Author: Jack Slater
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Dustin “Crusader” Reyes
Dustin Reyes passed away on Tuesday, the 8th of August 2023. We first met about 23 years ago on IRC in the #loki channel to discuss Linux games. Dustin let me work with him on LinuxGames.com a few months later, then we co-hosted the LinuxGames.com podcast, and both attended QuakeCon in 2008. Dustin was a…
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A Mini X68000Z from Zuiki is Early On and Impressive
Spook has this incredible breakdown of the X68000Z by Zuiki, Inc. it’s a new miniature version of a classic part of computing and gaming history, the Sharp X68000 home computer that used various Motorola CPUs and played a collection of arcade games and more. The X68000 has always been a bit of a mystery to…
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We Love Katamari ReRoll + Royal Reverie Out Now on Consoles + Windows
I want to roll you up into my life.
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The 2023 10th European Tramdriver Championship Live Now
In Oradea, Romania the European Tramdriver Championship has just started. There are teams from all over Europe and the silliest competitions to see who has the best team. As I said last year: Each challenge is clearly designed to demonstrate a complete understanding of how to drive safely and with care for the passengers and…
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Global Inaction Against COVID-19 has Orphaned Estimated 10.5 Million Children
The collaborative commissioned a 2021 report, Hidden Pain, which provided some of the first concrete details on children orphaned by covid-19. To date, there are at least 10.5 million of these children worldwide, with studies showing that the burden has fallen heaviest on low income nations. One report in May 2022 revealed that an estimated…