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Here's my unboxing and review of Beyond Shadowgate for the PC!
(Note that this is not the same as the 1993 Turbo Grafx CD game of the same name.)
It's a sequel to the NES version, and looks and plays just like it!
Check it out here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsG0...
True Sequel to Shadowgate! - Beyond Shadowgate: Unboxing & Review
YouTube video by JonLeung1
www.youtube.com
PSA: As PC gamers know, Epic Games Store gives out a FREE game every week, with a new one each Thursday.

But during the holiday season, there's a new one every DAY.
TODAY's is a good one: Viewfinder, a puzzle game.
Get it! You only have today to claim it!
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/view...
Viewfinder | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store
Download and play Viewfinder at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!
store.epicgames.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
LEGO Mario Kart, after getting Thwomped.

(Thanks to @chowbacca.bsky.social for the photos!)
December 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I meant to work on my LEGO backlog but I ended up adding to it...

Couldn't say "no" to the Mario Kart at Costco being priced $80 (Canadian) LESS than at The LEGO Store!
December 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Marvel Comics has a character named "Megaman", not to be confused with Capcom's Mega Man.

He's a character from "The Man Called Nova". Might as well be "Nova Man" if he's a Robot Master that opposes Megaman. 🤔
December 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
How do YOU do the New Year's Countdown?
Do you say "ten" at 10.99 seconds or at 10.00 seconds?
www.youtube.com/shorts/BwchW...
How To Count Down To The New Year (With Big And Tails)
YouTube video by JonLeung1
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I have these three LEGO sets from earlier this year that I should probably build...
Which should I build first?
December 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The weather is like Narshe's today.
#FinalFantasyVI
December 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Not many people talk about Mega Man: Fully Charged, but then I saw a discussion where people were hating on it, or surprised it exists.
It's OKAY for stuff like this to exist to appeal to younger kids, give it a rest.
You can watch it all here on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFzo...
December 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Made this .GIF just now, was maybe a little too amused to have @smoothmcgroove.bsky.social's Star Fox - Corneria Acapella running in the background while looking at this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4U2...
December 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
December 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Parasite Eve is a Christmas game, and one of my favourites on the original PlayStation.

The rocking music is by Yoko Shimomura, who has also done music for Street Fighter II, Super Mario RPG, most of the Super Smash Bros. games, and some of the Kingdom Hearts and Xenoblade Chronicles games!
December 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
After getting my brother the Super Mario World/Super Metroid ThinkGeek T-shirt boxes for Christmas today and The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past keychain at the Edmonton Expo 2025, I realized I could create this.

Guess I'll be buying a Super Mario World keychain from Chinook Crafts next expo!
December 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
One of the Christmas presents I got for my brother Jason is this commissioned artwork of me and him, by @karakatodzo.bsky.social.
I think Karakato did a good job of capturing us, don't you think? I should use these in my YouTube videos!
December 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Merry Christmas!
Did you ever play Jetpack: Christmas Special! back in the day?
(Catching the robot in the bricks at about 1:37-1:39 was unintentional, LOL.)
December 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
What's Christmas without the Ice Capades?
And senseless violence like Luigi blasting away some minions?
December 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A Christmas present for those who like unlicensed NES games...

@darklordzagato.bsky.social has just finished mapping EVERY NES game that was published by American Video Entertainment, Inc.!

Check out the maps on VGMaps.com: The Video Game Atlas!
vgmaps.com/Atlas/NES/in...
December 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
It's been a day since I finished Metroid Prime 4.
I enjoyed it.
The hate is overblown.
Sure, there are expectations when it has been in development for so long, and this series has set a high bar.
If it didn't match yours, you don't have to love it, but don't act like this is unplayable slop.
December 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Mega Man 2, widely considered the best Mega Man game was released 37 years ago today (in Japan as "Rockman 2")!

Two years ago, I got my brother ~50 items related to Mega Man 2 for Christmas!

Are you a big enough Mega Man 2 fan to have all of this stuff?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=akhI...
RARE & EXPENSIVE MEGA MAN 2 stuff for Christmas!
YouTube video by JonLeung1
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Finally finished my video of the #EdmontonExpo 2025!
We got a photo with the four Hobbits of The Lord Of The Rings, and Jason gets attention with his Mandalorian and Vegeta cosplay!
#Edmonton #FanExpo #YEG
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwYC...
Edmonton Expo 2025: The Hobbits! Robert Patrick! May Hong! #Edmonton #YEG
YouTube video by JonLeung1
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Though it'd be more fitting for Hallowe'en, today's FREE PC game on the Epic Games Store is Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night.
It's the spiritual successor to the best Castlevania game of all time (Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night), so why not claim it?
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/bloo...
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store
Download and play Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!
store.epicgames.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There aren't many retro games based around Christmas, but I do have these three NES games based on movies that take place around Christmas.

(I mostly collect loose NES games, so I was surprised when I noticed I already have all three of these boxed.)
December 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Beat Metroid Prime 4.
Ninth time's a charm.

The trick is to heal teammates halfway when multiple are down, so that you can save all of them before Sylux attacks again.

My insistence on hitting the Home button and exiting whenever I get a Game Over in any Zelda/Metroid game was an extra obstacle.
December 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I personally don't care for Fortnite, but I do appreciate that they're bringing Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker (2000) some attention.
(SPOILERS)
December 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Metroid Prime 4's final boss:

Attempt 1: just learning, that's fair...
2/3: literally down to a sliver of health! I'll get him next time for sure!
4/5: *teammate dies during the first phase, ending the fight prematurely* - WHY is this an issue NOW when it NEVER EVEN SEEMED TO BE A CONCERN BEFORE???
December 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM