Finally, I have become Video Games
@videogames.bsky.social
Martin. He/him. Norwegian.
I talk & write about video games. Even wrote a book. Touring schools this spring.
Make music as Nachtleben - check out my Heartslow EP:
https://nachtleben.bandcamp.com/album/heartslow
My Norwegian alt: @krushdbug.bsky.social
I talk & write about video games. Even wrote a book. Touring schools this spring.
Make music as Nachtleben - check out my Heartslow EP:
https://nachtleben.bandcamp.com/album/heartslow
My Norwegian alt: @krushdbug.bsky.social
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Re-introduction. Norwegian dude. Longtime feature reporter & sometime author who has been writing, making videos, educating and talking about video games in some form since 1997. Hence the handle.
Also, I make electropop & house-y stuff and so on. Nachtleben when I'm solo, Stordræpar with my friend
Also, I make electropop & house-y stuff and so on. Nachtleben when I'm solo, Stordræpar with my friend
Change a letter, ruin a Bluesky handle:
Hideogames
(I guess not completely ruined, but a lot more specific)
Hideogames
(I guess not completely ruined, but a lot more specific)
Change a letter, ruin a Bluesky handle…
thisnorthernbot
thisnorthernbot
Change a letter ruin a Bluesky handle
unspunherpes
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unspunherpes
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January 14, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Change a letter, ruin a Bluesky handle:
Hideogames
(I guess not completely ruined, but a lot more specific)
Hideogames
(I guess not completely ruined, but a lot more specific)
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Played a show in Berlin on Saturday & was somehow still in shape for going to the Computerspielmuseum on Sunday powered by 2.5 hours of sleep & an espresso.
They had an N-Gage exhibition themed around failure.
They had an N-Gage exhibition themed around failure.
January 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Played a show in Berlin on Saturday & was somehow still in shape for going to the Computerspielmuseum on Sunday powered by 2.5 hours of sleep & an espresso.
They had an N-Gage exhibition themed around failure.
They had an N-Gage exhibition themed around failure.
Played a show in Berlin on Saturday & was somehow still in shape for going to the Computerspielmuseum on Sunday powered by 2.5 hours of sleep & an espresso.
They had an N-Gage exhibition themed around failure.
They had an N-Gage exhibition themed around failure.
January 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Played a show in Berlin on Saturday & was somehow still in shape for going to the Computerspielmuseum on Sunday powered by 2.5 hours of sleep & an espresso.
They had an N-Gage exhibition themed around failure.
They had an N-Gage exhibition themed around failure.
What level of slop even is this?
January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
What level of slop even is this?
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hello I wrote a poem. It's called Indiana Jones Learns About The Holocaust. You can read it here, no patreon membership required: www.patreon.com/posts/poem-i...
Ok, well have a good day.
Ok, well have a good day.
Poem: Indiana Jones Learns About The Holocaust | Welcome to Night Vale
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December 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
hello I wrote a poem. It's called Indiana Jones Learns About The Holocaust. You can read it here, no patreon membership required: www.patreon.com/posts/poem-i...
Ok, well have a good day.
Ok, well have a good day.
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Jesus, can you hear me? Good, the comms are working. Now, you're gonna need to run if you want to evade those Roman soldiers. Hold down A to sprint. Go ahead and try it. ... Good work! You just might be the savior yet. Now pick up that AR-15 and let's do some target practice.
December 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Jesus, can you hear me? Good, the comms are working. Now, you're gonna need to run if you want to evade those Roman soldiers. Hold down A to sprint. Go ahead and try it. ... Good work! You just might be the savior yet. Now pick up that AR-15 and let's do some target practice.
