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Neilan Naicker
@neilan.bsky.social
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• Principal Dynamics Technical Artist at Naughty Dog
• Board Game Barrage Podcast Host (boardgamebarrage.bsky.social)
• Ex-Capetonian
• he/him
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This (much anticipated by me) movie comes out *tomorrow*. Who is this for? Ugh.
RSS Feed entry via Polygon reading: "Bugonia ending explained: Is [majority of question redacted by me]?"
October 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Hey Mike I made you a Magic Eye
A Magic Eye just for Mike Minotti
October 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Screenshot of Ultima Online's main menu (circa 1.0).
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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The unbeatable magic of in-engine cutscenes
October 14, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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The funniest criticism of anything ever.
Screenshot of a Reddit comment by an anonymous user reading, "I hate and I feel like they're trying to appeal to some sort of audience."
September 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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No need, thanks, Nintendo.
Me holding a Virtual Boy to my face
September 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Is everything ok @kurzgesagt.org?
The YouTube channel page for Kurzgesagt, showing three videos: "The Drug to Master Reality", with a thumbnail labelled AMPHETAMINES; "Alcohol is AMAZING", with a thumbnail labelled ALCOHOL; and "Let's Kill You a Billion Times to Make You Immortal", with a thumbnail labelled QUANTUM IMMORTALITY
August 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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I still have mine somewhere!
A photo of a book titled "15 Graphic Games for the Spectrum" by Richard G. Hurley. A ZX Spectrum home computer is depicted on the front cover.
August 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Oh Banana
A statue of a dude from behind with a big butt
August 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Cute
A portion of the "Keywords In Detail" section of the rulebook for the Star Trek: Captain's Chair board game, which reads, "DRONE, ASSIMILATE: These keywords currently have no known meaning or effects. But we dread the day when we find out what they mean."
August 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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How do you feel about keywords in your card games?
August 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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I did my thing, so here it is - I'm probably forgetting something.
"The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century – Reader’s Choice: My Ballot" - my selected films are: Moon (2009) Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) Lost in Translation (2003) The Departed (2006) 12 Years a Slave (2013) Children of Men (2006) The Prestige (2006) Inception (2010) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
June 24, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Every game developer's dream
A screenshot from Nintendo Switch Welcome Tour, depicting a character in the museum, with a speech bubble, "After reading all these insights, I think I'm really starting to understand our son's work."
June 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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The worst feeling in video games
A photo of a Switch 2 running Welcome Tour, the Speed Maze 2 minigame. Just competed in 3.51 seconds. Required time for a medal, 3.5 seconds.
June 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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The "I should buy a boat" cat meme (a cat dressed in a business suit, looking up from their newspaper) without any text
May 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Aaaand having reached what I'm going to call a good ending (Blue Door), I'm gonna leave it there for Blue Prince. There's more to find, but not by me. What an absolutely crazy game.
Screenshot of my profile banner for the video game Blue Prince, showing I was on day 98, with 74 hours played.
May 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Don't worry everyone I've got Sony's lawyers on the case
A photo of a section of the rule book for the board game Shackleton Base, reading, "In the solo mode, you play against AstroBot, an automated player ..."
May 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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I crocheted too greedily and too deep
A crochet amigurumi Balrog from The Lord of the Rings, in black yarn with red gold and yellow detailing.
May 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Goddamn I wish my notes looked like yours
A scribbled page of assorted notes for the video game Blue Prince written untidily in a notebook
April 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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I bet @lucyjames.games is feeling very vindicated about all this, but man I'm so excited for Blue Prince on Friday. It seems like exactly my jam. Congrats to @dogubomb.bsky.social on some incredible reviews!
A screenshot of Blue Prince's metacritic score, 92, with "Universal Acclaim based on 21 Critic Reviews".
April 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Imagine what gon’ happen when you try to tax our Ninty
Jefferson and Hamilton from the stage musical Hamilton during the song "Cabinet Battle #1"
April 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Another lil fun guy
A newly finished crochet amigurumi mushroom with a smiley face, made of tan, glittery blue and purple yarn.
March 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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I may have accidentally skipped a few rounds but still pretty happy with this little guy
A crochet amigurumi French Bulldog who's perhaps a little more squat than he should be
March 18, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Not one of the things I expected this weekend. Tiësto at OMNIA!
March 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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I'm already annoyed by this book.
An unspecified paperback book, held open to the dedication page, reading "FOR JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE, AND RINGO"
February 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM