Patrick Kulikowski
@pkrockin.bsky.social
💥 Excitedly posts about games/music.
🌎 Bay Area
🏀 2K Vegas
🤖 Ex-Capcom USA
🥁 Drummer
🐉 Breath of Fire Fanboy
🗯 Opinions = my own
🌎 Bay Area
🏀 2K Vegas
🤖 Ex-Capcom USA
🥁 Drummer
🐉 Breath of Fire Fanboy
🗯 Opinions = my own
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Deluxe Edition for PS5, autographed by Hitoshi Sakimoto. Thanks @cvxfreak.bsky.social!
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Deluxe Edition for PS5, autographed by Hitoshi Sakimoto. Thanks @cvxfreak.bsky.social!
In Breath of Fire II, talking to an NPC that's out-of-bounds or inaccessible using a cheat device (such as going to Bow in TownShip as Ryu solo instead of talking to an NPC in Capitan that auto-warps you back to Bow anyway) will produce this dialogue, which calls out the date of the game build.
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In Breath of Fire II, talking to an NPC that's out-of-bounds or inaccessible using a cheat device (such as going to Bow in TownShip as Ryu solo instead of talking to an NPC in Capitan that auto-warps you back to Bow anyway) will produce this dialogue, which calls out the date of the game build.
3 thoughts:
1. I regret never getting very far in Goemon's Great Adventure.
2. It pains me that they removed the intro and Impact vocal themes from the English release.
3. It pains me even more how 1999 was the last time we got a new Goemon game in the West.
1. I regret never getting very far in Goemon's Great Adventure.
2. It pains me that they removed the intro and Impact vocal themes from the English release.
3. It pains me even more how 1999 was the last time we got a new Goemon game in the West.
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
3 thoughts:
1. I regret never getting very far in Goemon's Great Adventure.
2. It pains me that they removed the intro and Impact vocal themes from the English release.
3. It pains me even more how 1999 was the last time we got a new Goemon game in the West.
1. I regret never getting very far in Goemon's Great Adventure.
2. It pains me that they removed the intro and Impact vocal themes from the English release.
3. It pains me even more how 1999 was the last time we got a new Goemon game in the West.
Here's another juicy one I'm dying to know about: WHAT GAME OH GOD
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Here's another juicy one I'm dying to know about: WHAT GAME OH GOD
This is a fantastic interview on YouTube with Implicit Conversions' CEO that goes over some of the challenges of bringing classic games to modern platforms.
But now I am HUGELY curious about what games/companies were being referenced in some of the anecdotes.
youtu.be/_Y_4nWJzsLg
But now I am HUGELY curious about what games/companies were being referenced in some of the anecdotes.
youtu.be/_Y_4nWJzsLg
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is a fantastic interview on YouTube with Implicit Conversions' CEO that goes over some of the challenges of bringing classic games to modern platforms.
But now I am HUGELY curious about what games/companies were being referenced in some of the anecdotes.
youtu.be/_Y_4nWJzsLg
But now I am HUGELY curious about what games/companies were being referenced in some of the anecdotes.
youtu.be/_Y_4nWJzsLg
Initial Analogue 3D thoughts: Love the BVM filter. Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon and F-Zero X look and runs wonderfully. Higher-framerate Perfect Dark in Hi-res mode is a dream.
Cons: Needed pliers to remove the SD card to put a firmware update on it. Desperately needs Everdrive support.
Cons: Needed pliers to remove the SD card to put a firmware update on it. Desperately needs Everdrive support.
November 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Initial Analogue 3D thoughts: Love the BVM filter. Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon and F-Zero X look and runs wonderfully. Higher-framerate Perfect Dark in Hi-res mode is a dream.
Cons: Needed pliers to remove the SD card to put a firmware update on it. Desperately needs Everdrive support.
Cons: Needed pliers to remove the SD card to put a firmware update on it. Desperately needs Everdrive support.
Confirmed: Burning Rangers sealed will leave a Burning Hole in your bank account.
If Sega ported this game, I'd be so happy.
If Sega ported this game, I'd be so happy.
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Confirmed: Burning Rangers sealed will leave a Burning Hole in your bank account.
If Sega ported this game, I'd be so happy.
If Sega ported this game, I'd be so happy.
Hyperbolic Internet: "Breath of Fire II has the worst English translation of any game ever!"
Harvest Moon, Robotrek, and Tecmo Secret of the Stars in unison: "Hold my beer."
Harvest Moon, Robotrek, and Tecmo Secret of the Stars in unison: "Hold my beer."
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Hyperbolic Internet: "Breath of Fire II has the worst English translation of any game ever!"
Harvest Moon, Robotrek, and Tecmo Secret of the Stars in unison: "Hold my beer."
Harvest Moon, Robotrek, and Tecmo Secret of the Stars in unison: "Hold my beer."
Was expecting worse tariffs and duties I had to pay for the 8BitMod Dreamcast VMU Pro, but it wasn't TOO bad. It's still dumb though.
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Was expecting worse tariffs and duties I had to pay for the 8BitMod Dreamcast VMU Pro, but it wasn't TOO bad. It's still dumb though.
This one. This is my favorite one.
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This one. This is my favorite one.
Something that always cracked me up in Vandal Hearts II is when a shopkeeper would chastise you for trying to sell armor if it's the only one you have, specifically mentioning how they don't want you going around naked.
It's a rare dialogue since usually you'll have a surplus of armor.
It's a rare dialogue since usually you'll have a surplus of armor.
November 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Something that always cracked me up in Vandal Hearts II is when a shopkeeper would chastise you for trying to sell armor if it's the only one you have, specifically mentioning how they don't want you going around naked.
It's a rare dialogue since usually you'll have a surplus of armor.
It's a rare dialogue since usually you'll have a surplus of armor.
Saw Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie. Some of you might know them for their old "Update Day" Wii Shop Channel skit, but I've since become a big fan of their web and TV shows, and now their movie. They had me with that piano arrangement of Yasunori Mitsuda's "Presentiment" from Chrono Trigger. ⏰️
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Saw Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie. Some of you might know them for their old "Update Day" Wii Shop Channel skit, but I've since become a big fan of their web and TV shows, and now their movie. They had me with that piano arrangement of Yasunori Mitsuda's "Presentiment" from Chrono Trigger. ⏰️
"jesus christ the guy from deep purple sang this"
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"jesus christ the guy from deep purple sang this"
The real Super M̶a̶r̶i̶o̶ Galaxy starts here.
"Ah s&!#, here we go agehn."
"Ah s&!#, here we go agehn."
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The real Super M̶a̶r̶i̶o̶ Galaxy starts here.
"Ah s&!#, here we go agehn."
"Ah s&!#, here we go agehn."
Now with proper font and aspect ratio correction.
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Now with proper font and aspect ratio correction.
I spent way too much time last year recreating the screenshots on the Breath of Fire: Ryuu no Senshi Super Famicom box. But now I realize I missed one, lol.
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I spent way too much time last year recreating the screenshots on the Breath of Fire: Ryuu no Senshi Super Famicom box. But now I realize I missed one, lol.
Is Las Vegas called "Las Balrogs" in Japan?
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Is Las Vegas called "Las Balrogs" in Japan?
For Breath of Fire: Ryuu no Senshi on Super Famicom, there are 2 ROM Variants: The OG & a Revision 1 (Rev 1) cart. I figure the Rev 1 cart has bug fixes but I can't find any info on them. Would anyone happen to know? This is all I could find, via TCRF but I can't repro: tcrf.net/Breath_of_Fire
November 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
For Breath of Fire: Ryuu no Senshi on Super Famicom, there are 2 ROM Variants: The OG & a Revision 1 (Rev 1) cart. I figure the Rev 1 cart has bug fixes but I can't find any info on them. Would anyone happen to know? This is all I could find, via TCRF but I can't repro: tcrf.net/Breath_of_Fire
Civilization if the retro filter app ShaderGlass was ported to Steam Deck and Linux:
November 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Civilization if the retro filter app ShaderGlass was ported to Steam Deck and Linux:
Makes it all the more painful that I missed out on getting tickets to see their movie tour in SF. Soooooo painful!
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Makes it all the more painful that I missed out on getting tickets to see their movie tour in SF. Soooooo painful!
I wish play activity in the Super NES Nintendo Classics app broke down which SNES games you were playing in the app. (60+ hours here comes from Breath of Fire II alone).
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I wish play activity in the Super NES Nintendo Classics app broke down which SNES games you were playing in the app. (60+ hours here comes from Breath of Fire II alone).
October: Really bad sore throat and sinus infection with initial chills and fatigue. Tested negative.
November: Really bad runny nose and congestion with initial chills and fatigue. Still tested negative.
Maybe I need to start masking up again.
November: Really bad runny nose and congestion with initial chills and fatigue. Still tested negative.
Maybe I need to start masking up again.
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
October: Really bad sore throat and sinus infection with initial chills and fatigue. Tested negative.
November: Really bad runny nose and congestion with initial chills and fatigue. Still tested negative.
Maybe I need to start masking up again.
November: Really bad runny nose and congestion with initial chills and fatigue. Still tested negative.
Maybe I need to start masking up again.
How do they get Prince Xizor's look right but completely mess up Dash Rendar?
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
How do they get Prince Xizor's look right but completely mess up Dash Rendar?