Attract Mode
@attractmode.bsky.social
pinpointing, highlighting, preserving, curating, & advocating video game culture
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personal account is @fortninety.bsky.social
for more info: linktr.ee/attractmo.de
Regular viewers of FORT90 TV are very familiar with individual below, whereas most everyone else I would assume might have more than a few questions; tune in tonight (see www.wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...) to have them answered… maybe (and yes, some game-adjacent content is also in store)
October 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Regular viewers of FORT90 TV are very familiar with individual below, whereas most everyone else I would assume might have more than a few questions; tune in tonight (see www.wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...) to have them answered… maybe (and yes, some game-adjacent content is also in store)
I'd be remiss if I didn't offer yet another preview of tonight's FORT90 TV (which officially launches the FORT90 BROADCAST SYSTEM, see www.wonderville.nyc/events/fort-...; tune in to find out what the hell I'm talking about) given how it also ties into local game culture happenings
September 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I'd be remiss if I didn't offer yet another preview of tonight's FORT90 TV (which officially launches the FORT90 BROADCAST SYSTEM, see www.wonderville.nyc/events/fort-...; tune in to find out what the hell I'm talking about) given how it also ties into local game culture happenings
In case you missed it, here is an actual video that the Department of Homeland Security posted on Twitter that they are now distancing themselves from it, in a cowardly move that should surprise one one, cuz Nintendo has made it be known that they are not pleased (see www.tmz.com/2025/09/24/p...)
September 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
In case you missed it, here is an actual video that the Department of Homeland Security posted on Twitter that they are now distancing themselves from it, in a cowardly move that should surprise one one, cuz Nintendo has made it be known that they are not pleased (see www.tmz.com/2025/09/24/p...)
Thanks to @unitof.com, I just found out about asses[dot]masses:
"A game controller sits at the front of the stage. Brave spectators take turns each night stepping forward from the herd to seize the means of production (the controller) and become the player. There are no instructions…"
"A game controller sits at the front of the stage. Brave spectators take turns each night stepping forward from the herd to seize the means of production (the controller) and become the player. There are no instructions…"
September 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Thanks to @unitof.com, I just found out about asses[dot]masses:
"A game controller sits at the front of the stage. Brave spectators take turns each night stepping forward from the herd to seize the means of production (the controller) and become the player. There are no instructions…"
"A game controller sits at the front of the stage. Brave spectators take turns each night stepping forward from the herd to seize the means of production (the controller) and become the player. There are no instructions…"
… Oh, and here's another Katamari MV that I'll be playing next time, provided there even is a next time, given how I've made jokes about Trump during past broadcasts and all (via youtu.be/BjTNKumjMlA)
September 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
… Oh, and here's another Katamari MV that I'll be playing next time, provided there even is a next time, given how I've made jokes about Trump during past broadcasts and all (via youtu.be/BjTNKumjMlA)
Here's a Katamari music video for anyone who missed it during this past Monday's FORT90 TV, as well as for anyone who needs a break from the current discourse (via youtu.be/vlZiUlleC-k)
September 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Here's a Katamari music video for anyone who missed it during this past Monday's FORT90 TV, as well as for anyone who needs a break from the current discourse (via youtu.be/vlZiUlleC-k)
I once tried to organize a 9/11 viewing "party" at @wonderville.nyc of my fave adjacent media (was gonna go all out, like getting a massive cake that resembled the Twin Towers) but it never came together for "reasons"… anyhow, I would have been wearing this shirt (via twitter.com/puppycelebri...)
September 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I once tried to organize a 9/11 viewing "party" at @wonderville.nyc of my fave adjacent media (was gonna go all out, like getting a massive cake that resembled the Twin Towers) but it never came together for "reasons"… anyhow, I would have been wearing this shirt (via twitter.com/puppycelebri...)
I didn't have the bandwidth to promote it last Monday, so hopefully those who regularly tune into FORT90 TV caught @sixthtone.bsky.social's profile on the owner of the last arcade in a northeastern part of China (if not, the full video accompanies their article; see www.sixthtone.com/news/1017537)
September 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I didn't have the bandwidth to promote it last Monday, so hopefully those who regularly tune into FORT90 TV caught @sixthtone.bsky.social's profile on the owner of the last arcade in a northeastern part of China (if not, the full video accompanies their article; see www.sixthtone.com/news/1017537)
As previously noted, today's the second half of the TOKYO NIGHTS + THE LAST GAME CENTERS opening & reception, so if you're in NYC, you should totally swing by Vitamin (16 N 1st St, Brooklyn, NY 11211); congrats @victoralonso.es & here's to the next show (also be sure to get his books)!
September 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
As previously noted, today's the second half of the TOKYO NIGHTS + THE LAST GAME CENTERS opening & reception, so if you're in NYC, you should totally swing by Vitamin (16 N 1st St, Brooklyn, NY 11211); congrats @victoralonso.es & here's to the next show (also be sure to get his books)!
A look at some pieces for a Tokyo Nights volume 2 that sadly may never happened and the space's tricked out PSX + one of the many CRTs that the gallery has…
September 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A look at some pieces for a Tokyo Nights volume 2 that sadly may never happened and the space's tricked out PSX + one of the many CRTs that the gallery has…
It was also my first visit to Vitamin (see playvitamin.com), and gotta say that it's about damn time NYC finally had a game culture focused gallery space (something I tried myself to get started over a decade ago, but that's a story for another time)…
September 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It was also my first visit to Vitamin (see playvitamin.com), and gotta say that it's about damn time NYC finally had a game culture focused gallery space (something I tried myself to get started over a decade ago, but that's a story for another time)…
As an advocate of extolling the virtues of game culture, I have thusly been a fan of @victoralonso.es's work for quite some time, so it was especially nice talking to the artist, and re: a wide range of topics (fave game centers, the difficulties of book publishing, etc)…
September 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
As an advocate of extolling the virtues of game culture, I have thusly been a fan of @victoralonso.es's work for quite some time, so it was especially nice talking to the artist, and re: a wide range of topics (fave game centers, the difficulties of book publishing, etc)…
Highlights from yesterday's TOKYO NIGHTS + THE LAST GAME CENTERS opening & reception, part one (part two is happening today, BTW/FYI)…
September 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Highlights from yesterday's TOKYO NIGHTS + THE LAST GAME CENTERS opening & reception, part one (part two is happening today, BTW/FYI)…
One last AnimeNYC highlight; I dug @zerotyranos.bsky.social's work the most & was crestfallen (yet not surprised) that their ASTRO Gaming Lifestyle Magazine was sold out (see zerotype.shop/products/ast...), hence the purchase after the fact online (hopefully my local USPS office doesn't destroy it)
September 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
One last AnimeNYC highlight; I dug @zerotyranos.bsky.social's work the most & was crestfallen (yet not surprised) that their ASTRO Gaming Lifestyle Magazine was sold out (see zerotype.shop/products/ast...), hence the purchase after the fact online (hopefully my local USPS office doesn't destroy it)
One artist who made an especially strong impression on me was Gatonardo Da Vinci (see www.gatonardo.cl); the harsh reality of artist alleys these days is how one must now double-check to see if something is by AI or not, and this most definitely is not computer generated (plus I love cats)…
September 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
One artist who made an especially strong impression on me was Gatonardo Da Vinci (see www.gatonardo.cl); the harsh reality of artist alleys these days is how one must now double-check to see if something is by AI or not, and this most definitely is not computer generated (plus I love cats)…
Additional AnimeNYC artist alley highlights include @lizzyitzkowitz.bsky.social's Katamari cousins tote, @wrenmcdonald.bsky.social's Jet Set Radio risograph, and @reddachi.bsky.social's Sonic X Garfield pin…
September 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Additional AnimeNYC artist alley highlights include @lizzyitzkowitz.bsky.social's Katamari cousins tote, @wrenmcdonald.bsky.social's Jet Set Radio risograph, and @reddachi.bsky.social's Sonic X Garfield pin…
Tho the best stuff was, per usual, in the artist alley (even tho AnimeNYC's layout was not the best); one could find lots of apparel, like @heartmush.pink's Born To Splatoon tee, @itadakiyasu.bsky.social's Pokemon Cafe tee, and @aquiboni.bsky.social's Sonic X Shadow/Heaven X Hell tees…
