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Jaconian
@jaconian.bsky.social
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He/Him.
I listen to various genres of metal and video game music. I'm an omnivore, a gamer, a drinker of beer & mead, a musician & was the ENFORCER JDub at PAX '08-'10.

http://www.StageSelectStart.blogspot.com
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Uh oh.

Just found out that my computer and internet connection can run, somewhat decently, Resident Evil 2 Remake through Amazon's Luna game streaming service.

They've come a way since I first tried the service back in 2020.

#ResidentEvil2 #AmazonLuna #GameStreaming
The title screen for Resident Evil 2 Remake. The title is in front of a scene of Racoon City with rain falling. The Letters R and E in the title are red to emphasize the RE abbreviation for the series. Leon Kennedy, with his gun brandished in front of the Racoon City Police Department. A light is illuminating the RPD sign above the double doors to the building. There are several bagged and wrapped bodies around the ground.
November 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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We have an interesting First Impressions article for the still-in-alpha, Cursed Dungeon Raider from solo dev Clever AI:

Discl: I rec'd a review code from Keymailer

stageselectstart.blogspot.com/2025/10/firs...

#FirstImpressions #CursedDungeonRaider #IndieGame #Keymailer #StageSelectStart
October 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Potentially Hot Take:

I think I like Mega Man 3 more than Mega Man 2.

I like the level design more, especially on the 2nd run through the stages. I like the boss battles more.

The game introduces the characters Rush and Proto Man.

While the OST isn't as iconic as Mega Man 2, it's still great.
October 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Michael Wincot portraying Guy of Gisbourne from the 1991 film, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves., looking smugly at the viewer.
October 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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That's just disgusting
October 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Regarding the EA acquisition, I'm tempted to buy the Dead Space remake on Steam (and Dead Space 3 so I don't have to use EA's Origin) before the transaction close date of Q1 FY2027 b/c I don't want to give either PIF or Affinity Partners my money/user data.

Am I thinking of this incorrectly?
Screenshot of Steam shopping cart with Dead Space 3 Awakened DLC, Dead Space 3, and the Dead Space Remake. A screenshot of the press announcement from EA with "The transaction was approved by EA's Board of Directors, is expected to close in Q2 FY27..." to show that while the buy out has been approved, it won't be finalized until 2027. A screenshot from EA's press release regarding their being bought by several investment companies, including PIF which is made up of private investors from Saudi Arabia, and Affinity Partners, a Miami-based investment form created by President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner; it also inclues Silver Lake, another technology investment company.
September 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Who in turn bears a resemblance to our favorite airship captain and opera aficionado.
September 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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The Switch 2 Pro Controller is back in stock at Costco, for $10-15 less than what's being charged by other/most online vendors. Need to have a Costco membership to purchase.

#Switch2ProController #Costco
Online Costco shopping/checkout cart showing the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller available for $74.99. A Google search results page showing availability of the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller from Best Buy, Amazon, BJ's Wholesale Club. Walmart, & Nintendo. Prices range from $84.99 to $89.99.
August 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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A picture of myself holding a 16oz can of Pelican Beach Beer. The can is tritone consisting from top to bottom, white, orange and metallic blue. There's a subtitle towards the base of the can that reads, "Survival of the chillest."
July 20, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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For no particular reason
A mural from the back of a BBQ restaurant in Vilnius, Lithuania, taken in 2016, depicts then candidate Donald J. Trump cupping the back of Russian president and dictator Vladimir Putin's head while the two share a passionate kiss. The eyes of both men appear open with dripping blue/white drool pools down Putin and Trump's chins.
May 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Hit a milestone (not a big one, a grandiose one, or an impressive one, but a one nonetheless) in Fallout 4 yesterday.

I still don't like settlement building or maintenance. Learn to defend yourselves y'all.
A picture of the Fallout 4 Steam page showing 200 hours of playtime. And among other things, 42 of 84 achievements achieved.
May 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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In response to Amazon's email about their book sale this weekend for National Independent Bookstore Day.
An email advertisement from Amazon with "Up to 80% off books" headline in an attempt to undercut independent bookstores the day before "National Independent Bookstore Day" in the US. A large red "NO!" is spread across the email and a middle finger emoji is placed next to the headline from Amazon.
April 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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My childhood 👇
The gold cover for The Legend of Zelda on the NES The NES box cover for the original Final Fantasy. There's a sword crossing an ax with a crystal ball between them, and a floating castle and an airship within the crystal ball. The NES box cover for Crystalis showing an absolute bikers scene with the hero raising a sword against a werewolf with a stone monster, an eye-spider and a green jelly monster coming up from behind the hero. The North American NES box cover for Dragon Warrior, with the Hero armed with a shield and a sword, facing off against a large green dragon, all wreathed in flames.
February 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Leaky tire(s) getting replaced before shit gets absurdly expensive from price hikes due to future tariffs (and other dumb-fuckery from the current administration), so figured I'd catch up on some reading w/ a cuppa from Le Café Les Schwabb.
February 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Running around in The Elder Scrolls Online nearly every day will lead us to pull another Brad Derrick song for a MIDI Week Single. So we did.

