Nate E-K
@newertkrocker.bsky.social
Game history enthusiast | Hosted and produced GO BACK AND PLAY (2016 - 2023) | Used to write about VGM for Fanbyte, Paste | he/him | probably shouldn't have hacked those 3DSs for my kids
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Nate E-K
@newertkrocker.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Go Back and Play
Video Games Podcast · 150 Episodes
podcasts.apple.com
I'm Nate!
I'm not really "making" any "content" these days, but I used to write about game music for various sites, and for ~7 years I had a podcast called GO BACK AND PLAY, in which some friends & I took a whirlwind tour through the history of videogames!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
I'm not really "making" any "content" these days, but I used to write about game music for various sites, and for ~7 years I had a podcast called GO BACK AND PLAY, in which some friends & I took a whirlwind tour through the history of videogames!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
There's a light dusting of snow on the ground in Cleveland this morning, and it is making it very difficult for me to focus on work. Surely the fact that it is Monday has nothing to do with this.
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
There's a light dusting of snow on the ground in Cleveland this morning, and it is making it very difficult for me to focus on work. Surely the fact that it is Monday has nothing to do with this.
There have been a lot of stealth games inspired by Metal Gear, but this is one of the only ones I can think of that feels more directly inspired by... Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions? If you have any affection or nostalgia for that weird PS1 offshoot, you should absolutely give Volume a go.
Our legacy game celebration continues with Volume! 🔇
Our second game was all about robbing from the rich with pure stealth action. Uncover, then unravel, the exploitative plots of Gisborne Industries by using the Volume to pull off increasingly ambitious heists over 100 levels.
Our second game was all about robbing from the rich with pure stealth action. Uncover, then unravel, the exploitative plots of Gisborne Industries by using the Volume to pull off increasingly ambitious heists over 100 levels.
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There have been a lot of stealth games inspired by Metal Gear, but this is one of the only ones I can think of that feels more directly inspired by... Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions? If you have any affection or nostalgia for that weird PS1 offshoot, you should absolutely give Volume a go.
The boys* are back in town**
*the little FF guys Kari painted in 2011
**my office wall instead of stuck in a box for 2+ years
*the little FF guys Kari painted in 2011
**my office wall instead of stuck in a box for 2+ years
November 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The boys* are back in town**
*the little FF guys Kari painted in 2011
**my office wall instead of stuck in a box for 2+ years
*the little FF guys Kari painted in 2011
**my office wall instead of stuck in a box for 2+ years
Reposted by Nate E-K
Picnic at Hanging Rock proves definitively that the pan flute is humanity’s most unsettling instrument
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Picnic at Hanging Rock proves definitively that the pan flute is humanity’s most unsettling instrument
Picnic at Aggro Crag (Peter Weir, 1975)
November 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Picnic at Aggro Crag (Peter Weir, 1975)
10YO: *singing the most annoying ditty he can conjure at 7YO while she prepares her oatmeal* “Do you like my song??”
7YO: “…NO.”
10YO: “Okay. Technically, neither do I.”
7YO: “…NO.”
10YO: “Okay. Technically, neither do I.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
10YO: *singing the most annoying ditty he can conjure at 7YO while she prepares her oatmeal* “Do you like my song??”
7YO: “…NO.”
10YO: “Okay. Technically, neither do I.”
7YO: “…NO.”
10YO: “Okay. Technically, neither do I.”
How are these? I've always been curious but never tried any of them. I think one or two of these may be in my library already, as giveaways.
Humble Games Bundle: Frogwares Lovecraft & Sherlock Classics ($12 for all) buff.ly/qjgpLHT #ad
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
How are these? I've always been curious but never tried any of them. I think one or two of these may be in my library already, as giveaways.
I am taking 10 psychic dmg per turn just sitting at my work desk today
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I am taking 10 psychic dmg per turn just sitting at my work desk today
The system is not prepared to handle this scale of injustice, which means that one of three things is gonna be true:
- the injustice will be allowed to stand
- the system will be changed
- someone will operate Outside the System
Pretty bummed about which outcome seems the most likely.
- the injustice will be allowed to stand
- the system will be changed
- someone will operate Outside the System
Pretty bummed about which outcome seems the most likely.
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The system is not prepared to handle this scale of injustice, which means that one of three things is gonna be true:
- the injustice will be allowed to stand
- the system will be changed
- someone will operate Outside the System
Pretty bummed about which outcome seems the most likely.
- the injustice will be allowed to stand
- the system will be changed
- someone will operate Outside the System
Pretty bummed about which outcome seems the most likely.
