MercuryCDX
@mercurycdx.bsky.social
Talkin' about old games, mostly Sega.
They let me talk on the HG101 Podcast sometimes by mistake.
He/him/they/them, these are all fine.
They let me talk on the HG101 Podcast sometimes by mistake.
He/him/they/them, these are all fine.
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MercuryCDX
@mercurycdx.bsky.social
· Oct 7
Making a reminder note that I'm using Mastodon a bit more in the event shit gets worse here than it already is. Do I expect folks to migrate over? No, but as I've mentioned, backup plans. Probably also shouldn't be on mastodon dot social but hopefully it is temporary.
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But you know what they both have in common?
Facilitating unhealthy and exploitative work culture.
Thanks for listening.
Facilitating unhealthy and exploitative work culture.
Thanks for listening.
people give masahiro sakurai shit for him having bad takes a lot more than shigeru miyamoto, who obviously has been a lot more influential to gaming as a whole, but also has a lot more takes that are a lot shittier
February 2, 2026 at 12:15 AM
But you know what they both have in common?
Facilitating unhealthy and exploitative work culture.
Thanks for listening.
Facilitating unhealthy and exploitative work culture.
Thanks for listening.
I don't even know why I have the Switch Parental Control app on my phone. It just gave me my monthly Switch 2 gameplay report of "you played Advance Wars for a while I guess"
February 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I don't even know why I have the Switch Parental Control app on my phone. It just gave me my monthly Switch 2 gameplay report of "you played Advance Wars for a while I guess"
Damn, nobody likes Sakura Taisen what the hell
My attachment to each #SEGA franchise
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Alex Kidd
💚💚💚💚💚 Sakura Wars
💚💚💚💚💚 Virtua Fighter
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Sonic
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Phantasy Star
💚💚⭕️⭕️⭕️ Bayonetta
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Shining
⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️ Persona
💚💚💚💚💚 Shin Megami Tensei
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Valkyria Chronicles
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Shinobi
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Golden Axe
💚💚💚💚💚 Streets of Rage
💚💚💚💚💚 Puyo Puyo
💚💚💚💚⭕ LAD
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Alex Kidd
💚💚💚💚💚 Sakura Wars
💚💚💚💚💚 Virtua Fighter
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Sonic
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Phantasy Star
💚💚⭕️⭕️⭕️ Bayonetta
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Shining
⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️ Persona
💚💚💚💚💚 Shin Megami Tensei
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Valkyria Chronicles
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Shinobi
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Golden Axe
💚💚💚💚💚 Streets of Rage
💚💚💚💚💚 Puyo Puyo
💚💚💚💚⭕ LAD
My attachment to each #SEGA franchise
💚💚💚💚💚 Alex Kidd
💚💚💚💚💚 Sakura Wars
💚💚💚💚💚 Virtua Fighter
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Sonic The Hedgehog
💚💚💚💚💚 Phantasy Star
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Bayonetta
💚💚💚💚💚 Shining Force
💚💚💚💚💚 Persona
💚💚💚💚💚 Valkyria Chronicles
💚💚💚💚💚 Shinobi
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Golden Axe
💚💚💚💚💚 Streets of Rage
💚💚💚💚💚 Puyo Puyo
💚💚💚💚⭕ Yakuza
💚💚💚💚💚 Alex Kidd
💚💚💚💚💚 Sakura Wars
💚💚💚💚💚 Virtua Fighter
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Sonic The Hedgehog
💚💚💚💚💚 Phantasy Star
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Bayonetta
💚💚💚💚💚 Shining Force
💚💚💚💚💚 Persona
💚💚💚💚💚 Valkyria Chronicles
💚💚💚💚💚 Shinobi
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Golden Axe
💚💚💚💚💚 Streets of Rage
💚💚💚💚💚 Puyo Puyo
💚💚💚💚⭕ Yakuza
February 1, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Damn, nobody likes Sakura Taisen what the hell
Shitting my pants in front of the press in order to assert my dominance.
February 1, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Shitting my pants in front of the press in order to assert my dominance.
