Neocities

1 month ago

New Amiga review is up, looking at the first game in the legendary Turrican series: https://overclockworked.neocities.org/amiga/turrican/

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overclockworked 1 month ago

Creative burn-out is kicking in, so I think it's time to take a hiatus for a bit and unwind. Thanks for reading all, will be back when inspiration hits again!

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p7uen 1 month ago

I look forward to catching up on your Amiga reviews, have a good rest!

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overclockworked

1 month ago

OverClockWorked now has a guestbook on its front page! Feel free to say hi if you want to say hi.

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overclockworked soundmindandvision

1 month ago

Immediately smiled at the use of Realmz music on the main page. Loving the vibe here! DROD incidentally is on my to-play list, I'm big into those kinds of puzzle games (Lemmings addict)

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soundmindandvision 1 month ago

Hahaha thanks! Found the soundtrack from The Obscuritory and loved the hell out of it... Forgot where I heard about DROD though, but good lord I'm sad it seems so obscure, especially since it's a 30+ year old series that's still getting games.

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overclockworked

1 month ago

New blog update, sharing my thoughts on generative AI (I don't like it): https://overclockworked.neocities.org/blog/2026/18-1/

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overclockworked 1 month ago

As I mentioned in the post itself, this is a bit dryer and more cynical than my usual stuff. If you're not feeling yet another AI rant, you might want to skip this. A new review is in the works and nearly finished, so more fun content is on the way soon!

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underwhite 1 month ago

I agree with this review a lot, I hate how people are misusing AI to replace rather than its intended purpose, which I still would not use because I don't wanna. I do want a petition to call AI "artists" AI commissioners because their way of making their "art" is more similar to commissioning an artist (the only difference is that the "artist" is GenAI) than drawing.

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pixelglade 1 month ago

I agree with this. I also hate how genAI and AI are bundled together. A lot of old machine learning algorithms that don't pirate people's data are lumped in there. It doesn't help that genAI users claim things like "technology is always advancing art like photoshop, there's just an adjustment period" like they are in any way equivalent in terms of how they work.

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overclockworked 1 month ago

@pixelglade There's a Taiko no Tatsujin game on Steam that has an AI content disclaimer because it uses Vocaloid songs, and it was when I first saw that that I realised just what a mess this whole AI terminology has become, since Miku is harmless!

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p7uen 3 weeks ago

I used those robots.txt files from Neocities since htey were available but Google still has me (but says I provide guided meditations based on games which... actually now I really want to do). My question is why are those people writing/arting/whatever if the computer is doing the creative bit. Literally the whole point is that is your unique voice! Oh well.

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overclockworked 3 weeks ago

@p7uen Yeah, seems Google also still has AI summaries of me last time I checked after adding robots.txt. It's minor, but my main objection is the emphasis of the AI summary to emphasise nostalgia when summarising my site. I consciously try to avoid getting hung up on nostalgia when writing for my site, plus most of the games I review I'm playing for the first time! Ah well.

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overclockworked

1 month ago

New Amiga review is up, looking at Treasure Island Dizzy's follow-up; Fantasy World Dizzy https://overclockworked.neocities.org/amiga/dizzyiii/

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p7uen 3 weeks ago

May the God Egg bless you for playing these Dizzy games so that we don't have to.

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overclockworked 3 weeks ago

@p7uen I have become numb to Egg, I can handle it now. I give Fantasy World Dizzy a Not Treasure Island Dizzy out of 10.

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pyroplayers updated PyroPlayers Magazine - Your #1 Source for A...

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wackyworkbench updated WACKY WORK'S BENCH

1 month ago

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wackyworkbench 1 month ago

a simple text refresh, and added some more neighbours! I've been working on gf's website recently, and I hope to update my status.cafe during the weekend also!

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sonic2k 1 month ago

I just linked your site on mine as well :)

wackyworkbench 1 month ago

@sonic2k added yours! tysm!

localfox dropandspindash

1 month ago

Heyo!! Thought i'd drop by and let you know I enjoyed your site a bunch!! I made a custom button for it and put it on my site. ^w^

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localfox wackyworkbench

1 month ago

Heyo!! Just wanted to stop by and say I really enjoyed your site and made my own little button for your site and put it on my website ^w^

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wackyworkbench 1 month ago

awe, that's lovely thank you! I'd love to add your button and link your site on mine also! I love that your site is a table layout, that's how my own site first started <3

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localfox 1 month ago

thanks :3 - it both fits the half-retro aesthetic i was going for, and something i actually remembered how to do xwx

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overclockworked

1 month ago

New Amiga review is up, looking at DMA Design's first video game, Menace: https://overclockworked.neocities.org/amiga/menace/

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p7uen 1 month ago

I'm too weak for shmups, but I did learn about euro shooters, I didn't know about that sub-genre!

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overclockworked 1 month ago

@p7uen They're an intimidating genre for sure! My love of arcade games has made me a fan however, if a somewhat casual one. Sometimes practicing a tough arcade game for better high scores is weirdly comforting to me, in spite of the difficulty.

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p7uen 3 weeks ago

"Sometimes practicing a tough arcade game for better high scores is weirdly comforting to me, in spite of the difficulty." No wonder you like pinball!

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rabidrodent

1 month ago

this looks pretty promising https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/panelparty/comix-cleric-the-indie-way-to-host-indie-comics

rabidrodent 1 month ago

the campaign is already ended and fully funded i guess you can still chip in on it if you want idk

arcadestriker

1 month ago

aaand now i'm feeling like rolling back to an older theme because I miss the flexibility and style of either one - you'll see something related to this if you see anything added to a main/ folder

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radicalblur wackyworkbench

1 month ago

Hello! What are your pronouns? I usually mention people as they/them if I'm really not sure. I'm writing about the ray page (which I'm still going to do!) and want to mention you

wackyworkbench 1 month ago

no problem! they/them is perfectly fine 🙏 thanks for checking in on that, I know I don't rly have it listed anywhere or any kind of about page ;;

radicalblur 1 month ago

@wackyworkbench is there any other pronouns you're fine with? wanna make sure!

overclockworked

1 month ago

New Amiga review is up, looking at the arcade-style top down run & gun Alien Breed: https://overclockworked.neocities.org/amiga/alienbreed/

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overclockworked 1 month ago

Additionally, I have added a couple of links to two previous posts that a mutual linked me on Discord, both relevant to subjects covered on this site. First off is a beta source port of Realmz ( https://github.com/Realmz-Castle/realmz ) and secondly is an article about gaming history across the world in different regions ( https://felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrification-of-video-game-history-dfe11f1e08ae )

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p7uen 1 month ago

Great stuff, I remember playing this a bit back in the day. Were the soft locks just a way of making the game 'harder' and extending the play time

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