barleybap
@barleybap.bsky.social
Scottish trans retro gamer and ooze seeking her own level. Sometimes translator, 100% completer of James Pond 3, and mostly dormant streamer over at https://www.twitch.tv/barleybap.
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barleybap
@barleybap.bsky.social
· Dec 29
Going to take another hiatus from BlueSky, I think. Have been suffering with rather severe depression for most of the year, and while spitting out words here is a little easier than keeping up more personal contact with folk, it's still something I find I'm lacking the spoons for at the moment.
Reluctant to post too many spoilers the further I go, but as someone who has been in the English RPG Maker community since basically the start (I was using RM95 back in 2000-ish!), I really think this is one of the best things to come out of that scene. Such a big warm hug of a game. <3 I love it.
Yesssss. Beverly is truly best girl.
(I'm not going to spoil the scene after this one, but my heart~~~~)
(I'm not going to spoil the scene after this one, but my heart~~~~)
February 20, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Reluctant to post too many spoilers the further I go, but as someone who has been in the English RPG Maker community since basically the start (I was using RM95 back in 2000-ish!), I really think this is one of the best things to come out of that scene. Such a big warm hug of a game. <3 I love it.
Yesssss. Beverly is truly best girl.
(I'm not going to spoil the scene after this one, but my heart~~~~)
(I'm not going to spoil the scene after this one, but my heart~~~~)
February 20, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Yesssss. Beverly is truly best girl.
(I'm not going to spoil the scene after this one, but my heart~~~~)
(I'm not going to spoil the scene after this one, but my heart~~~~)
These menu options are still one of the funniest throwaway gags I've seen in a game. I forgot they were there and laughed all over again.
February 20, 2026 at 12:03 AM
These menu options are still one of the funniest throwaway gags I've seen in a game. I forgot they were there and laughed all over again.
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[my attorney (loud, exasperated whispering into my ear)]: we’ve been over this, they won’t let you use your portable Sega game machine during the “boring parts” when you’re in a congressional deposition, no don’t put it in your pocket, go put it back in the car, now
February 19, 2026 at 11:04 PM
[my attorney (loud, exasperated whispering into my ear)]: we’ve been over this, they won’t let you use your portable Sega game machine during the “boring parts” when you’re in a congressional deposition, no don’t put it in your pocket, go put it back in the car, now
Old news, he's been recognising Gay Bowser since 1996.
February 19, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Old news, he's been recognising Gay Bowser since 1996.
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Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory (1995)
February 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory (1995)
If being successful, beloved, and very good at what you do and having a resume that includes some of the most beloved series of the last twenty-five years isn't enough to avoid your studio getting shuttered on a whim, then I feel like big budget games are pretty cooked lads.
BREAKING: PlayStation is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the studio responsible for modern remakes of classic games such as Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, Bloomberg News has learned.
A shocking end for a well-respected studio.
A shocking end for a well-respected studio.
February 19, 2026 at 7:31 PM
If being successful, beloved, and very good at what you do and having a resume that includes some of the most beloved series of the last twenty-five years isn't enough to avoid your studio getting shuttered on a whim, then I feel like big budget games are pretty cooked lads.
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My neighbor Sony told me his studios keep going out of business so I asked how many studios he has and he said he just finds a new studio and acquires them afterwards, so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding game studios to unemployment and then Jim Ryan started crying
February 19, 2026 at 7:19 PM
My neighbor Sony told me his studios keep going out of business so I asked how many studios he has and he said he just finds a new studio and acquires them afterwards, so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding game studios to unemployment and then Jim Ryan started crying
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He too has never known worry in his life.
December 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
He too has never known worry in his life.
Excuse me, but I'm pretty sure Yoshiyuki Tomino called it Gundam.
February 19, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Excuse me, but I'm pretty sure Yoshiyuki Tomino called it Gundam.
Touching the anode cap on a CRT while it's switched on to remind myself that I'm a
Running my hand across the static on a CRT screen to remind myself that I'm alive.
February 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Touching the anode cap on a CRT while it's switched on to remind myself that I'm a
Running my hand across the static on a CRT screen to remind myself that I'm alive.
February 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Running my hand across the static on a CRT screen to remind myself that I'm alive.
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just checking in on the Nintendo eShop
February 19, 2026 at 11:50 AM
just checking in on the Nintendo eShop
質問：「まだ字が読めない幼児にスト２のキャラをおすすめするのならば、誰がいいでしょうか？」
答え：「絵本だ」
答え：「絵本だ」
February 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM
質問：「まだ字が読めない幼児にスト２のキャラをおすすめするのならば、誰がいいでしょうか？」
答え：「絵本だ」
答え：「絵本だ」
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Finally, some good fucking food.
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Finally, some good fucking food.
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I do love a bit of cheesy live action in video game commercials. This one for Dragon Warrior from '89 is rich with pungent flavour, airing as Dragon Quest makes its way over from Japan with a name and presentation change.
#VideoBytes
#VideoBytes
February 18, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I do love a bit of cheesy live action in video game commercials. This one for Dragon Warrior from '89 is rich with pungent flavour, airing as Dragon Quest makes its way over from Japan with a name and presentation change.
#VideoBytes
#VideoBytes
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This album cover has to be the hardest album cover of all time. So amazing.
February 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
This album cover has to be the hardest album cover of all time. So amazing.
I see that this post has resulted in
A: People recommending actual games I should play with g a y people who are wo k e
and
B: People outing themselves as weird little creeps for me to block
All in all, a great success.
A: People recommending actual games I should play with g a y people who are wo k e
and
B: People outing themselves as weird little creeps for me to block
All in all, a great success.
February 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I see that this post has resulted in
A: People recommending actual games I should play with g a y people who are wo k e
and
B: People outing themselves as weird little creeps for me to block
All in all, a great success.
A: People recommending actual games I should play with g a y people who are wo k e
and
B: People outing themselves as weird little creeps for me to block
All in all, a great success.
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JOBE WOULD'VE SAVED THE PLATFORM!
September 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
JOBE WOULD'VE SAVED THE PLATFORM!