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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hi, huge influx of new folks. I am a late-30s, exhausted grocery clerk with a brief (& v. dated now) history in games press.

I'm not active much on this or any platform, but follow me for niche Game Boy BS, wild flailing whenever a new Kirby game comes out, Pokémon, & photos of my cat. Also, here:

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Keep a virtual backlog of your video game collection, then rate and review the ones you've played to share with your friends!

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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 35m

I stopped playing Dragon Quest III HD2D right at the "finish line" a chunk of the way through Alefgard.

I want someone to convince me that everything I disliked about III HD2D (world too big relative to the originals, exploration felt boring, everything was so slow) has been solved in I & II HD2D.

Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 5h

I still think BotW & TotK mark a complete reboot of the Zelda series, and previously established timelines are no longer relevant.

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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve decided I want to build up my Game Gear collection just a bit. Here’s The Lucky Dime Caper. It’s no QuackShot, but I still love the SEGA-published Disney platformers.

In a screenshot from The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck says, “Good job, Donald. Now how about a reward?”

“One dime?!!” Donald is disappointed in his reward as Scrooge gives it to him and the three nephews surrounding them laugh.

Donald looks at the player “like Jim from The Office”, in a manner of speaking.

My Lucky Dime Caper cartridge is nestled inside my Game Gear Adapter for the Analogue Pocket. My cat is giving me bombastic side-eye from her cat tower just behind where I was taking this photo of my system.

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Nadia Oxford @nadiaoxford.bsky.social · 1d

Hello new friends! I'm Nadia. Thank you for following my shitty analogue circus.

I podcast like hell in addition to writing. I do a newsletter for our weekly podcast, Axe of the Blood God, that's always a blast. If you like my word-muck, please subscribe at the $5 level!

patreon.com/bloodgodpod

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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 1d

My dream would be for an entire Kirby-themed expansion, but I know that's unrealistic. The most "second party stuff" we've gotten is Kirby-themed wallpaper on an eReader card for GBA, or a reference to the Pokémon Pikachu device on GameCube. It's probably not viable in 202X.

Hope springs eternal!

Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 1d

I didn’t spot anything official, no. But people’s custom designs for clothes have ALWAYS been lit. I have a Nago-themed cat outfit.

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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 1d

The coming update to Animal Crossing got me to revisit my “100% complete”island from early 2020 for the first time in…several years? It’s downright EERIE how little things changed in all this time. Glad to see it’s been well-maintained. And I have plenty of bells in savings & Nook Miles stored up. 🤣

In a screenshot from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, one of my islanders (Sherb) is loudly exclaiming, “YOU’RE BACK!” I’m by a wooded house with a blue flower wreath on the door. I’m wearing a pink getup (shirt and shoes) with black pants and a large, circular hat that has Kirby’s face on the top (not visible in this screenshot.)

One room of my house in ACNH has the cloud wall & flooring, an elaborate table filled with food, two chairs set by it, an Imperial folding wall, my radio sitting on a Mario cloud rug, and several villager photos and a KK Album hanging on the wall.

The “garden section” of my island is filled with rare blue, purple, lime-green, and golden flowers of various kinds. I’ve posed in the middle wearing a long-sleeved shirt themed after Sonic Mania with his face from that game in the center.

Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 1d

They’re saving the extensive Kirby collaboration for the next big Animal Crossing game… right? 😜

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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 1d

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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 1d

My Nebelung cat is on top of her cat tree with her tongue out again. This time she has her head tilted almost a complete 90 degrees, and her tongue is stretched almost as far as it can possibly be reaching her left paw.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 2d

The problem with Pokemon Z-A all taking place in one city isn’t the lack of environmental variety, it’s that the city design is not conducive to being fun. It’s a maze of walls that are shaped like buildings and hallways.

They didn’t build a city, they built a labyrinth with a city skin on it.

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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 2d

Short form video is killing gaming and the fastest selling console in US history just launched and layoffs are the only answer and multiple franchises are seeing record setting launches and we need to expand use of AI to make more games faster and we've had huge increases in release count each year.

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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 3d

"Sonic 2 Delta" and its many variations have existed since I was a teen around 2002. But this is the first time I've played its take on faithfully recreating the cut content from Sonic 2 since THIS amazing video from The VGHF. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfJ4...

In a screenshot from "Sonic 2 Delta Ultimate", Sonic and Tails are standing in Wood Zone, a cut level from Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

This time, the screenshot is showcasing the original palette for Casino Night Zone from the Simon Wai Prototype of Sonic 2.

Sonic is standing to the left of a slope in Sand Shower Zone, another cut level from Sonic 2 (often called "Dust Hill" in the past.)

Sonic and Tails have grabbed onto a magnetized grip and are riding a conveyer belt up the stage in Cyber City Zone, another cut level from Sonic 2.

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RPG Site @rpgsite.net · 3d

Today marks 15 years since the release of Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, the most recent entry in the Nintendo/Camelot RPG series. As good a time as any to revisit our feature from Golden Sun's 21st anniversary 3 years ago, where we called for a series revival: https://loom.ly/8ORj4rQ

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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 3d

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💬 1 🔁 94 ❤️ 188 · Kirby meeting Broom Hatter from ‘Kirby’s Avalanche’ on the SNES.

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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 3d

I love Adeleine with my whole heart. But she doesn't "deserve" a spot any more or less than Nago/folks that DIDN'T get included, or Rocky/those who DID.

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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 5d

There are a billion ways to play it now, most recently via Sonic Origins Plus. You can beat it in a single sitting, even without years of built-up knowledge. Do it! :)

Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 5d

My palate cleanser from Pokémon is a childhood favorite. Sonic Triple Trouble is the zenith of 8-bit Sonic. I mashed the fan “remake” a couple years ago. I’m gonna Free Play that next as a bonus character or two.

In the ending of Sonic Triple Trouble on Game Gear, Tails gives a thumbs up to a newly freed Knuckles before credits roll.

My final score after beating Atomic Destroyer Act 3 is 278,900. I gathered four continues and all Chaos Emeralds.

The night sky greets the word END (white, curved font) in the middle of the screen.

Sonic (left) & Tails (right) help display my childhood Game Gear cartridge of Sonic Triple Trouble.

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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 6d

I’m free! FREEEEEEEEEE!

I have reached Research Level 50 in Pokémon Legends ZA & earned the Shiny Charm.

Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 6d

Hudson's Adventure Island III

Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 6d

There’s no more efficient way to hit 1,000 battles besides endlessly doing Restaurant le Nah, yeah? How’s you end up doing it & how long did it take you?

Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 6d

That’s bananas! I never knew that.

Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 7d

Air Riders made someone in the community edit the footage of Rick running & add The Hamster Dance to it.

And that, IMO, is a priceless gift.

I love Kirby fans dangit.

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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 7d

Kirby fans are ALWAYS feasting. Even Shimomura likers like me still got Star Allies, Gooey in Kirby Fighters 2, mountains of ne’er before released plushies, and so much more.

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Jonathan Higgins @radicaldefect.bsky.social · 7d

This is me but Pokémon Legends Z-A. 😂