Dr. Kenneth A Barnes III
@superkmx.com
Not dead yet. Proprietor of SuperChallenge, a supplier of Japanese videogames to the UK and beyond. https://superchallenge.co
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Sad to see big outlets like Eurogamer and GameSpot still stuck in the social media trap of framing everything in ways that'll anger the maximum number of people. Scrolling Facebook is just an endless series of hastily made images that all pretty much say "YOU CAN'T PAUSE IN CALL OF DUTY."
November 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Sad to see big outlets like Eurogamer and GameSpot still stuck in the social media trap of framing everything in ways that'll anger the maximum number of people. Scrolling Facebook is just an endless series of hastily made images that all pretty much say "YOU CAN'T PAUSE IN CALL OF DUTY."
£20 item. Guy offers £10. I decline.
He messages "What's the best you will take? Really hoping to get this to display."
I tell him £16 and it's a deal. So he sends an offer for £15. Declined. Blocked.
Decided I'm gonna be the Soup Nazi for games from now on. Step out of line? NO GAMES FOR YOU.
He messages "What's the best you will take? Really hoping to get this to display."
I tell him £16 and it's a deal. So he sends an offer for £15. Declined. Blocked.
Decided I'm gonna be the Soup Nazi for games from now on. Step out of line? NO GAMES FOR YOU.
November 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
£20 item. Guy offers £10. I decline.
He messages "What's the best you will take? Really hoping to get this to display."
I tell him £16 and it's a deal. So he sends an offer for £15. Declined. Blocked.
Decided I'm gonna be the Soup Nazi for games from now on. Step out of line? NO GAMES FOR YOU.
He messages "What's the best you will take? Really hoping to get this to display."
I tell him £16 and it's a deal. So he sends an offer for £15. Declined. Blocked.
Decided I'm gonna be the Soup Nazi for games from now on. Step out of line? NO GAMES FOR YOU.
I think I just vomited from everyplace at the same time.
This is powerfully embarrassing
just saw the worst gaming ad ive ever seen
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I think I just vomited from everyplace at the same time.
Turns out that this game is really hard. Bad team to start, but was looking alright. One mistake in a conversation. Lost the most influential player's faith. Tried to fix that and lost the rest of locker room. Players stopped performing at their best. Relegated on the final day of the season.
November 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Turns out that this game is really hard. Bad team to start, but was looking alright. One mistake in a conversation. Lost the most influential player's faith. Tried to fix that and lost the rest of locker room. Players stopped performing at their best. Relegated on the final day of the season.
Phone call, background: "Ask Uncle Ken if he's seen KPop Demon Hunters. HE HASN'T?!?! OH EM GEE. Tell Uncle Ken to watch it. Dad. Dad. Tell Uncle Ken he has to watch KPop Demon Hunters. DAD! DAD! Tell Uncle Ken! DAAAAD!"
Me: "Tell her I'll watch it if she shuts up."
He did.
8 seconds of silence.
Me: "Tell her I'll watch it if she shuts up."
He did.
8 seconds of silence.
November 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Phone call, background: "Ask Uncle Ken if he's seen KPop Demon Hunters. HE HASN'T?!?! OH EM GEE. Tell Uncle Ken to watch it. Dad. Dad. Tell Uncle Ken he has to watch KPop Demon Hunters. DAD! DAD! Tell Uncle Ken! DAAAAD!"
Me: "Tell her I'll watch it if she shuts up."
He did.
8 seconds of silence.
Me: "Tell her I'll watch it if she shuts up."
He did.
8 seconds of silence.
Thought I'd done so well to beat the odds and avoid bottom place and relegation on the final day.
Turns out it's one of FM26's MANY bugs. Bottom four go into a second stage and the bottom team of THOSE gets relegated. Not mentioned anywhere in the game until the fixtures are drawn. Great work.
Turns out it's one of FM26's MANY bugs. Bottom four go into a second stage and the bottom team of THOSE gets relegated. Not mentioned anywhere in the game until the fixtures are drawn. Great work.
