Steve Wetherill

Veteran game dev. Manic Miner/Jet Set Willy (CPC464), Nodes of Yesod, Projectyle, Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Tiberian Sun. Now serializing 40 years of it as a memoir.

Links: https://stevewetherill.com
Serialized Memoir: https://stevewetherill.substack.com

Last Notes

2025-01-21 23:39:16 GMT

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so is it bayzil baggle? I am in the bazzle baygle camp, myself.

2024-12-22 18:43:51 GMT

Holy cow, I must have had some energy around the 2012 timeframe! I found I had not one but two versions of Nodes built from entirely different codebases, for Android! I’ll attach videos in replies since I can’t attach more than 1 here. The first one below is built in Flash using the Flashbuilder tool from Adobe, which could target native device builds. The second one is a ‘native’ (Java) Android build. Neither one was released (and neither is finished, but both are playable). I was planning to sell this device on eBay in an early spring cleaning purge, wonder if there’d be any interest if I’ll sell it with this ‘RARE’ unreleased software installed. #RARE #RetroGaming #NodesOfYesod #Android #Flash #FlashBuilder #Java (1/3)

2024-12-21 23:14:43 GMT

The never-released version of Nodes of Yesod I made for Android. Going through some old stuff, I found this Samsung Galaxy Player with a version of Nodes installed. I kinda forgot I made this. Excuse the dusty screen. :) #RetroGaming #Android #NodesOfYesod #GamesThatWereNot
https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/693/335/556/364/475/original/4a6dea4ee1d5bc5e.mp4

2024-12-04 23:04:44 GMT

The Spectrum from Retro Games Ltd is actually pretty good! It comes with USB power and HDMI cord, and the rubber keyboard works great for playing games. Nodes of Yesod and Robin of the Wood are bundled, both play well. #RetroGames #TheSpectrum #ZXSpectrum #NodesOfYesod #RobinOfTheWood
https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/597/044/896/119/408/original/19f73c4ee1ea9485.mp4

2024-11-16 20:05:06 GMT

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this was great! Thanks for sharing. Ultimate were well ahead of their time with Knight Lore, it was visually stunning.

2024-09-28 20:39:44 GMT

Makes my heart flutter. ❤️❤️❤️
It’s always thrilling to receive nice feedback like this on games of yesteryear. :)
#RetroGames #Amiga #AtariST #Projectyle
https://blog.stevewetherill.com/2024/03/eldritch-cat-mk-iii-1990-1991.html
https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/113/217/083/823/045/957/original/a745d66a6ec6c126.png

2024-09-26 18:42:01 GMT

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right. Never again, hard lesson learned.

2024-09-26 16:16:58 GMT

I made this post on LinkedIn that seems to be getting a fair bit of attention.
The post is about the fallout of installing the Microsoft Exchange profile on your iOS device, in my case so I could access company email & calendar in the native apps.
TLDR is i) don’t do this, because the Exchange admins can wipe your device (which is what happened to me), and ii) make sure you backup your device.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stevewetherill_psa-if-you-install-your-companys-microsoft-activity-7242971287369744385-7TVD

2024-09-16 18:56:27 GMT

Another Suno cover version. This time from my ST/Amiga game Projectyle.
https://soundcloud.com/total-harmonic-distortion/projectyle-manic-moose
And here's the Suno cover:
https://suno.com/song/a71dfb30-0920-4466-91aa-60665f4baad8
IDK what it is doing about the 2 minute mark, but it is totally something I might try, lol!

2024-08-28 03:04:00 GMT

Saw this today, and that Nodes Of Yesod and Robin of the Wood are bundled, which was news to me.
A heads-up would have been nice, though. And here I am advertising it for them.
https://retrogames.biz/products/thespectrum/

2024-08-10 19:50:48 GMT

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tong or tongue?

2024-08-08 16:55:29 GMT

I added a photo to my blog post covering 1992/3 and my time at Electronic Arts UK. I just unearthed this one. I'm taking a break from debugging the game Risky Woods for the Sega Genesis/Megadrive using the SNASM dev kit from Cross Products.
#retro #retrogaming #retrogames #segagenesis #segamegadrive #devkit #electronicarts #riskywoods
https://blog.stevewetherill.com/2024/04/electronic-arts-uk-1992-1993.html
https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/112/927/434/369/558/653/original/9ff04d47a9970571.png

2024-08-06 06:37:46 GMT

In 1993 I visited Las Vegas and interviewed at Westwood Studios. A new blog post detailing my experiences!
#WestwoodStudios #CommandAndConquer #LasVegas #Barnsley #ElectronicArts
https://blog.stevewetherill.com/2024/08/westwood-studios-part-1-1993-barnsley.html?m=1