Bentok
@bencope.land
Software engineer by day, hobbyist game dev by night, husband, dad, tend to be hanging around F#, Typescript and Swift stacks these days. Love F#, Godot, games, anime, haiku, oolong and kukicha, nature. 🎮🍵🌳🦔
The opinions expressed here are solely my own.
The opinions expressed here are solely my own.
Does anyone here on bsky remember these?
December 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Does anyone here on bsky remember these?
Day 9 - Favorite Antagonist
This one is Higgs from Death Stranding. He’s a threat throughout both games, he’s got one of the best voice actors, and has an interesting story and unpredictable behavior. Excellent character.
Runners-up: Ganon, Dracula (Castlevania), and Sephiroth.
This one is Higgs from Death Stranding. He’s a threat throughout both games, he’s got one of the best voice actors, and has an interesting story and unpredictable behavior. Excellent character.
Runners-up: Ganon, Dracula (Castlevania), and Sephiroth.
December 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Day 9 - Favorite Antagonist
This one is Higgs from Death Stranding. He’s a threat throughout both games, he’s got one of the best voice actors, and has an interesting story and unpredictable behavior. Excellent character.
Runners-up: Ganon, Dracula (Castlevania), and Sephiroth.
This one is Higgs from Death Stranding. He’s a threat throughout both games, he’s got one of the best voice actors, and has an interesting story and unpredictable behavior. Excellent character.
Runners-up: Ganon, Dracula (Castlevania), and Sephiroth.
Day 8 - Favorite Protagonist
Samus Aran. There are other contenders: Solid Snake, Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Sam Porter Bridges, but Samus has captured me since the very first Metroid game. The first badass protagonist I played and remains a badass through every entry.
Samus Aran. There are other contenders: Solid Snake, Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Sam Porter Bridges, but Samus has captured me since the very first Metroid game. The first badass protagonist I played and remains a badass through every entry.
December 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Day 8 - Favorite Protagonist
Samus Aran. There are other contenders: Solid Snake, Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Sam Porter Bridges, but Samus has captured me since the very first Metroid game. The first badass protagonist I played and remains a badass through every entry.
Samus Aran. There are other contenders: Solid Snake, Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Sam Porter Bridges, but Samus has captured me since the very first Metroid game. The first badass protagonist I played and remains a badass through every entry.
Day 7 - Favorite multiplayer or mmo
This is a tough one. Thinking back through the years the highlights are Phantasy Star Online, GoldenEye, Gears of War, Resident Evil 5 (if co-op counts), but Left 4 Dead 2 stands out to me as the most fun I’ve had in multi player.
This is a tough one. Thinking back through the years the highlights are Phantasy Star Online, GoldenEye, Gears of War, Resident Evil 5 (if co-op counts), but Left 4 Dead 2 stands out to me as the most fun I’ve had in multi player.
December 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Day 7 - Favorite multiplayer or mmo
This is a tough one. Thinking back through the years the highlights are Phantasy Star Online, GoldenEye, Gears of War, Resident Evil 5 (if co-op counts), but Left 4 Dead 2 stands out to me as the most fun I’ve had in multi player.
This is a tough one. Thinking back through the years the highlights are Phantasy Star Online, GoldenEye, Gears of War, Resident Evil 5 (if co-op counts), but Left 4 Dead 2 stands out to me as the most fun I’ve had in multi player.
Day 6 - Best world building
Bioshock pulled me into its world like no other game. The eerie setting starts off extremely uncomfortable but as time goes on I got attached to the setting. It’s one of those games you are sad to finish because you miss exploring Rapture.
Bioshock pulled me into its world like no other game. The eerie setting starts off extremely uncomfortable but as time goes on I got attached to the setting. It’s one of those games you are sad to finish because you miss exploring Rapture.
December 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Day 6 - Best world building
Bioshock pulled me into its world like no other game. The eerie setting starts off extremely uncomfortable but as time goes on I got attached to the setting. It’s one of those games you are sad to finish because you miss exploring Rapture.
Bioshock pulled me into its world like no other game. The eerie setting starts off extremely uncomfortable but as time goes on I got attached to the setting. It’s one of those games you are sad to finish because you miss exploring Rapture.
Day 5 - Game that deserves a remake
Vigilante 8 was always my favorite of the vehicular combat games, and I’ve always thought it would be cool with all of the capabilities of modern systems if the proper effort was put into it.
Vigilante 8 was always my favorite of the vehicular combat games, and I’ve always thought it would be cool with all of the capabilities of modern systems if the proper effort was put into it.
December 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Day 5 - Game that deserves a remake
Vigilante 8 was always my favorite of the vehicular combat games, and I’ve always thought it would be cool with all of the capabilities of modern systems if the proper effort was put into it.
Vigilante 8 was always my favorite of the vehicular combat games, and I’ve always thought it would be cool with all of the capabilities of modern systems if the proper effort was put into it.
Day 4 - Currently playing
The last month or so I haven’t had much time for games, but when I do I’ve been focusing on Demonschool. It’s an excellent game and the story-telling and combat are perfect for intentionally slowing down and enjoying a game for relaxation.
The last month or so I haven’t had much time for games, but when I do I’ve been focusing on Demonschool. It’s an excellent game and the story-telling and combat are perfect for intentionally slowing down and enjoying a game for relaxation.
December 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Day 4 - Currently playing
The last month or so I haven’t had much time for games, but when I do I’ve been focusing on Demonschool. It’s an excellent game and the story-telling and combat are perfect for intentionally slowing down and enjoying a game for relaxation.
The last month or so I haven’t had much time for games, but when I do I’ve been focusing on Demonschool. It’s an excellent game and the story-telling and combat are perfect for intentionally slowing down and enjoying a game for relaxation.
Day 3 - Hardest boss fight
Probably dumb, but I’m going with the final boss in Infinite Wealth. The whole game has a steady pace but if you aren’t the right level and jobs for the last boss, he’s impossible. And I didn’t want to load an old save and grind so I bailed. Love the game though.
Probably dumb, but I’m going with the final boss in Infinite Wealth. The whole game has a steady pace but if you aren’t the right level and jobs for the last boss, he’s impossible. And I didn’t want to load an old save and grind so I bailed. Love the game though.
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Day 3 - Hardest boss fight
Probably dumb, but I’m going with the final boss in Infinite Wealth. The whole game has a steady pace but if you aren’t the right level and jobs for the last boss, he’s impossible. And I didn’t want to load an old save and grind so I bailed. Love the game though.
Probably dumb, but I’m going with the final boss in Infinite Wealth. The whole game has a steady pace but if you aren’t the right level and jobs for the last boss, he’s impossible. And I didn’t want to load an old save and grind so I bailed. Love the game though.
Day 4 - Hardest boss fight
Probably dumb, but I’m going with the final boss in Infinite Wealth. The game is pretty easy the whole time, but if you get to the boss without the right setup he’s impossible. I didn’t want to grind and have to redo the final stint leading up to him so I bailed.
Probably dumb, but I’m going with the final boss in Infinite Wealth. The game is pretty easy the whole time, but if you get to the boss without the right setup he’s impossible. I didn’t want to grind and have to redo the final stint leading up to him so I bailed.
December 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Day 4 - Hardest boss fight
Probably dumb, but I’m going with the final boss in Infinite Wealth. The game is pretty easy the whole time, but if you get to the boss without the right setup he’s impossible. I didn’t want to grind and have to redo the final stint leading up to him so I bailed.
Probably dumb, but I’m going with the final boss in Infinite Wealth. The game is pretty easy the whole time, but if you get to the boss without the right setup he’s impossible. I didn’t want to grind and have to redo the final stint leading up to him so I bailed.
Day 1 - First Video Game
Super Mario Bros. This was the first game I played, and I played it a ton as it was the only game a had for a while.
Super Mario Bros. This was the first game I played, and I played it a ton as it was the only game a had for a while.
December 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Day 1 - First Video Game
Super Mario Bros. This was the first game I played, and I played it a ton as it was the only game a had for a while.
Super Mario Bros. This was the first game I played, and I played it a ton as it was the only game a had for a while.
Yup! It’s the | operator, but you just add a tag (in the screenshot, it’s “state”). As long as the tag is in each type and is a literal value, the TS compiler is smart enough to know what keys are on the object. It goes pretty far for making the domain explicit on the FE.
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Yup! It’s the | operator, but you just add a tag (in the screenshot, it’s “state”). As long as the tag is in each type and is a literal value, the TS compiler is smart enough to know what keys are on the object. It goes pretty far for making the domain explicit on the FE.
October 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Random game Saturday. I’ve been enjoying these releases for original hardware.
September 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Random game Saturday. I’ve been enjoying these releases for original hardware.
I realized the other day that this gem from my childhood was recently reproduced.
August 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I realized the other day that this gem from my childhood was recently reproduced.
What’s your #1 comfort movie?
August 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What’s your #1 comfort movie?
Random game Saturday. This one isn’t random at all though…it just arrived!
August 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Random game Saturday. This one isn’t random at all though…it just arrived!
July 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I spotted this little one as I was water the moss around my mikawa yatsubusa.
#gardening #gardensky #frog #moss #japanesemaple
#gardening #gardensky #frog #moss #japanesemaple
July 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I spotted this little one as I was water the moss around my mikawa yatsubusa.
#gardening #gardensky #frog #moss #japanesemaple
#gardening #gardensky #frog #moss #japanesemaple
Doing random game Saturday a day late.
This is the limited physical release of Chicory, the coziest and best of all cozy games. It deals with weighty issues like mental health in a respectful way, and has a solid, very polished old school Zelda feel to it. This is a family favorite.
This is the limited physical release of Chicory, the coziest and best of all cozy games. It deals with weighty issues like mental health in a respectful way, and has a solid, very polished old school Zelda feel to it. This is a family favorite.
June 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Doing random game Saturday a day late.
This is the limited physical release of Chicory, the coziest and best of all cozy games. It deals with weighty issues like mental health in a respectful way, and has a solid, very polished old school Zelda feel to it. This is a family favorite.
This is the limited physical release of Chicory, the coziest and best of all cozy games. It deals with weighty issues like mental health in a respectful way, and has a solid, very polished old school Zelda feel to it. This is a family favorite.
This game is going to have me captivated for a good while.
June 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This game is going to have me captivated for a good while.
Let's spread some game love <3 Name one of your favourite games and tell peeps why you love it so much.
I love Resident Evil REmake. That it was such a perfect remake. And that it had rewards for speed runs and invisible enemy runs, offering difficulty and replay value without being punishing.
I love Resident Evil REmake. That it was such a perfect remake. And that it had rewards for speed runs and invisible enemy runs, offering difficulty and replay value without being punishing.
June 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Let's spread some game love <3 Name one of your favourite games and tell peeps why you love it so much.
I love Resident Evil REmake. That it was such a perfect remake. And that it had rewards for speed runs and invisible enemy runs, offering difficulty and replay value without being punishing.
I love Resident Evil REmake. That it was such a perfect remake. And that it had rewards for speed runs and invisible enemy runs, offering difficulty and replay value without being punishing.
Random game Saturday.
Air Fortress was one of my favorites. The mechanic where you switch from space shoot em up to exploring the base in your space suit was really cool, especially for the era.
Air Fortress was one of my favorites. The mechanic where you switch from space shoot em up to exploring the base in your space suit was really cool, especially for the era.
May 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Random game Saturday.
Air Fortress was one of my favorites. The mechanic where you switch from space shoot em up to exploring the base in your space suit was really cool, especially for the era.
Air Fortress was one of my favorites. The mechanic where you switch from space shoot em up to exploring the base in your space suit was really cool, especially for the era.
Tape on the R1 button and a squishmallow holding down the joystick for some Oblivion leveling.
May 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Tape on the R1 button and a squishmallow holding down the joystick for some Oblivion leveling.