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Kishi
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Illustrator, translator, dot artist, games historian, voice actor, and hypnodomme.
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Kishi @kissy.bsky.social · Jan 7
I made this last June, when people were popping off about getting Harada to remark on a Waffle House stage in Tekken, and I couldn't let it go~ The question still comes up now and then, and Cohost is dead, so I'm posting it here as a public service. ❤

#WaffleHouse #FGC
A tier list. Title: "Ranking: Suitability of a Fighting Game to the Addition of a Stage Set in a Waffle House Parking Lot at 3 A.M. (Scientific)" The byline says "by Kissy" in Comic Sans typeface. 1. "Real Poverty Hours, Hologram Summer Again" (Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code) —— 2. "Close to the Streets" (The King of Fighters XV, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, Capcom Vs. SNK 2) —— 3. "Can Hang" (Guilty Gear Strive, Under Night In-Birth II —— 4. "Anachronistic" (Samurai Shodown [2019]) —— 5. "Takes Place in the Fictional World of the Skydwellers" (Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising) —— 6. "Has Never Tasted of Struggle" (Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8) —— 7. "Poverty Tourism" (Melty Blood Type Lumina)
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I've made a lot of new friends recently, so this may be of use. ❤

• "The Crystal Ship" by The Doors
• "Virgin Road" by Hiroyuki Utatane
• The scene in Love Exposure (2008) where Yōko recites Corinthians 13 while Beethoven's "Allegretto" plays
• 遠い約束 (Distant Promise) by Yasunori Mitsuda
"The Crystal Ship" by The Doors. The original vinyl. Two panels from "Virgin Road" by Hiroyuki Utatane. In the first panel, a woman in a wedding dress, Sumiko, is being bent over a table. Overwhelmed by the circumstance, she protests, "Oh, Mika... Mika, don't! I... I... I'm going to be m-married...!" In the second panel, Mika, flush with sweat but otherwise calm, nibbles at Sumiko's ear from behind her, replying, "That's why... I have to teach you... Just who you really belong to!" A frame from the scene in Love Exposure (2008) where Yōko, played by Hikari Mitsushima, recites Corinthians 13, while plays Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, second movement—"Allegretto." By the way, I'm not religious. I just agree with this. "If I speak in the tongues of men and angels, but have not love, I am but as resounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. "And if I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, but have not love, I am nothing. "And if I give away all I possess and deliver my body to hardship that I may boast, but have not love, I am profited nothing. "Love is patient; love is kind; it does not envy; it does not boast; it is not proud. It does not dishonour others; it is not selfish; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs. "Love never falls into ruin. But where there are prophecies, they will be abandoned; where there are tongues, they will cease; where there is knowledge, it will be disused. "For we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when comes that which is whole, what is in part will be superseded. "When I was a child, I spoke as a child; I reasoned as a child. When I became an adult, I put the ways of childhood behind me. "For now we see as through a mirror obscurely, but then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know in full, as I am fully known. "Now there remain: Faith! Hope! Love! These three. "But the greatest of these is... Love!" Xenogears Original Soundtrack
February 14, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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I'd heard of YRC in Xrd, but tonight I learned what it's used for, specifically. And I'm just beside myself. You skip the character making the projectile come out, but it still comes out by itself? Were they serious with this? It looks like a bug. This is the game? Oh, well~ ❤
February 10, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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Had a lovely first time out. ❤ Went 0-2 in a flash and then got lots of games in Faye's super beginners lobby. Smiling and nodding my head the whole time. Might just be getting on with this Guilty Gear Xrd. ❤

Here's a Danger Time for you. ❤
February 8, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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You only need one Super Missile against Phantoon, if any, but this still made for a cool freeze frame. ❤
A screenshot from Super Metroid in Archipelago. During the battle with Phantoon, Samus is in the middle of her turn-around animation, so she's facing the camera. A text window in the centre of the screen reads, "You received Super Missiles from Gusto?Peliado."
February 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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I had a wonderful time at Frosty Faustings. ❤ For next year I would only recommend the organisers add ten to fifteen more Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble setups. ❤