November 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Thought I'd done so well to beat the odds and avoid bottom place and relegation on the final day.
Turns out it's one of FM26's MANY bugs. Bottom four go into a second stage and the bottom team of THOSE gets relegated. Not mentioned anywhere in the game until the fixtures are drawn. Great work.
Turns out it's one of FM26's MANY bugs. Bottom four go into a second stage and the bottom team of THOSE gets relegated. Not mentioned anywhere in the game until the fixtures are drawn. Great work.
Bottom of the league vs top of the league. Cardiff on a 5-match win streak. My lot on a 5-match losing streak.
Tactical overhaul time. And we're done for the night.
Tactical overhaul time. And we're done for the night.
November 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Bottom of the league vs top of the league. Cardiff on a 5-match win streak. My lot on a 5-match losing streak.
Tactical overhaul time. And we're done for the night.
Tactical overhaul time. And we're done for the night.
I love being an underdog, but being 1/91 favourites for the drop in an 8-team league is...gonna be a challenge.
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I love being an underdog, but being 1/91 favourites for the drop in an 8-team league is...gonna be a challenge.
I'm sick, there's been a patch that apparently fixes TONS of stuff, so I've installed it again. Usual...start as unemployed...apply for every job in the world...take the first one.
Pontypridd United's women's team it is.
Pontypridd United's women's team it is.
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I'm sick, there's been a patch that apparently fixes TONS of stuff, so I've installed it again. Usual...start as unemployed...apply for every job in the world...take the first one.
Pontypridd United's women's team it is.
Pontypridd United's women's team it is.
Got flu. Ordered McDonald’s for breakfast cos can’t be arsed. Delivery delayed over and over. Finally, knock at the door. Awwww yeah. Bring me the McMuffin.
It was a religious group with a leaflet.
I’ve never been so disappointed in all my life.
It was a religious group with a leaflet.
I’ve never been so disappointed in all my life.
November 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Got flu. Ordered McDonald’s for breakfast cos can’t be arsed. Delivery delayed over and over. Finally, knock at the door. Awwww yeah. Bring me the McMuffin.
It was a religious group with a leaflet.
I’ve never been so disappointed in all my life.
It was a religious group with a leaflet.
I’ve never been so disappointed in all my life.
Monotone throughout? Check.
Long, empty pauses? Check.
Rambling? Check.
Paid money for a disc-only copy of FIFA? Check.
Tom Clancy game? Check.
Bought mostly low-end tat? Check.
Didn't get any great deals at all? Check.
Editing errors? Check.
British? Obviously.
WHY ARE THEY ALL THE SAME
Long, empty pauses? Check.
Rambling? Check.
Paid money for a disc-only copy of FIFA? Check.
Tom Clancy game? Check.
Bought mostly low-end tat? Check.
Didn't get any great deals at all? Check.
Editing errors? Check.
British? Obviously.
WHY ARE THEY ALL THE SAME
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Monotone throughout? Check.
Long, empty pauses? Check.
Rambling? Check.
Paid money for a disc-only copy of FIFA? Check.
Tom Clancy game? Check.
Bought mostly low-end tat? Check.
Didn't get any great deals at all? Check.
Editing errors? Check.
British? Obviously.
WHY ARE THEY ALL THE SAME
Long, empty pauses? Check.
Rambling? Check.
Paid money for a disc-only copy of FIFA? Check.
Tom Clancy game? Check.
Bought mostly low-end tat? Check.
Didn't get any great deals at all? Check.
Editing errors? Check.
British? Obviously.
WHY ARE THEY ALL THE SAME
No, James. Weirdly, I won’t knock £80 off when you buy two items that are listed at £90 each.
My customer service is the ACTUAL best. But these people who think they’re on Bargain Hunt can fuck all the way off back to the boot sales now. Had enough.
My customer service is the ACTUAL best. But these people who think they’re on Bargain Hunt can fuck all the way off back to the boot sales now. Had enough.
November 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
No, James. Weirdly, I won’t knock £80 off when you buy two items that are listed at £90 each.
My customer service is the ACTUAL best. But these people who think they’re on Bargain Hunt can fuck all the way off back to the boot sales now. Had enough.
My customer service is the ACTUAL best. But these people who think they’re on Bargain Hunt can fuck all the way off back to the boot sales now. Had enough.
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“Listen Barbara, I’ll be at my sister’s until you can get your shit together. Please don’t forget to water the plants.”
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“Listen Barbara, I’ll be at my sister’s until you can get your shit together. Please don’t forget to water the plants.”
Sat down to give FM26 a go at about 11am. It's 6:30pm and I've done nothing since. Uninstalled. I can't do this again.
Especially given how buggy it is. Here's my Swedish 2nd Division team for some reason winning a trophy after the first game of the season. In silence, because audio just...stops.
Especially given how buggy it is. Here's my Swedish 2nd Division team for some reason winning a trophy after the first game of the season. In silence, because audio just...stops.
November 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Sat down to give FM26 a go at about 11am. It's 6:30pm and I've done nothing since. Uninstalled. I can't do this again.
Especially given how buggy it is. Here's my Swedish 2nd Division team for some reason winning a trophy after the first game of the season. In silence, because audio just...stops.
Especially given how buggy it is. Here's my Swedish 2nd Division team for some reason winning a trophy after the first game of the season. In silence, because audio just...stops.
Decided to see how bad it could be.
Boots with no audio. Every selectable haircut seems to be a skin fade. Not that it matters, because I couldn't see my manager's head when choosing his hair anyway since the camera was zoomed all the way in on his ballsack the entire time.
Boots with no audio. Every selectable haircut seems to be a skin fade. Not that it matters, because I couldn't see my manager's head when choosing his hair anyway since the camera was zoomed all the way in on his ballsack the entire time.
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Decided to see how bad it could be.
Boots with no audio. Every selectable haircut seems to be a skin fade. Not that it matters, because I couldn't see my manager's head when choosing his hair anyway since the camera was zoomed all the way in on his ballsack the entire time.
Boots with no audio. Every selectable haircut seems to be a skin fade. Not that it matters, because I couldn't see my manager's head when choosing his hair anyway since the camera was zoomed all the way in on his ballsack the entire time.
I can’t even.
All copies are the same grade and price, but lucky me, I got the one with writing on the disc, an ink-stamped manual, and the wrong case.
In the same envelope as a copy of Black on PS2 with no manual.
All copies are the same grade and price, but lucky me, I got the one with writing on the disc, an ink-stamped manual, and the wrong case.
In the same envelope as a copy of Black on PS2 with no manual.
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I can’t even.
All copies are the same grade and price, but lucky me, I got the one with writing on the disc, an ink-stamped manual, and the wrong case.
In the same envelope as a copy of Black on PS2 with no manual.
All copies are the same grade and price, but lucky me, I got the one with writing on the disc, an ink-stamped manual, and the wrong case.
In the same envelope as a copy of Black on PS2 with no manual.
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Imagine if you met someone irl who kept talking like people do on here, throwing under the bus, kept the receipts, lives rent-free etc, you'd quite rightly punch them in the face
November 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Imagine if you met someone irl who kept talking like people do on here, throwing under the bus, kept the receipts, lives rent-free etc, you'd quite rightly punch them in the face
Had some credit left. Bought PSMove, PSMove gun attachments, a PS3 camera, Time Crisis, and HOTD Overkill. They will likely all arrive on fire or covered in cigarette burns or human excrement.
But then I will be free from CEX and will never do this again.
But then I will be free from CEX and will never do this again.
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Had some credit left. Bought PSMove, PSMove gun attachments, a PS3 camera, Time Crisis, and HOTD Overkill. They will likely all arrive on fire or covered in cigarette burns or human excrement.
