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@tcrf.netHowdy folks! Here's our writeup on the DDoS from last month:
blog.xkeeper.net/the-cutting-...
Thanks for your patience while we worked to get this out!
@gamehistoryorg.bsky.socialReposted by @tcrf.netStarting today, we're piloting Japanese magazines in our digital archive! We've spent the last few months upgrading our library infrastructure to support Japanese-language material, starting with the magazine Neo Geo Freak.
Read the full blog post for more info: gamehistory.org/5k-magazines/
@theotherrickfox.bsky.socialReposted by @tcrf.net#ASC2026 #AnthroSoCal2026 Get ready everybody! The official @tcrf.net panel, Cut Content in Retro Games, starts at 3 PM **TODAY** in Panel Room 1!! Don't miss this really fun deep dive into some of your favorite classics and obscurities*!!
(*obscurities are not guaranteed to be your favorites)
@tcrf.netSomeone also posted this to our forums as well!
Here's our article on what was known before this prototype was released! Most of it appears to be in the ROM.
tcrf.net/Prerelease:B...
![https://archive.org/details/project-dream-snes_202609
Today, I’m releasing the SNES proof-of-concept alpha of Project Dream, the proto-type that would go on to become Banjo-Kazooie.
I’ve held on to this for years, it was fun to have something that only a handful of people had, and as I am several people removed from how it got out of Rare to begin with, I didn’t want to risk that it could somehow get someone else in trouble, (so how I got it is a story I don’t plan to share.) I will just say that I got it from someone who got it from someone, who got it from somewhere.
But with the current state of the industry and Microsoft's current heartless gutting and mismanagement of Rare and other companies it controls, plus with how long it's been, I feel it's more important to make sure this is properly preserved, and the ROM dissected by people with far more knowledge on how to do such things.
I hope by releasing this, that it also inspires other people to release what they have as well. I know the Twelve Tales Conker 64 prototype is out there somewhere, but sadly, this is the only thing that I have.
There is little joy left in the industry, as it relentlessly marches towards AI, layoffs, l anti-preservation and ownership tactics, and, in Microsoft’s case, the support and approval of literal genocide in Gaza.
Let’s get the last beautiful things hiding on our hard drives out there for everyone. That's all we have left.
Please delete Microsoft and Sony from your lives, install Linux, boycott Switch Game Key Cards and buy Nintendo Switch 2 titles that still come with the full game on the cartridge. Your dollar is the only thing that counts in our late stage capitalist hellscape.
The attached zip contains a .bin file of the raw dump, and then the same file renamed to a .sfc to work in emulators, as well as this text file.
[...some text omitted for limit reasons...]
Be blessed, and love each other.
Signed,
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@tcrf.netI regret to inform you that they're at it again, pivoting to a new method. While Cloudflare mitigated most of the requests, at this scale, even 1% is enough to cause a disruption. We've adjusted the firewall rules some to hopefully maintain smooth service for real users. Thanks for your patience!
@theotherrickfox.bsky.socialReposted by @tcrf.netBob the Lobster attempting to be the tertiary @tcrf.net mascot. o,,o
@tcrf.netOur attacker finally seems to have learned that our sister wiki, Data Crystal, exists, and pointed their cannon at it. Data Crystal is now behind Cloudflare as well. For TCRF updates, we haven't seen any outage issues since swapping to Cloudflare, and more VPNs should be allowed as well.
@tcrf.netAs far as the DDoS situation goes, our host is still seeing attack traffic to our old (public) IP address, but our server is happily serving pages behind Cloudflare and our dashboard suggests things are going well :) In the next few days, we'll try to have a post-mortem report on what happened.
@tcrf.netThis should extend to Bluesky embeds, as well :)
tcrf.net/Banjo-Kazooie
@tcrf.netNew feature rolling out today: better Discord embeds!
@tcrf.netIt's good to be back :D
@tcrf.netWorking on bringing the wiki back online now. See you soon!
@xkeeper.netReposted by @tcrf.net
@xkeeper.netReposted by @tcrf.netis it normal when even Linode staff are telling you "this attack seems unusually sustained and targeted"
@zerojay.comReposted by @tcrf.netIf you're wondering why amazing sites like @tcrf.net have to go to the lengths they do to ban AI and bots, read the article.
@xkeeper.netReposted by @tcrf.netlatest update on the @tcrf.net downtime situation
@tcrf.netLinode has informed us that the attack is still ongoing against both our primary and backup server, so now we have a backup-backup server. Hopefully things resolve for good soon!
@xkeeper.netReposted by @tcrf.netthe back and forth with Linode continues ... from what I understand the attack has subsided, but now there's some other network fault at play that we're troubleshooting
@tcrf.netUpdate from Linode... we're still waiting for the attack to subside. There's nothing we can do. We do have all of the files and data backed up, and can migrate if it comes down to it.
@tcrf.netGoing to go do other things, but if you want to read the downtime message and links, the source of the page is available here:
