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Chad Garvin
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I like to play neat video games and dabble in some garbage beginner ice hockey. He/Him. https://kind.social/@SirChadlyOC
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social My niece got to experience her first ever CRT gaming experience today. She loved Super Mario Bros, she thought Bubble Bobble was just OK, but she helped me #JustBeatIt on her first ever TMNT game, Turtles in Time. Fellas, we created a beat-em-up fan! Cowabunga out of 5.
October 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustbeatIt Wildfrost has gotta be the hardest roguelike deck builder I’ve ever played. Unfortunately, its difficulty makes it inaccessible to all but the true sickos, but it has fun turn-based mechanics like moving fighters around two battle lanes. Easy mode please! 4/5
The title screen for Wildfrost, played on an Xbox Series X. This screenshot shots an example of the gameplay. The player’s fighters are placed in two rows on the left half, where they battle against the enemies on right half. The characters’ actions go off when their countdown timer at the bottom of their card reaches zero. The player can play one card from their hand per turn, which can be used to buff your heroes, attack your enemies, or summon new heroes. The Victory screen that shows after winning your first run. The main hero card of your run is shown on the left, next to stats and meta progression unlocks. The stats for this run: “Rudge: Snow applied: 73. Damage dealt: 987. Charms gained: 10. Highest damage dealt: 23. Blings from combos: 95. Damage blocked: 42.” The credits for Wildfrost, which are accessible from the title screen. “Thank you for playing! Will Lewis: Programming & Design. Asaf Gazit: Art & Design. Paul Zimmerman: Music. Felix Barabrino. BetaJester - Controller Support: Adam Clewes-Boyne. Chucklefish: Publishing Team.”
April 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social Shogun Showdown is a puzzle-like roguelike deck builder with combat that kinda feels like dancing? Or chess? …No, boxing! You’re constantly hopping in and out of enemy range, jabbing, then floating away like a butterfly. #JustBeatIt, but there’s more to explore here. 4/5
This screenshot from Shogun Showdown, played on a Steam Deck, shows the game’s shop. My deck is below, with several cards that have reached their full enhancement limit. For 20 of my 50 coins, I could buy an enhancement to one of my weapons that would increase to cooldown by 1, but would add Perfect Strike, where the attack’s cooldown would instantly recharge if it was used to remove the exact amount of HP the enemy had remaining. The shop also offers other items, enhancements, and permanent upgrades that can be purchased for various currencies. This screenshot was taken when beating the game. “VICTORY” is displayed, as well as an unlocked achievement that says, “Quest completed — Shogun Slayer: Defeat the Shogun” It also displays the run stats: “New highest day: 1 New best time: 1:06.1 New best turns: 1089 New best combo: 73 New best hits: 30” This screenshot shows the cutscene that plays after completing your first run. The prohibits is sitting at a campfire, and someone says, “…but of course, it wasn’t over.” The cutscene continues; “and that was just the beginning…”
March 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt Defender’s Quest 2 really grew on me. Sure, it’s not as good as the first, but it’s still a great character-building tower defense game. It’s a miracle this game came out after a 12-year development hell, and it deserves respect for what it accomplishes. 4/5
A screenshot showing the gameplay of Defender’s Quest II: Mists of Ruin (PC, 2025). Characters are placed in special tower squares where they automatically attack any enemies that pass by their area of attack. The goal is to protect the two home bases. This screenshot shows the story exposition that occurs between stages. The main protagonist Evni Hunt says, “I will gladly sacrifice the opinion of a CRIMINAL to ensure the job gets done. Do I make myself clear?” A message from the developers that displays after beating the game. “Thank you for playing Defender’s Quest 2. Making this game has been a long, difficult 12-year journey.” The scrolling credits that displays after beating Defender’s Quest 2. Patrick McCarthy: Lead game design and balance. Programming. Tool development. Lars Doucet: FortressofDoors.com. Programming. Game, Systems, and UX/UI Design. Art cleanup. Xalavier Nelson, Jr: Co-Lead Development. Narrative Direction and Writing. Anthony Pecorella: Production.
March 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt Westerado: Double Barreled is a great introduction to sandbox RPGs like Fallout or Skyrim where you have the freedom to do or kill whatever you want but without the 60-hr time commitment. The genre isn’t for me, but it’s a neat little spaghetti western! 7/10
The main menu for Westerado: Double Barreled, played on a Steam Deck. The save file for slot 1 shows that the cowboy protagonist is wearing a blue cowboy hat, a red scarf, a thin black tie, a blue jacket, red pants, and fine pair of boots. He has $29, the time is 4:59, and the map is 143% explored. The protagonist is standing over the murderer, who is dying of gunshot wounds. The murderer says, “Since the fire, how many- ‘sputter’ How many folks are dead cause you killed ‘em? Fifty?! A HUN’RED?!” This pixelated scene from the credits shows the black night sky with the halo of a full moon glowing over a dusty, Western valley in various shades of red. The scrolling credits of Westerado: Double Barreled. The pixelated scenery shows a sunrise cresting in the distance over a dry, mountainous landscape.
March 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt Defender’s Quest, a top-10 all time game, is a 2012 indie Tower Defense RPG that miraculously just released a sequel against all odds. I could spend a whole @indiequestpod.com episode explaining all the aspects that make it so good, but it’s a triumph. 💎 5/5
The title screen for Defender’s Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (PC) played on a SteamDeck. This screenshot shows the Tower Defense gameplay, where 6 heroes are positioned strategically around enemy pathways to protect Azra, the protagonist. This screenshot shows a scroll that displays after beating the main game. It says, “New Game+ Unlocked! Congratulations! You can now start a new adventure with your old party! Face mutant enemies with new abilities, infuse your equipment with amazing new powers, and stock your library with many new books. Engage in numerous new side-quests with additional cutscenes and story, unlock developer commentary, translate Eztli-Tenoch’s speech, meet new characters, and so much more! Go to the save screen and select NEW GAME+ on your old save slot. You can return to your “regular” game at any time. Continue” The scrolling credits for Defender’s Quest. “Level Up Labs, LLC Lars Doucet, FortressofDoors.com: Programming, Game Design, Systems Design, Interface Design, Art Cleanup. Anthony Percoella: Game Design, Class Design, Battle Design, Game Balance. James Calvin: Story Design, Cutscenes + Journal, Character Design…”
March 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt on stream, DuckTales 2 improves upon the first game's excellent gameplay by fixing the pogo mechanics. The difficulty is more balanced with more interesting bosses and easier stages, though the castle in Scotland may be the hardest stage in the series. 8.5/10
The title screen for DuckTales 2 (NES, 1993), played via emulation live on Twitch at https://twitch.tv/SirChadlyOC . Below the logo, the text reads, "> Easy Normal Difficult" The twitch streamer Chadly is sitting in his wood-paneled basement and the Twitch chat is visible underneath. The ending sequence to DuckTales 2. A small picture shows Scrooge McDuck and his nephews watching as a pirate ship sinks into the sea. The text reads, "The treasures... they all sank into the sea!" A small picture shows Scrooge McDuck winking at the camera as he takes off his top hat, revealing one of the hidden treasures that was hiding under his hat. The text reads, "That's not all of it! Look, I've got another treasure right here!" The final ending screen. Scrooge looks happy and has one finger gesturing up. Below that, it says, "Total money $2,697,000 The End."
March 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt DuckTales is the first of many licensed action platforming bangers that Capcom would become known for. The innovative uses of Scrooge McDuck’s cane keeps the action fresh and interesting. Multiple stages, secrets, and endings keep the replay value high. 4/5
The title screen for DuckTales (NES, 1989) played on original hardware on a CRT. Below the DuckTales logo, the text reads: “Game Start Easy Normal Difficult ©️ The Walt Disney Company Produced by Capcom, Ltd. Capcom U.S.A. Inc Licensed by Nintendo of America Inc.” Scrooge McDuck, and amorphous Duck wearing a red jacket and a black top hat, is jumping for joy as he looks at an open treasure chest filled with gold coins. A newspaper front page describing Scrooge McDuck’s accomplishments. “DUCK PRESS Scrooge Remains the Richest Duck in World Daring explorer Scrooge McDuck has found the five legendary treasures making him the richest duck in the world. Congratulations! Total money $8,799,000” The accompanying photo shows a bronze metal, which signifies that the game was beaten on Easy mode. The final ending screen after beating DuckTales (NES, 1989). A picture shows Scrooge McDuck’s top half with his figure gesturing above the text: “Right lads! I couldn’t have done it without you. I really am the richest ducks in the world. End.”
March 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt Mega Man 2 remains one of the all time best action platformers, especially in 1989. There’s so many memorable moments like dodging Quick Man stage’s lasers, one-shotting Metal Man with his own blade, and realizing that only Bubble Lead can beat Dr. Wily. 9/10
The title screen for Mega Man 2 (NES, 1989) played on original hardware on a CRT. A helmetless Mega Man is standing at the ready on top of a skyscraper to the right of the title and text: “NORMAL DIFFICULT PRESS START” Dr. Wily is on his hands and knees begging Mega Man for his life after his alien illusion was destroyed. This scene from the credits shows Mega Man, colored in a blue and white getup that resembles Air Man’s power, is walking toward the camera as white snowflakes fall across the entire screen. A picture shows a distant small village in a snowy mountainside while wistful music plays. The end of the scrolling credits. The text reads, “Thank you for playing… Presented by Capcom, U.S.A.”
March 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Welp, another really challenging day. All I could think about is listening again to the Super Mario Land track that plays during stages 2-1 and 2-2 because it slaps. Some platforming fails this time may have been caused by input lag via Nintendo Switch’s GameBoy app. Maybe tomorrow will be better. 💜
February 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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I got lots of bad news today. Instinctively I grabbed my DMG-01 from the shelf, inserted Super Mario Land, and crushed it again. Damn those chirpy tunes from that bitty speaker get me every time. ♥️
February 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt Super Mario Land 🎶“Way back in the day
All you had were three-frame LCD games.
Our journeys had a lack
Of all but travel Scrabble packs!
Yes, NES looked best,
But to put this one next game in context:
It was a milestone year,
Handheld gaming started here!”🎶
The title screen for Super Mario Land (GameBoy, 1989) played on a black Analogue Pocket. The ending screen for Super Mario Land. Mario and Daisy are running to the right, past the words “Your quest is over-“ An orange cat is visible behind the Analogue Pocket, resting on a plaid blanket on his owner’s lap. The ending credits for Super Mario Land. A spaceship is flying with occasional clouds. “Producer: G. Yokoi” The words “THE END” are formed in block letters against a cloudy sky.
February 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social Childhood redempsh cleared, FINALLY, with a #JustBeatIt on my first encounter with Jank: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES, 1989). Yesbunga. This game is so cool except for all the parts that aren’t. I love it despite the sack full of flaws. 3/5, had the life of my time.
The title screen for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES, 1989, Ultra GamesTM) played on original console hooked up to a CRT. PUSH START A screenshot from the end of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A portrait of Master Splinter against a red background is left of the white text on a black background that reads, “You defeated Shredder and saved the world. Now, I can turn back to human form.” Splinter’s portrait has turned into a male human face, and the text now adds the following: “Thanks. You guys have excelled my skills.” A portrait of April O’Neil’s face against a red background is left of the white text against a black background: “Oh! Splinter is back to his real form. You guys are great! Thanks for your help. Let’s celebrate with a pizza.”
