Justin Leeper
@justinleeper.bsky.social
The audacity to try has allowed me to wrestle, review, tour, perform, write & create for a living. Mostly game, lift, and hang w/partner & cat in free time. 日本語でも
My father is a stupid man.
He’d dated a woman who’d been helping curb his crippling alcoholism.
They broke up.
He told me he prayed to God for bad things to happen to her.
An unreligious man finally reached out to the most powerful entity & asked it to damn someone who cared about him.
Stupid man.
He’d dated a woman who’d been helping curb his crippling alcoholism.
They broke up.
He told me he prayed to God for bad things to happen to her.
An unreligious man finally reached out to the most powerful entity & asked it to damn someone who cared about him.
Stupid man.
It’s still so jolting to see how hatred of others is the clear overriding common denominator and motivator for all of his voters.
And now they are sad that they are reaping what they’ve sown.
Shame on each and every one of them.
Too late for repentance.
And now they are sad that they are reaping what they’ve sown.
Shame on each and every one of them.
Too late for repentance.
January 20, 2026 at 9:50 PM
My father is a stupid man.
He’d dated a woman who’d been helping curb his crippling alcoholism.
They broke up.
He told me he prayed to God for bad things to happen to her.
An unreligious man finally reached out to the most powerful entity & asked it to damn someone who cared about him.
Stupid man.
He’d dated a woman who’d been helping curb his crippling alcoholism.
They broke up.
He told me he prayed to God for bad things to happen to her.
An unreligious man finally reached out to the most powerful entity & asked it to damn someone who cared about him.
Stupid man.
Reddit asked what my 15-yr-old self would say if he saw me now.
Everything he would say sounds like a flex - which, we know I like flexing.
I came from humble beginnings & was blessed to do a ton of awesome stuff. I worked hard & had lots of luck/help, and I pray I’m not done impressing that kid.
Everything he would say sounds like a flex - which, we know I like flexing.
I came from humble beginnings & was blessed to do a ton of awesome stuff. I worked hard & had lots of luck/help, and I pray I’m not done impressing that kid.
January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Reddit asked what my 15-yr-old self would say if he saw me now.
Everything he would say sounds like a flex - which, we know I like flexing.
I came from humble beginnings & was blessed to do a ton of awesome stuff. I worked hard & had lots of luck/help, and I pray I’m not done impressing that kid.
Everything he would say sounds like a flex - which, we know I like flexing.
I came from humble beginnings & was blessed to do a ton of awesome stuff. I worked hard & had lots of luck/help, and I pray I’m not done impressing that kid.
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January 18, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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I inadvertently made a meme character in my first stint as a game writer & designer: Tony, John Cena’s military friend. (WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2009)
Inside Tony, the #svr2009 #rtwm meme & friend or #johncena
youtube.com/shorts/MV3X1...
Inside Tony, the #svr2009 #rtwm meme & friend or #johncena
youtube.com/shorts/MV3X1...
Inside Tony, the #svr2009 #rtwm meme & friend or #johncena
YouTube video by ViolentLee
youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I inadvertently made a meme character in my first stint as a game writer & designer: Tony, John Cena’s military friend. (WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2009)
Inside Tony, the #svr2009 #rtwm meme & friend or #johncena
youtube.com/shorts/MV3X1...
Inside Tony, the #svr2009 #rtwm meme & friend or #johncena
youtube.com/shorts/MV3X1...
This one time, I got to put my favorite comedian @pftompkins.bsky.social in my wrestling game. And I got to direct his voiceover.
That was cool.
youtu.be/OijZGeCFle0?...
(I made it a regular video rather than a YT short because the viewpoint on shorts is very limiting)
That was cool.
youtu.be/OijZGeCFle0?...
(I made it a regular video rather than a YT short because the viewpoint on shorts is very limiting)
Comedian Paul F Tompkins voiced the trainer in WWE SVR 2011!
YouTube video by ViolentLee
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 12:25 PM
This one time, I got to put my favorite comedian @pftompkins.bsky.social in my wrestling game. And I got to direct his voiceover.
That was cool.
youtu.be/OijZGeCFle0?...
(I made it a regular video rather than a YT short because the viewpoint on shorts is very limiting)
That was cool.
youtu.be/OijZGeCFle0?...
(I made it a regular video rather than a YT short because the viewpoint on shorts is very limiting)
Henry Rollins reading my mind 40 years ago.
