I have watched greed slowly erode the things I enjoy for decades. Gaming has been getting hit the hardest, from microtransations, to gambling to your purchase only being for a licence. Gaming is the testing ground for how hard the top can squeeze and get away with it. AI is just the next step.

Today's OP/ED is The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening! Considering the hardware this released on this game looks and plays so damn well! There's also a story in this one that has one hell of a bittersweet ending. It's no surprise it's had multiple re-releases/remakes.

Medallion's humming... that can only mean one thing! It's time to announce The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past! ⚔️

I love the hell out of this game. I'm awful at fighting games but this just oozes charm, character and just looks and sounds amazing.

I love the GameCube. 💕

Never change Al. youtu.be/U2D2LHJxhNw?...

HOLY SHIT Humble Choice is STACKED this month! I paid 21$ for ALL these games.

Today's OP/ED is The Legend of Zelda: A link to the past OP! Having decided that Zelda 2 wasn't the right direction for the series the SNES returned to a style similar to the original but massively expanded the scope, characters & world. Many still claim this to be the best Zelda game to this day.

Holy shit! Thanks for the like @darrenshan.com! I'm sorry I only ever got around to reading the Cirque De Freak series and Lord Loss. They were a fun read and Lord Loss in particular was incredible and has possibly one of my favourite endings ever.

The missus and I were trying to find some old fan art of World Of Warcraft last night and set the image search from 2007 to 2009 and my god was the internet different back then. I miss it as much as I miss the nostalgic raiding with my wife and friends. Wife played a troll hunter just like this:

I bought this for my daughter but made the mistake of trying it myself. It's got its hooks into me and I just want to keep playing it! I feel like a sibling again, awaiting the moment my brothers were occupied to play one of their games! store.steampowered.com/app/3526710/...

This is absolutely fascinating if you're familiar with the game. Don't read past yhe spoiler point if you haven't!

New devlog talking about our writing process for Scarlet Hollow's three most recent major updates. It's 16,000 words long, and filled with tons of juicy player analytics. You'll probably be lost if you haven't played the game yet, but luck for you it's on sale RIGHT NOW medium.com/@blacktabbyg...

Today's OP/ED is Zelda 2 OP! Love this game! I was disappointed when I got this instead of the OG but once I got to the first palace the game "clicked" and I steadily completed it until I couldn't find the hidden village & got stuck for over a year. The day I found that village I completed the game.

I actually blame this trend for why it took me so long to play Tomb Raider. Lara was on covers posing promiscuously everywhere. Finally read her back story in an manual while my friend played the first level and realised "Wait, she's like a female Indiana Jones. I should play this!"

Watching that Regular Show episode about Death Kwon Do and my daughter suddenly says "Hey, isn't 'Two Pines Mall' like from back to the future?" Son Of A Bitch. I never noticed! Getting out geeked by my daughter is awsome!

Today's OP/ED is The Legend Of Zelda OP! I LOVED this game. Hired it and played someone else's save for a few hours, accidentally deleted the saves then spend the rest of the weekend wishing I had the Stepladder. Hired it again next weekend and finally found the damn thing! youtu.be/uyMKWJ5e1kg?...

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Today's OP/ED is Beetlejuice OP! Just as Ewoks was my introduction to Star Wars as a kid, this cartoon was my introduction to Beetlejuice. I was a little disappointed with the live action movie on first viewing because of how different it is to the cartoon but I've grow to love it.

I played the demo of Bubsy 4D two Steam Next Fests ago. I was shocked on how well it controlled and that "Hairball Mode" controlled how I thought sonic should in his 3D outings. This video is also entertaining as hell. youtu.be/eYZgdWM5Chs?...

Today's OP/ED is Daria OP! I love this one. Daria and her mother might not see eye to eye but I'll never forget her reaction on finding out her daughter is being punished for destroying her own art to prevent the school using it in a way she didn't intend. "Are you aware of what I do for a living?"

My favourite Advertisement for it:

Took a promotion I wasn’t sure I was suited for because the pay was better. Over a year later I'm still not sure if I'm suited for it because it's a massive struggle more often than not and I have less time for family and gaming than ever. But the financial pressures have never felt more manageable.

