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Happy 25th birthday to one of my favorite games, Banjo-Tooie!
I’m always happy to see people discussing and appreciating it because it tends to get lost in the Banjo/ Rare platformer discourse.
I’m always happy to see people discussing and appreciating it because it tends to get lost in the Banjo/ Rare platformer discourse.
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happy 25th birthday to one of my favorite games, Banjo-Tooie!
I’m always happy to see people discussing and appreciating it because it tends to get lost in the Banjo/ Rare platformer discourse.
I’m always happy to see people discussing and appreciating it because it tends to get lost in the Banjo/ Rare platformer discourse.
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teleroboxer february
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
teleroboxer february
The (Virtual) boy is mineee
I’m gonna be spreading pro Virtual Boy propaganda so hard
I’m gonna be spreading pro Virtual Boy propaganda so hard
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The (Virtual) boy is mineee
I’m gonna be spreading pro Virtual Boy propaganda so hard
I’m gonna be spreading pro Virtual Boy propaganda so hard
Having a real angel and devil on my shoulder moment today, I saw a listing for the Virtual Boy that seemed extremely reasonable for the price.
One on hand, I can probably get a lot more out of it than most folks because I like R&D1 games. On the other hand.. it’s pretty expensive for so few games.
One on hand, I can probably get a lot more out of it than most folks because I like R&D1 games. On the other hand.. it’s pretty expensive for so few games.
November 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Having a real angel and devil on my shoulder moment today, I saw a listing for the Virtual Boy that seemed extremely reasonable for the price.
One on hand, I can probably get a lot more out of it than most folks because I like R&D1 games. On the other hand.. it’s pretty expensive for so few games.
One on hand, I can probably get a lot more out of it than most folks because I like R&D1 games. On the other hand.. it’s pretty expensive for so few games.
I feel like people should become a bit more comfortable acknowledging that their favorite franchises/ IPs are Ships of Theseus with people coming and going constantly. That’s just inherent to these long running franchises and shouldn’t automatically invalidate new entries compared to old ones.
November 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I feel like people should become a bit more comfortable acknowledging that their favorite franchises/ IPs are Ships of Theseus with people coming and going constantly. That’s just inherent to these long running franchises and shouldn’t automatically invalidate new entries compared to old ones.
It’s a weird fandom behavior to hold up a piece of art as like this perfect thing that means everything to you yet you hold the creator(s) of that art in contempt and feel like you “get it” more than them. It’s like.. being parasocially possesive
November 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It’s a weird fandom behavior to hold up a piece of art as like this perfect thing that means everything to you yet you hold the creator(s) of that art in contempt and feel like you “get it” more than them. It’s like.. being parasocially possesive
Waking up unreasonably early to play the Kirby Air Ride demo like it’s Saturday morning cartoons
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Waking up unreasonably early to play the Kirby Air Ride demo like it’s Saturday morning cartoons
The comparison between Dread and Prime 4 is inevitable but also unfair in a way.
There was a concept for what to do with Metroid 5 back in 2005, Sakamoto and company had an idea for what to do next.
The execution on Switch was different than it would’ve been on DS but the ideas were there
There was a concept for what to do with Metroid 5 back in 2005, Sakamoto and company had an idea for what to do next.
The execution on Switch was different than it would’ve been on DS but the ideas were there
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The comparison between Dread and Prime 4 is inevitable but also unfair in a way.
There was a concept for what to do with Metroid 5 back in 2005, Sakamoto and company had an idea for what to do next.
The execution on Switch was different than it would’ve been on DS but the ideas were there
There was a concept for what to do with Metroid 5 back in 2005, Sakamoto and company had an idea for what to do next.
The execution on Switch was different than it would’ve been on DS but the ideas were there
The new tougher difficulty mode in Pikmin 4 is pretty cool. It forces you to engage with some mechanics/ level design bits that are otherwise irrelevant given how busted Oatchi’s charge and Ice Pikmin are. Items also have a much greater utility, especially Ice Blasts. #Pikmin4
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The new tougher difficulty mode in Pikmin 4 is pretty cool. It forces you to engage with some mechanics/ level design bits that are otherwise irrelevant given how busted Oatchi’s charge and Ice Pikmin are. Items also have a much greater utility, especially Ice Blasts. #Pikmin4
Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime
That’s why I Observe the Gummies on company time
That’s why I Observe the Gummies on company time
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime
That’s why I Observe the Gummies on company time
That’s why I Observe the Gummies on company time
I want like 15 clones in Kirby Air Riders like it’s Smash Bros. Melee
Gimme Galacta Knight and Young Rick
Gimme Galacta Knight and Young Rick
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I want like 15 clones in Kirby Air Riders like it’s Smash Bros. Melee
Gimme Galacta Knight and Young Rick
Gimme Galacta Knight and Young Rick
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Kirby Air Riders online experience:
a close up of a hamster 's face looking out of a blue circle .
ALT: a close up of a hamster 's face looking out of a blue circle .
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November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Kirby Air Riders online experience:
Kirby Air Riders is really fun. I appreciate that there’s basically no down time when racing and getting hit only slows you down a little bit. The character/ vehicle roster is also great even in this limited demo. I am so ready to play as Gooey riding a mech for 500 hours.
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Kirby Air Riders is really fun. I appreciate that there’s basically no down time when racing and getting hit only slows you down a little bit. The character/ vehicle roster is also great even in this limited demo. I am so ready to play as Gooey riding a mech for 500 hours.
