The Dead Format

06/08/2026

The signal’s almost here.
Sunday night in the time machine; the galaxy hums, the circuits glow, and I’m just waiting for the darkwave to start.
It’s been months of shaping, testing, and dreaming, but the Intellivision Cooling Companion is finally ready to launch.

This little fan started as a ritual, a way to keep the old machines alive a little longer.
Now it’s a real artifact from another timeline, built by hand and powered by nostalgia.

Here’s to the glow of vintage screens, the hum of circuits, and the joy of keeping history cool.
SiriusXM 1st Wave Slicing Up Eyeballs

06/06/2026

After months of tinkering in the workshop, cross‑referencing schematics from three adjacent timelines, and arguing with a very stubborn oscillation ghost, the Cooling Companion is finally complete.
https://deadformatdesigns.etsy.com/listing/4517256280/the-original-cooling-companion-fan-mod
In branch '82uX, Mattel shipped the Intellivision with a small fan to keep the machine from drifting into thermal delirium during long play sessions. Our timeline never got that luxury. So I built one.

This module sits quietly on top of the 2609, pulling heat out through the vents and keeping the system anchored in this reality just a little longer. No soldering, no rituals, no dimensional paperwork. Just plug it in and let it hum.

It’s officially live in the shop now.
If your Intellivision has been running hot, wandering off, or whispering about “the other side,” this might help.

Dead Format Designs: keeping old machines alive, one improbable artifact at a time.

05/26/2026

Things are definitely afoot here in the Time Machine!

05/15/2026

I have acquired another Intellivision and more game dupes. These games are extremely oxidized and are requiring a bit more elbow grease to clean 😑 cool to have another working console though 👍
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05/11/2026

Why is it genuinely so hard to meet new people? 😞

04/29/2026

Getting some of the kites ready for this year, looking them over, fixing whatever needs fixing.

Kind of feel like making a new kite this year, or something 🤷
Need something big!

04/27/2026

Another Sunday night in the time machine.
The circuits hum, the galaxy drifts, and I’m just sitting here with a book.
The music’s low, the lights are soft, and everything feels like it’s waiting for something to happen.

Maybe that’s what these nights are for
to sit still in the glow,
to let the boredom breathe,
to remember that even silence has rhythm.

Darkwave hums in the background.
The universe turns the page.
SiriusXM 1st Wave Slicing Up Eyeballs

04/25/2026

Fixing some books of my personal collection, all Stephen King 😁

04/19/2026

Pretty much

full of regret