Adventure Island 3. Never expected to die because someone built a campfire in the clouds.

CDRomance (name) is back! And I'm saying goodbye. This profile will be gone too. I share with you all the message I sent them, and I say the same to you all from bluesky. I've met so, SO MANY great people thanks to our work in the website, and it's sad I can't be closer to you. Take care. <3

I spent over a decade of my life making this #indiegame about a psychic spork, and would love if it could be seen by more people. Please download #Psycutlery on Steam, and tell your friends - and if you like it, please leave a positive review. I'd truly appreciate every bit of support this can get!

Continuing the Blood Will Tell: Dororo playthrough. We visit a village, get captured, and fight off a couple of ugly demons. It's a cool game. #retrogaming #playstation #sega

tbh as much as official rereleases are good for accessibility, I also feel like a lot of people just won't play games if they don't have official versions and that's not great for culture. Everyone should be downloading random ROMs until they find that special one that breaks their brain wide open.

Amy Rose is back in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 www.romhacking.net/hacks/1037/ The moves are new, but like Tails ruining bonus stages, there are a few things that never change. #retrogaming #genesis

Tonight's look is at Sonic the Hedgehog 1 : Starring Amy Rose. pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/2026... I haven't written about a Sonic game since Mania, so this was a much-needed opportunity to dust off another part of the brain that hasn't been used in a decade. #retrogaming #sega #genesis

My friend Gabriel Pryon & resident Grand Master pixel artist on Mega Parodius has made a video on the WIP to date on the port from Arcade to the Sega Megadrive and some of the challenges faced, along with comparisons to the Arcade and other ports. Thankyou Pryon !! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6K...

I am still pissed off about this trash btw.

In order to rescue his past self, a genius inventor builds a robot maid that's capable of time travel. This is The Maid Uniform & Machinegun, a Simple 2000 game where you gun down or slice up enemy robots. It seems interesting, with a bit more depth than I would've expected. #retrogaming #PS2

All I've got to get me through this day of work is the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 soundtrack.

Metal Saga finished! Clocking in at less than a minute, this might be the shortest Playstation 2 RPG I've ever played. I don't think I can recommend it to aspiring mechanics either. The game didn't seem interested in exploring that profession. A missed opportunity IMO. Oh well. #retrogaming

Dreamt that "The Kentucky Fried Movie" was actually about a small town that was destroyed by an errant meteor, giving its few survivors strange powers. There was Snew Yazid the toad person. Who could form a new body in seconds, which they often did to avoid human contact.

Street Fighter EX 3 Nanase has this super move that I'm pretty sure Warner Bros. stole when they made Injustice. #retrogaming

It's Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog 1. I know the game forwards and backwards but playing as a character who is very unlike Sonic makes for a neat experience. #genesis #retrogaming www.romhacking.net/hacks/1018/

Somehow, I ended up with dozens of screenshots where the Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance protagonist is straddling random guys. Oops #retrogaming #playstation

It's been a minute since I wrote something, so here's a look at Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja for the Super Nintendo. pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/snes... Yeah, this is a completely random pick for a review. Deal with it. #snes #retrogaming

The first Playstation 2 game by Matrix Software was Dual Hearts. What was once a marriage of convenience eventually blossoms into a lifelong friendship... or something. I managed to dig up a review I wrote for it way back in 2010. www.giantbomb.com/dual-hearts/... #retrogaming

Bonus page~ 👀👁‍🗨

The lesson I'm taking from this failure of an event is that whatever I write about next will be left entirely to chance. I put myself through misery trying to meet expectations.

11月8日はファミコン『キン肉マン マッスルタッグマッチ』の発売40周年。8人の超人の中から任意の2名を選択してタッグチームを作り、敵チームと対戦するプロレスACT。また、2人対戦も楽しめたバンダイのファミコン初参入作品。

Local bar was advertising a "Hallowhore Party" ... I can't believe I have to grow old and die in this town.

my latest is out for skybox!!! 💜 the casting of teruyuki kagawa in yakuza kiwami 3 is not only disgusting in itself, but also ridiculous in its hypocrisy considering rgg's past recasts and the series. i feel, and write, very strongly about it please read, i think this is some of my best work 💜

Today's review is Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/play... I've played through this Cavia "classic" several times over the years, so I figured that I should make an attempt to explain why. #retrogaming #PS2

Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance There were some twists & turns, but unsurprisingly, it's the biggest gang that's responsible for all the bullshit. That's right, we're taking down the cops. Eventually, we find the police chief and shoot him repeatedly with a shotgun. #retrogaming #playstation

It would actually fucking rule if GTA6 imploded.

For some reason the media is not mentioning that the reason GTA6 is being delayed is they fired 40 staff over threats of unionization and now the rest of their staff are revolting

Full review pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2009/09/ps2-... (It's an old review from 2009, but I cleaned it up a little) #retrogaming

2005 was an interesting year for 3D beatemups, but it's Urban Reign that really showed off what the genre was capable of. With its unique control scheme that offered a wide array of context-sensitive actions, Project Soul created a fantastic brawler anyone can enjoy. #retrogaming #playstation #namco

Now we know where all that Spotify money is going. Not to the artists - perish the thought. No, the CEO has invested it all in AI weaponry designed to kill humans. I wish this were a joke. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

If you're wondering how this will go Square Enix handed off their mobile Octopath game to NetEase who immediately started using ChatGPT to translate everything resulting in text like this. When players complained they started asking fans to fix their translations in exchange for in-game currency

Next time you're at a Speedway gas station or wherever, mix yourself a fountain drink that consists of Mountain Dew "Infinite Swirl" and Zero Sugar Snapple Peach Tea. It's amazing.

Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance 1. Went down to the wharf to confront Eugene. 2. Tried to get a pic of Gina kicking his ass and failed spectacularly. 3. RIP bozo 4. Killed an ex, drunk as hell, and threatened once again by a wildly dressed lady with a katana. #retrogaming #playstation

The rare Moai head in Castlevania. I finally got around to seeing it with my own eyes.

Check out my new review! #Discworld #retrogaming #Rincewind #Psygnosis

The first Playstation 2 game by Matrix Software was Dual Hearts. What was once a marriage of convenience eventually blossoms into a lifelong friendship... or something. I managed to dig up a review I wrote for it way back in 2010. www.giantbomb.com/dual-hearts/... #retrogaming

-Tomorrow 11/6 ~7 PM- JoePReal and Friends take on Karnovember on the Retro RiffRaff! Karnov games, Karnov media, and celebrating all things Karnov! www.twitch.tv/joepreal

Because of this great review I finally tried out the #gameboy port of Joe & Mac and IT'S WAY BETTER THAN I EXPECTED! 🤯 It actually seems a little closer to the arcade version than the #snes port? I may have to get a copy. Worst part? Backgrounds are too dark and hard to see. 😑 But the BEST part...

This is a wonderfully written article by David Jagneaux. www.cbr.com/creator-sega...

It's been a minute since I wrote something, so here's a look at Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja for the Super Nintendo. pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/snes... Yeah, this is a completely random pick for a review. Deal with it. #snes #retrogaming

Next time you're at a Speedway gas station or wherever, mix yourself a fountain drink that consists of Mountain Dew "Infinite Swirl" and Zero Sugar Snapple Peach Tea. It's amazing.

Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix 2 is not your typical wrestling game. It's also not your typical fighting game. It's a hot & spicy blend that's tons of fun to play. The presentation is also amazing. Hype soundtrack. Hype announcer. Hype everything. Also looks damn good for Playstation 2. #retrogaming

Me finding out @zohrankmamdani won. Captured by the great Faraz Ansari

I found out that I got a raise and that my insurance premium has doubled in the same week. Like a kiss on the lips immediately followed by punch in the mouth.

Y'all, I know two hours is a big time commitment, but this panel I arranged and hosted last month is one of the most important things I've ever done for video game history. The launch of the NES is a crazier story than most people realize, and my guests were extremely generous with their memories.

Hello beautiful people 👋🏼 I’m going to make a post every week with my donation links, so I hope y’all don’t mind. I appreciate everyone who has helped, you all mean the absolute world to my mom & I. I love you guys so much 🫂🫶🏼 venmo.com/u/kencrudix cash.app/$kencrudix7 PayPal - [email protected]

Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance 1. Getting thrown off a bridge by man in a snakeskin suit who calls himself The Duke. 2. Socking someone who's just trying to avenge their sister. 3. Saw a working ATM and bashed it for easy money. 4. Good guy Miles offering to steal a car. #retrogaming

True to Cavia, there's at least one bullshit side-quest in Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance. 1 You have a bomb in your pocket. 2 There's a time limit. 3 Use a save-state because beating 4 enemies without getting hit is annoying AF. 4 You don't even get a cool explosion when you fail. #retrogaming

Rygar: The Legendary Adventure continues 1. Nothing like reducing ancient architecture to dust. 2. Icarus and Rygar have a chat. 3 & 4. The two forms of the Sphinx. Its electric blasts do a shocking amount of damage. #retrogaming #playstation

Adventure Island 3. Never expected to die because someone built a campfire in the clouds.