My attachment to each #SEGA franchise
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Alex Kidd
💚💚💚💚💚 Sakura Wars
💚💚💚💚💚 Virtua Fighter
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Sonic
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Phantasy Star
💚💚⭕️⭕️⭕️ Bayonetta
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Shining
⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️ Persona
💚💚💚💚💚 Shin Megami Tensei
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Valkyria Chronicles
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Shinobi
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Golden Axe
💚💚💚💚💚 Streets of Rage
💚💚💚💚💚 Puyo Puyo
💚💚💚💚⭕ LAD
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Alex Kidd
💚💚💚💚💚 Sakura Wars
💚💚💚💚💚 Virtua Fighter
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Sonic
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Phantasy Star
💚💚⭕️⭕️⭕️ Bayonetta
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Shining
⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️ Persona
💚💚💚💚💚 Shin Megami Tensei
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Valkyria Chronicles
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Shinobi
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Golden Axe
💚💚💚💚💚 Streets of Rage
💚💚💚💚💚 Puyo Puyo
💚💚💚💚⭕ LAD
My attachment to each #SEGA franchise
💚💚💚💚💚 Alex Kidd
💚💚💚💚💚 Sakura Wars
💚💚💚💚💚 Virtua Fighter
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Sonic The Hedgehog
💚💚💚💚💚 Phantasy Star
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Bayonetta
💚💚💚💚💚 Shining Force
💚💚💚💚💚 Persona
💚💚💚💚💚 Valkyria Chronicles
💚💚💚💚💚 Shinobi
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Golden Axe
💚💚💚💚💚 Streets of Rage
💚💚💚💚💚 Puyo Puyo
💚💚💚💚⭕ Yakuza
💚💚💚💚💚 Alex Kidd
💚💚💚💚💚 Sakura Wars
💚💚💚💚💚 Virtua Fighter
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Sonic The Hedgehog
💚💚💚💚💚 Phantasy Star
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Bayonetta
💚💚💚💚💚 Shining Force
💚💚💚💚💚 Persona
💚💚💚💚💚 Valkyria Chronicles
💚💚💚💚💚 Shinobi
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Golden Axe
💚💚💚💚💚 Streets of Rage
💚💚💚💚💚 Puyo Puyo
💚💚💚💚⭕ Yakuza
February 1, 2026 at 7:35 PM
My attachment to each #SEGA franchise
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Alex Kidd
💚💚💚💚💚 Sakura Wars
💚💚💚💚💚 Virtua Fighter
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Sonic
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Phantasy Star
💚💚⭕️⭕️⭕️ Bayonetta
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Shining
⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️ Persona
💚💚💚💚💚 Shin Megami Tensei
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Valkyria Chronicles
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Shinobi
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Golden Axe
💚💚💚💚💚 Streets of Rage
💚💚💚💚💚 Puyo Puyo
💚💚💚💚⭕ LAD
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Alex Kidd
💚💚💚💚💚 Sakura Wars
💚💚💚💚💚 Virtua Fighter
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Sonic
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Phantasy Star
💚💚⭕️⭕️⭕️ Bayonetta
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Shining
⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️ Persona
💚💚💚💚💚 Shin Megami Tensei
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Valkyria Chronicles
💚💚💚💚⭕️ Shinobi
💚💚💚⭕️⭕️ Golden Axe
💚💚💚💚💚 Streets of Rage
💚💚💚💚💚 Puyo Puyo
💚💚💚💚⭕ LAD
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you can tell the media's captured because we haven't seen headlines reading "DONALD DUMP" and "SHART OF THE DEAL" all over the place
What do you MEAN the president audibly SHIT himself live on camera and they immediately cancelled the press conference and rushed everyone out of the room like it's a fire drill, and it happened two days ago, and I'm just hearing about it NOW?
February 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
you can tell the media's captured because we haven't seen headlines reading "DONALD DUMP" and "SHART OF THE DEAL" all over the place
Used to be if you wanted to lose a court case you'd just defend yourself and it didn't cost you $100.
February 1, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Used to be if you wanted to lose a court case you'd just defend yourself and it didn't cost you $100.
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Omega Boost is such a good looking game.... the way so many enemies have multiple points of their body that break apart while fighting them makes huge boss enemies so satisfying to break apart
February 1, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Omega Boost is such a good looking game.... the way so many enemies have multiple points of their body that break apart while fighting them makes huge boss enemies so satisfying to break apart
Every "arcade games are the original microtransaction" argument makes more sense if the person never played an old ass game that was like hey aim for a high score like the old electromechanical games like pinball these originated from, and only played games in the past ten years or whatever.
February 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Every "arcade games are the original microtransaction" argument makes more sense if the person never played an old ass game that was like hey aim for a high score like the old electromechanical games like pinball these originated from, and only played games in the past ten years or whatever.
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Can't go back and watch it again, the film is out of theaters. Guess it's lost media now...
February 1, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Can't go back and watch it again, the film is out of theaters. Guess it's lost media now...
Heard about these pinball machines? Real quarter munchers, totally unfair, who knows how much money you gotta put into it to see the ending
February 1, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Heard about these pinball machines? Real quarter munchers, totally unfair, who knows how much money you gotta put into it to see the ending
Movie theaters are the original microtransaction, I mean you pay money to see a movie and you don't even get to own it???
