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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 3d

Here's my PRGE25 haul + an extra special arrival from @ashuraou.bsky.social who hooked me up with a Japanese PS1 game I've been hunting for ages!

Gunabrain comic by Corey Lewis. Two issues of the Retro Game Zine. Elemental Gimmick Gear on Dreamcast. Alien Infestation on DS. PS1 games Galerians, Discworld, and Discworld 2.

Super Power Gunbike, a Japan exclusive PS1 game.

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 7d

Got one more photo op with an icon before I left PRGE

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 7d

After 14 years and 1700 people, I finally have all the StreetPass puzzle pieces!!!

A Nintendo 3DS showing a completed Puzzle Swap collection.

Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 8d

Snake? Snaaaaaaaake!!!

Me flexing with David Hayter at PRGE2025.

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 8d

Between PRGE and No Kings, StreetPass is going great today. So close to finally getting all the puzzle pieces!

Screenshot of Nintendo 3DS Puzzle Swap, showing 1676/1682 pieces collected.

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 8d

Front row for the MGS voice actor panel!

Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 10d

Portland looking real nice from where I'm sitting

A view of Portland overlooking the convention center. Clear skies with light clouds over the river.

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 10d

We'll see ya soon!!!!

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 10d

Ready for them sweet sweet StreetPasses at PRGE this weekend!

A picture of a Nintendo 2DS on the StreetPass Mii edit page.

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 10d

Finally got around to hand sewing a bunch of patches on my WiP battle jacket in time for PRGE. Going for a Mega Man/robot theme. The back patch is an e-tank.

A denim vest with several Mega Man themed patches sewed on.

Closeup of the top right area of the jacket. From top to bottom: a Cybertronic Spree patch. A red heart that says "Daddy" flanked by pins of Dr. light and Dr. Wily. A blue name patch that says "Hype".

A closeup or the top left of the jacket. There is a patch of a booby-girl version of Mega Man with a "Rock" name tag underneath. There are pins of a Yellow Devil, Met Hat, and Rush the dog.

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 16d

I can't see that without hearing the Macho Man Randy Savage

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 17d

"Turn your head and Gough" - some kind soul taught me when I first moved here 23ish years ago

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 17d

Collectors! Store owners! Hoarders! Help us out! @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is looking to source copies of this 1985 NES pack-in poster for fundraising reasons, and we need them asap. We already cleaned out eBay. Note that they need to be the ones that say copyright 1985, as pictured! Can pay!

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 19d

So fun that part of my trip prep for PRGE is constantly checking the news to see if air traffic controllers will be available and if an unlawful military invasion has begun.

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 25d

Canceled Game Pass, that's just too friggin crazy. Poor XSX is just my blu-ray player now since it'll handle Dolby Vision and PS5 does not.

Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 27d

It took private equity 13 years to kill Toys R Us, so EA has optimistically, what, 10 years left?

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 27d

A lot of people are (understandably) focused on the Saudi Arabia and Kushner part of this, but the far bigger immediate impact will come from the new private EA being on the hook for $20 billion in debt. That could mean mass layoffs, more aggressive monetization, and other big cost-cutting measures

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · 29d

I didn't have "IRL Wolfenstein" on my PRGE bingo card.

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David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 29d

True!

plush.city/@JellyTBeagl...

@JellyTBeagle@plush.city
20 years ago, normal people avoided technology and techies would jump on the newest gadgets as soon as they could
now, normal people buy smart toasters & coffee mugs while every techie I know is on the verge of retreating to the forest

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · Sep 26

After the got me back with Final Fantasy, WotC decides to go in for the kill. I hope I can make a Quark treasure-based deck.

Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com · Sep 26

Sensors have detected an unexplored Magic set approaching in 2026, #MTGxStarTrek #StarTrek

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · Sep 26

Yes, I fixed the bridge on the red wires.

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · Sep 26

Modbo 5.0 installed on a Japanese SPCH-7500 PS2 slim!

Wide shot of modbo 5.0 chip installation on a SCPH-7500 PS2 slim motherboard.

Closeup of modbo 5.0 chip installation on a SCPH-7500 PS2 slim motherboard.

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · Sep 25

Can I interest you in some premium, slightly-used, capacitors?

Quark from DS9 action figure next to a filled ziplock bag of used capacitors.

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · Sep 23

Please, Earth, chill. We got enough going on as-is.

San Francisco QuakeBot @earthquakebotsf.bsky.social · Sep 23

M 3.0 - 3 km SE of Berkeley, CA Link: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240717

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240717

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Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · Sep 21

I've been cracking out on Hell is Us all day. Great game if you love exploring/world building/puzzles. Just enough combat challenge to be interesting, but not overly complex.

Josh (aka JOSHBOT) @hyperbeamlabs.bsky.social · Sep 19

Debuzzin' that Vectrex... well, reducing the buzz as best we can.

A Vectrex logic board with a buzz reduction kit installed.