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Ben, But Slightly Spookier

@kosmologyb.bsky.social

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Associate Product Manager for Fellow Traveller | he/him | ace | opinions are not that of my employers I like good movies and terrible movies, and I have two cats. Narrative games are rad too

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Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · Jan 30

I guess i should do a “games i finished” thread

Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind

Clunky as hell, some of the worst “guess what I’m thinking” gameplay since old clunky Sierra games, but i loved it nonetheless

Pacing ramps in a thrilling fashion and had no idea where it was going!

A determined looking teenager with a teen girl standing behind him looking worried. An older man stands behind them, hand to his chin, thinking. Above them all is a schoolgirl with long, wild hair, her face in shadow as she floats in the air

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Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 1h

2. Cursor*10

Click stairs and move. The 16th floor is a goal.

Cooperate by oneself?!

Cursor*10

www.freewebarcade.com

Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 1h

It’s web game wednesday, a day I have just decided exists, so please enjoy two gorgeous web games I love:

1. Tower of Heaven

Climbing up the stairway in search of revelation, a lone traveler defies a spiteful god residing at the top of the world.

May heaven grant you fortune.

Tower of Heaven - Play on Armor Games

Tower of Heaven, a free online Adventure game brought to you by Armor Games. Climbing up the stairway in search of revelation, a lone traveler defies a spiteful god residing at the top of the world. U...

armorgames.com

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Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 1h

UH OH

Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 1h

dude you can enjoy whatever you like and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise

Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 2h

@leighloveday.bsky.social is a super talented guy and it’s always wonderful to see more of his writing work, check it out

Bulb Culture Collective @bulbculture.bsky.social · 10h

The light is on for Leigh Loveday! @leighloveday.bsky.social💡

“Under Aegis” is a breathtaking story of loss and rage that breathes new life into old mythology.

Check out Leigh’s incredible writing over at the site!

Under Aegis - Leigh Loveday — Bulb Culture Collective

In return, I lacerate their hearts with flint.

www.bulbculturecollective.com

Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 2h

remembering back at an old job when we would talk to american work colleagues and say something would be done in a fortnight and they looked like they’d had a mental shutdown because they didn’t know what that meant

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Gul Dukat @realguldukat.bsky.social · 2h

At my direction Starfleet will hereby be known as Warfleet. Thank you for your attention to this matter. #StarTrek #Sisko197

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Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 2h

TLDR: despite what any big tech company wants you to think, you can leave their service anytime you want and you’ll probably have better options anyway

Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 2h

ALSO ALSO

If you’re using Plex, it also has music functionality

Meet Plexamp

Explore, discover, and have fun with your music using our beautiful, custom-built music player.

www.plex.tv

Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 2h

I ended up going over to Apple Music, and I used a third party web app to transfer all my playlists, but it turns out you DON’T EVEN NEED TO DO THAT because Apple has a way to do it

Other people have recommended Tidal as an option too

Also, your phones can just have mp3s on them like they used to!

Transfer your library and playlists from music services to Apple Music - Apple Support

Learn how to transfer music and playlists from other music services to Apple Music.

support.apple.com

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Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 2h

It’s really easy, I promise

I did while, of all things, sitting in the hospital waiting room while waiting to hear if my dad was okay

Please rest assured he is absolutely fine (healthier than the rest of us, AS USUAL) and it was just one of those situations where you needed to fill in time

demon grrl 😈🏳️‍⚧️ @demongrrl.gay · 3d

seriously

for fucks sake

cancel your spotify subscription

@PopBase on Twitter "Spotify teams up with ChatGPT to offer personalized recommendations."

Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 13h

this feels like it should be part of one of your campaigns

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Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 13h

aaaaaahhhh it’s on iView, Australians!!!

Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee (New Zealand) on ABC iView app

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Yuki @yuki0371.bsky.social · 17h

Also I discovered on the flight that ANA's safety announcements are Pokemon themed

Don't smoke on the plane or Jigglypuff will fuck you up

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Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 19h

From what I remember Ron saying, that Monkey Island circus tent exterior had a bunch of custom code so it would reveal the tent when you walked across at the right time

Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 20h

There’s a whole New Zealand version of the series (which is what this clip is from) which I haven’t seen! I want the secret third season!

Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 21h

Spicks and Specks really was “what if we made Never Mind the Buzzcocks but astoundingly tepid”

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Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 1d

amazing

Apostrophe | Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee #comedyshorts #spellingbee #guymontgomery

YouTube video by Guy Montgomery

youtube.com

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Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 22h

Virtuosity was the first movie to feature a 3D printer

Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 1d

oh no, my bones

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
2? Questions
I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · 1d

Screenshot of a doctor in the Pokémon anime getting injected with a needle

Screenshot of the pokemon anime showing pikachu looking worried that the doctor got injected with a needle with text saying “oh boy, that’s not good.”

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Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 1d

I really hope the ABC realizes what a gem they’ve got and regularly makes more series

Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 1d

amazing

Apostrophe | Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee #comedyshorts #spellingbee #guymontgomery

YouTube video by Guy Montgomery

youtube.com

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Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 1d

It’s good practice!

Ben, But Slightly Spookier @kosmologyb.bsky.social · 1d

ABSOLUTELY THIS

Do best practice of giving ALL your strings IDs instead of hard coding them, even if its a dumb gamejam game or you don’t plan to localize

PLEASE make string IDs

Unpicking hard coded text later is a NIGHTMARE

I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH

💀 SkeletAnn Lemay 💀 @annlemay.bsky.social · 1d

To every young or aspiring dev out there, look, some free advice. (Older devs, you know better. 💀)

For any game you are going to work on that has any GLIMMER of possible localization. Or editing. Or anything involving writing really...

DO NOT HARD-CODE THE VO/NON-VO/UI TEXT STRINGS.

💀 SkeletAnn Lemay 💀 @annlemay.bsky.social · 1d

"Hard coded text strings."

(My villain origin story.)

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