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Jordan Starkweather✨

@jackal27.bsky.social

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KCMO they/them Freelance covering weird video games, CRT TVs, horror movies, trashy novels, and cool art. Talking games on pocketoid.bsky.social for 14 years. Runs crtpixels.bsky.social. Help us fight Mitzi’s cancer: https://gofund.me/177ca33f

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · May 27

Not sure how to do this. My partner and light of 19 years, @mitzistarkweather.bsky.social has been diagnosed with metastatic (stage 4) breast cancer.

We are hopeful that modern treatment can give her many more years of changing the world.

If you’re able, we could use your help.

gofund.me/99a35bf2

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 14h

This Celes is going to end me

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 14h

Please

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Bancho ZX @banchozx.bsky.social · Oct 14

// Devil's Crush | デビルクラッシュ
// TurboGrafx-16 | PC Engine
// Attract demo

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 14h

Even the dungeons themselves in Wind Waker are extremely linear. It’s like the polar opposite of the Water Temple where the player moves from room to room in order rather than having multiple paths open to them.

Still my favorite in the series, but definitely its biggest flaw

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 15h

I feel like reviewing Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles has somehow freed me from the New Game FOMO lately.

Like… I’ve owned this game for 25 years. I could have been playing it this whole time. What else could I possibly need??

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 15h

I do this frequently lol. Hit a randomizer and start like 4 Pokemon games

Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 17h

Honestly the content at 5am hits different tho. No discourse, just vibes.

Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 17h

What’s uppppp early morning crowd. Who can’t sleep because they ate too many lettuce wraps and gave themselves heartburn!?

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 1d

Also @bluebidyagame.bsky.social, buddy… you gotta chill. This is… this is a LOT man. It’s ok to just do a little video once in a while!!

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 1d

Dusty does it again. Nobody is making in-depth documentaries centered around Japan-only PS1 curiosities, their creators, and their branching works and influences like this dude.

WATCH IT!!

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 1d

If you have an emulation handheld that supports Portmaster (most of them do), you can grab the files from this and drop them on your handheld to play it on the go!

Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 2d

A reminder that Gravity Circuit is still free this week on Epic. One of my favourite platformers of the past few years, and a huge, highly refined tribute to the Mega Man Zero series.

Great music, great bosses, lots of extra play-modes and optional systems giving it great replay value too.

Gravity Circuit | Release Trailer

YouTube video by Dominic Ninmark

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 2d

This scene made me cry because my kid once told me the same thing when I was carrying him to bed 😭

Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 2d

CAUGHT @orringrey.com

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 2d

Goddamn son what a look

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Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social · 2d

I'm always struck by how flexible items in Shiren games are beyond their stated purpose. For instance, there's a staff that turns monsters into your doppelganger to distract other ones. I used it to deliberately level up a Mamel to its highest tier and then one shot it for 8 level ups. Felt great. 😎

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 2d

Goated series

Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 2d

Damnnnnnn I never realized this. This would have made a great PS2/Wii crossover game

Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 3d

Damn, I’ve been looking to grab a 13” Panasonic monitor too! Knowing they’re dot mask sets makes me even more inclined to track one down now

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 3d

Oh man that’s gorgeous. What model is that??

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 3d

I love the darker contrast in the photo here. I find that a lot of slot mask sets look too grey in the blacks personally

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 3d

Damn, I really need a dot mask set. Well, other than my 5” one lol

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 3d

Whenever it’s one of their turns he literally makes them do that lol

Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 3d

He calls it “Romancing Tactics” because he really loves to watch me play Romancing SaGa 2 😭

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 3d

they’re so cool and sexy

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 3d

Just found my kid pretending to play Final Fantasy Tactics with these and now I desperately need a dinosaur SRPG

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