Colin Williamson - 奈良番外地
@colinwilliamson.bsky.social
CAUSIN MUCH MAYHEM DROPPIN DRAMA
Tech Art Director @ 17-BIT in Kyoto. Ex-Square Enix, Anchor Inc, 90s PC Gamer. My opinions are mine, yadda yadda. He/him
Tech Art Director @ 17-BIT in Kyoto. Ex-Square Enix, Anchor Inc, 90s PC Gamer. My opinions are mine, yadda yadda. He/him
Highly recommending the BOSS Sweet Potato Latte
November 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Highly recommending the BOSS Sweet Potato Latte
Playing some TGM2+ at Monte near Osaka station. Every time I come here I'm amazed it hasn't been closed. Check it out while you still can.
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Playing some TGM2+ at Monte near Osaka station. Every time I come here I'm amazed it hasn't been closed. Check it out while you still can.
The Nara Hard Off just got a little more exciting
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The Nara Hard Off just got a little more exciting
And here's YUMMY.BIN, a hidden image on the 8-bit Apple version of TASS TIMES IN TONETOWN of a hapless programmer being decapitated. Seems to be a recurring theme.
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
And here's YUMMY.BIN, a hidden image on the 8-bit Apple version of TASS TIMES IN TONETOWN of a hapless programmer being decapitated. Seems to be a recurring theme.
Here's some fun stuff! If you type BURGER at the first screen of TASS TIMES IN TONETOWN, you get instantly decapitated.
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Here's some fun stuff! If you type BURGER at the first screen of TASS TIMES IN TONETOWN, you get instantly decapitated.
Let's talk about the late great Becky Heineman and some hidden easter eggs! I grew up playing her games (Bard's Tale!) and her impossible Apple IIGS ports (Out of this World, Wolfenstein 3D!). I remember getting to interview her when I was reviewing her IIGS remake of Ultima I...
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Let's talk about the late great Becky Heineman and some hidden easter eggs! I grew up playing her games (Bard's Tale!) and her impossible Apple IIGS ports (Out of this World, Wolfenstein 3D!). I remember getting to interview her when I was reviewing her IIGS remake of Ultima I...
"Yo Becky, wishing you the best! Also, we're hungry."
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"Yo Becky, wishing you the best! Also, we're hungry."
Amazon Japan sells these as t-shirts btw! I've got one!
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Amazon Japan sells these as t-shirts btw! I've got one!
Here's a copy of the Apple II 8-bit version I pulled out of the junk bin at BEEP
November 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Here's a copy of the Apple II 8-bit version I pulled out of the junk bin at BEEP
I've been playing Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 as my zoneout game, and was like "oh cool, cross-platform saves!" and got a second-hand PS5 copy for 10 bucks. After all of the drama of account linking, here is the punchline
November 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I've been playing Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 as my zoneout game, and was like "oh cool, cross-platform saves!" and got a second-hand PS5 copy for 10 bucks. After all of the drama of account linking, here is the punchline
Always check the unlabeled junk discs because you never know when you might strike g...oh never mind
October 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Always check the unlabeled junk discs because you never know when you might strike g...oh never mind
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is pretty awesome (and accurate), but I'm not too certain that it sticks the ending. I absolutely adore Katherine Bigelow and can't get enough of thermonuclear nightmare fiction (my brain is broken). Tracy Letts delivers an awesome performance as the general.
October 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is pretty awesome (and accurate), but I'm not too certain that it sticks the ending. I absolutely adore Katherine Bigelow and can't get enough of thermonuclear nightmare fiction (my brain is broken). Tracy Letts delivers an awesome performance as the general.
NEO TURF MASTERS FINALLY ON SALE, THIS IS NOT A DRILL
October 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
NEO TURF MASTERS FINALLY ON SALE, THIS IS NOT A DRILL
Consider this your yearly reminder to watch CHINA STRIKE FORCE / SPY_N featuring 90s J-Phone model Norika Fujiwara and Coolio playing, yes, Coolio
At one point Norika actually says "Coolio killed my partner."
Also Mark Dacascos and Aaron Kwok!!!
At one point Norika actually says "Coolio killed my partner."
Also Mark Dacascos and Aaron Kwok!!!
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Consider this your yearly reminder to watch CHINA STRIKE FORCE / SPY_N featuring 90s J-Phone model Norika Fujiwara and Coolio playing, yes, Coolio
At one point Norika actually says "Coolio killed my partner."
Also Mark Dacascos and Aaron Kwok!!!
At one point Norika actually says "Coolio killed my partner."
Also Mark Dacascos and Aaron Kwok!!!
Sending you good vibes via picture of a rescue cat
October 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Sending you good vibes via picture of a rescue cat
This is what I'm looking at:
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This is what I'm looking at:
Also, the scaling on the tutorial window in vertical mode is such that you can't read the text on Switch (thanks, 720p...)
Sorry to be such a complainer, I actually do love your game!
Sorry to be such a complainer, I actually do love your game!
October 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Also, the scaling on the tutorial window in vertical mode is such that you can't read the text on Switch (thanks, 720p...)
Sorry to be such a complainer, I actually do love your game!
Sorry to be such a complainer, I actually do love your game!
Yeah! Yeah! Kick him in the Nalds!
October 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Yeah! Yeah! Kick him in the Nalds!
I have come into the possession of the Yamaha PAS Crew, the King of Mom Bikes, which is capable of scaling the 37% grade of Kuragari Pass (the steepest public road in Japan). So on tonight's midnight test drive I totally rode this shit up the closest mountain. I barely broke a sweat.
October 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I have come into the possession of the Yamaha PAS Crew, the King of Mom Bikes, which is capable of scaling the 37% grade of Kuragari Pass (the steepest public road in Japan). So on tonight's midnight test drive I totally rode this shit up the closest mountain. I barely broke a sweat.
RIP Drew Struzan. Watch the documentary about him, your jaw will be on the floor when you get to the part where he has to make last minute edits to the ADVENTURE IN BABYSITTING poster. Personal favorite: DuckTales.
October 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
RIP Drew Struzan. Watch the documentary about him, your jaw will be on the floor when you get to the part where he has to make last minute edits to the ADVENTURE IN BABYSITTING poster. Personal favorite: DuckTales.
OH SHIT this month's Japan McDonald's Happy Meal toys are Plarail trains, and one of them is mothafuckin 🟡 DR. YELLOW 🟡 the Shinkansen diagnostic train
Also the decal sheet for this is a nightmare. Super skinny stickers and impossible to reaffix once contact is made
Still, mothafuckin DR. YELLOW 🚄
Also the decal sheet for this is a nightmare. Super skinny stickers and impossible to reaffix once contact is made
Still, mothafuckin DR. YELLOW 🚄
October 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
OH SHIT this month's Japan McDonald's Happy Meal toys are Plarail trains, and one of them is mothafuckin 🟡 DR. YELLOW 🟡 the Shinkansen diagnostic train
Also the decal sheet for this is a nightmare. Super skinny stickers and impossible to reaffix once contact is made
Still, mothafuckin DR. YELLOW 🚄
Also the decal sheet for this is a nightmare. Super skinny stickers and impossible to reaffix once contact is made
Still, mothafuckin DR. YELLOW 🚄
Helping out would be VERY TASS
October 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Helping out would be VERY TASS
AW YISS I finally cleared normal mode on TGM 2 like the rank amateur I am, playing at Monte 50 in Osaka whose classic collection seems to degrade with every time I visit. Pretty sure machines that are 50 yen a play are not paying for their own maintenance. (Also there's a Neo Turf Masters!)
October 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM
AW YISS I finally cleared normal mode on TGM 2 like the rank amateur I am, playing at Monte 50 in Osaka whose classic collection seems to degrade with every time I visit. Pretty sure machines that are 50 yen a play are not paying for their own maintenance. (Also there's a Neo Turf Masters!)
EXIT 18: THE MOVIE review
After about 25 minutes of jerky first-person camera movement and non-stop spinning around the main character, my wife was covered in sweat and had to leave the theater to vomit spectacularly. I will come back and see this later. SCORE: TBD
After about 25 minutes of jerky first-person camera movement and non-stop spinning around the main character, my wife was covered in sweat and had to leave the theater to vomit spectacularly. I will come back and see this later. SCORE: TBD
September 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
EXIT 18: THE MOVIE review
After about 25 minutes of jerky first-person camera movement and non-stop spinning around the main character, my wife was covered in sweat and had to leave the theater to vomit spectacularly. I will come back and see this later. SCORE: TBD
After about 25 minutes of jerky first-person camera movement and non-stop spinning around the main character, my wife was covered in sweat and had to leave the theater to vomit spectacularly. I will come back and see this later. SCORE: TBD