometimes even just on a street corner. In the US (the country that originated arcade games somehow), those days have been gone for a long time, unless you count video po
https://setsideb.com/obscure-arcade-games-presented-by-gary/
#arcade #niche #retro #80s #arcade #GaryRetroGamer #niche #retro

ah the early #2000s what a time it was to be alive as a #gamer and growing up good times 😌

#ps2 #gamecube #dreamcast #xbox #retro #retrogaming #gaming #nostalgia #nostalgic

Nerdly Pleasures Breaks Down The History of Wizardry
NOTE: Wordpress has malfunctioned and isn't allowing me to use the Visual Editor right now, so I'm writing this with the code editor. I don't have much experience with this, and I don't know how to add images using it other than a featured image (which might not even show on the
https://setsideb.com/nerdly-pleasures-breaks-down-the-history-of-wizardry/
#niche #retro #bugs #crpg #history #NerdlyPleasures #niche #retro #sirtech #wizardry

Back in 2024 I lived in Northern Maine. There, I had a basement where I set up my work/ gaming/ streaming room. It was literally an underground game bunker.

In my new house, I’ve finally finished setting up a new game bunker and it’s even better than before. Check out the video (don’t mind the clutter on the other side of the basement)!

With any luck, I’ll be streaming again this coming Sunday 🤞

#RetroGaming #Retro #Streamer #Gaming

If my math is right, this should be a MOS made? Intel 8080 2Mhz CPU.

#retro #retrocomputing #Intel #Vintagecomputing

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Image of an Intel 8080 MOS made CPU sitting on my jean covered knee.

A Bunch Of C64 Music Remixes
Still working on various other things, but fortunately I found out today about remix.kwed.org, which is kind of a version of OCRemix that focuses (but I don't think is exclusive to) Commodore 64 music remixes. These aren't also not all played by a C64, but are remixes of songs from them, so, not all chiptunes. If you need a jam to get you started
https://setsideb.com/a-bunch-of-c64-music-remixes/
#retro #commodore64 #music #OCRemix #remix #RemixKwedOrg #retro

PlayChoice-10 Punch-Out Is Different From Cartridge
It's a weird thing to change, but there is a slight difference between the version of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! in the Playchoice-10 version than any other version of the program. As explained on the NES/Famicom game's page at The Cutting Room Floor, when you start a game in Playchoice Punch-Out, it asks you to e
https://setsideb.com/playchoice-punch-out-is-different-from-cartridge/
#retro #arcade #nintendo #PlayChoice10 #punchout #retro

What movie are we watching tonight?

#Movies #Retro #Vintage

How Many BBS Programs Were There?
At least 885, according to software.bbsdocumentary.com. (Note: HTTP link, not HTTPS.) It's an adjunct to www.bbsdocumentary.com.

That documentary is long sold out, but its producers have put its raw DVD files up for free download here.

That's all for today. See you tomorrow!
https://setsideb.com/how-many-bbs-programs-were-there/
#niche #retro #BBS #documentary #niche #retro

Retro Gaiden: a #Mastodon server with so much custom CSS, it has to be seen to be believed

https://retro-gaiden.com

#Fediverse #SocialMedia #Retro

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Some old "retro" washing machines, tubs and other equipment used around the middle of the 19th century. THE FINE ART AMERICA LOGO WILL NOT SHOW ON PURCHASED PRINTS OR PRODUCTS. Clothes washer technology developed as a way to reduce the manual labor spent, providing an open basin or sealed container with paddles or fingers to automatically agitate the clothing. The earliest machines were hand-operated and constructed from wood, while later machines made of metal permitted a fire to burn below the washtub, keeping the water warm throughout the day's washing. The earliest special-purpose washing device was the scrub board, invented in 1797.

Multilink Monday 5/11/26
We dusted off the image editor and made the first new page header in years! It's about time too, for it's time to shorten our list of pages before they threaten to overwhelm our nonexistent offices.

1. Seminal official D&D blobber Eye of The Behold
https://setsideb.com/multilink-monday-2/
#multilink #news #retro #arcade #ARM #c64 #DigitalPress #eyeofthebeholder #fansites #multilink #MyNintendo #nethack #news #NintendoStore #retro #roguelike #tilde #tildeverse

When it comes to playing classic games, how do you generally prefer to play them?

#RetroGaming #Emulation #Retro

Rings of Saturn
The Rings of Saturn logo, from the site itself

This post isn't about any game specifically, but rather about an awesome Substack blog, Rings of Saturn, that examines the code of games from what they call the "32-bit era," around the time of the Saturn to the Playstation 2, which includes the original Playstation, Dreamcast, and Gam
https://setsideb.com/rings-of-saturn/
#retro #cheats #demos #dreamcast #gamecube #mods #playstation #retro #RingsOfSaturn #saturn #Substack

Dealing With Mortal Kombat II’s CPU Players
In the past we've linked to Modern Vintage Gamer's looks into how Mortal Kombat II and Street Fighter II CPU opponents utilize unfair advantages against their players. These games' code react to player movements far faster than another human could, can activate special moves much faster than humans can becau
https://setsideb.com/dealing-with-mortal-kombats-cpu-players/
#retro #DannyTsung06 #fighting #midway #MK2 #mortalkombat #retro #strategy

NESHacker on Basic NES Platformer Movement
A 6502 is not a bad little machine, but it does require efficient coding to get decent real-time results. NESHacker dives into basic Mario-style platformer movement in a 10-minute video

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

The main portion of the video goes into subpixel movem
https://setsideb.com/neshacker-on-basic-nes-platformer-movement/
#development #retro #6502 #assembly #development #mario #math #NESHacker #platformer #retro

Christian Hammond Investigates Faxanadu Internals
Oh we here at Set Side B try to make all kinds of posts, but among my personal favorite kind are finding some deep dive into some aspect of a game's inner workings and presenting it. These days, for multiple reasons (such as ease of monetization) many of these dives turn out to be
https://setsideb.com/christian-hammond-investigates-faxanadu-internals/
#retro #ChristianHammond #disassembly #faxanadu #hudsonsoft #internals #retro #scripting

An accurate representation of why the 80s and 90s childhood experience was, by and large, the best!

To be fair, I grew up in the 90s and early 2000s, but I had a very similar experience due to my upbringing and where my early school years were spent. Tragically, I don't think anywhere truly has this experience anymore.

https://youtu.be/MzWdI9UVe6M

#Retro #throwback #80s #90s #childhood

Basement Brothers Looks At PC-98 Brandish
Basement Brothers is a great Youtube channel that finds and runs classic PC-98 games on original hardware. The PC-98 is a computer platform that was only sold in Japan, and was a home platform for Nihon Falcom, the long-lived JRPG publisher. Here they talk about Brandish, a unique style of dungeon crawl created for
https://setsideb.com/basement-brothers-looks-at-pc-98-brandish/
#Uncategorized #BasementBrothers #brandish #falcom #jrpg #pc98 #retro

#playstation2 #ps2nostalgia #ps2 #sonyplaystation #sonyplaystation2 #sony #nostalgia #nostalgic #happymemories #vaporwave #vhs #vhsaesthetic #vaporwaveaesthetic #aesthetic #retro #glitch #glitchart #artist #artistsonmastodon #retrogaming #gaming #retroconsole #videogame #videogames

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#retro #gaming

John Romero & id Software Founders Explain Catacomb 3D
Quick post today, just a pointer to a video John Romero posted on his Youtube channel a couple of months ago (17 minutes), where he gathered (well, edited together Zoom video of) the other founders of id Software (back before it was just another cubicle w
https://setsideb.com/john-romero-id-software-founders-explains-catacomb-3d/
#niche #retro #AdrianCarmack #Catacomb3D #fps #idsoftware #johncarmack #JohnRomero #niche #retro #TomHall

Displaced Gamers on Final Fantasy I Combat & Bugs
Displaced Gamers has yet another fascinating "Behind the Code" dive into the workings of an NES game, this time the original Final Fantasy. (30 minutes)

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

We've linked videos in this series many times before, but it's wuite
https://setsideb.com/displaced-gamers-on-final-fantasy-combat-bugs/
#retro #BattleMath #behindthecode #displacedgamers #famicom #finalfantasy #jrpg #nes #retro #square

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Add this page to your phone’s home screen. Then open the app, turn the sound on and enjoy 🌦️ (I love this)

#Weather #Retro

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@Oregon_Pacifist If you want to visit it. the link is here Oregon. https://weather.com/retro/

Get Info on TV’s TV and TV Games Encyclopedia
Get Info made a substantial post on a couple of significant pieces of Japanese gaming ephemera, a four hour long program that aired overnight on March 14, 1987 that was basically 100 segments on a variety of games (and other things really), and a book that was released later that was an encyclopedia of gaming from ar
https://setsideb.com/get-info-on-tvs-tv/
#indies #niche #retro #DenshiYuugiTaizen #getinfo #indie #japan #niche #retro #TVsTV

There won't be a traditional livestream highlights video like I normally do. Instead, I'll post some clips individually here on RG and use the hashtag #OPHighlights for future posts.

The full livestream replay can be watched here: https://odysee.com/@OregonPacifist:0/%F0%9F%94%B4-Fundraising-Stream---Aladdin-(SNES):9

#Retro #RetroGaming #SNES

While I prefer the base Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2, its standalone expansion (Mysteries of the Sith) has one of my favorite Star Wars aesthetics of all time.

It captures the dark, "gritty" feel that people often talk about with shows like Andor, but it does so without abandoning what makes Star Wars what it is, as Andor did.

#StarWars #pcgaming #RetroGames #retro #PCMR #90s

Star Wars Micro Machines were THE toy of my childhood. I had the majority of them and would come up with all sorts of stories and scenarios with them in addition to reliving the scenes from the movies (and games)!

I hate that the reboot with The Force Awakens ended so quickly. I collected most of those as well and they were almost as good as the classics.

This is a great mini documentary on them and why they were so flippin' awesome!

https://youtu.be/U_2ZHsTkBgM

#StarWars #Retro #toys #90s

Formatting a C64 Disk In 15 Seconds
Recently Commodore History investigated just how Commodore 1541 disk drives format disks, and why it took them over a minute. It was also an explanation of just what it means to format a floppy disk. We linked that last week.

Well, yesterday they posted a second video on matters involving formatting disks. (16½ min
https://setsideb.com/formatting-a-c64-disk-in-15-seconds/
#hardware #retro #1541 #c64 #commodore #DiskDrive #formatting #hardware #retro

The Retro Gaiden 'About' page is full of helpful information for both new and existing users, including listing all the ways you can support this instance!

https://retro-gaiden.com/about

#Mastodon #Retro #SocialMedia

If you never got to eat at a Taco Bell when they still had this 90s aesthetic, you missed out on something really special.

#90s #2000s #tacobell #fastfood #nostalgia #retro #vaporwave