Jon Irwin
@winwinirwin.bsky.social
Writer/Teacher.
Words in Kill Screen, Paste, Men's Health, The Atlantic, Billboard, Variety, Washington Post, Inverse and more.
https://about.me/jonirwinis
Words in Kill Screen, Paste, Men's Health, The Atlantic, Billboard, Variety, Washington Post, Inverse and more.
https://about.me/jonirwinis
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Jon Irwin
@winwinirwin.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Jon Irwin is feigning optimism on about.me
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Hello!
Until I land that lucrative book contract with publisher-funded website, here is my free online landing page.
about.me/jonirwinis
Until I land that lucrative book contract with publisher-funded website, here is my free online landing page.
about.me/jonirwinis
Permit me to port-beg for a Switch 2 version that uses the upcoming Virtual Boy goggles as makeshift VR headset
🎉 Lumines Arise Available Now for PS5 and Steam 🚀
Light, sound and haptics unite your senses. Feel the good vibes. Puzzle differently.
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2370000/Lumines_Arise
PS5: store.playstation.com/concept/10011885
lumines.game #LuminesArise
Light, sound and haptics unite your senses. Feel the good vibes. Puzzle differently.
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2370000/Lumines_Arise
PS5: store.playstation.com/concept/10011885
lumines.game #LuminesArise
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Permit me to port-beg for a Switch 2 version that uses the upcoming Virtual Boy goggles as makeshift VR headset
Reposted by Jon Irwin
Good morning
Here is the correct vid as mentioned on yesterday's stream that has the context of the Nintendo Power info: The "voice effects" of Fulgore in Killer Instinct are modified audio of pigs squealing.
Now you must carry the burden of seeing the cute piggy face every time you hit Fulgore.
Here is the correct vid as mentioned on yesterday's stream that has the context of the Nintendo Power info: The "voice effects" of Fulgore in Killer Instinct are modified audio of pigs squealing.
Now you must carry the burden of seeing the cute piggy face every time you hit Fulgore.
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Good morning
Here is the correct vid as mentioned on yesterday's stream that has the context of the Nintendo Power info: The "voice effects" of Fulgore in Killer Instinct are modified audio of pigs squealing.
Now you must carry the burden of seeing the cute piggy face every time you hit Fulgore.
Here is the correct vid as mentioned on yesterday's stream that has the context of the Nintendo Power info: The "voice effects" of Fulgore in Killer Instinct are modified audio of pigs squealing.
Now you must carry the burden of seeing the cute piggy face every time you hit Fulgore.
Wish I could put this next to Rez Infinite & Tetris Effect on my aging PS4. Alas, progress waits for no man. Hope this does well!
While I wasn't *quite* as smitten by Lumines Arise as everyone else, I was enthralled for a stint. Especially in VR, it was like a wild two-day bender of stress relief, but I don't see myself coming back to it as often as I do other puzzlers.
@rollingstone.com
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@rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...
'Lumines Arise' Is a Trippy Puzzle Game Beamed Into Your Eyeballs
'Lumines' gets the 'Tetris Effect' treatment with an immersive synesthesia makeup
www.rollingstone.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Wish I could put this next to Rez Infinite & Tetris Effect on my aging PS4. Alas, progress waits for no man. Hope this does well!
Reposted by Jon Irwin
I seriously don't want any new high-end hardware until 2035. Now would be a good time to work on shrinking down existing hardware to handheld form instead.
The PS5 is only in the middle of its lifecycle, says Sony CFO Lin Tao:
"The PS5 is only in the middle of the journey[...]There are many active users enjoying the console. We are really planning to expand it even further.
Holiday promotions to expand install base.
➡️ gamingbolt.com/ps5-is-only-...
"The PS5 is only in the middle of the journey[...]There are many active users enjoying the console. We are really planning to expand it even further.
Holiday promotions to expand install base.
➡️ gamingbolt.com/ps5-is-only-...
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I seriously don't want any new high-end hardware until 2035. Now would be a good time to work on shrinking down existing hardware to handheld form instead.
Was very happy to have a student come up to me, tell me they saw my @bossfightbooks.com Mario 2 book in our department's glass cabinet for faculty work & ask how they could buy it in a way that gives me the most money. Told her I still have a few copies at home. I brought 'em in & she paid MSRP.
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Was very happy to have a student come up to me, tell me they saw my @bossfightbooks.com Mario 2 book in our department's glass cabinet for faculty work & ask how they could buy it in a way that gives me the most money. Told her I still have a few copies at home. I brought 'em in & she paid MSRP.
Today's paper-grading music:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqX...
