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**Metin Seven** @metin@graphics.social · 2d

Metin Seven @metin@graphics.social

𝙰𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚒 𝚗𝚘𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚐𝚒𝚊

From a series of voxel art tributes to childhood game nostalgia I made in the 2000s.

As there were no voxel editors yet, I made them by extruding polygons in 3ds Max.

Some high-res images from this series are available here…

https://ko-fi.com/metinseven/shop

Retro-style poster design featuring a minimalistic voxel art interpretation of the iconic Atari 2600 joystick, and four Atari 2600 game screenshots.

#atari #VoxelArt #PixelArt

**Jason Dyer** @jdyer@mastodon.gamedev.place · Mar 12 *

Mar 12 *

Jason Dyer @jdyer@mastodon.gamedev.place

in which I embark on an atmospheric text adventure from Dan Kitchen's early days, Crystal Caverns

(Dan Kitchen went on to be one of the original Activision programmers with games like Ghostbusters and River Raid II)

includes some early history of electronic LCD games

https://bluerenga.blog/2025/03/11/crystal-caverns-1982/

title screen from Crystal Caverns, showing an old mansion in Apple II graphics

#retrogaming #adventuregames #videogames

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**Horst Thieme** @ibigfoot@chaos.social · Mar 2

Mar 2

Horst Thieme @ibigfoot@chaos.social

Pong (1972)

Pong—the arcade legend that started it all! This 1972 masterpiece by Atari turned video gaming into a global phenomenon. A simple game of virtual table tennis became the foundation of an entire industry. Ready for a round?

#Pong #GamingHistory #Atari

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**Horst Thieme** @ibigfoot@chaos.social · Mar 2

Mar 2

Horst Thieme @ibigfoot@chaos.social

I expect to stay hours.

A Pac-Man cocktail arcade table is shown from above, with two small hands resting on the glass surface. The screen displays the classic blue maze with Pac-Man and ghosts moving around. The game panel has the name “Puck Man,” which was the original name before being changed to “Pac-Man.” The table has a woodgrain finish with blue instruction cards on each side. The reflections of the players’ hands can be seen in the glass.

A young child with blond hair is sitting in a dimly lit room, playing a classic PlayStation 1 game on an old Philips CRT television. The game displayed is Crash Bandicoot, a 3D platformer with a cartoonish orange character running through a jungle setting. The child is holding a gray PlayStation controller with both hands. A red lava lamp glows on the side, adding a soft, atmospheric light. The gaming console is placed on a black glass TV stand below the screen.

An old arcade cabinet with a vector-style space shooter game is in focus. The game screen displays neon-like red and blue lines with scores at the top. The control panel has colorful buttons and a trackball for navigation. Another arcade machine is partially visible to the right, where a person is playing, their hands resting on another control panel. The dim, reddish lighting enhances the nostalgic arcade atmosphere.

#RetroGaming #Commodore #Playstation

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**Linknation** @Linknation@infosec.exchange · Feb 23

Feb 23

Linknation @Linknation@infosec.exchange

@neauoire #holyfuck #impressive is this running on an #ATARI? X-D

**Fedi.Video** @FediVideo@social.growyourown.services · Feb 16

Feb 16

Fedi.Video @FediVideo@social.growyourown.services

Ctrl Alt Rees (aka Rees) posts in-depth videos about retro computing and retro gaming, especially old PCs and Atari game consoles. You can follow their video account at:

@rees

There are already over 300 videos uploaded. If they haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse them all at https://makertube.net/a/rees/videos

You can also follow Rees's general social media account at @ctrlaltrees

MakerTubeReesA home for makers, musicians, artists and DIY folks

#FeaturedPeerTube #ComputingHistory #RetroComputing

**pépé** @pepe@toot.aquilenet.fr · Feb 12

Feb 12

pépé @pepe@toot.aquilenet.fr

« nanoCave »

A Rogue-like game for your Atari ST.
Code : @Shaoth
Music: Dma-Sc
Gfx : pépé

- Explore an infinite number of randomly generated levels.
- 26 different powerful enemies
- 60+ weapons, armour, scrolls, rings, potions
- 50+ achievements and trophies

A true #retrogaming experience with many retro graphic environments like #textmode #atari2600 #zx81 #zxspectrum #cga #amstrad #apple2 #c64 #gameboy #macintosh

