Gabriel Jones
@pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social
Former game critic who can't find his niche. Interests include retro / obscure / arcade games, music (Mostly VGM & Prince), and whatever catches my eye (even if it's just for a moment). 1981 he/him
Pinned
November #promosky
The name is Gabriel and I am always talking #retrogaming
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I also write game reviews for this blog over here:
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The name is Gabriel and I am always talking #retrogaming
If you like reading about:
Playstation 2
Obscure games
PlayStation Two
Indie games
PS2
Then follow and/or share.
I also write game reviews for this blog over here:
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com
Today's review is a short one.
Mega Man II / Roll-chan World 2 for the Nintendo Game Boy
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/game...
I think I just did this for the +1 to my review count. There's very little worth talking about.
#retrogaming #capcom
Mega Man II / Roll-chan World 2 for the Nintendo Game Boy
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/game...
I think I just did this for the +1 to my review count. There's very little worth talking about.
#retrogaming #capcom
Game Boy look - Mega Man II / Roll-chan World 2
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Today's review is a short one.
Mega Man II / Roll-chan World 2 for the Nintendo Game Boy
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/game...
I think I just did this for the +1 to my review count. There's very little worth talking about.
#retrogaming #capcom
Mega Man II / Roll-chan World 2 for the Nintendo Game Boy
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/game...
I think I just did this for the +1 to my review count. There's very little worth talking about.
#retrogaming #capcom
Well, Mega Man II for the Game Boy is done.
It ends with Dr. Wily getting killed, and that's good enough.
#retrogaming #capcom
It ends with Dr. Wily getting killed, and that's good enough.
#retrogaming #capcom
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Well, Mega Man II for the Game Boy is done.
It ends with Dr. Wily getting killed, and that's good enough.
#retrogaming #capcom
It ends with Dr. Wily getting killed, and that's good enough.
#retrogaming #capcom
Reposted by Gabriel Jones
it's about ethics in games journalism until the games journalist has ethics
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
it's about ethics in games journalism until the games journalist has ethics
Reposted by Gabriel Jones
I probably missed it, but why isn't Wendy using her piledriver every time she's onscreen?
That's the entire reason I'm here.
I mean, Wendy's piledriver was damn near all I talked about when I reviewed Rushing Beat Ran a couple months back.
#retrogaming
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/09/supe...
That's the entire reason I'm here.
I mean, Wendy's piledriver was damn near all I talked about when I reviewed Rushing Beat Ran a couple months back.
#retrogaming
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/09/supe...
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I probably missed it, but why isn't Wendy using her piledriver every time she's onscreen?
That's the entire reason I'm here.
I mean, Wendy's piledriver was damn near all I talked about when I reviewed Rushing Beat Ran a couple months back.
#retrogaming
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/09/supe...
That's the entire reason I'm here.
I mean, Wendy's piledriver was damn near all I talked about when I reviewed Rushing Beat Ran a couple months back.
#retrogaming
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/09/supe...
Roll arrives at Dr. Wily's Castle.
Dr. Wily is right there.
Just shoot him!
Shoot him with bullets, shoot him with metal blades, shoot him with leaves! I don't care! Just shoot him! Don't walk up and try to arrest- dammit!
Dammit
I'm going to bed. I can't with these robots.
#retrogaming
Dr. Wily is right there.
Just shoot him!
Shoot him with bullets, shoot him with metal blades, shoot him with leaves! I don't care! Just shoot him! Don't walk up and try to arrest- dammit!
Dammit
I'm going to bed. I can't with these robots.
#retrogaming
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Roll arrives at Dr. Wily's Castle.
Dr. Wily is right there.
Just shoot him!
Shoot him with bullets, shoot him with metal blades, shoot him with leaves! I don't care! Just shoot him! Don't walk up and try to arrest- dammit!
Dammit
I'm going to bed. I can't with these robots.
#retrogaming
Dr. Wily is right there.
Just shoot him!
Shoot him with bullets, shoot him with metal blades, shoot him with leaves! I don't care! Just shoot him! Don't walk up and try to arrest- dammit!
Dammit
I'm going to bed. I can't with these robots.
#retrogaming
Reposted by Gabriel Jones
...if you're a genuine creator, tailor your email to the game you're requesting! Try to help us sift through the waves of key scammers (cause they are prodigious now!)
Like you might mention my name, what caught your eye about the game specifically and why your audience might be interested.
Like you might mention my name, what caught your eye about the game specifically and why your audience might be interested.
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
...if you're a genuine creator, tailor your email to the game you're requesting! Try to help us sift through the waves of key scammers (cause they are prodigious now!)
Like you might mention my name, what caught your eye about the game specifically and why your audience might be interested.
Like you might mention my name, what caught your eye about the game specifically and why your audience might be interested.
I guess I have to try Mega Man 2 on the Game Boy next.
wtf
Listening to this with headphones on is death
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI28...
wtf
Listening to this with headphones on is death
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI28...
Megaman 2 [Gameboy] music stage select
YouTube video by RockaPeteDX
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I guess I have to try Mega Man 2 on the Game Boy next.
wtf
Listening to this with headphones on is death
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI28...
wtf
Listening to this with headphones on is death
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI28...
Tonight's look is at Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge aka Roll-chan World 1 for the Nintendo Game Boy.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/game...
Minakuchi Engineering was definitely up to the task of adapting Mega Man to a handheld, but they might've gone too far in a few places.
#capcom #retrogaming
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/game...
Minakuchi Engineering was definitely up to the task of adapting Mega Man to a handheld, but they might've gone too far in a few places.
#capcom #retrogaming
Game Boy look - Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge / Roll-chan World 1
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Tonight's look is at Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge aka Roll-chan World 1 for the Nintendo Game Boy.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/game...
Minakuchi Engineering was definitely up to the task of adapting Mega Man to a handheld, but they might've gone too far in a few places.
#capcom #retrogaming
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/11/game...
Minakuchi Engineering was definitely up to the task of adapting Mega Man to a handheld, but they might've gone too far in a few places.
#capcom #retrogaming
I just got a DM from my brain or whatever.
Apparently I've already started writing the review for this game.
OK
Apparently I've already started writing the review for this game.
OK
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
I never played the Game Boy Mega Man games, so this is all new to me.
Mixing together obstacles from the first two games is really clever.
Controls take some adjustment, but nothing serious.
Grueling though. The lack of mid-stage checkpoints really hurts.
#retrogaming
I never played the Game Boy Mega Man games, so this is all new to me.
Mixing together obstacles from the first two games is really clever.
Controls take some adjustment, but nothing serious.
Grueling though. The lack of mid-stage checkpoints really hurts.
#retrogaming
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I just got a DM from my brain or whatever.
Apparently I've already started writing the review for this game.
OK
Apparently I've already started writing the review for this game.
OK
My only thought watching the Super Mario Galaxy Movie Trailer was "Fuck you, Mario." when he called Bowser's painting trash.
That was a great painting.
That was a great painting.
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
My only thought watching the Super Mario Galaxy Movie Trailer was "Fuck you, Mario." when he called Bowser's painting trash.
That was a great painting.
That was a great painting.
I probably missed it, but why isn't Wendy using her piledriver every time she's onscreen?
That's the entire reason I'm here.
I mean, Wendy's piledriver was damn near all I talked about when I reviewed Rushing Beat Ran a couple months back.
#retrogaming
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/09/supe...
That's the entire reason I'm here.
I mean, Wendy's piledriver was damn near all I talked about when I reviewed Rushing Beat Ran a couple months back.
#retrogaming
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/09/supe...
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I probably missed it, but why isn't Wendy using her piledriver every time she's onscreen?
That's the entire reason I'm here.
I mean, Wendy's piledriver was damn near all I talked about when I reviewed Rushing Beat Ran a couple months back.
#retrogaming
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/09/supe...
That's the entire reason I'm here.
I mean, Wendy's piledriver was damn near all I talked about when I reviewed Rushing Beat Ran a couple months back.
#retrogaming
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/09/supe...
Well, apparently all of my posts since forever ago were marked as "Japanese".
Huh.
Huh.
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Well, apparently all of my posts since forever ago were marked as "Japanese".
Huh.
Huh.
See! This is exactly what I'm talking about!
If Mega Man - or Roll in this case - ever went to Hell, this is what it would look like.
Spikes and disappearing blocks...
#retrogaming #capcom
If Mega Man - or Roll in this case - ever went to Hell, this is what it would look like.
Spikes and disappearing blocks...
#retrogaming #capcom
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
See! This is exactly what I'm talking about!
If Mega Man - or Roll in this case - ever went to Hell, this is what it would look like.
Spikes and disappearing blocks...
#retrogaming #capcom
If Mega Man - or Roll in this case - ever went to Hell, this is what it would look like.
Spikes and disappearing blocks...
#retrogaming #capcom
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
I never played the Game Boy Mega Man games, so this is all new to me.
Mixing together obstacles from the first two games is really clever.
Controls take some adjustment, but nothing serious.
Grueling though. The lack of mid-stage checkpoints really hurts.
#retrogaming
I never played the Game Boy Mega Man games, so this is all new to me.
Mixing together obstacles from the first two games is really clever.
Controls take some adjustment, but nothing serious.
Grueling though. The lack of mid-stage checkpoints really hurts.
#retrogaming
November 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
I never played the Game Boy Mega Man games, so this is all new to me.
Mixing together obstacles from the first two games is really clever.
Controls take some adjustment, but nothing serious.
Grueling though. The lack of mid-stage checkpoints really hurts.
#retrogaming
I never played the Game Boy Mega Man games, so this is all new to me.
Mixing together obstacles from the first two games is really clever.
Controls take some adjustment, but nothing serious.
Grueling though. The lack of mid-stage checkpoints really hurts.
#retrogaming
Reposted by Gabriel Jones
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November 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
🎮 Step back in time with RetroArcadeMemories! From the ZX Spectrum to the PS1, we’re unearthing the games that shaped our childhoods — the glitches, the thrills, the unforgettable highs. Nostalgia served pixel-perfect. Dive in and relive the classics with us: retroarcadememories.wordpress.com
Maken Shao
I ran into Fukenshi Rumrod at a disco. He wants me to go fight Marguerite, a Nazi he fell in love with.
Her base in Vienna has 9 crates guarded by 9 dogs. I don't get it.
The boss arena is... yeah.
#retrogaming #atlus
I ran into Fukenshi Rumrod at a disco. He wants me to go fight Marguerite, a Nazi he fell in love with.
Her base in Vienna has 9 crates guarded by 9 dogs. I don't get it.
The boss arena is... yeah.
#retrogaming #atlus
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Maken Shao
I ran into Fukenshi Rumrod at a disco. He wants me to go fight Marguerite, a Nazi he fell in love with.
Her base in Vienna has 9 crates guarded by 9 dogs. I don't get it.
The boss arena is... yeah.
#retrogaming #atlus
I ran into Fukenshi Rumrod at a disco. He wants me to go fight Marguerite, a Nazi he fell in love with.
Her base in Vienna has 9 crates guarded by 9 dogs. I don't get it.
The boss arena is... yeah.
#retrogaming #atlus
I don't have an opinion one way or the other on Dragon Age: Veilguard, but the gaming community being a predictable pile of assholes towards the writer at Eurogamer for changing their stance on the game is pretty goddamned shameful.
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I don't have an opinion one way or the other on Dragon Age: Veilguard, but the gaming community being a predictable pile of assholes towards the writer at Eurogamer for changing their stance on the game is pretty goddamned shameful.
Something I didn't touch on in my Crimson Tear review is that enemies have both an "aware" and "unaware" state.
See the guy on the right? He's unaware of the danger he's in and will die the instant I hit him.
The stealth mechanics aren't deep, but they're cool, nonetheless.
#retrogaming
See the guy on the right? He's unaware of the danger he's in and will die the instant I hit him.
The stealth mechanics aren't deep, but they're cool, nonetheless.
#retrogaming
November 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Something I didn't touch on in my Crimson Tear review is that enemies have both an "aware" and "unaware" state.
See the guy on the right? He's unaware of the danger he's in and will die the instant I hit him.
The stealth mechanics aren't deep, but they're cool, nonetheless.
#retrogaming
See the guy on the right? He's unaware of the danger he's in and will die the instant I hit him.
The stealth mechanics aren't deep, but they're cool, nonetheless.
#retrogaming
Crimson Tears is a game I'm already well-familiar with.
In fact, I even reviewed it way back.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2009/09/ps2-...
I'm giving it another shot on the slight possibility that I'll see something in it that I didn't see before.
Who knows? Opinions could change...
#retrogaming
In fact, I even reviewed it way back.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2009/09/ps2-...
I'm giving it another shot on the slight possibility that I'll see something in it that I didn't see before.
Who knows? Opinions could change...
#retrogaming
Crimson Tears is a rogue-lite beatemup / slasher. Crush rooms full of bio-monsters, upgrade your stuff, and watch out for traps.
Be careful handling your weapons. #4 shows the item screen. Weapons in danger of breaking are highlighted by their color.
#retrogaming #playstation
Be careful handling your weapons. #4 shows the item screen. Weapons in danger of breaking are highlighted by their color.
#retrogaming #playstation
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Crimson Tears is a game I'm already well-familiar with.
In fact, I even reviewed it way back.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2009/09/ps2-...
I'm giving it another shot on the slight possibility that I'll see something in it that I didn't see before.
Who knows? Opinions could change...
#retrogaming
In fact, I even reviewed it way back.
pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2009/09/ps2-...
I'm giving it another shot on the slight possibility that I'll see something in it that I didn't see before.
Who knows? Opinions could change...
#retrogaming
Crimson Tears is a rogue-lite beatemup / slasher. Crush rooms full of bio-monsters, upgrade your stuff, and watch out for traps.
Be careful handling your weapons. #4 shows the item screen. Weapons in danger of breaking are highlighted by their color.
#retrogaming #playstation
Be careful handling your weapons. #4 shows the item screen. Weapons in danger of breaking are highlighted by their color.
#retrogaming #playstation
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Crimson Tears is a rogue-lite beatemup / slasher. Crush rooms full of bio-monsters, upgrade your stuff, and watch out for traps.
Be careful handling your weapons. #4 shows the item screen. Weapons in danger of breaking are highlighted by their color.
#retrogaming #playstation
Be careful handling your weapons. #4 shows the item screen. Weapons in danger of breaking are highlighted by their color.
#retrogaming #playstation
Reposted by Gabriel Jones
I'm just gonna say it:
The number of people on my timeline who trash AI daily yet can't stop shilling Arc Raiders at every possible opportunity is baffling.
The number of people on my timeline who trash AI daily yet can't stop shilling Arc Raiders at every possible opportunity is baffling.
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I'm just gonna say it:
The number of people on my timeline who trash AI daily yet can't stop shilling Arc Raiders at every possible opportunity is baffling.
The number of people on my timeline who trash AI daily yet can't stop shilling Arc Raiders at every possible opportunity is baffling.
Still working on that Castlevania: Lament of Innocence playthrough too.
Even if it is just hallways, rooms full of monsters, and doing three things to open a door, it's still pretty fun.
The Medusa boss-fight was great as well. #retrogaming #konami
Even if it is just hallways, rooms full of monsters, and doing three things to open a door, it's still pretty fun.
The Medusa boss-fight was great as well. #retrogaming #konami
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Still working on that Castlevania: Lament of Innocence playthrough too.
Even if it is just hallways, rooms full of monsters, and doing three things to open a door, it's still pretty fun.
The Medusa boss-fight was great as well. #retrogaming #konami
Even if it is just hallways, rooms full of monsters, and doing three things to open a door, it's still pretty fun.
The Medusa boss-fight was great as well. #retrogaming #konami
One stage you're going to see a lot of in Maken Shao is Moscow. It's one of the easiest to farm, and farming is necessary to unlock every character's full potential.
I've started calling the guy with the shield 'Russian Spider-man'.
#retrogaming
I've started calling the guy with the shield 'Russian Spider-man'.
#retrogaming
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
One stage you're going to see a lot of in Maken Shao is Moscow. It's one of the easiest to farm, and farming is necessary to unlock every character's full potential.
I've started calling the guy with the shield 'Russian Spider-man'.
#retrogaming
I've started calling the guy with the shield 'Russian Spider-man'.
#retrogaming
Maken Shao has a lovely selection of surreal enemies.
The Iron Maidens that rush you as a dozen spikes jut out of them are especially weird and fun.
#retrogaming
The Iron Maidens that rush you as a dozen spikes jut out of them are especially weird and fun.
#retrogaming
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Maken Shao has a lovely selection of surreal enemies.
The Iron Maidens that rush you as a dozen spikes jut out of them are especially weird and fun.
#retrogaming
The Iron Maidens that rush you as a dozen spikes jut out of them are especially weird and fun.
#retrogaming
Reposted by Gabriel Jones
when u feel like u gotta sneeze and nothing's happening
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
when u feel like u gotta sneeze and nothing's happening