Bob Mackey
@bobservo.bsky.social
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Co-host of Retronauts and Talking Simpsons, acclaimed author of Skeleton Car Wash
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FRIENDLY REMINDER: I co-host many podcasts! - Talking Simpsons, a chronological exploration of The Simpsons:
talkingsimpsons.com
- Retronauts, which covers classic video games:
retronauts.com
Support me on Patreon and get 100s of exclusive bonus episodes:
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this casino was the most generic, IP-free entertainment environment iâve ever been in, and my favorite slot machine was simply titled âEggâ
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we already recorded this month's What a Cartoon episode in front of a rabid studio audience
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2 days ago
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every day i become more and more Canadian
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scoping out the Bruce merch
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at a casino for a show, but iâm also going to put all of this monthâs Patreon money on⌠red
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i was too poor when Fantagraphics started releasing the hardcover editions, and my library system has huge gaps in their collection, so this is the bundle for me
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RIP Shinichiro Sato, the drummer for The Pillows. Most people know them for their contributions to FLCL, but they were one of the most consistent rock bands in history. 20 studio albums over 30+ years, not one of them bad. Here's four of my favorites. Living Field especially is an all-timer.
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unearthed some of my ancient fan art
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somehow they're all from different countries
#LastFourWatched
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very few developers can sustainably make games that meet the standard of fidelity established nearly six years ago, so maybe it's for the best that we won't be moving forward anytime soon
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shadowrama is back to soothe us in these trying times
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we already recorded this month's What a Cartoon episode in front of a rabid studio audience
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3 days ago
I Will Go Sailing No More but Woody Won't Shut The Fuck Up The Entire Time
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full version, the vocal samples from the original were getting too big for the SNES memory restrictions so i had to improvise lol
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the average Xbox fan on his way to see this yearâs hottest upcoming games
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by the end of this decade, children WILL know which auto-generated signature to select on Dropbox Sign
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dudes rock
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6 days ago
I depicted the famous Evo 2004 Daigo Parry as a manga page for this shirt! Comes with a bonus Ken sticker which I also designed
www.fangamer.com/collections/...
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the updated 2003 localization of The Count of Monte Cristo is currently two bucks on Kindle; it's my favorite book by far and those 1200 pages will keep you busy for a while
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)
Amazon.com: The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics) eBook : Dumas, Alexandre, Buss, Robin, Buss, Robin: Books
https://www.amazon.com/Count-Monte-Cristo-Penguin-Classics-ebook/dp/B002RI9KL8/
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⨠Hamish Steele â¨
9 days ago
I was so touched to be asked to come on Retronauts and yap about this underrated Mario Moment. I come here to defend Mario's isekai roots!
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can't believe there's a new show about my marriage
6 days ago
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man, Zits should have at least gotten a six-episode WB adaptation in like 2002
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6 days ago
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Justin Decloux
6 days ago
Today I learned that Sam Keith (RIP, author of THE MAXXX) directed a rock-climbing adventure thriller for Roger Corman's New Concorde in the year 2000.
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this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to put on a tactical vest and go to the newark airport at 6 am on monday. your order is to wander around like a confused oaf. when a mom drops her sandwich at jersey mike's and scares you, pull out your gun and start shooting. good luck soldier
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dang, the final lost MST3K episode was JUST found at a garage sale, and now it's on YouTube for all to enjoy. watch and be astounded that a 38-year-old VHS recording held up so nicely:
youtu.be/u_Z4hnagGLE?...
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MST3K - KTMA - K03 - Star Force
YouTube video by Arthur Putie
https://youtu.be/u_Z4hnagGLE?si=08tKgL5J4957ZVuI
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updated thoughts
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7 days ago
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i made the computer do my homework but forgot to copy all of it in my own handwriting, sorry about that
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iâm in year 15 of hosting Retronauts and my goal has been to find the weirdest possible topics đđđ
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7 days ago
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Colin Spacetwinks
10 days ago
you already know what's up (steam sale rec thread is what's up) as always, i focus primarily on older, more obscure, and just plain weirder games, as big name titles don't need the help. with that said, onwards!
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disappointed Vancouver didnât get any snow this year, but iâll allow it
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Drew Mackie
9 days ago
"Put a P on it" is an item aesthetic that you see throughout the Super Mario games, but it actually began in a prerelease version of the original Super Mario Bros.
www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/who-put...
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Who Put the âPâ in the Fire Flower? â Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
An early build of Super Mario Bros. features a certain letter that would reappear on items in later games.
https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/who-put-the-p-in-the-fire-flower
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MTVâs adaptation of The Maxx is what got me into the comic book store, where i bought the source material and every other weird-ass comic that wasnât about a guy in a cape. RIP to one of the greats
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8 days ago
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brushed up on my Catholicism for this 70mm screening
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when i was putting together a Retronauts episode about SimCity 2000 last year, i was shocked to find no one had ever uploaded any FMV footage from the CD-ROM version. so glad itâs finally escaped confinement
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Ian Jones-Quartey
10 days ago
I was so happy to join Talking Simpsons to gab about what's probably my favorite episode of the show!
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dang, the final lost MST3K episode was JUST found at a garage sale, and now it's on YouTube for all to enjoy. watch and be astounded that a 38-year-old VHS recording held up so nicely:
youtu.be/u_Z4hnagGLE?...
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MST3K - KTMA - K03 - Star Force
YouTube video by Arthur Putie
https://youtu.be/u_Z4hnagGLE?si=08tKgL5J4957ZVuI
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cleaned up in the Steam sale with a bunch of games mostly under five bucks each
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Sonic the Hedgehog? more like
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CRIMINAL SIMPSONS
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Talking Simpsons Podcast
12 days ago
"Treehouse of Horror V": No TV and no beer make Homer something something, Flanders becomes the unquestioned lord and master of the world, and Springfield Elementary's faculty discovers the joy of cooking Milhouse. Our guest:
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alarmed to still see the word "hipster" being tossed around. an insult that fell asleep under a tree during the Obama administration, now shambling through the streets with a long beard, asking what year it is
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Henry Gilbert (Beloved Podcast Personality)
14 days ago
Weâve got the newest TalKing of the Hill episode, exclusively for our
@talksimpsonspod.bsky.social
Patreon subscribers! âNaked Ambitionâ is a nuanced coming of age plot, plus a perfect side story of Hankâs friends accidentally getting mental health treatment!
www.patreon.com/posts/140117...
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i enjoyed reading Dune alongside the release of the first two movies, but i'm also very happy Dune Messiah is 250 pages and NOT 900
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12 days ago
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Drew Mackie
13 days ago
Wherever you think Donkey Kongâs name comes from, itâs probably more complicated than that â both the âDonkeyâ part and the âKong.â Like, for starters Shigeru Miyamoto probably didnât create this characterâs name.
www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/donkey-...
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Who Put the âKongâ in âDonkey Kongâ? â Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
The competing, contradicting explanations for the strangest name in video games.
https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/donkey-kong-name-origin
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when your show has 26 episodes in a season, you're gonna get some aliens
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i'm very tickled that this new MST3K season now has a higher per-episode budget than the Sci-Fi Channel run
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Civilisation has been in a moral and artistic nosedive ever since they made it possible to play as Bowser in Mariokart, and win races for evil
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i am too busy with work and very long RPGs to comment on anything that happened today
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happy to announce my extremely cool neighborhood just got extremely cooler with the addition of a well-stocked pinball arcade
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