xero, xero harrison, harrison, nu, x-e.ro, whois.x-e.ro, blog.x-e.ro, code.x-e.ro, lab.x-e.ro, img.x-e.ro, etc.x-e.ro, feeds.x-e.ro, fontvir.us, fontvirus, font, fonts, git, portfolio, program, programming, code, coding, codes, codez, dev, develop, developer, qoob, open qoob, openqoob, framework, code, api, lab, laboratory, experiment, experiments, demo, netart, net art, unixporn, unix porn, unixp0rn, unixpr0n, images, photos, etc, random https://blog.x-e.ro Sat, 30 May 2026 14:13:44 -0400 https://blog.x-e.ro open[qoob] https://blog.x-e.ro/zelda_ascii_art https://blog.x-e.ro/zelda_ascii_art

<p>my love of ansi/ascii art has been growing lately. i've joined up with the prolific group <a href="http://www.blocktronics.org" target="_new">blocktronics</a> aka 67. my first scene release is in <a href="http://blocktronics.org/artpacks/" target="_new">artpack</a> #16 <em>"<a href="http://pc.textmod.es/pack/blocktronics_block_n_roll/?artist=Xero" target="_new">block n' roll</a>"</em>.</p><p><a href="https://0w.nz/x0-link.png" target="_new"><img src="/ui/img/blog/x0-link.png" alt="x0 - legend of zelda, link ascii/ansi portrait"></a></p>

xero harrison 2016-07-14T02:06:06-04:00 https://blog.x-e.ro/r4ds_homebrew_revolution https://blog.x-e.ro/r4ds_homebrew_revolution

<div style="width: 505px;"> <p><a title="R4-DS" rel="shadowbox[post-118];player=img;" href="http://img.x-e.ro/i/R4DS-00.jpg"><img title="R4-DS the homebrew revolution" src="http://blog.x-e.ro/ui/img/blog/uploads/r4-ds.00.gif" alt="R4-DS the homebrew revolution" /></a></p> <p>the nintendo ds is an awesome portable gaming system. i have the ds lite, its thin, weights under a pound, has two super bright backlit screens, pretty sweet integrated speakers, the classic nintendo plus d-pad, four front buttons, and two shoulder buttons. the bottom screen is touch sensitive, which makes for some awesome gameplay. the touch screen is sick, but a lot of people can be put off by it. so tons of games let your switch between the touch motion and d-pad motion.</p> <p><a title="R4-DS" rel="shadowbox[post-118];player=img;" href="http://img.x-e.ro/i/R4DS-01.jpg"><img title="the nintendo DS" src="http://blog.x-e.ro/ui/img/blog/uploads/r4-ds.01.jpg" alt="the nintendo DS" /></a></p> </div>

xero harrison 2009-07-10T09:40:49-04:00 https://blog.x-e.ro/metroid_and_ghosts_n_goblins_fonts https://blog.x-e.ro/metroid_and_ghosts_n_goblins_fonts

<p class="center"><img title="metroid font - NARPASSWORD00000 - fontvir.us" src="http://blog.x-e.ro/ui/img/blog/uploads/narpassword00000.png" alt="metroid font - NARPASSWORD00000 - fontvir.us" width="710" height="200" /></p> <p>i have been wanting to make a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid" target="_blank">metroid</a> font for a long time now.<a href="http://fontvir.us/?x=fontz&xx=NARPASSWORD00000" target="_blank">NARPASSWORD00000</a> is made from the classic nintendo NES game metroid's password screen. the font also includes some dingbatz made from the games sprites. but i decided to go the extra mile and create the rest of the full international character set. the fonts name is a reference to a special backdoor password hidden in the game. <a href="http://fontvir.us/?x=fontz&xx=NARPASSWORD00000" target="_blank">click here to download</a>.</p>

xero harrison 2009-01-10T15:10:44-05:00 https://blog.x-e.ro/graffonti_upz_in_kickflip https://blog.x-e.ro/graffonti_upz_in_kickflip

<p><img src="http://blog.x-e.ro/ui/img/blog/uploads/xero-graffonti-kickflip.jpg" alt="" width="492" height="216" /></p> <p>my font, <a href="http://fontvir.us/?x=fontz&xx=graffonti" target="_blank">graffonti</a>, has been featured in a new flash and <a href="http://blog.papervision3d.org/">papervision3D</a> skateboarding game called kickflip. the game was designed and programmed by ugur ister (aka tom samson) co-founder of <a href="http://www.stimunationgames.com/" target="_blank">stimunationgames</a> for the wrigley's candystand site.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.candystand.com/play.do?id=18111" target="_blank">click here to play kickflip</a></p>

xero harrison 2007-08-14T14:06:00-04:00 https://blog.x-e.ro/plasma_pong https://blog.x-e.ro/plasma_pong

<p class="floatLeft"><img title="plasma pong" src="http://blog.x-e.ro/ui/img/blog/uploads/plasma-pong.png" alt="plasma pong" width="200" height="150" /></p> <p>this little freeware gem will keep you occupied for hours. the game combines fluid dynamics with classic 80's nostalgia for and awesome game. and did i mention that it was free? grab a copy for pc or mac at <a href="http://plasmapong.com/" target="_blank">plasmapong.com</a>.</p><br class="clear"/>

xero harrison 2006-04-25T13:16:00-04:00 https://blog.x-e.ro/skate_er_guy https://blog.x-e.ro/skate_er_guy

<p><img src="http://blog.x-e.ro/ui/img/blog/uploads/skate-er-guy.png" width="710" height="400" alt="a screen from skate-er-guy" /></p> <p>well my buddy donovan has been learning more and more about flash as his college career progresses. we were discussing the idea of flash games  and he decided to attempt to make one. with some minor help/troubleshooting from my end, d has managed to make a pretty sweet first game. check out the beta version of <a href="http://etc.x-e.ro/skate-er-guy/" target="_blank">skate-er-guy</a>.</p>

xero harrison 2005-06-08T05:37:00-04:00 https://blog.x-e.ro/metroid_ascii https://blog.x-e.ro/metroid_ascii

<p><img src="http://blog.x-e.ro/ui/img/blog/uploads/metroid-ascii.png" alt="x-e.ro metroid ascii art" /></p> <p>x-e.ro metroid logo spoof ascii.<br /> view this post to see the full thing. it's double the size of the teaser image.</p> <pre style="border: 0; background: #eee; font-weight: bold;"> .___. / @ \ \ @ @ / {'^'} </pre>

xero harrison 2000-08-29T17:18:00-04:00