stageselectstart.blogspot.com/2025/01/midi...

#MIDIWeekSingles #TheElderScrollsOnline #ESO #Morrowind #BradDerrick #VideoGameMusic #StageSelectStart
January 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Well, it's certainly easy to say you're the one fixing the problem that you started in the first place.
"Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now. A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means that you can't use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that authoritarian bitch President Asshole has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TilTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned!" Welcome back! Thanks for your patience and support. As a result of convicted felon, serial liar, and convicted sexual assaulter Donald J. Trump's efforts, TikTok is back in the U.S.! You can continue to create, share, and discover all the things you love on TikTok.
January 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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January 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Our MIDI Week Single today celebrates a world-renowned pair as they summit a freezing cold peak in search of golden puzzle pieces and notes, with music by Grant Kirkhope.

stageselectstart.blogspot.com/2024/12/midi...

#MIDIWeekSingles #BanjoKazooie #GrantKirkhope #VideoGameMusic #StageSelectStart
December 25, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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And that's why this is so true too.

Stole this several years ago.
Beautiful people from The Mummy (1999)
December 13, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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While watching the Castlevania Retrospective (again) from #ifinishedavideogame on YouTube at work, I thought I'd give Julius Mode a try in Dawn of Sorrow

Y'all!! I don't think I ever finished Dawn of Sorrow!!

#Castlevania #DawnOfSorrow #CastlevaniaDawnOfSorrow #Konami #NintendoDS #StageSelectStart
December 7, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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Today we have a special guest joining us, Miss Rosen's Wowtastic! Marching Band by Meringue Interactive, out now on Switch

stageselectstart.blogspot.com/2024/12/game...

Discl: I rec'd a review copy from Keymailer

#MissRosensWowtasticMarchingBand #MeringueInteractive #Keymailer #StageSelectStart
The title screen for Miss Rosen's Wowtastic! Marching Band, showing Miss Rose who is a clockwork majorette toy riding a carousel horse A scene showing Miss Rosen standing at attention across from a boy wearing a yellow sweater and a red bandana across his face. Miss Rosen says, "I'm a clockwork majorette escaped from her music box, and this is my tv show ..." A scene with the character of Dunno in his Tyrannosaurus form yelling "Wow, awesome!" In the foreground is Miss Rosen and across is another clockwork majorette whose name I've currently forgotten. A scene with Miss Rosen and Dunno who both appear surprised, standing across from Dam the Elf Princess and her giant white cat Roland. Roland is standing on his hind legs saying, "Oldtimetastic."
December 6, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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Mine's still active 🤞
A screenshot of an Amazon.com order page for Metroid Prime 4, ordered January 14, 2019 for $55.04. The page currently has an arrival date of December 31, which is a default placeholder for when there's no official release date.
November 29, 2024 at 4:46 AM
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No article today, but just wanted to share the book I started a week ago, "Crown of Fire" by Ed Greenwood, being the second book in the Shandril's Saga Trilogy.

#CrownOfFire #ShandrilsSaga #EdGreenwood #ForgottenRealms #ShandrilShessair #LadySpellfire #StageSelectStart
November 22, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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A picture of the sun looking West through a stand of trees in the Silver Star Scenic Area, North-East of Vancouver in Washington State. There's a trail on the right side of the picture winding from the lower right up towards the middle and is then obscured by the trees. The picture was taken at 19:32 on August 26, 2017.
November 21, 2024 at 12:26 AM
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Hell yeah, the F-Zero X soundtrack is now available on the Nintendo Music App!

Easily my favorite F-Zero soundtrack.
A screenshot from the Nintendo Music App showing the first six tracks from the F-Zero X soundtrack: Title BGM, Machine Select, Endless Challenge (Mute City), Dream Chaser (Silence), Fall Down to the Stream (Sand Ocean), and Decided by the Eyes (Big Blue).
November 19, 2024 at 6:08 AM