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ICYMI: Yesterday's Advent Calendar was a game tailor made for me and my tastes: Dolls' Nest! By a developer of Steins;Gate, made to play like a more chill soulslike that I found on day of release...Come dive in if you haven't yet! youtu.be/4_NZCaEFess

HEY YOU!! Today on Advent Calendar, we have one that's mainly just for me and me alone...it's a soulslike done by one of the developers of my favorite visual novel that I found the day it was released! Serendipity! youtu.be/4_NZCaEFess

ICYMI: Yesterday on Advent Calendar, we had quite the unique entry: A 1st person hack and slash action game from Atlus, testing our their engine before they made Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne! And hey, it isn't half bad! Check it out! youtu.be/E48dtQLQ6o4

HEY YOU!! Today on Advent Calendar, we absolutely have an obscure one for you today! It's a little Dreamcast title developed by a beloved studio that hasn't seen any hope of port or re-release since! Whattaya make of this one?! youtu.be/E48dtQLQ6o4

(PCDD) STEINS;GATE $8.99 via Steam. https://ow.ly/PfRT50XMSkI Steam Winter Sale. https://ow.ly/kRYn50XMSkH

HEY YOU!! It's the penultimate Bargain Bin Lounge of the season! Today we're gonna be using our brains and check out the co-op campaign of Portal 2!! No way we're ending up in android hell over this one! Let's get to testing! youtu.be/WyZ5l0MzS5M

ICYMI: We hit up Viewtiful Joe yesterday on Advent Calendar as my Nostalgia Pick of the year. The game is cool and impressive and amazing, but I sure ain't, based on my gameplay... youtu.be/gxE4FfEtuao

HEY YOU!! It's another day for Advent Calendar, and we've got a bonafide classic on our hands. This is my Nostalgia Pick of the year, and...well, it's my second choice, sure, but it's still great! youtu.be/gxE4FfEtuao

ICYMI: Yesterday's entry in the Advent Calendar was a unique dungeon crawler/turn based action/word puzzle game called Cryptmaster! Words can't describe the charm emanating off of this one! youtu.be/CRl276fI4Js

HEY YOU!! Today on Advent Calendar, we're hitting up a game that has a unique blend of old-school dungeon crawling, dry horror comedies, and a spelling lesson!! youtu.be/CRl276fI4Js

🎶 Oooh isn’t this amazing? It’s my favorite part because you’ll seeee Here’s where John kills Hans Gruber But his brother comes back for McClane in Die Hard threee 🎶

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sea of Sorrow Teaser -coming 2026 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDFE... "Voyage across and beneath the salt-stricken seas in this thrilling expansion, free for all players."

ICYMI: Yesterday's Advent Calendar episode takes us to my accidental fandom of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Shredder's Revenge! Time for some good ol' beat-em-up action!! youtu.be/bGDMp5bwv6k

I liked Rob Reiner

HEY YOU!! We're ready with today's present for Advent Calendar! And all I have to say about this one is: COWABUNGA!!! youtu.be/bGDMp5bwv6k

I'm giving out this star, so get it while you can folks

ICYMI: Yesterday for Advent Calendar, we hit up a lesser known Capcom Arcade title: Cannon Spike for the Dreamcast! With pulse-pounding action literally too hot for 25 year old hardware to handle!! youtu.be/T8H1QpgQq3s

HEY YOU!! This week on Bargain Bin Lounge, I guess we're doing a Yu-Gi-Oh! game...it's Legacy of the Duelist! You can relive all of your favorite matches from the show with some of the worst decks imaginable! It's time to duel!! youtu.be/APHmoqJby98

HEY YOU!! Today on Advent Calendar, we're getting a little obscure, and a little retro...let's hit up an arcade...classic? youtu.be/T8H1QpgQq3s

ICYMI: Yesterday, we delved into Tearaway: Unfolded for Advent Calendar! It's a bit of for-kids affair, certainly, but is there enough charm for anyone of any age to enjoy? Perhaps, perhaps not... youtu.be/oIgcJ-TDi94

HEY YOU!! It's time for today's Advent Calendar! Wait a minute, aren't we a little old to be playing something like this? youtu.be/oIgcJ-TDi94

ICYMI: Yesterday's Advent Calendar episode was just me rattling on in a rapid-fire rambling run-through of 8-Bit ADV Steins;Gate! What kind of a spinoff is this mess, now?! El Psy Kongroo! youtu.be/m-er7yNthyQ

Yep, that makes sense all right. #PlayStationWrapup

HEY YOU!! It's time for today's Advent Calendar present, and...well, it's more of a gift for me. Hope you don't mind me nerding out for 45 minutes! youtu.be/m-er7yNthyQ

ICYMI: Yesterday's Advent Calendar present showcased some of the best of the best of the fighting genre (with a couple of amateurs at the wheel). Have a sampling of some classic fighting games of the 90s with the Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection! youtu.be/To7NUFVNHm0

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HEY YOU!! It's time for gift number SIX on Advent Calendar 2025! For this one, more than anything, I wanna take you for a ride...oh yeah... youtu.be/To7NUFVNHm0

HEY YOU!! We're on the last four episodes of this season of Bargain Bin Lounge! To send of UDJ's portion, here's a tried and true tower defense game that certainly has quite a "pop" to its appeal! Let's quit monkeying around and get to it! youtu.be/Lt0vYMRH71k

ICYMI: Yesterday's Advent Calendar was Mega Man: Powered Up! NSCL wanted to play this for last year's Advent Calendar, so we did! Well, at least as long as the PSP decided to let us do so... youtu.be/dbWkkGP1xzw

Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.

HEY YOU!! Time for today's Advent Calendar! This one makes good of a simple, yet heartfelt request that NSCL made last year that I couldn't help but oblige. Let's power up! youtu.be/dbWkkGP1xzw

ICYMI: Yesterday's Advent Calendar episode: Buck Up And Drive!! It's a wild racing game that's sole focus is on speed, going fast, velocity, air tricks, and irreverence! Let's go! youtu.be/kdaGCFpyT7Y

Generative AI

HEY YOU!! Advent Calendar 2025 is under way! Now the ball's in my court. For my first trick, you'd better buck up, because we're off to the races! Again! youtu.be/kdaGCFpyT7Y

All these studios adding AI chatbots in their games, meanwhile we made a better one two years ago with Cryptmaster without using a speck of AI. Just smart writing and good voice acting 😎

firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now (copy paste-able in the alt text)

Welcome to Advent Calendar (officially)! Enjoy our first gift: One of the best racing games on the Switch 1! youtu.be/Y0NWdNHgJFw

We're beginning Advent Calendar a little early this year with a bonus present! Enjoy Present 0 and the beginning of Advent Calendar 2025! youtu.be/GahYX2Lz91c

HEY YOU!! We've got a strange one this week on Bargain Bin Lounge! It's one of SUDA51's first games with Grasshopper Manufacture, and it's an absolutely polarizing title, make no mistake. Let's jump into this post-punk neo-noir crime thriller! youtu.be/ohHZFPLKsds

HEY YOU!! It's the last Metaphor of the year! Let's send it off with actually meeting Heismay face-to-face! Is it just me, or is there more intrigue and conspiracy than first glance? What mysteries does this bat fellow hold? Let's find out! youtu.be/G7X_Mekbs68

HEY YOU!! On the last Deltarune of the year, we're opening up UDJSCLLPTown! Come reap the benefits of our actions from the previous chapter, and let's start Chapter Two on the right foot! Last one there's a fresh and fragrant egg! youtu.be/l4SxdvRHmR0

HEY YOU!! We're all set with more Metaphor: ReFantazio!! We're finally setting out to wrangle the nefarious Heismay! Nothing will stop us; not Sky Dad, not political opponents, even getting devoured by a human sandworm! youtu.be/UbBmi7pOc3M

Man, I dunno how this little jankbot got Taranchula to write his theme song! Dark is the day, in-freakin-deed!

HEY YOU!! We've got one last bit of Chapter One of Deltarune left to go through! Now that we've averted the danger threatening the Dark World, it's time to return back to our own world, and get acquainted with everyone! Hey, what's up with Kris...? youtu.be/BMc4VEitEf4

"LET HIM SPEAK!" 9" x 12" ink and watercolor on watercolor paper.

Did I Ever Tell You The Definition of Insanity, Charlie Brown?

HEY YOU! We're ready with this week's Bargain Bin Lounge! It's Death's Door, a rather accessible soulslike wit a dark, macabre aesthetic. Let's dive into this labyrinthine world, hunt some souls, and maybe find this eponymous Death's Door! youtu.be/xh50k0s4wYU

STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT - Gameplay & Teaser Trailer | Coming 2026 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lEM...