Yogaaa! I finally made it to Master Rank in Street Fighter 6 using Dhalsim after 300 hours. Incredible game - and my favourite fighter of all time. Now the real challenge begins 😭

A new gizmo has arrived. I picked this Roland SC-880 synth module up to recreate some 90s game soundtracks, using the original HQ samples.

It's amazing how many classics used this thing. You can hear snippets of Final Fantasy VII, Smash Bros. and Doom while browsing the sounds.

VHS is making a surprise comeback. On HMV these are £30+ each - for brand new VHS tapes of Evil Dead 2, Suspiria and They live - about the upper end price of a 4K blu ray.

I wonder if this will have a similar resurgence to vinyl?

It's my second time watching Heroes of the East (1978) and it's a masterclass in how to choreograph weapon fights.

So many types of weapon trade blows as part of a "Japan vs China" theme - katana, spear, nunchaku - each one escalating over the last as if giddily asking us "and next, what if...?".

A few Autumn pick-ups from the Criterion sale. I've been meaning to see Akira Kurosawa's Dreams for ages, so really looking forward to seeing this in 4K at last.

Also Rush Hour sneaks in here as a bonus. It's one of the very first Jackie Chan films I ever saw, and I believe it's still his funniest.

I started a Criterion channel subscription last month and it feels like there's no end to the quality films on here. But, the two absolute standouts so far are:

-Diabolique (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955)

-High and Low (Akira Kurosawa, 1963)

Highly recommended, both.