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Source: The Internet Archive

A Japanese Astro Boy flash game called "Defeat the Devil Balloon!" ( 悪魔風船をやっつけろ！), originally featured on the official Osamu Tezuka website back in 2003, has been shared on the Internet Archive. The game is fully playable on the Internet Archive, which can be accessed by clicking/tapping the sourced link in this post.

The link gives a summary of the game's plot:

Once again, Dr. Ochanomizu finds out that Skunk Kusai is about to disperse Astro Boy-shaped balloon bombs all over the city. And this time, the bomb is stronger than his previous ones. But it's okay...Skunk doesn't yet know that Dr. Ochanomizu is aware of his plot.

"Astro, go and stop him!"

"Yeah!"

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head in hands. let them be happy....

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silly old men!!!

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im still so heartbroken that they just completely took them out 💔 i was so excited for everyone to jump on the yuugo x lucas bandwagon and seeing all the great art that ppl would make!! :(

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tfw your dads kiss right in front of you 🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮

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Rumour has it, although the King of Ithaca had returned to his shores, his throne remained empty for the better part of a year.

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neocities guide - why you should build your own html website

do you miss the charm of the 90s/00s web where sites had actual personality instead of the same minimalistic theme? are you feeling drained by social media and the constant corporate monopoly of your data and time? do you want to be excited about the internet again? try neocities!!

what is neocities?

neocities is a free hosting website that lets you build your own html website from scratch, with total creative control. in their own words: "we are tired of living in an online world where people are isolated from each other on boring, generic social networks that don't let us truly express ourselves. it's time we took back our personalities from these sterilized, lifeless, monetized, data mined, monitored addiction machines and let our creativity flourish again."

why should I make my own website?

web3 has been overtaken by capitalism & conformity. websites that once were meant to be fun online social spaces now exist solely to steal your data and sell you things. it sucks!! building a personal site is a great way to express yourself and take control of your online experience.

what would I even put on a website?

the best part about making your own site is that you can do literally whatever the hell you want! focus on a specific subject or make it a wild collection of all your interests. share your art! make a shrine for one of your interests! post a picture of every bird you see when you step outside! make a collection of your favorite blinkies! the world is your oyster !! here are some cool example sites to inspire you: recently updated neocities sites | it can be fun to just look through these and browse people's content! space bar | local interstellar dive bar creature feature | halloween & monsters big gulp supreme peanutbuttaz | personal site dragodiluna linwood | personal site patho grove | personal site

getting started: neocities/html guide

sound interesting? here are some guides to help you get started, especially if you aren't familiar with html/css sadgrl.online webmastery | a fantastic resource for getting started with html & web revival. also has a layout builder that you can use to start with in case starting from scratch is too intimidating web design in 4 minutes | good for learning coding basics w3schools | html tutorials templaterr | demo & html for basic web elements eggramen test pages | css page templates to get started with sadgrl background tiles | bg tiles rivendell background tiles | more free bg tiles

fun stuff to add to your site

want your site to be cool? here's some fun stuff that i've found blinkies-cafe | fantastic blinkie maker! (run by @transbro & @graphics-cafe) gificities | internet archive of 90s/00s web gifs internet bumper stickers | web bumper stickers momg | gif gallery 99 gif shop | 3d gifs 123 guestbook | add a guestbook for people to leave messages cbox | add a live chat box moon phases | track the phases of the moon gifypet | a little clickable page pet adopt a shroom | mushroom page pet tamaNOTchi | virtual pet crossword puzzle | daily crossword imood | track your mood neko | cute cat that chases your mouse pollcode | custom poll maker website hit counter | track how many visitors you have

web revival manifestos & communities

also, there's actually a pretty cool community of people out there who want to bring joy back to the web! melonland project | web project/community celebrating individual & joyful online experiences. Also has an online forum melonland intro to web revival | what is web revival? melonking manifesto | status cafe | share your current status nightfall city | online community onio.cafe | leave a message and enjoy the ambiance sadgrl internet manifesto | yesterweb internet manifesto | sadly defunct, still a great resource reclaiming online social spaces | great manifesto on cultivating your online experience

in conclusion

i want everyone to make a neocities site because it's fun af and i love seeing everyone's weird personal sites that they made outside of the control of capitalism :) say hi to me on neocities

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No Longer You waltzing animatic, this wasn't supposed to be a serious thing but oh well

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THE SWIMMING PIC HAS ME SOBBING 😭😭

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semi annual kazui art

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Honestly, probably the best social tip I could ever give you guys is literally just ask. Need to make a doctor's appointment but don't know how? Call the doctor's office and ask. Don't know the meaning of what someone said? Ask them. Don't understand the instructions you were given? Ask them to repeat or clarify. This has literally never failed me, no one's gotten angry, no one's refused to answer.

Even in situations where you think it might not work, I once accidentally missed a deadline to accept a job offer, so I called and asked if they could reset it and they did. Just today I called a doctor and asked how to schedule an appointment, the lady told me how, and then I did it. Didn't know if someone was being sarcastic or not, so I asked and they told me. Just ask.

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support @aburakhiaibrahim's fundraiser!

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Please help a family of 28!

@aburakhiaibrahim and his family, including his elderly parents and 15 children, are struggling to survive in the midst of constant bombings, destruction, and an orchestrated famine.

Their campaign is going far too slow, receiving about one donation per day and sometimes going days between donations. As we know, prices in Gaza are absurdly high, so this is not enough to support a family.

Even a small donation can make a huge difference. Donations add up! If you have the means, please contribute, and if not, share and reblog. Anything helps!

$8,725 / $30,000 CAD as of January 6, 2025

Vetted by @/gaza-evacuation-funds

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Gazan family of 28 needs help affording food and necessities

Making a new post for my friend Ibrahim @aburakhiaibrahim ! His sister set up this campaign almost one year ago and as you can see, they still haven't raised 30% of their goal. 28 people including 15 children depend on these funds to eat, please donate!

Vetted here by @gaza-evacuation-funds

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my bad the absolute silence before kazui's part kinda gets me

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I do think with news of the ceasefire, everyone should read up on what the ceasefire actually means and what the different phases of the ceasefire are. here's a good source for what we know as of now:

Some of my initial takeaways are:

this ceasefire is temporary (as of right now, six weeks long). negotiations will continue but israel is not offering guarantees about continued non-violence. BDS remains important. be vigilant, keep pressure up

rafah crossing will open one week after the initial phase starts

israel will release 2000 prisoners

more aid will get to northern gaza, look out for ways you can help

if the second phase is initiated, israel will do a complete withdrawal from gaza. which means the initial phase will not include that. again i say: BE VIGILANT

if the third phase is reached, reconstruction will begin "under international supervision"

nothing is over, even if this is a relief. do not tape out, do not tune out.

pls still read the full article

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its milgrover