Brian Altano
@brianaltano.bsky.social
Executive Producer of Creative/Talent at IGN. Hosts videos. Writes scripts. Makes music. Plays video games. Cooks food. Collects toys. Eats pizza. Stays busy.
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Brian Altano
@brianaltano.bsky.social
· Jul 4
Hi I’m Brian and I host, write, and produce shows about video games, movies, and other assorted pop culture nonsense 💜
Once a year you should be allowed to go to your kid’s school and get on the loudspeaker and make an announcement that you know will make the entire building erupt in cheers.
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Once a year you should be allowed to go to your kid’s school and get on the loudspeaker and make an announcement that you know will make the entire building erupt in cheers.
Best part about this is NYC's "Big Apple" is always depicted as red. It's not like it's usually one of those mealy yellow ones nobody likes, or the rock hard green ones they have at hotel breakfast buffets. The Big Apple is always a red apple! Even if he made it red it would still be the same color!
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Best part about this is NYC's "Big Apple" is always depicted as red. It's not like it's usually one of those mealy yellow ones nobody likes, or the rock hard green ones they have at hotel breakfast buffets. The Big Apple is always a red apple! Even if he made it red it would still be the same color!
Good job New York, now Zohran Mamdani is gonna enact SARIA’S LAW (everyone gets a free ocarina)
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Good job New York, now Zohran Mamdani is gonna enact SARIA’S LAW (everyone gets a free ocarina)
Reposted by Brian Altano
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.
Hear about the NES US launch 40 years ago from the people that made it happen: Gail Tilden, Bruce Lowry and Lance Barr with @frankcifaldi.bsky.social from the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social moderating! Panel recording at youtu.be/f2WDfsiLiRA
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today - Gail Tilden, Lance Barr, Bruce Lowry - PRGE 2025 Portland
YouTube video by Portland Retro Gaming Expo
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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 WHO JUST CAME BACK FROM DOING THE JABBA'S PALACE COMEDY FESTIVAL:
You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.
You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.
October 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
GUY WHO JUST CAME BACK FROM DOING THE JABBA'S PALACE COMEDY FESTIVAL:
You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.
You know, I gotta say they're really great in there, they're just like us. I thought it was only gonna be women in chains and a trapdoor monster they feed slaves to but like, they also have a band that plays cool music.
Reposted by Brian Altano
Sorry we had to cancel your cancer treatment, but the Secretary of Defense had to fly all the generals in so he could call them fat.
October 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Sorry we had to cancel your cancer treatment, but the Secretary of Defense had to fly all the generals in so he could call them fat.
Watched The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) and there's a part where a violent storm destroys their homes and sends Pooh & Piglet spiraling towards a waterfall while a totally oblivious Owl decides to tell a story and wait for someone else to help and I thought.. hey, that's Chuck Schumer!
October 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Watched The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) and there's a part where a violent storm destroys their homes and sends Pooh & Piglet spiraling towards a waterfall while a totally oblivious Owl decides to tell a story and wait for someone else to help and I thought.. hey, that's Chuck Schumer!
Need to show you all this 1991 soft vinyl Super Mario coin bank I picked up at a vintage toy store recently. I believe he was a promotional item given out to people that signed up for a savings account at a bank chain in Kyoto. He’s awesome!
September 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Need to show you all this 1991 soft vinyl Super Mario coin bank I picked up at a vintage toy store recently. I believe he was a promotional item given out to people that signed up for a savings account at a bank chain in Kyoto. He’s awesome!
Hi sorry this was my fault. My friends and I like to hang out in escalator buildings after everyone leaves to see how much stuff we can make ride the escalator. Sandwiches, bags of coins, soup that isn’t in a bowl. Things of that nature. It mostly just gets jammed up in there. Bad? Yes. Funny? Very.
Donald Trump and Melania get on an escalator at the UN and it immediately stops working 🤣
September 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hi sorry this was my fault. My friends and I like to hang out in escalator buildings after everyone leaves to see how much stuff we can make ride the escalator. Sandwiches, bags of coins, soup that isn’t in a bowl. Things of that nature. It mostly just gets jammed up in there. Bad? Yes. Funny? Very.
One of my favorite things I have in my kitchen is this custom print that guests think is a “Live, Laugh, Love” sign until they actually read it.
September 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
One of my favorite things I have in my kitchen is this custom print that guests think is a “Live, Laugh, Love” sign until they actually read it.
We asked four professional chefs which store bought mayonnaise tastes best and they said please, when will you let us out of this prison, we can't answer any more of these questions and we haven't seen our families in weeks.
September 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We asked four professional chefs which store bought mayonnaise tastes best and they said please, when will you let us out of this prison, we can't answer any more of these questions and we haven't seen our families in weeks.
These miserable little imp men are so scared of cities, public transportation, seasoned food, a trans kid five states over who sometimes plays kickball in her own backyard etc. Just terrified, awful ghoul people who make everything they touch worse and add nothing of value to anything anywhere.
Mike Johnson: "I cannot for the life of me understand how the Democrats think this is some kind of winning political message. Yield man! Let the troops come into your city and show how crime can be reduced."
September 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
These miserable little imp men are so scared of cities, public transportation, seasoned food, a trans kid five states over who sometimes plays kickball in her own backyard etc. Just terrified, awful ghoul people who make everything they touch worse and add nothing of value to anything anywhere.
Here is a photo I took six years ago of the Safdie brothers competing on a Pong machine and now one of them is making a movie called The Smashing Machine and the other is making a movie about ping pong. @a24movies.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Here is a photo I took six years ago of the Safdie brothers competing on a Pong machine and now one of them is making a movie called The Smashing Machine and the other is making a movie about ping pong. @a24movies.bsky.social
Off to Germany to host a live show for @ign at Gamescom! I’ll be in a studio on the show floor for most of the week but if you’re there don’t hesitate to say hi!
Very excited to work a massive video game convention again, interview game devs, and wash down large plates of food with small beers 🍻🇩🇪🍻
Very excited to work a massive video game convention again, interview game devs, and wash down large plates of food with small beers 🍻🇩🇪🍻
August 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Off to Germany to host a live show for @ign at Gamescom! I’ll be in a studio on the show floor for most of the week but if you’re there don’t hesitate to say hi!
Very excited to work a massive video game convention again, interview game devs, and wash down large plates of food with small beers 🍻🇩🇪🍻
Very excited to work a massive video game convention again, interview game devs, and wash down large plates of food with small beers 🍻🇩🇪🍻
I’ll be going about my life like normal and then it hits me that in just a few days we’re getting Donkey Kong Bananza, the first new game from the Super Mario Odyssey team since 2017 and the first new 3D Donkey Kong game since 1999!
July 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I’ll be going about my life like normal and then it hits me that in just a few days we’re getting Donkey Kong Bananza, the first new game from the Super Mario Odyssey team since 2017 and the first new 3D Donkey Kong game since 1999!
We've finally gone full circle with Donkey Kong's original inspiration!
June 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We've finally gone full circle with Donkey Kong's original inspiration!
In this house we call him Wasferatu.
June 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In this house we call him Wasferatu.
I went to Super Nintendo World and interviewed Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario, Donkey Kong, and more. Obviously, he was an absolute delight. Just a genuine and wonderful person and we’re so lucky to have him.
www.ign.com/articles/the...
www.ign.com/articles/the...
May 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I went to Super Nintendo World and interviewed Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario, Donkey Kong, and more. Obviously, he was an absolute delight. Just a genuine and wonderful person and we’re so lucky to have him.
www.ign.com/articles/the...
www.ign.com/articles/the...
I hope it gets a port of GTA 5.
May 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I hope it gets a port of GTA 5.
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May the 4th be with you. Happy Star Wars Day!
I drew Boba Fett skateboarding out of the sarlacc pit several years ago.
I drew Boba Fett skateboarding out of the sarlacc pit several years ago.
May 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
May the 4th be with you. Happy Star Wars Day!
I drew Boba Fett skateboarding out of the sarlacc pit several years ago.
I drew Boba Fett skateboarding out of the sarlacc pit several years ago.
Need to show you all this pepperoni & jalapeño pizza I made last night. 72 hour cold ferment dough. Crushed tomato sauce. Finished with parmigiano reggiano, olive oil, & hot honey. Baked at 550 in a kitchen oven on a Baking Steel for 5 minutes + 2 minutes under the broiler.
Very happy with it 🍕
Very happy with it 🍕
May 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Need to show you all this pepperoni & jalapeño pizza I made last night. 72 hour cold ferment dough. Crushed tomato sauce. Finished with parmigiano reggiano, olive oil, & hot honey. Baked at 550 in a kitchen oven on a Baking Steel for 5 minutes + 2 minutes under the broiler.
Very happy with it 🍕
Very happy with it 🍕
Sonic the Stretchhog
April 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Sonic the Stretchhog
I'm all in on Nintendo Switch 2 and I'll be trying my best to get one ASAP, but I'm a little surprised at how light the first party game lineup is on day one.
Mario Kart World is gonna be absolutely massive and fun but after that there's not a ton of NEW stuff to play at launch.
Thoughts?
Mario Kart World is gonna be absolutely massive and fun but after that there's not a ton of NEW stuff to play at launch.
Thoughts?
April 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I'm all in on Nintendo Switch 2 and I'll be trying my best to get one ASAP, but I'm a little surprised at how light the first party game lineup is on day one.
Mario Kart World is gonna be absolutely massive and fun but after that there's not a ton of NEW stuff to play at launch.
Thoughts?
Mario Kart World is gonna be absolutely massive and fun but after that there's not a ton of NEW stuff to play at launch.
Thoughts?
One of the many reasons that @duckvalentine.bsky.social rules is that I’ll message her saying “Cow can eat steak in the new Mario Kart game” and she’ll spend an hour verifying details, tracking down footage, and contacting PR before publishing an article about it.
me, emailing Nintendo all week: can you comment on pricing, backward compatibility, pricing, tariffs, pre-orders, family NSO memberships, pricing)
me, emailing Nintendo today: hi, so about Cow
www.ign.com/articles/yes...
me, emailing Nintendo today: hi, so about Cow
www.ign.com/articles/yes...
Yes, Mario Kart World's Cow Can Eat Burgers and Steak - IGN
I feel like we've earned a reprieve today from the news chaos of tariffs and Nintendo Switch 2 pricing, so here's something fun for your Friday: IGN played Mario Kart World at a Nintendo event in New ...
www.ign.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
One of the many reasons that @duckvalentine.bsky.social rules is that I’ll message her saying “Cow can eat steak in the new Mario Kart game” and she’ll spend an hour verifying details, tracking down footage, and contacting PR before publishing an article about it.
It’s been a long week so you deserve a picture of a Nintendo Switch 2 being held next to a PS1 Wu-Tang controller.
April 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It’s been a long week so you deserve a picture of a Nintendo Switch 2 being held next to a PS1 Wu-Tang controller.