Gabriel Jones
@pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social
Former game critic who can't find his niche. Interests include retro / obscure / arcade games, music (Mostly VGM & Prince), and whatever catches my eye (even if it's just for a moment). 1981 he/him
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The name is Gabriel and I am always talking #retrogaming
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The name is Gabriel and I am always talking #retrogaming
If you like reading about:
Playstation 2
Obscure games
PlayStation Two
Indie games
PS2
Then follow and/or share.
I also write game reviews for this blog over here:
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
1. Boss fight!
2. I can confirm the game has "coyote time". Hard to tell from a screenshot though.
3. Nope. No sexual tension here. Just a lady who looks like she needs a favor.
4. I just realized this bonus room is Hotel Mario. Close all the doors!
#retrogaming #steam
1. Boss fight!
2. I can confirm the game has "coyote time". Hard to tell from a screenshot though.
3. Nope. No sexual tension here. Just a lady who looks like she needs a favor.
4. I just realized this bonus room is Hotel Mario. Close all the doors!
#retrogaming #steam
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
1. Boss fight!
2. I can confirm the game has "coyote time". Hard to tell from a screenshot though.
3. Nope. No sexual tension here. Just a lady who looks like she needs a favor.
4. I just realized this bonus room is Hotel Mario. Close all the doors!
#retrogaming #steam
1. Boss fight!
2. I can confirm the game has "coyote time". Hard to tell from a screenshot though.
3. Nope. No sexual tension here. Just a lady who looks like she needs a favor.
4. I just realized this bonus room is Hotel Mario. Close all the doors!
#retrogaming #steam
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November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Begging myself to get started playing and take a break from the 12 dozen action platformers I've been grinding.
Testing Silent Hill 3.
It's been more than a minute since I played through this.
#retrogaming #konami #PS2
It's been more than a minute since I played through this.
#retrogaming #konami #PS2
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Begging myself to get started playing and take a break from the 12 dozen action platformers I've been grinding.
Warning! This is my most perverted Tekken Tag Tournament screenshot.
#retrogaming
#retrogaming
November 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Warning! This is my most perverted Tekken Tag Tournament screenshot.
#retrogaming
#retrogaming
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something i really cant stand is when people fail to acknowledge that something in a game is in fact, giving them a difficult time but they refuse to see it as such. it's like aspects of games are only difficult if they deem it to be. phrases like "artificial difficulty" or "not hard just annoying"-
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
something i really cant stand is when people fail to acknowledge that something in a game is in fact, giving them a difficult time but they refuse to see it as such. it's like aspects of games are only difficult if they deem it to be. phrases like "artificial difficulty" or "not hard just annoying"-
Getting some time in with Arzette: Jewel of Faramore.
Yep. Definitely neat.
Combat is simple and snappy, with fun upgrades to pick up like this projectile-blocking shield.
Plenty of unhinged cutscenes as well.
#retrogaming #steam
Yep. Definitely neat.
Combat is simple and snappy, with fun upgrades to pick up like this projectile-blocking shield.
Plenty of unhinged cutscenes as well.
#retrogaming #steam
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Getting some time in with Arzette: Jewel of Faramore.
Yep. Definitely neat.
Combat is simple and snappy, with fun upgrades to pick up like this projectile-blocking shield.
Plenty of unhinged cutscenes as well.
#retrogaming #steam
Yep. Definitely neat.
Combat is simple and snappy, with fun upgrades to pick up like this projectile-blocking shield.
Plenty of unhinged cutscenes as well.
#retrogaming #steam
Another game I completely forgot about: Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit. 1.5 acts in and I'm thoroughly impressed.
Hopefully I'll finish a playthrough instead of letting this collect dust on my computer for another couple years.
#retrogaming
Hopefully I'll finish a playthrough instead of letting this collect dust on my computer for another couple years.
#retrogaming
November 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Another game I completely forgot about: Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit. 1.5 acts in and I'm thoroughly impressed.
Hopefully I'll finish a playthrough instead of letting this collect dust on my computer for another couple years.
#retrogaming
Hopefully I'll finish a playthrough instead of letting this collect dust on my computer for another couple years.
#retrogaming
Valis 3 on the Sega Genesis.
This has the sauce that was missing from the previous Valis I covered.
The latter half is particularly noteworthy since it loves having its heroines slide underneath spikes and over pits at the same time.
#retrogaming
This has the sauce that was missing from the previous Valis I covered.
The latter half is particularly noteworthy since it loves having its heroines slide underneath spikes and over pits at the same time.
#retrogaming
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Valis 3 on the Sega Genesis.
This has the sauce that was missing from the previous Valis I covered.
The latter half is particularly noteworthy since it loves having its heroines slide underneath spikes and over pits at the same time.
#retrogaming
This has the sauce that was missing from the previous Valis I covered.
The latter half is particularly noteworthy since it loves having its heroines slide underneath spikes and over pits at the same time.
#retrogaming
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Tonight's review is Valis for the Sega Genesis.
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Yeesh. Worst header image I've had in a minute.
The game is passable, but I guess I'll give anything a pass if I can slide through it with the most minimal of effort.
#retrogaming
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Yeesh. Worst header image I've had in a minute.
The game is passable, but I guess I'll give anything a pass if I can slide through it with the most minimal of effort.
#retrogaming
2026 Special - Valis (Sega Genesis)
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November 29, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Tonight's review is Valis for the Sega Genesis.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/2026...
Yeesh. Worst header image I've had in a minute.
The game is passable, but I guess I'll give anything a pass if I can slide through it with the most minimal of effort.
#retrogaming
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/2026...
Yeesh. Worst header image I've had in a minute.
The game is passable, but I guess I'll give anything a pass if I can slide through it with the most minimal of effort.
#retrogaming
It's not even Winter and I'm already thinking about everyone who treated me like anything besides a shoddy game review dispenser and how I predictably let them all down.
Give me another few weeks goddamn.
Give me another few weeks goddamn.
November 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It's not even Winter and I'm already thinking about everyone who treated me like anything besides a shoddy game review dispenser and how I predictably let them all down.
Give me another few weeks goddamn.
Give me another few weeks goddamn.
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Watching the 1990 Japanes Robocopsploitation movie 'Lady Battle Cop'. It may not be a traditionally 'good' movie but it's entertaining as hell, and that's what truly matters
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Watching the 1990 Japanes Robocopsploitation movie 'Lady Battle Cop'. It may not be a traditionally 'good' movie but it's entertaining as hell, and that's what truly matters
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It's creator day on itch where they don't take their usual cut so now is a great time to pick up 4 great games for the price of 1 itch.io/s/169922/kit...
it's generic late november discounts time! kitsune tails is 33% off, its biggest discount yet, but if you buy the bundle you get all our games for the price of one full price copy of kitsune tails: itch.io/s/169922/kit...
please help us survive winter 🙏
please help us survive winter 🙏
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It's creator day on itch where they don't take their usual cut so now is a great time to pick up 4 great games for the price of 1 itch.io/s/169922/kit...
Shoot. I get most of my shmup 1CCs between the hours of 4:00 am and 6:00 am.
do you also experience that thing where you often write your best when in an insomniac state? idk why but that like, unlocks my chakras and makes my vocabulary and metaphors far more eloquent.
November 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Shoot. I get most of my shmup 1CCs between the hours of 4:00 am and 6:00 am.
Fuck, I am not asleep.
Not awake though. Stumbling around like the backwards walk cycle of a NESTs era King of Fighters character.
Not awake though. Stumbling around like the backwards walk cycle of a NESTs era King of Fighters character.
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Fuck, I am not asleep.
Not awake though. Stumbling around like the backwards walk cycle of a NESTs era King of Fighters character.
Not awake though. Stumbling around like the backwards walk cycle of a NESTs era King of Fighters character.
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My yume nikki manga came today. So happy I got it ❤️ and they also sent me this cute origami.
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My yume nikki manga came today. So happy I got it ❤️ and they also sent me this cute origami.
Next review is Valis on the Sega Genesis, but first nap, then work, then sleep, then nap, then zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Next review is Valis on the Sega Genesis, but first nap, then work, then sleep, then nap, then zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
The tepid response to this article is why I'll never go out of my way to write about bad games.
It's literally suffering for nothing.
It's literally suffering for nothing.
