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Endless Mike

@squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social

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Filipino slumming it in the USA. I edit manga now. Former Sega/ATLUS, previously Flavor Flav's website guy, wrote a bunch for a content mill He/Him Lvl 161 HUmar

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · Jun 27

"If you hate GenAI you're going to have to stop playing new games when they all start using it"

My brother in Christ, my backlog is literally thousands of games long. I have lifetimes worth of earlier titles to play, & I will gladly do that instead of boiling the oceans for a new CoD or whatever

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 1h

Okay Book-Off haul. The titles they know are “rare” are still eBay prices + 30% but there’s still deals to be had there as long as you’re not looking for Earthbound or whatever. Can’t say no to $3 Actraiser

Actraiser, Super Donkey Kong (DKC) and Dragon Quest Monsters 2 as loose JP carts and Dot Hack Part 2 and TMNT on the Gamecube in their cases

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SCAREon - Thorgi's Haunted Arcade @thorgisarcade.bsky.social · 9h

At least once a week I think about all those people who voted for this saying they "wanted to restore dignity to the White House" and I just have to ask "How are you justifying this to yourself? How are you looking at the poop guy in a crown saying 'oh good, dignity and respect.'"

Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 13h

A US president, furious about protests essentially clarifying everyone thinks he sucks and responding to it with AI videos of him in a crown flying a fighter jet dumping shit onto American citizens & Nancy Pelosi kneeling to him as a king? Fuck dog, not even satirical Cyberpunk scifi predicted this

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The Noodle Man @zenja.bsky.social · 12h

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 12h

My gunpla backlog is already huge but this got a reprint recently that sold out everywhere immediately so I couldn’t pass up the chance to get it

Will look nice paired up with my MG Zeta, I think

The very large box for the Master Grade The O from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

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Graham Marbles @grahammarbles.bsky.social · 21h

Michelle Wu’s address at No Kings was basically “We are actually awesome, cities like this and LA and Chicago are what make America great and that bothers some people” lol

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HB 👻 @heebiebeebies.bsky.social · 2d

I cannot recommend you enough to install the Wikipedia app on your devices and use it like you would any search engine. Nowadays they even have tabs so you can open many articles at once.

And, if you can, please donate to the foundation. It has survived the internet enshittification that way.

Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 2d

wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors

“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”

www.404media.co

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SLAMMO @slammo.bsky.social · 23h

Probably one of my favourite funny images ever

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 1d

Wikipedia is the best single thing the Internet has ever given us and it's not even close

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Two Wikipedia contributors averted a potential tragedy at a conference for the site’s editors on Friday in Manhattan when they jumped in to take down a man with a gun.

Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference

After the man walked onto the stage at the “Wiki World’s Fair” event and threatened to kill himself, witnesses said, two members of the audience jumped in to stop him.

nyti.ms

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Chip (aka Josh) @chipcheezum.bsky.social · 1d

I really wish a new PSO could be made with the art direction/music/vibe of the first one. Focusing on the format of the original but adding greater randomization to the instanced dungeons could be killer

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 1d

needle nose pliers, text overlaid: Hollow Knight; Silksong.

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Goh_billy @gohbilly.bsky.social · 1d

I got those Guile french fries from McDonald's.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 1d

I've only kind of been half paying attention to Pokemon ZA but I picked it up as an impulse buy after work today because sure, why the hell not

Pleasantly surprised to discover that the battle system is a zero sugar Xenoblade now. I'm really feeling it

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 1d

Gundam G-Self

Love the mecha designs from this series.

The Gundam G-Self 1/144 HG model kit on an outdoor patio table.

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Nova Crystallis @novacrystallis.com · 1d

Via @automaton-media.com, composer Uematsu: “I’ve never used AI & probably never will. I think it still feels more rewarding to go through the hardships of creating something myself. When you listen to music, the fun is also in discovering the background of the person who created it, right?"