If you want to trace back the origins of the modern open world Nintendo game, look no further than Donkey Kong 64:
- A billion collectibles with a generous bare minimum requirement
- Huge open levels meant to continually revisited
- Charming characters
- Immersive environments
- Lanky Kong
- A billion collectibles with a generous bare minimum requirement
- Huge open levels meant to continually revisited
- Charming characters
- Immersive environments
- Lanky Kong
November 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
If you want to trace back the origins of the modern open world Nintendo game, look no further than Donkey Kong 64:
- A billion collectibles with a generous bare minimum requirement
- Huge open levels meant to continually revisited
- Charming characters
- Immersive environments
- Lanky Kong
- A billion collectibles with a generous bare minimum requirement
- Huge open levels meant to continually revisited
- Charming characters
- Immersive environments
- Lanky Kong
It feels like Sony and Microsoft are in a strange transitional stage where they are nominally still first party game devs but they act more like third party devs publishing multi platform. Structurally however, a lot of the barriers put up for exclusivity on games/ IP still exist in these companies
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It feels like Sony and Microsoft are in a strange transitional stage where they are nominally still first party game devs but they act more like third party devs publishing multi platform. Structurally however, a lot of the barriers put up for exclusivity on games/ IP still exist in these companies
Sometimes, I wake up in the middle of the night horrified to remember that Sony owns Lemmings.
That’s such an important historical game that it feels wrong that it’s stuck in a console maker’s Disney vault. Especially when Sony has given up on trying to push any smaller/ legacy IPs.
That’s such an important historical game that it feels wrong that it’s stuck in a console maker’s Disney vault. Especially when Sony has given up on trying to push any smaller/ legacy IPs.
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Sometimes, I wake up in the middle of the night horrified to remember that Sony owns Lemmings.
That’s such an important historical game that it feels wrong that it’s stuck in a console maker’s Disney vault. Especially when Sony has given up on trying to push any smaller/ legacy IPs.
That’s such an important historical game that it feels wrong that it’s stuck in a console maker’s Disney vault. Especially when Sony has given up on trying to push any smaller/ legacy IPs.
Chunky Kong is beating the “he’s dead” allegations, you love to see it
November 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Chunky Kong is beating the “he’s dead” allegations, you love to see it
Something I’ve been thinking about lately is the phenomena where people dislike a thing because it is primarily enjoyed by a demographic they want to demean for whatever reason, usually women or LGBT people. It’s a weirdly spiteful way to engage with art
November 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Something I’ve been thinking about lately is the phenomena where people dislike a thing because it is primarily enjoyed by a demographic they want to demean for whatever reason, usually women or LGBT people. It’s a weirdly spiteful way to engage with art
Legends Z-A has really been surprising me with just how well considered the Pokemon placement is. Every wild zone has a nicely curated set of Pokemon and there’s never a lack of good new options to add to your team.
November 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Legends Z-A has really been surprising me with just how well considered the Pokemon placement is. Every wild zone has a nicely curated set of Pokemon and there’s never a lack of good new options to add to your team.
Still got it! Surprised that I’m not getting carpal tunnel flicking the Joy Con 2 analog stick this aggressively. The 3DS port gave me serious thumb cramps having to do this with the Circle Pad. #Luigi’sMansion
November 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Still got it! Surprised that I’m not getting carpal tunnel flicking the Joy Con 2 analog stick this aggressively. The 3DS port gave me serious thumb cramps having to do this with the Circle Pad. #Luigi’sMansion
Luigi’s Mansion has arrived on the Switch 2! It’s fun to see it launching near the start of a console’s life again just like it did back in 2001.
The last time Nintendo put it out, it was an end-of-life title for 3DS that felt like a moody farewell to that era of Nintendo.
The last time Nintendo put it out, it was an end-of-life title for 3DS that felt like a moody farewell to that era of Nintendo.
October 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Luigi’s Mansion has arrived on the Switch 2! It’s fun to see it launching near the start of a console’s life again just like it did back in 2001.
The last time Nintendo put it out, it was an end-of-life title for 3DS that felt like a moody farewell to that era of Nintendo.
The last time Nintendo put it out, it was an end-of-life title for 3DS that felt like a moody farewell to that era of Nintendo.
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At a certain point, allowing a fucking awful organization like ICE to use your IP is implicit endorsement. Considering all the other ways Microsoft has contributed to the Trump administration, this is unsurprising though still deeply disgusting.
I asked Microsoft PR about this—specially the DHS using Halo IP to recruit for ICE—and the company declined to comment.
October 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
At a certain point, allowing a fucking awful organization like ICE to use your IP is implicit endorsement. Considering all the other ways Microsoft has contributed to the Trump administration, this is unsurprising though still deeply disgusting.
It’s so fun breaking challenges over your knee in Donkey Kong Bananza. If you think you can use a Bananza to cheese something, you most likely can!
October 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It’s so fun breaking challenges over your knee in Donkey Kong Bananza. If you think you can use a Bananza to cheese something, you most likely can!
I often see Sega fans expressing bitterness over the PS2 for how it came in and squashed the Dreamcast but I’m kinda surprised I don’t see as many Nintendo fans bitter about how it salted the Earth for GameCube and changed the market so much that Nintendo had to hard pivot with the Wii
October 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I often see Sega fans expressing bitterness over the PS2 for how it came in and squashed the Dreamcast but I’m kinda surprised I don’t see as many Nintendo fans bitter about how it salted the Earth for GameCube and changed the market so much that Nintendo had to hard pivot with the Wii