#FFXVIII2026
The sole, beloved Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble cabinet at Frosty Faustings XVIII 2026, located in the Magnolia Ballroom. Provided, as all the cabinets in the room, by Psychic Drive, based in Detroit, Michigan.
February 4, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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Made a revision. Maybe I'll play XIII this year. ❤
A Final Fantasy tier list. All based on the original version of each game, mind you. "Best of the best": VI, IX, VII, XV "Lots of fun to wrangle": I, II "Crowd-pleaser, rightly so": IV "Problematic fave": III "Missing something I can't put my finger on": V, VIII, XII "Like a perfectly acceptable car that I sold to a stranger": X "Not played but I've heard too many cool people stick up for it not to give it a shot": XIII "Not played and cool people are shaking their heads and drawing their fingers across their necks": XVI
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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basically I think there was a mixup at the karma factory and people in my age bracket who thought Iori Yagami was cool got the level of cosmic punishment that was supposed to go to people who voted for the Iraq War
October 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Shout-outs to the Game Boy app, and also to the Japanese Game Boy app.
It's the header for my "Nintendo Switch 2025 Year in Review," with two counter-scrolling marquees of game icons. It says I played 9 games for 85 hours. But that isn't enough games to fill out the marquee, so there's a comical repetition of icons for things like the Nintendo Switch Online apps; The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, which I loaded two or three times in trying to get through the first scene of the first game without getting distracted; and R-Gear, a one-stage demo of a cancelled Taito arcade shmup. My top three most-played Switch games of 2025: 1. The Game Boy app (51 hours) 2. The Super NES app (22 hours) 3. The Japanese Game Boy app (10 hours)
January 14, 2026 at 5:40 AM
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January 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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"You can dash in eight directions, including straight down. _my ghost, haunting a grandchild
September 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Just finished an Archipelago with Faye. Deep into Super Metroid with no Charge Beam, I thought I might have just enough missiles not to soft-lock on Ridley, so I just gave it a shot. Then, during the fight, Faye found me Plasma Beam and Charge Beam, back to back. Clutchest save since the baby. ❤
Two screenshots from Super Metroid, in Ridley's room, during the fight. Left: "You have received Plasma Beam from FayeOkay" Right: "You have received Charge Beam from FayeOkay"
January 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Why settle?
youtu.be/zjxjuVPFunQ
January 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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Naturally, I reached for one of the most iconic moments in the series to test it out. It's a thing of beauty. ❤
December 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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I've been playing Sonic Generations for the first time. Enjoying it a lot, as you can see. 😊
youtu.be/Kxbgqg1AYBE
#SonicTheHedgehog
Sonic Generations Speed Highway Act 2 No Skills Equipped 1:45.23
YouTube video by K-CO-DOT
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December 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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(Latest fad)
A screenshot from Chrono Trigger. Chrono, Robo, and Ayla are in the Ocean Palace, in a battle against a Jinn and a Barghest, two genie-like monsters. The information window reads, "Muscle Fusion with nearby brothers..."
December 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Game Boy Bionic Commando is so good. ❤
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but
December 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Even one with no interest in the subject matter should check out Marukatsu PC Engine—as well as Dengeki PC Engine/G's Engine, also scanned by Gaming Alexandria—just for the excellent covers by 佐々木 晃 Akira Sasaki. ❤
The cover of Marukatsu PC Engine Issue 31 (July 1991), illustrated by 佐々木 晃 Sasaki Akira (alias TONG KING SHOW). A group of funny animal people in Victorian dress are hiding behind a corner of a brick building. The bunny woman is dressed like Sherlock Holmes and is peeking curiously around the corner, whilst the gorilla man dressed as a Bobby and the buffalo man in a Bowler hat are nervously gesturing for her to be silent to avoid detection. The colours are tinted blue to indicate a nighttime scene. The cover of Marukatsu PC Engine Issue 34 (October 1991), illustrated by 佐々木 晃 Sasaki Akira (alias TONG KING SHOW). It's an action shot in a pro wrestling ring, where the bunny woman is furiously clotheslining the masked buffalo man. The Scottish terrier man is refereeing. The gorilla man is looking on with wide eyes, preparing to jump into the ring—one boot on the bottom rope, one hand on the top rope, his other hand clutching a folding chair. The cover of Marukatsu PC Engine Issue 37 (January 1992), illustrated by 佐々木 晃 Sasaki Akira (alias TONG KING SHOW). A group of funny animal people are dressed for an orchestra recital. The bunny woman is front and centre, wearing a black dress and holding a saxophone. Behind her are the Scottish terrier man on piano, the gorilla man on drums, and the buffalo man on cello. The cover of Dengeki PC Engine Issue 24 (January 1995), illustrated by 佐々木 晃 Sasaki Akira (alias TONG KING SHOW). The bunny woman is wearing some kind of sleeveless red Christmasy attire, with red opera gloves decorated with holly. She's regarding with curiosity and amusement a large Christmas-themed candle, decorated with her friends in miniature.
December 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Now that I've been awakened to the possibility, I feel all retirement announcements should be accompanied by dropping an hour-long DJ mix.

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December 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Bramble is the Sadistic character-find of 2025. Nobody does evil women like Colorgrave. 😊
November 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Morrigan fan art from the first month she existed. ❤ Given the timing, it seems all the artist had for a reference was this one illustration (shown as it was printed in Gamest magazine), where one could be forgiven for thinking the straps from her leotard go over the shoulder.

#ヴァンパイア #Darkstalkers
Morrigan illustration for Vampire: The Night Warriors, by Akiman, as printed in Gamest issue 121 (cover dated July 30th, 1994).
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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I distinctly remembered this happening, but not when or where, so I ended up digging up the source. The nuance might be a bit different from how it's remembered, so judge Katano's words for yourself. ❤
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November 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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LRT: This collection is a storehouse bursting with untold treasures. It's uncanny to look upon art from the likes of Xenogears and Metal Gear Solid, as lossless as the day the publisher saved it. But so far, the find that's felt most like a holy grail has been high-res art of Fox from Bloody Roar. 🥰
Fox bust-up illustration for Bloody Roar (1997). Human form. The allure is androgynous. Fox bust-up illustration for Bloody Roar (1997). Furry form. They're like Renamon but slightly less Erotic. Fox full-body illustration for Bloody Roar (1997). Human form. The maximum resolution for images on Bluesky is just 2000x2000, so what you're seeing here isn't even the full size. You'll have to dig the files out of the disc images as I did, and I recommend you do so. These are from CD 085: https://archive.gamehistory.org/folder/a3f6ca53-18bc-4197-a1e2-9dd8bc582584 Fox full-body illustration for Bloody Roar (1997). Furry form. There might be other characters in the game, too, but I've never checked.
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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We've added 100 new CDs to our collection of press CDs from GamePro magazine, with thousands of pieces of game art, screenshots, and more

So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
The art of GamePro | VGHF Library Highlights
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
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November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM