We'll be running a few tribute pieces in our January issue to celebrate the sad passing of our colleague Nick Thorpe. What was your favourite article by Nick and why? Some answers will appear in the magazine.

My Tiktok feed can't decide if I'm a 20 something Tumblr girl or a 50 year old dad and y'know what, fair.

Can someone make me a tea? Thanks.

Sometimes I think I'm fem enough, then I sneeze and sound like a Streets of Rage enemy. I just want to be Blaze God damnit.

Weirdest find recently has got to be this signed photo of Andy Crane and Violet Berlin, presenters of the '90s UK gaming TV show Bad Influence.

This feels like a the Switch is wearing the Wii U gamepad's skin like Leatherface. www.gamesradar.com/hardware/han...

I do love having my neurospice triggered this early into a Monday morning.

Lots of you got really excited about this, so I'll be sharing more setup stuff in the future (not just messy carpet shots).

Busted system? Don't go ape! I wonder what kind of damage this covered for the suggested prices? But in any case, should your N64 be stomped on by a big ol' ape in 1999, you can rest assured that $59 will be enough to get it back into shape. 📖: Nintendo Power, 1999

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Fished out some mandatory artifacts for upcoming coverage 🕹️ 😈

New Legacy of Kain coming, mark my words.

Finally got hold of one of these little scanlines generator suckers and uh, it's sort of works? More to come.

No, you're in bed upset bc you saw a high pony tail hack online and tried it but forgot you've always had a really masc high hairline and forehead that's really triggering with certain styles, not me.

Can I interest you in some assorted memory cards for the PS2?

Bioshock 2, though.

Fighting a range of mental illnesses with Christmas BLOBBY.

Hot take: Navi wasn't ever annoying.

I want nothing more today than an inhumanely large iced coffee and a round trip of every CeX store and charity shop near me.

I can't help but feel like if I share knowledge, especially of the retro gaming variety, with the internet, I'll just be feeling the big AI word spew machine and allowing it to twist whatever I share.

Idk if this is linked to executive dysfunction but lately I've been making myself a tea or coffee and the block sensation of trying to each my arm to have it is unreal.

I personally feel like 2025 was the retro console zodiac year of the N64. What do you think 2026 will be?

I personally feel like 2025 was the retro console zodiac year of the N64. What do you think 2026 will be?

I spent my evening helping my partner monitor her ten year old's birthday house party, and gen alpha kids are frankly wild.

Watched a video earlier talking about how "retrobrite" causes damage to console plastics. Worth noting two things - I've never used the actual branded stuff that was making the rounds in the 2010s, and the cream peroxide method cause does streaking if it's not a super fine/even costing.

I managed to get a matching controller for the Pikachu N64, but it has a sad, wobbly stick.

As someone who searches for old stuff on Google a lot, I've discovered another obvious but fatal flaw with AI. The forced overview will often tell me things don't exist simply because it can't find anything about it immediately on the net. Basically, the whole idea of truth only extends to online.

How many people do I know who live in and around Glasgow? Make yourselves known.

Don't feed the strange wee man who you probably weren't even aware of before he shouted a really daft option about about video games into the void with any engagement as that's what the post is designed for thank you.

Spending Friday night in bed (for now) with the Analogue Pocket and most of my Game Boy collection.

Metroid: Zero Mission ad (2004) #retro #art #gaming #Metroid

Spyro 2 ad (1999) #retro #art #gaming #Spyro

bed and tea and tea and bed and bed and tea

I need banned from Vinted.

Name the episode.

A draining day. Here's a unit of a penguin (officially called "gorgeous penguin")

Body Harvest + Pikachu N64 is just naturally funny.

Did I buy a tiny Debbie Thornberry figure bc I want to be Debbie Thornberry? Maybe.

Let me just check my email real quick.

I started today feeling pretty alright and have since plummeted to my lowest. Another *how many years I actually live for* of this will be unbearable.

When you start noticing people reacting to things you say/way the way you speak, it gets even more hurtful. There's no way to even bring it up since it's one of those things of being hyper aware of people's reactions bc autism when they could just deny it etc.

I've yet to be in the same room as a Polymega, but the fact it now has a physical copy of the N64 classic Body Harvest is cool. www.gamesradar.com/hardware/ret...

I need pals

Let me just check my email real quick.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm "too old" to like get anywhere with things. Life, work, friendships, etc. it's always in the back of my mind and while I know it's nonsense, I don't feel like I often get a chance.

Did I buy a tiny Debbie Thornberry figure bc I want to be Debbie Thornberry? Maybe.

Uh oh, panic attack.

Body Harvest + Pikachu N64 is just naturally funny.

I've yet to be in the same room as a Polymega, but the fact it now has a physical copy of the N64 classic Body Harvest is cool. www.gamesradar.com/hardware/ret...

A wee photo from about ten years ago just popped up on my phone. I miss my old space, but I'll hopefully be spending Friday nights playing shmups on the Mega Drive again when my brain is better.