Day 24: song by a band I wish were still together A niche one today. Blackfire Well only did maybe 5 songs, then disbanded. I originally heard them on one of those CDs that came on the cover of music magazines (might have been Rock Sound) The song is 'Damned' by Blackfire Well #30DaySongChallenge

I've got into Larn over the past few months. I can't believe it's 40!

Well that's one way to stream a handheld game...

Horrid. I don't use Linktree myself, but just an FYI for those who do...

My favourite mid-roll Twitch ads are the ones that just say they're an ad but don't show you an actual ad

An astonishing thing in writing fiction is when you have those moments of being so in the zone that you aren't even aware of what you're writing. I vividly remember a time I wrote something, then read it back an hour later and had no recollection of thinking of any of it. Actual legit magic.

I've re-backed this because Feed the Scorchpot is just that good. To be fair, although they messed up the first campaign, they went the route of owning up to the miscalculation and refunding everyone. Mistakes happen - it's how you handle your mistakes that matters.

It's hot but not actually blazing sunshine today. So let's have a #sunnyVGM that still sounds bright but doesn't evoke being at the beach or in a desert. Yes, I know it's called Autumn's Rise. I don't care 😁 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlk5...

I was about to start playing Lego Lord of the Rings but I guess I'm having a depressive episode instead. Six of one, etc

PSA: Bluesky's new auto-tagging moderation stuff is a disaster. Disable it. Go into Settings on the Bluesky site and enable adult content and set everything to Warn at most, which makes posts opt-in. Hide just vanishes posts. Then go into Advanced/Bluesky Mod Service and do the same on everything.

Day 23 - song I think everybody should listen to Because I consider it to be one of the best songs out there, regardless of genre - 'Nights in White Satin' by the Moody Blues

Just realised I haven't had a cup of yet today. I'm rectifying that immediately. I don't care that it's almost midnight.

How is 'scroll all the way to the bottom and then use ctrl+f' STILL the only way to search a YouTube playlist?? 😭

I was out in the scorching July-- erm, I mean May??-- sun earlier, so let's have a #sunnyVGM to match. How about a bright, jaunty tune from the convolutedly named Marsupilami Hoobadventure? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlet...

Day 22: song that moves me forward I'm not sure what 'moves me forward' means here, but you know what song is pretty good for the energy levels? 'The Mob Goes Wild' by Clutch #30DaySongChallenge

Meanwhile, #RandomBoardGameSaturday brings us my German copy of Witch of Salem, a pretty decent cooperative Lovecraftian horror game, with one rubbish random event which you should remove if you play this

For #RandomGameSaturday we pull out Oracle of Ages! I never actually finished either of the Oracle games. I thought this one was the more interesting of the two, but also more difficult. I did feel that there was something...not quite there with the Capcom Zeldas

My homeland is leading the world right now.

Three Witcher games in six years? 🤨

I'll be continuing with Atari 2600 variety at 12:00 PM EDT over on Twitch!

Oh I really don't think so

Day 21: song I like with a person's name in the title Easy. I knew what this was going to be as soon as I saw the question. It's 'Magdalena' by A Perfect Circle

if you're in a position to, you'd be crazy not to hire Lee tbh you know how rare true WIT is in this world??? he's got spades of it

Financial circumstances mean I am available, possibly even a little desperate, for freelance gigs that can use my abiltiies as a writer (Cryptmaster, Valheim, Ironheart etc) and voice actor (Cryptmaster). Anyone who can pump the visibility on this will have my eternal(ish) gratitude!

CrossCode, Seed of Nostalgia, & Cosmic Star Heroine join Infinite Alliance - a FREE crossover #RPG uniting 17 indies! Thanks to @radicalfishgames.com, @primitivepixels.bsky.social & @zeboydgames.bsky.social Watch the #IndieQuest2026 trailer with music by @esoundsignal.bsky.social! #JRPG #pixelart

I like all of these albums, so apparently I'm into something called 'utopian virtual' now

Day 20: song that has many meanings to me For its association with places, times, people, events, and having an interesting mood, 'Mykonos' by Fleet Foxes #30DaySongChallenge

After all that talk of a big thunderstorm and getting a severe weather warning and everything, it was pretty underwhelming. It stormed mildly for 20 minutes then just rained for a while. There were a couple of flashes a few hours later too. The end.

In my ears tonight www.youtube.com/watch?v=9obv...

And there, at last, is the 3pm thunderstorm. Haven't heard some good storm noise in ages.

Day 19: song that makes me think about life This one was tricky. I can't say many songs make me think about life generally. The pick today is 'Prisoner of Pride' by Balance of Power #30DaySongChallenge

Today's #sunnyVGM is 'Horizon Beach' from the metroidvania/monster collector, Monster Sanctuary. It definitely has a beachy kind of sound www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuwj...

I just got a severe weather alert on my phone...for a thunderstorm. How thunderstormy can it be?!

Started a replay of Banjo-Kazooie yesterday. I won a copy of that back in the day - one of the few times I've won a prize draw type of thing. I remember very little of it so far. My memories of Mario 64 seem to be much stronger, even though I didn't own that (I borrowed it)

Currently obsessed with: open.spotify.com/track/2NKqrY...

Day 18: song from the year I was born A lot of crap released that year, but luckily Phil Collins saves the year with his all-timer 'In the Air Tonight' #30DaySongChallenge

Currently obsessed with: open.spotify.com/track/2NKqrY...

SO much interesting stuff out this week on top of all that stuff. Stonemachia and Yerba Buena out tomorrow, Starminer and Schrodinger's Call and Enigmatic Worlds on Wednesday, 868-BACK & Cardburners on Thursday and Automaton Heart on Friday.

There's an Atari XEGS stream going on over here for #Maytari! My dad had an XEGS back in the day. I still like the pastel buttons www.twitch.tv/hungrygoriya

I think this is the only level I remember from Banjo-Kazooie. We'll see if others come back to me as I go

I've been accused of having hipster tastes, but this is a new pinnacle - merch for something so obscure that it doesn't even exist 😁

I haven't done #sunnyVGM lately because, frankly, it's been like November here. Considering the furnace-like conditions today, though, let's have some: This is 'Ryha River' from Arzette, that game that mimics the style of the CD-i Zeldas www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rcA...

Good grief, it's so hot outside that I actually don't need a jumper and scarf on inside the house. It must be about 50C out there if it's getting up to 16C or so in here.

"average person buys 3 robes a year" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person buys 0 robes per year. Robes Pierre, who lives in 18th century France & buy over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

Well, hayfever season has now landed in earnest. It's been poking at me a bit since February but today I'm sneezing and snotting despite being (1) indoors and (2) bursting with anti-allergy substances

Some disheartening events happening recently, so I'm going to get scones and have a cream tea on this toasty May afternoon. Nothing like making yourself feel sick with rich, sweet treats in the stifling heat.

Day 17: a song I'd duet at karaoke I absolutely would not sing karaoke in any circumstances 🤷‍♂️ In the interests of providing some kind of answer, though, here's a song a friend and I used to sometimes drunkenly slur out at parties back in the day. It's 'Barrett's Privateers' #30DaySongChallenge

One of the oddest artists I've stumbled upon while exploring vaporwave has been the bizarrely named C A S I N O ☆★☆★☆ M A S T E R, who does albums of what sounds like slot machine arcade/pachinko parlour noise tkxvault.bandcamp.com/album/--3