First Zelda Mastery for RetroAchievements! The Wii set is probably the easiest one... no damageless boss achievements... no 3 heart run... #retroachievements #legendofzelda #retrogaming

Time for that partner push! #twitchrecap

Another Phantasy Star related mastery... this time, Phantasy Star II for the Genesis/Mega Drive. Lots of grinding in this game, and more needed for the achievements. Maps definitely needed. #sega #retroachievements #phantsystar #retrogaming

I hate when you go to a restaurant's website and you can't just look at a menu. They want you to start an order. I just want to see what you have, dammit.

Was considering streaming after work today, but I’m beat.

Another Phantasy Star down, this time the first one for the Master System. Good game. Less repetitive than PS3 and less annoying encounter rate than PSGaiden. Recommend maps for the dungeons or map your own. #phantasystar #mastersystem #sega #retrogaming #retroachievments

Got a new electric shaver. It requires one of those USB power blocks to charge, and of course is not included. Should I use the one that came with my Zune? #zune #microsoft

Neat. Looks like it's the SCPH-5501 version based on the outputs. Seems like lots of people preserving software, nice to see someone working on making sure the hardware to run that software continues existing. #playstation #retrogaming arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...

Second Phantasy Star related mastery. Easy set. Some ambiguity on the "finish game with all characters lvl 30" since some characters leave your party before the end. I just made sure everyone was 30, but that was a lot of grinding. #retroachievements #phantasystar #retrogaming

Phantasy Star Gaiden on the Game Gear (translated). Straight forward simple RPG well suited for the portable system. No idea how many batteries you'd have to have to beat it. Better get an AC adapter. #retrogaming #sega #phantasystar #gamegear

Just mastered Phantasy Star III on RetroAchievements. Pretty straight forward set. Mostly progression. Anyone else into RA? #retroachievements #phantasystar3 #phantasystar #sega #retrogaming

Arcade tokens from the National Videogame Museum in Frisco, Texas. Not only a great museum, with an amazing collection, but also a nice arcade. They give you some tokens to play with as part of your entrance fee. #arcade #nvm #nationalvideogamemuseum #retrogaming #videogames

Toad. Saw this toad in the parking lot this morning. Big storms last night. I moved him to the fence so he wouldn’t get smushed. #toad #amphibian #didnotpeeonme

Dark Force needs to check his skin care routine. #phantasystar #phantasystar3 #sega #retrogaming #videogames

Magic Knight Rayearth (Super Famicom/SNES) was... a game. Short and simple, it might be a good one for someone just beginning to play RPGs, but someone with more experience will find it boring. #snes #retrogaming #videogames #gaming

Scanned and uploaded an old TurboZoneDirect mail order catalog a few years back. Still wishing I had bought a copy of Magical Chase for $40... I did get a controller cable extension, Time Cruise, and TV Sports Football. #turbografx #retrogaming #videogames imgur.com/gallery/turb...

Neat little Switch game holder a friend made for me. #switch #videogames #3dprinting

It finally came in! #suikoden #nintendoswitch #videogames

Phantasy Star 2 for the Sega Genesis. I never would have made it through this one without maps... and LOTS of grinding... #retrogaming #phantasystar #segagenesis #videogames

While not generally considered one of the top Saturn RPGs, Albert Odyssey will still put a little dent in your wallet... but then that's true of any halfway decent Saturn game. #segasaturn #videogames #retrogaming

The Dual Shock 2 controller for the Sony Playstation 2. The standard controller for one of the best selling consoles of all time, this controller is familiar to just about everyone. The design was cemented in the PS1 era and soldiered on to the PS3 with minor changes. #retrogaming #videogames

I love this game, but I'm also a stickler for grammar... so I am conflicted about the ending... #retrogaming #castlevania

Zelda peeks. #tortoiseshellcat #tortie

The Atari XEGS Joystick is essentially the same thing as the regular Atari 2600 joystick, but with a beige shell to match the Atari XE. It's just a little rarer since it came with the less popular XE system. #retrogaming #atari #videogames

Would games like In The Hunt, Sqoon, and Silent Service be considered a sub-genre?

The Sega Dreamcast controller (and VMU) was one of the most innovative controller designs ever. The VMU's screen and controls allowed for portable mini games and could show little title screens and other info during play. Too bad the batteries didn't last long. #retrogaming #sega #segadreamcast

The WaveBird controller for the Nintendo GameCube. All the same features (except vibration) of the regular GC controller, but wireless (rf). Most previous wireless controllers used line of sight infrared, but with the Wavebird, you could play through walls! Kinda... #retrogaming #gamecube

The TurboTouch 360 line of controllers were... odd. Made by Triax, these came out for several systems (Sega Genesis shown). Instead of a physical d-pad, they used a capacitive touch pad. While it was an interesting technology, it made them difficult to actually play with. #controller #retrogaming

Another great one... Panzer Dragoon Saga #sega #panzerdragoonsaga #rpg

One of the greatest... #retrogaming #rpg #suikoden

Another setup pic in a different apartment. This was the beginning of a climb back to being my own person. Had to move back in with my parents for a bit and this was my first place afterwards. Cool older building and the only place I've lived that had an elevator. #retrogaming #setup #videogames

The NEC TurboStick for the TurboGrafx 16. A decent NES Advantage for the TG. All the same features, about the same size and everything. #retrogaming #turbografx #videogames

People are posting their Steam roundup/wrap/whatever... so here's mine. Impressive, eh? #steam #steamreplay2024 #videogames

My Twitch Recap... need to stream more... #twitch #twitchrecap #retroachievements #videogames

Sun loaf

Kim Deal is still cool.

That time I invited friends over and grilled a bunch of hot dogs, hot links, smoked sausage, bratwurst... Was going to make it a yearly event called Sausagefest. It never happened again. #sausagefest #notthatkindofsausagefest

pie

Older setup of mine. This was just post divorce. What you see in the picture, plus a love seat and a desk and chair were about all the furniture I had. #retrogaming

Random pic of the setup I used to have. (about 6 years ago) The Panasonic surround system was pretty awesome, but I never had the speakers where they were supposed to be. #videogames #retrogaming

Found an old pic from an ebay auction. I had this CIB, but then lost the game somehow. Decided to sell the box, manual, and inserts. Got about $40. Should've just bought a new cartridge.

Anyone else bring up a game's save screen, save, look away for a second, look back, forget whether you actually saved or just brought up the screen, and save again just to be sure?

Wish I had kept the vod of me playing Piglet's Big Game last month. I COULDA BEEN HUGE!

Old pic from when I tried saving a humming bird that was trapped in a Lowe's store.

Sometimes I lay down in the floor with her with my head in the sun.