Michael Fitzmayer

Hi, my name is Michael and I am developing homebrew software for the Nokia N-Gage. I am currently working on a PICO-8 emulator. Sounds fun? Just follow me. 🤓 #NGageSDK

Another update on this, close to final. Created the nebula background on Inkscape, the planets are just spherized textures on CS6 and the title and the van are models in Blender. #retrogaming #indiedev bsky.app/profile/gold...

With the #ngage update I closed the circle, #ps1, #saturn, #n64, #dreamcast and #3do are all running on the latest version of the engine. Now I will fix a few more bugs and work on opening the patreon hopefully before the end of September #indiedev #retrogaming

Has anyone ever documented that Game Boy Player frame #13 contains tiny text listing the staff who made it? My attempt at a transcription is in the alt text.

This is the #ngage running the latest engine update. Before the latest round of improvements fps would hoover around 10-15 fps, now they range from 18-28 fps (1/4). #indiedev #retrogaming

Going back to basics, and hand drawing the textures I need for the Dreamcast's newest tactical RPG Gael Force. Yes, in fact this is getting the best results. #dreamcast #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn #tacticleRPG

OK guys, the #FujiNet for #Intellivision bring-up thread has started. forums.atariage.com/topic/392009...

I’ve seen this marketing stunt where devs slap an asset from game X into an “engine” on platform B and claim, X running on B! So on that subject... We got Super Mario 64 for #3do at home !!! #indiedev #retrogaming (1/3)

OpenMW v2.0 gives Morrowind on PS Vita a serious upgrade: higher FPS, fewer crashes, faster loading and fixed maps. A smoother handheld experience that finally feels ready for longer sessions. #PSVita #OpenMW #RetroGaming

Eric Graham’s 1987 Amiga Juggler raytracer (Part 2): Porting to SDL #gamedev #amiga #gamedevelopment #indiedev

So this morning I made a Wing Commander ship viewer, and this afternoon I made a Civilization 1 map maker/viewer. This is crazy.

My old DKC Advance restoration tool has been rewritten to fully support the sequels. DKC2 and DKC3 Advance colors can be restored at last.

Getting somewhere.

It holds up! #ps1 version running at 640x240. I didn’t have to do much other than rearranging the VRAM. I’m using the dual shock sticks to move the player/cam. Even though my tv is mid (and recording is terrible), all these consoles look so much better on it. Next stop #n64 (1/2)

Just in case someone's wondering how I intend to output video.

It now lives on GitHub. Feel free to contribute! github.com/ngagesdk/N-V...

Wow!👀 Check out this crazy impressive #gameBoy port of Celeste -> joshop.itch.io/celeste-game...

It’s Now Imperative That You Copy That Floppy

Thanks to SDL3 officially adding DOS support there's now a fully functioning port of "Lego Island" (1997) for DOS! github.com/isledecomp/i...

Part of my "picking up old unfinished projects before starting any new ones" series (part X): let's build an open source/open hardware video out solution for the Nokia N-Gage. github.com/ngagesdk/N-V...

Got it running at 30 fps throughout the hole level. If you are interested on the technical details here is another wall of text: pastebin.com/VyyAa1Hs Running on a stock #saturn Some glitches left, but those are easy fix. Now I can finally move to #ps1 #retrogaming #indiedev

youtu.be/F9MLpuvPDio?...

Where @schurt3r.bsky.social, a “technically ignorant” reporter pretending to cover cybersecurity, makes a fool of himself by claiming an application causes a Windows kernel OOM youtube.com/watch?v=AA65...

Premier 11, a lost Atomiswave game was acquired and dumped then converted to run on Dreamcast! A lost football game released during the World Cup...gotta love that! youtu.be/FcUa7iPEW1c

Hi! I'm looking to speak to anyone who is finding ways to resist/work around mandatory AI usage policies at work. Mostly games industry-related, but happy to speak to anyone adjacent as well! Published quotes can of course be anon if desired. DM me here or email at luke@aftermath.site, thanks!

Currently upgrading the forum phpBB to the latest version. See: www.aikido.dev/blog/phpbb-a...

