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Dfactor
@dfactor.bsky.social
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I make in-depth walkthroughs of PS1-era video games with attention to detail, completion, preservation, enhancement and accessibility.
Screenshots and videos are my own, covers are not.
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Dfactor @dfactor.bsky.social · May 17
I've spent a lot of time organizing my walkthroughs (and livestreams) into playlists!

YouTube doesn't have channel-wide playlist search and scrolling through 500 of them is insanity, so I've made categorized spreadsheets sorted alphabetically so that you can find up-to date videos.
Dfactor Playlists
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pc2000s.bsky.social
Please enjoy some Half-Life goop
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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videogamebeach.bsky.social
Hotel Pool (Germs Nerawareta Machi, PS1, KAJ, 1999)
September 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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videogamebeach.bsky.social
Fukuoka (Godzilla Generations, DC, General Entertainment, 1998)
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
dfactor.bsky.social
Echo Night (1998) via Beetle PSX HW.
Recreating of the game's intro, title screen, first intro scene.

As most would experience FROM SOFTWARE through Armored Core, King's Field, and Dark Souls, my first experience is an echo of the past.

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

[ #EchoNight | #PSX | #PS1 ]
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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videogamebeach.bsky.social
Beach near Bread (Legend of the Ghost Lion, NES, Kemco, 1989)
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
dfactor.bsky.social
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (1999) via Beetle PSX HW.
M11 - Reaching For Stars - Su-37 Super Flanker. LWT translation patch.

Fan of the OST here.

Ace Combat, No Damage, in-depth, in one place:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

[ #AceCombat3Electrosphere | #AceCombat3 | #AceCombat | #PSX | #PS1 ]
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
dfactor.bsky.social
Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft (1997) PS1 via Beetle PSX HW.
Italy - Venice, Continued.

When 🎵 Venice Violins 🎵 starts to play, Lara comes out to play! Those thugs won't know what hit them.

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

[ #TombRaider2 | #TombRaider | #TombRaiderII | #PSX | #PS1 ]
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
dfactor.bsky.social
Depth 3 was probably the last difficulty that was comfortable enough for us to tackle, as my relic gacha has been rather poor so far, and getting whacked from 1~2 hits ain't fun.

youtube.com/live/i0TLvLy...

[ #EldenRingNightreign | #EldenRing | #FromSoftware ]
November 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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fightchatcontrol.bsky.social
What happened today? Behind closed doors, the Law Enforcement Working Party group approved the revised Danish Chat Control compromise with broad support. While mandatory scanning had officially been dropped, Article 4 of the new text reframes and reintroduces it by obliging providers of e-mail, chat, and messenger services to take “all appropriate risk mitigation measures”. This effectively forces providers to scan all messages, including private, end-to-end encrypted content. The same article outlaws anonymous communication by requiring every citizen to verify their age before accessing a service, kneecapping whistleblowers, journalists, political activists, and people seeking help who depend on anonymity. Article 6 further imposes a digital house arrest and would ban minors from installing software which comes with a significant risk of grooming, such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and online games like Roblox. What happens next? The legislation now moves to the Coreper (Committee of Permanent Representations) for approval. Without major political objections, the Council will formally adopt its position. At this stage, both the Council and Commission unite in imposing mass surveillance on all 450 million citizens of the European Union and we enter a rushed trilogue. Unfortunately, while the mandate of the European Parliament does not suffer from the same flaws, the Parliament is traditionally known for giving in. What now? We raise our voices. Louder.
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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hausofdecline.bsky.social
A woman invites Alex into her apartment and says "I'm so glad you finally came over! You get to meet my fur baby." She holds up the fur baby which is a humanoid infant entirely covered in hair including on it's sunken eyes and mouth. Alex nervously asks "uh, who's the father?" The other woman leans in and responds "FUR."
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
dfactor.bsky.social
Tomb Raider (1996) PC via Glidos.
Peru - City of Vilcabamba, Continued.

🔊 Pushing blocks has never been as exciting and dramatic as this before!

Tomb Raider playlist, in-depth:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

[ #TombRaider | #TombRaider1 | #TombRaider1996 | #PSX | #PS1 ]
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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thedansome.bsky.social
Two cool characters from a cool old game
#terra | #celes | #myart | #fanart
Pictured on the left is Terra from FF6, and on the right is Celes from the same game. Both of them are doing idle poses with their hands on their swords.
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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iseenudepeople.com
We makin' it to the world series with this one 🗣️
#necovember day 11!
baseball neco-arc
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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galileogb.bsky.social
also: volcano high instantly became the target of queerphobic 4chan hate campaigns that birthed the insufferable "snoot game." when queers do their own thing, they get attacked viciously for years on end. it doesnt matter how segregated we are from the straights, bigots come knocking regardless.
skapokon.bsky.social Skapokon @skapokon.bsky.social · 6d
"Gay people should just create their own stuff" Webfishing dev got doxxed because their game was too gay, you guys literally don't let us have anything
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
dfactor.bsky.social
How could you not include Orphen in the Top 10 PS2 launch titles when you have scenes like this?

youtube.com/live/kB6lZTP...

