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I'll keep saying this over & over - nobody got into shmups to play novice modes. They got into them because they saw Hibachi, Larsa, an Ikaruga double play or something like that. Devs gotta be confident & have a punk attitude & spend less time thinking about novices
bsky.app/profile/elmo...
bsky.app/profile/elmo...
Some modern STGs are conscious of possibly being anyone's first arcade scrolling shooter, and bend themselves into knots trying to be an entire genre tutorial before being their own identifiable game.
As ever, make the games/music/videos/writing you'd want to enjoy, and others will enjoy it too.
As ever, make the games/music/videos/writing you'd want to enjoy, and others will enjoy it too.
liking game genres that spawned from the arcades condemns you to forever suffer cuz no one outside of the bubble gets it and every developer wants to the appeal to the guy who doesn't get it
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I'll keep saying this over & over - nobody got into shmups to play novice modes. They got into them because they saw Hibachi, Larsa, an Ikaruga double play or something like that. Devs gotta be confident & have a punk attitude & spend less time thinking about novices
bsky.app/profile/elmo...
bsky.app/profile/elmo...
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I found my life’s true purpose: making this custom Wagon Star styled as a E231-500 train car, last generation JR Yamanote Line. It’s on the machine market for you to buy for cheap!! M1GFBXVF
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I found my life’s true purpose: making this custom Wagon Star styled as a E231-500 train car, last generation JR Yamanote Line. It’s on the machine market for you to buy for cheap!! M1GFBXVF
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A second Wild Guns-like cabal shooter?? Why did most of the arcade game releases this year decide to come out in the same month, goddamn
Speaking of arcade goodness, @macaw45.bsky.social was streaming a game tonight that I'd had an eye on since it launched at Halloween, but hadn't tried yet - Silver Bullet.
A simple retro arcade score-attack game that completely recontextualizes itself with every new level. Looked fantastic.
A simple retro arcade score-attack game that completely recontextualizes itself with every new level. Looked fantastic.
Silver Bullet on Steam
Silver Bullet is a gothic arcade shooter: blast your way through spooky stages and macabre mini games as Van Helsing, to rescue your pet puppies who were dognapped by Reggie the Vampire!
store.steampowered.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
A second Wild Guns-like cabal shooter?? Why did most of the arcade game releases this year decide to come out in the same month, goddamn
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Normalize the idea that genre devs should play the games in the genres they're making to at least a somewhat competent level
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Normalize the idea that genre devs should play the games in the genres they're making to at least a somewhat competent level
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you can tell there have been three ninja gaiden games released this year because ninja gaiden fans are more miserable than ever
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
you can tell there have been three ninja gaiden games released this year because ninja gaiden fans are more miserable than ever
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Here's the in game finale to R-Type Delta which is running so fast the buildings no longer sink, all particles are missing & the music hard cuts as it's all been scrolled off-screen. The whole game's like this, so the music sync'ing to the action in st.3, lol no etc
Also missing enemies, bugs etc
Also missing enemies, bugs etc
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Here's the in game finale to R-Type Delta which is running so fast the buildings no longer sink, all particles are missing & the music hard cuts as it's all been scrolled off-screen. The whole game's like this, so the music sync'ing to the action in st.3, lol no etc
Also missing enemies, bugs etc
Also missing enemies, bugs etc
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THEY ADDED NEW GARBAGE reblog to save a life
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
THEY ADDED NEW GARBAGE reblog to save a life
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November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Enjoy the journey!
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Enjoy the journey!
