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Geoff Moonen
@geoffmakesnoise.bsky.social
🎙️Voice Actor (Pro Studio) | 🎧 Podcaster | 🎵Musician | 🕹️ Nerd
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🎧"Fun" & Games Podcast - funandgamespod.com/
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Nice to see you! I'm Geoff!

I'm a VG Podcaster, actor, voice actor, audio engineer, musician and composer. Basically, I do a lot of talking and wear headphones when I work.

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Side Quests is back and this episode's host is podcaster and denizen of Sosaria, Tom from @1h1d.bsky.social! The game he is talking about today is Ultima Online by Origin Systems, Electronic Arts, Mythic Entertainment and Broadsword.

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November 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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PAX Unplugged 2025 Day Three! Last day! Let’s do this! If you see us say hi!

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@geoffmakesnoise.bsky.social
@sarahmoonen.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Inspired by a conversation in the hotel elevator
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Tired, but caffeinated and ready to game at Day 1 of Pax Unplugged!
November 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Loved my time with Ivalice Chronicles and it reminded me how much I love strategy RPGs
We are joined by @seamoosi.bsky.social to discuss their time with Final Fantasy Tactics & SRPGs in general. What makes an RPG a Tactical RPG? Does Final Fantasy Tactics still have a place in modern gaming? When is it a good idea to throw rocks at your friends?

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November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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It's Transgender Day of Remembrance and I just want to say that a world without trans people would be a rainbow with many colors missing. We are brighter and more colorful in this world because of trans people, and have lost too many too early. I love you for being more you than most of us can be
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Sun Tzu said in the Art of War that you have to go to Mandalia Plains and throw rocks at each other for a while to learn new jobs.
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Don't know how much actual bonking I'm doing here, but I'm having too much fun to care!
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 AM
If you're in the NYC area, please check out game-design-days.com and see what cool events are happening in the local game dev scene for the next week or so!
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Delighted, excited, and humbled to be a part of this incredible group of folks in games media!

Keep a lookout for updates as December 18 approaches
Incredibly excited & honored that @funandgamespod.bsky.social (@geoffmakesnoise.bsky.social & I) are judges for The Indie Game Awards this year. We get to share the honor with some of the best of the best across games media.

Full list of nominees, presenters & judges at www.indiegameawards.gg
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Side Quests is back and so is host Phil Morgan from @deletedsaves.bsky.social. He is a podcaster and newly turned vampire! The game he is talking about today is Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain by Silicon Knights and Crystal Dynamics!

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November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Oh hey, remember this bsky post from *checks my watch* 6 days ago?

Let's see how it's going now...

OH WOW! Who could have seen this coming?

Me. I did. I said it. Out loud. Regularly. Constantly. Every single day.

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November 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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It's cool how we keep proving over and over and over again that there's a significant market for narrative-heavy, character-driven, single-player experiences in video games and publishers just categorically refuse to believe us
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
In my Ivalice Chronicles playthrough I did spread out my grind a little. But sooner or later, the open plains call you back.
November 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Side Quests is back and so is host @scabzilla.superghost.site from @superghost.site! He is a podcaster and Geohound! The game he is talking about today is Grandia II by Game Arts.

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November 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
There are so many poorly remembered games that could needlessly be made available again. And should be.
note the legals: LRG's using Japan's arbitration system for orphaned games to reissue Little Samson—if you can demonstrate that you've made a genuine effort to contact/identify a potential rights owner to no avail, you can legally commercialise an old game by paying royalties to the JP govt, which…
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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The latest article in @djstormageddon.com's monthly review series is out & free to read over on our Patreon!

This time they are covering the open world biking game, Wheel World by @messhof.bsky.social!

Also special thanks to @troytlepower.bsky.social for editing!

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October 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Episode 200! Can you believe it? Geoff & Matt are joined by @rofish.bsky.social of @fangamer.com to discuss OFF, the origins of the updated release, Fangamer’s mission in publishing physical games, and the bridging the gap between audiences for an indie game.

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October 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This was such a highlight for me when I played it at SIX. Can't wait to try the full version!
HYPERBEAT is OUT NOW!
October 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Side Quests is back and so is host @caseaiken.bsky.social! He is a podcaster, writer, actor and genetic scientist! The game he is talking about today is Hulk by Radical Entertainment and Universal Interactive.

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October 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
FF Tactics samurai with 97 brave and Blade Grasp.
Call that "Omae wa mou Shirahadori"
October 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This evening's playlist arrived in the mail
October 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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NEW VIDEO ALERT
Nintendo's Museum Problem
I visited the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto. There were indeed some things from Nintendo's history that were missing, and some stuff I was surprised to see!
youtu.be/j0N6qnOihHg
October 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM