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CardboardLuigi
@cardboardluigi.bsky.social
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A bisexual 24-year-old gamer who ports models sometimes. You might have heard of me from the Steam Workshop or VRChat or something.
Separated from that, I hope we can get along.
(Icon drawn by @ladostarman.bsky.social)
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So I just beat Banjo-Tooie once again, but this time on #NintendoSwitch. I still like the game, even in spite of its flaws, and I would still recommend it to people who liked the first game. (extended thoughts in thread)
Screenshot of Banjo-Tooie (2000, N64), as seen in the Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Classics app for Nintendo Switch. It depicts Banjo and Kazooie, Mumbo Jumbo, Jamjars the mole, and Humba Wumba (not visible, but present in the scene) engaging in a game of "kick around" atop the peak of Caldron Keep, the final level of the game. Captain Blubber, a pirate hippo, is flying by in the Saucer of Peril, while Gruntilda is vowing revenge, saying "[You'll be sorry, all of you!] Just you wait until Banjo-Threeie..[.]" As an aside, the "Banjo-Threeie" line is somewhat notorious, as despite its intentions as a joke, it did leave fans in anticipation for a third entry in the series. In spite of the eventual release of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts in 2008 (y'know, 17 years ago), some fans still remark that they're still waiting for a "real" Banjo-Threeie. (Wording this as vaguely as possible to try to be mindful of a friend, who doesn't know much about the series, getting into it) Screenshot of Banjo-Tooie (2000, N64), as seen in the Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Classics app for Nintendo Switch. It depicts Captain Blubber, a pirate hippo, flying off into the distance on the Saucer of Peril as fireworks go off and the words "THE END" are displayed onscreen. Screenshot of Banjo-Tooie (2000, N64), as seen in the Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Classics app for Nintendo Switch. It depicts the main menu of the game, showing the status for File 1, which depicts a portrait of Banjo. File 2 and File 3 have no data saved to them, so they're just greyed out and just respectively show the numbers 2 and 3. There's also a lamp in the room, a trash can (for deleting save files), and a table, with a Nintendo 64 console with four controllers attached to it and a Banjo-Tooie Game Pak inserted into it (for the game's multiplayer mode), with a Banjo-Tooie box and two Game Paks right behind it, as well as a honeycomb-shaped TV (options), a similarly themed VCR (for "Replay Mode", allowing players to replay minigames, fight bosses again, and rewatch cutscenes without having to play the game all over again), and a bookshelf with various colored books on its shelves, with a camera on top (for copying save files). Kazooie: "Press (A) to play the game." Banjo: "Game 1: Time 12:21:11, 90 Jiggies."
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
We also did the secret bad ending, of course.
Screenshot of Streets of Rage (1991, Genesis) as seen in the Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online app. It depicts the game's sole heroine, Blaze Fielding, sitting on the throne that once belonged to Mr. X, the game's main antagonist, in turn becoming the very thing she (and her former-pals Axel Stone and Adam Hunter) sought to destroy: a mob boss that controls the city. The image of this (as well as alternative ones for Axel and Adam), is rendered in color as the credits roll, with it being rendered in sepia after they finish with the words "BAD END" being written on top. This secret bad ending is only obtainable in 2-Player, requiring one player to agree to work join Mr. X while the other refuses. The two players will then have to fight each other until one of them loses all of their lives and doesn't continue (whether that's because they've run out or they simply choose to not continue). After refusing Mr. X's second offer, the surviving player then fights him as normal, with his defeat revealing that said surviving player has become the boss. The border for every Nintendo Classics/Nintendo Switch Online application has an alternating grey dot pattern that fades to black in the center. On the upper left side of the screen are two user icons. Player 1, which is me, has a sprite of Duster from MOTHER 3 (2006, GBA) standing on a purple background; Player 2, which is @purplekrystie7.bsky.social, uses a render of Callie from the Splatoon series, specifically using some sort of white costume from Splatoon 3 (2022, Switch) I don't recognize because I never played it, sorry. :( Just below the two player icons is a wi-fi symbol to represent how good the connection is. It's at three bars out of four, colored light-blue.
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Last night, I beat Streets of Rage alongside @purplekrystie7.bsky.social over NSO. It's a pretty solid, but tough little beat-em-up. The music was really good, but some of those boss fights (particularly in the last level, due to the lack of the screen nukes) were annoying as fuck.
Screenshot of Streets of Rage (1991, Genesis), as seen in the Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online application. It depicts two of the game's playable characters, Blaze Fielding (P1, the girl in red) and Axel Stone (P2, the blond guy in the tank top and blue jeans) in the throne room of Mr. X, a mob boss who took control of the city and the game's main antagonist, having just defeated him, as he's falling to the ground as bullets from his tommy gun are flying around. The border for every Nintendo Classics/Nintendo Switch Online application has an alternating grey dot pattern that fades to black in the center. On the upper left side of the screen are two user icons. Player 1, which is me, has a sprite of Duster from MOTHER 3 (2006, GBA) standing on a purple background; Player 2, which is @purplekrystie7.bsky.social, uses a render of Callie from the Splatoon series, specifically using some sort of white costume from Splatoon 3 (2022, Switch) I don't recognize because I never played it, sorry. :( Just below the two player icons is a wi-fi symbol to represent how good the connection is. It's at three bars out of four, colored light-blue. Screenshot of Streets of Rage (1991, Genesis), as seen in the Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online app. This is a screen that's displayed at the end of the credits in the game's standard ending. It depicts the vague silhouettes of the game's three heroes (in no particular order) Axel Stone, Blaze Fielding, and Adam Hunter standing and sitting on the edge of a bridge looking at a lit city during the night, with a single shining star sparkling in the sky. The words "THE END" are written in yellow below the image aligned to the right. The border for every Nintendo Classics/Nintendo Switch Online application has an alternating grey dot pattern that fades to black in the center. On the upper left side of the screen are two user icons. Player 1, which is me, has a sprite of Duster from MOTHER 3 (2006, GBA) standing on a purple background; Player 2, which is @purplekrystie7.bsky.social, uses a render of Callie from the Splatoon series, specifically using some sort of white costume from Splatoon 3 (2022, Switch) I don't recognize because I never played it, sorry. :( Just below the two player icons is a wi-fi symbol to represent how good the connection is. It's at three bars out of four, colored light-blue.
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
An extra life, represented by a golden statue of Banjo doing a strong man pose, from Banjo-Kazooie
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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So I just beat Metroid Prime (Remastered) after some on-again-off-again play sessions. It's a really good game, the Chozo Artifacts aside. I certainly enjoyed most parts of it.
The "Mission Final" screen for Metroid Prime Remastered (2023, Switch), depicting Samus Aran posing in her Varia Suit without the helmet on, with a glowing blue outline surrounding her as she stands in front of a background with teal lines and a blue bar as a bunch of numbers scroll through. The text on the bottom right are as follows: M I S S I O N F I N A L Percentage Complete 75% Total Time 16:26 New Extras unlocked in the Main Menu! Hard Difficulty Unlocked On the bottom of the screen in the center is a button prompt that says "Press A to continue."
November 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
A design document Gregg Mayles once shared implied that two names they had considered for Candy were "Blondie Kong" and "Honey Kong".
CHARACTER NAMES - DK FAMILY DONKEY KONG™ Our familiar friend DIDDY KONG™ DK's little buddy CRANK ̷E̷Y KONG™ Old man Kong CANDY KONG™ Feminine Ms Kong (or BLONDIE KONG or HONEY KONG) FUNK ̷E̷Y KONG™ Cool 'n' Hip Kong Taken from a design doc once shared by Gregg Mayles (https://web.archive.org/web/20190813010135/https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/1027946702270021638)
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
Thank fuck I finally got all the Chozo Artifacts in Metroid Prime. That was probably the worst part of the whole game.
Screenshot of the Log Book in Metroid Prime Remastered (2023), showing all twelve of the Chozo Artifacts being collected, as indicated by all tweleve segments being colored yellow. The stat totals, given on the bottom left corner of the middle window are as follows: "Item Collection Item 75% Log Book Entries Scan 89%"
November 4, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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First Victory Royale of the season (feat. @ladostarman.bsky.social @purplekrystie7.bsky.social @ohitssmush.bsky.social)
November 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
The newest season of Fortnite
#Fortnite #FortniteFanArt #TheSimpsons #StreetFighter
A black and white sketch of Ryu from the Street Fighter franchise pogging and pointing his finger at Homer Simpson close by him in the same style as the "two wojaks pogging" meme, while Homer looks worried and yells to his wife "Marge, there's a homeless man pointing at me!" in Comic Sans MS. Above my signature is the phrase "Plz fix your game, Epic".
November 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
I don't think I'll ever reach this many crowns ever again (especially not next season). Blitz really made it easy to get so many crowns.
Cropped screenshot of Fortnite (2017, PC version) depicting the character Remi doing the Crowning Achievement emote, where the character pulls out a red pillow with gold lining with a crown on top, and above the crown is a number that represents how many matches you won with a Victory Crown in your inventory. In this case, I had 389 victories with a Victory Crown.
November 1, 2025 at 2:49 AM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
Why did I sink so much time into this Fortnite season?
(the order is overall, BR, Blitz, and Reload. Not pictured: a single win in OG S5)
Chapter 6 Season 4 CardboardLuigi Level 556 497 wins | 27.1% win rate | 1831 matches 4.28 K/D | 3.12 kills/match | 5706 kills 197H 14M play time | 6M 27S avg. match time The outfit on the right is Philip J. Fry (Universe 1 alternate style) Image from fortnite.gg/stats Chapter 6 Season 4 CardboardLuigi Level 556 60 wins | 13% win rate | 463 matches 3.47 K/D | 3.02 kills/match | 1397 kills 101H 19M play time | 13M 7S avg. match time The outfit on the right is Chigusa Image from fortnite.gg/stats Blitz Royale CardboardLuigi Level 556 435 wins | 33.1% win rate | 1314 matches 4.79 K/D | 3.2 kills/match | 4208 kills 89H 58M play time | 4M 6S avg. match time The outfit on the right is Sakura (default style) Image from fortnite.gg/stats Reload CardboardLuigi Level 556 1 wins | 7.1% win rate | 14 matches 4.46 K/D | 4.14 kills/match | 58 kills 1H 28M play time | 6M 17S avg. match time The outfit on the right is Sinister Glare Image from fortnite.gg/stats
November 1, 2025 at 2:49 AM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
They're *GREAT* at game preservation.
What they're *BAD* at is keeping things in circulation.
Scene from Shrek 2 (2004) where Shrek (transformed into a human), Donkey (transformed into a white horse), and Puss in Boots (off-screen in this screenshot) are imprisoned. Shrek is telling Donkey (who, being held upside down, had been screaming about nobody telling him he had the right to remain silent) "you HAVE the right to remain silent, what you LACK is the capacity."
October 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
Hey Rumi, are you doing alright? #Fortnite
October 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
Jesus Fucking Christ, Bottles.
An exert from the Banjo-Kazooie Official Player's Guide by Nintendo Power, taken from Page 101 in its section regarding Rusty Bucket Bay. On the left is a render of Bottles the Mole standing on top of one of his molehills, on the right is a screenshot of Banjo running away from a Boom Box. Center blue text: "But don't listen to me, Banjo. Fry some red chicken nuggets instead!" Center text: "Explosive boxes of dynamite patrol the docks of the bay. The blockheads have short fuses and will detonate seconds after you approach them, but birdbrain's drumsticks can outrun the irate crates. In this case, I guess it wouldn't hurt to unpack that foul-mouthed fowl to make a quick getaway. Caption for the screenshot: "The Boom Box will explode only a few seconds after it starts chasing Banjo. Blaze away from its blast by using Kazooie's fast feet."
October 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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In which a hive stash refuses to open #Fortnite
October 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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In which Snake tries to slam Rumi's sword into the ground and forgets how to put both of his feet on the ground for a solid 15 seconds. #Fortnite
October 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
Just a reminder! You can hit me up on Discord and Steam if you really want to. It's not like there's any recent events that prompted this post or anything...
My Discord is @cardboardluigi . At present, my icon is a shot of Luigi from the Luigi's Mansion Space World 2000 trailer. My bio reads "Some guy who ports models sometimes. Maybe you've heard of me through the Steam Workshop or VRChat or somethin'... But separated from that, I hope we can get along." I go by CardboardLuigi on Steam, unsurprisingly. The icon was drawn by mandala-furikake. The opening part of my bio is a transcript of a memorable exchange from the Ed, Edd n Eddy episode One Plus One Equals Ed. "Eddy, when you close the fridge door, does the little light stay on?" "GO HOME!" "Hello light. Hello light. Hello light..."
October 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
So I finally sat down and watched KPop Demon Hunters, and it was pretty good.
Two panel comic depicting a conversation between the Scout and the Medic, two of the nine playable mercenaries from Team Fortress 2 (2007, PC/Xbox 360/PS3) Panel one: The Scout, equipped with the "Millennial Mercenary" cosmetic item, says "hey medic i like kpop". [sic] Panel two: The Medic, stretched out horizontally, remarks "kpop more like kpoop". [sic]
October 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
September 30th/October 1st
Promotional render of Banjo and Kazooie, the eponymous duo of Banjo-Kazooie (1998, N64) A render of the Pumpkin Banjo transformation from Banjo-Kazooie (1998, N64), sourced from the Banjo-Kazooie Official Player's Guide by Nintendo Power
October 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Update: I told her about the connection between Banjo-Kazooie and Conker.
Screenshot of a Discord exchange CardboardLuigi: "Banjo and Kazooie are fucking dead in Conker's Bad Fur Day" [Two screenshots of Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001, Nintendo 64), as seen in Rare Replay (2015, Xbox One), of its main menu; the first screenshot depicts a number of characters from the game hanging around the Cock and Pucker bar, with Banjo's head being stuffed and mounted on the wall; the second screenshot is of the inside of the closet used for the chapter select menu, of which an umbrella that has Kazooie's head as a handle is left in a barrel.] PurpleKrystie~💜: "WHATTHEFUCk" (edited) [Screenshot from Need for Speed (2014 film adaptation) of the character Tobey Marshall, portrayed by actor Aaron Paul, screaming]
September 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
The council will decide your fate
Cropped Fortnite (2017, multiplatform) screenshot depicting the characters (from left to right) Ella Slurp, Phillip J. Fry's Universe 1 counterpart from the Futurama season 4 episode "The Farnsworth Parabox", Zoe Clash, and Nemia sitting on a couch in the Daft Punk Experience map. While Ella and Nemia are affected by the turquoise-colored lighting, Fry and Zoe, who are both celshaded, are not.
September 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
Remember
A four panel Calvin and Hobbes comic, originally printed February 25th, 1995. Panel 1: Calvin, a little boy with spiky hair and a striped shirt is running around in his house. Panel 2: Calvin skids to a stop and looks behind him, as one of his parents yells at him "CALVIN, STOP RUNNING THROUGH THE HOUSE!" Panel 3: Calvin turns to the camera and smiles, remarking "The law is on the books, but it would take all their resources to enforce it." Panel 4: Calvin starts running again, now being partially out of frame. His parent yells out "CALVIN!"
September 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
My friend @purplekrystie7.bsky.social is playing Banjo-Kazooie for the first time, and I told her about Clanker's fate in Nuts & Bolts. She didn't take it well.
Screenshot of a Discord exchange. CardboardLuigi: "I think I made mention of Clanker being chopped into pieces in Nuts and Bolts the other night, but I got sidetracked." [Five screenshots of the Banjoland level from Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008, Xbox 360) depicting the character Clanker chopped up into bits: the top of his head, his jaw, his middle section, and his tail fin being separated from each other] PurpleKrystie~ 💜: [Screenshot from Need for Speed (2014 film adaptation) of the character Tobey Marshall, portrayed by actor Aaron Paul, screaming]
September 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Oh nifty, you've got an SM64 cartridge with the original K-A age rating. My own copy of the game is the Player's Choice release, made after the ESRB replaced K-A with the now more standard E rating.
Me holding my childhood copy of Super Mario 64 (1996) for the Nintendo 64. It has the ESRB "E for Everyone" age rating and a very faded out "Player's Choice" symbol slapped onto it. This particular copy has probably seen better days, but it still works.
September 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
cardboardluigi.bsky.social
So I just beat Mega Man: The Power Battle. It was nice. The way it reformulated and recontextualized the classic Mega Man gameplay as an arcade fighter (of sorts) was interesting, even if health not recovering between rounds can be a burden.
Screenshot of the post-credits ending screen for Mega Man: The Power Battle (Arcade, 1995), as seen in Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium (Switch/PlayStation/Xbox/Steam, 2022). It depicts the game's three playable characters -- Mega Man (center), Proto Man (left), and Bass (right) -- standing with their backs against each other in a triangular formation rendered in sepia. There's text on the screen that reads "THANK YOU FOR PLAYING PRESENTED BY CAPCOM", with "CAPCOM" being rendered with the company logo.
September 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM