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The science fiction series Pluribus came out last year, but I only watched the first few episodes of the first season very recently. I enjoyed watching, and found the show thought provoking and refreshingly different. I really wanted to talk to someone about the show, but I didn t want to spoil the episodes that I [ ] The post A conversation with AI about AI first appeared on csanyk.com .
While playing the Jeb-Yoshi s Legend of Zelda remake over the weekend, I accidentally discovered that the way the game-save system works is subtly different from the original NES version of the game. In the NES original, when you die, you have the option to Continue With Save, or Continue Without Save. When you save, your [ ] The post AI hallucination in the wild first appeared on csanyk.com .
Earlier this week, the world marked the 40th Anniversary of the release of the first Legend of Zelda game, appropriately titled: The Legend of Zelda. An unofficial fan remake by some guy named Jeb got a little bit of attention as a result of this. I downloaded it and started playing it. It s pretty good. [ ] The post Legend of Zelda 40th, Jeb-Yoshi’s fan remake review first appeared on csanyk.com…
Over a decade ago, I kicked in $15 to fund a documentary film about early the phone hacker known as Joybubbles. After making goal, the project updated a few times, and then when quiet for a good three years. I didn t mind the loss of $15; all I d bought was an acknowledgement in the credits, [ ] The post Joybubbles Documentary to screen at Sundance first appeared on csanyk.com .
Looks like Atari has been busy this year. About a year ago, Atari announced that they had acquired the IP rights to Intellivision, as a result of the collapse of the Amico project. Last week, Atari announced the Intellivision Sprint, a mini console similar in concept to the 2600+ and 7800+ mini consoles. It is [ ] The post Atari releases Intellivision Sprint, 10 more homebrew titles through Atari…
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America. I don t remember the day particularly. It was not a big occasion at all. The NES only saw limited test market release at first. The video game crash of 83 had retailers wary of the risk of rapidly depreciating [ ] The post 40 Years of NES first appeared on csanyk.com .
David Crane and Audacity Games have announced their next Atari 2600 release, Rescue From Poseidon s Gate. Ordering goes live October 22, 2025. A standard and collector s edition will be available. The demo video shows a game where you control a deep sea diver in a old fashioned diving suit, apparently to perform an underwater rescue. [ ] The post Audacity Games announce Rescue From Poseidon’s Gate…
In 2023, Atari Age pulled products from their store in a clean-up of IP-risk, removing homage games from talented homebrew developers who technically did not own the trademarks for the original works their games were based on. Improved versions of Pac Man, and other classic games, were removed from the store, an apparent precursor to [ ] The post Atari Age announce plethora of new homebrew Atari…
The Mega Man 2 Quilt Project. In 201X, a Mega Man fan on reddit posted photos of an amazing hand-made quilt, using the Stage Select screen from Mega Man 2. For years I wished that I could make such a quilt. In 2023, I asked my friend Melissa if she could help me with the [ ] The post Mega Man 2 Quilt first appeared on csanyk.com .
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 2017, the year Metroid: Dread released, that would [ ] The post Yars Rising trailer looks “Dread”-fully Metroidvaniac first appeared on…