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Preston Black
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Equal parts tenacious artiste and humble laze about. Finger guns. They/Them
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This week I beat The Adventures of Bayou Billy for NES. Original hardware, no hacks or anything. This game is brutally difficult owing in part to very simple controls and an entire enemy roster of tanks that have quick counter attacks. Too bad because I think it’s a unique concept.
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
October 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I had an absolutely amazing time at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo yesterday. I came away with a great pile of games. Most of these are games that I owned previously and lost/sold and rebuilding my collection is one of the most rewarding things I’ve done in recent history. 💜 retro
October 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I worked Hollow Knight into my ranked platformers list on Backloggd. I’m amazed that it took the #2 spot beating out some of my fondest gaming experiences. But it was an obvious choice when I think about how I felt playing HK. There’s just something really special about Super Metroid haha
September 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Hey I'm playing Breath of the Wild!

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September 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
TLoZ is ranked in the action adventure genre. This an extremely competitive list and while I think the value of the original Zelda is worthy of respect and it’s certainly a super fun game to play, I can’t deny that it isn’t AMAZING. It still sits among games that adore. It’s not a slight.
September 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Hey, I missed stream this morning; but I’m going to stream for a while right meow! More breath of the wild!

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September 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Last night I finished The Legend of Zelda start to finish with no guidance for the first time. It’s such a blast to see the roots of the series here. It’s so smooth to play and is much more clear with its instructions compared to some of its contemporaries.
September 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
No cheating, post your Lock Screen
September 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Show me an image on your phone that has your energy but is not a selfie
September 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I finished Breath of Fire III last night! What a joy this game is. I owned a copy after its release in 97 not knowing anything about the series and I never got further than about a third of the way through. As you can see, it’s a top 5 RPG for me now. This particular copy was the PSP version.
August 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Last night I finished X-Men Legends for PS2. It was a weird experience. I enjoy the top down/isometric dungeon crawlers but I softlocked a couple times and that’s points off for me, quite honestly. The story and VO were strong and the graphics hold up very well, though. Also, use the Danger Room!
August 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
New Breath of the Wild edition of the Link StickFigure is done!
August 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
August 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Hey I'm up and doing this thing! I don't have the slightest idea what I am doing in this game since I haven't played for about 10 months 😆 twitch.tv/captstickfigure
August 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I finished the Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster pack this week and I’ve placed it in my ranked FF list. My second time finishing X. X-2 is an absolute delight! Last Mission was entirely unexpected; but I had a lot of fun with it (though it was a bit long).
August 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Yesterday I finished Final Fantasy X-2 (HD Remaster) and it was such a delight. A beautiful story of friendship that I dare say I enjoyed even more than FFX.
July 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’m thrilled to declare that I’ll be taking part in 16BIT raising money for the National Children’s Alliance. This is a wonderful organization that I’m always proud to support! This time I’ll be playing through SM64 and every donation will add a star to my list. 7/19 & 26 at 6 AM PST #16bit #NCA
July 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I finished Re: Chain of Memories last night! I’m doing so, I’ve finished the 1.5 ReMIX and that pretty much brings my Kingdom Hearts journey to an end for the time being.

I have to say it wasn’t my favorite but I did have fun in parts. The story was good but the combat was a huge hurdle.
June 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
In other news, there’s a birb outside.
June 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This billboard is well known to anyone who travels between Portland and Seattle. The messages that get put up are outlandish to the point of parody and it’s an ironic highlight of making the drive. But in reality this is a HUGE W and it won’t be missed.
June 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I inserted Mega Man Maverick Hunter X into my ranked platformers list on Backloggd and it’s in very good company!

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May 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I spent all weekend trying to get the PSP I bought on Saturday in working order to play games I bought online like 10 years ago 😹. I finally got it and while I was home sick today I played Mega Man Maverick Hunter X! I never played Mega Man X at all and this game was a DELIGHT!
May 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Last week I finished HP: Order of the Phoenix for the Wii. It should go without saying that JKR is garbage and extremely harmful to the queer community. I didn’t pay for this game, a friend gave it to me years ago. I don’t normally spare a thought for anything HP related; but it’s in my backlog..
April 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Yesterday I beat Buck Bumble for Nintendo 64! This is another game that I’ve owned more or less since its release and never really made much progress on. It’s fun! Not really much in the story department, just a thin pretext to justify the game’s existence and give objectives for each mission.
April 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM