MechanalystTom
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Getting stuck causes players to explore the world.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Getting stuck causes players to explore the world.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.
An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.
We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
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Whelp, there's no way to sugarcoat this, friends,
Through a combination of hubris and misfortune, I messed up...
Through a combination of hubris and misfortune, I messed up...
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Whelp, there's no way to sugarcoat this, friends,
Through a combination of hubris and misfortune, I messed up...
Through a combination of hubris and misfortune, I messed up...
Time for a Silksong Stream! Going to be going for the Speedrun trophy (beating the game in under 5 hours)
www.twitch.tv/mechanalysttom
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Getting the Speedrun Trophy
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November 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Time for a Silksong Stream! Going to be going for the Speedrun trophy (beating the game in under 5 hours)
www.twitch.tv/mechanalysttom
www.twitch.tv/mechanalysttom
Been a hot sec, but let's try out Celeste Multiworld Rando with friends!
www.twitch.tv/mechanalysttom
www.twitch.tv/mechanalysttom
MechanalystTom - Twitch
Variety Streamer/Speedrunner, Loves Indie Games and Analyzing Video Game Mechanics
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November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Been a hot sec, but let's try out Celeste Multiworld Rando with friends!
www.twitch.tv/mechanalysttom
www.twitch.tv/mechanalysttom
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The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.
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I always get drawn back to Al Gore telling voters that he’d only raise taxes on the top 1% and then after the election a poll showed that something like 20% of voters thought they were in the top 1% and another 20% thought they would be in the next five years. Just a total tragic disconnect.
Maaaaan, this. So much this. Every time there's any kind of actual in-depth survey we find that the American people are *abysmally* ignorant about even the most basic political facts, but the pundit class just immediately forgets & proceeds with political analysis based on subtle policy differences.
Feels like so many of our convos are revolving about how voters respond to what politicians are doing, or what parties’ positions on issues are, without much actual empirical sense of what they actually know about those topics.
October 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I always get drawn back to Al Gore telling voters that he’d only raise taxes on the top 1% and then after the election a poll showed that something like 20% of voters thought they were in the top 1% and another 20% thought they would be in the next five years. Just a total tragic disconnect.
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I’m opening a movie theater in which I show recently released films that I ripped from the internet but the studios are welcome to opt out if they wish.
Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.
OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.
on.wsj.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I’m opening a movie theater in which I show recently released films that I ripped from the internet but the studios are welcome to opt out if they wish.
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Just read through this massive interview about Slay the Princess and got floored multiple times through the whole thing. By god. int-magazine.com/interview/sl...
Slay the Princess’s Tony Howard-Arias and Abby Howard: “I mean, that she loves you. She loves you unconditionally”
int-magazine.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Just read through this massive interview about Slay the Princess and got floored multiple times through the whole thing. By god. int-magazine.com/interview/sl...
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"single-use plastic of the mind" had me GAGGED
September 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"single-use plastic of the mind" had me GAGGED
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You hit the button. That's it.
Rhythm Doctor is leaving Early Access on DECEMBER 6TH, 2025!
Save patients with your rhythm mastery, all the way through the final Act and our big finale.
🎵 Trailer directed by @rj.dcellgames.com with VFX by thefinals
Rhythm Doctor is leaving Early Access on DECEMBER 6TH, 2025!
Save patients with your rhythm mastery, all the way through the final Act and our big finale.
🎵 Trailer directed by @rj.dcellgames.com with VFX by thefinals
September 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
You hit the button. That's it.
Rhythm Doctor is leaving Early Access on DECEMBER 6TH, 2025!
Save patients with your rhythm mastery, all the way through the final Act and our big finale.
🎵 Trailer directed by @rj.dcellgames.com with VFX by thefinals
Rhythm Doctor is leaving Early Access on DECEMBER 6TH, 2025!
Save patients with your rhythm mastery, all the way through the final Act and our big finale.
🎵 Trailer directed by @rj.dcellgames.com with VFX by thefinals
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September 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man.
Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.
We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.
My latest piece.
Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.
We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.
My latest piece.
We Must Not Posthumously Sanitize Charlie Kirk's Hateful Life
Influential anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday. While condemning violence is something most can get behind, sanitization of his hate has gone too far.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man.
Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.
We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.
My latest piece.
Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent.
We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate.
My latest piece.
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Been a hot second, but I got bugs on the brain with Silksong coming soon, so let's have lil Hollow Knight Rando Race with @causeimdanjones.bsky.social
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Rando Race vs. @causeimdanjones !multi
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September 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Been a hot second, but I got bugs on the brain with Silksong coming soon, so let's have lil Hollow Knight Rando Race with @causeimdanjones.bsky.social
www.twitch.tv/mechanalysttom
www.twitch.tv/mechanalysttom
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Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available September 4 on all platforms and day one on Xbox Game Pass!
Watch the release trailer: youtu.be/6XGeJwsUP9c
Watch the release trailer: youtu.be/6XGeJwsUP9c
Title: Hollow Knight: Silksong - Release Trailer
YouTube video by Team Cherry
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August 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available September 4 on all platforms and day one on Xbox Game Pass!
Watch the release trailer: youtu.be/6XGeJwsUP9c
Watch the release trailer: youtu.be/6XGeJwsUP9c
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✨🛸🐄👽👹👻🦀💕
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July 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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#Sponsored I'm the host of the very first official Pokémon game show! They approved me! Against all odds! It's gonna be so much fun! Come through!
pkmn.news/gameshow #PokemonGameShow
pkmn.news/gameshow #PokemonGameShow
June 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#Sponsored I'm the host of the very first official Pokémon game show! They approved me! Against all odds! It's gonna be so much fun! Come through!
pkmn.news/gameshow #PokemonGameShow
pkmn.news/gameshow #PokemonGameShow
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And you know what the talking heads seem to rarely use 'violent' to describe? The systemic destruction of families through ICE detentions and deportations. Breaking a window is framed *primarily* as violence, but taking a grandparent away from their kids or sending someone to a work camp isn't.
June 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
And you know what the talking heads seem to rarely use 'violent' to describe? The systemic destruction of families through ICE detentions and deportations. Breaking a window is framed *primarily* as violence, but taking a grandparent away from their kids or sending someone to a work camp isn't.
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MY COMMISSHIES ARE OPEN 📣❣
hit up my ko-fi for pricing & feel free to ask me anything thru kofi dms (or thru discord ( UvU)b !!) Share if you can!
ko-fi.com/caitysecret/...
hit up my ko-fi for pricing & feel free to ask me anything thru kofi dms (or thru discord ( UvU)b !!) Share if you can!
ko-fi.com/caitysecret/...
June 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
MY COMMISSHIES ARE OPEN 📣❣
hit up my ko-fi for pricing & feel free to ask me anything thru kofi dms (or thru discord ( UvU)b !!) Share if you can!
ko-fi.com/caitysecret/...
hit up my ko-fi for pricing & feel free to ask me anything thru kofi dms (or thru discord ( UvU)b !!) Share if you can!
ko-fi.com/caitysecret/...
Here is the VOD for my Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth speedrun showcase from RPG Limit Break! I'm quite proud of how all of it went and I was happy to show it off for charity!
youtu.be/a1r2uUY6kyc?...
youtu.be/a1r2uUY6kyc?...
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth by MechanalystTom - RPG Limit Break 2025
YouTube video by RPG Limit Break
youtu.be
May 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Here is the VOD for my Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth speedrun showcase from RPG Limit Break! I'm quite proud of how all of it went and I was happy to show it off for charity!
youtu.be/a1r2uUY6kyc?...
youtu.be/a1r2uUY6kyc?...
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And I'll be remote commentating for this!
Today's the day I showcase my Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth speedrun for #rpglb2025 ! I'll be on an interview segment after the current run at ~8:30pm EST and then my run will start at ~10:45EST!!!
www.twitch.tv/rpglimitbrea...
www.twitch.tv/rpglimitbrea...
RPGLimitBreak - Twitch
RPGLB2025 Benefiting NAMI - Final Fantasy XIV by MargaretAnn, @Netara, @dowolff, @leggystarscream, @neongrey, Isquen, @groundflier, Daffy
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May 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
And I'll be remote commentating for this!
Today's the day I showcase my Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth speedrun for #rpglb2025 ! I'll be on an interview segment after the current run at ~8:30pm EST and then my run will start at ~10:45EST!!!
www.twitch.tv/rpglimitbrea...
www.twitch.tv/rpglimitbrea...
RPGLimitBreak - Twitch
RPGLB2025 Benefiting NAMI - Final Fantasy XIV by MargaretAnn, @Netara, @dowolff, @leggystarscream, @neongrey, Isquen, @groundflier, Daffy
www.twitch.tv
May 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Today's the day I showcase my Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth speedrun for #rpglb2025 ! I'll be on an interview segment after the current run at ~8:30pm EST and then my run will start at ~10:45EST!!!
www.twitch.tv/rpglimitbrea...
www.twitch.tv/rpglimitbrea...