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@tonyacatte.bsky.social
30-something queer trans goober from PDX (she/they) | Writer of pop culture things (asecretarea.com) / (patreon.com/youfoundasecretarea)
Warning: Will nerd out about game shows, music, & other stuff at random
Warning: Will nerd out about game shows, music, & other stuff at random
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@tonyacatte.bsky.social
· Oct 17
You Found a Secret Area!
asecretarea.com
anyway hi folks I'm beverly jane (or tonya), I write about games and other things on my blog: asecretarea.com
I also archive VHS stuff sometimes and share my finds to folks
beware: I *will* nerd out about game shows and other things that like, 2 people may understand what I'm fully talking about
I also archive VHS stuff sometimes and share my finds to folks
beware: I *will* nerd out about game shows and other things that like, 2 people may understand what I'm fully talking about
These look neat but I imagine these are gonna cost A Lot
Like I expect that machine and VR headset to be $1,000 minimum
Like I expect that machine and VR headset to be $1,000 minimum
Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026:
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Hardware
The Steam Hardware family officially expands in early 2026.
steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
These look neat but I imagine these are gonna cost A Lot
Like I expect that machine and VR headset to be $1,000 minimum
Like I expect that machine and VR headset to be $1,000 minimum
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November 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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On this day 2 years ago, the "Ryu from Streets" video was reenacted by Kyle Hebert, the official voice actor of Street Fighter's Ryu, during one of Aleks Le (Luke's voice actor)'s livestreams. The reenacted version of Ryu from Streets by Kyle Hebert can be watched below.
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
On this day 2 years ago, the "Ryu from Streets" video was reenacted by Kyle Hebert, the official voice actor of Street Fighter's Ryu, during one of Aleks Le (Luke's voice actor)'s livestreams. The reenacted version of Ryu from Streets by Kyle Hebert can be watched below.
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Alright, enough of that, it's time to move on to the State of Gay
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Alright, enough of that, it's time to move on to the State of Gay
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Every day I work at Big Tech I understand this guy more and more
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Every day I work at Big Tech I understand this guy more and more
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
Younger me, who *really* loved Monopoly for reasons I can't quite explain, would've loved this
Monopoly: Cereal Edition(2003-2004): Released to celebrate the iconic board game, this cereal consisted of re-purposed Cinnamon Toast Crunch pieces with Monopoly game pieces (car, scotty dog, thimble, etc.) "printed" on them with cinnamon, alongside marshmallows shaped like deeds, houses, and hotels
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Younger me, who *really* loved Monopoly for reasons I can't quite explain, would've loved this
They don't know what to do with James Bond after he died in the last one?
I thought 007 regenerates into a new person when he dies, so why don't they just do that???
I thought 007 regenerates into a new person when he dies, so why don't they just do that???
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
They don't know what to do with James Bond after he died in the last one?
I thought 007 regenerates into a new person when he dies, so why don't they just do that???
I thought 007 regenerates into a new person when he dies, so why don't they just do that???
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DOOM on PC Speaker/Beeper for sound is a vibe all of its own.
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
DOOM on PC Speaker/Beeper for sound is a vibe all of its own.
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Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Kinda not liking the current independent news sites (404 Media, Aftermath, and now Stereogum) being like "hey you gotta make an account to read this article now"
I just wanna read Tom Breihan's The Number Ones, man
I just wanna read Tom Breihan's The Number Ones, man
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Kinda not liking the current independent news sites (404 Media, Aftermath, and now Stereogum) being like "hey you gotta make an account to read this article now"
I just wanna read Tom Breihan's The Number Ones, man
I just wanna read Tom Breihan's The Number Ones, man
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seeing the Death Generator posts on the timeline reminds me that I need to make more of these
December 8, 2024 at 9:52 PM
seeing the Death Generator posts on the timeline reminds me that I need to make more of these
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In November 1999, the Zombo dot com website was created as a parody of the creative, but, largely pointless flash intros, which were trending at the end of the 1990s. Welcome... to ZomboCom.
#WebDesignHistory
#WebDesignHistory
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In November 1999, the Zombo dot com website was created as a parody of the creative, but, largely pointless flash intros, which were trending at the end of the 1990s. Welcome... to ZomboCom.
#WebDesignHistory
#WebDesignHistory
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Hail to the Chimp was developed by Wideload and published by Gamecock
October 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Hail to the Chimp was developed by Wideload and published by Gamecock
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We've added 100 new CDs to our collection of press CDs from GamePro magazine, with thousands of pieces of game art, screenshots, and more
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
The art of GamePro | VGHF Library Highlights
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We've added 100 new CDs to our collection of press CDs from GamePro magazine, with thousands of pieces of game art, screenshots, and more
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
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woah today's the day
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
woah today's the day
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I'm just tired.
Tired of it all, really.
Tired of it all, really.
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I'm just tired.
Tired of it all, really.
Tired of it all, really.
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they tell you that dirty pair (1985) has an episode with a trans woman in it, but what they don't tell you is that the antagonist of the episode used her and her fiancee's love of hamburgers to manipulate her
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
they tell you that dirty pair (1985) has an episode with a trans woman in it, but what they don't tell you is that the antagonist of the episode used her and her fiancee's love of hamburgers to manipulate her
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you have got to be able to live for things beyond politics
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
you have got to be able to live for things beyond politics
I'm just tired.
Tired of it all, really.
Tired of it all, really.
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I'm just tired.
Tired of it all, really.
Tired of it all, really.
dang I was really tired today, wonder what's going on Bluesky toda-
bart simpson is sitting at a podium while a man in a hat walks in front of him
Alt: the grampa simpson "walks in, sees Bart, immediately turns around and leaves" meme
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
dang I was really tired today, wonder what's going on Bluesky toda-
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29 long years have passed since I founded the emulation archive, Zophar's Domain, on 11.9.96. To this very day, the site still stands as a testament to an era that never actually disappeared but continues to live in the hearts of retrogamers all over the word. Emulation Forever!
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
29 long years have passed since I founded the emulation archive, Zophar's Domain, on 11.9.96. To this very day, the site still stands as a testament to an era that never actually disappeared but continues to live in the hearts of retrogamers all over the word. Emulation Forever!