Someone needs to lower grocery prices so I can justify spending fifty bucks on a shirtless Kazuma Kiryu figurine
Yakzua/Like a Dragon - Kazuma Kiryu -Fierce Battle- Digsta (Reissue) up for preorder at Hobby-Genki ($52.20) buff.ly/KbyMmUY
amiami buff.ly/SRcM6NN
HLJ buff.ly/0ZSR877
amiami buff.ly/SRcM6NN
HLJ buff.ly/0ZSR877
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Someone needs to lower grocery prices so I can justify spending fifty bucks on a shirtless Kazuma Kiryu figurine
Reposted by Nate E-K
I verified my age and look at all the incredible content I was missing!!
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I verified my age and look at all the incredible content I was missing!!
I can’t believe I’m being denied everyone’s rude tweets because I refuse to verify my age (Silurian era)
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I can’t believe I’m being denied everyone’s rude tweets because I refuse to verify my age (Silurian era)
Yikes. (Cleveland Metro School District announcing their plan to put the entire district into a blender)
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Yikes. (Cleveland Metro School District announcing their plan to put the entire district into a blender)
Finding myself really compelled by the System Shock remake, even as it's kicking my ass. I love a good scrounge-'em-up
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Finding myself really compelled by the System Shock remake, even as it's kicking my ass. I love a good scrounge-'em-up
Reposted by Nate E-K
Trying to soak in all the joy I can today from these election results, because this evening I get to find out whether my kids’ beloved school community is going to be scattered to the four winds (probably) and whether my wife, who teaches there, will still be employed next school year (probably not)
CMSD expected to announce school closures Wednesday
CMSD is expected to announce its recommendations for around 20 to 30 school closures and consolidations. Here is what to know.
signalcleveland.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Trying to soak in all the joy I can today from these election results, because this evening I get to find out whether my kids’ beloved school community is going to be scattered to the four winds (probably) and whether my wife, who teaches there, will still be employed next school year (probably not)
Trying to soak in all the joy I can today from these election results, because this evening I get to find out whether my kids’ beloved school community is going to be scattered to the four winds (probably) and whether my wife, who teaches there, will still be employed next school year (probably not)
CMSD expected to announce school closures Wednesday
CMSD is expected to announce its recommendations for around 20 to 30 school closures and consolidations. Here is what to know.
signalcleveland.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Trying to soak in all the joy I can today from these election results, because this evening I get to find out whether my kids’ beloved school community is going to be scattered to the four winds (probably) and whether my wife, who teaches there, will still be employed next school year (probably not)
All eyes now turn to the amphitheater in Central Park
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to bodily dissolve, joining into colossal, amorphous flesh being if Mamdani elected
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
All eyes now turn to the amphitheater in Central Park
Someone won by saying better things are possible! I thought that only happened in the movies
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Someone won by saying better things are possible! I thought that only happened in the movies
I love “Interface Drama” as a term!! I was just calling them “Barlowlikes”
Good piece! Also, shoutout to @illuminesce.net’s Interface Drama list that catalogues a bunch of these games that are built around the use of some sort of simulated OS interface: illuminesce.net/interface-dr...
The Interface Drama Master List
Interface dramas are an emergent genre of games that use software to tell interactive stories. This is a master list of all playable interface dramas on itch.io, Steam, and more.
illuminesce.net
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I love “Interface Drama” as a term!! I was just calling them “Barlowlikes”
If I look up hints as to where to go next in the System Shock remake, am I diminishing the experience for myself? I have mostly been okay fumbling through things so far but can imagine myself tiring of the deliberately minimal conveyance.
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
If I look up hints as to where to go next in the System Shock remake, am I diminishing the experience for myself? I have mostly been okay fumbling through things so far but can imagine myself tiring of the deliberately minimal conveyance.
Anybody else got a bit of a spring in their step this morning? Can’t explain it! Just feelin’ good!
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Anybody else got a bit of a spring in their step this morning? Can’t explain it! Just feelin’ good!
I’m playing the System Shock remake, and starting to get a bad feeling about this SHODAN character. She reminds me of the infamous villain SHODAN from the classic System Shock 2
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I’m playing the System Shock remake, and starting to get a bad feeling about this SHODAN character. She reminds me of the infamous villain SHODAN from the classic System Shock 2
Reposted by Nate E-K
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to bodily dissolve, joining into colossal, amorphous flesh being if Mamdani elected
November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to bodily dissolve, joining into colossal, amorphous flesh being if Mamdani elected
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to bodily dissolve, joining into colossal, amorphous flesh being if Mamdani elected
November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to bodily dissolve, joining into colossal, amorphous flesh being if Mamdani elected