Woooo, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is looking good! Thanks for the preview, @curiousjoi.gg.

I'm begging everybody on social media: please try not to jump down each other's throats immediately when you disagree. Just be cool, come on.

33rd completed game of 2025 is Mario Kart World (2025). It's an excellent kart racer with the best animation in the genre and an incredible character roster, but it had the impossible task of following up on the superlative Mario Kart 8. Still a lot of fun in its own right.

32nd completed game of 2025 is WarioWare Inc. (2003). This was a laugh-out-loud hoot from start to finish, and is pleasantly short; you could wrap it up in a couple hilarious sittings.

Rank D, y'all!

My wife and I enjoyed our time at Barcade in Philadelphia a few days ago. Among the games I'd never played before were Anteater (1982), Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game (1995), Mappy (1983), Pac-Mania (1987), and - my favorite - Mr. Do! (1982).

This is an amazing article - spiders are so cool!

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

I've recently gotten pretty annoyed at the folks who think it's OK to smoke weed in no-smoking hotel rooms - seems like every time I travel I encounter that crummy skunk smell. Don't know why someone would think that's more OK than cigarette smoke 😡

Got to see a bunch of rad Henri Rousseau paintings at a museum today. This one was especially interesting.

My Sangha is hosting a virtual fundraiser for the Maryland Food Bank! Please consider donating when you can: claresangha.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Pokemon Legends Z-A finally made me love Trubbish

31st completed game of 2025 is Mortal Kombat 3 (1995). I remember liking MK2 more, but MK3 Arcade is a *lot* more fun to play than its direct predecessor (and its stages are a lot prettier). I favored Kung Lao, Sheeva, and Sub-Zero. Curious to see how UMK3 and MK Trilogy rebalance the game.

Anyway, here’s Hornet Silksong as a weird lil medieval guy. See below to appreciate how illuminated this piece is! #silksong #hollowknight #cuteart

"If anybody needs me, I'll be in the cactus nook. No, not that cactus nook - the one next to it."

30th completed game of 2025 is Mortal Kombat 2 (1993) via the Legacy Kollection. It's an improvement on MK1, but the arcade version proved impossible to beat due to CPU input reading. I switched to the SNES version, which was better-balanced, and kicked Shao Kahn's butt. The art design still rocks.

November #promosky The name is Gabriel and I am always talking #retrogaming If you like reading about: Playstation 2 Obscure games PlayStation Two Indie games PS2 Then follow and/or share. I also write game reviews for this blog over here: pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com

Oddity (2024) was my spooky Halloween treat this year. A solid Irish ghost story, it's a nice creepy experience at only 90 minutes. Big recommendation for fellow gothic horror fans.

Happy Halloween, friends! Here are my favorite 4 Ghost Pokemon (of the moment).

So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t... It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article. Please share :)

29th completed game of 2025 is Mortal Kombat (1992) via the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection. This game is stupidly hard in its original arcade incarnation, but "rewind" functionality let me finally topple that punk Shang Tsung. Not sure it'd appeal to anyone under 30, but I had a hoot.

As a Catholic, Walsh's attitude towards the poor disgusts and baffles me. I genuinely can't fathom how folks with such cruelty in their hearts dare to claim fellowship with Christ. I hope he gets better, I really do.

Rank 5, y'all

The latest article in @djstormageddon.com's monthly review series is out & free to read over on our Patreon! This time they are covering the open world biking game, Wheel World by @messhof.bsky.social! Also special thanks to @troytlepower.bsky.social for editing! www.patreon.com/posts/matts-...

Excuse me, I think you should read my debut piece for Game Informer. “We should probably cut the reference to drunk driving” — my first edit at Game Informer. 🙏

I think I'm done with Silksong. It has cool boss fights and beautiful art direction, but is poisoned by a difficulty level that leans into sustained perfection. What broke me was the boss run-backs; I'll opt for games with actual checkpoints. Ultimately, a disappointing successor to Hollow Knight.

28th completed game of 2025 is Lunistice (2022), a breezy, indie 3D platformer with a Sega Saturn aesthetic that manages to outdo the vast majority of its source material. Plays like a dream on Switch too!

Pokemon Z-A has big Wii U energy, and I say that as a compliment

27th completed game of 2025 is Baldur's Gate 3 (2023). A stunning masterpiece from start to finish, and plainly one of the best role-playing games ever made. The story's adaptability to player action and the combat encounters' complexity kept it engaging for all 120 hours.

Limited Run’s 10th anniversary was wonderful. I was honestly blown away at the gaming community and those that worked there. Exclusive interview with Limited Runs President, a sneak peek into the physical vault, and final impressions will be shared shortly! For now… pics !

A moth got into the shelter tonight and it was the event of the season.

Just found a local place that makes a vegetarian cubano and my entire world is full of joy

How can a creature be this perfect?

26th completed game of 2025 is Iron Lung (2022). Like Froggo's Adventure, it's short and sweet. Unlike Froggo's Adventure, it's claustrophobically creepy in the style of the old 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ride at Disney World. Cheers to @tftblpod.bsky.social for bringing this game to my attention.

25th completed game of 2025 is Froggo's Adventure (2024), a short and sweet sidescroller in the style of Kirby's Adventure. If you have any affection for 8-bit pixel-art, snag this one to play on your Steam Deck.

No kings

More #gootober+2025 now I think I can catch up drawing little creatures #dragonquest #rkgk

I have two podcasts! You should follow and subscribe to them! @reignitepod.bsky.social reignitepod.libsyn.com and @funandgamespod.bsky.social funandgames.libsyn.com

New conspiracy theory: open-face sandwiches are a psy-op by Big Dry Cleaning

New Tales from the Backlog! This week, Adam Bucceri (ENTER THE SURVIVAL HORROR) is back to talk how despite its cruelty, Fear & Hunger can be one of the most compelling experiences. As always, no spoilers for a while- enjoy! LISTEN: talesfromthebacklog.fireside.fm/187 WATCH: youtu.be/XtAy5b9FAkw

Just started Alisa (2020) and I'm loving it - the developers capture even the more obscure aspects of late '90s survival horror! Rare to see a game that commits this successfully to the bit.

Gonna play some Z-A while eatin' a slice of 'za with my pa; huzzah! ALSO! The 40th anniversary of the NES' North American launch is this week, let's talk about it! the-avocado.org/2025/10/14/n...

My wife and I are celebrating our 12th wedding anniversary this weekend. Turns out that being married rocks.

An announcement - our podcast is going on a break through the end of the year. You can read more here: www.patreon.com/posts/announ...

Greetings from Moonrise Towers

Just a reminder that earlier this year I played through and reviewed 45(?) games all starring boys with swords. If you haven't gotten irrecoverably sick of reading about Zelda or Ys or anything similar, then consider giving this a sift. pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-... #retrogaming

Excuse me, Roku, but WTF is this?

In Super Smash Bros., the skeletons visible when characters are hurt by electric attacks are not tied to specific animations, and instead are a form that can be toggled on and off at any time, including in cutscenes. Below are excerpts of the game's intro, with skeletons.