January 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Henry Rollins reading my mind 40 years ago.
When people say the WWE Games storylines were as good as those on WWE TV, I look at my HBK/JBL feud vs. theirs and say, “Nope. Ours were better!”
youtube.com/shorts/aRtR9...
youtube.com/shorts/aRtR9...
HBK & JBL’s Best Feud Was in #svr2010 #rtwm!
YouTube video by ViolentLee
youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:53 PM
When people say the WWE Games storylines were as good as those on WWE TV, I look at my HBK/JBL feud vs. theirs and say, “Nope. Ours were better!”
youtube.com/shorts/aRtR9...
youtube.com/shorts/aRtR9...
Playing handheld video games in a mall food court. What is this, 1997?!
Screens didn’t look that sharp back then, though. This is my Anbernic 35xx SP, which I haven’t played in almost a year.
Screens didn’t look that sharp back then, though. This is my Anbernic 35xx SP, which I haven’t played in almost a year.
January 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Playing handheld video games in a mall food court. What is this, 1997?!
Screens didn’t look that sharp back then, though. This is my Anbernic 35xx SP, which I haven’t played in almost a year.
Screens didn’t look that sharp back then, though. This is my Anbernic 35xx SP, which I haven’t played in almost a year.
I watched classic Japanese film “Tampopo” today. It’s been a while - and my Japanese wife had never seen it!
One of the first scenes is about how to (pretentiously) eat ramen. I motion-captured a cutscene paying homage to the scene for the wild action game, Wanted Dead. (Gif attached)
One of the first scenes is about how to (pretentiously) eat ramen. I motion-captured a cutscene paying homage to the scene for the wild action game, Wanted Dead. (Gif attached)
a bowl of ramen with eggs and meat on top
ALT: a bowl of ramen with eggs and meat on top
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I watched classic Japanese film “Tampopo” today. It’s been a while - and my Japanese wife had never seen it!
One of the first scenes is about how to (pretentiously) eat ramen. I motion-captured a cutscene paying homage to the scene for the wild action game, Wanted Dead. (Gif attached)
One of the first scenes is about how to (pretentiously) eat ramen. I motion-captured a cutscene paying homage to the scene for the wild action game, Wanted Dead. (Gif attached)
I intentionally avoid US news since leaving 10 yrs ago.
My home country has weaponized stormtroopers roaming the land, murdering Americans. And the President defends it.
Never. I never thought I’d see this dystopian situation in my lifetime. In fucking Minnesota?
My home country has weaponized stormtroopers roaming the land, murdering Americans. And the President defends it.
Never. I never thought I’d see this dystopian situation in my lifetime. In fucking Minnesota?
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I intentionally avoid US news since leaving 10 yrs ago.
My home country has weaponized stormtroopers roaming the land, murdering Americans. And the President defends it.
Never. I never thought I’d see this dystopian situation in my lifetime. In fucking Minnesota?
My home country has weaponized stormtroopers roaming the land, murdering Americans. And the President defends it.
Never. I never thought I’d see this dystopian situation in my lifetime. In fucking Minnesota?
Shoutout to those who keep consistently grinding - past the plateaus and the boredom.
Yes, everyone loves a redemption/comeback story. But those who haven’t fallen off the wagon deserve their flowers, too!
Yes, everyone loves a redemption/comeback story. But those who haven’t fallen off the wagon deserve their flowers, too!
January 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Shoutout to those who keep consistently grinding - past the plateaus and the boredom.
Yes, everyone loves a redemption/comeback story. But those who haven’t fallen off the wagon deserve their flowers, too!
Yes, everyone loves a redemption/comeback story. But those who haven’t fallen off the wagon deserve their flowers, too!
Peerless wrestling-game developer AKI made a couple Kinnikuman arcade games. I sat down with one in Tokyo recently to see if it’s still got that AKI sauce.
youtube.com/shorts/cYcib...
youtube.com/shorts/cYcib...
Playing AKI’s Kinnikuman 2 Arcade Wrestling Game
YouTube video by ViolentLee
youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Peerless wrestling-game developer AKI made a couple Kinnikuman arcade games. I sat down with one in Tokyo recently to see if it’s still got that AKI sauce.
youtube.com/shorts/cYcib...
youtube.com/shorts/cYcib...
Sports broadcasters still refer to big dunks “put ‘em on a poster.”
Is the poster industry still thriving, or is that an antiquated term?
What about “wallpaper?” As in, “That’s gonna be on every Bucks fans’ wallpaper tomorrow!”
Or, like, “Clip it & gif it!”
I dunno. Posters just seem played out..
Is the poster industry still thriving, or is that an antiquated term?
What about “wallpaper?” As in, “That’s gonna be on every Bucks fans’ wallpaper tomorrow!”
Or, like, “Clip it & gif it!”
I dunno. Posters just seem played out..
a basketball game is being played in front of a sign that says victory capital
ALT: a basketball game is being played in front of a sign that says victory capital
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Sports broadcasters still refer to big dunks “put ‘em on a poster.”
Is the poster industry still thriving, or is that an antiquated term?
What about “wallpaper?” As in, “That’s gonna be on every Bucks fans’ wallpaper tomorrow!”
Or, like, “Clip it & gif it!”
I dunno. Posters just seem played out..
Is the poster industry still thriving, or is that an antiquated term?
What about “wallpaper?” As in, “That’s gonna be on every Bucks fans’ wallpaper tomorrow!”
Or, like, “Clip it & gif it!”
I dunno. Posters just seem played out..
It’s been 10 yrs since I left the US.
Social media shows nothing but evidence that it was the right choice.
Not one thing has improved there in that time.
And the same blithering, egotistical, dangerous idiot that somehow slimed his way into office in 2016 is once again behind the wheel. Shameful.
Social media shows nothing but evidence that it was the right choice.
Not one thing has improved there in that time.
And the same blithering, egotistical, dangerous idiot that somehow slimed his way into office in 2016 is once again behind the wheel. Shameful.
January 3, 2026 at 11:30 AM
It’s been 10 yrs since I left the US.
Social media shows nothing but evidence that it was the right choice.
Not one thing has improved there in that time.
And the same blithering, egotistical, dangerous idiot that somehow slimed his way into office in 2016 is once again behind the wheel. Shameful.
Social media shows nothing but evidence that it was the right choice.
Not one thing has improved there in that time.
And the same blithering, egotistical, dangerous idiot that somehow slimed his way into office in 2016 is once again behind the wheel. Shameful.
Reposted by Justin Leeper
Microsoft was giving each US mag a game exclusively for their covers.
Shows what they thought of us at GI at the time…
Is there a more forgotten video game? Maybe…uh. Nope. Nothing.
Shows what they thought of us at GI at the time…
Is there a more forgotten video game? Maybe…uh. Nope. Nothing.
January 2, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Microsoft was giving each US mag a game exclusively for their covers.
Shows what they thought of us at GI at the time…
Is there a more forgotten video game? Maybe…uh. Nope. Nothing.
Shows what they thought of us at GI at the time…
Is there a more forgotten video game? Maybe…uh. Nope. Nothing.
Remember when I put a WWE wrestler in an American lucha gimmick for Rey Mysterio’s amnesia Road to WrestleMania story in Smackdown vs Raw 2011’s?
That was neat.
That was neat.
January 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Remember when I put a WWE wrestler in an American lucha gimmick for Rey Mysterio’s amnesia Road to WrestleMania story in Smackdown vs Raw 2011’s?
That was neat.
That was neat.
Slept till 4pm yesterday; played several hours of Metroid Prime 4 today. Enjoying the remnants of my holiday break.
(I’ve had bouts of productivity, too!)
(I’ve had bouts of productivity, too!)
January 2, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Slept till 4pm yesterday; played several hours of Metroid Prime 4 today. Enjoying the remnants of my holiday break.
(I’ve had bouts of productivity, too!)
(I’ve had bouts of productivity, too!)
Did you know:
Legendary Tokyo retro arcade Mikado recently opened up a bigger location in Ikebukuro?
And that it’s practically next door to a nude theater of the same name?
The NEW Retro Arcade in Ikebukuro Tokyo!
youtube.com/shorts/hXiGk...
Legendary Tokyo retro arcade Mikado recently opened up a bigger location in Ikebukuro?
And that it’s practically next door to a nude theater of the same name?
The NEW Retro Arcade in Ikebukuro Tokyo!
youtube.com/shorts/hXiGk...
The NEW Retro Arcade in Ikebukuro Tokyo!
YouTube video by ViolentLee
youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Did you know:
Legendary Tokyo retro arcade Mikado recently opened up a bigger location in Ikebukuro?
And that it’s practically next door to a nude theater of the same name?
The NEW Retro Arcade in Ikebukuro Tokyo!
youtube.com/shorts/hXiGk...
Legendary Tokyo retro arcade Mikado recently opened up a bigger location in Ikebukuro?
And that it’s practically next door to a nude theater of the same name?
The NEW Retro Arcade in Ikebukuro Tokyo!
youtube.com/shorts/hXiGk...
Another YT short by me: This time about Namco’s pervy arcade puzzler Dancing Eyes, which I only found out about this month.
youtube.com/shorts/HS-gT...
youtube.com/shorts/HS-gT...
Dancing Eyes: Namco’s Pervy 1996 Arcade Game
YouTube video by ViolentLee
youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Another YT short by me: This time about Namco’s pervy arcade puzzler Dancing Eyes, which I only found out about this month.
youtube.com/shorts/HS-gT...
youtube.com/shorts/HS-gT...
I played 172 video games this year. Since that’s 6 screenshots and I can only post 4, I’ll just show the 22 games that I completed.
December 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I played 172 video games this year. Since that’s 6 screenshots and I can only post 4, I’ll just show the 22 games that I completed.
278th workout of 2025 yesterday, and since it was pull-ups day I needed a lot of accessories.
Bought the chain belt from Ali Express a year ago; the silicon hand grips are brand new.
Bought the chain belt from Ali Express a year ago; the silicon hand grips are brand new.
December 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
278th workout of 2025 yesterday, and since it was pull-ups day I needed a lot of accessories.
Bought the chain belt from Ali Express a year ago; the silicon hand grips are brand new.
Bought the chain belt from Ali Express a year ago; the silicon hand grips are brand new.
Final Fantasy X has been a great game to play after loving Expedition 33. Great suggestion by Tonco, who like me played it 20+ yrs ago.
December 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Final Fantasy X has been a great game to play after loving Expedition 33. Great suggestion by Tonco, who like me played it 20+ yrs ago.
People who ignore the rules are essentially saying, “I’m better than the rules; they don’t apply to me.”
Not all rules make sense or are even made in good faith, but there is a societal and ethical principle at play.
A reason I love Japan: its respect for rules. Tokyo would be chaos otherwise.
Not all rules make sense or are even made in good faith, but there is a societal and ethical principle at play.
A reason I love Japan: its respect for rules. Tokyo would be chaos otherwise.
December 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
People who ignore the rules are essentially saying, “I’m better than the rules; they don’t apply to me.”
Not all rules make sense or are even made in good faith, but there is a societal and ethical principle at play.
A reason I love Japan: its respect for rules. Tokyo would be chaos otherwise.
Not all rules make sense or are even made in good faith, but there is a societal and ethical principle at play.
A reason I love Japan: its respect for rules. Tokyo would be chaos otherwise.
That’s me.
You may be wondering how I got into this situation.
Well, it all started with a Cave…
(Espgaluda II for Switch, a present from my wife)
You may be wondering how I got into this situation.
Well, it all started with a Cave…
(Espgaluda II for Switch, a present from my wife)
December 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
That’s me.
You may be wondering how I got into this situation.
Well, it all started with a Cave…
(Espgaluda II for Switch, a present from my wife)
You may be wondering how I got into this situation.
Well, it all started with a Cave…
(Espgaluda II for Switch, a present from my wife)
Woke up to an empty browser on my iPhone.
Apparently, iOS/Safari decided to update without asking - which resulted in all tabs, history, bookmarks & reading-list items deleted.
Cuz who needed all that, right?
Oh wait…me. I did. WTF, Apple?!
Apparently, iOS/Safari decided to update without asking - which resulted in all tabs, history, bookmarks & reading-list items deleted.
Cuz who needed all that, right?
Oh wait…me. I did. WTF, Apple?!
December 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Woke up to an empty browser on my iPhone.
Apparently, iOS/Safari decided to update without asking - which resulted in all tabs, history, bookmarks & reading-list items deleted.
Cuz who needed all that, right?
Oh wait…me. I did. WTF, Apple?!
Apparently, iOS/Safari decided to update without asking - which resulted in all tabs, history, bookmarks & reading-list items deleted.
Cuz who needed all that, right?
Oh wait…me. I did. WTF, Apple?!