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SnesRulez - Markus Tavern
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Passionate about videogames, amateur writer, youtube LPs and moving my first steps into art. FUCK AI

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SnesRulez - Markus Tavern @snesrulez.bsky.social · 10d
#LikeADragonGaiden is a game that came out of nowhere for me, an unexpected return of Kiryu as a main character during the events of Yakuza 7. It was a fun ride albeit a bit too short. Enjoy the read!

#MarkusTavern #Blog #Review #Writing #SEGA #Videogames #RGGStudio #LikeADragon
The Man Who Erased His Name - An enjoyable appetizer
One of the biggest hurdles when you’re passionate about a long running series, with an overarching plot spanning multiple chapters, is convi...
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HOLY SHIT
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Katsuhiro Harada to leave Bandai Namco at end of the year
I’d like to share that I’ll be leaving Bandai Namco at the end of 2025. With the TEKKEN series reaching its 30th anniversary—an important milestone for a project I’ve devoted much of my life to—I felt this was the most fitting moment to bring one chapter to a close. My roots lie in the days when I supported small local tournaments in Japanese arcades and in small halls and community centers overseas. I still remember carrying arcade cabinets by myself, encouraging people to “Please try TEKKEN,” and directly facing the players right in front of me. The conversations and atmosphere we shared in those places became the core of who I am as a developer and game creator. Even as the times changed, those experiences have remained at the center of my identity. And even after the tournament scene grew much larger, many of you continued to treat me like an old friend—challenging me at venues, inviting me out for drinks at bars. Those memories are also deeply precious to me. In recent years, I experienced the loss of several close friends in my personal life, and in my professional life I witnessed the retirement or passing of many senior colleagues whom I deeply respect. Those accumulated events made me reflect on the “time I have left as a creator.” During that period, I sought advice from Ken Kutaragi—whom I respect as though he were another father—and received invaluable encouragement and guidance. His words quietly supported me in making this decision. Over the past four to five years, I’ve gradually handed over all of my responsibilities, as well as the stories and worldbuilding I oversaw, to the team, bringing me to the present day. Looking back, I was fortunate to work on an extraordinary variety of projects—VR titles (such as Summer Lesson), Pokkén Tournament, the SoulCalibur series, and many others, both inside and outside the company. Each project was full of new discoveries and learning, and every one of them became an irreplaceable experience for me. To everyone who has supported me, to communities around the world, and to all the colleagues who have walked alongside me for so many years, I offer my deepest gratitude. I’ll share more about my next steps at a later date. Thank you very much for everything. 【Postscript】 Although I will be leaving the company at the end of 2025, Bandai Namco has asked me to appear at the TWT Finals at the end of January 2026, so I expect to attend as a guest. For 30 years I kept saying, “I’ll do it someday,” and never once performed as a DJ at a tournament event. So instead, I will be releasing—for the first and last time—a 60-minute TEKKEN DJ-style nonstop mix (DJ mix), personally edited by myself, together with this announcement. Listening to it brings back many memories. Thank you again, sincerely, for all these years. ‘TEKKEN: A 30-Year Journey – Harada’s Final Mix’ by Katsuhiro Harada 1 is on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/pEYofA4yXOwyC7lj0O December 8, 2025 - The Final Day of TEKKEN’s 30th Anniversary - Katsuhiro Harada
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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"I'm Guybrush Threepwood, might pirate!"

A friend of mine was streaming Curse of Monkey Island in Discord Yesterday so I got inspired to draw xD This was the game that introduced me to Monkey Island, still love It to this day.

#Art #Drawing #MonkeyIsland
December 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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post blue art! 🩵💙
December 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Post blue art! 🩵💙
Girl swimming in the ocean with sharks beneath her in the water as she hangs onto a surfboard. Three images of a beluga woman. One is a side view, another is of her dressed in a dirndl carrying booze and food. The final is of her with her arms crossed. Shark woman doing an action pose underwater while holding a large wooden sword. Robot girl with pink hair dashing towards the viewer as a pigeon flies next to her.
December 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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🎃 Halloween Celebration begins 🎃

4 Games for 4 Weeks of October! We begin with a game from the series that introduced me to Dracula when I was a kid.

It's time for #CastlevaniaBloodlines

#MarkusTavernPlays #LetsPlay #Youtube #Castlevania #SEGA #Halloween
Castlevania Bloodlines (Part 1) - Dracula's European Tour
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October 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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NUOVO BLOG !

Ken Il Guerriero è uno dei miei anime preferiti e un videogioco da parte di #RGGStudio sembrava l'accoppiata perfetta. Avrà raggiunto le aspettative? Seguite il link per scoprirlo

#Blog #Recensione #KenIlGuerriero #SEGA #Videogames
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise - Un capolavoro mancato
Se siete della mia stessa generazione, vi sarà capitato almeno una volta di sentire parlare o vedere in televisione Ken il Guerriero . La s...
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March 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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NEW BLOG POST!

Fist of the North Star, is one of my favourite animes ever and having a videogame made by #RGGStudio about it felt like a match made in heaven. So let's talk about it and see how well it held up.

#MarkusTavern #Blog #Review #Writing #FistOfTheNorthStar #SEGA #Videogames
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise - Falling short of being a masterpiece
If you’re from my generation, and your anime block was similar to what we got in Italy, then you might’ve heard or even seen Fist of the Nor...
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March 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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The party has managed to pass through the Miasma glen, but now a second obstacle lies in front of them. The destination Is getting ever closer.

Part 15 of #SwordOfMana

#ManaSeries #GBA #SquareEnix #Youtube #LetsPlay
Sword Of Mana (Part 15) - Cascade Cave
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December 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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#Cing è una compagnia che ho scoperto completamente per caso e diventò in fretta una delle mie preferite. Quindi facciamo un salto di un anno e parliamo del loro quasi ritorno con #AnotherCodeRecollection per #NintendoSwitch

#Blog #Recensione #Videogame #PuzzleAdventure #VisualNovel #AnotherCode
Another Code Recollection - Un remake completamente inaspettato
Vi è mai capitato di fare un salto in un negozio di videogiochi, scavare nello scatolone dei giochi usati e lanciarvi su un gioco che non av...
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August 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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#Cing is a company I discovered entirely by chance and quickly became one of my favourites. So let's jump back a year and talk about their sort of return with #AnotherCodeRecollection on the #NintendoSwitch

#MarkusTavern #Blog #Review #Writing #Videogame #PuzzleAdventure #VisualNovel #AnotherCode
Another Code Recollection - A completely unexpected remake
Have you ever walked into the videogame store, mindlessly dug into the used game box and instinctively bought a game that you never heard of...
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August 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Friends, it's that time again: THE ANIME NOSTALGIA PODCAST'S YEAR IN REVIEW SURVEY IS UP! Help with this year's final podcast ep, AND be entered to win some awesome prizes (USA only sorry!! 😭) Check it out here:
It's that time again: The Big Year in Review Survey is on!
It’s become tradition that in December, I do a year in review podcast episode. And once again, I need your help! So please, dear listeners, ...
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December 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Some mega pokemon ✨️
#art #pokemon
Illustration of some mega pokemon Featured are Chikorita and Meganium Gardevoir, Kirlia, and Ralts Pikachu and Starmie Pikachu and Absol
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Remember me, love
When I'm reborn
As the shrike to your sharp
And glorious thorn

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New #jayvik prints and sticker sheets dropping tomorrow! 🔥
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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I FINALLY FOUND IT.

Been looking for this stupid video for fucking EVER but GOOGLE SUCKS SO MUCH SHIT NOW
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is $4.99 on GOG (Preservation Program) buff.ly/qgIOCxC #ad
December 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Hishi Amazon ❤️ #ウマ娘
December 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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My pick for most iconic video game beach of all time.
videogamebeach.bsky.social Videogame Beaches 🏳️‍⚧️ @videogamebeach.bsky.social · 15h
Coconut Beach (OutRun, Arcade-Master System-Commodore 64-Amstrad CPC-ZX Spectrum-Atari ST-MSX-Amiga-MS-DOS-PC-88-PC Engine-MegaDrive-Game Gear-Saturn, Sega, 1986)
December 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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NUOVO POST!

Faccio una pausa dalle mie solite recensioni per iniziare una piccola rubrica su alcuni dei miei giochi preferiti in assoluto, e per iniziare partirò dal mio primissimo videogioco.

#Blog
#Column
#Writing
#SuperMario
#Nintendo
#SNES
#Videogames
Videogiochi della mia vita - Super Mario World + All Stars
Se c'è stata una costante nella mia vita sono stati i videogiochi . Ancora adesso sono l’hobby a cui mi dedico maggiormente e che voglio c...
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February 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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NEW POST!

Taking a bit of a break from usual reviews to start a little column chronicling some of my absolute favourite games and to open it all let's start with the very beginning with my first ever videogame

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#Column
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#SuperMario
#Nintendo
#SNES
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Videogames of my life - Super Mario World + All Stars
If there's even been a constant in my life, that would be videogames . To this day they're still my main hobby that I want to keep explori...
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February 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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The Space Pirates have taken Zebes by storm to infiltrate Turian and get their hands the Metroids. Your job is to infilrtate the planet, and stop them.

The galaxy is in your hands Samus Aran.

Welcome, to #MetroidZeroMission

#MarkusTavernPlays #LetsPlay #Youtube #Platform #Metroid #Nintendo
Metroid Zero Mission (Part 1) - The legend of Samus Aran begins
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September 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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This week: It's early! W-wha...?

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December 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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I found the One Piece! The Friends we made along the way

#LikeADragon #PirateYakuza
December 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Gabumon with digivice !
#digimon
Gabumon qui tien un enorme digivice. Autour de lui des fleurs ( balloon flowers)
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Added a couple more attempts while looking at other references.. which is your favorite of the bunch? 🤣🤣

#Art #FrierenLookingUp
December 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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In this video, Alanah Pearce explains the issue with HORSES' ban better than we ever could. Thank you so, so much 🙏
blush-byte.bsky.social Blush Byte @blush-byte.bsky.social · 9d
Games are constantly under attack for doing things other mediums have tackled for decades as if it's some new taboo.

Just watched @charalanahzard.bsky.social video that sums things up more eloquently youtu.be/G-7r9pL0Hqo?...

#Indiedev should be talking more about the freedom of the artform.
why is anyone ok with this
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November 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM