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Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地

@colinwilliamson.bsky.social

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CAUSIN MUCH MAYHEM DROPPIN DRAMA Lead Tech Artist @ 17-BIT in Kyoto. Ex-Square Enix, Anchor Inc, 90s PC Gamer. My opinions are mine, yadda yadda. He/him

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Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地 @colinwilliamson.bsky.social · 2h

There's a big honkin 20V battery on the frame, and when you pedal it gives you an assist. It feels like the Hulk is riding tandem with you, it rules

Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地 @colinwilliamson.bsky.social · 4h

I look forward to seeing how much this tech evolves by the time I'm old and weak but still need to bike up mountains to go buy vidya

Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地 @colinwilliamson.bsky.social · 4h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyjq...
Youtube video of the lady driving this shit up the mountain from hell like it's absolutely nothing

YouTube video by なななチャンネル

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Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地 @colinwilliamson.bsky.social · 4h

It is built like a tank, and weighs as much as one. Props to the safety systems, like how the handlebars lock out when you drop the kickstand to maintain stability.

Ride comfort: ****
Pedal assist zippiness: *****
Handling: ***
Braking: **
Safety Features: *****

Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地 @colinwilliamson.bsky.social · 4h

I have come into the possession of the Yamaha PAS Crew, the King of Mom Bikes, which is capable of scaling the 37% grade of Kuragari Pass (the steepest public road in Japan). So on tonight's midnight test drive I totally rode this shit up the closest mountain. I barely broke a sweat.

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Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地 @colinwilliamson.bsky.social · 17h

RIP Drew Struzan. Watch the documentary about him, your jaw will be on the floor when you get to the part where he has to make last minute edits to the ADVENTURE IN BABYSITTING poster. Personal favorite: DuckTales.

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Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地 @colinwilliamson.bsky.social · 2d

I shipped a video game with Fred Durst in it (like 25% of all game industry workers in 2001), and it's all downhill from there

Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地 @colinwilliamson.bsky.social · 2d

My favorite part about Plarail is how you can basically buy track by the kilogram at secondhand shops, when mom was gone we built a mega track across the entire house, it was insane. Never pulling that kind of nonsense with Lionel

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Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地 @colinwilliamson.bsky.social · 2d

THE DOCTOR IS IN THE HOUSE

Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地 @colinwilliamson.bsky.social · 3d

Oh no, how does this pan out for Shinji

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Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地 @colinwilliamson.bsky.social · 3d

OH SHIT this month's Japan McDonald's Happy Meal toys are Plarail trains, and one of them is mothafuckin 🟡 DR. YELLOW 🟡 the Shinkansen diagnostic train

Also the decal sheet for this is a nightmare. Super skinny stickers and impossible to reaffix once contact is made

Still, mothafuckin DR. YELLOW 🚄

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Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地 @colinwilliamson.bsky.social · 4d

Oh no

Also where is my fan translation of this damn game (the script is probably like impossible size and it's never happening until the Machi super remaster in 2035)

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Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地 @colinwilliamson.bsky.social · 4d

That is super interesting. I believe the opinion of most publishers is that they don't want to get involved in the legal ramifications, and they are also frightened that using fan translations acknowledges/legitimizes them, since the legal department is screaming "THIS IS ILLEGAL!" (it's not ofc)