Tomm Hulett
@hypnocrite.bsky.social
Game Developer WayForward
former Konami & Atlus
Don't blame my opinions on them.
Contra | Spidersaurs | Bloodstained | Silent Hill | Trauma Center | MegaTen
Now with GUNPLA
former Konami & Atlus
Don't blame my opinions on them.
Contra | Spidersaurs | Bloodstained | Silent Hill | Trauma Center | MegaTen
Now with GUNPLA
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Tomm Hulett
@hypnocrite.bsky.social
· Jul 15
December 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Folks, showcase those sandwiches
December 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Folks, showcase those sandwiches
Wife observed that dead battery warble Zelda theme is also Mandalorian credits
December 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Wife observed that dead battery warble Zelda theme is also Mandalorian credits
Obligatory haul photo.
First xmas without video games unless you count the LEGO GameBoy which maybe you should.
But as soon as I discovered there is a gundam based on actual Shogun Ieyasu “I can’t believe it’s not Hiroyuki Sanada” Tokugawa, I knew I needed one so I’m the luckiest boy.
First xmas without video games unless you count the LEGO GameBoy which maybe you should.
But as soon as I discovered there is a gundam based on actual Shogun Ieyasu “I can’t believe it’s not Hiroyuki Sanada” Tokugawa, I knew I needed one so I’m the luckiest boy.
December 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Obligatory haul photo.
First xmas without video games unless you count the LEGO GameBoy which maybe you should.
But as soon as I discovered there is a gundam based on actual Shogun Ieyasu “I can’t believe it’s not Hiroyuki Sanada” Tokugawa, I knew I needed one so I’m the luckiest boy.
First xmas without video games unless you count the LEGO GameBoy which maybe you should.
But as soon as I discovered there is a gundam based on actual Shogun Ieyasu “I can’t believe it’s not Hiroyuki Sanada” Tokugawa, I knew I needed one so I’m the luckiest boy.
Only Rian Johnson writes “young dumb and full of Christ” and leaves it in the final script
December 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Only Rian Johnson writes “young dumb and full of Christ” and leaves it in the final script
Let me tell you. We took until tonight to finish that batch of Stranger Things, and we won.
We outsmarted all of you.
We outsmarted all of you.
December 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Let me tell you. We took until tonight to finish that batch of Stranger Things, and we won.
We outsmarted all of you.
We outsmarted all of you.
This is how Dragon Quest OG’s do OG Dragon Quest.
December 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This is how Dragon Quest OG’s do OG Dragon Quest.
You’re welcome, Bandai.
December 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM
You’re welcome, Bandai.
I wish morality paid cause the only group to ever offer funding for Mythri was ModRetro and when we turned them down nobody else showed up with money for doing the right thing.
December 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I wish morality paid cause the only group to ever offer funding for Mythri was ModRetro and when we turned them down nobody else showed up with money for doing the right thing.
Holiday Warning for those with fuzzy memories: half the cards at Target are repeats from last year.
If it stuck out to you before it’ll stick out to you again - if you can’t remember last year’s card maybe search elsewhere.
If it stuck out to you before it’ll stick out to you again - if you can’t remember last year’s card maybe search elsewhere.
December 22, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Holiday Warning for those with fuzzy memories: half the cards at Target are repeats from last year.
If it stuck out to you before it’ll stick out to you again - if you can’t remember last year’s card maybe search elsewhere.
If it stuck out to you before it’ll stick out to you again - if you can’t remember last year’s card maybe search elsewhere.
@kumail.bsky.social giving me words I didn’t know I needed in his latest special (night thoughts on hulu)
“Oh you want us to feel sorry for you [because your big movie (game) didn’t do well]?”
“No! But *I* get to feel sorry for me”
Preach.
“Oh you want us to feel sorry for you [because your big movie (game) didn’t do well]?”
“No! But *I* get to feel sorry for me”
Preach.
December 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
@kumail.bsky.social giving me words I didn’t know I needed in his latest special (night thoughts on hulu)
“Oh you want us to feel sorry for you [because your big movie (game) didn’t do well]?”
“No! But *I* get to feel sorry for me”
Preach.
“Oh you want us to feel sorry for you [because your big movie (game) didn’t do well]?”
“No! But *I* get to feel sorry for me”
Preach.
The DQI remake experience is wasting an entire night trying to defeat Knight Aberrant early (with strategy) in Damdara, then forgetting to equip the Fairy Flute for the Cantlin Golem but disassembling him (with strategy)
December 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The DQI remake experience is wasting an entire night trying to defeat Knight Aberrant early (with strategy) in Damdara, then forgetting to equip the Fairy Flute for the Cantlin Golem but disassembling him (with strategy)
The best part of this incredibly good video is the irony meter bursting as @jparish.bsky.social ’s infamous original use of Metroidvania is to claim the genre may have peaked.
youtu.be/8seta8xyDQ4?...
youtu.be/8seta8xyDQ4?...
The History Of The Word "Metroidvania" And How It Spread
YouTube video by Critical Kate (of A Critical Hit!)
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The best part of this incredibly good video is the irony meter bursting as @jparish.bsky.social ’s infamous original use of Metroidvania is to claim the genre may have peaked.
youtu.be/8seta8xyDQ4?...
youtu.be/8seta8xyDQ4?...
I cannot endorse these Eva kids enough. From their reaction to ep25:
“I mean it’ll all make sense next episode.”
“Aren’t there MOVIES though!? Wait wait—“
“Wow can you imagine sitting through an hour and a half like this episode!”
“I mean it’ll all make sense next episode.”
“Aren’t there MOVIES though!? Wait wait—“
“Wow can you imagine sitting through an hour and a half like this episode!”
Been watching these kids experience Eva for the first time and they spend so much time speculating it's been nostalgic and healing and wonderful.
youtu.be/jorXUcUTUpU?...
Grappling with ep 14: "Okay but imagine if Rei was a giant woman"
Maybe interesting to @heathercampbell.bsky.social
youtu.be/jorXUcUTUpU?...
Grappling with ep 14: "Okay but imagine if Rei was a giant woman"
Maybe interesting to @heathercampbell.bsky.social
Neon Genesis Evangelion 1x9: "Mind, Matching, Moment" // Reaction and Discussion
YouTube video by AutoSave
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I cannot endorse these Eva kids enough. From their reaction to ep25:
“I mean it’ll all make sense next episode.”
“Aren’t there MOVIES though!? Wait wait—“
“Wow can you imagine sitting through an hour and a half like this episode!”
“I mean it’ll all make sense next episode.”
“Aren’t there MOVIES though!? Wait wait—“
“Wow can you imagine sitting through an hour and a half like this episode!”
Reposted by Tomm Hulett
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I have had so many interactions with pro-AI’s who ask, “but wouldn’t you want something that can write the boring parts?” Or “give you ideas when you’re stumped?”
No. The answer will always be no. Nobody who answers yes is an artist. Or a craftsman. The joy is in creation; the magic in struggle.
No. The answer will always be no. Nobody who answers yes is an artist. Or a craftsman. The joy is in creation; the magic in struggle.
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I have had so many interactions with pro-AI’s who ask, “but wouldn’t you want something that can write the boring parts?” Or “give you ideas when you’re stumped?”
No. The answer will always be no. Nobody who answers yes is an artist. Or a craftsman. The joy is in creation; the magic in struggle.
No. The answer will always be no. Nobody who answers yes is an artist. Or a craftsman. The joy is in creation; the magic in struggle.
Reposted by Tomm Hulett
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
The dog gets our first kanji stocking
December 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The dog gets our first kanji stocking
90’s nerd watching Stranger Things: “that is not the NES version of G&G”
80’s nerd watching Stranger Things: “So it turns out that rich d-bag really DID have a special cart that looked exactly like the arcade. Still hate him.”
80’s nerd watching Stranger Things: “So it turns out that rich d-bag really DID have a special cart that looked exactly like the arcade. Still hate him.”
December 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
90’s nerd watching Stranger Things: “that is not the NES version of G&G”
80’s nerd watching Stranger Things: “So it turns out that rich d-bag really DID have a special cart that looked exactly like the arcade. Still hate him.”
80’s nerd watching Stranger Things: “So it turns out that rich d-bag really DID have a special cart that looked exactly like the arcade. Still hate him.”
STOP WITH THE ARTICLES ABOUT AMERICA GETTING JAPAN-STYLE 7-11.
EITHER PULL THE TRIGGER OR STOP TEASING US
EITHER PULL THE TRIGGER OR STOP TEASING US
December 14, 2025 at 4:40 AM
STOP WITH THE ARTICLES ABOUT AMERICA GETTING JAPAN-STYLE 7-11.
EITHER PULL THE TRIGGER OR STOP TEASING US
EITHER PULL THE TRIGGER OR STOP TEASING US
In case you haven't checked the details of Capcom's Robot Master contest the deadline is JANUARY SECOND so please join me in a holiday break of stress and destiny.
December 13, 2025 at 4:23 AM
In case you haven't checked the details of Capcom's Robot Master contest the deadline is JANUARY SECOND so please join me in a holiday break of stress and destiny.
That Mega Man footage has got to be the earliest build used in a reveal for decades.
I am hyped because Mega Man.
But that is barely a tech demo. There is nothing judge-able present.
I am hyped because Mega Man.
But that is barely a tech demo. There is nothing judge-able present.
December 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
That Mega Man footage has got to be the earliest build used in a reveal for decades.
I am hyped because Mega Man.
But that is barely a tech demo. There is nothing judge-able present.
I am hyped because Mega Man.
But that is barely a tech demo. There is nothing judge-able present.
(I will never accept “Galinhome” over Garingham)
December 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
(I will never accept “Galinhome” over Garingham)
We lost Chewie last night after 19 years. He kept on trucking without eyes for the past 5 years. Very sad loss. As far as pets go, a goat.
December 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We lost Chewie last night after 19 years. He kept on trucking without eyes for the past 5 years. Very sad loss. As far as pets go, a goat.
Earlier this year I got bluesky mad at someone for forgetting Rodney Reindeer’s name and y’all were like what a fun bit Tomm pretending to still care about a nothing character from 3 years in the 80’s…
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Earlier this year I got bluesky mad at someone for forgetting Rodney Reindeer’s name and y’all were like what a fun bit Tomm pretending to still care about a nothing character from 3 years in the 80’s…