Games
[ Dec 18 2025 ]

64 Pixel Fonts: Cave’s CV1000 Games

Some of Cave’s most memorable – and expensive – games ran on hardware that didn’t do much, but did it very well. And it had fonts! Oh, so many fonts.





Games
[ Nov 23 2025 ]

N64 and Aleck64 Controllers

A quick dive into the Aleck64 and how it differs from the Nintendo64, including a look at the controller pinouts and cartridge adaptors.





Games
[ Nov 15 2025 ]

Ripping Fonts from MAME

Back in 2009 I wrote a short guide to ripping arcade fonts from MAME. It is reposted here, in case this is a thing you want to do.





Games
[ Nov 7 2025 ]

Groovy MiSTer Setup Tips

After getting my Groovy MiSTer system set up, I needed to tweak some stuff to make it super awesome. Read on for the details.





Games
[ Nov 4 2025 ]

Groovy MiSTer Install Guide

I recently set up a Groovy MiSTer system and found that none of the guides quite covered everything I needed to know, so I wrote another one!





Uncategorized
[ Oct 22 2025 ]

Updating Old Games

Talking about game 16 bit game hacking: updating the PC Engine SuperGrafx versions of Street Fighter 2, Ghouls n Ghosts, and drawing graphics the Neo Geo way.





Games
[ Oct 9 2025 ]

Remaking Street Fighter

Back in 2008 two fans were updating the already awesome PC Engine version of Capcom’s Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition. I interviewed them at the time.





Personal
[ Sep 27 2025 ]

On Dementia

According to an article on the ABC News site today, dementia is the leading cause of death in Australia as of 2025. And according to my father’s doctors, he has dementia, as of last weekend. On Saturday, dad was a functioning human being. He’d driven himself and his wife to a small town a few […]





Personal
[ Jun 2 2025 ]

The Thing About Space Is

Being stuck in space is good for thinking. About space.





Uncategorized
[ Jun 2 2025 ]

Just a Little Bit Early

A small tale where jumping the lights gets the algorithm’s attention.





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