But then I will be free from CEX and will never do this again.
But then I will be free from CEX and will never do this again.
I can’t even see the logo without getting flashbacks. I only worked there for three years and the weekend dads, rich kids, and the deaf shoplifting gang made me hate society.
Doing one to three hours unpaid mandatory overtime per day didn’t help, either.
Doing one to three hours unpaid mandatory overtime per day didn’t help, either.
Who's on the cover of this 1992 Electronics Boutique game catalog scanned by VGHF? Why, it's EB mascot Elbo the dog. Hi, Elbo! https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/3e598ac1-b4bc-4f66-a8ba-6463d78782c1
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I can’t even see the logo without getting flashbacks. I only worked there for three years and the weekend dads, rich kids, and the deaf shoplifting gang made me hate society.
Doing one to three hours unpaid mandatory overtime per day didn’t help, either.
Doing one to three hours unpaid mandatory overtime per day didn’t help, either.
In fairness, the BR player from CEX turned up and still had the Currys security tag intact so…that’s a win.
I mean, not for Currys, who have clearly been robbed. But…y’know.
I mean, not for Currys, who have clearly been robbed. But…y’know.
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In fairness, the BR player from CEX turned up and still had the Currys security tag intact so…that’s a win.
I mean, not for Currys, who have clearly been robbed. But…y’know.
I mean, not for Currys, who have clearly been robbed. But…y’know.
CEX Roulette continues. Still more to come (including the BR player that was apparently shipped Saturday.)
Beat Down: No manual, scratched. £90 of SC5 Part 2: Scratched. Gitaroo Man: Scratched.
BRs look like somebody has been dragging their sweaty nutsack across them.
Beat Down: No manual, scratched. £90 of SC5 Part 2: Scratched. Gitaroo Man: Scratched.
BRs look like somebody has been dragging their sweaty nutsack across them.
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
CEX Roulette continues. Still more to come (including the BR player that was apparently shipped Saturday.)
Beat Down: No manual, scratched. £90 of SC5 Part 2: Scratched. Gitaroo Man: Scratched.
BRs look like somebody has been dragging their sweaty nutsack across them.
Beat Down: No manual, scratched. £90 of SC5 Part 2: Scratched. Gitaroo Man: Scratched.
BRs look like somebody has been dragging their sweaty nutsack across them.
Hard to photograph, but DAMN, CEX. Every single game disc is in this condition.
I can get them cleaned up, but not everyone has a few grand’s worth of disc repair equipment in their house. YOU DO IN YOUR STORES, THOUGH. Lazy, cheap bastards.
I can get them cleaned up, but not everyone has a few grand’s worth of disc repair equipment in their house. YOU DO IN YOUR STORES, THOUGH. Lazy, cheap bastards.
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Hard to photograph, but DAMN, CEX. Every single game disc is in this condition.
I can get them cleaned up, but not everyone has a few grand’s worth of disc repair equipment in their house. YOU DO IN YOUR STORES, THOUGH. Lazy, cheap bastards.
I can get them cleaned up, but not everyone has a few grand’s worth of disc repair equipment in their house. YOU DO IN YOUR STORES, THOUGH. Lazy, cheap bastards.
HOVERBOARDS WERE FAKE NEWS EVERYBODY
November 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
HOVERBOARDS WERE FAKE NEWS EVERYBODY
Tin Tin Out - Strings for Yasmin just span in on shuffle. Always linked to what is probably the best football advert of all time, despite the poor pacing.
youtu.be/XCZRjHY3HYI?...
youtu.be/XCZRjHY3HYI?...
Sean Bean's Sky Sports advert
YouTube video by Sky Sports Retro
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Tin Tin Out - Strings for Yasmin just span in on shuffle. Always linked to what is probably the best football advert of all time, despite the poor pacing.
youtu.be/XCZRjHY3HYI?...
youtu.be/XCZRjHY3HYI?...