Tracy McGrath
@tdmstg.bsky.social
Likes coin operated games; dislikes bitcoin operated games
she/her 🏳️⚧️
https://tracydmcgrath.itch.io/
she/her 🏳️⚧️
https://tracydmcgrath.itch.io/
Happy Fri Feb 13, aka Armed Police Batrider Day! Next one isn't until 2032 so make sure you get some runs in this year to tide you over
February 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Happy Fri Feb 13, aka Armed Police Batrider Day! Next one isn't until 2032 so make sure you get some runs in this year to tide you over
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Hello. For my newsletter, I wrote an essay about the compilation that got me into Japanese new wave. Tokyo Mobile Music is an imperfect package with a spotty history surrounding it, so I went ahead and filled in the gaps and wrote some liner notes for you myself.
www.shy.center/p/tokyo-mobi...
www.shy.center/p/tokyo-mobi...
On the move: the story of Tokyo Mobile Music I
Demystifying the compilation that introduced me to Japanese new wave music.
www.shy.center
February 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Hello. For my newsletter, I wrote an essay about the compilation that got me into Japanese new wave. Tokyo Mobile Music is an imperfect package with a spotty history surrounding it, so I went ahead and filled in the gaps and wrote some liner notes for you myself.
www.shy.center/p/tokyo-mobi...
www.shy.center/p/tokyo-mobi...
And I hope Newsom can maybe read the God damn Bible
Newsom's already calling for a joining of hands with the Nazis and let atrocities be bygones.
January 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
And I hope Newsom can maybe read the God damn Bible
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Hey girls. It's my birthday, it's new year's eve, but most importantly: it's buddy list day. For the fourth time, here's my annual tradition where I invite my friends to take up some space on my newsletter and talk about how they spent their year. Thanks for reading. 💜
www.shy.center/p/buddy-list...
www.shy.center/p/buddy-list...
once bitten, twice shy: the buddy list (2025)
Ten of my friends (plus me) take stock of 2025 and put the year to rest.
www.shy.center
December 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Hey girls. It's my birthday, it's new year's eve, but most importantly: it's buddy list day. For the fourth time, here's my annual tradition where I invite my friends to take up some space on my newsletter and talk about how they spent their year. Thanks for reading. 💜
www.shy.center/p/buddy-list...
www.shy.center/p/buddy-list...
Picking apples for the kings and queens
Of things I've never seen
Of things I've never seen
December 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Picking apples for the kings and queens
Of things I've never seen
Of things I've never seen
Several hundred more scare quotes needed around the words gold standard in that headline lol
Budget shortfalls and nearly $1 trillion in looming federal Medicaid cuts have prompted states to rein in spending on a widely embraced autism therapy, pinching families who depend on the services. n.pr/496jHPj
It's the 'gold standard' in autism care. Why are states reining it in?
Budget shortfalls and nearly $1 trillion in looming federal Medicaid cuts have prompted states to rein in spending on a widely embraced autism therapy, pinching families who depend on the services.
n.pr
December 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Several hundred more scare quotes needed around the words gold standard in that headline lol
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What if you could guarantee a game wouldn't be made with genAI but in order to do so you had to kill a Christian baby, how many angels dancing on the head of a pin would that take?
As the backlash to generative AI in video games continues to pick up steam heading into 2026, it'll be fascinating to see what is considered "made with generative AI." Can a dev team say they're not using AI if they're writing design docs with Copilot or using chatGPT to make schedules and budgets?
December 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
What if you could guarantee a game wouldn't be made with genAI but in order to do so you had to kill a Christian baby, how many angels dancing on the head of a pin would that take?
If you get the opportunity to see this in theaters then jump on it. I've never seen anything quite like it. Simultaneously a love letter to 20th century cinema and one of the best films of the 21st
Movie of the year. One of the highest effort pieces of filmmaking I’ve seen in ages. Just two hours forty minutes of being stunted on.
December 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
If you get the opportunity to see this in theaters then jump on it. I've never seen anything quite like it. Simultaneously a love letter to 20th century cinema and one of the best films of the 21st
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Look, I already mostly play games that are 10+ years old. I'm 100% willing to never spend a dime on a game that has ever been touched gen AI. I don't care if it's everywhere, I don't care if all the cool kids are doing it. It's not a hard decision.
I think we all need to be way meaner about gen AI
I think we all need to be way meaner about gen AI
"It’s time to face reality, AI is here to stay" - Kingdom Come: Deliverance head Daniel Vávra says Larian got a "crazy shitstorm" for doing what "absolutely everyone else is doing", and that while he's "no fan of AI generated art" it's going nowhere.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-tim...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-tim...
‘It’s time to face reality, AI is here to stay’: Kingdom Come Deliverance studio head responds to Larian backlash | VGC
Daniel Vávra says AI is a frightening prospect but has its uses, and that “absolutely everyone else” is using it…
www.videogameschronicle.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Look, I already mostly play games that are 10+ years old. I'm 100% willing to never spend a dime on a game that has ever been touched gen AI. I don't care if it's everywhere, I don't care if all the cool kids are doing it. It's not a hard decision.
I think we all need to be way meaner about gen AI
I think we all need to be way meaner about gen AI
One of the most fun multiplayer games ever made, never before ported to home consoles, is now out on all of them.
well goddamn, this week's the week: Namco's chaotic gimmick-heavy versus action The Outfoxies is getting its first-ever home reissue via Arcade Archives tomorrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxTaxcJpD50 this is a massive get & one of the biggest requests by both fans & Hamster themselves
Arcade Archives THE OUTFOXIES - YouTube
"THE OUTFOXIES" is an action game released by NAMCO LIMITED (current Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.) in 1995.You select one of the world’s top assassins as ...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
One of the most fun multiplayer games ever made, never before ported to home consoles, is now out on all of them.
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I will simply never buy anything I know was made with AI. the best we can do from a consumer POV is make AI shameful and embarrassing to admit to using while we wait for the machine to explode as soon as it tries to turn a profit.
December 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I will simply never buy anything I know was made with AI. the best we can do from a consumer POV is make AI shameful and embarrassing to admit to using while we wait for the machine to explode as soon as it tries to turn a profit.
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COMING SOON: The LONGEST and BEST Silksong Review ONLINE!!! IN DEPTH MAP and DESIGN ANALYSIS of ZELDA NES, LTTP, HK (w/ beta maps!) and SIlksong! Hand drawn illustrations and all the maps in the world! DECEMBER 27th!
BE THERE!
gamenburger.com
grimin.pink
#hornet #fanart #Silksong #metroidvania
BE THERE!
gamenburger.com
grimin.pink
#hornet #fanart #Silksong #metroidvania
December 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
COMING SOON: The LONGEST and BEST Silksong Review ONLINE!!! IN DEPTH MAP and DESIGN ANALYSIS of ZELDA NES, LTTP, HK (w/ beta maps!) and SIlksong! Hand drawn illustrations and all the maps in the world! DECEMBER 27th!
BE THERE!
gamenburger.com
grimin.pink
#hornet #fanart #Silksong #metroidvania
BE THERE!
gamenburger.com
grimin.pink
#hornet #fanart #Silksong #metroidvania
Responses to "games can't tell stories as well as films" make me think people don't care about stories or games. Counterexamples I heard yesterday:
Metal Gear Solid
Red Dead Redemption
Fallout New Vegas
Portal
Dark Souls
If you think these hold up to films I'm begging you to watch better films
Metal Gear Solid
Red Dead Redemption
Fallout New Vegas
Portal
Dark Souls
If you think these hold up to films I'm begging you to watch better films
December 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Responses to "games can't tell stories as well as films" make me think people don't care about stories or games. Counterexamples I heard yesterday:
Metal Gear Solid
Red Dead Redemption
Fallout New Vegas
Portal
Dark Souls
If you think these hold up to films I'm begging you to watch better films
Metal Gear Solid
Red Dead Redemption
Fallout New Vegas
Portal
Dark Souls
If you think these hold up to films I'm begging you to watch better films
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GOBLIN BUNKER PUBLIC ACCESS V 🔴LIVE: Dec 14 twitch.tv/goblinbunker
December 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
GOBLIN BUNKER PUBLIC ACCESS V 🔴LIVE: Dec 14 twitch.tv/goblinbunker
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It took a while, but Nuclear Throne Update 100 is out now! (and 50% off on Steam) store.steampowered.com/app/242680/N...
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It took a while, but Nuclear Throne Update 100 is out now! (and 50% off on Steam) store.steampowered.com/app/242680/N...
This whole thing is incredible
December 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This whole thing is incredible
This phychic once tried to convince a woman her husband drowned during 9/11
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This phychic once tried to convince a woman her husband drowned during 9/11
Words cannot express how important Becky Heineman was for video games. I can't believe she's gone, but her legacy will last forever
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Words cannot express how important Becky Heineman was for video games. I can't believe she's gone, but her legacy will last forever
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The Pinball Primer (which you may have seen linked from matchplay) has taken down all its pinball strategy guides, in protest of the IFPA.
pinballprimer.github.io
pinballprimer.github.io
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November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Pinball Primer (which you may have seen linked from matchplay) has taken down all its pinball strategy guides, in protest of the IFPA.
pinballprimer.github.io
pinballprimer.github.io
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Tatsuya Nakadai (1932–2025)
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Tatsuya Nakadai (1932–2025)
Who says the pico 8 isn't fit for 3d platformers
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Who says the pico 8 isn't fit for 3d platformers
Biological pronouns?
She's the only one I got.
She's the only one I got.
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Biological pronouns?
She's the only one I got.
She's the only one I got.