Miles Davis - On The Corner (1972) - full album
YouTube video by Driving a stolen car
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Today's paper-grading music:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqX...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqX...
I'm newly addicted to KOSMO SPIN like it's 2010, dang
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm newly addicted to KOSMO SPIN like it's 2010, dang
I hope BLIPPO+ has unlocked a new era of games leaning into this channel-surfing/TV Guide aesthetic, I love it
🏰KINGDOMS OF THE DUMP🏰
An indie turn-based RPG set in the "Lands of Fill"
🗑️Made by real janitors
♻️6+ Years of work
📢RELEASING IN DAYS (NOV. 18)
I finally hung up the broom after years of janiteering to focus on our launch.
Help us out by wishlisting now!
#PitchYaGame
An indie turn-based RPG set in the "Lands of Fill"
🗑️Made by real janitors
♻️6+ Years of work
📢RELEASING IN DAYS (NOV. 18)
I finally hung up the broom after years of janiteering to focus on our launch.
Help us out by wishlisting now!
#PitchYaGame
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I hope BLIPPO+ has unlocked a new era of games leaning into this channel-surfing/TV Guide aesthetic, I love it
Is there still time to re-publish each of your mobile games as individual titles and use the naming convention "Kosmo Spin: Simogo's Version"?
Friends, we're back to self-publishing (which is both fun and scary). We'd be really happy if you wishlist the Simogo Legacy Collection if you have any interest in it! store.steampowered.com/app/3817040/...
Simogo Legacy Collection on Steam
From cute arcade novelties to innovative text-based thrillers and acclaimed fourth wall-breaking stories, Simogo Legacy Collection is an eclectic celebration of Simogo's past, featuring faithful rendi...
store.steampowered.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Is there still time to re-publish each of your mobile games as individual titles and use the naming convention "Kosmo Spin: Simogo's Version"?
The Nintendo Store app is smart to group together recent Nintendo Direct presentations w/ all games mentioned.
Re-watch the video, get excited, see the game right there, download it to your linked device. Pretty quick & seamless.
What I’m saying is: You can still make amends and buy Drag x Drive.
Re-watch the video, get excited, see the game right there, download it to your linked device. Pretty quick & seamless.
What I’m saying is: You can still make amends and buy Drag x Drive.
November 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Nintendo Store app is smart to group together recent Nintendo Direct presentations w/ all games mentioned.
Re-watch the video, get excited, see the game right there, download it to your linked device. Pretty quick & seamless.
What I’m saying is: You can still make amends and buy Drag x Drive.
Re-watch the video, get excited, see the game right there, download it to your linked device. Pretty quick & seamless.
What I’m saying is: You can still make amends and buy Drag x Drive.
Ready for TumbleSeed: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition whenever you are, @aeiowu.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Ready for TumbleSeed: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition whenever you are, @aeiowu.com
Happy Nintendo-Acknowledges-Digidrive-Day to all who celebrate.
November 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Happy Nintendo-Acknowledges-Digidrive-Day to all who celebrate.
You hear this, Enterprising Engineers? Make two Jonny’s dreams come true. Vector displays remain like nothing else. Playing Asteroids on original hardware is like controlling light itself.
I think what's needed is for an enterprising engineer to develop a modernized version of the display that can be easily manufactured and remains compatible with the legacy software.
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
You hear this, Enterprising Engineers? Make two Jonny’s dreams come true. Vector displays remain like nothing else. Playing Asteroids on original hardware is like controlling light itself.
This would be amazing... if the original Vectrex wasn't already pretty mini and it had true vector graphics.
Still: We live in a world where a Vectrex Mini exists. Not the worst.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/185...
Still: We live in a world where a Vectrex Mini exists. Not the worst.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/185...
Vectrex Mini
The best vector console is back!
www.kickstarter.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This would be amazing... if the original Vectrex wasn't already pretty mini and it had true vector graphics.
Still: We live in a world where a Vectrex Mini exists. Not the worst.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/185...
Still: We live in a world where a Vectrex Mini exists. Not the worst.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/185...
I'm a big fan of what @digitaleclipse.bsky.social has done since Atari 50, so it's fantastic to see behind the curtain for how they get behind the curtain.
Before taking the kiddos out trick-or-treating, read @davidlcraddock.bsky.social on the MK Legacy Kollection.
www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
Before taking the kiddos out trick-or-treating, read @davidlcraddock.bsky.social on the MK Legacy Kollection.
www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
No More Secrets: The Making of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Since 2024, Digital Eclipse has worked on one of its biggest projects in secret. The time has come to pull back the curtain on Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kolletion—its design, its documentary, and the othe...
www.shacknews.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I'm a big fan of what @digitaleclipse.bsky.social has done since Atari 50, so it's fantastic to see behind the curtain for how they get behind the curtain.
