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illusory wall
@illusorywall.bsky.social
Dark Souls Dissected & retro VGM sound design nerd. He/him, gay.
explod2a03 in a past life.

https://patreon.com/illusorywall
http://youtube.com/illusorywall
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After 4 years of making only one video about Dark Souls 3 and then not turning it properly into a series, today I'm righting that wrong!

Dark Souls 3 Dissected is back with a brand new episode about its Invisible Walls and weird collisions!

youtu.be/POnhZQ5OBQM
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Gogo!!! If you want me to add to the list just leave me the message for soulsborn artist to find each other more faster here! 🙏🥹

go.bsky.app/SR7J2cS
December 25, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I haven't gotten as much practice time in as I'd like yet, but being able to set up drums after many years of not having that options is great.

I got these little woodblocks as a Christmas present and here's the first thing groove that came to mind for some reason. Enjoy the terrible audio.
December 26, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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new! for "elden ring" by "yours truly"
www.nexusmods.com/eldenring/mo...
if you submit your cool fit pics with it on the images tab I will probably accept them :-)
Aesthetic Arsenal
Further your fashion souls by displaying cosmetic copies of any weapon on your character!
www.nexusmods.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Keith put Fire N Ice (NES) in the A tier of games he played this year!

I cannot praise it enough, one of the most underrated and best-aged NES games.

If NES games aren't your usual speed, this is one still worth playing in 2025. You'll like it if you like puzzle games without time limits/pressure.
December 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Digging through ancient files I also found this silly Kokiri Forest cover from Zelda OoT. Dunno why I even made it in the first place, I think a friend wanted me to do it.

For this one I actually have the original file, another 13 yr old creation here! Arranged with NES + Amiga samples in modplug.
December 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Odysseus about to fall through an illusory floor on his way to baby Sif
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It's so damn funny that lobos had a clip from 2016 at the ready for this

youtube.com/shorts/l0fKv...
FROMSOFT finally did it...
YouTube video by LobosJr
youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Zullie-inspired makeup 🦇
December 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I heard a friend of a friend here is a pixel artist looking for commissions/ work, take a look if you're interested!
December 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Digging through some old files, I found a chiptune VGM cover I completely forgot about! All the way back from 2008.

This is Player Phase 1 from Warsong/ Langrisser. A Sega Genesis tune I covered using NES + Amiga samples (not adhering to any system limitations, made in modplug).

Kinda goes hard!
December 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Dark Souls 1 datamining: cut male ghost projectile attack
December 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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maris monday! #018
happy holidays, gamers :-)
December 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Starting up my second ever stream, this time chatting for a bit before playing Nightreign with @ironpineapple.bsky.social and @illusorywall.bsky.social.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE4W...
Nightreign with @IronPineapple and @illusorywall
YouTube video by Zullie the Witch
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm going to be joining Zullie for some Nightreign live shortly! I share the link once it's ready.
The current plan for next stream is this Sunday at noon CST.

Past that, I'm considering what games I might want to stream outside FromSoftware titles, and also that I'll probably want to stream more than once a week, if my voice can withstand it, but I'm unsure of specifics yet.
December 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
not me spending way too long grinding them out of existence to enjoy a peaceful and quiet winter wonderland
Dark Souls 2 - Frozen Reindeer
December 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
asking the important questions
So does Libra grow fur after he removes his merchant robe?
December 21, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The planking t-pose of the skeleton beast is so good
Nervous about scheduling another mini-mod on patreon and not being able to make it, so instead I uploaded my collection of one hundred plus T-posing characters from Dark Souls.

www.patreon.com/posts/146261...
December 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I thought it was going to take my next video to get me to 225k subscribers, but it just kind of happened on its own in the down time between videos. Cool!
December 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Demon's Souls datamining: Engorged Mosquitos

Mosquitos have a grab attack, where they drink your blood and engorge themselves.

While engorged, they no longer perform physical attacks, and their blood projectile attack becomes stronger. Notably, Poison inflicted by it deals 2x damage per tick!
December 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
should I be productive today, or be a hater?

(being a hater in this context is also technically productive)
December 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Besides exploring the frontiers of authentic NES gfx, I develop NEXXT: an essential gfx / layout tool for modern NES dev

To help maintain it, i'm issuing a 50% off 1st month holiday voucher on my patreon.

Code: 6502

www.patreon.com/frankengraph...

Help me raise new supporters by sharing.
Thanks!
December 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
youtu.be/MxCJJxoWwII

Fillmore by Yuzo Koshiro is an SNES VGM classic.

If you had to pick any SNES/ SFC tune that'd fit perfectly into a Castlevania game, this is probably the top contender.
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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As part of our project to preserve the history of Sega Channel, we have recovered OVER 100 new Sega Channel ROMs, including the legendary lost game Garfield: Caught in the Act - The Lost Levels.

Read more: gamehistory.org/segachannel/
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
finaldraftforrealtime_v2-b

We're continuing our sessions of me subjecting @marrowhyena.bsky.social to NES games. Is tonight FINALLY the night he beats Fire N Ice? We think so! Come hang out-

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SRk...
Fire N Ice Finale? (real? [final_2])
YouTube video by Keith Ballard
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This reminds me of when Ann Reardon made a video that very likely saved lives, but then it was taken down for talking about a dangerous activity.

But the whole damn point was that it was a PSA on WHY a viral trend/ activity wasn't safe and why you absolutely shouldn't do it.

youtu.be/wzosDKcXQ0I
December 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM