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Hella Tellah
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Tokyo-based phonetician, dad, TRPG player, and video game enjoyer.
Happy 28th anniversary of the release of "Too Close" by Next, a song about having a boner
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwEZ...
Next - Too Close (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by NextVEVO
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January 27, 2026 at 8:32 AM
January 11, 2026 at 2:18 AM
If Gloria La Riva had won we'd all be at brunch now 💅
January 4, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Playing Rockman X2 on original hardware with my daughter on my lap cheering
January 4, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Last retro game clear of 2025, and it's a good'un. Super Mario Bros. USA (2 outside Japan) from the Super Famicom Collection. 77/100, deserves its classic status and worth a play today.
December 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I cleared Batman: The Video Game for NES! Fun gameplay, great music, and nice graphics, but the story is basically non-existent. 63/100, recommended for people who like difficult platformers.
#retrogaming #NES #Sunsoft
December 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Side group chat with everyone but me: "All he ever does is post those boring bouba/kiki memes."

Me: "Oh man, this bouba/kiki meme is gonna do numbers in the group chat."
December 19, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Is there anyone out there who genuinely *does* know Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner *and* Blitzen, but cannot recall the most famous reindeer of all? It seems really unlikely.
December 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Just cleared Chrono Trigger again for the first time in almost 30 years. The DS port is absolutely the way to play it! 94/100, absolute masterpiece.
#retrogaming #DS #SquareEnix
December 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I WIELD THE POWER COSMIC!

Just cleared Silver Surfer for NES! Awesome game, awesome music. Negative reviewers are just salty because they suck at shmups. If you can clear Gradius III, I promise you can clear this. And you should!

76/100, strongly recommended.
#NES #SoftwareCreations #retrogaming
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Just cleared The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD on the Wii U! This is absolutely the best way to play this classic game. Fiddling with maps and changing items with the gamepad feels amazing. 87/100, a wonderful classic with just a few flaws.
#RetroGaming #WiiU #Nintendo
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The Final Fantasy IX exhibition in Ginza was fun. They got most of the bigwigs on the project to write a few paragraphs about it. Sakaguchi-san's message at the end was really lovely.
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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As a birthday gift, please consider reading my latest writing for Tokyo Review.
A decade of LGBT partnership systems in Japan
Ten years ago, two municipalities in Tokyo wrote history by commencing Japan’s first so-called “partnership systems” (パートナーシップ制度) to recognize LGBTQ+ couples’ relationships. In the years that followed...
www.tokyoreview.net
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Richard Donner Superman is such a great example of how they let you do whatever in the 70s. You could just do whatever.
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Our daughter loved this one. She was so happy to learn about peepee!
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I cleared Sonic 3D Blast, a.k.a Flickies' Island! Graphics and music are nice, and the gameplay is pretty good, despite the slippery controls. 61/100, check it out if you like isometric platformers and/or Sonic.
#sega #saturn #retrogaming
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Just cleared Metroid: Samus Returns for the 3DS! It's a lot of fun, with great abilities and exploration, but the boss battles get a bit tedious. Dual-screen systems with a constant map are perfect for the genre.
#gamereview #metroidvania #3ds
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Don't try to gaslight me, I know a twunk when I see one
November 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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See, the trick is that "the GM exists for the players' amusement, whose job is to ruin their plans for fun" and "the GM rules like a king, and the players exist to be their playthings" is that these SEEM like opposite maladaptive approaches to play, but they both result in the GM doing all the work.
October 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Another game cleared for Spooktober! Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King for Game Boy Advance. Definitely not the best game I've played this October, but not a bad game. 45/100, get it cheap if it interests you.
#retrogaming #halloween #gba
October 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Another one down for The Month of Spookies. Ghostbusters for the Mega Drive is a solid little platformer that you can clear in a couple of hours. 66/100, fun if you like the genre.
#retrogaming #megadrive #sega
October 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Just cleared Splatterhouse for PC Engine! Another one down for Spooktober.
#retrogaming #pcengine
October 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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October 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Another game cleared for Spooktober: Luigi's Mansion for 3DS! It's not a bad game, but it wasn't for me. Very, very easy, to the point of being kind of boring. This port feels like it's really hampered by the tough controls with the C-stick.

#retrogaming #3DS
October 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM