Salnax
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If you come across me, I'll probably be talking about old video games or bad memes.
I can think of a few more relevant reasons that this series isn't as popular as it was 20 years ago.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 27, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I can think of a few more relevant reasons that this series isn't as popular as it was 20 years ago.
It may be a bit early to say, but The Last Chieftans looks like the best AoE2 expansion since Dynasties of India.
#AgeofEmpires2
#AgeofEmpires2
January 11, 2026 at 12:46 AM
It may be a bit early to say, but The Last Chieftans looks like the best AoE2 expansion since Dynasties of India.
#AgeofEmpires2
#AgeofEmpires2
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07th Expansion developer sale on Steam buff.ly/CzfSsIv
December 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
07th Expansion developer sale on Steam buff.ly/CzfSsIv
My out there Game Awards prediction for this year: New 3D Zelda.
December 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
My out there Game Awards prediction for this year: New 3D Zelda.
Shoutout to Scott's Thoughts, who is 95% done with his self-imposed quest to rank every mon's abilities in solor runs of Pokemon Yellow.
www.youtube.com/@ScottsThoug...
www.youtube.com/@ScottsThoug...
Scott's Thoughts
I'm beating the main series Pokemon games with every species.
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Shoutout to Scott's Thoughts, who is 95% done with his self-imposed quest to rank every mon's abilities in solor runs of Pokemon Yellow.
www.youtube.com/@ScottsThoug...
www.youtube.com/@ScottsThoug...
Game devs around the world probably went out of their way to avoid a Spring 2026 release date, only for GTA6 to get delayed again.
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Game devs around the world probably went out of their way to avoid a Spring 2026 release date, only for GTA6 to get delayed again.
Me: "I'm going to re-read a mystery story that I haven't picked up for some years now."
Me for the next few Hours: "WHY ARE YOU NINCOMPOOPS NOT INVESTIGATING THE CANDLES?!?!?"
Me Finishing the Book: "I had a good time."
Me for the next few Hours: "WHY ARE YOU NINCOMPOOPS NOT INVESTIGATING THE CANDLES?!?!?"
Me Finishing the Book: "I had a good time."
September 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Me: "I'm going to re-read a mystery story that I haven't picked up for some years now."
Me for the next few Hours: "WHY ARE YOU NINCOMPOOPS NOT INVESTIGATING THE CANDLES?!?!?"
Me Finishing the Book: "I had a good time."
Me for the next few Hours: "WHY ARE YOU NINCOMPOOPS NOT INVESTIGATING THE CANDLES?!?!?"
Me Finishing the Book: "I had a good time."
Whoever let me know that you can just make hot pretzels whenever you want has cursed me with forbidden knowledge.
September 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Whoever let me know that you can just make hot pretzels whenever you want has cursed me with forbidden knowledge.
Does anyone know a good resource for the religious affiliations of American historical figures? I'm fiddling with a project for the American Founding Fathers, and am having trouble with half of their religious backgrounds.
September 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Does anyone know a good resource for the religious affiliations of American historical figures? I'm fiddling with a project for the American Founding Fathers, and am having trouble with half of their religious backgrounds.
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My big project: The Death Generator.
It's a tool for making fake video game screenshots, just fill in new text and it'll give you a (generally) pixel-accurate image back, the correct fonts and everything.
deathgenerator.com
It's a tool for making fake video game screenshots, just fill in new text and it'll give you a (generally) pixel-accurate image back, the correct fonts and everything.
deathgenerator.com
December 8, 2024 at 7:17 AM
My big project: The Death Generator.
It's a tool for making fake video game screenshots, just fill in new text and it'll give you a (generally) pixel-accurate image back, the correct fonts and everything.
deathgenerator.com
It's a tool for making fake video game screenshots, just fill in new text and it'll give you a (generally) pixel-accurate image back, the correct fonts and everything.
deathgenerator.com
"X People deserve to suffer because of these statistics!"
"Most X people aren't like that but still suffer!"
"LOL, look at all these triggered/fragile people!"
"Most X people aren't like that but still suffer!"
"LOL, look at all these triggered/fragile people!"
July 17, 2025 at 3:13 AM
"X People deserve to suffer because of these statistics!"
"Most X people aren't like that but still suffer!"
"LOL, look at all these triggered/fragile people!"
"Most X people aren't like that but still suffer!"
"LOL, look at all these triggered/fragile people!"
Watching Invincible for the first time. It's not a bad show, but it somehow feels like it's an elaborate Neo-Confederate plot to smear Abraham Lincoln.
May 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Watching Invincible for the first time. It's not a bad show, but it somehow feels like it's an elaborate Neo-Confederate plot to smear Abraham Lincoln.