September 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Tho the best stuff was, per usual, in the artist alley (even tho AnimeNYC's layout was not the best); one could find lots of apparel, like @heartmush.pink's Born To Splatoon tee, @itadakiyasu.bsky.social's Pokemon Cafe tee, and @aquiboni.bsky.social's Sonic X Shadow/Heaven X Hell tees…
Next, what's a con without stuff to buy? I naturally gravitated towards anything video game related, tho the thing that caught my eye the most was this Gradius III & IV for the PS2 ad in some magazine for Konami club members (that was not for sale)…
September 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Next, what's a con without stuff to buy? I naturally gravitated towards anything video game related, tho the thing that caught my eye the most was this Gradius III & IV for the PS2 ad in some magazine for Konami club members (that was not for sale)…
I know PAX West just happened, but I didn't go, and instead have pics from AnimeNYC from the previous weekend to share; first are some cosplayers…
September 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I know PAX West just happened, but I didn't go, and instead have pics from AnimeNYC from the previous weekend to share; first are some cosplayers…
Am mostly posting this here as a reminder to show the entirety of this news story about the clusterfuck that is McDonald's Japan's Pokemon Happy Meal card set during FORT90 TV in two weeks; this coming Monday is FORT90 FILM CLUB (see wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...), after that is OPEN VCR NIGHT
August 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Am mostly posting this here as a reminder to show the entirety of this news story about the clusterfuck that is McDonald's Japan's Pokemon Happy Meal card set during FORT90 TV in two weeks; this coming Monday is FORT90 FILM CLUB (see wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...), after that is OPEN VCR NIGHT
Another video game-adjacent "thing" from Monday's BEST OF FORT90 TV was the JennyFax 2020 S/S Collection (via attract-mode-collective.tumblr.com/post/1888133...); took 3 replays over 4+ years to cultivate an audience that finally got the appeal, but dammit, it finally happened
August 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Another video game-adjacent "thing" from Monday's BEST OF FORT90 TV was the JennyFax 2020 S/S Collection (via attract-mode-collective.tumblr.com/post/1888133...); took 3 replays over 4+ years to cultivate an audience that finally got the appeal, but dammit, it finally happened
As previously noted, tonight's @wonderville.nyc broadcast (again www.wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...) is a showcase of classic cuts, and anyone who has kept track knows that I'm been slowly but surely replaying No Continue Kid; we're finally up to the 90s, when Virtua Fighter 2 reigned supreme
July 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As previously noted, tonight's @wonderville.nyc broadcast (again www.wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...) is a showcase of classic cuts, and anyone who has kept track knows that I'm been slowly but surely replaying No Continue Kid; we're finally up to the 90s, when Virtua Fighter 2 reigned supreme
… And here's another thing that pertains to Jet Set Radio, tho I only just found out about, and once again since tonight is when I recycle older material, it won't make air until next week (so am placing it here as a reminder; via youtu.be/HLM7byBgr2o)
July 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
… And here's another thing that pertains to Jet Set Radio, tho I only just found out about, and once again since tonight is when I recycle older material, it won't make air until next week (so am placing it here as a reminder; via youtu.be/HLM7byBgr2o)
Tonight is another "BEST OF" broadcast (see wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...), which as one might have guessed is a focus on classic cuts, tho before I start promoting that, I should maybe share this trailer to the upcoming film adaption of Exit 8 from last week's vanilla edition of FORT90 TV…
July 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Tonight is another "BEST OF" broadcast (see wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...), which as one might have guessed is a focus on classic cuts, tho before I start promoting that, I should maybe share this trailer to the upcoming film adaption of Exit 8 from last week's vanilla edition of FORT90 TV…
… I also have this look at a collab btw Sega & a rollerblade label that's centered on Jet Set Radio, which I can't recall anyone else talking about, tho with so much noise & nonsense to sift through, it's hardly a shocker if everyone missed it (or if it's just me; via youtu.be/LFZI3EITzRA)
July 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
… I also have this look at a collab btw Sega & a rollerblade label that's centered on Jet Set Radio, which I can't recall anyone else talking about, tho with so much noise & nonsense to sift through, it's hardly a shocker if everyone missed it (or if it's just me; via youtu.be/LFZI3EITzRA)