February 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social I abused rewind on the Switch, but I managed to #JustBeatIt Ninja Gaiden (NES, 1989). I’m not a hardcore gamer, so I appreciate using modern tools to fully experience the game. Thanks to unlimited continues, it’s not TOO BAD except for knockback and the final boss. 7/10
A screenshot from the NES application on the Nintendo Switch Online Service, which is playing Ninja Gaiden (1989, NES). The ninja protagonist, Ryu Hayabusa, is standing on a rock my mountain top looking far off into the distance across the horizon at a castle on top of a taller mountain. The sinister antagonist, Jaquio, is looking down at the camera in a darkly lit room. He says, “Have a nice day.” The beginning of the final credits staff roll of Ninja Gaiden. The final ending screen that displays after beating Ninja Gaiden. “THE END Thank you for playing. And see you next. TECMO”
February 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt Tape to Tape asks, what if NHL 94 was a roguelite? This indie game nails the solid hockey gameplay and adds roguelite elements like earning new artifacts and talents to improve your run, unlocking new players and power ups, and buying permanent upgrades. 9/10
This screenshot is taken from my Twitch livestream of Tape to Tape (PC, 2023). CHI (red) is leading CLT (black) 5-2 with 15 seconds left in the 3rd period. #16 in red has skated past the 5 defenders in black and is in a prime scoring location between the faceoff circles, commonly known as the slot. The opposing goalie is focused on stopping the puck carrier. #9 in red is at the left circle crashing toward the net, and #3 in red is trailing the play. #16 is just starting to pass the puck, which has a blue circle around it to increase visibility, to the left to his teammate #9. This screenshot, taken only a couple seconds later, shows the red team celebrating a goal while the referee wearing pinstripes is pointing toward the net, signaling a good goal. A chyron shows that Rory McShaggy, #9, has scored his third goal of the game. Assists were credited to F. Kovalski, #16 (2) and R. Kirby (4). Hats are littering the ice as fans celebrate the hat trick goal. This screenshot, taken from a different gaming session that was played on a Steam Deck, shows the run results after successfully beating the game. The game displays the players in a V formation looking at the camera and the team’s artefacts and game results are shown on the left side of the screen. The top of the screen shows the players’ statistics as well as their final attributes and talents. This still image that displays after beating the game shows the protagonist, Angus McShaggy, falling as he tries to capture an ornate trophy. The scene is filled with the black silhouettes of other unique hockey player characters that are revealed individually if you play and win with them on your team.
February 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt The Three Stooges (NES, 1989) is objectively bad, but I enjoy it regardless. I finally got the good ending, raising $20K in 30 days to save the orphanage and marry 3 daughters by abusing endless soup competitions at the Oyster and Cracker bar. 2/5, good soup.
This screenshot of The Three Stooges (NES, 1989) shows the back of Larry, Moe, and Curly’s heads and they are holding a large sheet of paper with the following typed text: “C O N T E S T The Porcupine Lodge 10th Annual Oyster and Cracker Eating Contest No entry fee Winner receives $50 per bowl $10 per cracker” This screenshot shows Curly wearing a funny hat, sitting at a red-and-white checkered table with a large red bowl of soup and a glass bottle of an unidentified liquid. He is showing anguish on his face after an oyster stole a cracker from under his spoon. This scene is accompanied by a painful, crunchy sound bite of Curly’s high-pitched angry squeal. This screenshot shows one of the endings of the game. The Three Stooges are standing in front of a nice orphanage that’s basically overflowing with children. The owner says, “There’s enough money left for you to marry my three beautiful daughters!!” This screenshot shows Larry, Moe, and Curly standing in front of the orphanage, each being kissed by what I suppose could be considered back in 1989 NES graphics as attractive women. It’s not a pleasant scene to look at.
February 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt Leap Year is the perfect cozy puzzle platformer for a dreary February that feels like it’ll never end. The basic premise, that your jump is higher than the game’s fall damage permits, surprisingly has a lot of potential for an engaging world. 4/5, Main Quest.
A screenshot from the 2024 Indie game Leap Year by Daniel Linssen, played on my Steam Deck. The player at the bottom has passed a checkpoint flag on the right, but is blocked from moving to the left. The top part of the wall shows a calendar spanning 1-28, but several dates are still missing because the player has not collected these missing items in the world. A lock icon implies that the gate will be opened when all dates are collected. This screenshot shows a big red heart icon with the calendar date for 14 in the middle, thematically aligning with Valentine’s Day imagery. Other people that look like the main character are on platforms surrounding the 14. A screenshot that displays after completing the game by collecting the 29th calendar date. The top half of the February calendar shows a picture that resembles the game world that the player just explored. A wall calendar has 28 days crossed out, and a hand with a red pencil is in the process of crossing out the 29th and final square. The scrolling credits for Leap Year, 2024. Various calendar dates are scattered on the left and right sides, scrolling upward. The text reads, “A game by Daniel Linssen. Commissioned by Sokpop. With cover art by…”
February 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social I heard on the school playground that if you don’t get a #JustBeatIt on Batography this cycle, you’ll get kicked out of the Discord? Is that true?? Not worth the risk, I don’t want everyone to make fun of me. Wait, everyone already moved on to a different game?! Dang 3/5
The title screen for Batography (PC) The photo in this virtual album shows a celebrating couple. This photo shows the purple nose and glasses of someone hiding in the black background. The photo shows a full moon, completing the game.
February 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt Final Fight (arcade) is a dang good beat-em-up. Seeing food and weapon pickups, plus visible enemy health bars would have changed my life forever back in 1989. It’s tough like all quarter-munching brawlers, but it’s not as cheap or unfair as most. 9/10.
The Final Fight: Double Impact collection on Xbox 360 utilizes the framing of an authentic Capcom arcade cabinet around the screen that displays the game. The muscled protagonist Haggar is shirtless, wearing brown pants and shoes and has a single strap of suspenders over his right shoulder. He is walking down a stone boardwalk with a metal gate in the foreground and a thin patch of grass in the background before giving way to a river. On the other side of the river is a city skyline with lit skyscrapers against a dark, cloudy sky. Haggar is staring at a real tasty looking plate of mysterious floor meat. Are you gonna eat that? Once beating the game, the map of this city is displayed at the top of the screen, showing that all areas have been completed. Below it, the text “The Atlantic Ocean” is on a banner, and below that, big text reads, “ROUND6 CLEAR!” An achievement has popped at the bottom of the screen, reading: “Accomplished: Achievement: Haggar-ed. Final Fight: Complete all levels with Haggar.” Behind all this text, Haggar is joined by other protagonists Cody and Guy as well as a blond woman, Jessica, in a red dress kneeling on her hands and knees as if doubled over in pain. On the right side of the screen, a giant window is broken with a big enough hole for a person to fall out. The scrolling credits for beating Final Fight (Arcade, 1989, via the Final Fight: Double Impact collection). Cody and Guy are walking right to left in a fancy corridor with bright orange carpet. An achievement has popped on the bottom of the screen: “Accomplished: VAULT - Tier 3: 13up Uptown. Complete Uptown without losing 13 lives.” The right side of the screen shows the staff credits scrolling up from the bottom. On the left, the camera has panned down to below Cody and his girlfriend’s knees as they are standing outside. Cody is wearing jeans and white sneakers with four blue stripes and gold laces. Jessica is wearing red heels. On the right, pink text reads, “Where are you going? How can you just walk away now?” Blue text: “I want to stay here with you Jessica, but I can’t… not while evil still stalks the streets.” Pink text: “Oh Cody…”
February 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt Sayonara Wild Hearts is a thrilling visual and aural explosion that plays like a dream. I enjoyed the experience a lot, but as a rhythm game, I found it underwhelming. I never felt like I was any good at it and couldn’t enter that essential Flow State. 8/10
The title screen for Sayonara Wild Hearts (2019), played on a Nintendo Switch. A screenshot representing the gameplay for Sayonara Wild Hearts. The protagonist is riding a motorcycle in a sci-fi cityscape and trying to collect hearts to get a high score. In this screenshot, the protagonist has acquired a bow that will be used to shoot down shapes for points. The credits for Sayonara Wild Hearts. “Designed & developed by Simogo in Malmö 2015-2019”
February 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt This is difficult for me to admit, but… Kirby’s Adventure is actually kinda hard. The series is known as “baby games for babies” but not in 1993. This is easily a top-10 NES game that plays a bit like Super Mario Bros 3 but with interesting boss battles. 9/10
The title screen for Kirby’s Adventure, copyright 1993 HAL Laboratory, Inc. Copyright 1993 Nintendo. The game is played on a 27” Toshiba CRT sitting in a wooden entertainment center. A screenshot showing Kirby beating level and gaining a 1-Up by winning the stage end mini game. Three Kirbys are dancing on the top level of a cloud against a starry night sky while another Kirby piloting a UFO holds a green 1-Up sign. In this picture, the powered-on NES is visible on a shelf beneath the TV, accompanied by several other Nintendo-branded consoles. Above the TV, a sound receiver sits on another shelf. A screenshot from the ending credits sequence of Kirby’s Adventure where Kirby deftly defeats all the game’s bosses. “Director & Game Designer - Masahiro Sakurai” A screenshot of the reconstructed Star Rod placed upright on a pedestal in a fountain. A wooden sign shows, “THE END”
January 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt Beetle Adventure Racing features long, exciting tracks that somehow aren’t hampered by N64 draw distance fog. After learning how to use brakes correctly, I felt myself enter a flow state as I blasted through turns to climb from 8th to 1st. Gem! 💎 9/10
A picture of a 27” CRT sitting in a wooden entertainment center above several video game consoles on shelves, including a powered-on Nintendo 64 with a gold controller plugged in and the cartridge barely visible. The TV is displaying the title screen for Beetle Adventure Racing, copyright 1999 Electronic Arts. A blue BMW Beetle is popping through a backdrop of a city skyline. “Press Start” is at the bottom-right corner of the screen. A picture of the TV showing the results of beating the Professional Championship. The center of the screen has a big light-up sign that reads, “Winner.” Below that, my blue Beetle is on a rotating pedestal, and several large neon arrow signs are pointed at the car. The signs say things like, “CHAMP,” “TOP DAWG,” and “MR. BIG.” This picture shows the scrolling credits on the TV. Behind the credits, several Beetles are driving on a 4-lane highway toward the camera/POV that is above the road. The TV shows a scene from the opening intro video. In giant yellow-orange gradient text: “Adventure”
January 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt I’m glad @cartridgeclub.bsky.social coerced me to play Shining Force because it’s very good! The story feels like Dragon Quest and features cool characters with unique growths. Smart tactics are needed to defeat the evil plan to resurrect Dark Dragon. 9/10
The title screen for Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention. Copyright 1993 SEGA. SONIC/CLIMAX. Because this game was played on the Nintendo Switch via the Sega Genesis Online Application, gray borders are on the left and right side of the screen. Screenshot from Shining Force. The main character is in a tavern next to a body of water. He is talking to a man at a big round table with six stools, and the man says, “Sleep, eat, and play games. This is the life for me.” Screenshot from the end credits of Shining Force that is in Grayscale. A giant evil Dragon skeleton monster is fighting against the main character, who is currently swinging is sword downward into a crouching pose. Beneath it, it reads: “PRESENTED BY SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. Copyright 1993 SEGA “The End” is prominently displayed in cursive text over a green field and horizon with mountains in the distance. The main character is looking back over his left shoulder at the camera.
January 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt (Nintendo Switch) Florence is a cute hour-long glimpse into a young woman’s quest to find her place in life. The story is told through many different mediums, but I found the usage of color to be the most affective (spelling intentional). Give it a shot! 4/5
The title screen for Florence, played on Nintendo Switch. An illustration of a young woman’s face on top of a striking yellow background. The menu options are Start, Gallery, Settings, and About The main character Florence is smiling, sitting with her arm and elbow on a table, resting her head on her hand while she holds a coffee mug with a flower on it. A small heart icon is above her head. The image is grayscale on top of a striking yellow background. In this screenshot from later in the game and Florence’s life, she is sitting at the same table in nearly the same pose as the previous picture with the same coffee mug. However, the flower on the mug is now bright red instead of gray. The background is no longer yellow but now shows her home with an art studio and a cute tab kitty on a stool near her laptop computer. Several pieces of colorful artwork hang on the walls. In this screenshot, a framed illustration of a colorful butterfly is prominently displayed next to the text, “thank you for playing.” “Follow us: @mountainsgames #florencegame florencegame.com “ Options are Gallery and Return to Menu.
January 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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@polykillpodcast.bsky.social Qix is a great arcade game with a fun concept that’s easy to play and understand. Runs are short, and most mistakes feel avoidable. Score chasing is so addictive that I kept playing after last episode’s beat skeet. I #JustBeatIt 5 more times for the Bingo Beat square!
The title screen for Qix on GameBoy, played on an Analogue Pocket. Copyright 1990 Nintendo. 1981/1990 Taito/Taito America After finally losing the run, the game displays several different scenes. This one shows a snake charmer sitting cross-legged on the ground in front of a Taj Mahal looking building. He’s playing a clarinet-shaped instrument and a snake is coming out of a nearby pot. Underneath, it reads, “SCORE 309,555” The scoreboard shows the top 5 scores, all of which are held by “COG”. 1. 309,555 Stage 11 2. 295,809 Stage 14 3. 290,488 Stage 12 4. 282,245 Stage 10 5. 261,899 Stage 10
January 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM