Paul
@paulbravely.bsky.social
He/him
Forever obsessed with old video games
I make music as However a Ghost
♡ https://open.spotify.com/album/5ThgqD1GGMFUa3w2fF4bns?si=veIz4RFwT4-w0QDFEYPp_w
Forever obsessed with old video games
I make music as However a Ghost
♡ https://open.spotify.com/album/5ThgqD1GGMFUa3w2fF4bns?si=veIz4RFwT4-w0QDFEYPp_w
Playing the shitty games that suck ass.
November 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Playing the shitty games that suck ass.
Upgraded my 8BitDo arcade stick with Sanwa parts. I probably won't use this for fighting games, but I'm really excited to go through retro arcade stuff with it!
October 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Upgraded my 8BitDo arcade stick with Sanwa parts. I probably won't use this for fighting games, but I'm really excited to go through retro arcade stuff with it!
One last coffee and curry before the plane takes us back home. Japan was at times confusing, but I love it dearly and it's breaking my heart to leave. We met so many amazing people here. Here's to hoping that we can come back soon!
October 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
One last coffee and curry before the plane takes us back home. Japan was at times confusing, but I love it dearly and it's breaking my heart to leave. We met so many amazing people here. Here's to hoping that we can come back soon!
Shoutout to Aki at 世紀末茶屋 括弧! Dude was so cool! When he heard we liked Chainsaw Man, he took this movie promo poster right off the bar stand wall and gave it to us as a gift. We're carefully protecting it and will frame it when we get home.
October 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Shoutout to Aki at 世紀末茶屋 括弧! Dude was so cool! When he heard we liked Chainsaw Man, he took this movie promo poster right off the bar stand wall and gave it to us as a gift. We're carefully protecting it and will frame it when we get home.
Tamamayu Monogatari acquired! It's in such great shape and I'm losing my mind!
October 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Tamamayu Monogatari acquired! It's in such great shape and I'm losing my mind!
About to hop into Woody's vore hole 🫦
October 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
About to hop into Woody's vore hole 🫦
We met Ryoko and her mother Rumiko in Shimokitazawa. They were incredibly nice, and shared all sorts of local snacks with us! We were so happy to make friends in the area. Japan has been extremely cool!
October 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
We met Ryoko and her mother Rumiko in Shimokitazawa. They were incredibly nice, and shared all sorts of local snacks with us! We were so happy to make friends in the area. Japan has been extremely cool!
Strong Zero isn't my favorite, but this $1 low ABV melon soda drink really did it for me.
October 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Strong Zero isn't my favorite, but this $1 low ABV melon soda drink really did it for me.
This chocolate was technically 2000JPY because we won it in at TAITO Station Shibuya... This was the only thing that we managed to win. Be careful out there kids!
October 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This chocolate was technically 2000JPY because we won it in at TAITO Station Shibuya... This was the only thing that we managed to win. Be careful out there kids!
Over 400 days of Japanese Duolingo, but it's time to move on. While I did learn an okay amount from it, the CEO's more recent decision to be an "AI first" company has been really disappointing to say the least. I think there's more effective self driven learning methods out there for me.
がんばります!
がんばります!
September 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Over 400 days of Japanese Duolingo, but it's time to move on. While I did learn an okay amount from it, the CEO's more recent decision to be an "AI first" company has been really disappointing to say the least. I think there's more effective self driven learning methods out there for me.
がんばります!
がんばります!
It's very cool that modern fighting games have so many characters, but damn do I miss these group photo type of character select screens.
August 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It's very cool that modern fighting games have so many characters, but damn do I miss these group photo type of character select screens.
Just finished gold stake with every deck! If you don't play Balatro this probably doesn't look like much, but it took me 486 hours to do. One last achievement to go! Only 50 gold jokers left between me and the finish line.
August 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Just finished gold stake with every deck! If you don't play Balatro this probably doesn't look like much, but it took me 486 hours to do. One last achievement to go! Only 50 gold jokers left between me and the finish line.
It's been five years! I had completely given up hope, but wedges are back baby!!
August 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's been five years! I had completely given up hope, but wedges are back baby!!
Just found out that Vic Mignogna (professional sex pest) directed that 2009 Sakura-Con commercial. I find this new knowledge extremely discomforting.
July 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Just found out that Vic Mignogna (professional sex pest) directed that 2009 Sakura-Con commercial. I find this new knowledge extremely discomforting.
I might have accused the Nintendo 2DS of having a bit of 90s charm despite coming out in 2013. Hell they even made transparent ones, and they look downright incredible!
June 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I might have accused the Nintendo 2DS of having a bit of 90s charm despite coming out in 2013. Hell they even made transparent ones, and they look downright incredible!
This game has less art style continuity than Super Smash Brothers.
June 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This game has less art style continuity than Super Smash Brothers.
I recently picked up the Retroid Pocket Classic and it's legitimately my favorite handheld right now. A magical little good feelings machine that I'm determined to play every Gameboy and Gameboy Color game on.
May 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I recently picked up the Retroid Pocket Classic and it's legitimately my favorite handheld right now. A magical little good feelings machine that I'm determined to play every Gameboy and Gameboy Color game on.
These Japan only Beatmania Game Boy Color games are all way better than they have any business being. If you're a fan of chiptune music, I could recommend these for the 8-bit song renditions alone, but they also feel and play great. As an added bonus, most of the navigation text is in English.
May 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
These Japan only Beatmania Game Boy Color games are all way better than they have any business being. If you're a fan of chiptune music, I could recommend these for the 8-bit song renditions alone, but they also feel and play great. As an added bonus, most of the navigation text is in English.
BATTLE TESTED IN KOMBAT - "Very nice!"
BATTLE TESTED IN THE STREETS - "Hell yeah!"
PLAY WITH AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE - "Wait, what?"
BATTLE TESTED IN THE STREETS - "Hell yeah!"
PLAY WITH AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE - "Wait, what?"
April 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
BATTLE TESTED IN KOMBAT - "Very nice!"
BATTLE TESTED IN THE STREETS - "Hell yeah!"
PLAY WITH AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE - "Wait, what?"
BATTLE TESTED IN THE STREETS - "Hell yeah!"
PLAY WITH AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE - "Wait, what?"
All English stage title art for Donald no Magical World on the Sega Game Gear.
April 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
All English stage title art for Donald no Magical World on the Sega Game Gear.
I didn't include the Puyo Puyo Tsu title screen because of Bluesky's four image limit, but it's just the Genesis/Mega Drive one redone in lower quality to work on the Game Gear. It's still nice, but I feel like it kind of ruined the visual through-line they had going for these.
March 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I didn't include the Puyo Puyo Tsu title screen because of Bluesky's four image limit, but it's just the Genesis/Mega Drive one redone in lower quality to work on the Game Gear. It's still nice, but I feel like it kind of ruined the visual through-line they had going for these.
There were quite a few Japan only Puyo games for the Sega Game Gear. While the first game, Puyo Puyo, surprisingly plays in English if inserted into a non-Japan region Game Gear, the other titles Nazo Puyo, Nazo Puyo 2, Puyo Puyo Tsu, and Nazo Puyo: Arle no Roux, never received official Translations
March 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
There were quite a few Japan only Puyo games for the Sega Game Gear. While the first game, Puyo Puyo, surprisingly plays in English if inserted into a non-Japan region Game Gear, the other titles Nazo Puyo, Nazo Puyo 2, Puyo Puyo Tsu, and Nazo Puyo: Arle no Roux, never received official Translations
I didn't include the Puyo Puyo Tsu title screen because of Bluesky's four image limit, but it's just the Genesis/Mega Drive title screen redone in lower quality to work on the Gamegear. It's still nice, but I feel like it kind of ruined the nice visual through-line they had going for these.
March 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I didn't include the Puyo Puyo Tsu title screen because of Bluesky's four image limit, but it's just the Genesis/Mega Drive title screen redone in lower quality to work on the Gamegear. It's still nice, but I feel like it kind of ruined the nice visual through-line they had going for these.
Yeah, I emailed them Wednesday morning and they just sent me this. "Looks good enough" they said. They clearly have no intention to honor the extended return window and I now have no intention to buy any more Retroid products.
March 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Yeah, I emailed them Wednesday morning and they just sent me this. "Looks good enough" they said. They clearly have no intention to honor the extended return window and I now have no intention to buy any more Retroid products.