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Justin (J. M. L.) Whittington
@jmlwhittington.com
PhD student, Texts and Technology, University of Central Florida
Scholar (and lover) of games and theme parks, yapper of politics
https://jmlwhittington.com/ | #AppalachianGameStudies
Unwise views are my own; wiser ones are communal
This game had a spiritual successor called Satellite Reign that came out in 2015, which I played through a while back and mildly enjoyed. Didn't realize the legacy it came from.
syndicate wars, screenshots, dos (1996) www.mobygames.com/game/551/syn...
January 16, 2026 at 3:14 AM
I can't see this man and not think of this:
January 15, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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January 12, 2026 at 10:51 AM
The semester starts next week.
January 8, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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Though sad and uncomfortable, winter - and death - are often necessary to prevent game worlds from feeling stagnant.

In our first article on Seasons, @hollynielsen.bsky.social explores how winter provides vital friction in the Harvest Moon series:

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Winter and Death in Harvest Moon
While letting go of a beloved pet is hard, death plays an essential role in preventing farming sims from feeling stagnant.
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January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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January 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Healthcare (read: lack thereof) has become the most lethal, self-destructive issue for both major US parties. And it's only going to get worse from here.
FOX: What is the Republican plan to provide an alternative to the ACA?

REP. JASON SMITH: The difference Republicans and Democrats is Democrats are focused on 7% of the population. Republicans are focused on creating more choice and lowering healthcare costs for every single American.
December 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Ahem
December 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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1753. WRITING GAME HISTORIES

👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/writing...

"An accessible guide to Historical Game Studies, exploring how games represent, shape, and create history across digital and analogue forms"

#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames #GameStudies #GamingThePast
December 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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I think it's beautiful that most Christmas movies have one moral at heart: "If you don't celebrate this holiday you are a piece of shit."
December 24, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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maxell floppy disk, print ad, excerpt (1982) archive.org/details/logi...
July 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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comic, the apple's apprentice, magazine (1984) archive.org/details/appl...
December 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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As always, the alt text is the best.
December 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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July 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
After rewatching Eddington with my brother, I think it's the best movie I've seen that came out this year.
December 15, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Wishing a Joyous, Healthy and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.
December 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
There's already a dogpile, but Cuban demonstrates a recurrent misunderstanding (perhaps purposeful misrepresentation) of what we ask for and suggested implementations.

If anything, I reframe it as provocation for why we should go beyond UHC into fully socialized healthcare akin to the Nordic model.
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.

What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?

Who in the USA gov runs the program?

R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Received word I passed the scholarly review track on both my submissions to the 2026 Appalachian Studies Conference. So glad to be bringing game studies back for a second year!

Also thankful that it's in Huntington, WV at my alma mater, Marshall University. 😊
December 10, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Sheetz easily wins, *BUT THERE ARE NO SHEETZ SOUTH OF NORTH CAROLINA*. 😡 I didn't realize how much I'd miss 2-for-$1 hot dogs.
December 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
And with that, the semester is over. I just turned my last paper in. This was my last full semester of coursework; I have just one final elective for my area of specialization next semester alongside candidacy exams. Feels good, but also weird?
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Look, I get folks rejecting this because it's giving off the CW vibes, but that's actually *exactly* why I'm gonna watch it. I'm intrigued at the concept of One Tree Hill but Star Trek.
🚨 BREAKING - New Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Poster!

The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+

🖖 Will YOU be watching?
December 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This game continues to deliver on the neo-frontier imagination. Sure, why not transform Appalachian Ohio into a desert just so we can throw in cowboy and New Vegas stuff? Appalachia is whatever the tourist/aspirational settler wants it to be!
December 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM