A compilation of classic arcade deaths, arranged to an 8-bit-style cover of "Mad World".
The music is a cover of Mad World, by Tears for Fears. You can buy the original here. Here's an MP3 of the remix used in the video]
Classic arcade game deaths
Emulation legend Near reported dead
Near, who created the bsnes and higan game emulators, reportedly took their own life Sunday. Bsnes, first released in 20104, was among the early apps that made emulation accessible to gamers and nontechnical users. The retrogaming obsession they kickstarted went from piracy to the admiralty in record time, reinvigorating a videogame business that had abandoned… READ THE REST
Play Death Trash's gloriously meaty, pukey, nasty demo
Death Trash is a forthcoming indie game by Crafting Legends soon to enter early access, and a ~2 hour demo is out now for Windows, MacOS and Linux. It's an incredible post-apocalyptic grotesque, a perfectly-crafted missing link between the original Fallout games and modern action RPGs with almost no unnecessary moving parts. And it's absolutely… READ THE REST
Web-based Civilization games
Statebuilder is a Civ-like game designed from the ground-up to play on the web (which I just learned you can play Freeciv itself on, too). I fear my morning is in grave jeopardy of disappearing without trace. Hate playing games on the web? Unciv looks like the most current offline Civlike game (in terms of… READ THE REST
The Aeva hydroponic grow system is holistic, eco-friendly, classy, and artistic all at once
For centuries, humans have grown food under one basic principle: so long as the ground is fertile, we can produce and thrive. The viability of soil for growing food crops and other basic necessities is universal and has guided choices about where people should settle, which communities grew and which were abandoned, and set the… READ THE REST
The Aqualite combines a solar lantern, power bank, water purifier, and more for $23
If you're a sucker for cool, Swiss Army knife-style items that can handle a half-dozen different functions with equal brilliance and efficiency, here's a new outdoor curio that definitely should join your EDC collection. The Aqualite looks like a water jug. And in the spirit of transparency, it is a water jug. However, the Aqualite… READ THE REST
This $20 training covers skills for modern web developers beyond HTML and CSS
Back in the old days, if you wanted to learn to build a website, you started with basics like HTML and CSS. They're still important today, but the world expects more from every web page and app, so only sticking to the meat-and-potatoes fundamentals isn't enough anymore. You need to know PHP. And databases. And… READ THE REST
