THEN: Halo 2, handily. We were obsessed with it in college. NOW: Zelda Minish Cap, perhaps the most underrated 2D Zelda

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.

Oh fun!

THEN: Guitar Hero NOW: Resident Evil 4 Honorable Mention: Psychonauts

Just finished @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social’s Untold History of the NES Launch. Truly fantastic stuff. I learned a few things I’d never known before. Great job by @frankcifaldi.bsky.social & @jtsknight92.bsky.social!! youtu.be/uJvpRGibFhg?...

THEN: Twilight Princess NOW: Gears of War, but very nearly still Twilight Princess Honorable Mention: Wii Sports Honestly not the greatest year…

Still got my Pro Gamer Skills.

THEN: Super Mario Galaxy NOW: Bioshock Honorable Mention: Rock Band 1, Portal, Halo 3, Crackdown This was a hell of a fuckin’ year for games.

Relaxing on the couch with the 1990 WDW Very Merry Xmas parade this Xmas Eve morning. Yes, it's the one where Alan Thicke raps with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (starts @45:30, you're welcome). youtu.be/tYR5pAKdyks?...

Todaybordeve is Decemberweeve! Gambol/gamble around the piano with your fam to play this holiday... classic?

1996’s most expensive three night WDW package with a room in the Boardwalk and dining ($1,232) costs about as much as 3 nights at the All Star Movies without dining today ($1,163).

Found this personal grail item while thrifting today. 1996 WDW vacation planning VHS!

All I Want for Christmas Is [Redacted].

I broke out the Festivus socks for the occasion!

Then: Rock Band 2 (not pictured below), with my "now" game as an extremely close second Now: Burnout Paradise (especially if you had a big group of friends with Xbox 360 webcams so you could crack up at their multiplayer "crash cam" shots) Honorable Mention: Rhythm Heaven (also not pictured)

Merry "Watch the Boca Raton Bowl at Work" Day, everyone! @sickoscommittee.org

Crazy Taxi (DC / Hitmaker / 2000)

Then: Infamous, a great open world game with a good story Now: Batman Arkham Asylum, an extremely good Metroidvania Honorable Mentions: Beatles Rock Band, Uncharted 2, Ratchet & Clank Crack in Time Side Note: Terrible year for Nintendo, wow.

got my adhd upgraded to ad4k

Then: probably Super Mario Galaxy 2 Now: Alan Wake, and I can’t believe it’s not in the image grid below! Honorable mention for Scott Pilgrim.

Blippo+ ($11.99) - the people behind Untitled Goose Game have taken a whole new turn: a wild simulation of channel surfing cable TV, but delivered to you from another planet. feels like something from the multimedia CD-ROM glory days, shined to a finish. store.steampowered.com/app/3323850/...

Bowl season best season

Super Mario 3D World, then and now. This and 3D Land the best Mario games. 2013 was a banger year for Nintendo though. Link Between Worlds, Pikmin 3, Luigi’s Mansion 2, Tomodachi Life. WOW.

Welp, I'm on Backloggd now. backloggd.com/u/StrikerObi/

It was and still is Shovel Knight. But I really should play Infamous Second Son. I loved the first few games in that series.

QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood!

Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?

search your camera roll for “hell”

Everyone, we have OFFICIALLY COMPLETED OUR WINTER FUNDRAISER, with big baller @timmcconnell.bsky.social coming in to push us over the edge of our stretch goal! You all really came through for us, our 2026 is going to be really safe and secure for the VGHF. Thank you so much. Phil, go home.

To quote @lukeplunkett.com :

Counterpoint: I think it's beautiful.

This is an Xbox?

Good morning. Please join us at 10am Pacific for a special presentation about Sega Channel. The video will last around 1 hour. Go make some coffee. We'll see you soon.

I know everybody's wallet is super tight right now but if you can spare a few bucks to help my friend and local Syracuse artist Charlie Sam, who just suffered a "widow maker" heart attack, it would really help support his recovery. gofund.me/b61f8afac

Videogames in the morning hit differently.

Happy 100th birthday to the last living all-around entertainer

Josh hits it.

Moe is a Man and he’s 40! From the Rich Eisen Show.

What exactly did they learn that wasn't already painfully obvious from the last two years of consumer backlashes to other AI-generated ads (especially holiday ads)? They spent how much money to learn something they could have learned for free by watching the reaction to Coke's GenAI ads?

Mine must be through the roof because I can still recall: man, woman, person, camera, TV!

It seems pretty odd for a University President/Chancellor to suddenly announce they will retire just 3 weeks from now. If this isn't due to some sort of family/health emergency or similar, you gotta wonder if he's getting out before some sort of scandal is about to break?

PlayStation Wrap-Up And I'm not even done with Death Stranding 2 yet...

the love i have for this program

GO NOLES!!!!!!! A true 5-star program!!!!!

Killer VHS haul at the thrift today!

Movie you've watched more than 25 times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.

Yapple dapple! We're cueing up the 1973 Hanna-Barbera cartoon Jeannie, based on I Dream of Jeannie but featuring teens and a clumsy Babu. Joining us is our favorite power couple, Jon Vitti (The Simpsons) and Ann Vitti (Sale of the Century), who teach us to make keepsake boxes out of cereal boxes.

I cannot get over how good Blippo+ is. It’s a treasure trove of bespoke lo-fi bizarre creativity. It’s relaxing and intriguing. A wholly unique experience. Thanks for publishing so many truly original titles @cabel.panic.com @panic.com blippo.plus

If you can't watch the Xbox Bowl when it airs, don't worry. The game will be available on PlayStation a few months later.

I got the Keith Haring LEGO set for my birthday. It’s a simple but fun build. Two figures down, three to go!