Stephen Illingworth

I like to think of my hobby as a fishing pond. We quietly fish together, occasionally nodding to each other and sagely sharing information about the best fishing spots. At the end of the day we compare our fish and let them back into the pond. #atari2600 #ai #programming 1/2

"A distinctively British approach to artificial intelligence"

Improved AtariVox emulation in Gopher2600 #atari2600 AtariVox speech has been in the emulator for a while but it relied on an external installation of Festival This is a new SpeakJet emulation donated by Andrew Davie github.com/JetSetIlly/S... Nightly binaries available github.com/JetSetIlly/G...

I've just posted a new blog article with some thoughts about coding agents. In particular, I examine the plausibility of using domestic hardware for agent work. jetsetilly.github.io/Gopher2600-B...

Dennis Villeneuve should make silent movies.

Mine is Wargames. Also starring Dabney Coleman.

First few minutes of the Indiana Jones game and I come across a reflecting pool. What are the odds?

Playing ATARI music on Amiga for free! #gamedevelopment #gamedev #amiga #indiedev

@kerrr.bsky.social

I loved ripping music modules from #Amiga demos and games and I've often wondered what a ripper would look like for the #Atari2600 It's very difficult to do on the 2600 because of the lack of standard formats. But I think I've found a way. www. youtube.com/watch?v=FH6rUfhU4sM

The quoted post reminds of this clip. Always worth a watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEk6...

My potions are too strong for you, traveler

Just three days to go before it's four weeks until the Month of May #IndyCar

ZeroPage Homebrew is hosting a LIVE video interview tomorrow with Zachary Scolaro (ZackAttack) to talk all about PXE/ELF/Chameleon game development for the Atari 2600 & 7800! Fri Mar 27, 2026 | LIVE @ 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 8PM GMT WATCH LIVE: twitch.tv/zeropagehome...

If #indycar is wrestling then #f1 is professional wrestling. Still entertaining if you buy into the kayfabe though.

Completed the survey for "Growing up in the online world: a national consultation" put out by gov.uk. It's disturbing to me that the survey presumes that there is a technological solution to the problem. There is no good technological solution that prevents children accessing services they shouldn't

How does this not fit the biblical definition of necromancy and witchcraft which last I checked is punishable by damnation

Serious question: I'm reading breathless testimonies from dozens and dozens of people on various tech forums, saying how they're writing applications quicker than ever before using generative AI (Claude, etc.) Where are these applications?

Strange radio show on #Radio4Extra. Classics read by an AI.

Reclining on my Oofah Deckchair

Now listening to #gentlegiant. Underrated band #prog "Three Friends" is awesome

Watching the coverage of preseason testing #F1. Very excited for the addition of roundabouts this year

Anticipating the delivery of my new PC is like the feeling one has when waiting to start a new job. I've got my install USB stick ready. I have a stick with backups of all the files I want to have immediate access to. Clean underpants. Packed lunch. And my bus fare home.

Absolutely massive #darts match tonight. Very exciting.

Gridlock: a lovely version of a Rush Hour sliding-block style game for the #Atari2600, by the irrepressible Andrew Davie champ.games/f/champ-game...

Ahh 😊The purr of a CD burner running at 32x

I have the unfortunate news to relay that ZeroPage Homebrew is shutting down after almost eight years. MORE INFO: forums.atariage.com/topic/276956...

My new desktop wallpaper. A reminder to myself to never give my wicket away like this #cricket

Cheaper than Cheep is a great live album but not cheap.

I like the internet, but I don't feel the need to carry access to it around in my pocket. I want to live an uncomplicated life in peace. Is that really too much to ask?

Andrew Davie has done some brilliant work for the #Atari2600 over the years and recently he's been pushing the envelope with games for ARM based cartridges. Check them out on his message board for 2600 enthusiasts woodgrain.taswegian.com/index.php

v0.3.0 of a new Atari 7800 emulator. Not everything is supported yet (eg. no POKEY) but accuracy seems good and performance is okay I think github.com/JetSetIlly/t...

v0.50.0 of Gopher2600 (nearly half way finished) #atari2600 Lots of changes in this release. Also thanks to Trebor for taking the time to work through his ROM collection. Surprisingly few issues. github.com/JetSetIlly/G...

Another release of Gopher2600 the #atari2600 emulator for the discerning developer. github.com/JetSetIlly/G...

Generative AI has helped me to understand why, in Star Wars, the droids seem to have personalities but are generally bad at whatever they're supposed to be programmed to do, and everyone is tired of their shit and constantly tells them to shut up

To paraphrase the Minority Report, this government project has pre-failed. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

I'm very pleased about this. I love bell bottoms. Getting mine out of mothballs TODAY.

If you like a tasty and uncomplicated #biscuit then I recommend Le Petit Beurre. I've eaten lots. What more proof do you need.

I'm disappointed that Ollie Pope doesn't come out of the pavilion in a puff of white smoke #cricket

Reading Daniel Clowes' Monica. I love everything about it!

Catching up on the snooker. It's amazing that Ronnie O'Sullivan is now the youngest person to ever win the UK Championship and also the oldest person to win the UK Championship. I don't think there's another sport with a comparable statistic.

Another version of Gopher2600. This version boasts full emulation of the ARM FPU and a significant improvement to performance for the new "ELF" cartridge type github.com/JetSetIlly/G... Say a big 'hello' to Yang and Tex #atari2600 (courtesy of ZackAttack)