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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 11h

Ooops, forgot to post an announcement. Oh well it's stream time! Cancelled my Xbox subscription because screw a 40% unilateral price rise so I am trying to get as much Game Pass achievement stuff as I can before my sub expires. Today is starting a new Bannerlord save!
twitch.tv/aussiegrif

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 13h

I originally wanted the NES version rather than the famicom one; but the Fami was on sale and it’s really grown on me

Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 14h

I needed a new keyboard. So I figured now would be a perfect time to continue to de-Logitech my life some more.
Say Hello to the 8BitDo Retro Fami Keyboard. This is honestly the nicest keyboard I’ve ever owned; it feels and sounds so good and the giant macro buttons are so silly.

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 16h

This game is great. Check it out, you shouldn’t be sleeping on this.

Alien Fruit Games @alienfruit.games · 20h

WOW!!! We hit a major wish list milestone, more than double the amount we started with going into #NextFest!!!

Thank you guys so much for the support, we are so excited to bring this vision to life! The demo is available on Steam right now: store.steampowered.com/app/4035470/... #indiegames #godot

Key art of Dungeon Bodega Simulator showing a storefront owner with a cat selling a potion. Text says "Thank you for 600 Wishlists"

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 1d

Digimon Story: Time Stranger is such a wild ride. DemiDevimon is such a little freak and I love him so much.

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 2d

We're live now! Just finished some awesome hotdogs and got myself a can of Energy drink... let's do this!
twitch.tv/aussiegrif

Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 2d

It's stream day! And because it's also Steam Next Fest we are going to be checking out @mossflwer.live and @alienfruit.games upcoming game, as well as maybe a couple of other demos too.

I've slept ok today and have stocked up on Energy Drinks so it should be longer than 4hrs. Live in 2hrs! (3pm) :D

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 2d

It's stream day! And because it's also Steam Next Fest we are going to be checking out @mossflwer.live and @alienfruit.games upcoming game, as well as maybe a couple of other demos too.

I've slept ok today and have stocked up on Energy Drinks so it should be longer than 4hrs. Live in 2hrs! (3pm) :D

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve been wanting a 3D model of Grif for a while now, but I am so conflicted on the style.
Do I get one of the skrungly/angery Grif? Or do I get a 3D rat burger model? I feel like no matter which one I choose I’d wonder what if I had gotten the other one instead; and I really can’t just get both.

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you everyone who showed up! Sorry it was a shorter stream today but 2hrs sleep makes it so much harder to focus and even talk coherently.
Was still a lot of fun though!

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 3d

It’s such a massive step up over CyberSleuth/Hackers Memory. It truly feels like a Next Gen title.
Only a couple of hours in though, so still plenty of time to mess it up but I’m hopeful it stays great

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 3d

This game is great. Imma play more of it. Stream in 3hrs time! (4pm AEDT) It's an hour later start than normal but I have stuff I need to do before that so we'll just have to make it work!

Shoutout to DemiDevilmon for being such a downbad little freak though. He's the best starter, no question.

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 4d

I love you Mega, but please refrain from committing any felonies on my behalf.
I’d rather not have to raise our son and the cats without you <3

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 4d

And the winner for my attention is Digimon Story: Time Stranger. I really enjoyed Cyber Sleuth/Hackers Memory so I am expecting great things from this one!
twitch.tv/aussiegrif

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 4d

Seconded.
Also the Quest headsets getting SteamLink as an easy to use app to connect to PC, rather than needing to go through the Desktop App (that was so out of date it was still 'Oculus' branded 2 years after everything else was rebranded 'Meta') was such a game changer for Quest+PC users.

PLECTRUM SOFT - Wishlist Project Mix! @plectrumxr.bsky.social · 4d

While I love Quest hardware, the store ecosystem is horrific.

I can't even find my own game on the Meta Store and it's so slow. No wonder we only have 1k downloads after 2 wks

Meanwhile on Steam we had 10K+ downloads alone on wk 1

If Steam VR didn't exist, we'd actually be cooked

#indiegame #vr

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 4d

3pm is fast approaching (2hrs time). Why is that important? Because there's gonna be a rat stream!

As per usual, no clue what I'm gonna be playing just yet (so many choices it's hard to pick just one) but I'll hopefully figure it out in the next two hours!
twitch.tv/aussiegrif

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 6d

It's bonking time! Playing Megabonk to start at least, as this heat is just murdering me here in Aus. Maybe some co-op gaming after a bit
twitch.tv/aussiegrif

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 6d

Alright let’s do this!
Stream in 2hrs… no clue what we’re going to do yet but we can figure that out before then!
Twitch.tv/aussiegrif

Oh and also check out this genre-defining potato-topped, cheese and bacon sausage roll I got yesterday:

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 7d

“Bekky lettuce smash”

a black bird is standing on a log with the words lemme smash behind it

ALT: a black bird is standing on a log with the words lemme smash behind it

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 7d

Find yourself someone who would fuck you real good underneath the aliexpress cabbage blanket.

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 8d

Sorry for the very sub-par performance and attitude on stream today.
Technical difficulties GALORE, and finishing up with spilling an entire can of energy drink on the carpet at the front of my PC pushed things over the line.
I appreciate everyone hanging out whilst we were live though. You’re great

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 9d

Today has been non-stop.
Only 3hrs sleep, and only managed to squeeze in 20mins of Megabonk today; the rest of my time was spent being productive away from the computer.
- Ethernet has been routed in the bedroom
- caught up on housework
- got my dual PC setup finished and installed.

Tired rat.

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 10d

Today was the first ‘hot’ day (34C) and I’m already fucking DONE with spring/summer.
I was really wanting to do some VR gaming over the next few days (picked up some cool stuff during the steam sales), but it’s rough to even consider doing anything in VR with such weather.

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 10d

It was fun, and a great experience but I still have no idea if it’s gonna turn out well.
Don’t know if I completely sucked and ruined it, or if I’m just my own worst critic but I’m glad I at least gave it a shot.

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🐸💜🌈 Mega 🌈💜🐸 @megaa.bsky.social · 10d

Happiest birthdays to the beautiful rat witch Boo 💜💜 @bootoober.bsky.social

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 10d

Ooops forgot to announce this but live now on Twitch!
Gonna be chilling out for a bit with Megabonk until @ripper253.bsky.social gets ready and we head into Act 5 of Gears of War to finish it off
twitch.tv/aussiegrif

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