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Dumpster Man

Dumpster Man

@dumpsterman.bsky.social

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@DumpsterManTTV from the other website. FPS and Variety gaming streamer, playing weird games wrong. Links: https://beacons.ai/dumpsterman

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Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · Oct 18

Suppose I should introduce myself to this website.

Hi I'm Nick aka Dumpster Man
-Content creator and streamer.
-Somewhere between cerebral video essayist and digital clown.
-Known for playing FPS, Souls, & action games incorrectly.

Let me introduce you to your next niche obsession!

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · Jun 3

Going back to my roots a bit this week, tight ~20 minute video on 5 indie games I think you should check out. Hope to always be able to do this kind of content periodically no matter what kind of other stuff I'm working on!

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 19

Installed it right after I rolled credits on KCD2, it's next! Not my usual thing but the amount of people who would say the same that absolutely love it tells me I need to give it a try!

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 19

In the last 24 hours I rolled credits on 3 very different GOTY contenders:
-DOOM The Dark Ages
-Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
-Blue Prince

All pretty phenomenal experiences, I think KCD2 still takes it for me but MAN gaming is good in 2025.

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 18

Day 5 and final thoughts on DOOM The Dark Ages, greatly enjoyed will flesh these thoughts out for a video soon-ish!

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 16

I'm like 120 hours into my playthrough of KCD2, finally wrapping up the story. Thought I had seen all it had to offer and was ready to wrap up, then the game hit me out of nowhere with an OPTIONAL encounter I now think is very close to the pinnacle of storytelling in the medium.

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 15

DOOM The Dark Ages Day 4 Notes: Cosmic realm was sick!

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 14

Day 3, had more crashes again and the shield bug a couple times. Still overall enjoying a lot, about ready for it to wrap up though (not in a bad way it's just starting to feel LONG).

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 14

Just wanted to remind people I got a video on the modern DOOM games out, it had a great first day but views slowed down a lot (prob because of Dark Ages review embargo going up). But if you're waiting for the wide release today and need to kill 2 hours, I gotchu!

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 11

I am a relative newcomer to DOOM, but it is impossible to deny that my channel might not exist today without DOOM 2016.

Today I am finally taking a trip back through the modern DOOM games, dissecting everything great and not so great, and how they tee us up for Dark Ages.

youtu.be/g_hX4DZcC6k

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 13

DOOM The Dark Ages Session 2 thoughts:

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 13

Gonna just post my daily thoughts/notes on Dark Ages as I play for those interested! Had a lot of fun in my first session. Whelmed by the mech and dragon segments, but everything else is top notch so far.

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 12

There are DOZENS of us! I actually rolled credits on Hollow Knight and thought it was FINE, but apparently it's like sacrilege to some that I didn't like it enough to 112% it or whatever.

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 12

And if you disagree with me that's fine, it's just not a perspective I've ever claimed to provide on my channel, and approaching my videos hoping for deep technical analysis and expert-level understanding is just fitting a square peg in a round hole.

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 12

All to say while more time in a game does provide a certain authority on the ins-and-outs of the game, I think to the average person the less educated 'visceral reactions' are more valuable, since that more reflects how most people engage with a game.

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 12

In general I actually much prefer if reviews and critiques are done by people who are not experts and have a breadth of gaming experience and made an honest attempt to engage with a game, than someone who knows every single mechanic and detail in depth.

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 12

Interesting phenomenon where as soon as you criticize a game at all, people with 500+ hours will come out of the woodwork to tell you you're wrong. I actually do appreciate being corrected on things I get wrong, but at a point your experience of a game does become TOO niche IMO

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Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 11

I am a relative newcomer to DOOM, but it is impossible to deny that my channel might not exist today without DOOM 2016.

Today I am finally taking a trip back through the modern DOOM games, dissecting everything great and not so great, and how they tee us up for Dark Ages.

youtu.be/g_hX4DZcC6k

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 11

Well chat, we had a good run but it's time to hang up the old trash can lid and devote my life to our lord and savior Jesus Christ.

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 11

I am a relative newcomer to DOOM, but it is impossible to deny that my channel might not exist today without DOOM 2016.

Today I am finally taking a trip back through the modern DOOM games, dissecting everything great and not so great, and how they tee us up for Dark Ages.

youtu.be/g_hX4DZcC6k

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 7

On one hand: Never been so stoked on a video while editing.

On the other hand: It's consuming all my free time, don't even have time to stream. Definitely never doing another long video on a time crunch like this...

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · May 3

I'm trying not to overhype this video too much, but I'm genuinely just so excited to release it cause I think it's my best work ever. Here's a peek at the thumbnail, estimating this should be out a week from today.

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · Apr 22

Oh yeah and I'm playing the Ancient Gods for the first time as a result as well and uhh.... Yeesh they really weren't messing around with these DLCs 😅

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · Apr 22

Currently in the process of recording my longest commentary video ever, which is a critique of DOOM 2016 and Eternal. Didn't realize how much I would have to say after years of holding myself back from making DOOM content. Hopefully out before Dark Ages drops!

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · Apr 20

I feel strongly that backseating ruins both the streaming and viewing experience of streams and it has guided a lot of how I moderate my stream, but I've never talked concisely about WHY I feel this way...

Until now. Made a little video on it for my second channel, check it out youtu.be/VqvKsi0p_Ks

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · Apr 11

I am replaying DOOM Eternal at the moment and having a blast overall but I have a confession to make...

The Marauder is a bad enemy, it makes the game less fun to play every time it appears.

"Skill issue" "Just one-cycle combo it dood"

This is my truth and I'm sticking with it.

Dumpster Man @dumpsterman.bsky.social · Apr 11

I am still scratching my head over what criteria Youtube removed my partnership. I wasn't even aware that was a thing they could do and I didn't even get so much as a heads up email or anything. And fwiw, I hit the OLD, more strict partnership criteria on this channel...