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Jamie Smith
@smithstock.bsky.social
· Oct 28
Starting a thread 🧵 on #gamedesign nuggets of wisdom...
Black Belt, Alien Syndrome and Wanted.
All great experiences, even now.
All great experiences, even now.
Hi I wrote about the Sega Master System and how it’s been criminally overlooked because everyone goes on about the NES like it was the only 8bit console in the world look don’t get me started
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
Master System at 40: the truth about Sega’s most underrated console
Forty years ago, the Nintendo Entertainment System dominated the markets in Japan and the US. But in Europe, a technologically superior rival was making it look like an ancient relic
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Black Belt, Alien Syndrome and Wanted.
All great experiences, even now.
All great experiences, even now.
Drop Duchy.
It looks like cosy Tetris on the surface, but has several layers of depth that gradually and rewardingly is revealed throughout progression.
It looks like cosy Tetris on the surface, but has several layers of depth that gradually and rewardingly is revealed throughout progression.
Fill in the blank:
Before you pick your Game of the Year, make sure you play _______
Before you pick your Game of the Year, make sure you play _______
November 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Drop Duchy.
It looks like cosy Tetris on the surface, but has several layers of depth that gradually and rewardingly is revealed throughout progression.
It looks like cosy Tetris on the surface, but has several layers of depth that gradually and rewardingly is revealed throughout progression.
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"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine"
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine"
...the ability to skip cutscenes
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
...the ability to skip cutscenes
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once again thinking about Matt Damon's terrifying guest spot on Arthur
October 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
once again thinking about Matt Damon's terrifying guest spot on Arthur
If you see this quote with your favourite Pokémon (wrong answers only):
October 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you see this quote with your favourite Pokémon (wrong answers only):
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Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
This is one of my all time favourite videos, essential viewing for system designers.
The amount of information in this video is incredible and most people have no idea how bad they are at using Excel.
October 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
This is one of my all time favourite videos, essential viewing for system designers.
🛠️🐸
Love this shot or Grogu and the Anzellans in THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU
September 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Just wait until someone plots this on a cube via a 3rd axis - Critical Reception
I love this analytical take on video game categorization from Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne:
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
September 15, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Just wait until someone plots this on a cube via a 3rd axis - Critical Reception
This is the closest you can get to a pad smasher on Everybody's Golf
September 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is the closest you can get to a pad smasher on Everybody's Golf
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Stolen from Reddit, because it's great.
September 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Stolen from Reddit, because it's great.
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REBEL RIDGE has won Best TV Movie at the Emmys.
September 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
REBEL RIDGE has won Best TV Movie at the Emmys.
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What people think they 80s were like versus what the 80s was actually like.
August 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
What people think they 80s were like versus what the 80s was actually like.
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This is one of those films I’m fascinated to see the reaction too between UK/US.
For US audiences, seems like a fun story for Bradley Cooper to do a movie about.
For UK audiences, we’re like WAIT THIS IS BASED ON JOHN BISHOP’S LIFE? youtu.be/TE5v3U79i6s?...
For US audiences, seems like a fun story for Bradley Cooper to do a movie about.
For UK audiences, we’re like WAIT THIS IS BASED ON JOHN BISHOP’S LIFE? youtu.be/TE5v3U79i6s?...
IS THIS THING ON? | Teaser Trailer | Searchlight Pictures
YouTube video by SearchlightPictures
youtu.be
August 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is one of those films I’m fascinated to see the reaction too between UK/US.
For US audiences, seems like a fun story for Bradley Cooper to do a movie about.
For UK audiences, we’re like WAIT THIS IS BASED ON JOHN BISHOP’S LIFE? youtu.be/TE5v3U79i6s?...
For US audiences, seems like a fun story for Bradley Cooper to do a movie about.
For UK audiences, we’re like WAIT THIS IS BASED ON JOHN BISHOP’S LIFE? youtu.be/TE5v3U79i6s?...
"I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie."
August 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie."
Finally set up my Meta Quest 3, just discovered Walkabout Mini Golf... ⛳
a cartoon of alice from alice in wonderland with the words " and it begins " below her
ALT: a cartoon of alice from alice in wonderland with the words " and it begins " below her
media.tenor.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Finally set up my Meta Quest 3, just discovered Walkabout Mini Golf... ⛳
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Happy birthday H.P. Lovecraft 🎂 🦑
#HPLovecraft
#HPLovecraft
August 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Happy birthday H.P. Lovecraft 🎂 🦑
#HPLovecraft
#HPLovecraft
This was a thoroughly enjoyable chat, Jed, thank you for the opportunity to highlight some underappreciated gems.
Tune in to @firstgengamerspod.bsky.social folks, highly recommended!
Tune in to @firstgengamerspod.bsky.social folks, highly recommended!
@smithstock.bsky.social is the guest on the new episode, where we talk underrated games! #nintendo #sega #playstation #xbox #atari #gaming #videogames
Underrated Games w/Jamie Smith (from Behavior Interactive)
First Gen Gamers · Episode
open.spotify.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This was a thoroughly enjoyable chat, Jed, thank you for the opportunity to highlight some underappreciated gems.
Tune in to @firstgengamerspod.bsky.social folks, highly recommended!
Tune in to @firstgengamerspod.bsky.social folks, highly recommended!
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If you've never heard of Body Harvest, it's a 3D sandbox game from DMA Design (later Rockstar North) that released three years before GTA III. Really incredible stuff done with the hardware for the time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiZk...
Body Harvest - Nintendo 64 Review - HD
YouTube video by N64 Glenn Plant
www.youtube.com
August 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
If you've never heard of Body Harvest, it's a 3D sandbox game from DMA Design (later Rockstar North) that released three years before GTA III. Really incredible stuff done with the hardware for the time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiZk...
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I have never been more targeted in my entire fucking life
August 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I have never been more targeted in my entire fucking life
Get your submissions in for the 2026 BAFTA 🎭 Games Awards folks!
August 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Get your submissions in for the 2026 BAFTA 🎭 Games Awards folks!