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Soft-lit stories from pixel worlds. Gaming that pauses, ponders, and plays it quiet. Retro classics, indie gems, and thoughtful commentary from Pause Menu Life with IdleJoy. https://www.youtube.com/@PauseMenuLife
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Jul 8
Starting this space for quiet gaming moments & pixel reflections. I’m IdleJoy—creator of Pause Menu Life. Retro, indie, mood-lit playthroughs with no rush. Current game: 2064: Read Only Memories.
📼 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@PauseMenuLife
#PauseMenuLife #LetsPlay #RetroGaming #BlueSkyGaming
PauseMenuLife
Pause Menu Life is a chill gaming space for grown-up players who’d rather rewind than rage quit. Hosted by IdleJoy, this channel serves up laid-back Let’s Plays and cozy game nights focused on the pix...
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Sep 10
If you’ve ever felt comfort in a quiet town theme, or cried over a pixel sunset...
You’re not alone.
Follow along.
We’re building something slow, strange, and beautiful. 📼🕹️
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Sep 10
In Pause Menu Life, I play games that feel like postcards from forgotten dreams.
They’re not loud.
They’re not flashy.
But they stay with you.
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Sep 10
Fast games reward reaction.
Slow games reward reflection.
They’re not trying to win your attention.
They’re trying to earn your trust.
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Sep 10
Games like EarthBound, Eastward, Terranigma, and OMORI don’t rush you.
They unfold like memory.
They let you linger—in grief, in wonder, in pixel dusk.
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Sep 10
Slow games aren’t just about pacing.
They’re about presence.
They give you space to notice the rain in the background, the NPC who says something strange, the silence between story beats.
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Sep 10
In a world of speedruns, kill counts, and dopamine loops...
Slow games whisper.
They ask you to breathe.
They ask you to feel.
Let’s talk about why they matter. 🎮🌙
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Sep 9
Let's deal with the spook in aisle 3!
New earthbound episode is out.

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#PauseMenuLife #RetroGaming #PixelArt #StoryDrivenGames #LetsPlay #EarthBound #LoFiGaming #IndieGames #SlowGaming
Earthbound (SNES) Ep21 – The Spook in Aisle 3 [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Sep 2
Come check my new Earthbound episode!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MT-...

#PauseMenuLife #RetroGaming #PixelArt #StoryDrivenGames #LetsPlay #EarthBound #Eastward #LoFiGaming #IndieGames #SlowGaming
Earthbound (SNES) Ep19 - Diamond in Hand, Back to Fourside [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Sep 1
New Eastward episode just dropped! Come check it!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7_U...

#PauseMenuLife #RetroGaming #PixelArt #StoryDrivenGames #LetsPlay #Eastward #LoFiGaming #IndieGames #SlowGaming
Eastward (PC) Ep03 - A Classroom Opens, a Ranch Awakens [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Aug 28
New earthbound episode is out! Finally a winning in this damn maze!

youtu.be/RDvxj9mIQ8I?...

#PauseMenuLife #RetroGaming #PixelArt #StoryDrivenGames #LetsPlay #EarthBound #Eastward #LoFiGaming #IndieGames #SlowGaming
Earthbound (SNES) Ep18 -Victory in the Maze [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Aug 27
Second Eastward episode is on!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeX7...

#PauseMenuLife #RetroGaming #PixelArt #StoryDrivenGames #LetsPlay #EarthBound #Eastward #LoFiGaming #IndieGames #SlowGaming
Eastward (PC) Ep02 - A Pixel Quest Begins, a Frying Pan [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Aug 26
On my new #Earthbound episode, we continue to explore the maze in the desert. Check it out!

youtu.be/3-4dh6YF5HE

#PauseMenuLife #RetroGaming #PixelArt #StoryDrivenGames #LetsPlay #EarthBound #Eastward #LoFiGaming #IndieGames #SlowGaming
Earthbound (SNES) Ep17 - The maze in the desert Part II [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Aug 26
A frying pan. A glowing girl. A world quietly falling apart.

My new Eastward series is live. Cozy, melancholy, pixel-rich storytelling - one episode at a time.

