Rob Caporetto

Rob Caporetto

@robcap.bsky.social

Australian, 40-something (he/him) coder of Games & Stuff until the Industry took an Arrow to the Knee. Looking for what's next, whilst making vids on old games & more. Here for connections, not shitposts. Check it all out: linktr.ee/hellfire64

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Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

Dived into some code for the first time in a month (I know, I know). Mainly did a little tidy up of a bunch of util scripts (so they don't get included in builds), and also set up some stuff for versioning (grab the hash on build, and include it on the main menu).

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

Should be ready to tackle a few things based on feedback I got from when I demoed at IGDAM last month. (Which I'm hoping will be enough to solidify the core loop - so I can make plans for further production!)

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Nyek London
@stupidhoroscope.bsky.social

I don’t know how people could say that programming and art are completely different disciplines when both workflows involve going ‘This will never work, I’m a failure’, changing one thing, then thinking you might be the smartest person alive

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

Got a good handle on editing the next vid. Though not sure when I'll have it 100% ready, as there's some bits I need to do which need a small trip out of the house… …and I'm not quite at the stage of my recovery from this medical stuff where that's possible.

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

What stings is that I had a little too much hopium that today might have been the day when my recovery was at the point that things would change for the better… alas. Kinda bummed out because I don't want to miss some social shit coming up (I'm already missing out on something this week).

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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃
@caseyexplosion.bsky.social

It always comes back to this for me; if AI was so good, such a disclosure would be a selling point. If AI was everything these slop jockeys said it was, they should be proud to let people know their game was AI made. But the proof is in the pudding, and they can't stand that people don't want it.

Kim Hu@kim-hu.com

I can't believe he's still at it, it's been days

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

You know it. Why would I choose to use a technology which enriches horrible oligarchs. That contributes to wrecking the economy. One which is built off stolen labour, and causes environmental distress and works to destroy folks' cognitive functions.

Mega Knockdown@megaknockdown.com

RT if you don't use AI for coding

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

Seeing I won’t have a video for y’all this month, just a bump on the last few I’ve done that you might want to catch up on if you haven’t caught them! Like my look at the utterly rad Razing Core on the SMS.

Rob Caporetto@robcap.bsky.social

NEW VIDEO TIME! It's been a while since we've seen a modern shmup which manages to push the limits of its target platform, but @badcomputer.bsky.social's Razing Core for the Master System is absolutely one which sits amongst the greats on that machine! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzjsfD…

youtube.comRazing Core (Sega Master System) - Raising the Core of Quality for 8-Bit Shmupping!● Buy Razing Core (ROM): https://badcomputer0.itch.io/razing-coreIt's been a while since we've seen a modern shmup which manages to push the limits of its ta...
Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

Every time I discover a cool looking project, i check it and either confirm it’s slopped, or don’t but feel suspicious. The fact this is now my default behaviour is draining af. I’m tired of feeling this way, and so I feel this article in my bones oh so much. OH. SO. MUCH. 😭

Aftermath@aftermath.site

Every single hobby I love has has been infected by slopped up and unserious software. It's exhausting. aftermath.site/ai-slop-hobbie...

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

Spent a little time with the Queen's Domain demo to distract from some mood business, and I'd already been looking forward to the full release, but really clicked with it and even more looking forward to it next weekend. store.steampowered.com/app/4081520/...

store.steampowered.comQueen's Domain Demo on SteamA retro-fantasy action RPG with brutal combat and traversal-focused exploration. Embark on a quest to find your father who disappeared on the mysterious Isle of Neasied, where sinister forces gather, ...
Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

Reflecting a bit on the BioWare closure, and I have some big feels (outside of the private equity ruining things and late stage capitalism stuff). Like, Mass Effect holds a bit spot in my heart 'cause it was the first time I feel I experienced a proper Space Opera in game form.

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

Sure, there were other games which had elements of it in their stories, but they never felt as grand as the Mass Effect trilogy did. Plus, while other games did character transfer stuff, it was ME where it truly felt special for me. Even with the ups & downs, it's such a special series for me.

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

Man this sucks. Another bunch of devs fed to the chopping block ('cause the megacorp has to save money thanks to the private buyout), and a storied icon now torn down. 😢

RPG Site@rpgsite.net

EA is shutting down BioWare. The next Mass Effect has been canceled: https://www.rpgsite.net/news/21611-bioware-shutting-down-ea-job-cuts-mass-effect-canceled

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XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION
@xenotilt.bsky.social

⚡ LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN ⚡ XENOTILT is 40% OFF on Steam — face-melting hostile pinball: 9-ball multiball, nightmarish bosses & twin-turret firepower. $19.99 → $11.99 ⚡ Ends November 3 store.steampowered.com/app/2008980/... #pinball #indiegame #bullethell

store.steampowered.comSave 40% on XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION on SteamLIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN!! XENOTILT, the sequel to the cult hit, DEMON'S TILT. Get ready for another PINBALL FANTASY. XENOTILT shreds the envelope with face-melting gameplay & graphics.
Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

Can't deny I've been feeling a bit of the old ennui this week. Not really being able to leave the house (because of some post-surgery business), and feeling a little worried about whether I'm actually going to be able to go to some social things I'm really looking forward to kinda stings.

