bVork
@bvork.farm
I'm bVork. I talk about video games a lot. I also occasionally talk about social issues, but not often. He/Him.
My 5.25" internal BD drive for my computer has a problem where it won't reliably open when it's empty, but has no issues when there's a disc inside. I have therefore found the ideal disc to use as a permanent resident: one that's professionally manufactured, commonplace and valueless, and useless.
October 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
My 5.25" internal BD drive for my computer has a problem where it won't reliably open when it's empty, but has no issues when there's a disc inside. I have therefore found the ideal disc to use as a permanent resident: one that's professionally manufactured, commonplace and valueless, and useless.
I'm having a great time with Ninja Gaiden 4. It occupies an interesting triple middle ground between Itagaki NG design (enemies are extremely aggressive), Sigma (reduced enemy counts, more enemy HP), and Platinum (perfect dodges and parries).
Izuna Drop into Ultimate Technique feels so good.
Izuna Drop into Ultimate Technique feels so good.
October 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I'm having a great time with Ninja Gaiden 4. It occupies an interesting triple middle ground between Itagaki NG design (enemies are extremely aggressive), Sigma (reduced enemy counts, more enemy HP), and Platinum (perfect dodges and parries).
Izuna Drop into Ultimate Technique feels so good.
Izuna Drop into Ultimate Technique feels so good.
And that's Hollow Knight completed. Incredible game. Sure didn't feel like 30+ hours!
October 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
And that's Hollow Knight completed. Incredible game. Sure didn't feel like 30+ hours!
Just used ExplorerPatcher to remove the rounded corners in Windows 11 (and, for consistency, figured out the css tweak to do the same on my Ubuntu laptop).
Windowed rectangular image + rounded corners = cropped image.
"But it's only a few pixels!" I don't care, stop it. Objectively wrong design.
Windowed rectangular image + rounded corners = cropped image.
"But it's only a few pixels!" I don't care, stop it. Objectively wrong design.
October 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Just used ExplorerPatcher to remove the rounded corners in Windows 11 (and, for consistency, figured out the css tweak to do the same on my Ubuntu laptop).
Windowed rectangular image + rounded corners = cropped image.
"But it's only a few pixels!" I don't care, stop it. Objectively wrong design.
Windowed rectangular image + rounded corners = cropped image.
"But it's only a few pixels!" I don't care, stop it. Objectively wrong design.
If I didn't have Fortnite Crew, I'd be cancelling now. Even with that, I'm making a list of games to finish and then re-evaluate continuing my subscription.
Microsoft confirms changes to Game Pass (Essential, Premium, Ultimate tiers) news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...
Ultimate priced at $29.99/month
Ultimate priced at $29.99/month
October 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If I didn't have Fortnite Crew, I'd be cancelling now. Even with that, I'm making a list of games to finish and then re-evaluate continuing my subscription.
And bit the bullet and updated my primary desktop to Windows 11 due to the #Endof10. That was surprisingly pain free. Only two showstopping errors that required me to search for forum posts to get solutions and continue onwards. Sadly, I count that as pretty good by modern computing standards.
October 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
And bit the bullet and updated my primary desktop to Windows 11 due to the #Endof10. That was surprisingly pain free. Only two showstopping errors that required me to search for forum posts to get solutions and continue onwards. Sadly, I count that as pretty good by modern computing standards.
With the #Endof10 approaching, I put Ubuntu on my aging Acer Switch 2-in-1. Tried OpenSUSE, Fedora, and Zorin, but only Ubuntu played nice with the touchscreen and automatically called up an on-screen keyboard when in tablet mode, so that's what I'm going with.
October 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
With the #Endof10 approaching, I put Ubuntu on my aging Acer Switch 2-in-1. Tried OpenSUSE, Fedora, and Zorin, but only Ubuntu played nice with the touchscreen and automatically called up an on-screen keyboard when in tablet mode, so that's what I'm going with.
"Nominee who does not believe in implicit right to privacy gets personal demonstration in the implications of his belief."
Conservatives only understand things when they get directly affected and still somehow missed the object lesson (apart from the band-aid legislation around rental records).
Conservatives only understand things when they get directly affected and still somehow missed the object lesson (apart from the band-aid legislation around rental records).
I was a young conservative in DC and the story about reporters pawing through Bork's trash looking for his video rental receipts definitely had an effect on me. Bork was qualified, but the attacks were so intense that his name became a verb.
Jay's right.
Jay's right.
should've let us put nixon's hatchet man on the supreme court, sincerely, the Good Conservative Tom Nichols of MSNBC
August 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"Nominee who does not believe in implicit right to privacy gets personal demonstration in the implications of his belief."
Conservatives only understand things when they get directly affected and still somehow missed the object lesson (apart from the band-aid legislation around rental records).
Conservatives only understand things when they get directly affected and still somehow missed the object lesson (apart from the band-aid legislation around rental records).
Tried out #Ludocene. Took me 30 cards before it gave me anything that even approached being an action game, and it was Hades, and then it was just endless roguelites after that. I don't think anyone there enjoys action games.
Maybe it's great if you really like indie narrative games and cozy games?
Maybe it's great if you really like indie narrative games and cozy games?
August 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Tried out #Ludocene. Took me 30 cards before it gave me anything that even approached being an action game, and it was Hades, and then it was just endless roguelites after that. I don't think anyone there enjoys action games.
Maybe it's great if you really like indie narrative games and cozy games?
Maybe it's great if you really like indie narrative games and cozy games?
I got my first RetroAchievements mastery!
August 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I got my first RetroAchievements mastery!
Does Microsoft understand consent?
• No
• Ask later
• No
• Ask later
July 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Does Microsoft understand consent?
• No
• Ask later
• No
• Ask later
Never have I been less mad to die in Fortnite.
July 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Never have I been less mad to die in Fortnite.
At last, the trilogy is complete. The third Valis collection is the cool one for sickos because it has the really dank versions like PC88 Valis 1 and MSX2 Valis 2.
July 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
At last, the trilogy is complete. The third Valis collection is the cool one for sickos because it has the really dank versions like PC88 Valis 1 and MSX2 Valis 2.
Saw Sinners in IMAX last night. What a film! Embraces horror and music with equal fervour. Smart, stylish, and not ashamed of its genre inspirations. That one musical sequence (if you've seen it, you know which one) is going to live forever.
July 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Saw Sinners in IMAX last night. What a film! Embraces horror and music with equal fervour. Smart, stylish, and not ashamed of its genre inspirations. That one musical sequence (if you've seen it, you know which one) is going to live forever.
Tested out my new Anbernic Arc-S with the funniest possible first game.
June 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Tested out my new Anbernic Arc-S with the funniest possible first game.
Age eventually catches up. I came off of a search & rescue shift that was more eventful than I would've liked, and now everything hurts. This is actually the first time I've gone "I can't do this anymore" and it's actually scary to think about my own mortality.
June 21, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Age eventually catches up. I came off of a search & rescue shift that was more eventful than I would've liked, and now everything hurts. This is actually the first time I've gone "I can't do this anymore" and it's actually scary to think about my own mortality.
I guess I'll do a thread about the #SteamNextFest demos that I play through.
store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest
store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest
Next Fest June 2025 - LIVE NOW
Steam Next Fest is a week-long celebration featuring hundreds of FREE playable demos as well as developer livestreams and chats. Players try out upcoming games on Steam pre-release, developers gather ...
store.steampowered.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I guess I'll do a thread about the #SteamNextFest demos that I play through.
store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest
store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest
The Truxton Extreme demo is actually pretty good! I'm very pleasantly surprised.
June 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The Truxton Extreme demo is actually pretty good! I'm very pleasantly surprised.
I have become a terrible landlord in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma. Villager is a big eater? Evicted! Slacker? Evicted! Timid but I need loggers or miners? Evicted!
I feel bad but ya gotta make that bar chart go up.
I feel bad but ya gotta make that bar chart go up.
June 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I have become a terrible landlord in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma. Villager is a big eater? Evicted! Slacker? Evicted! Timid but I need loggers or miners? Evicted!
I feel bad but ya gotta make that bar chart go up.
I feel bad but ya gotta make that bar chart go up.
This probably won't last long, but I'm currently #1!
June 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This probably won't last long, but I'm currently #1!
Never thought I'd see the day when both of these games have basically flawless arcade ports on a single console.
June 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Never thought I'd see the day when both of these games have basically flawless arcade ports on a single console.
Reposted by bVork
Clarice finally found the ideal of man.
cc @persona.bsky.social & @sarahssowertty.bsky.social: City Connection's 20th-anniv plans include FC cartridge releases for
the authentic unreleased Soldam port
"Clarice no Wedding Bell", ie Urusei Yatsura: Lum no Wedding Bell (Momoko 120% port+reskin) with City Connection's Clarice instead of Lum
the authentic unreleased Soldam port
"Clarice no Wedding Bell", ie Urusei Yatsura: Lum no Wedding Bell (Momoko 120% port+reskin) with City Connection's Clarice instead of Lum
April 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Clarice finally found the ideal of man.