Brady
@shatteredshamrock.bsky.social
36, 15 years working on video games for a living, Senior Platform Specialist at SES, 3D printer enthusiast. Generally positive vibes
LGBTQIA+ -- he/him
LGBTQIA+ -- he/him
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Brady
@shatteredshamrock.bsky.social
· Nov 9
Hi, I'm Brady 🌼
I'm a gay nerd, who weightlifts, and I work in the games industry.
I collect handheld games, 3D Print, and I DM [your favorite TTRPG here].
I like socializing in queer spaces, though usually online.
If you try and come for any of my lgbtq siblings for who they are. It's over.
I'm a gay nerd, who weightlifts, and I work in the games industry.
I collect handheld games, 3D Print, and I DM [your favorite TTRPG here].
I like socializing in queer spaces, though usually online.
If you try and come for any of my lgbtq siblings for who they are. It's over.
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Yo Philly friends:
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February 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Yo Philly friends:
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Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
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I just think they're neat!
January 22, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I just think they're neat!
Just found out that Epilogue Operator has the next 2 editions in-development already post SN Operator.
After those 2 are out the door, then they'll consider doing a DS/3DS operator.
I wanna cry but also I'm so happy for theeem. The GB Operator is so fantastic
After those 2 are out the door, then they'll consider doing a DS/3DS operator.
I wanna cry but also I'm so happy for theeem. The GB Operator is so fantastic
January 20, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Just found out that Epilogue Operator has the next 2 editions in-development already post SN Operator.
After those 2 are out the door, then they'll consider doing a DS/3DS operator.
I wanna cry but also I'm so happy for theeem. The GB Operator is so fantastic
After those 2 are out the door, then they'll consider doing a DS/3DS operator.
I wanna cry but also I'm so happy for theeem. The GB Operator is so fantastic
I must have a really intimidating gym presence, I'm always scowling and looking at the ground.
But really I just have sensitive eyeballs and oowwee oww so bright overhead point lights my delicate constitutions I fear I might faint under such duress.
I get why so many dudes lift in ball caps
But really I just have sensitive eyeballs and oowwee oww so bright overhead point lights my delicate constitutions I fear I might faint under such duress.
I get why so many dudes lift in ball caps
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I must have a really intimidating gym presence, I'm always scowling and looking at the ground.
But really I just have sensitive eyeballs and oowwee oww so bright overhead point lights my delicate constitutions I fear I might faint under such duress.
I get why so many dudes lift in ball caps
But really I just have sensitive eyeballs and oowwee oww so bright overhead point lights my delicate constitutions I fear I might faint under such duress.
I get why so many dudes lift in ball caps
I don't care if it's a light 5 or 3-55 pound plates. If you are lifting on a barbell, use the friggin clamps. So tired of seeing someone fail on a unsecured lift and almost flinging weights into bystanders
January 19, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I don't care if it's a light 5 or 3-55 pound plates. If you are lifting on a barbell, use the friggin clamps. So tired of seeing someone fail on a unsecured lift and almost flinging weights into bystanders
Hell yeah of the night goes to the fella who's unapologetically working out with a Naruto ninja clan bandana on at the gym tonight.
No I can't tell which clan it is, that metal is reflective as all hell. You'd think ninjas would opt for the brushed finish
No I can't tell which clan it is, that metal is reflective as all hell. You'd think ninjas would opt for the brushed finish
January 13, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Hell yeah of the night goes to the fella who's unapologetically working out with a Naruto ninja clan bandana on at the gym tonight.
No I can't tell which clan it is, that metal is reflective as all hell. You'd think ninjas would opt for the brushed finish
No I can't tell which clan it is, that metal is reflective as all hell. You'd think ninjas would opt for the brushed finish
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In enshittification news, Shopify (Slopify?) announced that starting Jan 26, it defaults to opting in EVERYONE on their platform to have their wares peddled through crap like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, & Microsoft Copilot
It gets worse!!
Store owners will have to PAY FEES FOR THIS
thanks I hate it!
It gets worse!!
Store owners will have to PAY FEES FOR THIS
thanks I hate it!
January 13, 2026 at 1:41 AM
In enshittification news, Shopify (Slopify?) announced that starting Jan 26, it defaults to opting in EVERYONE on their platform to have their wares peddled through crap like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, & Microsoft Copilot
It gets worse!!
Store owners will have to PAY FEES FOR THIS
thanks I hate it!
It gets worse!!
Store owners will have to PAY FEES FOR THIS
thanks I hate it!
For every jacked dude in the gym wearing all black with a punisher tank top there must be a jacked dude in florescent colors and tank top featuring dragon quest slimes as a triple scoop ice cream cone.
It's me, I'm the dude in bright colors.
It's me, I'm the dude in bright colors.
January 11, 2026 at 3:19 AM
For every jacked dude in the gym wearing all black with a punisher tank top there must be a jacked dude in florescent colors and tank top featuring dragon quest slimes as a triple scoop ice cream cone.
It's me, I'm the dude in bright colors.
It's me, I'm the dude in bright colors.
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Hey so uh it's 2026....that means STARSEEKER releases....THIS YEAR. 👀
January 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Hey so uh it's 2026....that means STARSEEKER releases....THIS YEAR. 👀
Things suck, but AGDQ doesn't! Let's go watch some speedruns and donate to the prevent cancer foundation!
crowd.gamesdonequick.com
crowd.gamesdonequick.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Things suck, but AGDQ doesn't! Let's go watch some speedruns and donate to the prevent cancer foundation!
crowd.gamesdonequick.com
crowd.gamesdonequick.com
Doing a little Archipelago tonight with some buddies on stream! I'm sure we'll be yappin
Hey Maverick Hunters!
And now to start 2026 with even more excitement - not only are X1 and Metroid Prime back, but X2 is in the mix, as well as Shamrock playing Pikmin 1! Come hang out and ring in the New Year!
Starting at 6:30 PM PST on www.twitch.tv/maverickhunt...
And now to start 2026 with even more excitement - not only are X1 and Metroid Prime back, but X2 is in the mix, as well as Shamrock playing Pikmin 1! Come hang out and ring in the New Year!
Starting at 6:30 PM PST on www.twitch.tv/maverickhunt...
January 2, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Doing a little Archipelago tonight with some buddies on stream! I'm sure we'll be yappin
What do you mean my 4 year old niece wakes up at 6am for Chrimmas.
WHAT. DO. YOU F**KIN MEAN.
WHAT. DO. YOU F**KIN MEAN.
December 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
What do you mean my 4 year old niece wakes up at 6am for Chrimmas.
WHAT. DO. YOU F**KIN MEAN.
WHAT. DO. YOU F**KIN MEAN.
I love getting new games for my handheld collection. Getting too spend a few minutes cleaning the cart, verifying the data and backing it up for preservation is incredibly meditative for me.
Plus then I get a new game to play! (cuz games are meant to be played)
Plus then I get a new game to play! (cuz games are meant to be played)
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I love getting new games for my handheld collection. Getting too spend a few minutes cleaning the cart, verifying the data and backing it up for preservation is incredibly meditative for me.
Plus then I get a new game to play! (cuz games are meant to be played)
Plus then I get a new game to play! (cuz games are meant to be played)
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
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People are this mad about it because that was a blow to a sensitive wound we’re all feeling - where the art we’re seeing can’t be trusted, where the voices we hear might not be human, where the stories we experience might come from somewhere entirely hollow.
It was a tipping point for a lot of us.
It was a tipping point for a lot of us.
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
People are this mad about it because that was a blow to a sensitive wound we’re all feeling - where the art we’re seeing can’t be trusted, where the voices we hear might not be human, where the stories we experience might come from somewhere entirely hollow.
It was a tipping point for a lot of us.
It was a tipping point for a lot of us.
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I don’t think Larian understood that when they casually talk about their use of genAI it wasn’t spoken into a board room or a zoom call full of people thinking about numbers, it was to a host of fans who looked to them as an example of humanity and art persisting in spite of things like that.
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I don’t think Larian understood that when they casually talk about their use of genAI it wasn’t spoken into a board room or a zoom call full of people thinking about numbers, it was to a host of fans who looked to them as an example of humanity and art persisting in spite of things like that.