Before taking the kiddos out trick-or-treating, read @davidlcraddock.bsky.social on the MK Legacy Kollection.
www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
Before taking the kiddos out trick-or-treating, read @davidlcraddock.bsky.social on the MK Legacy Kollection.
www.shacknews.com/article/1462...
Happy Halloween from the…
October 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Happy Halloween from the…
Last night I finally "beat" DK Bananza. Holy moly, that's quite an ending sequence(s).
That team is so good at making it just *feel good* to move around an environment. I couldn't stop playing even after rolling credits.
That team is so good at making it just *feel good* to move around an environment. I couldn't stop playing even after rolling credits.
October 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Last night I finally "beat" DK Bananza. Holy moly, that's quite an ending sequence(s).
That team is so good at making it just *feel good* to move around an environment. I couldn't stop playing even after rolling credits.
That team is so good at making it just *feel good* to move around an environment. I couldn't stop playing even after rolling credits.
Reposted by Jon Irwin
Outside these walls, the Children say, the grown-ups are monsters, and nowhere is safe.
Our bittersweet fairy tale RPG #StrayChildren is now available worldwide!
Buy it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...
Buy it now on Nintendo Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
Our bittersweet fairy tale RPG #StrayChildren is now available worldwide!
Buy it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...
Buy it now on Nintendo Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
October 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Outside these walls, the Children say, the grown-ups are monsters, and nowhere is safe.
Our bittersweet fairy tale RPG #StrayChildren is now available worldwide!
Buy it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...
Buy it now on Nintendo Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
Our bittersweet fairy tale RPG #StrayChildren is now available worldwide!
Buy it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...
Buy it now on Nintendo Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
You know what they say…
One egg is enough
One egg is enough
October 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
You know what they say…
One egg is enough
One egg is enough
A family from the Dominican Republic moved to our street last year. Their kids wait at the bus stop w/ mine.
One day we were late, the bus was waiting, my 6yo was running but his little legs were slow. The DR dad sees what’s happening, gets out of his van & picks up my dude to run him to the bus.
One day we were late, the bus was waiting, my 6yo was running but his little legs were slow. The DR dad sees what’s happening, gets out of his van & picks up my dude to run him to the bus.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A family from the Dominican Republic moved to our street last year. Their kids wait at the bus stop w/ mine.
One day we were late, the bus was waiting, my 6yo was running but his little legs were slow. The DR dad sees what’s happening, gets out of his van & picks up my dude to run him to the bus.
One day we were late, the bus was waiting, my 6yo was running but his little legs were slow. The DR dad sees what’s happening, gets out of his van & picks up my dude to run him to the bus.
Reposted by Jon Irwin
I keep thinking about this passage from THE AGE OF INNOCENCE.
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I keep thinking about this passage from THE AGE OF INNOCENCE.
I am onboard with this new development
October 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I am onboard with this new development
If this describes us, know that I’ll always cherish you
October 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
If this describes us, know that I’ll always cherish you
People say games are too expensive.
Let me point you to this collection of 7 games you can purchase in a month that costs FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
It’s an insult to currency, frankly. A bargain at twice the price.
Let me point you to this collection of 7 games you can purchase in a month that costs FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
It’s an insult to currency, frankly. A bargain at twice the price.
May we suggest wishlisting Simogo Legacy Collection on your platform of choice?
Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/3817040/...
US Nintendo Switch eShop
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
EU Nintendo Switch eShop
www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...
Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/3817040/...
US Nintendo Switch eShop
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
EU Nintendo Switch eShop
www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
People say games are too expensive.
Let me point you to this collection of 7 games you can purchase in a month that costs FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
It’s an insult to currency, frankly. A bargain at twice the price.
Let me point you to this collection of 7 games you can purchase in a month that costs FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
It’s an insult to currency, frankly. A bargain at twice the price.
I don't generally watch YouTube but these twelve minutes and fifty-three seconds are a tight, fulfilling look at KIRBY AIR RIDERS and the genius who directed it (and the geniuses who will play it)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXn1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXn1...
Kirby Air Riders Is for Geniuses - Delayed Input
YouTube video by Kyle Bosman
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I don't generally watch YouTube but these twelve minutes and fifty-three seconds are a tight, fulfilling look at KIRBY AIR RIDERS and the genius who directed it (and the geniuses who will play it)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXn1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXn1...