John Ricciardi
@johntv.bsky.social
ハチノヨンとスパデラのジョンです。Tokyo-based game lover/gatherer and 8-4 & SDX co-founder. EGM alum. 集まり屋。(He/Him) くわしいことは本をみて下さい。
Reposted by John Ricciardi
There's a lot of improvements:
Improved map function
Critical hits
All sorts of added aesthetics and graphical improvements like legible signs and level up embellishments
An added ending cutscene
And more!
Improved map function
Critical hits
All sorts of added aesthetics and graphical improvements like legible signs and level up embellishments
An added ending cutscene
And more!
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
There's a lot of improvements:
Improved map function
Critical hits
All sorts of added aesthetics and graphical improvements like legible signs and level up embellishments
An added ending cutscene
And more!
Improved map function
Critical hits
All sorts of added aesthetics and graphical improvements like legible signs and level up embellishments
An added ending cutscene
And more!
Reposted by John Ricciardi
Getting stuck causes players to explore the world.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Getting stuck causes players to explore the world.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
Ugh, the worst kind of news. Sorry to hear it
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Ugh, the worst kind of news. Sorry to hear it
As I say all the time, Shibuya Station is procedurally generated and is effectively a roguelike. Wouldn't surprise me if Nakano Broadway was too...
November 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
As I say all the time, Shibuya Station is procedurally generated and is effectively a roguelike. Wouldn't surprise me if Nakano Broadway was too...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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I miss my Wide Boy…
I imagine it’ll probably work with a regular N64 and a Retro Tink? Can test for you if you like, just send me the Wide Boy!
I imagine it’ll probably work with a regular N64 and a Retro Tink? Can test for you if you like, just send me the Wide Boy!
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November 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I miss my Wide Boy…
I imagine it’ll probably work with a regular N64 and a Retro Tink? Can test for you if you like, just send me the Wide Boy!
I imagine it’ll probably work with a regular N64 and a Retro Tink? Can test for you if you like, just send me the Wide Boy!
Oof, that’s not good :/
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Oof, that’s not good :/
2100 yen here in Japan. Not massive but still sucks
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
2100 yen here in Japan. Not massive but still sucks
Unrelated but I, too, am always available for Contra
November 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Unrelated but I, too, am always available for Contra
Nice. The Retro Freak handles most old consoles, looks like, but I don’t currently have an N64 solution. Saturn had the worst backup options so everything I did is gone but surprisingly my PS1 and PS2 saves are fully intact. Just need to find a way to back them up
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Nice. The Retro Freak handles most old consoles, looks like, but I don’t currently have an N64 solution. Saturn had the worst backup options so everything I did is gone but surprisingly my PS1 and PS2 saves are fully intact. Just need to find a way to back them up
Nice, what did you use to document them? I been thinking about this myself
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Nice, what did you use to document them? I been thinking about this myself
I did it on the GameCube release, maybe on the Ura version… I forget TBH
November 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I did it on the GameCube release, maybe on the Ura version… I forget TBH
This particular save is missing one heart piece and stopped at 50 skulltulas. Might look around to see if I can find the missing heart piece but I don’t care about skulltulas after 50 lol
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
This particular save is missing one heart piece and stopped at 50 skulltulas. Might look around to see if I can find the missing heart piece but I don’t care about skulltulas after 50 lol