February 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Movie theaters are the original microtransaction, I mean you pay money to see a movie and you don't even get to own it???
I forget, which of those two cheesesteak places was the racist one, or is the answer "yes"?
the simpsons are hacks, nancy did it first
February 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I forget, which of those two cheesesteak places was the racist one, or is the answer "yes"?
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I actually found the article from FSM Magazine (which eventually ended up with the editor losing his job), where they "defied order" by printing the memo from WWE to "not take any screenshots of Triple H losing or in a defenceless or vulnerable position." So they did anyway!
February 1, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I actually found the article from FSM Magazine (which eventually ended up with the editor losing his job), where they "defied order" by printing the memo from WWE to "not take any screenshots of Triple H losing or in a defenceless or vulnerable position." So they did anyway!
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It's funny when people, even devs, maybe even especially devs, still insist old games are unplayable just by being old. I'm constantly refuting that every day I post games. Seeking new experiences through old games is consistently more rewarding.
January 31, 2026 at 9:55 PM
It's funny when people, even devs, maybe even especially devs, still insist old games are unplayable just by being old. I'm constantly refuting that every day I post games. Seeking new experiences through old games is consistently more rewarding.
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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24 years ago today, Virtua Fighter 4 was released on PlayStation 2 in JP. It was developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega.
February 1, 2026 at 4:59 AM
24 years ago today, Virtua Fighter 4 was released on PlayStation 2 in JP. It was developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega.
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CW: Blood/injured dog
My neighbors dog bypassed the fence and came into our yard and attacked my little baby Charlie
He’s having a lot of trouble walking right now and is in a lot of pain
If anyone could help us pay to take our boy to the vet it would be a real blessing.
Cashapp $MelieveItOrNot
My neighbors dog bypassed the fence and came into our yard and attacked my little baby Charlie
He’s having a lot of trouble walking right now and is in a lot of pain
If anyone could help us pay to take our boy to the vet it would be a real blessing.
Cashapp $MelieveItOrNot
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
CW: Blood/injured dog
My neighbors dog bypassed the fence and came into our yard and attacked my little baby Charlie
He’s having a lot of trouble walking right now and is in a lot of pain
If anyone could help us pay to take our boy to the vet it would be a real blessing.
Cashapp $MelieveItOrNot
My neighbors dog bypassed the fence and came into our yard and attacked my little baby Charlie
He’s having a lot of trouble walking right now and is in a lot of pain
If anyone could help us pay to take our boy to the vet it would be a real blessing.
Cashapp $MelieveItOrNot
I did my first actual full playthrough of Morrowind a few years ago, rather than just poke at it and bit and go "eh I don't get it" back when it was new and I was younger and not as willing to try things out. It's really good.
"Go back and play Morrowind and tell me that’s the game you want to play again," said Bruce Nesmith, who worked for Bethesda for over 17 years, adding that playing The Elder Scrolls 3 "would not stand the test of time." https://bit.ly/4q4GoKh
February 1, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I did my first actual full playthrough of Morrowind a few years ago, rather than just poke at it and bit and go "eh I don't get it" back when it was new and I was younger and not as willing to try things out. It's really good.
GOG burning all their goodwill on AI shit makes sense because it is owned by a rich guy and rich guys have class consciousness and understand that their peers (other rich guys) are invested heavily in AI and they gotta circle the wagons.
Best thing to do is [REDACTED] or, barring that, divest.
Best thing to do is [REDACTED] or, barring that, divest.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 AM
GOG burning all their goodwill on AI shit makes sense because it is owned by a rich guy and rich guys have class consciousness and understand that their peers (other rich guys) are invested heavily in AI and they gotta circle the wagons.
Best thing to do is [REDACTED] or, barring that, divest.
Best thing to do is [REDACTED] or, barring that, divest.
Finally, an in-game car sticker
February 1, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Finally, an in-game car sticker
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Seeing all these names pop up one after another in the epstein files is kind of like a royal rumble in itself
January 31, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Seeing all these names pop up one after another in the epstein files is kind of like a royal rumble in itself
Look I'll be honest I never really cared about the Royal Rumble because most of the match is folks standing around or rest holding until it is time to do an elimination spot. It feels like it is mostly a gimmick for fans who only care about wrestler entrances and what old guy or celeb they snuck in.
January 31, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Look I'll be honest I never really cared about the Royal Rumble because most of the match is folks standing around or rest holding until it is time to do an elimination spot. It feels like it is mostly a gimmick for fans who only care about wrestler entrances and what old guy or celeb they snuck in.