John Rairdin NWR
@jtsknight92.bsky.social
Director of NintendoWorldReport.com
Volunteer Video Editor for GameHistory.org
Star Fox historian of some sort.
Can read various Hyrulean languages pretty well.
Open to writing and video production work.
https://www.rairdincreative.com/john-rairdin
Volunteer Video Editor for GameHistory.org
Star Fox historian of some sort.
Can read various Hyrulean languages pretty well.
Open to writing and video production work.
https://www.rairdincreative.com/john-rairdin
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Every year on the other site I would make a pinned post asking people to send me their Star Fox-like indie projects. Over the years I've played and gotten involved with some fantastic games and back quite a few kickstarters. Happy to give feedback, edit trailers, or just say good job! Send me stuff!
As we're under two weeks from Metroid Prime 4, I had the thought that I was a sophomore in high school when Metroid Prime 3 came out. So naturally I had to go find a picture of floppy haired 2007 John to make myself feel old. This dude would fight you that the Wii was better than the 360 or PS3.
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
As we're under two weeks from Metroid Prime 4, I had the thought that I was a sophomore in high school when Metroid Prime 3 came out. So naturally I had to go find a picture of floppy haired 2007 John to make myself feel old. This dude would fight you that the Wii was better than the 360 or PS3.
I love that Nintendo's social media manager has to pull from the same three Sylux descriptions that we've been pulling for lore content for nearly twenty years.
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I love that Nintendo's social media manager has to pull from the same three Sylux descriptions that we've been pulling for lore content for nearly twenty years.
There is an alternate reality where Miyamoto got to this first and it became a Peppy Hare solo game.
Zoopunk - Announce Extended | Xbox Partner Preview 2025 (From the creators of F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWV0...
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
There is an alternate reality where Miyamoto got to this first and it became a Peppy Hare solo game.
Oh hey, it's happening
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Oh hey, it's happening
The best part about Jesse Welles showing up on late night and being allowed to sing whatever he wants, is we know Trump is obsessed with late night TV and probably watched it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The best part about Jesse Welles showing up on late night and being allowed to sing whatever he wants, is we know Trump is obsessed with late night TV and probably watched it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
It occurs to me that Analogue went out of their way to make sure review units of their extremely delayed Analogue 3D went out well in advance of launch despite it being impossible for anyone to purchase the hardware as it sold out. Who are you advertising to?
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It occurs to me that Analogue went out of their way to make sure review units of their extremely delayed Analogue 3D went out well in advance of launch despite it being impossible for anyone to purchase the hardware as it sold out. Who are you advertising to?
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[Ongoing thread] New Stargate TV show
We knew it was coming!
"Amazon MGM Studios has greenlighted another series based on popular MGM IP, giving a series order to Stargate for Prime Video. The new installment in the classic sci-fi franchise comes from Martin Gero, a Stargate veteran and...."
We knew it was coming!
"Amazon MGM Studios has greenlighted another series based on popular MGM IP, giving a series order to Stargate for Prime Video. The new installment in the classic sci-fi franchise comes from Martin Gero, a Stargate veteran and...."
a dark room with a light coming out of a hole in the wall
ALT: a dark room with a light coming out of a hole in the wall
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
[Ongoing thread] New Stargate TV show
We knew it was coming!
"Amazon MGM Studios has greenlighted another series based on popular MGM IP, giving a series order to Stargate for Prime Video. The new installment in the classic sci-fi franchise comes from Martin Gero, a Stargate veteran and...."
We knew it was coming!
"Amazon MGM Studios has greenlighted another series based on popular MGM IP, giving a series order to Stargate for Prime Video. The new installment in the classic sci-fi franchise comes from Martin Gero, a Stargate veteran and...."
through extensive research I have determined that the line between a game made by 30 people and a giant AAA game occurs somewhere between 400 and 500 developers. I think the best tactic now would be to systematically release games in increments of 10 devs to see what category Keighley puts them in.
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
through extensive research I have determined that the line between a game made by 30 people and a giant AAA game occurs somewhere between 400 and 500 developers. I think the best tactic now would be to systematically release games in increments of 10 devs to see what category Keighley puts them in.
So far this has been the closest to the kind of testing I want to see on this thing. Can always count on DF for that stuff. Glad to hear you can turn off overclocking. I'm very curious to dig in further with weird third-party stuff to check that the timings are consistent with original hardware.
Video coverage in the future, but today on embargo, check out our extensive web review of the phenomenal Analogue 3D: www.digitalfoundry.net/reviews/anal...
