Mike Richards
@slideshowdreams.itch.io
I try to make games. Sometimes I do.
ADHD-fueled He/Him
https://slideshowdreams.itch.io/
https://backloggd.com/u/SlideshowDreams/
https://letterboxd.com/SlideshowDreams/
ADHD-fueled He/Him
https://slideshowdreams.itch.io/
https://backloggd.com/u/SlideshowDreams/
https://letterboxd.com/SlideshowDreams/
There is a real conversation to be had about letting this much of the PC and indie space be dominated by a single company. Especially one this notoriously inconsistent and uncommunicative
Like, this sure sounds like a monopoly to me. That's not great no matter who's holding the reins
Like, this sure sounds like a monopoly to me. That's not great no matter who's holding the reins
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
There is a real conversation to be had about letting this much of the PC and indie space be dominated by a single company. Especially one this notoriously inconsistent and uncommunicative
Like, this sure sounds like a monopoly to me. That's not great no matter who's holding the reins
Like, this sure sounds like a monopoly to me. That's not great no matter who's holding the reins
When I started tracking games on Backloggd, I didn't want it to be about *competing* with myself. The goal is finishing games to engage with work I enjoy, not to Make Number Go Up and hit some imaginary high score
Buuut since it's so close, I kinda wanna see if I can hit 50 before the year ends 😁
Buuut since it's so close, I kinda wanna see if I can hit 50 before the year ends 😁
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
When I started tracking games on Backloggd, I didn't want it to be about *competing* with myself. The goal is finishing games to engage with work I enjoy, not to Make Number Go Up and hit some imaginary high score
Buuut since it's so close, I kinda wanna see if I can hit 50 before the year ends 😁
Buuut since it's so close, I kinda wanna see if I can hit 50 before the year ends 😁
Metroid Prime 3 replay finished!
Haven't played through it since it first came out. Incredible conclusion to the phazon saga. And the first time I've gotten 100% in any of the Primes
Might try to clear Hunters before Beyond drops just for the fun of it, but replaying the main trilogy was the goal
Haven't played through it since it first came out. Incredible conclusion to the phazon saga. And the first time I've gotten 100% in any of the Primes
Might try to clear Hunters before Beyond drops just for the fun of it, but replaying the main trilogy was the goal
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Metroid Prime 3 replay finished!
Haven't played through it since it first came out. Incredible conclusion to the phazon saga. And the first time I've gotten 100% in any of the Primes
Might try to clear Hunters before Beyond drops just for the fun of it, but replaying the main trilogy was the goal
Haven't played through it since it first came out. Incredible conclusion to the phazon saga. And the first time I've gotten 100% in any of the Primes
Might try to clear Hunters before Beyond drops just for the fun of it, but replaying the main trilogy was the goal
Situations like this always remind me of how gamers spent years complaining that "games are too short! I need hours per dollar!". A few years later suddenly everyone is complaining that "games are all bloated 200 hour open worlds now!" with zero self reflection
They got what they said they needed
They got what they said they needed
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Situations like this always remind me of how gamers spent years complaining that "games are too short! I need hours per dollar!". A few years later suddenly everyone is complaining that "games are all bloated 200 hour open worlds now!" with zero self reflection
They got what they said they needed
They got what they said they needed
This is the best impassable obstacle I've ever seen in a game
If only this chair could be moved, perhaps on wheels of some kind...
If only this chair could be moved, perhaps on wheels of some kind...
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This is the best impassable obstacle I've ever seen in a game
If only this chair could be moved, perhaps on wheels of some kind...
If only this chair could be moved, perhaps on wheels of some kind...
The band on my headphones just randomly cracked for no reason? Like, I just picked it up from the desk and noticed it wasn't fitting right
I've only had these a couple years. And the cover was already peeling off the padding. I'm kinda sick of how quickly everything falls apart these days
I've only had these a couple years. And the cover was already peeling off the padding. I'm kinda sick of how quickly everything falls apart these days
November 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The band on my headphones just randomly cracked for no reason? Like, I just picked it up from the desk and noticed it wasn't fitting right
I've only had these a couple years. And the cover was already peeling off the padding. I'm kinda sick of how quickly everything falls apart these days
I've only had these a couple years. And the cover was already peeling off the padding. I'm kinda sick of how quickly everything falls apart these days
And that's Fatal Frame 3 done!
A remarkably clever, surprisingly unique game in it's own right and an incredible cap to the PS2 trilogy
That also makes 40 games finished this year according to Backloggd
A remarkably clever, surprisingly unique game in it's own right and an incredible cap to the PS2 trilogy
That also makes 40 games finished this year according to Backloggd
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
And that's Fatal Frame 3 done!
A remarkably clever, surprisingly unique game in it's own right and an incredible cap to the PS2 trilogy
That also makes 40 games finished this year according to Backloggd
A remarkably clever, surprisingly unique game in it's own right and an incredible cap to the PS2 trilogy
That also makes 40 games finished this year according to Backloggd
Me at Primehack
It's just so cool that folks were able to make these kind changes to how Metroid Prime plays without having more direct access to the game itself. It'd be impressive effort for a full decompiled port, but purely an emulator running off an original disk image? Wild shit
It's just so cool that folks were able to make these kind changes to how Metroid Prime plays without having more direct access to the game itself. It'd be impressive effort for a full decompiled port, but purely an emulator running off an original disk image? Wild shit
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Me at Primehack
It's just so cool that folks were able to make these kind changes to how Metroid Prime plays without having more direct access to the game itself. It'd be impressive effort for a full decompiled port, but purely an emulator running off an original disk image? Wild shit
It's just so cool that folks were able to make these kind changes to how Metroid Prime plays without having more direct access to the game itself. It'd be impressive effort for a full decompiled port, but purely an emulator running off an original disk image? Wild shit
I never finished Metroid Prime 2 back on the GameCube as a kid, got stuck on the Boost Guardian. Got *very* close on the Wii but ended up accidentally falling off during the Sky Temple Key hunt
It's nice to finally, *finally* close out one of my favorite games in the series
It's nice to finally, *finally* close out one of my favorite games in the series
October 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I never finished Metroid Prime 2 back on the GameCube as a kid, got stuck on the Boost Guardian. Got *very* close on the Wii but ended up accidentally falling off during the Sky Temple Key hunt
It's nice to finally, *finally* close out one of my favorite games in the series
It's nice to finally, *finally* close out one of my favorite games in the series
Easily the best and most compelling book description on a back cover I have ever read
For real though it's hard to pick. But in the full context of *everything* leading up to it, it has one of my favorite endings in fiction
Also, probably the most haunting moment I've ever seen in a game
For real though it's hard to pick. But in the full context of *everything* leading up to it, it has one of my favorite endings in fiction
Also, probably the most haunting moment I've ever seen in a game
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Easily the best and most compelling book description on a back cover I have ever read
For real though it's hard to pick. But in the full context of *everything* leading up to it, it has one of my favorite endings in fiction
Also, probably the most haunting moment I've ever seen in a game
For real though it's hard to pick. But in the full context of *everything* leading up to it, it has one of my favorite endings in fiction
Also, probably the most haunting moment I've ever seen in a game
I dipped my toes into AM2R back when it first came out but I'm *finally* putting some long overdue proper time into it. Really is an incredible piece of work
Having scan logs in 2D Metroid is really neat. Definitely wouldn't mind seeing the official games bring that over from Prime
Having scan logs in 2D Metroid is really neat. Definitely wouldn't mind seeing the official games bring that over from Prime
October 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I dipped my toes into AM2R back when it first came out but I'm *finally* putting some long overdue proper time into it. Really is an incredible piece of work
Having scan logs in 2D Metroid is really neat. Definitely wouldn't mind seeing the official games bring that over from Prime
Having scan logs in 2D Metroid is really neat. Definitely wouldn't mind seeing the official games bring that over from Prime
My timeline did well today
October 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My timeline did well today
Just judging by sales numbers there are probably a lot of Hollow Knight fans out there who've never played Metroid
So hello Hollow Knight fans! Have you finished Silksong and now you're looking for something new?
So hello Hollow Knight fans! Have you finished Silksong and now you're looking for something new?
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just judging by sales numbers there are probably a lot of Hollow Knight fans out there who've never played Metroid
So hello Hollow Knight fans! Have you finished Silksong and now you're looking for something new?
So hello Hollow Knight fans! Have you finished Silksong and now you're looking for something new?
Smeary Aang must be protected at all costs
October 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Smeary Aang must be protected at all costs
I'm... honestly not sure I've seen a *retracted apology* quite like this before
Like this isn't just a weird hill to die on. This is a hill they went out of their way to *climb back up* after folks seemed generally satisfied with how they were navigating their way down
For *this* guy
Like this isn't just a weird hill to die on. This is a hill they went out of their way to *climb back up* after folks seemed generally satisfied with how they were navigating their way down
For *this* guy
October 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I'm... honestly not sure I've seen a *retracted apology* quite like this before
Like this isn't just a weird hill to die on. This is a hill they went out of their way to *climb back up* after folks seemed generally satisfied with how they were navigating their way down
For *this* guy
Like this isn't just a weird hill to die on. This is a hill they went out of their way to *climb back up* after folks seemed generally satisfied with how they were navigating their way down
For *this* guy
You know... this is, excuse me, a *damn* fine cup of coffee
September 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
You know... this is, excuse me, a *damn* fine cup of coffee
Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five As
September 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five As
I am never drinking coffee out of anything else
September 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I am never drinking coffee out of anything else
Playing Alan Wake in 2010 is why I love taking chances on games. You never know when you'll find something that changes everything. Turns out I was already half way down the spiral. 15 years to catch up on, 15 even stranger years and beyond to look forward to
Happy birthday Remedy #RMD30
🚗🔫🔫🔦⌛🔻🌀🔥
Happy birthday Remedy #RMD30
🚗🔫🔫🔦⌛🔻🌀🔥
August 18, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Playing Alan Wake in 2010 is why I love taking chances on games. You never know when you'll find something that changes everything. Turns out I was already half way down the spiral. 15 years to catch up on, 15 even stranger years and beyond to look forward to
Happy birthday Remedy #RMD30
🚗🔫🔫🔦⌛🔻🌀🔥
Happy birthday Remedy #RMD30
🚗🔫🔫🔦⌛🔻🌀🔥
Sometimes as a kid I'd look through game guides just to see all the cool stuff in there
So naturally I had to check out Plastiboo's Vermis. They're gorgeous guidebooks for an old dungeon crawler that doesn't actually exist. Incredibly atmospheric art
So naturally I had to check out Plastiboo's Vermis. They're gorgeous guidebooks for an old dungeon crawler that doesn't actually exist. Incredibly atmospheric art
July 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Sometimes as a kid I'd look through game guides just to see all the cool stuff in there
So naturally I had to check out Plastiboo's Vermis. They're gorgeous guidebooks for an old dungeon crawler that doesn't actually exist. Incredibly atmospheric art
So naturally I had to check out Plastiboo's Vermis. They're gorgeous guidebooks for an old dungeon crawler that doesn't actually exist. Incredibly atmospheric art
No cheating, post your lock screen
I really like BLAME!, in case that wasn't clear
I really like BLAME!, in case that wasn't clear
July 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
No cheating, post your lock screen
I really like BLAME!, in case that wasn't clear
I really like BLAME!, in case that wasn't clear
I used to check out From Myst to Riven from the library all the time as a kid. At the time Riven didn't work on our PC so for years this was the only experience of it I had, and it only made it more mysterious and tantalizing
So happy to finally find it. It even has the cover I wanted 😍
So happy to finally find it. It even has the cover I wanted 😍
July 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I used to check out From Myst to Riven from the library all the time as a kid. At the time Riven didn't work on our PC so for years this was the only experience of it I had, and it only made it more mysterious and tantalizing
So happy to finally find it. It even has the cover I wanted 😍
So happy to finally find it. It even has the cover I wanted 😍
New York Times leadership in action
July 4, 2025 at 11:06 PM
New York Times leadership in action