[ #Orphen | #OrphenScionOfSorcery | #SorcerousStabberOrphen | #PS2 ]
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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videogamebeach.bsky.social
Ending Scene (A.B. Cop, Arcade, Aicom, 1991)
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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fightchatcontrol.bsky.social
🚨 Denmark is attempting to force #ChatControl 2.0 through the back door TODAY!

Take action now!

fightchatcontrol.eu
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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iiotenki.bsky.social
I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.
You Can't Report on Hunger While Taking Bread Off the Table
On the proliferation of machine translation in video game outlets covering the effects of AI on labor.
dateemups.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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dieselbrain.bsky.social
#SaveSpeech

This new version of Chat Control is apparently being pushed through a backdoor and could possibly be voted on TOMORROW

Contact your MP/MEPs and demand that chat control be OPPOSED

www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-cont...
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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videogamebeach.bsky.social
Japanese Rivers: Mountain Streams (Reel Fishing: Wild/Fish Eyes: Wild, DC, Westone Bit Entertainment, 2001)
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
dfactor.bsky.social
Parasite Eve 2 Bounty Mode in-depth walkthrough is now available as a draft!

All paid patrons get early access, thank you to all the people that participated in the first vote!

Watch it here:
www.patreon.com/posts/i-dont...

[ #ParasiteEve2 | #ParasiteEve | #PSX | #PS1 ]
An announcement image showcasing No.9 with a flaming sword at the left side of the image, game's logo in the center, and Aya Brea snoozing at the right side. There's a vague face of No.9 with his damaged mask up on top. In the middle of it all there's a text: "A brand-new In-Depth No Damage walkthrough that has been chosen by Patrons is about to be released! Early access in full quality already available to all paid Patrons! Will premiere on YouTube when it's ready."
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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puke.bsky.social
Ace Combat 3, the way it was meant to be seen, with all its anime bullshit, instead of the neutered version that was released outside of Japan. In fact, the anime is so crucial that this double page magazine advertisement is seen in AX, an anime periodical, June 1999.

#gaming #retro #PlayStation 🎮
Double page magazine advertisement for Ace Combat 3, which is just oodles of anime shots scattered across the page
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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puke.bsky.social
You can just play Ace Combat 3, it's a PlayStation game in every region. However, there was a sizable effort a few years ago that translated the Japanese version, so you can see what the full, two-disc experience was actually like. You can find that here:

loadwordteam.com/categories/a...
Ace Combat 3
Fan translations by fans, for fans.
loadwordteam.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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sharkabytes.bsky.social
This is a lovely ad and promo for the full AC3 experience, with the loadwordteam translation the way to go.

Little bit of trivia, which does explain why we got the version we did outside Japan: AC3 did not sell well in Japan, despite the Production I.G animation. It's one of those things that...
puke.bsky.social 퓨̸크̸ "Games No One Likes" Puke @puke.bsky.social · 2d
Ace Combat 3, the way it was meant to be seen, with all its anime bullshit, instead of the neutered version that was released outside of Japan. In fact, the anime is so crucial that this double page magazine advertisement is seen in AX, an anime periodical, June 1999.

#gaming #retro #PlayStation 🎮
Double page magazine advertisement for Ace Combat 3, which is just oodles of anime shots scattered across the page
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
dfactor.bsky.social
Current (Nov 11th) walkthrough poll results (5 days left):

1 vote for Overboard!
1 vote for Metal Gear Solid

There's also still room for a 3rd mystery title to take the lead.
If you want to have a walkthrough for cheap, now's the time to cast your vote!
Overboard! / Shipwreckers! PlayStation 1 video game title screen via DuckStation. It's a static rendition of a battle ship at twilight. Metal Gear Solid PlayStation 1 video game screenshot via DuckStation. Briefing for Solid Snake, with Colonel doing most of the talking. If you quit out early you get a cutscene of Snake being very unhappy about this whole arrangement. Text: "I don't owe anything to this army or this country!" Metal Gear Solid PlayStation 1 video game screenshot via DuckStation. Intro cutscene showcasing a crew inside a submarine, with two people being in the middle, looking at a radar. Behind them is bright briefing screen. Other crew members can be seen on consoles on the sides. Text: "was attacked and captured by Next-Generation Special Forces" Overboard! / Shipwreckers! PlayStation 1 video game screenshot via DuckStation. First stage of the single player game, the port at which you start, with vibrant colors all around.
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM