Noah K Leiter (He/Him)
@noah-k.bsky.social
Welcome to the frantic, desperate ramblings of a PhD student approaching a deadline.
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need-a-penny, take-a-penny
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
need-a-penny, take-a-penny
There are cool pre-rendered game intros, and then there's Vampire Hunter D on PS1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVi5...
Vampire Hunter D (PSX intro)
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November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
There are cool pre-rendered game intros, and then there's Vampire Hunter D on PS1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVi5...
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I still think this is a strong contender for the funniest video ever uploaded. Absolutely unbeatable comedic rhythm
June 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I still think this is a strong contender for the funniest video ever uploaded. Absolutely unbeatable comedic rhythm
Nothing boils my blood more than whatever company is currently advertising on the NYC Subway app, like when I’m trying to check service statuses because GET OUT OF MY FACE STUPID AD THE Q TRAIN IS HERE RIGHT NOW, FUCK OFF NISSAN
November 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Nothing boils my blood more than whatever company is currently advertising on the NYC Subway app, like when I’m trying to check service statuses because GET OUT OF MY FACE STUPID AD THE Q TRAIN IS HERE RIGHT NOW, FUCK OFF NISSAN
Happy Halloween! Here's a fun little ditty from RPGFan featuring spooky RPG settings (a couple of which I wrote): www.rpgfan.com/feature/our-...
Our Favorite Spooky RPG Settings | RPGFan
I don't really like haunted houses or jump scares. But you know what I do love? A good spooky RPG setting.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Happy Halloween! Here's a fun little ditty from RPGFan featuring spooky RPG settings (a couple of which I wrote): www.rpgfan.com/feature/our-...
Finished Shin Blue Version the other day, and it's definitely my favorite Gen 1 romhack now, it is the most polished and customizable version of the early games that doesn't mute or cover up Gen 1's special flavor, a vanilla enhancement hack for the ages: backloggd.com/u/noah_k/rev...
noah_k's review of Shin Pokémon: Blue Version | Backloggd
There is an indescribable magic to Gen 1. Or maybe it is describable: Pokémon types signal their use-cases, move pools are arduous and limited but make every Pokémon unique, item management is cumbers...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Finished Shin Blue Version the other day, and it's definitely my favorite Gen 1 romhack now, it is the most polished and customizable version of the early games that doesn't mute or cover up Gen 1's special flavor, a vanilla enhancement hack for the ages: backloggd.com/u/noah_k/rev...
Update: I found someone on Reddit who this happened to as well; I guess it's sorta rare??? www.reddit.com/r/PokemonZA/...
October 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Update: I found someone on Reddit who this happened to as well; I guess it's sorta rare??? www.reddit.com/r/PokemonZA/...
I played Auryn Quest last night, and it's a wild fever dream of a videogame, situated within the aesthetic and canon of Neverending Story, an unexpected delight: backloggd.com/u/noah_k/rev...
noah_k's review of Auryn Quest | Backloggd
<em>The Neverending Story: Auryn Quest</em> is a really interesting side story within the <em>Neverending Story</em> canon. It's a weird little game with gorgeous textures, cool lighting and effects, ...
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October 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I played Auryn Quest last night, and it's a wild fever dream of a videogame, situated within the aesthetic and canon of Neverending Story, an unexpected delight: backloggd.com/u/noah_k/rev...
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I reviewed Pokémon Legends: Z-A, a game that honestly rather disgusts me. A cheaply produced minimum viable product with a pricing system that borders on a grift, this is Game Freak's complacency on full display.
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/pok%C3%...
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/pok%C3%...
Pokémon Legends: Z-A - A Budget Game At A Premium Price (Review)
Pokémon Legends: Z-AReleased: October 16th, 2025Developer: Game FreakPublisher: Nintendo, The Pokémon CompanySystems: Switch, Switch 2 (both reviewed)Pokémon Legends: Z-A has kicked up some online dis...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I reviewed Pokémon Legends: Z-A, a game that honestly rather disgusts me. A cheaply produced minimum viable product with a pricing system that borders on a grift, this is Game Freak's complacency on full display.
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/pok%C3%...
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/pok%C3%...
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it only does everything
December 31, 2024 at 6:43 PM
it only does everything
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Does every rank Z card in Legends Z-A start with the trainer’s eyes closed or is that just me?
October 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Does every rank Z card in Legends Z-A start with the trainer’s eyes closed or is that just me?
"When did the termite of boardroom argot bore its way into the fleshy lumber of our speech?" is still my favorite line of the year: www.readergrev.com/p/marathon-s... (from @leadergrev.bsky.social)
Kill the CEO in your head
High-profile failures in the video game industry have changed how we talk about games for the worse
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October 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"When did the termite of boardroom argot bore its way into the fleshy lumber of our speech?" is still my favorite line of the year: www.readergrev.com/p/marathon-s... (from @leadergrev.bsky.social)
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📣✨Call for Papers!📣✨
CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.
This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.
Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.
This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.
Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
Conference // Conférence
Version française ci-dessous The 2026 CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference will be a hybrid event co-hosted by the Technoculture, Art and Games Lab (TAG) at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec&nbs…
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October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
📣✨Call for Papers!📣✨
CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.
This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.
Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.
This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.
Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
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In Super Smash Bros., the skeletons visible when characters are hurt by electric attacks are not tied to specific animations, and instead are a form that can be toggled on and off at any time, including in cutscenes. Below are excerpts of the game's intro, with skeletons.
October 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In Super Smash Bros., the skeletons visible when characters are hurt by electric attacks are not tied to specific animations, and instead are a form that can be toggled on and off at any time, including in cutscenes. Below are excerpts of the game's intro, with skeletons.
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Spooky season is upon us, and we want something vintage.🍷 –Vintage RPGs, that is! Castlevania is maybe the definitive gothic-styled series, but we have a few others titles you may not have tried yet. 🦇 Share some of your favourite scary games!
October 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Spooky season is upon us, and we want something vintage.🍷 –Vintage RPGs, that is! Castlevania is maybe the definitive gothic-styled series, but we have a few others titles you may not have tried yet. 🦇 Share some of your favourite scary games!
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Slam Dunk for the Sega Saturn is a third person shooter
October 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Slam Dunk for the Sega Saturn is a third person shooter
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The new Super Monkey Ball game looks legit.
October 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The new Super Monkey Ball game looks legit.
HE’S ONE OF MY OLDEST FRIENDS
September 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
HE’S ONE OF MY OLDEST FRIENDS
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good morning
September 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
good morning
The ambiance of Pacific Drive is delightful.
Looking back on it, #PacificDrive was a fun but very unusual project to work on - writing the individual pieces went by pretty quickly, but creating each "instrument" from scratch could take weeks of recording, editing, programming, and looking for happy accidents out in the real world!
#gamemusic
#gamemusic
August 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The ambiance of Pacific Drive is delightful.
Tell me a sadder children’s movie vocal soundtrack year than the year 1999, I’ll wait.
August 17, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Tell me a sadder children’s movie vocal soundtrack year than the year 1999, I’ll wait.
Sometimes you just gotta do it to em.
August 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Sometimes you just gotta do it to em.