You can't eat the gummies. But you can play with them.

I got an early copy of Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective, and let me tell you - this book is great. Maybe the most in-depth look at the development of a Nintendo game that I’ve ever seen. Loads of little dev details, wome of which i dig into here www.inverse.com/gaming/metro...

There must be a real big nerd associated with that movie. This is a real game! freegame-mugen.jp/simulation/g...

knockoff fire emblem called “fiber embalm” in the kiyoshi kurosawa movie

It’s Terranigma’s 30th anniversary 🌱 And I am beyond happy to report that Square-Enix has publicly acknowledged the anniversary of Quintet’s masterpiece for the very first time. #天地創造30th

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between this and the ICE ads on Spotify, YouTube randomly doing AI edits of creator's videos without their consent, and the U.S. government taking over TikTok, I think I'll just get really into collecting music on CDs and start bringing books with me everywhere again.

Good News folks, you CAN now in fact, play this The free demo for Legend of Khiimori is now available on Steam for everyone. Check it out, give it a try, tell a friend. Show everyone how much you want horse games 💪❤

idk what to tell you but if you make a big money game in 2025, especially one built around mindless loot shenanigans and co-op, and you didn't think to put in a way to skip dialogue from the jump, you kinda fucked up here. it's not a mystery how people play these games...

when you can tell the interviewer neither has any clue what they're saying or has any clue who they're talking to

Much like Kentucky Route Zero, your dialogue choices in Mario Galaxy 2 don't affect the path of the story but they change your understanding of the character

Like Secret of Mana? Are you a connoisseur of Illusion of Gaia or Terranigma? How about A Link to the Past? Wishlist Shrine's Legacy if you do! 🥰 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1435410/... GoG: gog.com/en/game/shri...

Shrine's Legacy is OUT NOW!! 🎉🥳 ⚔️ Restore the Sword, reunite the elements. The legacy will be known! SHARE AND LET IT BE SO!!! 💎 Thank you all for your support over the years.❤️ Links to buy the game below! 👇 #jrpg #indiegame #shrineslegacy

When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.

MW spittin

Congrats on your new CEO, Nintendo of America. Absolute legend.

the internet has suffered a great loss. an Idle Thumbs classic (discussed on the pod, referencing this video from a unknown player)

A day in Toho heaven

Visiting one of the great props of all times!! The original… Can you name it?

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Rich people, especially rich people in the media & entertainment industries right this moment: The point of having fuck you money is saying “fuck you” when it counts.

not me randomly seeing a completely out of context clip of TARA: I GOT SO LOST. WILLOW: I FOUND YOU. I WILL ALWAYS FIND YOU. and instantly tearing up, like a program kicking in

The numbers are in! This is how far the Joy Con 2 controllers slide on a surface in the system settings. Could be useful if you are developing a mouse controlled game on Switch 2 and want to match the OS feel. Or if you are interested in nerdy things. Slow ≈ 70 mm Default ≈ 45 mm Fast ≈ 30 mm

Recon for Southern Reach book, with @sallyfisherprice.bsky.social.

the mysterious and the mundane

this is also me and why every time I see people talk about "droughts" or "there was nothing" I go: "?????" people who don't enjoy things: consider broadening your horizons

what happened that even people who have been in games media for decades have now all decided to delete the word "HUD" (heads-up display) from their vocabulary and default to the (usually incorrect) usage of "UI" (user interface) to refer to ... a HUD. A health bar or ammo are still the HUD. Not UI.

internet: "nintendo isn't weird anymore, mehmehmeh" nintendo:

Samus Drift!

Here are all of the missing Virtual Boy games except for Virtual Lab.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (PC / Troika Games / 2004) - dancing in a goth club to restore some humanity

Has anyone talked about Koei Tecmo finally/sadly/smartly killing off the Project Zero brand name for "Zero" (JP name)/ "Fatal Frame" (North American name) in EU/former PAL-territories? They're going all-in on unifying the franchise as "Fatal Frame" in the West now. RIP Project Zero.

今日のらくがき

Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13

Something better before the weekend,I’ve sat on Cronos and like it even more. It helps fill a void left in the survival horror space with rhe lack of Dead Space. Especially with its themes of government control, worker rights, and the horror of crumbling society www.inverse.com/gaming/crono...

NEW VIDEO: Rosalina is in Mario Wonder! In the first of my post-Direct videos, I did a mini-analysis of the Switch 2 Edition of Mario Wonder, finding brand new details including that Rosalina will be playable, amiibo will be supported, and more! youtu.be/9dg-0xu6l9A (shares appreciated!)

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (this is not a diss, the bike is hella sick)

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And then Tanabe-san said "Make me a marble statue of my son, Sylux. Make him strike a pose of strength, wisdom, courage, and passion. Make it show the love his father has for him so that no one shall dare doubt our bond".

Seen some dumb af takes out here today y'all.

What a Girl Wants

Every time you see an inaccurate post mentioning how Silksong, Clair Obscur, etc was made by like 12 people in their basement with no internet remember that some C-Suite exec is going to point at that when signing new games, cutting studios and teams, and dismantling foundational pillars

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

When you have a hammer, everything looks like nails

you'd think multiple massive protests against actions of the same president - whose job is serving the people both who did/did not elect him - across both terms would give people with the ability to do something about it a hint. but that would require a competent/working political apparatus lol

#Silksong is a marvel, any video game releasing is a miracle to be celebrated. But the obsession with Team sizes needs to stop, the wonderful @teamcherry.bsky.social credited folks, so coverage should too. Here is the FULL #HollowKnight Silksong credits, celebrate everyone who makes video games!

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