If I had a Sega hot take, aside from "A worldwide release in 1994 was the ONLY chance the Saturn could've had against Playstation", it would be that Daytona USA, by SEGA racing game standards, falls short. It's not bad, and I don't HATE how it's the most popular, but it really shouldn't be IMO.

If you can't come out right now, please don't hate yourself. One day, the meaning of labels will disappear. Please love yourself as you are. The one who can cherish yourself the most is yourself. Because that is your strength and beauty. Chiitan loves you

Grok says we missed the Yankees Royals marathon last night lol

That 4th pitch was a ball. I hate to believe in "makeup calls" and I agree that HBP should have been a foul ball, but you can't call balls on those first 3 then call strike the 4th time. You're not serious.

I was just about to tweet we are a shit show away from insanity here in Seattle. Oh, we're here. Insanity is here.

A second for Krillin? I get a late 2nd for like, Tien, but Krillin?!? 2nds are for the Piccolos and Majin Buus and Trunks'. Definitely not someone whose ceiling is a late 3rd/early 4th and left scouts at the Grand Zeno Combine unimpressed. Universe 7 getting away with robbery here.

No matter how bad you think you are, take solace in the fact you aren't being mad about a cartoon wall.

I’ve never forgiven EGM for their OutRun 2 review scores… 👀 Also, OutRun 3 is late… 🚘 #Sega #AM2 #OutRun #EGM #RetroGaming

My blood ran cold reading this statement. The guy is now on X crowing about beating cancel culture (in itself a red flag) and pivoting to right wing grifting, all while other concerns about attribution and sourcing in this book loom like an iceberg. And that's who Bitmaps stand together with now.

I've been itching for some sour candy for days now. Like, the sourest sour ass shit you can find. I want my face to cave in when I pucker from the sour.

Zelda Williams has asked people to stop sending her AI slop videos of her father Robin Williams: "It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want" "You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting [stuff] out of the lives of human beings .. [and] art and music"

It's Macho Man Monday

like!!! we KNOW that it is a small number of weirdos with outsized influence who want to ban books, but it's always nice to get a confirmation

When I first started doing conventions I noticed Vic Mignogna and Todd Haberkorn would make content/interact in a way that intentionally encouraged fans to ship them When I said “oh they must be having fun” I learned from actors “no they hate each other, they just see a business opportunity here.”

Hope is a powerful thing. When there's no way in sight, it can guide you. When you are out of strength it can renew you. Yet, hope is a living thing. It must be fostered and sustained. It can be born of one, but thrives among many. And if cared for, it will tell the story of what it survived.

This is a very important finding which requires replication and understanding. If there’s multiple pathways involved, there’s going to be multiple causes and it highlights the absurd reductionism of people like RFK Jr pushing for a simple solution like using paracetamol in pregnancy.

Autism Is Not a Single Condition and Has No Single Cause, Scientists Conclude www.wired.com/story/autism...

Like… it's kind of right there, no?

Must be nice. 🫤

"WELL, BLOW ME............................................................... ........................................................DOWN!"

this is still the greatest work of games criticism ever produced

This whole thread shows this team is devoted to "order" over "fairness"; volume control over addressing issues. You'd think a team that created/runs a major social media platform would understand that in the history of the internet, thats never been how it works. Things don't just "go away". Oops.

If you see this, quote the energy you bring to bsky

I just realized my favorite album of all-time celebrated 30 years since release today. Oasis' "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" I know it's a very "white" "normie" album to claim is my favorite, LOL Wonderwall and all that. What this did for me at the time in my life I heard it was monumental.

Somehow this person was the first to read Slaughterhouse Five in chronological order. But seriously, this might be the new paradigm for "A dumbass that thinks they know what smart people do".

I mean, why tweet about things when they can just fuck off?

The idea of an SNES RPG book that ONLY covers U.S. releases is pointless. It's like a pro wrestling history book that ignores NWA/Jim Crockett Promotions and WCW. That's not even touching the racism/xenophobia the author has shown on socials. Read "Fight, Magic, Items" instead. Blam this crap.

Why don't I just... Remove/mute all the negative downers on here and enjoy only the good parts.

The REAL World's Champion

Just to get my non-wrestling moots up to speed, last night's episode of AEW Dynamite had several ICE commercials during their ad breaks. The quoted post literally from "Hangman" Adam Page, AEW's Men's World Heavyweight Champion, and a bonafide mensch:

2000s day at school. So what do you wanna do today, BlueSky?

I don't wanna know HOW but I assumed it was just beat the Underworld [X] amount of times and beat Olympus [Y] amount of times OR it would at least tell you at what points to go back and forth. I haven't picked it back up since 1.0 release (playing the FF Tactics remake), but now I'm worried.

This generation's already sick of this shit and I honestly think this is only the beginning. If anything this is a great sign of that.

All these Microsoft shenanigans makes me wanna try again using Linux. Except last time I tried to set it up it was an absolute nightmare; pulling teeth to do simple things, no performance boost, and next to impossible to switch back to Windows (I thought for sure I ruined my computer).

Game Pass' enshittification was always inevitable but if they're cranking up the temperature this quickly (an extra $10 a month!) they must be really feeling the squeeze. I've dropped it since the BDS protest and I assure you it's not as vital as it feels.

If you're cancelling Game Pass today, grab a cheap indie game or two, and then put the rest of the money toward supporting indie games media by subscribing to your favourite podcasts/websites/etc.

Been listening to the "Fight, Magic, Items" audiobook and it's fantastic. Best videogame book I've read/listened to in a very long time. I've recommended it strongly to all my friends. Also an awesome follow. Tons of fun videogame facts and insights. All retroheads owe it to themselves to follow.

This never should have been pulled. I have zero doubt this would be more popular than Tetris 99 (and I love Tetris 99) if it was still around.

before you say “well losing EA is no big loss” 1. shut the fuck up 2. people have families to feed 3. games such as hades only exist because the studio cofounders met while they were at EA. studios that make games you don’t like are still enormous institutions of gamedev experience and knowledge

To Donald Trump: Stop using military troops and ICE to invade and disrupt American cities. Stop calling your political opponents “enemies” of the US. Stop attacking the 1st Amendment. Our troops and our nation deserve better than you acting as a petty tyrant.

The Makeship campaign for the Kiki plush goes live October 20th. The goal is to get at least 200 pledges before October 30th. You can find it here: www.makeship.com/petitions/ki...

My most prominent memory of The Simpsons Movie was how everyone hated the Spider-Pig bit a year after the film was out and onwards but N O B O D Y would stop talking about it when the film was in theaters. As if "does whatever a [thing] does" wasn't a bad Saturday Morning cartoon-tier punchline.

1. Sour Cream and Onion 2. Barbecue 3. S&V 4. Classic I love S&V but I feel like the Lays ones lack bite.

Tell your favorite artists you love their work

Jared Kusher: “ChatGPT, please make a game for my new company to sell. Prompt: cod, call of duty, man beard, no homo, american values, best seller, patriot, skull bandana over lower face, jared kushner but shredded, guns, ghost recon, no cucks, with graphics more realistic than real life”