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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 13h

Those are the best imo. Indie Heroes, Megacat's carts, and some of the arcade titles.

smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 14h

Exactly. I bet there's a file somewhere with terms to swap in for consistency. It's not a "massacre", it was a "clash" or a "skirmish". That kind of stuff.

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 15h

A weird side effect of all of this is waiting to see how the media portrays reality and what kind of mental gymnastics they'll have to do to spin something like "literally shitting on the American people" into "dropping a brown liquid". Like that's the best they could come up with.

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DrMooCowz @drmoocowz.bsky.social · 1d

I started working on the "Mark Only" speedrun in Monster Party on NES on Wednesday. Broke the record on Friday, and improved on it quite a bit Sunday. This was a fun one to learn! youtu.be/2EaBQJIfiyQ

Monster Party (NES) Mark Only% Speedrun in 19:28 | Current WR Current PB

YouTube video by DrMooCowz

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 16h

There's never a good time for a crash, but during a long final boss fight in an RPG that takes dozens of hours just to get to that point? That's heart breaking. Hopefully it goes better tomorrow.

smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 19h

If you're looking for something fun to play with Halloween vibes, check out House of Necrosis. It's kind of like if Resident Evil Mystery Dungeon was a real game, and it's only $12. There's a free demo too.

House of Necrosis on Steam

A turn-based horror RPG with retro 32-bit 3D graphics. Survive the horrors of the mansion that changes every time you enter.

store.steampowered.com

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 21h

I'm going to guess The Stuff and maybe The Blob?

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 1d

a cartoon of batman wearing a blue cape and mask with his hand on his chin .

ALT: a cartoon of batman wearing a blue cape and mask with his hand on his chin .

media.tenor.com

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 1d

Me about 30 mins from starting work at a company that uses AWS, seeing post after post about how it's out and knowing that there's a shitshow waiting for me on a Monday morning.

a stuffed monkey with the words oh no written below it

Alt: a stuffed monkey with the words oh no written below it

media.tenor.com

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 1d

I just got to the Borgan in the Lunar 2 Remake and I was expecting a really difficult fight, but he went down pretty easily. Does anyone know if they rebalanced this version? Or maybe this is how it's supposed to be and Working Designs was the one that did the rebalancing?

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 1d

And sadly retro gaming YouTubers either don't know, or choose to ignore all of that because he made a Gameboy clone they want to talk about for views and clicks.

Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 1d

a reminder that ModRetro is run by Palmer Luckey, a huge Trump backer, a self described "radical Zionist," and, quite literally, an arms dealer via his other company, Anduril

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 1d

Not my future 🙂

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 1d

I'm starting to think this Bob's Burgers boxed set might not be official.

Back of Bob's Burgers dvd set case with description from website listing on the back.

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 2d

I remember being so excited for it and then sooo let down. Just the experience of money system alone was awful, but penalizing the player for running? Seriously? Ugh.

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 2d

I keep thinking about going back to Rebirth, so I start it up and am met with the "play cards to advance the plot" and then I laugh and say "oh yeah", turn it off, and play something fun instead.

Side stuff should be optional, because that's what makes it side stuff.

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Olivia Just Wants Tech To Be Fun Again @kingdomfantasy6.bsky.social · 3d

Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.

Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.

This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 3d

Just the fact that they think people are protesting for their social media feed says about all you need to know regarding how useless of an opposition party the Dems are. They're all supporting the same regime, either actively as Republicans or by not standing in the way at all as Democrats.

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 3d

I've started using Music Bee this week as my Spotify alternative, and it's really nice! You just point it to your mp3 collection and it has a nice organized UI to navigate and play it all. It can also do tagging, rip discs, and play podcasts. And it's totally free!

MusicBee - The Ultimate Music Manager and Player

The Ultimate Music Manager and Player. MusicBee makes it easy to organize, find, and play music files on your Windows computer, portable devices and on the web

getmusicbee.com

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kháris spice 🦇✨🗡️ @kharis.draws.pics · 4d

Sharing for all you lovely likeminded ai-haters out there 🙏

Cecilia Tan @ceciliatan.com · 5d

oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More via @ConsumerReports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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Tim Ellis 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 4d

Here is a Reddit threat that explains how to disable Copilot in Windows, which I've just followed:

www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHel...

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 4d

That was one of the more surreal aspects of it. Like there are people from various points in our lives, past and present, all in the same room mingling together like some kind of weird dream, then at the end of it all I have an espresso maker.

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 4d

I thought maybe this would compel Microsoft to make a minimal version of Windows for handhelds like this to compete with the Steam Deck. All they had to do was remove apps like Teams which make no sense, and maybe include Steam, GOG Galaxy, and the XBox PC app, and it could have been a home run.

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 4d

To this day the intro and first few hours are some of the most atmospheric of any game. They really did a good job of making it feel almost dream-like and surreal in a way that few games ever come close to.

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smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 4d

I've heard similar sentiments from Etsy sellers, especially those that ship overseas. Multiple systems are operating poorly at the same time.

smbflurry @smbflurry.bsky.social · 4d

I fat fingered the alt text for the Super Pocket. It's the 2600 of course. I don't think Atari ever made a 2700 🙂

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