📺 Watch here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#Eastward #IndieGames #PixelArt #LetsPlay #RetroGaming #IndieCreators
Let's Play #03 - Eastward (PC) - YouTube
A crumbling world. A frying pan. A girl who glows. In Eastward, we follow John and Sam through subway tunnels and sunlit ruins, chasing hope in a land that’s...
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Aug 21
Let's explore the maze in the desert!

youtu.be/sam4IfGoVXw

#PauseMenuLife #RetroGaming #PixelArt #StoryDrivenGames #LetsPlay #EarthBound #LoFiGaming #IndieGames #SlowGaming
Earthbound (SNES) Ep16 - The maze in the desert [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Aug 8
More Earthbound! Let's defeat the monster tent this time.

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#PauseMenuLife #EarthBound #RetroGaming #PixelArt #LetsPlay #StoryDrivenGames #SlowGaming
Earthbound (SNES) Ep12 - Defeating the monster tent [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Aug 5
I really like the idea of Brick Road. A person devoted to the craft of a good dungeon to the point that he turns himself into one, as his Magnum opus.
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Aug 5
Let's ride Tessie together! New earthbound episode just dropped.

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#PauseMenuLife #EarthBound #RetroGaming #PixelArt #LetsPlay #StoryDrivenGames #SlowGaming
Earthbound (SNES) Ep11 - Tessie, Brickroad and Threed again [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Jul 31
What’s your ultimate cozy game memory?
A town you never wanted to leave?
A soundtrack that made you cry?
A side quest that meant more than the main story?
The first time you saw pixel rain?
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Jul 30
EarthBound Episode 9 is live.
Let's help the Runaway Five with their pickle

📺 youtu.be/nB5O1mpEvyo?...

#PauseMenuLife #EarthBound #RetroGaming #PixelArt #LetsPlay #StoryDrivenGames #SlowGaming
Earthbound (SNES) Ep09 - Helping the Runaway Five [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Jul 25
EarthBound Episode 8 is live!

youtu.be/Diutm-E-0Z0

#PauseMenuLife #EarthBound #RetroGaming #PixelArt #LetsPlay #StoryDrivenGames #SlowGaming
Earthbound (SNES) Ep08 - Lilliput Steps [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Jul 22
New EarthBound episode just dropped. Ness arrives at Happy Happy Village, where everything’s painted blue and the smiles feel... off.

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWhm...

#PauseMenuLife #EarthBound #RetroGaming #PixelArt #LetsPlay #StoryDrivenGames #SlowGaming
Earthbound (SNES) Ep07 - Happy Happy Village [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Jul 21
Episode 4 of my 2064: Read Only Memories series is out now.
Weather bot, an abandoned access node, quiet revelations and heavy echoes.

📺 youtu.be/uJiAN0riJ2w

#PauseMenuLife #2064ROM #CyberpunkGames #IndieGaming #LetsPlay #StoryDrivenGames #PixelArt #SlowGaming
2064: Read Only Memories (PC) Ep04 - Weather Bots & Broken Truths [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Jul 19
Episode 3 of my 2064: Read Only Memories series is out now.
Neo-SF gets stranger. We meet Fairlight, ask hard questions, and dig deeper into the mystery.

youtu.be/29LrPhKa-ac

#PauseMenuLife #2064ROM #CyberpunkGames #IndieGaming #LetsPlay #StoryDrivenGames #PixelArt #SlowGaming
2064: Read Only Memories (PC) Ep03 – VIP Drinks & Fairlight Connections [Let’s Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Jul 17
New episode of my EarthBound series just dropped. Haunted tunnels, cryptic melodies, and the quiet kind of courage. Come wander with me.

youtu.be/hsD9IlRGPaM?...

#PauseMenuLife #EarthBound #RetroGaming #LetsPlay #SlowGaming #StoryDrivenGames #IndieCreator
Earthbound (SNES) Ep06 - Chasing Paula [Let's Play]
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🕹️ IdleJoy @idlejoy.bsky.social · Jul 15
New episode of my EarthBound series just dropped. Strange towns, quiet battles, and soft reflections. Come wander with me.

youtube.com/watch?v=vpcK...

#PauseMenuLife #EarthBound #RetroGaming #LetsPlay #StoryDrivenGames #SlowGaming #IndieCreator
Earthbound (SNES) Ep05 - Twoson finally [Let's Play]
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