I drew Tabitha (cousin of all time) #scarlethollow #tabithascarlet #art #digitalart

I am absolutely obsessed with this song atm. Prett damn obsessed with the anime atm too but this just doesn't feel like it's getting the attention it deserves. The lryics, vocal performance, variation and just how damn amazing it all sounds keeps me coming back. AND THAT MANIC LAUGHTER IS FANTASTIC!

Ha! For those of you that aren't Australian this is one of the ways we tell how likely we are to experience a bushfire.

Today's OP/ED is Ewoks OP2! Judging from the comments section of this video I wasn't the only kid who was unknowingly introduced to the Star Wars universe through this cartoon! I watched it all I could & enjoyed the hell out of it! Imagine my shock years later when I finally saw Return of the Jedi!

What? Ain't nobody got time to lick those things!

"Think back to your childhood. Do you remember when the anxiety started?"

“Think back to your childhood. Do you remember when the anxiety started?”

Today's OP/ED is Rocko's Modern Life OP2! I loved this one. I obviously didn't see all of it though since I don't remember ever hearing the original opening that I've only just now discovered existed! youtu.be/OFxJDFodce4?...

This is objectively a bad game but I had a lot of fun playing it "two players" with my brothers. One would drive, the other would aim with the mouse! Some pretty cool death scenes in this one!

Imagine thinking that time spent listening to your favorite albums was time wasted that could have been spent finding new music. That would be crazy. Also, rewatching tv shows is one of the most certifiably acceptable international pastimes. Enjoy new stuff as you want. Enjoy favorites whenever.

Today's OP/ED is Bushido Blade 2 OP! This game was so much damn fun! Every attack could be fatal and the VS. mode was so fast paced and loaded so damn fast my mate and I would have "Best of 7" before passing the controller. The bamboo forest was the best! youtu.be/8LYoQYb9ff4?...

buy scarlet hollow

if you see this QTP your getaway vehicle:

This guy cracks me up. That has got to be the most unhinged thing I've ever seen cooked up and to actually try it in real life is bold indeed! youtu.be/_17Q0ITc2kA?...

Small Soldiers: Squad Commander (1998)

Today's OP/ED is Get Smart OP1! I couldn't think of anything better to put on today's! I loved watching this show, I knew it was "old" but I had no idea how old! I remember laughing my butt off watching Maxwell trying to contact multiple people through various hidden telephones upon his person!

When a customer goes off script and starts talking about random things and now you're trapped in an unskippable cut scene

Today's OP/ED is Inspector Gadget OP! I loved the hell out of this as a kid and was devastated when it stopped airing. It took me WAY longer than I care to admit to work out the connections between this and Get Smart! youtu.be/rZBhkwRF1FI?...

slay the princess under $10...

Today's OP/ED is Eek! The Cat OP1! This, and "The Terrible Thunderlizards" which was a show within this show cracked me up so much as a kid! Later on I realized their were heaps of references from movies such as Ghostbusters and Psycho! Must be how kids watching YouTube feel nowadays!

Today's OP/ED is Chrono Trigger rerelease OP! The PS1 and PC versions of Chrono Trigger have this beautiful cinematic OP! It was so cool seeing key moments of the story animated with Akira Toriyama's designs. I honestly love both of this AND the SNES version of the OP. (repost, link broke)

Finally. A trend I can get behind!

First console played: Master System First console owned: NES First console that made me properly fall in love with games: NES First console that was just mine rather than shared with my brother: GameCube First console I bought with my own money: GameCube

If you were a video game character, what would your health pickup be? I'm going to assume video logic in regards to spoilage.

Fired up Vampire Survivors multiplayer again and DAYMN the online version is so much better! Evolution and passive items being shared and the ability to respawn on another player is so much better!

"Why do you play a game that stresses you out so much?" It's because of that rush you get when you BARLEY succeed. It's generally too dangerous or expensive to chase that in real life. Here's a rare clip of me actually talking during one of these extra stressful gaming bosses and the sweet payoff.