Dropping another preview for my 2026 Special.
It's a review of Syd of Valis, where I debut my new rating system.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/07/2026...
#retrogaming #genesis
It's a review of Syd of Valis, where I debut my new rating system.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/07/2026...
#retrogaming #genesis
2026 Special - Syd of Valis
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November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The tepid response to this article is why I'll never go out of my way to write about bad games.
It's literally suffering for nothing.
It's literally suffering for nothing.
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I was relying on sheer numbers to get things done, but #Scarmonde does not work like that. Buffs, Debuffs, and ailments are extremely relevant for both players and enemies, and you need to read the descriptions of your gear rather then just choose the biggest stats. #jrpg #indiegames
November 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I was relying on sheer numbers to get things done, but #Scarmonde does not work like that. Buffs, Debuffs, and ailments are extremely relevant for both players and enemies, and you need to read the descriptions of your gear rather then just choose the biggest stats. #jrpg #indiegames
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Dropping another preview for my 2026 Special.
It's a review of Syd of Valis, where I debut my new rating system.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/07/2026...
#retrogaming #genesis
It's a review of Syd of Valis, where I debut my new rating system.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/07/2026...
#retrogaming #genesis
2026 Special - Syd of Valis
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July 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Dropping another preview for my 2026 Special.
It's a review of Syd of Valis, where I debut my new rating system.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/07/2026...
#retrogaming #genesis
It's a review of Syd of Valis, where I debut my new rating system.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/07/2026...
#retrogaming #genesis
Just when I thought that I'd seen everything, Mega Man IV on the Game Boy made it so that the heroes actually recoil when they fire charged shots.
"I love it when I fire a charged shot and can't jump for the next few frames, making boss-fights unnecessarily harder." - Nobody
#retrogaming #capcom
"I love it when I fire a charged shot and can't jump for the next few frames, making boss-fights unnecessarily harder." - Nobody
#retrogaming #capcom
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Just when I thought that I'd seen everything, Mega Man IV on the Game Boy made it so that the heroes actually recoil when they fire charged shots.
"I love it when I fire a charged shot and can't jump for the next few frames, making boss-fights unnecessarily harder." - Nobody
#retrogaming #capcom
"I love it when I fire a charged shot and can't jump for the next few frames, making boss-fights unnecessarily harder." - Nobody
#retrogaming #capcom
Fighting game trash talk
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Fighting game trash talk
Tonight, we give thanks for Mega Man III.
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This is the best Game Boy Mega Man game I've played yet. Not saying much when the previous entry was super mid and the one before that was a bit messy, but oh well.
Easy recommendation.
#retrogaming #capcom
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This is the best Game Boy Mega Man game I've played yet. Not saying much when the previous entry was super mid and the one before that was a bit messy, but oh well.
Easy recommendation.
#retrogaming #capcom
Game Boy look - Mega Man III - Roll-chan's World 3
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November 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight, we give thanks for Mega Man III.
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This is the best Game Boy Mega Man game I've played yet. Not saying much when the previous entry was super mid and the one before that was a bit messy, but oh well.
Easy recommendation.
#retrogaming #capcom
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This is the best Game Boy Mega Man game I've played yet. Not saying much when the previous entry was super mid and the one before that was a bit messy, but oh well.
Easy recommendation.
#retrogaming #capcom
When I brought up Mega Man III GB earlier, @noahsbarks.com mentioned that Dust Man's stage might be the hardest classic MM stage.
It's... definitely a trial. No doubt about that. Most of the jumps have to be perfect. Laugh at my failings in screenshots #1 and #3.
#retrogaming #capcom
It's... definitely a trial. No doubt about that. Most of the jumps have to be perfect. Laugh at my failings in screenshots #1 and #3.
#retrogaming #capcom
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
When I brought up Mega Man III GB earlier, @noahsbarks.com mentioned that Dust Man's stage might be the hardest classic MM stage.
It's... definitely a trial. No doubt about that. Most of the jumps have to be perfect. Laugh at my failings in screenshots #1 and #3.
#retrogaming #capcom
It's... definitely a trial. No doubt about that. Most of the jumps have to be perfect. Laugh at my failings in screenshots #1 and #3.
#retrogaming #capcom