This is one of my favorite primary sources in our library: a contemporary review of E.T. for Atari 2600 in the rare newsletter The Logical Gamer. Their review is basically "It's meh, but jeez Atari sure sank a lot into P&A for this game. This seems bad?" archive.gamehistory.org/item/f2f37ee...

The pronoun labeler, which was by far the most useful labeler on the site, was deleted by its creator. But thanks to @ripperoni.com there’s a new one available. I highly recommend it. It’s a great way to share your pronouns or see someone else’s pronouns at a glance. bsky.app/profile/pron...

all the kinds of modern Indie Games: -"roguelike" (slot machine) -feelings -unlock/tech tree simulator -"god we hope northernlion plays this" -crunchy first person shooter -morrowind built by a single lunatic

idk about this. anime tie-in games are almost never good and i just don't think they can handle the themes of a series Castlevania in a game form

what if i started a video game book club

aw beans not again this year :(

Oh my god, so many people are canceling Nitro that it's having issues processing it, cook 'em hard bois.

one must imagine sisyphus opting out of Gemini

loot does not drop upon defeating me. the developers didn't expect anyone to attack me, i am so vulnerable, and only trying to help. why did you raise your sword? for material gain? i would give you anything i have if you had only asked. i did not ask to be in this game, i did not ask to have 6hp.

Reminder: Submissions for Midwest Speedfest 2026 close this Sunday at 11:59pm CT! This is your last weekend to submit, so don't wait! Submit here: oengus.io/marathon/mws...

every time i put on a pea coat over a hoodie i'm like "omg they're the young fashion god no one's ever done it like this before"

stardew valley style lifesim where you leave your grandpa's shitty farm and his nosy ass neighbors to go live in a giant city as a freegan crustpunk who strips copper wire and steals catalytic converters for an amorphous group interconnected anarchist collectives/polycules

"Haunted" #IceOut #IceOutComics

BACK TO BLACK 2026 STARTS THURSDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @blackinaflash.bsky.social

♻️♻️♻️MinnMax will donate $1 for every REPOST in the next 30 minutes to protect immigrants in Minneapolis.♻️♻️♻️ 100% goes directly to the nonprofit VEAP, who provides mobile food pantry and rent assistance to those in need. Donate or share today, help us hit $300,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...

Everyone who came for ICEBreakers come support this event too! It’s the same charity!!

Hey if you haven't submitted to Multithon 2026 yet, I would like it if you did instead <3 submissions close tonight at 11:59 Pacific at oengus.io/marathon/mul...

LET'S RAISE SOME FUCKING MONEY FOR MINNESOTA ABOLISH ICE IMMEDIATELY twitch.tv/reallyreallylongathon

i will not skeet a video game hot take i will not skeet a video game hot take i will not skeet a video game hot take i will not skeet a video game hot take i will not sk

gettin a real itch to play Too Much monster hunter

Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center Philip Glass Philip Glass Philip Glass Philip Glass Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center

today I am choosing to focus on how hundreds to thousands of speedrunners and speedrunning enthusiasts will see a community in need, ask themselves "what can we do about it?", and then organize a marathon to raise money as their way of "doing something about it". it's cool as hell.

THE ICE BREAKER SCHEDULE IS OUT oengus.io/marathon/ice... Join us on Friday, Jan. 30th starting at 11:00am ET for a weekend full of the best speedruns we could find in support of Minnesota against ICE!

live now doing comms with @zachary20xx.bsky.social for @lo-brokeit.bsky.social tetris run in the #wildrideraidtrain! this couch doesn't know anything about tetris. it's a vibe www.twitch.tv/lobrokeit

i finally replaced my old headphones that were basically falling apart, and the new ones are sooooo comfy

hey i know i'm not exactly going out of my comfort zone here but this Saturday the 24th i'm playing 12 hours of Hitman to fundraise for MIRAC, a group helping lead the fight against ICE in Minnesota. random (brown) people are being violently kidnapped without warrants every day. let's talk about it.

the #WildRideRaidTrain has been so so cool thus far, but also it's giving me Too Many silly little event ideas

I've had this image in my head for several months now and have to get it out

Who is ready for some early morning anime? The #WildRideRaidTrain is pulling up to the station for my Inazuma Eleven Chronicle Mode showcase. Live now: www.twitch.tv/starwindx9 Raid Schedule: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

KICKING OFF THE #WildRideRaidTrain REAL SHORTLY WITH A CHICORY: A COLORFUL TALE DERUST let's do thisssssssssss twitch.tv/hallow

lmao joke's on you. *you're* the social experiment INTRODUCING: THE WILD RIDE RAID TRAIN submissions open now. event starts in 6 hours. minimal structure. go fish docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #WRRTRaidTrain

the goat's back with more of their good PAL green mario this weekend you gotta tune in

Announcing ICE Breaker: A charity speedrun event by myself & @rrlat.bsky.social on Jan 30 - Feb 1 to support Minnesotans in defending from ICE. Submit runs: oengus.io/marathon/ice... Volunteer: forms.gle/51HEcBmhUC8X... Run submissions close Sunday. Volunteer apps have a soft deadline of Saturday

call out post for my big spreadsheet of every game session i played in all of '25

I am now unemployed If anyone has info on openings for a mid-level software engineer with 8+ years of industry experience, I’d appreciate a link 2 kids and no job is not a feasible situation long-term

hey you! the person reading this! you should apply to be a Fatales Ambassador! "but I'm not a woman or femme!" - no worries, the application is open to everybody! if you want to help raise money for NWLC, we want you to apply!

Remember in Aladdin when Jafar turned into a genie, but right before he was bound to a lamp and sucked inside, he was juggling the solar system in his hands and going mad from absolute power? That's me when I find speed tech in a game I am running

Hmm, what's that? Could it be?? The dates for Prevent-A-Thon 7 were just announced!? Join us April 30-May 3, 2026 for our seventh event in support of Little Warriors! Run and volunteer submission dates will be announced soon! 🎉

Join us for a night of game awards decided by our community! The Lady Arcaders Best of 2025 Awards, hosted by @sweetpeebs.bsky.social and @jaypegplays.bsky.social, will be held on our Twitch channel! Tune in Saturday, January 31st at 7pm ET to see the winners 🏆

just realized that sgdq week is so rough scheduling-wise for me because of work stuff but i really wanna finally go since it's close to me :(

my silly little secret new year's resolution that none of you are allowed to tell anyone else about is that i wanna make a video game

Hi! Are you an animal crossing (or animal crossing adjacent) streamer/content creator? Do you have Thoughts about the new update and would like to share them in a story with a lot of people? Please get in touch!

feel like shit just want him back

This is how your email finds me this morning.

gotta go fast

so for 2025 i kept a detailed spreadsheet of all the games i played and tracked each play session with hours and a little journal entry on all of them. it was cool and fun! but now i'm home from being out of town and want to play something but don't want to make a 2026 copy of the spreadsheet :(

Our New Year's resolution is to get a bunch of submissions to Midwest Speedfest 2026 Submissions are opening... right now! Happy New Year :) oengus.io/marathon/mwsf2026 This is an on-site marathon in Plymouth, MN at VGM Con on Apr. 17-19

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HORSES! IT IS HORSE BIRTHDAY! HORSE!!!!!