@sewart.bsky.social keep up with the fitness stuff bud. You only fail if you give up. Hopefully some week soon you are free earlier in the day and we can chat on P1P.

So happy for @heyphilsummers.bsky.social! In my social media hiatus I totally missed this. He does incredible work, make sure to check this out:

I don't directly plug my book too often, but if you love old niche strategy guides, and Mega Man, you would likely enjoy Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man! Thank you! amzn.to/4dghfrG

Believe we called this on @p1podcast.com a few days ago. Not that it wasn’t obviously going to happen.

You don’t need this. You don’t need this. You don’t need this. Even at $1099… but that OLED…

Also I want to say again how grateful I am for all of the kind words and positive messages about the episode and just being back in general. Means a lot as you don’t always realize it when you are head down making podcasts week to week. Not sure if BimP will return but I be around to talk games 😀

Whoops, deleted my other post (still figuring out BSKY) when I tried to quote: I was on the latest episode of @p1podcast.com with @superpac.bsky.social. It was great to catch up after 6.5 years to talk about games, retro games, gaming on Linux, and more! www.playeronepodcast.com/2026/05/04/1...

Just wrapped up a 3-HOUR recording of @p1podcast.com with @superpac.bsky.social! So much fun catching up, looking back and talking games! Crazy for him to tell me it’s been 6.5 years since my last appearance 😅😅 Look for it Tuesday.

Last call. Recording in 15-minutes.

We record a new episode a little earlier than usual today - 11 am pacific! And, CJ will be joined by Back In My Play’s @kevinlarrabee.bsky.social! Got a question for the show? Reply to this with it and then join us in a couple hours!

Recording @p1podcast.com with @superpac.bsky.social in a few hours. Send in some Q’s or things you want us to hit on. Reply to @p1podcast.com

Thanks for all of the kind words and messages on the return! Time flies and I had no idea it’s been so long. It will definitely be a fun chat.

Speaking of podcasts, @dark1x.bsky.social DF Retro Super Show is awesome. His joy and passion for retro games, along with his deep knowledge on the subject gives me comfort for Back in my Play to remain in stasis. And we have connected about me guesting down the road 😀

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “I’M BACK” Excited to return to podcasting for the first time in almost 5 years?!?! I will be joining @superpac.bsky.social for this week’s episode of @p1podcast.com Will be talking games, gaming on Linux, portables, retro stuff and more! Make sure to send in some Qs!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “I’M BACK” Excited to return to podcasting for the first time in almost 5 years?!?! I will be joining @superpac.bsky.social for this week’s episode of @p1podcast.com Will be talking games, gaming on Linux, portables, retro stuff and more! Make sure to send in some Qs!

Lttp: finished Alan Wake 2 on OS5 Pro today. Nothing like it in games narrative. Hard to describe the feeling of how awesome it was to see it weave into and build on Control (my favorite game I played in 2023). Love the Remedy universe and Control 2 has become my most anticipated game.

Got my Tomtoc Switch 2 Slim case today. Was my go to for the Switch 1. Easily the best and most compact case. Judging by this the Switch 2 is a lot bigger than I thought.

Hello new followers! I run Hardcore Gaming 101 (www.hardcoregaming101.net) which mostly covers older games but sometimes some newer ones too. We also have a weekly podcast where we've discussed and ranked over 1,400 games, plus we publish retro game-themed history books.

If you are into games make sure to subscribe to @p1podcast.com and @84play.bsky.social. P1P had some great educated conversations this week. Great to see them still loving the hobby after so many years. Love the passion. 8-4 continues to make me love Japan, games and Japanese video games.

5 unrelated things I buy/use have gone up in price today. Physical goods and services. Is it time to stock up?

Ready for Switch 2 launch. And shout out to @p1podcast.com for the fun preorder discussion to is week. And yes, publishers using game key cards instead of the 64gb cards sucks. I’d rather pay $10 more and have the game on the card.

Disc drive arrived for my new PS5 Pro. While it should totally be included I’m still happy with the Pro purchase. Super easy to install. But not nearly as cool as adding a Sega CD or Turbo Grafix CD.

Great first day with the Pro. I guess I understand that it’s expensive, but with a 4k/120hz tv/monitor it is a really nice upgrade. And I didn’t even notice it had 2TB of storage. Only negative was no disc drive included. Overall it gave me an experience comparable to my 4070s pc but plug/play.

I guess I’m a Pro now. Looks like I’m a PS5 Pro/Switch guy going forward.

Finished Super Mario RPG on the Switch this morning. Really good remake. Still holds up 30 years later. Great music and breezy gameplay. Best $20 I’ve spent in a while. Now next up is Metroid Prime, Deadly Premonition or Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity.

Really enjoying Super Mario RPG Remake. My friend Jeff and I played almost all the way through it on a 2-day Blockbuster rental in 1996. I can’t believe how much of the game’s world I remember. Writing is still outstanding (not that I understood much of it when I was 10).

I haven’t played through Zelda LttP in almost 10-years. The last time was for Back in my Play. Still incredible and in my all time top 10-15. I hope we get some more top-down Zelda games soon or a Link Between Worlds (which I think is even better than LttP) remake.

I haven’t played through Zelda LttP in almost 10-years. The last time was for Back in my Play. Still incredible and in my all time top 10-15. I hope we get some more top-down Zelda games soon or a Link Between Worlds (which I think is even better than LttP) remake.

With new Nintendo hardware coming feel free to add me on your Nintendo account.

With new Nintendo hardware coming feel free to add me on your Nintendo account.

Weeks like this are when I miss doing a gaming podcast. Lots of thoughts on the Switch 2 stuff. The one thing I’ll always go back to is how often the console manufacturers go back and forth letting their previous successful console lead to one where they make lots of questionable (bad) decisions.