Random little niggle: I think I've found my bugbear when watching videos where someone's just talking into the camera. For some, it's a "millennial pause". For me, it's reaching for the camera before a cut. You're editing the video anyway, so maybe... cut that out too?? 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣

Bloggo plays some nice shooty bang games and a not at all nice punchy face game. Bloggo themselves is excellent throughout, as usual. I watched this earlier in the week but forgot to post this because that's what my mind does.

As well as YouTube Grifters, I'm also sick of the artificial scarcity merchants with names like "Scalper Fodder Games" who get the rights to make physical editions of games. No, I don't want to lend you money and become an unsecured creditor whilst you take upwards of a year to deliver. Fuck off.

R-Type!!!!!!!!! Another one. Of it.

Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things you like. - Computer/Video games - Doggies - Music (but my taste is very narrow) - Horror Movies - Proper Jim Bowen fronted Bullseye - Books, but non-fiction only - My Wife - Erm... - I think that's all I like - I hate loads of things though.

Every copy of Mortal Kombat 3 for the PS1 I've seen has been afflicted with those horrible looking circular scratches, some mildly, some riddled with them. I've always assumed it was somehow related to these cases, so I avoided them like the plague. I wonder if I'm actually correct, though.

Seems that the anti-grifter sentiment is growing, which is always nice to see. Long may it continue to do so. m.youtube.com/watch?v=feXE...

"Why are we sailing around the rocks?" "I don't know"

The Shining (1980, Stanley Kubrick)

My fondness for Pac-Mania has wained not a single iota since last week. I doubt it ever will.

AI fanboys get so upset when you criticise their precious GenAI because it is allowing them to "be" something that they have never been able to be before. They get to "be" artists. I say "be", when they are of course just cosplaying at being an artist at best.

Meanwhile on Lemon64 the Perifrantic stans slagging off the Italians chances in their trademark challenge are totally legit

I used to sometimes bear witness to the atrocity that was Highway, but only because the TV was already on ITV before it came on. If only Chinnyvision were in existence back then. Thankfully, it is now. I don't think Highway is, but my knowledge of current ITV is nonexistent.

I've adored Pac-Mania ever since playing the arcade machine at Birmingham International. The Master System version entertained me for more hours than I care to count.

I never thought I'd find a clean version of the Bullseye winning end theme without Jim talking over it, but fate has finally smiled upon me. I'm not sure I'll ever lose the urge to play this when something even mildly pleases me. Also has losing theme as an added bonus. m.youtube.com/watch?v=03Xw...

I didn’t even know “John Lewis Xmas Ad” was a thing for anyone at all until Twitter And I still would have no idea were it not for Twitter. Or here, as its now nearest equivalent. if you’d told me actual real people made an event in their lives out of an advert before then, I’d have been like nah.

I really don't push it enough but if you want to avoid YouTube and/or adverts then my videos are available on MakerTube the same day as I release on YouTube makertube.net/c/reenthused...

Worse than CEX pick ups videos is selling stuff in "amazing condition" That SNES looks like it has been dragged through Donald Trump's hair.. what's left of it.

In fact, do this for every video you watch from small creators like myself. Youtube is flooded with low effort, A.I. generated slop, and it is crowding out material made with love & passion. So every little thing you can do to help by engaging with a video is always appreciated by every channel.

And please don't forget folks, when you go watch mu latest video, do leave a "like" and/or a comment. 1: They make me feel good, and we could all do with a bit of that these days. 2: Every piece of engagement helps with the video in the mysterious "algorithm" on YouTube.

The most egregious example for me is Mondelez and their obsession with bastard oreos.

There are so many great games out there. It’s really not that hard to avoid the ones that use genAI

This is exactly how I remember it looking when I used to avoid it. I'm guessing that failing to get that lucrative generic independent chicken shop contract didn't help. Pepsi's UK distributor seems to have tied that up nicely.

Today we're releasing a cancelled #SNES development of Titus the Fox. At very early stages, with an animating fox sprite and a test map that you can move around. There's also a split screen mode. Likely a new Titus game, rather than a conversion. www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/07/titu...

The development studio for 'X2: Wolverine’s Revenge' - Bruntwood Hall, Cheadle, Manchester (2002). This is where we developed the game - on the top floor, formerly the servant's quarters. I'm at the back popping up my head to see what's going on. That arched window is where we are located - top left

Bluesky moderation's Public Enemy No. 1

"hey guys it's generic80sgamer here... Do you remember sonic the hedge..h....og"

More sales data. Sega vs Nintendo for 1990.

Y'all, I know two hours is a big time commitment, but this panel I arranged and hosted last month is one of the most important things I've ever done for video game history. The launch of the NES is a crazier story than most people realize, and my guests were extremely generous with their memories.

Guy Fawkes signature before and after spending a seven figure sum on some Commodore IPs

Hmmm, the latest grifter seems to have vanished again, unless I'm missing something....

Over on Lemon 64, the legal experts* are offering up expert advice. Meanwhile it's been suggested to me that it would be the entire EU *and* the UK as long as the Italians have renewed their UK mark in time as the EU stuff rolled over. * C64 spods with only 2 braincells.

And now we cross live to Zombie Commodore. youtu.be/JTIce-l46WU?...

This whole Commodore debacle is like two Brotherhood of Man tribute acts fighting over the ABBA name.

Kinect is 15 years old! What an absolute bunch of codswallop it was. And extra bonus - it gave rise to one of the craziest peripherals of all time, which was basically an accident waiting to happen. 🤣

Be careful of Vinted scams. Got hit with one today, so I've detailed it here

A day late, but it's time to big up those cool little YouTube channels out there: #1: @yesterzine.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/yest...

Bloggo proves that they actually do still make them somewhat like they used to as long as you look in the right places. I, for one, would indeed like to see more.

This guy should 'promote' his videos as 52k subs would be far more deserving than some AI rubbish. www.youtube.com/@Hertfordshi...

I've decided to start sharing some items from my collection that really fuel my enthusiasm, partially as an antidote to the current infection of retro grifters, but also because I want to. My 35+ year obsession with R-Type shows no sign of abating. Here's my ZX Spectrum version.

"I can see, see them all."

This is how I'm going to look every time someone dislikes one of my posts.

"SONIC THE HEDGEHOG GX" is now out and available for download on the Amstrad GX4000!! And it looks incredible!! Link here -> pouet.net/prod.php?whi... #amstrad #amstradcpc #amstradgx4000 #gx4000

This is the video game equivalent of your toddler violently shitting in a potty and then proudly showing you the result

I asked my wife I'd she thought we could have a carpet like this, and her response was an impassioned "Please, no.". Absolute philistine. On the upside, I'm quite enjoying playing Crow County.

Sonic CD intro movie I never had sonic cd as a kid but I’d watch this movie constantly on the sonic jam museum #soniccd #sega #sonicthehedgehog #gamersunite #retrogaming #sonicboom #Soniccdintro

I support any indies and indie pubs making nice premium editions of games because it lets people and devs know they don’t have to settle for LRG

If you make any kind of art or "content" just to be popular, you are an egotist and are making your stuff for entirely the wrong reasons. Do it for love. Craft something, don't just push out tons and tons of low effort crap. Show you care about it.

People like "that" Youtuber are why we all need to support and promote genuine small channels who do it for the love of their chosen subject. They get lost in a sea of slop, churned out as fast as humanly possible. So if you see a link to a video, or my weekly thread, repost it. Support the /1