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pokemon drawn by a person that's never seen them from their bulbapedia descriptions pokemum5.wordpress.com
PokéMum
My mum knows nothing about Pokémon, but loves to draw. These are her renderings of Pokémon based on descriptions from Bulbapedia.
pokemum5.wordpress.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
pokemon drawn by a person that's never seen them from their bulbapedia descriptions pokemum5.wordpress.com
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People trying to refute your opinion with the word "subjective" like there's such a thing as an objective opinion and they somehow have it and everyone else is therefore inherently wrong
And no I don't give a single fuck what hack rags like IGN or Game Informer tell you to think now fuck off
And no I don't give a single fuck what hack rags like IGN or Game Informer tell you to think now fuck off
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
People trying to refute your opinion with the word "subjective" like there's such a thing as an objective opinion and they somehow have it and everyone else is therefore inherently wrong
And no I don't give a single fuck what hack rags like IGN or Game Informer tell you to think now fuck off
And no I don't give a single fuck what hack rags like IGN or Game Informer tell you to think now fuck off
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100k subs. The support I've gotten for just sharing my passion is genuinely humbling. Through fighting games I have found a universal language that allows me to make memories with people all over the world, and for that I'm forever grateful. Thank you all. Let's keep playing. 🙇🏼
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
100k subs. The support I've gotten for just sharing my passion is genuinely humbling. Through fighting games I have found a universal language that allows me to make memories with people all over the world, and for that I'm forever grateful. Thank you all. Let's keep playing. 🙇🏼
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COD BO7 is as good as every other COD game, you're just not a kid entranced by the hype moments and aura anymore and rn you want a more-indepth shooting game
#CODHASZEROMECHANICS
#CODHASZEROMECHANICS
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
COD BO7 is as good as every other COD game, you're just not a kid entranced by the hype moments and aura anymore and rn you want a more-indepth shooting game
#CODHASZEROMECHANICS
#CODHASZEROMECHANICS
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The first KIRO 7 news piece on the Gamecenter thefts:
November 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The first KIRO 7 news piece on the Gamecenter thefts:
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KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
GAME OVER: $25k+ of tech stolen from Kent arcade
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage video game equipment was stolen from a Kent arcade this week.
www.kiro7.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
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If you ever fall in love with an arcade game that doesn't fit into one of the small handful of existing big genres, prepare to spend the rest of your days being frustrated about the fact that nobody will ever make a successor to it or develop it in any way
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 AM
If you ever fall in love with an arcade game that doesn't fit into one of the small handful of existing big genres, prepare to spend the rest of your days being frustrated about the fact that nobody will ever make a successor to it or develop it in any way
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When a major story beat in Ghost of Yotei was labeled "The Cost of Revenge," I felt relief because I am glad a Playstation game is finally covering this topic. I hope we can get some answers re: revenge, and whether it is a bad thing, and maybe even causes a cycle of violence
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
When a major story beat in Ghost of Yotei was labeled "The Cost of Revenge," I felt relief because I am glad a Playstation game is finally covering this topic. I hope we can get some answers re: revenge, and whether it is a bad thing, and maybe even causes a cycle of violence
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Oh my god the right-wing media's literally going "Ummm... ACKSHUALLY, it's ephebophilia 🤓🤓🤓"
in case you're wondering how the cope is going www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Oh my god the right-wing media's literally going "Ummm... ACKSHUALLY, it's ephebophilia 🤓🤓🤓"
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Give us access to the big VMU!!!!!
An e-ink display can be used as the front panel on a Steam Machine (used for testing by Valve, will not be for sale) youtu.be/bWUxObt1efQ?...
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Give us access to the big VMU!!!!!
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I love a good official release and buy M2 ports of shit that isn't even super interesting to me (thats how i fell in love with Gradius) but we gotta kill the lazy narcs in peoples head demanding a convenient official steam release. Realistically it will never happen for hundreds of fantastic games
tbh as much as official rereleases are good for accessibility, I also feel like a lot of people just won't play games if they don't have official versions and that's not great for culture. Everyone should be downloading random ROMs until they find that special one that breaks their brain wide open.
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I love a good official release and buy M2 ports of shit that isn't even super interesting to me (thats how i fell in love with Gradius) but we gotta kill the lazy narcs in peoples head demanding a convenient official steam release. Realistically it will never happen for hundreds of fantastic games
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