For fun, I thought I'd look into the religious denominations of the American Founding Fathers.
So far I have 147 names to look up.
I suspect these guys will have a variety of religious views.
So far I have 147 names to look up.
I suspect these guys will have a variety of religious views.
May 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
For fun, I thought I'd look into the religious denominations of the American Founding Fathers.
So far I have 147 names to look up.
I suspect these guys will have a variety of religious views.
So far I have 147 names to look up.
I suspect these guys will have a variety of religious views.
Some of the praise for Clair Obscur has me thinking that some people think the entire JRPG genre is a mishmash of Persona and anime cliches.
May 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Some of the praise for Clair Obscur has me thinking that some people think the entire JRPG genre is a mishmash of Persona and anime cliches.
I'm sorry Forgotten Empires, but I really didn't want Three Kingdoms content in my medieval Age of Empires game.
The Romans were acceptable as a small bonus that focused on the timeframe already occupied by the Goths and Huns. This is different.
The Romans were acceptable as a small bonus that focused on the timeframe already occupied by the Goths and Huns. This is different.
April 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I'm sorry Forgotten Empires, but I really didn't want Three Kingdoms content in my medieval Age of Empires game.
The Romans were acceptable as a small bonus that focused on the timeframe already occupied by the Goths and Huns. This is different.
The Romans were acceptable as a small bonus that focused on the timeframe already occupied by the Goths and Huns. This is different.
Haikus are Quite Cool
But Sometimes they Make no Sense
Mogami River
But Sometimes they Make no Sense
Mogami River
April 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Haikus are Quite Cool
But Sometimes they Make no Sense
Mogami River
But Sometimes they Make no Sense
Mogami River
I've put 400+ hours into New Vegas and have yet to figure out how to play Caravan.
April 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I've put 400+ hours into New Vegas and have yet to figure out how to play Caravan.
New Nintendo hardware that's a direct successor to their biggest success ever? Has a notably high price tag that outrages fans? Launching with Street Fighter? With a retro series revived by Masahiro Sakurai shown at its debut?
Close enough, Welcome Back Nintendo 3DS.
Close enough, Welcome Back Nintendo 3DS.
April 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New Nintendo hardware that's a direct successor to their biggest success ever? Has a notably high price tag that outrages fans? Launching with Street Fighter? With a retro series revived by Masahiro Sakurai shown at its debut?
Close enough, Welcome Back Nintendo 3DS.
Close enough, Welcome Back Nintendo 3DS.
Shadow Labyrinth makes sense when you remember Pac-Man is a game about being chased by monsters in a dark labyrinth while consuming all you can.
March 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Shadow Labyrinth makes sense when you remember Pac-Man is a game about being chased by monsters in a dark labyrinth while consuming all you can.
Keiji Inafune's quotes about the Japanese game industry and Capcom declining are delightfully ironic right now.
March 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Keiji Inafune's quotes about the Japanese game industry and Capcom declining are delightfully ironic right now.
"Metroidvania" is such a weird name for a genre. Symphony of the Night came out a decade after the original Metroid and sold significantly less, so it'd be like if we called FPS's "Doom-Lifes" or platformers "Mario Bandicoots."
January 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"Metroidvania" is such a weird name for a genre. Symphony of the Night came out a decade after the original Metroid and sold significantly less, so it'd be like if we called FPS's "Doom-Lifes" or platformers "Mario Bandicoots."
"The Switch's successor is surely going to be unveiled any day now!"
- Me in October
- Me in October
January 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"The Switch's successor is surely going to be unveiled any day now!"
- Me in October
- Me in October
With arguments about what is and isn't a Christmas movie being an annual tradition, somebody should make a ranking system for how "Christmas-y" a movie is.
December 25, 2024 at 2:23 AM
With arguments about what is and isn't a Christmas movie being an annual tradition, somebody should make a ranking system for how "Christmas-y" a movie is.
I'm trying to make the Blusky algorithm understand me a bit better, so here is a thread I update every few months, keeping track of the best-selling Western games in Japan.
gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?i...
TLDR: Japan likes Minecraft and Donkey Kong.
gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?i...
TLDR: Japan likes Minecraft and Donkey Kong.
Best-Selling Western Games in Japan (500k+ Sales)
The Japanese market is infamous for largely sticking to games and hardware developed in their own country. This thread is devoted to celebrating...
gamrconnect.vgchartz.com
December 16, 2024 at 12:40 AM
I'm trying to make the Blusky algorithm understand me a bit better, so here is a thread I update every few months, keeping track of the best-selling Western games in Japan.
gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?i...
TLDR: Japan likes Minecraft and Donkey Kong.
gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?i...
TLDR: Japan likes Minecraft and Donkey Kong.