Vincent Smyth
@vjsmyth.bsky.social
aka GuyInBlue. IT guy who loves retro gaming. Absolute novice speedrunner. Huge supporter of doing Random Acts of Kindness!
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/vjsmyth
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptionsOnGaming
SRC: https://www.speedrun.com/users/vjsmyth
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YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptionsOnGaming
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Vincent Smyth
@vjsmyth.bsky.social
· Dec 28
Finally got off my ass and joined Bluesky! I was @-TheVincentSmyth over on Twitter
I am confident that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is going to have a big news announcement at The Game Awards. So confident I'm gonna say I'm leaking this news.
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I am confident that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is going to have a big news announcement at The Game Awards. So confident I'm gonna say I'm leaking this news.
Official full schedule announcement on the 12th, but... Indie Horror Speedruns Marathon on the 20th!😜
Indie Horror Speedruns Marathon 2025 (Official Trailer)
YouTube video by Indie Horror Speedruns
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December 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Official full schedule announcement on the 12th, but... Indie Horror Speedruns Marathon on the 20th!😜
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People begging for Switch ports of 3DS games that are still trapped on there, and we got this. 😑
Virtual Boy accessory up for preorder for Switch Online Members www.nintendo.com/us/search/?s...
December 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
People begging for Switch ports of 3DS games that are still trapped on there, and we got this. 😑
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So, we have news... Season 3 is in the works. We have been working very hard on it. Wishlist it now!
#indigames #gamedev #adventuregames
store.steampowered.com/app/3990360/...
#indigames #gamedev #adventuregames
store.steampowered.com/app/3990360/...
The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon on Steam
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as s...
store.steampowered.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
So, we have news... Season 3 is in the works. We have been working very hard on it. Wishlist it now!
#indigames #gamedev #adventuregames
store.steampowered.com/app/3990360/...
#indigames #gamedev #adventuregames
store.steampowered.com/app/3990360/...
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BLESSED BE
December 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
BLESSED BE
PSA: if you are spoiler tagging an image, it doesn't work as a deterrent unless you actually say *what it is a spoiler for* so people know. For example, with the RE9 leak? If you just toss it on Discord with no context in a spoiler tag, people will assume its just a meme or NSFW content!
December 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
PSA: if you are spoiler tagging an image, it doesn't work as a deterrent unless you actually say *what it is a spoiler for* so people know. For example, with the RE9 leak? If you just toss it on Discord with no context in a spoiler tag, people will assume its just a meme or NSFW content!
My "start throwing them into the Liffey every day until they actually do something meaningful to sort housing/rental markets" plan is starting to look more viable. Fuck them so much- they spent housing budget money on an ad saying "just move back home with your parents, EZ"
December 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
My "start throwing them into the Liffey every day until they actually do something meaningful to sort housing/rental markets" plan is starting to look more viable. Fuck them so much- they spent housing budget money on an ad saying "just move back home with your parents, EZ"
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its been mindblowing seeing the kind of thing that even big corporate marketing campaigns are willing to call "finished", stuff that would get a visual artist of any stripe fired from a project and never considered again
December 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
its been mindblowing seeing the kind of thing that even big corporate marketing campaigns are willing to call "finished", stuff that would get a visual artist of any stripe fired from a project and never considered again
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[me, retouching a single pixel highlight on a bg character's eyeball for the twelfth time in one hour] "Gotta get this right. The entire campaign depends upon it..."
[client, staring at the ball of melting, screaming meat that ChatGPT made, instead of a person] "😍 OMG! 😍 ship it!!!!"
[client, staring at the ball of melting, screaming meat that ChatGPT made, instead of a person] "😍 OMG! 😍 ship it!!!!"
December 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
[me, retouching a single pixel highlight on a bg character's eyeball for the twelfth time in one hour] "Gotta get this right. The entire campaign depends upon it..."
[client, staring at the ball of melting, screaming meat that ChatGPT made, instead of a person] "😍 OMG! 😍 ship it!!!!"
[client, staring at the ball of melting, screaming meat that ChatGPT made, instead of a person] "😍 OMG! 😍 ship it!!!!"
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Every facet of generative AI has made my professional life worse, without question, but THIS specific aspect has been driving me NUTS.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
I feel the clients now using GenAI to do stuff and going "good enough" when they used to nitpick at every last detail is due to them finding out all those nit picky changes take time and work they cant be bothered to put in.
December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Every facet of generative AI has made my professional life worse, without question, but THIS specific aspect has been driving me NUTS.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
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set a new Book of Memories world record. yeah I'd say the new route ideas panned out lol:
4:50:37 --> 4:25:58
ha ha!!!! the silent hill world record nobody asked for!!!!
4:50:37 --> 4:25:58
ha ha!!!! the silent hill world record nobody asked for!!!!
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
set a new Book of Memories world record. yeah I'd say the new route ideas panned out lol:
4:50:37 --> 4:25:58
ha ha!!!! the silent hill world record nobody asked for!!!!
4:50:37 --> 4:25:58
ha ha!!!! the silent hill world record nobody asked for!!!!
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
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Windows 98 Plus: Inside Your Computer
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Windows 98 Plus: Inside Your Computer
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some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
Oh, here's a big surprise. The transphobes don't believe in ADHD either.
then, the transphobes , feeling victorious at how many people they have made unhappy and despairing in the previous week, move on to anything else that has a spectrum and the possibility of more colours than they can conceive - such hateful people - they cannot understand anything that is not THEM
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
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Don't forget to check yourself for signs of jolliness, y'all
December 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Don't forget to check yourself for signs of jolliness, y'all
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So it has come to this, I see.
I guess it comes for us all eventually.
I guess it comes for us all eventually.
December 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
So it has come to this, I see.
I guess it comes for us all eventually.
I guess it comes for us all eventually.
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A limited number of physical copies of Clock Tower: Rewind remain available on multiple platforms! Some editions are already sold out, but if you want to add this 16-bit horror classic to your library, this is a great time to do it! https://limitedrungames.com/collections/clock-tower-rewind
December 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A limited number of physical copies of Clock Tower: Rewind remain available on multiple platforms! Some editions are already sold out, but if you want to add this 16-bit horror classic to your library, this is a great time to do it! https://limitedrungames.com/collections/clock-tower-rewind
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The announcement is that Embracer is shutting down Crystal Dynamics, while Geoff smiles and nods and cuts to the next commercial.
December 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The announcement is that Embracer is shutting down Crystal Dynamics, while Geoff smiles and nods and cuts to the next commercial.
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Jesus Christ okay I will
December 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Jesus Christ okay I will
Also there's flat out some great games and cool stuff that *still works* which can be grabbed and enjoyed!
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Also there's flat out some great games and cool stuff that *still works* which can be grabbed and enjoyed!
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I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
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The last few years have really cemented it as one of the all-time great emulators. Oodles of features, easy to use, and great community mods like this.
Bless all PCSX2 people who come up with patches to really bring the best out of as many PS2 games as possible.
Using triggers for gas and brake in any driving game is just correct.
Using triggers for gas and brake in any driving game is just correct.
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The last few years have really cemented it as one of the all-time great emulators. Oodles of features, easy to use, and great community mods like this.
Signal boostin'!
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If anyone wants some Binding of Isaac Four Souls items from ebay. Sharing would be appreciated!
www.ebay.com/itm/37675379...
www.ebay.com/itm/37675400...
www.ebay.com/itm/37675401...
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If anyone wants some Binding of Isaac Four Souls items from ebay. Sharing would be appreciated!
December 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Signal boostin'!