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"slay the princess is a love story" "slay the princess is a horror game" you fools. it's both
December 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"slay the princess is a love story" "slay the princess is a horror game" you fools. it's both
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back when atari was making the paperboy arcade game there was a large guy in the office who, among his other main job duties, would try to rip off the handlebar control, other game's joystick etc, and when he could do it they went back to the drawing board, it had to be ready for random drunk people
December 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
back when atari was making the paperboy arcade game there was a large guy in the office who, among his other main job duties, would try to rip off the handlebar control, other game's joystick etc, and when he could do it they went back to the drawing board, it had to be ready for random drunk people
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I still don't have any takers here - it's a complex use case, so I didn't expect one right away, but if you know anyone who uses or could benefit from switch access hit me up
Posting this just made me remember something and I’m angry with myself bc I should have said this sooner
I have a lot used for testing that ends up not being used, and I have this Xbox adaptive controller and the full kit. Happy to ship it to any gamer who HAS THE NEED for the full controller
I have a lot used for testing that ends up not being used, and I have this Xbox adaptive controller and the full kit. Happy to ship it to any gamer who HAS THE NEED for the full controller
December 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I still don't have any takers here - it's a complex use case, so I didn't expect one right away, but if you know anyone who uses or could benefit from switch access hit me up
There’s a big overlap between the sounds floppy drives make and the sounds made by the creaking body of anyone who was around to use them back then.
Which is why getting up in the morning is now peak nostalgia.
Which is why getting up in the morning is now peak nostalgia.
One thing about retro computing that I must say has no equivalent in modern computers:
There are very few common mechanical devices that feel as satisfying to operate as inserting a 3 1/2 in floppy disk into a disk drive.
There are very few common mechanical devices that feel as satisfying to operate as inserting a 3 1/2 in floppy disk into a disk drive.
December 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
There’s a big overlap between the sounds floppy drives make and the sounds made by the creaking body of anyone who was around to use them back then.
Which is why getting up in the morning is now peak nostalgia.
Which is why getting up in the morning is now peak nostalgia.
Another good Horses piece
Despite the controversy, Horses is only shocking if you're unfamiliar with the history movies, theater, literature, or basically any art form that does not have stats. aftermath.site/horses-indie-g...
Horses Is Tame
Horses, the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form.
aftermath.site
December 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Another good Horses piece
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Some nice & very talented colleagues at my day job made a viral hit for Visit Oslo & won a Silver Lion in Cannes.
Now I’m acting in the case film, which was a fun day at work.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR18AFb...
Now I’m acting in the case film, which was a fun day at work.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR18AFb...
NewsLab on Instagram: "Halfdan Wrapped 🎁"
39 likes, 0 comments - newslab.no on December 4, 2025: "Halfdan Wrapped 🎁".
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December 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Some nice & very talented colleagues at my day job made a viral hit for Visit Oslo & won a Silver Lion in Cannes.
Now I’m acting in the case film, which was a fun day at work.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR18AFb...
Now I’m acting in the case film, which was a fun day at work.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR18AFb...
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Wow, will you look at that!
The game's actual themes sound exactly like what I expected, and none of the pearl clutching bad faith puritan yelling is actually correct or even vaguely relevant to the conversation, but that's how it always goes, isn't it, since they're usually the dehumanizers...
The game's actual themes sound exactly like what I expected, and none of the pearl clutching bad faith puritan yelling is actually correct or even vaguely relevant to the conversation, but that's how it always goes, isn't it, since they're usually the dehumanizers...
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Wow, will you look at that!
The game's actual themes sound exactly like what I expected, and none of the pearl clutching bad faith puritan yelling is actually correct or even vaguely relevant to the conversation, but that's how it always goes, isn't it, since they're usually the dehumanizers...
The game's actual themes sound exactly like what I expected, and none of the pearl clutching bad faith puritan yelling is actually correct or even vaguely relevant to the conversation, but that's how it always goes, isn't it, since they're usually the dehumanizers...
A single bike Hang-On cabinet was in retrospect a pretty sweet deal for a video store in a tiny North Norwegian town. Also, the local youth club had a Pac-Man table that had been around since (probably) the early 80s.
we never had proper "arcades" until the mid 90s in norway, but the video rental stores were surprisingly on the ball about aquiring interesting arcade cabinets from the mid 80s on.
