Tronk
@tronk5.bsky.social
Name’s Troy (He/Him) | 24 | Writer/Video Editor | I specialize in making YouTube videos that are probably too long about video games. Currently stuck on a different planet.
YouTube Channel: https://t.co/mVE8J03NOX
YouTube Channel: https://t.co/mVE8J03NOX
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Tronk
@tronk5.bsky.social
· Apr 6
Mario & Luigi is a series that means a great deal to me. It was a formative series for ironing out my taste in games and setting me on the path to experience many of my other favorites. Consider this a love letter of sorts... a VERY long one. I present to you all: Mario & Luigi Made Me Love RPGs! ⤵⤵
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"Öoo" the bomb caterpillar exploration puzzle platformer, is out now! 🎉
Dive into an adventure packed with discovery and clever puzzles, we hope you enjoy it!
👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...
Dive into an adventure packed with discovery and clever puzzles, we hope you enjoy it!
👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...
August 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Öoo" the bomb caterpillar exploration puzzle platformer, is out now! 🎉
Dive into an adventure packed with discovery and clever puzzles, we hope you enjoy it!
👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...
Dive into an adventure packed with discovery and clever puzzles, we hope you enjoy it!
👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...
From everything I’ve seen, you seem a talented, kind and hard-working person. If I can offer any copium I’ve been clinging to, I don’t think even feelings this strong can last forever. We’ll eventually get past this hurdle simply by existing longer. That’s what I tell myself, anyway. (5/5)
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
From everything I’ve seen, you seem a talented, kind and hard-working person. If I can offer any copium I’ve been clinging to, I don’t think even feelings this strong can last forever. We’ll eventually get past this hurdle simply by existing longer. That’s what I tell myself, anyway. (5/5)
—some kind of failure or whatever unkind words your mind or environment may be telling you you are. Grappling with what you’re grappling with is not easy, and I know several others in our age bracket are sharing a similar sentiment. I hope things take a positive turn for you, Soph. (4/5)
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
—some kind of failure or whatever unkind words your mind or environment may be telling you you are. Grappling with what you’re grappling with is not easy, and I know several others in our age bracket are sharing a similar sentiment. I hope things take a positive turn for you, Soph. (4/5)
With the current events of the world revealing more disturbing truths of just how rotten it feels like the world is, it’s hard to feel optimistic about any future I or anyone else our age would want to build. I’m trying to keep from pity farming, but I just want you to know you’re not— (3/5)
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
With the current events of the world revealing more disturbing truths of just how rotten it feels like the world is, it’s hard to feel optimistic about any future I or anyone else our age would want to build. I’m trying to keep from pity farming, but I just want you to know you’re not— (3/5)
That I’ve never really had the emotional bandwidth or strength to be in a romantic partnership. It feels pathetic to be 24 and still have no conception of what other job I’d even want to try, never mind a dream to work toward. I believe it’s genuinely tough even just to be alive right now. (2/5)
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
That I’ve never really had the emotional bandwidth or strength to be in a romantic partnership. It feels pathetic to be 24 and still have no conception of what other job I’d even want to try, never mind a dream to work toward. I believe it’s genuinely tough even just to be alive right now. (2/5)
Not to say I know exactly how you’re feeling, but on the turning 24 part, I can relate. I thought turning this age I’d carve out my career and be more confident than I was earlier in adulthood… Somehow the opposite feels true. The more time goes by, the more embarrassing it is to admit—(1/5)
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Not to say I know exactly how you’re feeling, but on the turning 24 part, I can relate. I thought turning this age I’d carve out my career and be more confident than I was earlier in adulthood… Somehow the opposite feels true. The more time goes by, the more embarrassing it is to admit—(1/5)
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Bowser's Inside Story has many admirable qualities, using its obvious affection for the DS to adapt more of the Mario universe into RPG form.
It makes for a pretty strange game, but I wouldn't have Bowser's best and only outing any other way.
youtu.be/bE737LPgzrE
It makes for a pretty strange game, but I wouldn't have Bowser's best and only outing any other way.
youtu.be/bE737LPgzrE
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Is the Perfect Chimera
YouTube video by AurumAlex
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Bowser's Inside Story has many admirable qualities, using its obvious affection for the DS to adapt more of the Mario universe into RPG form.
It makes for a pretty strange game, but I wouldn't have Bowser's best and only outing any other way.
youtu.be/bE737LPgzrE
It makes for a pretty strange game, but I wouldn't have Bowser's best and only outing any other way.
youtu.be/bE737LPgzrE
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ICYMI: Newest video is out now!
!!NEW VIDEO!!
Tired of Zelda discourse? Not yet you're not! With Nintendo handing off the development of Zelda games yet again, I've come to wonder: what even is a Zelda game? Watch the video below to find out.
youtu.be/qM99Nhlx09Y
Tired of Zelda discourse? Not yet you're not! With Nintendo handing off the development of Zelda games yet again, I've come to wonder: what even is a Zelda game? Watch the video below to find out.
youtu.be/qM99Nhlx09Y
What Even Is a Zelda Game? - An Echoes of Wisdom Critique
YouTube video by Cinnacal
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
ICYMI: Newest video is out now!
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
You’re not alone by any means. Nothing drives me crazier than mouth clicks, specifically in my voiceovers. Someone else’s video? Man, it happens, no biggie. My video though? People are clicking off INSTANTLY, the demons in my head just KNOW it.
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
You’re not alone by any means. Nothing drives me crazier than mouth clicks, specifically in my voiceovers. Someone else’s video? Man, it happens, no biggie. My video though? People are clicking off INSTANTLY, the demons in my head just KNOW it.
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.
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HOLD IT!
That Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy version is outdated, your honor. A new version has been released at my request… RIGHT NOW!
The free title update is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam!
⚖️ bit.ly/PWAATOfficial
That Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy version is outdated, your honor. A new version has been released at my request… RIGHT NOW!
The free title update is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam!
⚖️ bit.ly/PWAATOfficial
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
HOLD IT!
That Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy version is outdated, your honor. A new version has been released at my request… RIGHT NOW!
The free title update is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam!
⚖️ bit.ly/PWAATOfficial
That Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy version is outdated, your honor. A new version has been released at my request… RIGHT NOW!
The free title update is now available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam!
⚖️ bit.ly/PWAATOfficial
Game’s fun though. It can take a very long time to get back around to your turn when playing with more than 4 players, but the amount of different strategies or builds you can make is both really intimidating but really cool at the same time. Just wish it wasn’t as expensive to get into as it is.
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Game’s fun though. It can take a very long time to get back around to your turn when playing with more than 4 players, but the amount of different strategies or builds you can make is both really intimidating but really cool at the same time. Just wish it wasn’t as expensive to get into as it is.
“🤓🤓 Erm, I tap my Llanowar Elves for another floating mana to cast my swiftfoot boots, and after casting my commander, I get a free equip trigger. Since he enters with haste, he avoids summoning sickness too, take 5 commander damage. This will be the next hour and a half of my life!! 🤓🤓”
a yellow smiley face wearing glasses and a pair of white gloves
ALT: a yellow smiley face wearing glasses and a pair of white gloves
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
“🤓🤓 Erm, I tap my Llanowar Elves for another floating mana to cast my swiftfoot boots, and after casting my commander, I get a free equip trigger. Since he enters with haste, he avoids summoning sickness too, take 5 commander damage. This will be the next hour and a half of my life!! 🤓🤓”
I think getting into Magic: The Gathering is the event horizon for me pretending I’m not THAT big of a nerd. I mean, I already was a big one, but you can’t talk about ANYTHING in MTG without sounding like someone who has been or is about to get stuffed into a locker.
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I think getting into Magic: The Gathering is the event horizon for me pretending I’m not THAT big of a nerd. I mean, I already was a big one, but you can’t talk about ANYTHING in MTG without sounding like someone who has been or is about to get stuffed into a locker.
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!!NEW VIDEO!!
Tired of Zelda discourse? Not yet you're not! With Nintendo handing off the development of Zelda games yet again, I've come to wonder: what even is a Zelda game? Watch the video below to find out.
youtu.be/qM99Nhlx09Y
Tired of Zelda discourse? Not yet you're not! With Nintendo handing off the development of Zelda games yet again, I've come to wonder: what even is a Zelda game? Watch the video below to find out.
youtu.be/qM99Nhlx09Y
What Even Is a Zelda Game? - An Echoes of Wisdom Critique
YouTube video by Cinnacal
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
!!NEW VIDEO!!
Tired of Zelda discourse? Not yet you're not! With Nintendo handing off the development of Zelda games yet again, I've come to wonder: what even is a Zelda game? Watch the video below to find out.
youtu.be/qM99Nhlx09Y
Tired of Zelda discourse? Not yet you're not! With Nintendo handing off the development of Zelda games yet again, I've come to wonder: what even is a Zelda game? Watch the video below to find out.
youtu.be/qM99Nhlx09Y
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November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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#Dispatch devs have no interest in using AI for game development 🎮
"AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative"
"Whatever we're building, it has to connect. It's got to be made by people. It's got to connect to people"
(via GIBiz)
"AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative"
"Whatever we're building, it has to connect. It's got to be made by people. It's got to connect to people"
(via GIBiz)
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
#Dispatch devs have no interest in using AI for game development 🎮
"AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative"
"Whatever we're building, it has to connect. It's got to be made by people. It's got to connect to people"
(via GIBiz)
"AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative"
"Whatever we're building, it has to connect. It's got to be made by people. It's got to connect to people"
(via GIBiz)
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Fuck, I just started listening to the Mario Galaxy OST to use for the Katamari & Creativity video and I almost started crying. It's been a few years, I've gotta give both of those games a replay.
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Fuck, I just started listening to the Mario Galaxy OST to use for the Katamari & Creativity video and I almost started crying. It's been a few years, I've gotta give both of those games a replay.
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Trump, Clinton, Bannon, Summers and the wealthy, powerful people on both sides of the aisle who keep us divided being part of the same pedophile friend group should be eye-opening to the people who still believe our struggle is Right vs Left, and not the Top vs the rest of us.
November 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Trump, Clinton, Bannon, Summers and the wealthy, powerful people on both sides of the aisle who keep us divided being part of the same pedophile friend group should be eye-opening to the people who still believe our struggle is Right vs Left, and not the Top vs the rest of us.
You know we’ll be here for it! Keep up the good work, soldier 🙏
November 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You know we’ll be here for it! Keep up the good work, soldier 🙏
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I finally finished the painting and I’m really happy with the result. I hope my bestie will be excited to find the two of them under the Christmas tree.
Acrylic paint, 24×34 cm
Acrylic paint, 24×34 cm
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I finally finished the painting and I’m really happy with the result. I hope my bestie will be excited to find the two of them under the Christmas tree.
Acrylic paint, 24×34 cm
Acrylic paint, 24×34 cm
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Tiger & canned coffee 🐅
[pastel variant]
[pastel variant]
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tiger & canned coffee 🐅
[pastel variant]
[pastel variant]