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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 14h

I bet that particular scorecard box hasn’t shown up before!

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 1d

By changing only a single byte in the code of Mario Paint, the music composer will not stop at the end of the song and instead continue to play the entire contents of the console's memory as music.

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 1d

when you win the argument about whether or not decorated pottery is a highlight of Meroitic art

museum label whose description begins "Fine, decorated pottery is a highlight of Meroitic art."

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 3d

glad i'm not a mariners or tigers fan because that game would have taken years off my life if i were invested in the outcome

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 3d

hellllll yes. i still can't believe this localization even happened

refint/games @refint.games · 3d

Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga Launch Day!

Let the battles begin!

#Ys #Trails #YsvsTrails #Falcom

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 7d

perk idea to renew interest in the top tier of game pass: you’re allowed to continue using windows 10

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 10d

I think people are good with it now, but I remember thinking a lot of folks seemed to be encountering that word for the first time back in the 90s haha

Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 10d

mt. rushmore of words routinely mispronounced because of video games
- ocarina
- automata
- atelier
- azure

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 11d

this Schlittler kid is no joke

Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 12d

It's my classic catchphrase, "I don't mind taking it easy until then"

Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter screenshot where a character named Bruno is saying "I don't mind taking it easy until then."

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 14d

I watched a documentary about Miles Davis and the best part was all of the interviewees trying to imitate his voice. You’re not allowed to quote Miles Davis without a rasp

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 15d

Feel like there are too many games to play? Just sit tight for a little while and the industry will solve that problem for you 🫠

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Odd Steam Reviews @oddsteamreviews.bsky.social · 19d

SILENT HILL f

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 21d

Had a great time talking to @parkermolloy.com about my work on the AI bubble

www.readtpa.com/p/the-man-ca...

The Man Calling Bullshit on the AI Boom

Ed Zitron built a massive following by saying what tech journalists won't: that generative AI is an unsustainable bubble propped up by hype and bad math.

www.readtpa.com

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 20d

this dude got a foul ball in the thigh and also lost his entire basket of fries in the process. rip

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Duncan Robson @duncanrobson.com · 20d

For sale:

Steam screenshot. Baby Steps, Neva and Sworn at discounted prices.

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 22d

The Super Mario 64 source code lists names for Mario's footstep sounds. The list starts off normal but becomes poetic with names like "Footsteps in the Fallen Leaves" and "More Than Anyone Else in the World". It turns out the names are actually taken from a 1994 dating simulator.

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 24d

Dear Esther should have a big head mode cheat that moves the camera up by a few centimeters

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 24d

Love seeing the Trails in the Sky remake tearing up the sales charts 🥲 As of this writing, Steam has it #9 globally and at least in the top ten on a bunch of the country-specific lists

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Katie Chironis @kchironis.bsky.social · 25d

you: what are we having for dinner
game designer: great question. i wrote some pillars to help us align on a good outcome here.
you, reading: wait, this pillar is just "food must be edible," that seems pretty vague
game designer: ah, that's where the secondary pillars about Edibility come into play

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 25d

You're probably right to skip then 😅 There's a mechanic in a few Trails games where you have to 'scan' (not just beat!) every single enemy to 100% your little catalog, and I missed one that was, like, an add during a boss fight. This series can be a certain kind of completionist's nightmare haha

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 25d

Those things are still missable in the remake, but they all seem to be signposted now. The minimap and UI will dim for NPCs who are out of dialogue, and based on the prologue they've marked the other missables with quest markers as well. So if you keep your eyes peeled you can get them at least?

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 25d

THE QUESTION I WAS BORN TO ANSWER

If you want to see _everything_, then yeah, shitload of missables. Most NPCs have new dialogue whenever you advance the story; depending on your perspective that's either inconsequential or a main appeal of the game. There are missable collectibles and quests too

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Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 27d

I hate iOS 26 so much that I want to use it less, which I guess counts as Sherlocking those apps that try to limit your time-wasting on social media

Dan Bruno @danbruno.net · 29d

I assume this video is about the music but I like to think he's just pumped to finally learn about conjunctions

YouTube video called "I Finally Discovered Schoolhouse Rock. It's INCREDIBLE." "HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS??" demands the thumbnail art

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