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CHECK IT OUTTT went crazy and had the big honour to do this
This was insanely fun and satisfying to see how it turned outtt :)
This was insanely fun and satisfying to see how it turned outtt :)
Got a *huge* ENDLESS FANTASIA reveal for y'all today.
We tapped the incredible @kornart3.bsky.social to do the cover art for the first book! Look forward to holding this in your hands, when the comic drops next year!
We tapped the incredible @kornart3.bsky.social to do the cover art for the first book! Look forward to holding this in your hands, when the comic drops next year!
December 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
CHECK IT OUTTT went crazy and had the big honour to do this
This was insanely fun and satisfying to see how it turned outtt :)
This was insanely fun and satisfying to see how it turned outtt :)
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Got a *huge* ENDLESS FANTASIA reveal for y'all today.
We tapped the incredible @kornart3.bsky.social to do the cover art for the first book! Look forward to holding this in your hands, when the comic drops next year!
We tapped the incredible @kornart3.bsky.social to do the cover art for the first book! Look forward to holding this in your hands, when the comic drops next year!
December 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Got a *huge* ENDLESS FANTASIA reveal for y'all today.
We tapped the incredible @kornart3.bsky.social to do the cover art for the first book! Look forward to holding this in your hands, when the comic drops next year!
We tapped the incredible @kornart3.bsky.social to do the cover art for the first book! Look forward to holding this in your hands, when the comic drops next year!
Y'all better scream and holler like this about QA is getting eyeballed for AI replacement. This exact scenario is happening to all disciplines in the industry, not just the pretty ones you see.
December 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Y'all better scream and holler like this about QA is getting eyeballed for AI replacement. This exact scenario is happening to all disciplines in the industry, not just the pretty ones you see.
Oh, it's a lay on the floor and be still kinda day. Love that
December 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Oh, it's a lay on the floor and be still kinda day. Love that
Anyone else see the cute platformer game and just felt your stomach drop when they got to the bit where all the devs were sleeping on pads on the floor?
Hahah whoops, is this game about indecisive direction and crunch culture? Oh no, aw beans whoopsie.
I fully disassociated after that.
Hahah whoops, is this game about indecisive direction and crunch culture? Oh no, aw beans whoopsie.
I fully disassociated after that.
December 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Anyone else see the cute platformer game and just felt your stomach drop when they got to the bit where all the devs were sleeping on pads on the floor?
Hahah whoops, is this game about indecisive direction and crunch culture? Oh no, aw beans whoopsie.
I fully disassociated after that.
Hahah whoops, is this game about indecisive direction and crunch culture? Oh no, aw beans whoopsie.
I fully disassociated after that.
Please don't tell me I just "have to accept AI will be in the future of my career" if for every example you give for imentation, I can provide 3 ways a human could do it quicker and cheaper. If I can say "but does this HAVE to use AI" and you can't give me even a vague reason, I'm not going for it
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Please don't tell me I just "have to accept AI will be in the future of my career" if for every example you give for imentation, I can provide 3 ways a human could do it quicker and cheaper. If I can say "but does this HAVE to use AI" and you can't give me even a vague reason, I'm not going for it
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It's Giving Tuesday at the VGHF! We've had an incredible 2025, but we need your help to make sure we can continue doing our charitable work in 2026 and beyond. We just launched our annual Winter Fundraiser campaign, please give if you're able (and share this post!). http://gamehistory.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It's Giving Tuesday at the VGHF! We've had an incredible 2025, but we need your help to make sure we can continue doing our charitable work in 2026 and beyond. We just launched our annual Winter Fundraiser campaign, please give if you're able (and share this post!). http://gamehistory.org/donate
I'm down 15 pounds, and up in muscle mass. But I'm a dumb baby who has no idea how to photograph myself and not cringe into oblivion.
I know I look good! I'm just bad at capturing myself D:<
I know I look good! I'm just bad at capturing myself D:<
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I'm down 15 pounds, and up in muscle mass. But I'm a dumb baby who has no idea how to photograph myself and not cringe into oblivion.
I know I look good! I'm just bad at capturing myself D:<
I know I look good! I'm just bad at capturing myself D:<