Chris Sanyk    The Mega Man Quilt Project. In X, a Mega Man fan on reddit posted photos of an amazing hand made quilt, using the Stage Select screen from Mega Man . For years I wished that I could make such a quilt. In , I asked my friend Melissa if she could help me with the The post Mega Man ...

Chris Sanyk    Atari dropped a trailer for a new game in the Yars’ Revenge series, Yars Rising. The game seems to be primarily in the Metroidvania genre, with a heavy Metroid: Dread influence. It looks competent, yet uninspired. Had Atari been ready to launch the VCS with this in , the year Metroid: Dread...

Chris Sanyk    The website Romhacking.net announced that after years they are shutting down operations. This is, without exaggeration, probably the worst video gaming news that I’ve read in the last years. The good news is that they have turned over the content of the website to the Internet Archive, where...

Chris Sanyk    I’ve spent about minutes in Leap Year so far, and it’s one of the stranger platformer games I’ve played. The game’s tagline, A clumsy platformer, clues you into what to expect. The jump mechanic is unique among platformers, in that your default jump is generally fatal to yourself. Fall height...

Chris Sanyk    I first encountered Daniel Linssen through Ludum Dare more than years ago. He was using GameMaker and created a wonderful platformer called Javel ein. Linssen has gone on to make many other games, all of which are amazing. He has quite a knack for design and for coming up with interesting and...

Chris Sanyk    I thought I would try asking Bing’s AI for help in finding a good bathroom sink. A huge problem with the search is that the manufacturers and or retailers don’t provide consistent, accurate, complete data on dimensions. If you’re lucky, there’s an drafting diagram showing precisely all the relevant...

Chris Sanyk    Boulderdash was a classic early s videogame. I remember seeing advertisements for it, but I don’t think I ever had a chance to play it. It was available on many platforms, and for some reason I think it was more popular on personal computers of the day DOS, Apple , Commodore, Atari, Amiga ...

Chris Sanyk    Atari SA announced that it has purchased the Intellivision brand and certain games . What is Atari getting exactly It looks like Atari intend to bring the Amico console to market. That’s a surprising decision, considering that they are now supporting the Atari VCS and Atari systems. It...

Chris Sanyk    In , I backed a project on Kickstarter for a video game called Meifumado. I donated , the cheapest level to get a copy of the game when it was finished. It looked promising. The graphics were pixel art, very detailed and it looked great. The combat animation reminded me of Shank, mixed with...

Chris Sanyk    How many years ago was it A lifetime, I guess. There used to be a little hacker conference that happened once a year in Cleveland, Ohio, called Notacon. The first time I heard about it was the second year it was held, and so I attended. I was just starting out in my IT career, The post Eulogy...