More info : https://electric-dreams.itch.io/nano-cave

#atari #atarist #homebrew

**GamingOnLinux** @gamingonlinux@mastodon.world · Feb 4

Feb 4

GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux@mastodon.world

The Breakout franchise is making a full return, with Atari announcing Breakout Beyond, developed by Choice Provisions (the studio behind BIT.TRIP).
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/atari-announced-breakout-beyond-a-fresh-spin-on-the-classic-from-the-devs-of-bit-trip/

GamingOnLinux · Feb 4Atari announced Breakout Beyond, a fresh spin on the classic from the devs of BIT.TRIPBy Liam Dawe

#Steam #Upcoming #Arcade

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**Josh Renaud** @kirkman@digipres.club · Jan 29 *

Jan 29 *

Josh Renaud @kirkman@digipres.club

From floppy disks sent that Witte to me, I was also able to recover a copy of Flower's previously unreleased Atari ST puzzle/platform game he created in GFA BASIC titled "Dark Fortress".

You can download and play this "new" game today on your Atari ST or emulator!

https://breakintochat.com/blog/2020/06/04/unearthed-dark-fortress-for-the-atari-st/

The title screen for "Dark Fortress" shows a stony castle seen from a low angle. The background is a dark cloudy sky. The castle itself has a large open door. Clusters of thorny plants line the ground in front of the castle.

This screen capture shows a level from the game "Dark Fortress."

#atari #atarist #gamedev

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**Josh Renaud** @kirkman@digipres.club · Jan 29 *

Jan 29 *

Josh Renaud @kirkman@digipres.club

Witte and Flower met through their local Atari users group -- "Central Utah STar Group" -- in Orem, Utah. Flower had submitted NEOchrome art with "swirling purple clouds and stuff", which caught Witte's attention.

They teamed up on Thieves Guild, and then years later they formed "Mythyn Interactive" to develop the MMORPG "Linkrealms."

I interviewed them during the 2020 pandemic year.

https://breakintochat.com/blog/2020/09/15/paul-witte-and-herb-flower-creators-of-thieves-guild/

#atari #atarist #bbs

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**Josh Renaud** @kirkman@digipres.club · Jan 29 *

Jan 29 *

Josh Renaud @kirkman@digipres.club

Thieves Guild is a little-known but truly amazing BBS game.

Paul Witte and his friend Herb Flower produced physical feelies that users could buy, like a parchment-style world map.

They also created a graphical front-end client with fantastic pixel art. I have never found another BBS game with such amazing, detailed graphics.

https://breakintochat.com/blog/2020/09/15/thieves-guild-memories/

Animated title screen for the Thieves Guild front-end client. Features a flickering torch that slowly burns a hole in a banner. And a series of runes transforms into English letters.

Hand-drawn map shows the world of Thieves' Guild.

#atari #atarist #bbs

**Josh Renaud** @kirkman@digipres.club · Jan 29 *

Jan 29 *

Josh Renaud @kirkman@digipres.club

A few years ago, I curated and published the "Mythyn source code repository." You should check it out!

https://github.com/Kirkman/mythyn-archive

It's a collection of BBS door software, written primarily by Paul Witte, including ...

• Two versions of the unique Atari ST BBS game "Thieves Guild"

• An incomplete/early demo of the graphical Thieves Guild front-end client

• A previously unpublished PC port of Thieves Guild

• Other Atari ST BBS doors

This is a screen capture of the title screen for "Thieves Guild". The words "Thieves Guild" are rendered as ASCII art. Some parts of the text have been made red or green using VT-52 color codes.

#atari #atarist #bbs

**Tanatoes** @Tanatoes@chinwag.org · Jan 27

Jan 27

Tanatoes @Tanatoes@chinwag.org

Hey groupmind - I am looking to buy two long out of print reference books but do not want to give any money to Jeff Bezos. Does anybody have a line on a decent copy of De Re Atari or Mapping the Atari? Please boost for visibility. #retrocomputing #atari

**Lovebyte Demoparty** @lovebyteparty@graphics.social · Jan 26

Jan 26

Lovebyte Demoparty @lovebyteparty@graphics.social

Lovebyte 2025, ultimate online sizecoding festival.

Feb 15-16 on Discord & Twitch!

Theme 2025 is, "Blind Date," all entries are shown anonymously - admire the creations before knowing the creators!

Compete in #sizecoding intros (32-1024 bytes), graphics, #bytebeat music, #nanogames, wild showcase and more.

Enjoy #seminars, #Bytejam, DJ sets, introshows, and more. From retro platforms like #Atari, #Commodore & #ZX #Spectrum to modern systems, everyone’s welcome!

https://lovebyte.party