November 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A single bike Hang-On cabinet was in retrospect a pretty sweet deal for a video store in a tiny North Norwegian town. Also, the local youth club had a Pac-Man table that had been around since (probably) the early 80s.
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we never had proper "arcades" until the mid 90s in norway, but the video rental stores were surprisingly on the ball about aquiring interesting arcade cabinets from the mid 80s on.
November 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
we never had proper "arcades" until the mid 90s in norway, but the video rental stores were surprisingly on the ball about aquiring interesting arcade cabinets from the mid 80s on.
Golden thread, keep spinning
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Golden thread, keep spinning
Writing parental guides about games, Roblox and its safety features/parental controls was the one game that had me truly stumped.
Guess they’ve changed somewhat since then, but that entire platform is still a hard pass.
Guess they’ve changed somewhat since then, but that entire platform is still a hard pass.
Every parent whose career has to do with online safety also bans Roblox.
Every game designer parent I know bans Roblox for their kids
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Writing parental guides about games, Roblox and its safety features/parental controls was the one game that had me truly stumped.
Guess they’ve changed somewhat since then, but that entire platform is still a hard pass.
Guess they’ve changed somewhat since then, but that entire platform is still a hard pass.
AI buttons that can’t be removed from the UI. What fucking eyesores
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
AI buttons that can’t be removed from the UI. What fucking eyesores
So sorry to hear this, it's way too soon
Rebecca Heineman has passed away from cancer, at 62.
A games industry legend - first ever game tournament champion in 1980, Interplay co-founder, Bard's Tale 3 designer, worked on the PSP, PS4, Xbox360, many ports...
Prime pick for a Lifetime Achievement Award, @geoffkeighley.bsky.social
A games industry legend - first ever game tournament champion in 1980, Interplay co-founder, Bard's Tale 3 designer, worked on the PSP, PS4, Xbox360, many ports...
Prime pick for a Lifetime Achievement Award, @geoffkeighley.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
So sorry to hear this, it's way too soon
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your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
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Shittification and shareholder return
A rehash of an old thread
Why is everything crap. Well, here we learn why Adam Smith was an early Marxist, in that though he had great faith in markets
He had zero faith in merchants
And the reason why, is why no one answers your helpline
1/n
A rehash of an old thread
Why is everything crap. Well, here we learn why Adam Smith was an early Marxist, in that though he had great faith in markets
He had zero faith in merchants
And the reason why, is why no one answers your helpline
1/n
a woman is wearing a headset while sitting at a desk .
ALT: a woman is wearing a headset while sitting at a desk .
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November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Shittification and shareholder return
A rehash of an old thread
Why is everything crap. Well, here we learn why Adam Smith was an early Marxist, in that though he had great faith in markets
He had zero faith in merchants
And the reason why, is why no one answers your helpline
1/n
A rehash of an old thread
Why is everything crap. Well, here we learn why Adam Smith was an early Marxist, in that though he had great faith in markets
He had zero faith in merchants
And the reason why, is why no one answers your helpline
1/n
As a Kinect reviewer back then (it made for fun videos), I still think it had its uses. However, it’s more fun to focus on the bad stuff.
Steel Battalion mechs had a self destruct button you would inadvertently push while flailing to hit the button that aired out exhaust from the steerhouse.
Steel Battalion mechs had a self destruct button you would inadvertently push while flailing to hit the button that aired out exhaust from the steerhouse.
For better or for worse, The Xbox Kinect was released 15 years ago today.
November 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
As a Kinect reviewer back then (it made for fun videos), I still think it had its uses. However, it’s more fun to focus on the bad stuff.
Steel Battalion mechs had a self destruct button you would inadvertently push while flailing to hit the button that aired out exhaust from the steerhouse.
Steel Battalion mechs had a self destruct button you would inadvertently push while flailing to hit the button that aired out exhaust from the steerhouse.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"