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

But at least there's a first draft of the next video's script, which won't appear until early next month, but at least it's in progress. Gotta get myself on the metaphorical horse again to work on the game, but man, missing MIGW really took the wind out of the sails on that front.

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

"Waiting Mode" is the blurst. Waiting for the call to confirm when I'm getting my daily check-up by the med staff, and until I get it, I can't crank myself into doing stuff which needs heavy focus (ie. code, script stuff or whatever). Hate spinning my gears like this.

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Ed Zitron
@edzitron.com

Free newsletter: In July, Apollo Economist Torsten Slok said that "AI better work out, or we have a problem." Facing ever-growing high-interest debt, negative-EBITDA AI labs and $200bn+ in warehoused GPUs, that's exactly what the AI industry has. www.wheresyoured.at/ai-had-bette...

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Marc Normandin
@marcnormandin.bsky.social

Toaplan's Slap Fight didn't have a huge production run or the success of the likes of Tiger-Heli or Truxton. It's an important game in the studio's history, though, that combined ideas from its existing work with that of Gradius, B-Wings, and more, and is available once again in the present.

retroxp.beehiiv.comPast meets present: Slap FightToaplan's second STG went sci-fi, loaded up on secrets, and influenced their designs of the future, as well.

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Jess Zammit
@jesszam.bsky.social

I love my beautiful soft gay future typewriter

Player2.net.au@player2au.bsky.social

Joining the ranks of Player 2 team members singing the praises of the EPOMAKER keyboard range is @jesszam.bsky.social who has become a big fan of the striking EPOMAKER Glyph. It's visually the weirdest, so obviously the one she wanted to try the most Her review: www.player2.net.au/2026/10/epom...

player2.net.auEPOMAKER Glyph Keyboard Review – Back to the Future | Player2.net.auEPOMAKER Glyph Keyboard Review - Back to the Future As someone who usually does their typing on the built-in keyboard of a gaming laptop, it takes a special keyboard to get me to want to modify my who...
Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

Applied for a role at a small dev firm. First interview went badly, but the agency I applied through got me a second chance interview. Did alright enough with that for a 2 week trial, and halfway through day 2, they canned me.

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Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

The cherry on top was a few weeks later when I got a letter in the post basically asking if I was owed anything from the agency… …as it turns out they'd gone bust. (Thankfully I got my money for that day and a half of work) It's the big reason why I don't trust recruiters.

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

…though at least in the before times, I used to be able to land stuff regularly. But who knows now with how messed up everything is. Can't deny that I feel like a broken machine as a result of it all of late.

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

I'm not a gigantic pinball aficionado, but a bunch of tables I dig the most had Ritchie's touch on them. Certainly a well-earned retirement if you ask me after such a long career.

Steve Lin@stevelin.bsky.social

Whoa Steve Ritchie just announced his retirement. I mean, well deserved and I hope he is able to really lean into it. Incredible career with so many iconic pinball designs. Thank you for endless hours of fun! 🫡 www.knapparcade.com/blog/legenda...

knapparcade.comLegendary Designer Steve Ritchie Announces RetirementBREAKING NEWS: This evening at 9:42 PM Central Time, the legendary pinball designer Steve Ritchie announced his retirement from the coin-op industry....

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Hewso
@hewso.bsky.social

You know that horror movie, Smile? Well my smile was bigger after playing this at PAX....

Player2.net.au@player2au.bsky.social

Throw your horns up, folks: Stage Tour is coming, and @hewso.bsky.social fell in love with it on the #PAXAUS show floor. www.player2.net.au/2026/10/rock...

player2.net.auRocking on the PAX Show Floor: Stage Tour Hands-on | Player2.net.auRocking on the PAX Show Floor: Stage Tour Hands-on It was the first day of PAX Aus. Being a member of the media, every year on this day we get an hour before the public to run through the exhibition h...
Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

I don’t wanna gatekeep, but programming is meant to be hard. It’s meant to be a damn process which involves plenty of thought and planning to build software, or libraries which can be maintained down the line. Throwing your hands up and letting the slop machine handle it does not guarantee quality.

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

I dread to think of how much code for we’re going to get over the next few years from things coded in this way. I dread the technical debt we will all have to repay from such short-sighted visions to line the pockets of a bunch of oligarch cunts. No wonder people increasingly hate tech.

Rob Caporetto
@robcap.bsky.social

Shouldn't be much of a surprise based on the last few days, but I'm not going to have a video ready for this month thanks to all the distractions. (And will be pausing payments on Patreon as a result for those paying supporters as a result…) www.patreon.com/robc/posts/no-…

patreon.comNo Video This Month - A Quick Update | Rob Caporettotl;dr: No video for month, and will be pausing things so paying Patrons aren't charged for October. Hey folks, Now for those who want a litt