Review: Analogue 3D overclocks the N64 in stellar fashion
The most impressive Analogue "FPGA" console yet.
www.digitalfoundry.net
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
So far this has been the closest to the kind of testing I want to see on this thing. Can always count on DF for that stuff. Glad to hear you can turn off overclocking. I'm very curious to dig in further with weird third-party stuff to check that the timings are consistent with original hardware.
Listening to the argument before this vote was so weird. You could tell the republicans had prepared their arguments assuming they would vote no and then at the last moment had to rework them into voting yes after Trump told them to but being vaguely mad about it.
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Listening to the argument before this vote was so weird. You could tell the republicans had prepared their arguments assuming they would vote no and then at the last moment had to rework them into voting yes after Trump told them to but being vaguely mad about it.
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If you enjoyed our more positive take on Metroid Prime 4's previews, you'll probably also enjoy @gvg.io's.
youtu.be/eUhmwNjV2Ng?...
and if you missed ours: youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ?...
youtu.be/eUhmwNjV2Ng?...
and if you missed ours: youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ?...
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If you enjoyed our more positive take on Metroid Prime 4's previews, you'll probably also enjoy @gvg.io's.
youtu.be/eUhmwNjV2Ng?...
and if you missed ours: youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ?...
youtu.be/eUhmwNjV2Ng?...
and if you missed ours: youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ?...
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Something Metroid Prime 4 related that's not about you-know-who...
The build I recently played had lots of helper text on-screen. You can turn off tutorials, which is nice, because I found that the info Samus got from scanning provided sufficient guidance
Couple of examples:
1st, with tutorial on
The build I recently played had lots of helper text on-screen. You can turn off tutorials, which is nice, because I found that the info Samus got from scanning provided sufficient guidance
Couple of examples:
1st, with tutorial on
November 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Something Metroid Prime 4 related that's not about you-know-who...
The build I recently played had lots of helper text on-screen. You can turn off tutorials, which is nice, because I found that the info Samus got from scanning provided sufficient guidance
Couple of examples:
1st, with tutorial on
The build I recently played had lots of helper text on-screen. You can turn off tutorials, which is nice, because I found that the info Samus got from scanning provided sufficient guidance
Couple of examples:
1st, with tutorial on
Zelda having a bow hopefully means she is an actual character and won't get kidnapped right away. Street clothes makes me think this is a "Ganondorf took over the castle, Impa got me out in time, lets team up and wreck shit" kinda story.
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Zelda having a bow hopefully means she is an actual character and won't get kidnapped right away. Street clothes makes me think this is a "Ganondorf took over the castle, Impa got me out in time, lets team up and wreck shit" kinda story.
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[throwing darts at the board of hot takes] Sarge's Heroes is to Army Men as Persona is to Shin Megami Tensei
Around The Block
'Army Men: Sarge's Heroes'
PlayStation
'Army Men: Sarge's Heroes'
PlayStation
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
[throwing darts at the board of hot takes] Sarge's Heroes is to Army Men as Persona is to Shin Megami Tensei
As someone who has stumbled into his own content being repackaged by larger channels but didn't have the resources to do anything about it, I can only say "get him".
A Small Content Creator is Suing InkSlasher For Allegedly Stealing Her Content insider-gaming.com/small-conten...
A Small Content Creator is Suing InkSlasher For Allegedly Stealing Her Content
A small content creator who is a lawyer is taking InkSlasher to court for alledgedly stealing her YouTube content.
insider-gaming.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
As someone who has stumbled into his own content being repackaged by larger channels but didn't have the resources to do anything about it, I can only say "get him".
I didn't talk about Miles specifically in this cuz that's a non-story and I wanted to focus on actual design critiques.
You're telling me a character at the beginning of a story has room for an arc and growth!? How dare they!
You're telling me a character at the beginning of a story has room for an arc and growth!? How dare they!
Got some thoughts out on how the Metroid Prime 4 previews have been framed. Wanted to give some context and perspective as a viewer, as press, and as a Prime fan. youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ
Why I'm Not Worried About the NPCs in Metroid Prime 4
YouTube video by Nintendo World Report TV
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I didn't talk about Miles specifically in this cuz that's a non-story and I wanted to focus on actual design critiques.
You're telling me a character at the beginning of a story has room for an arc and growth!? How dare they!
You're telling me a character at the beginning of a story has room for an arc and growth!? How dare they!
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John nails it here. Sure it’s fine to have some concerns when previewing something like this, but it’s evident that after Prime 3 that this subseries was gonna dip its toes out of the usual confines of what defines Metroid. Plus, Prime 3 rocks.
Imagine writing a preview for Metroid Prime but only based on the intro. It would be a linear game that's constantly telling you what to do.
Press can only cover what they're shown but context remains key. @jtsknight92.bsky.social takes a look at the reactions to Prime 4. youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ
Press can only cover what they're shown but context remains key. @jtsknight92.bsky.social takes a look at the reactions to Prime 4. youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ
Why I'm Not Worried About the NPCs in Metroid Prime 4
YouTube video by Nintendo World Report TV
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
John nails it here. Sure it’s fine to have some concerns when previewing something like this, but it’s evident that after Prime 3 that this subseries was gonna dip its toes out of the usual confines of what defines Metroid. Plus, Prime 3 rocks.
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Retro Studios' Metroid Prime 2: Echoes was released 21 years ago today on GameCube.
November 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Retro Studios' Metroid Prime 2: Echoes was released 21 years ago today on GameCube.
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Imagine writing a preview for Metroid Prime but only based on the intro. It would be a linear game that's constantly telling you what to do.
Press can only cover what they're shown but context remains key. @jtsknight92.bsky.social takes a look at the reactions to Prime 4. youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ
Press can only cover what they're shown but context remains key. @jtsknight92.bsky.social takes a look at the reactions to Prime 4. youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ
Why I'm Not Worried About the NPCs in Metroid Prime 4
YouTube video by Nintendo World Report TV
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Imagine writing a preview for Metroid Prime but only based on the intro. It would be a linear game that's constantly telling you what to do.
Press can only cover what they're shown but context remains key. @jtsknight92.bsky.social takes a look at the reactions to Prime 4. youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ
Press can only cover what they're shown but context remains key. @jtsknight92.bsky.social takes a look at the reactions to Prime 4. youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ
Got some thoughts out on how the Metroid Prime 4 previews have been framed. Wanted to give some context and perspective as a viewer, as press, and as a Prime fan. youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ
Why I'm Not Worried About the NPCs in Metroid Prime 4
YouTube video by Nintendo World Report TV
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Got some thoughts out on how the Metroid Prime 4 previews have been framed. Wanted to give some context and perspective as a viewer, as press, and as a Prime fan. youtu.be/33aUDA9KnMQ
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All I'm saying is that if Nintendo had given Metroid Prime 3 to reviewers under the exact same circumstances as this Prime 4 situation, they would've had the same thing to say about that game.
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
All I'm saying is that if Nintendo had given Metroid Prime 3 to reviewers under the exact same circumstances as this Prime 4 situation, they would've had the same thing to say about that game.
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Sometimes I think EGM did fatal damage to Metroid by declaring Super Metroid Best Game of All Time in 2003. It calcified its status as the ideal all other Metroid games are judged. Deviations from the formula are a sin.
IGN's Beyond preview talks about it having crossed "a sacred line".
IGN's Beyond preview talks about it having crossed "a sacred line".
I fully agree the franchise should die if no one at Nintendo really cares to make a new one, but I can't say that's the case here and that Beyond has nothing to offer.
I let go of being a Metroid purist some years after Hunters. The franchise can't just be a string of remixed Super Metroids.
I let go of being a Metroid purist some years after Hunters. The franchise can't just be a string of remixed Super Metroids.
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Sometimes I think EGM did fatal damage to Metroid by declaring Super Metroid Best Game of All Time in 2003. It calcified its status as the ideal all other Metroid games are judged. Deviations from the formula are a sin.
IGN's Beyond preview talks about it having crossed "a sacred line".
IGN's Beyond preview talks about it having crossed "a sacred line".
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There sure were a bunch of Federation Troopers in the new Metroid Prime 4 trailer. Let's travel back to the first time those fellas made an appearance in the Prime series (it didn't go well for them) youtu.be/pHv4c21mw9U?...
Vintage Review: Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
YouTube video by Nintendo World Report TV
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
There sure were a bunch of Federation Troopers in the new Metroid Prime 4 trailer. Let's travel back to the first time those fellas made an appearance in the Prime series (it didn't go well for them) youtu.be/pHv4c21mw9U?...
I'm also really glad we're keeping the prime 2 & 3 style fed trooper armor. Loved this design so much I shamelessly ripped it off for a student 3D animation project when I was like 15 (this screenshot is the most you'll ever see of that :P)
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I'm also really glad we're keeping the prime 2 & 3 style fed trooper armor. Loved this design so much I shamelessly ripped it off for a student 3D animation project when I was like 15 (this screenshot is the most you'll ever see of that :P)
The vibe I'm getting from the Metroid Prime 4 previews is that the game has a tutorial with lots of dialogue and involves more characters than Prime 1. Fair complaint, but also in line with where the Prime series was when we last left it so kinda what I was expecting.
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The vibe I'm getting from the Metroid Prime 4 previews is that the game has a tutorial with lots of dialogue and involves more characters than Prime 1. Fair complaint, but also in line with where the Prime series was when we last left it so kinda what I was expecting.