Presenting FFFFTT--(F)ast (F)ourier (T)ransform (T)esting--captured from my Sega Dreamcast! github.com/meisei4/fffftt Real-time digital signal visualization demos--including CD audio playback support--with SH4 accelerated FFTs by yours-truly! #retrogaming #dsp #math #graphics #gamedev

OMG Ultima might be coming back. tech.yahoo.com/gaming/artic...

N-gage news from the last few years. - a modern SDK was developed by @mupf.dev This allows modern game developmehttand porting. github.com/ngagesdk

My biggest editing client has officially replaced me with an LLM, meaning I am now functionally unemployed. If any of you need a proofreader or copy editor and value having a human being who can tell right from wrong doing the job, let me know?

This site uses "AI-collaborators" to regurgitate articles and steal images without permission.

"Come to watch me dip my hands into Chocolate Doom, but stay to hear my dog Clementine sigh deeply because I'm porting games and not playing with her. :)" www.patreon.com/icculus/post...

opn8.de open8 now has its very own website!

By default the player totally controls the camera, but I've implemented an option to pick how much do you want the camera to move behind the player (recorded on stock #saturn) (1/2) #retrogaming #indiedev

open8 now has CI pipelines for FreeBSD, MS-DOS, Emscripten, Haiku OS, Linux, Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita, PSP, PS2, RISC OS, SEGA Dreamcast, and of course the Nokia N-Gage. How? I asked for cross-platform support and SDL3 responded with: "yes, all of them."

Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.

To test the portability of my PICO-8 emulator open8, I tried running it on DOS. Surprisingly, it wasn't that much work to get it going. @dosnostalgic.bsky.social

It's been a while ever since I worked on open8, but I definitely made some good progress today. Even Celeste seems to work now, at least to some extend. github.com/ngagesdk/open8

Progress on Jet: "tiny, dependency-free, fixed-function 3D rasteriser written in modern C++17. It is designed to run on low-performance embedded hardware" github.com/CubeCoders/Jet #retrodev #esp32 #coding #programming #demoscene #embedded #GraphicsProgramming

SDL 2.0 is now officially deprecated in favor of SDL 3.0: discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-2-0-fu...

After finishing my last project, I reached out to the rights holder and received a respectful, friendly cease-and-desist letter. I don't feel bad about it; I learned a lot along the way. One lesson stood out: it's often better to pick up an old project than to start yet another new one. So I did!

"This Is The Most Evil Mega Drive Game" - Developer Kai Magazine Software Accused Of Using Stolen Artwork.

"Game of Tobi" has taken on the daunting and quite ambitious task of porting #SuperMario 64 to the #GBA And not just an approximation, but an actual conversion that used the official source code from the original #N64 game Full Video: youtu.be/g3DFJanCuzo #homebrew #retrogaming #gameboy #Mario

Now that The Mario Galaxy Movie is on streaming services, I bought it and made a watchable VHS version for my collection. I recycled a Star Trek Voyager tape, which was just the right length. I then put the box art together based on the official DVD box art, and old VHS movies.

@mikejmika.bsky.social Hey Mike, quick one: I’ve got a very specific question about Rifts: Promise of Power from your time at Backbone. Would you be open to a DM? Totally understand if not.

GBAtoPy - #GameBoyAdvance Rom #Python transpiler https://daniele.tech/2026/05/gbatopy-gameboy-advance-rom-python-transpiler/ #retrogaming

The #Mario series was no stranger to bootlegs back in the #NES days One very well-known example is " #SuperMario Bros 6. " a simple asset flip that put Mario into Tiny Toon Adventures "Kensuyjin_33" has now taken this concept to the ultimate level and perfected it! #retrovision #romhacking #gaming

should i port our new puzzle game #masuku to #playdate #gamedev #puzzlegame #indiegame

2e et dernier jour au Geek Life Lorient ! Si vous passez dans le coin, venez découvrir de nouveaux jeux #NES homebrew et tester Geek Life Le Jeu 😍 On vous attend ! #NES #homebrew #retrogaming #nesdev #indiegames #GeekLife