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A list of videogames I think you should play! ❤️ @heart_projector ❤️ co-curator. Barista. Programmer. Maker of game boy games, zines, and now humans. games: https://arrogantgamer.itch.io writing: https://letterclub.games

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This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 17h

I am Thrilled to be chilling and platforming around Lost Verdania. I want more games to embrace this juxtaposition of chill vibes and zero chill platforming.

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 1d

👏👏👏

Endless Mode @endlessmode.bsky.social · 4d

The ever-popular "shorter games with worse graphics" meme feels more accurate every year, after costly, trend-chasing failures like Concord and the long dev cycles for series like Final Fantasy, writes @gracemachine.bsky.social. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...

Shorter Games with Worse Graphics Really Would Be Better For Everyone, Actually

The "shorter games, worse graphics" meme feels real after costly failures like Concord and the long dev cycles for series like Final Fantasy.

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This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 1d

A thought I had was: imagine recording the button inputs of a player winning the first one and then implementing an entirely different game with the constraint that this sequence of button inputs wins that game too. Like, maybe it's a rhythm game or something. Mechanically the same?

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 5d

Are you just now discovering Tim Rogers' reviews? I'm so excited for you. His review of final fantasy six is among my favourite pieces of writing.

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Someday all of this incredible gonzo games journalism will be gone. Someone aught publish a print version or something.

FINAL FANTASY VI | action button dot net

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This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 6d

Oh that being said though: people are not born knowing what's up, and my heart goes out to folks who were maybe socialized with one set of values only to realize later in life that shit's fucked up. I sympathize and it would suck to have a mountain of regrets where your fond memories once were.

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 6d

X, get out here your breakfast is ready!

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 6d

I love this. America is still a meritocracy, but also nature determines everything, but also conservative values are wrong.

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 6d

I enjoy that even in their admission that maybe conservative values are not great they are blaming nature. Like, maybe if they'd had better genetics or a differently shaped skull they too could have known these things... Maybe they just worshipped the wrong God!?

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This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 6d

It is the X 1996...

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This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 9d

I tried watching it but I couldn't get very far :/ yak, deculture!

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 9d

Which macross are you watching?

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 18d

Yeah, exactly. Ah, the 90s. Remember Jar Jar?

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 18d

I remember watching the movie. They start it all like "there are these crystals" and then cut to having found the crystals "ok now fight the last boss". Just an absolutely terrible videogame adaptation.

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This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 21d

I implemented something like aabb in Super Plumber Bros using just vertices, rather than full edges (I'd have to go back and read the code to explain exactly how it worked). There were many bugs, but one I loved was that you kind of cling to the underside of blocks as you fall past them.

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 21d

The Japanese version of "can you pet the dog?".

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 22d

They lived like noble savages.

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 23d

Alas!

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 25d

But I kept the statue uwu

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 25d

I paid to have built exactly because I wanted to tear it down.

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 25d

Wait are you in Japan right now? I'm in Japan right now. Are you in Japan? Right now!?

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 26d

If you've never eaten a tote bag, it's not too late to start!

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This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · 28d

What are you doing for power? I have a super famicom but wasn't able to get it going in North America. Maybe I got a lemon, but I've also heard that our power is too much.

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K. Wittkowski @2defenestrate.blackskycomra.de · Sep 12

Normally I'd say Spiders Georg for the culture, but since somebody likely beat me to it have this runner up.

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This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · Sep 12

It has rpg elements. G is for Gorilla.

This is Ziggy @arrogantgamer.bsky.social · Sep 11

You've tasted the forbidden fruit. Life will never be the same.