Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭

@alxtratrstrl

Asexual, agender, agnostic. Communist luddite, antifascist, anti-genAI. Trans rights are human rights. Free Palestine. Shark + cat friend. Public transport + walking fan (eff your car). Atari ST fan (eff your Amiga). Lapsed semi-goth. alxtratrstrl.xyz

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Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· 3d

#RandomGameSaturday this week is a game that I’m sure contains no problematic elements.

The front of the box for Gold Rush on the Atari ST.

The back of the box for Gold Rush on the Atari ST.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· 4d

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· 11d

#RandomGameSaturday this week is one of Thalion’s first games.

The front of the box for Seven Gates of Jambala on the Atari ST.

The back of the box for Seven Gates of Jambala on the Atari ST.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· 17d

Maintaining my position as the number one Atari ST #RandomGameSaturday poster.

The front of the box for Star Raiders on the Atari ST.

The back of the box for Star Raiders on the Atari ST.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· 24d

Celebrating #RandomGameSaturday and the end of the corrupt fascist football festival with one more mediocre football game.

The front of the box for Sensible Soccer European Champions on the Atari ST.

The back of the box for Sensible Soccer European Champions on the Atari ST.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jul 11

Another mediocre football game for #RandomGameSaturday. (Edited 14:30 via @skeetsapp.com)

The front of the box for Sensible Soccer 98 for the PC.

The back of the box for Sensible Soccer 98 for the PC.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jul 4

I’m still doing mediocre football games for #RandomGameSaturday..

The front of the box for Fighting Soccer on the Atari ST.

The back of the box for Fighting Soccer on the Atari ST.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jun 30

Can't afford near the centre Andy? I wonder why that would be.

A news headlinev saying "Burnham’s No 10 North ‘will be based on brownfield site on edge of Manchester’".

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jun 28

"I will grow the things that need growing and that is the growth that I will bring about".

A news headline saying "Andy Burnham to pledge ‘good growth in every postcode’ in devolution plan".

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jun 27

A late #RandomGameSaturday game, lateness courtesy of LNER and game choice courtesy of the most rancid world cup so far.

The front of the box for Emlyn Hughes International Soccer on the Atari ST.

The back of the box for Emlyn Hughes International Soccer on the Atari ST.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jun 26

Every hometown's got the ominous megastructure. What's yours?

The High Point building in Bradford, a notable piece of brutalist architecture. Here it looms menacingly over various sandstone buildings

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jun 21

That's quite the sentence.

A news headline saying "Concerns over therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prison".

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jun 20

#RandomGameSaturday this week is a crap minigame compilation based on a weird license that still predated Switch shovelware by about 35 years.

The front of the box for Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Circus Games for the Atari ST.

The back of the box for Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Circus Games for the Atari ST.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jun 18

The last 3 years have seen a shocking decline in the number of millionaires being imploded underwater but I am working on addressing that shortfall.

A Logitech F710 wireless gamepad on top of the drum from an old washing machine, there are brown leaves scattered around and over it.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jun 16

Is this why we now have wipe-clean banknotes.?

An email from Revolut saying “your bank account is coming”.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jun 13

My sole concession to the fascist football festival for #RandomGameSaturday.

The front of the box for World Cup Italia 90 on the Atari ST.

The back of the box for World Cup Italia 90 on the Atari ST.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jun 8

We don't usually see each others headers, but here's mine. quote post with yours (if you feel like it).

A monochrome Atari ST GEM desktop, with the usual Desk / File / View / Options menus and icons for the following drive letters:

ACAB
BDS
TRANS
RIGHTS

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jun 6

Ventured past the sharks to the Dreamcast shelf for #RandomGameSaturday and I heard this might be getting a remake. My gaming confession for today is that I have never played a Resident Evil.

The front of the case for Resident Evil: Code Veronica on the Dreamcast.

The back of the case for Resident Evil: Code Veronica on the Dreamcast.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Jun 5

Sounds like a good reason to leave NATO then.

A news headline saying "UK intelligence suggests there could be Russian attack on Nato ‘as soon as 2030’, says Starmer - UK politics live"

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· May 30

#RandomGameSaturday is here again and so is the Pilot of the Future.

The front of the box for Dan Dare III - The Escape on the Atari ST.

The back of the box for Dan Dare III - The Escape on the Atari ST.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· May 28

The Doctor Who intro with the words "Every version of the theme tune inferior to the original".

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· May 23

It’s #RandomGameSaturday again.

The front of the box for Windwalker on the Atari ST.

The back of the box for Windwalker on the Atari ST.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· May 17

A brilliantly-timed statement with an upcoming northern by-election Labour already stand a good chance of losing.

A news headline saying: "London major criticises plans for north of England to host Olympics".

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· May 16

Today for #RandomGameSaturday we have a below-average fighting game for the Atari Jaguar, the home of below-average fighting games.

The front of the box for Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story on the Atari Jaguar.

The back of the box for Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story on the Atari Jaguar.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· May 10

That's just the Reform effect.

A news headline saying "Concerns raised after Bradford waterway turns 'lifeless' milky white colour"

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· May 9

#RandomGameSaturday tried to play this as a kid, didn’t understand it, might check it out again one day.

The front of the box for Bermuda Project on the Atari ST.

The back of the box for Bermuda Project on the Atari ST.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· May 5

Thought I’d ruin the fun by making it topical

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· May 2

This week for #RandomGameSaturday we have a not-good game from a company that specialised in not-good games (they’re still going but I think they do mobile games now, which I can’t comment on),

The front of the box for Winter Supersports 92 on fhe Atari ST.

The back of the box for Winter Supersports 92 on fhe Atari ST.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Apr 25

The bedside shark stack once again permitted me passage to the Atari Jaguar shelf so that I could pick a #RandomGameSaturday game.

The front of the box for Raiden on the Atari Jaguar.

The back of the box for Raiden on the Atari Jaguar.

Mx. Self Distrust [they/them} ☭@alxtratrstrl· Apr 18

Once again I am late to #RandomGameSaturday so I grabbed something off the “purchased back in the day” shelf rather than a from-Ebay crate.