I can't get over the sheer loser energy of asking ChatGPT to pair wine for you. Asking your waiter or waitress for a recommendation is a friendly icebreaker, a pleasant way to express your respect for their experience and opinion! And it usually results in a nice wine selection, too! Be a damn human

I just want everyone to know that when you spot factual errors or other mistakes in my work, that is NEVER the result of a genAI hallucination. I made those errors myself, all on my own, through genuine, hard-working human incompetence

Reunited, and it feels so good. Or it will once I pull my keyboard and cables out of storage. Thank you @1uprestorations.bsky.social !

In this week's episode of Adventures in NES Chronologies, a couple of games! Wow! This episode brings us the bizarre cognitive dissonance of a bowling game being more fun than a Dig Dug game. What a world. youtu.be/0zaV7NG4-vE

Not normally a fan of slabbing games but I guess I’ll make an exception just this once

Only buying one of these if I can make it grow to adulthood by feeding it my enemies

I didn’t even realize Buzzfeed was still around, but they apparently are, and they seem to be determined to justify their continued existence apple.news/AflKtsCUWQIm...

Got the go-ahead to start working on a remastered Game Boy Works book, so I guess it's time to hustle and photograph the stuff I'm still missing

Back in my college paper days, the journalism adviser saw a goofy joke headline we'd inserted as a placeholder and flipped OUT, warning us about the very bad things that could happen if the fake headline accidentally made its way into print. Put the fear of god into me. Obvious dummy content ONLY!

Damn, I had no idea Sam Keith passed recently. I loved his baroque, unconventional approach to comic art and writing. Geez, my most recent NES Works opened with a reference to The Maxx. His work will always, always live in my head. R.I.P.

Too Soon To Revisit Masks Again Say People Revisiting Being Sick Again

Happy Saturday, nerds! I've published another episode in my Milton Bradley Microvision retrospective series. Though I'm embarrassed that I failed to make a Star Trek: The Experience joke in a video about both Trek and Vegas: youtu.be/VcBWa2NgTUU

In 1776, Americans went to war rather than send more of their money to Britain every time they drank a cup of tea. In 2026, Donald Trump started a war with Iran and then forced Americans to send more of their money to Iran every time they buy gasoline. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Heck YES

Bringing it full circle at last

Good news if your local library is run by loser dorks who didn’t buy copies of my book for you to read!

How Many Decanters Could One Man Need??: The Tragic Tale of a Man Crowded Out of House and Home By Years of Well-Meaning Gift-Givers

Who is Revenge Joe, and what's so special about his brother? This week's NES Works does NOT answer this question. youtu.be/U3lV6Hl3tGo

I walked into my wife’s office this evening while she was streaming this song, and for one brief, confused moment, I was both astonished and proud that she was listening to the Etrian Odyssey soundtrack youtu.be/CI8gsPnCISY?...

Every year it's a toss-up whether or not the specific mix of pollen allergens in the air are going to affect me. We are about 10 days into pollen season 2026 and somehow I itch in places that have never been exposed in the outdoors... it's gonna be one of THOSE years

As a fun bonus upload this weekend, please enjoy a VHS rip of a promotional tape for Klonoa: Empire of Dreams and various other Namco games from 2001: youtu.be/fDlqLFmr4KA

Out here making smart life choices today (finally bothering to eat lunch at 3:30 p.m. (a slice of bread and a gin & tonic))

In the past four weeks, I've accomplished my two biggest long-term professional goals: publishing a book with a major label/distributor, and designing (well, re-designing) a video game. Interestingly enough, that persistent, hollow sensation of "so what?" now rings louder than ever

It’s hanami time, kids

Yeah, since COVID began, I no longer set foot into an airport or convention hall without a mask on, and—shockingly—I have not once come home with one of the various colds and other illnesses that I used to pick up every other time I traveled. It basically rules

About 20 years ago, I unwittingly misgendered someone who was being shitty to me, not realizing they were trans, and a friend responded with a disappointed, “Aw, that's uncalled for.” Something clicked in my brain, and I decided not to become that person. That’s all! Just basic respect for others.

Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?

As if your week weren't going badly enough already, here's a video about the NES Power Glove. Sorry about that. youtu.be/CiBzXcOER0o

Spring weather is here, so that means it's time to sit on the back porch and enjoy the breeze while watching the idiot wood bees bludgeon themselves senseless against the porch screens

This is the most heartbreaking thing I’ve read in as long as I can remember. There is no hell hot enough or eternal enough for the people who did this.

Fighting my intrusive thoughts (throwing these chandeliers at the window so I can watch them suction to the glass and “walk” their way down to the floor)

This probably doesn't mean all that much in the grand scheme of things, BUT it's a pleasant little ego boost to see regardless. Thanks, everyone!

Was not expecting the next Mega Man game to leap straight through the ESRB ratings from E to AO

Man, I didn't realize the cultural needle had actually swung far enough back that there's space for Whedon's particular approach to female characters again

I put up another batch of Analogue Pocket e-Reader extenders. Will start shipping in the next couple of days. ko-fi.com/s/285cf729a2

You know how in Final Fantasy VIII, the power of the Sorceress is a thing that can only be possessed by a single person at a time, and it passes from woman to woman through the centuries? I feel like this Palmer Luckey image set explains what happened to Guy Fieri

It works better if you start small. For example: Hasslevania (this is just one game, Shrek: Hassle at the Castle)

Stepped into the airplane and it was sunny and 79°F. Stepped out after a 70-minute flight and it’s 43°F and rainy. This should be illegal

I guess the second edition of my book will need an update: "metroidvanias AND PORN are based on The Tower of Druaga"

Damn, called out

My new book launched yesterday! With the help of our friends at @darkhorse.com! Which means you can buy it at any bookstore worth a damn! Here's an overview (link in video description), plus a few little bonus Metroidvania Works segments that were added to the print edition: youtu.be/7My3pi-MEO8

Excited to tell every customer who comes in at work about the new @jparish.bsky.social book www.instagram.com/p/DVcmyHDkY9b/

Broke out some of the Good Stuff to celebrate my book launch

Happy to see an end to one of the most bizarre copyright conflicts in gaming history

Get ready for… Side Walkin'

After a few episodes this papier-mache weirdo is replaced by a real human, but the puppet regularly returns as her antagonistic “evil” version. They never explain the cavemen. It’s a very strange VHS magazine

free yourself today from any felt obligation to kiss a troop’s ass

I have uploaded the nightmarish first episode of another vintage VHS-based games magazine from 1980s Japan to ruin your morning: retronauts.com/article/2484...

As ever, Turbo Works is only possible because of generous people who somehow trust my clumsy ass to photograph their unspeakably valuable TurboGrafx collections without destroying anything