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It’s interesting to consider the longevity and usefulness of a device dependent upon a network. A Mac SE still maintains the same capabilities it had back in the late 80s. A Nintendo Wii is only marginally hampered with most of its network services disabled. But a modern phone is practically useless without a network. We’ll see how the current generation of game consoles fare in the future once their app stores shut down, essentially since so many games require downloads.
Upscaling classic Sierra adventure games:
There are many elements which make Codename: ICEMAN a challenging and frustrating, especially the RNG elements in the combat sequences. However, there is a way to avoid fighting the Alpha submarine by diving down to 2300 feet and then do...NOTHING. Just sit there, let all of the torpedoes miss, and eventually the Alpha sub will leave. Far easier than spending several antagonizing hours in a randomized fight. #Sierra #retrogaming #iceman
This is absolutely amazing that someone managed to port Mac OS X to the Wii. This warms my geeky little heart.
https://bryankeller.github.io/2026/04/08/porting-mac-os-x-nintendo-wii.html
It's not easy, and it took a couple of attempts, but I have achieved a perfect score of 350 points in Colossal Cave 3D. The last time I played this game, I was 5 points short, I might have taken the instructions at the start of the game.
Along with the suite of Apple 26.5 updates, there were also patch updates to the older versions of iOS.
Finally got the last of the achievements in Colossal Cave 3D. Getting the proper order for the "Who's That?" achievement was a bit tricky, even though I've had the right idea in the past how to trigger it.
More info on this achievement: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2947138660
Trying out the Season 2 games on the Playdate by @panic@pani.com at https://twitch.tv/melluvsgames2 at 11:00 MST today.
#supportplayadatedevs #playdate
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Codename: ICEMAN
Tips and tricks for Sierra's submarine driving simulator to help heal kids.
https://www.edenwaith.com/blog/index.php?p=168
Apple delivered some gifts to my older phones today with patch updates so they can keep running for a little longer!
Cool! I've just freed up 60GB on my disk. Thanks to DaisyDisk! https://daisydiskapp.com
Or in other words, iOS developers, check out your ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/iOS DeviceSupport folder. There might be many, many gigabytes of old caches hiding in there. I had folders dating back to iOS 8.2. That one folder had over 100GB of files, and it appears that with each update to iOS, a new snapshot is taken, which can take up 5+GB each time. That quickly eats into your disk space.
A great little tutorial on how to use a layer mask in @acornapp@mastodon.social , useful in designing Mac apps.
https://flyingmeat.com/acorn/docs-8.0/clipping_to_a_shape_layer.html
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Edenwaith 2025 In Review
The yearly review of what has been accomplished in the past 365 days and listing potential projects for the next 365.
ExtraLife is but one way to donate to children's hospitals. I'm proud to see that in the truest sense of sportsmanship, Dodgers fan donated to Toronto's SickKids pediatric hospital.
Donate to SickKids: https://www.sickkidsfoundation.com/?appeal=GEA-DIGT-SKB&utm_campaign=ds_fy26_general&utm_medium=display&utm_source=sickkids.ca&utm_content=banner_holidaymatch_rehan
Dodgers Fans Donate Over $30,000 to Toronto Hospital in Honor of Alex Vesia https://dodgersnation.com/dodgers-fans-donate-over-30000-to-toronto-hospital-in-honor-of-alex-vesia/2025/11/09/
Today I will see if I can finally complete Codename: ICEMAN after 35 years at https://twitch.tv/melluvsgames2 .
#sierra #retrogaming
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Update to my Dithering Resources blog post, now including another post about Ditherpunk and links about gamma correction.
Of all the submarines, in all the towns, in all the world, Johnny Westland walks into mine.
Attempting to complete Codename: ICEMAN now at https://twitch.tv/melluvsgames2
#sierra #retrogaming
