well i think that worked

Been waiting a long time for this to be announced. I wrote it, or at least…I wrote what was in it two years ago before I got laid off. I have no idea how much of my script and cinematics are still in there.

absolutely love that these showed up next to each other

Watching DEATH BECOMES HER, a very unbelievable and unrealistic movie (a grown man is ashamed to be seen in public with Meryl Streep on his arm)

⚡ LIVE ⚡ 📡 twitch.tv/manicsocratic 📡 🎮 PlayStation Portable Medley 🎮 Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier takes the lead position in tonight's exploration of Sony's under-appreciated portable console. Hangin' out until 9:30pm Pacific. Let's live the retro dream!

It's true @dcpierson.bsky.social clarified this with a prime example years ago

Commodore Amiga demoscene disk magazine 'The Word' and their reaction to the release of the PlayStation in Europe in September 1995. Been my experience that the majority of Amiga owners moving onto other systems in 95-96 did so to PS rather than Saturn. The Word is certainly not a fan!

⚡ LIVE ⚡ 📡 twitch.tv/manicsocratic 📡 🎮 Final Fantasy 9 - Day 9 🎮 Queen Brahne's weapons are coming from the Outer Continent? We must investigate! But it's a treacherous path to our destination. Hangin' out until about 7:30pm Pacific. Let's live the retro dream!

Eff it. I'm getting back in the game with a big batch of pasta sauce.

Snoopy Telephone (1982-1989) You finally made that call didn’t ya… “Hello Telephone Company, it’s 2026, I don’t need no stinkin’ landline!” Now you’ve just left Snoopy and Woodstock hanging with no dial tone!

⚡ LIVE ⚡ 📡 twitch.tv/manicsocratic 📡 🎮 Final Fantasy 9 - Day 8 🎮 Cleyra is in ruins, we've just met Ramuh, and we're back in Lindblum! Let's continue thwarting the evil Queen Brahne's plans! Hangin' out until 9:30pm Pacific. Let's live the retro dream!

NEW: I spoke to Yacht Club Games about why they decided to charge just $20 for Mina the Hollower and what's next for the studio (Shovel Knight 3D?). Plus: some early Mina sales numbers! This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Gee I wonder why women and girls are less inclined to use tools that were popularized via their ability to create fake nude photos of women and girls

MINA THE HOLLOWER HYPE LEVELS THROUGH THE ROOF! KS backers just got their codes, and a few other bonuses they may have signed up to enjoy!

Had to be there

I love the GameFAQs forums I hope they never get removed

⚡ LIVE ⚡ 📡 twitch.tv/manicsocratic 📡 🎮 TurboGrafx + PC Engine Medley 🎮 NEC's Pseudo-16-bit powerhouse was packed with a ton of hidden gems. Let's dig into a few more tonight, starting with Parasol Stars! Hangin' out until about 9pm Pacific. Let's live the retro dream!

tag yourself

🌄COMING UP🌄 📡 twitch.tv/manicsocratic 📡 The 5/25 stream has been cancelled. We'll pick things back up tomorrow with a TurboGrafx/PC-Engine Medley. FF9 runs the usual time slots next weekend. The PSP shows up again next week! ALWAYS watch my pinned post for stream updates. I'll see you out there!

Metal Slug if it was Italian

Ooh this is an adventure!

Starbucks done EFFED up in Korea. Bad. May 18th just passed, Democratic Movement Day, when rose up after the military dictatorship sent tanks to mass-murder citizens. Some inappropriately call it "Tank Day." Starbucks commemorated Tank Day with a sale on tank tumblers. It gets much worse...

⚡ LIVE ⚡ 📡 twitch.tv/manicsocratic 📡 🎮 Final Fantasy 9 - Day 7 🎮 We're well into Disc 2, and we've just landed in Cleyra. Let's try to dig deeper into the Queen's conspiracy! Hangin' out until about 8pm Pacific. Let's live the retro dream together!

this photo cracks me up

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i think it’s important for you all to be aware that there’s a disney cars character canonically named “Hauling Ass”

The Seattle Aquarium is getting a Pikmin takeover this summer Nintendo and the Seattle Aquarium are teaming up for a real-world Pikmin event running from Memorial Day to Labor Day. #Retro #nintendo #pikmin #pikminbloom #augmentedreality

where gooners go for breakfast

Happy Rugrats Retro Rewind Day to those who celebrate store.steampowered.com/app/3817710/...

my heart goes out to all the talented creatives at Bungie who struggled under catastrophic mismanagement for years trying to make a good game who will likely be thrown into the worst games job market in history

found a pretty decent meme out there in the wild, but it was too deep-fried so i had to remaster it in HD to give it a new life

people learning this is one of our favorite genres of people learning a thing

I want to leap out of my skin for how hyped I am to play this game!

Mina the Hollower is our biggest game yet! 🐭🕯️ 20-30 hours. Over 1,200 handcrafted screens. 17 areas. 28 bosses. 60 Trinkets. 5 weapons. 14 Sidearms. So many bones! We’re breaking down the numbers behind Tenebrous Isle! 🎮

Fuck Alpha male ideology! Boys, you want an intense love story and satisfaction in your love life? THIS IS WHO YOU SHOULD EMULATE, not losers like Andrew Tate or Testicular or whatever his name is...

Tonight we congratulate our friend Stephen Colbert and his writers, staff and crew for eleven years of excellence. Watch Colbert’s finale tonight, and then never watch CBS again.

The food got filters too🤣

All these positive reviews about Masters of the Universe got me feeling like...

NEW: The Colorado Democratic Party has formally condemned and censured Governor Jared Polis for granting clemency to Tina Peters. Polis is hereby banned from speaking or being honored at party events. 90% of CDP central committee members voted to reprimand Polis.

REUTERS: “Enrique Tarrio, Proud Boys leader sentenced ‌to 22 years for seditious conspiracy over the January 6, 2021 riot, said he planned to get between $2 & $5 million.” We are so far off the cliff. 🇺🇸 www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

🚨 DDR TIME! 🚨 ◼️⬆️◼️ ⬅️◼️➡️ ◼️⬇️◼️ What song are you doing? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd5U...

The kids are gonna be alright...

Featured games last night included: Iridion II TMNT Urban Yeti Scurge Hive Check out the VoD here: www.twitch.tv/videos/27762...

⚡ LIVE ⚡ 📡 twitch.tv/manicsocratic 📡 🎮 Game Boy Advance Medley 🎮 Astro Boy: Omega Factor is taking the starting slot on tonight's tour of the best the GBA has to offer. What's after this? You gotta tune in to find out! Hangin' out until 9:30pm Pacific. Let's live the retro dream!

🌄COMING UP🌄 📡 twitch.tv/manicsocratic 📡 What's this?! A full slate of streams?!? Absurd! FF9 is back in a big way on Memorial Day weekend, sandwiched by some Tuesday console medleys. Back at it again May 19th with Game Boy Advance games via Game Boy Player. Looking forward to seeing you there!

I think CD-i might be the best console

teaching the children about my culture tonight

Son#2 and me can’t stop playing with this iPod while waiting for parts to repair/upgrade it, so I designed a rim to keep it together in a usable state while avoiding having to prying it open repeatedly🤡