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Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu says he's “never used generative AI, and never will.” Hardship is what makes the creative process rewarding - AUTOMATON WEST

Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu discusses the history and evolution of game music and shares opinion on generative AI.

automaton-media.com

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Jon Cartwright @jon.gvg.io · 2d

Did u know in the last 2 years OG Resident Evil 4 has sold as much as it did in its Gamecube lifetime

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Wes Fenlon @wes.readonlymemo.com · 2d

well maybe Windows 12 will be a banger

The Spiderman meme where he's talking to the pterodactyl scientist villain, but with the text replaced with quotes from Microsoft. Pterodactyl says: "The vision that we have is: let’s rewrite the entire operating system around AI, and build essentially what becomes
truly the AI PC... The magic unlock with Copilot Voice and Copilot Vision is the ease of interaction. Using the new wake word, “Hey Copilot,” getting something done is as easy as just asking for it." The first part of that quote comes from Tom Warren at The Verge. The second part comes from the Windows blog.

Spiderman (who uses his computer like the rest of us) says: "Every time you make a version of Windows with less bullshit in it, people love it! Can’t you just let us use the Start menu?"

To which Pterodactyl replies: "But I don’t want to make a version of Windows with less bullshit in it. I want you to scream at the computer."

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disvain @disvain.bsky.social · Jun 17

I'VE FOUND IT AT LAST

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 3d

4 people are forced to watch a play-through of Detroit and the first person to laugh at something that wasn't intentionally funny loses. Most rounds only last a few seconds

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 3d

Quantic Dream announces they are developing a competitive multiplayer game

Star Wars: Eclipse development still continues

blog.quanticdream.com/writing-a-ne...

For over 28 years, Quantic Dream has been pushing the boundaries of interactive storytelling. With award-winning titles like Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human, more than 25 million players worldwide have shared the journeys of Ethan Mars, Jodie Holmes, Kara, Markus and Connor, with us.

Since 2018, we have entered a new phase of growth and innovation. We doubled the size of the team, bringing together talents from all over the world united by the same passion for creativity. We opened a new studio in Montreal, moved into new headquarters in Paris, built the next generation of our proprietary technology, and became our own publisher.

After years as a single-project studio, we also decided to take a new step. Multiple teams are fully dedicated to crafting the next generation of great games, including something very different, a competitive multiplayer experience, born from the same spirit of curiosity and creativity that has always defined us.

This new title may surprise our fans as it is very different from what we have done so far. But taking risks, challenging ourselves, exploring new ways of playing and telling stories, and attempting what seems impossible, has always been part of our DNA.

We also know how demanding it is to create something new. Earning the trust of players, standing out in such a competitive space, and introducing fresh concepts is incredibly challenging. And since we have no legacy in this genre, we know we have everything to prove — which is why your support and feedback will be essential. Together, we believe we can create something truly unique.

Of course, development of Star Wars: Eclipse continues, and we are eager to share more with you in the future.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all our fans around the world for playing our games year after year, for their kind words whenever we meet, for their patience and encouragement.

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🌟🎃 Spoopy Magician Tommo 🎃🌟 @tommothecabbit.bsky.social · 3d

The reviews for the Bubsy 4D Demo do not lie especially the one from Vinesauce

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BoringKate @boringkate.com · 3d

Seeing game devs take a "the customer is always right" approach to feedback is so sad because like I get it from a PR perspective, but...

1) The customer is always wrong

2) Your customers are gamers, so they're twice as wrong

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Giant Robot FM @giantrobotfm.bsky.social · 3d

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 3d

But you can hardly swallow
your fears and paaaaaaaiiin

tho actually, the Shadow the Hedgehog iced tea actually goes down real smooth. I never would've expected such a refined flavor from my favorite edgelord, but hey, live and learn

A can of the Shadow the Hedgehog branded lemon ice tea

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 3d

The Daiso in my neighborhood finally got those cheap Gundam display stands in

so I bought $40 worth of them

A paperbag filled with Daiso's Connectable Display Case for storing Gundam models

Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 4d

Complimented some Ralf and Clark cosplayers at NYCC, who were surprised that anyone recognized who they were dressed up as. I replied "Of course I recognize y'all, I love Metal Slug and KoF"

Realized now I should've said Ikari Warriors instead of Metal Slug. Gonna lose sleep over that one

Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 4d

In case you missed my millions of posts about Sonic Adventure, this is where I let you know that I actually like 3D Sonic a lot. I've finished all of them.

I'VE FINISHED *ALL* OF THEM

PS3 and Xbox 360 copies of Sonic the Hedgehog (aka Sonic 06) being held in front of shelves full of other games