Spent a few minutes trying to decide whether or not to "follow" @drewgmackie.bsky.social on Bluesky... 🤔 ...until I realized, I've already been following his blog for years! 😅 www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com

Nice! 😊 I spent my free time today playing Sonic 3 & Knuckles! It's my first time! 🤓 I'm enjoying it more than I thought I would, but I still think Sonic 2 is better. 👀 (Oops, pic was from when I was trying Sonic 2 & Knuckles. Close enough.) 😅 #segagenesis #sonic #andknuckles

I think a big reason people struggle with this game is they don't use magic enough! Use SHIELD when fighting tough enemies! 🛡️ Use REFLECT to block fire and axes! 🪓 Use FAIRY to fly over difficult rooms! 🧚‍♀️ Use cheap magic to prevent from needing to use expensive healing magic! ❤️

I've been talking about Zelda II so much lately I got the urge to play through it again! 🤩 It'd been a while, I forgot where to go at times. 😅 #zelda #nes

What’s your favorite game from every Nintendo console you’ve owned? NES: Zelda II GB: Metroid II N64: Ocarina of Time GBC: Dangan GB2 👀 GC: Metroid Prime GBA: ...Zelda II? 😅 DS: Pokémon Black WII: Punch-Out!! WIIU: Rayman Legends NS: Zelda: Link's Awakening

Congratulations to @xcelfr.bsky.social on the release of a new VERY polished #Gameboy Color game! I enjoyed playing the release for the recent game jam. 😊 (I did terrible in this recording, but I got a lot better the more I played it.) 😅 youtu.be/iEIEwsontCo

Wanna have your mind blown? 🤯 Most people agree the Game Boy Advance is considered retro. It still had tons of great games coming out five years after its release! Know what else came out that year, in 2006? PlayStation 3. Retro is more of a "feel" than a timeframe in many ways. 😅

What a fun topic! 😊 The game consoles I've gotten the most value from: 13. Dreamcast 🟠 12. GameCube 🟪 11. Game Boy Color 🌈 10. Nintendo DS 🖊️ 9. Nintendo 64 🕹️ 8. Wii U 💢 7. Wii 🎳 6. Game Boy Advance SP 💡 5. Sega Genesis 🔵 4. Switch 🟥 3. Linux computer 🖥️ 2. NES 🍄 1. Game Boy 💚

Ninja Gaiden Shadow for #gameboy, stage 1, has some of the most incredible design I've ever seen in a game almost nobody talks about. 🤯 I made a short video explaining why I love it so much. 😌 youtu.be/oXjZPYeyGyA

This #nes / #gameboy mystery has been driving me crazy! Burai Fighter, the action shoot 'em up, came out in: * Mar 1990 in NA for NES * Jun 1990 in JP for GB * Jul 1990 in JP for Famicom * Jan 1991 in NA for GB ...so why is the JP GB version the ONLY one without the iconic dragon final boss??? 🤔

@zanipixels.bsky.social "Telltale" is a genre??? I'd never even heard of it! 🤯 I feel so out of touch! 😆 youtube.com/post/Ugkxha_...

💚💛Human artists, use only one piece to convince people to follow you! (...I don't usually post art, but if you like chatting about Game Boy and other retro video games...) 😅

I bought Nemesis ( #gradius for #gameboy ) back when it came out and I just neeeeever played it. It was way too hard! 😩 Picked it up again last year and HOLY CRAP THAT GAME IS SO MUCH FUN! 🤩

😆 My co-host Samantha has played waaaay more games than I have. 😅 youtu.be/G_qwT3g2Yl4

I just updated my list of #gameboy games that still hold up today! What's on YOUR list? 🤩 reddit.com/comments/1q9...

I think the only PlayStation 2 game I've ever played was Katamari Damacy... 😬 Wait, my college roommate and I played some Dead or Alive 2... 🤔 I don't know, I was too busy playing Golden Sun on my Game Boy Advance. 🤩

Hi! I'm one of those crazy people that love love loooooooves Zelda II: The Adventure of Link for #nes! 🤩 I've made some videos about the game, including...

I've only ever bought one Java game for old mobile phones... DOOM RPG And I loved it! I had no idea a turn based action game could be so fun and intense! 😱 And it was programmed by John Carmack! 😄

After playing #metroid II countless times for over a decade... One day I discovered a new secret area with two more missile upgrades I never knew about. And I wept. 🥲 I just love this game so much! 🦖🍋🍋🍋🔫👩‍🚀

Gosh darn it I just THOUGHT about how I'll be playing Chrono Trigger later tonight and now I have Robo's theme stuck in my head. I FLIPPIN' RICK ROLLED MYSELF. 😤 www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLis... #snes

Santa was good to me this year! 🤩 🥷 Shadow Dancer 🦖 Jurassic Park 🏍️ Road Rash 🐬 Ecco the Dolphin 🐟 Ecco Jr ...for #sega #genesis! And my favorite to play so far is...

You could review the #gameboy game I made. I challenge you to find a game that packs more fun in 15 seconds worth of content. 😅 drcouzelis.itch.io/ice-cream-ca...

Ninja Gaiden Shadow is one of THE BEST games for #gameboy, and it still holds up today. Here's a video explaining how the first stage is genius at teaching the player. 🤩 youtu.be/oXjZPYeyGyA

IT TALKS??? Let me try!... *loads up The New Chess master cartridge* ...HOLY CRAP IT TALKS! I've only ever played in a library with the sound off! 😆 (The audio was hard to pick up with my phone so it's quiet) #gameboy youtube.com/shorts/jY7fx...

I'd love to gift Deltarune for Switch (1) to a child for Christmas. 🙂 Is the only option for me to give a $20 Nintendo gift card and then like a $5 gift card for the tax? 🤔

I love, love, LOOOOOVE Zelda II for #nes... ...but that whole business about Zelda's brother turning evil and putting a spell on her is just totally unnecessary and completely forgettable. 😆

Chantey is a pirate themed MUSIC RHYTHM RPG 🤯 for #gameboy, and it's a ton of fun! youtu.be/h9GPJ4Py5gk

I tried #Castlevania Legends for #gameboy last year and, despite hearing about how crappy it is, was surprised how much fun I was having. 🤔 This excellent written review really helped me get a better understanding. 😌 youtu.be/HfhZ5Cd6E10

I often cite #Metroid II for #gameboy as my favorite game of all time! I'm so excited to see people enjoying it. 😊

> Code: 6502 Nice! 🤭😁

The last time I powered on my #sega #genesis was (checks watch) 10 minutes ago. Enjoying a late night play session of Flashback. That game is challenging, fair, and GORGEOUS. 😍

Zen: Intergalactic Ninja for #gameboy is completely different from the NES game, and I recommend it! 🤩 It's part Mega Man, part TMNT, all wrapped up in Konami quality with another outstanding soundtrack by Hidehiro Funauchi!

I love seeing history like this! 🤩 I did a review of Road Rash for #gameboy a while back, I got really hooked on it and find it genuinely fun! 😊 www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Tp...

I've been trying out Shining in the Darkness and Shining Force II for #sega #genesis and I'm sensing a trend with this intro cutscenes... 🤔😉

OH!!! There's a super famous donut chain in Japan (think like Dunkin Donuts) called MISTER DONUT! This is a great little joke from the devs! 😆😆

Link SAVED Princess Zelda and she DIDN'T EVEN BELIEVE HIM. 😤😢

From the makers of TMNT: Shredder's Revenge! 🤩 I thought I recognized that style!

That overworld music 😩💦 IT'S SO GOOD www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hPu...

And they didn't get the bright, bouncy sound of the original for the #nes right! It should've sounded more like this. 🤩 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b1l... #smb2 #mario

I absolutely ADORE Midna from Twilight Princess, so I was so excited to see more of her in Hyrule Warriors. 🤩 ...until I watched a video clip and, yeah, that's not my Midna. 😭 The developers somehow didn't get the personality right.

MY CONCLUSION IS... ...I forget what we were talking about now I just wanna play Sonic the Hedgehog. 😅

I'm playing Shining Force II for #segagenesis for the first time and... I had no idea, the incredible Golden Sun for #gameboyadvance feels directly inspired by it! 🤯

You know, I always pronounced "Mabe Village" as if it rhymed with "Abe Village". But I was thinking, what is it called in Japanese? 🤔 メーベの村 Turns out it's MAY-BAY?? 🤯

I can't stand the game... And I much prefer chiptunes over recorded music... But gosh darn it I can't stop humming the Romantic Theme from Skyward Sword. 😩 www.youtube.com/watch?v=b36j... #zelda

Nailed it! 🤩 youtu.be/9IhyfqvUGTQ @allalonegamez.bsky.social @gameboydemakes.bsky.social

...noticing a trend with some of my favorite games of all time... 👀 🗡️ Zelda 2 🧅 Super Mario Bros 2 👾 Metroid 2 😈 Doom 2 🔵 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 🍋 Mega Man 2 🏰 Sword of Hope 2

When I saw the frickin' GOLD CARTRIDGE at Toys R Us. 🤩

Have any tips for beating A 20 Second Metroidvania by @allalonegamez.bsky.social ? It's so fun but I couldn't do it! 😆 youtu.be/9otQqn2UtBQ #gameboy #homebrew

For those that need to hear this: It's possible to complete Chemical Plant Zone in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 without EVER touching the pink water by taking a simple hidden shortcut. 🤯 #sonic2 #segagenesis

The Japanese release of Burai Fighter Deluxe for #gameboy is just the TINIEST bit faster than the US version. I have no idea why. 🤔🤔🤔 youtu.be/q8HmfSfnLx4