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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 6h

The #arcade #shmup Hyper Duel (1993) is next on my list of obscure shmups, separating itself from the pack with big detailed sprites, and the ability to summon little helper robots that also shoot enemies. So insane that we got so many good shmups in this era—truly a golden age. #retrogaming

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 6h

The ending of Final Fantasy VI is such an epic reward for your struggle. #finalfantasy #ff6 #retrogaming

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 6h

Here goes. #finalfantasy6 #ff6 #kefka #retrogaming

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 6h

GulfStream (2002) is a forgotten #arcade #shootemup that doesn't rewrite the rules or do anything particularly special—it's just classic #shmup action that does what it does with absolute finesse. It's a lot of fun and has great graphics.

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 5d

Allow me a glimmer of hope— #ZohranMamdani won and I am cautiously optimistic for the future. #SocialismNow #FuckTrump

Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 6d

#ZohranMamdani offers a vision into an alternate reality where we put #housing and #food first before building other foundations of civilization. The capital class is afraid of this reality. They will do everything in their power to extinguish it.

Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 8d

If you have #SNAP, the #Republicans want you dead. The funds exist. They've always existed. The ruling class in charge just wants you to suffer.

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 9d

I don't know what it is about early polygonal graphics or even "superscaler" sprite based engines of the era, but I still adore them. Arcade racers like Rad Mobile, GP Rider, Out Run, OutRunners, even the certifiably insane Power Drift, all very nostalgic for me. So much programming creativity.

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 9d

Or rather...4D Sports Driving, not Racing.

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 9d

4D Sports Racing is Stunts, I think the name is different depending on US/Euro.

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 9d

Me TOO. Is this Stunts/4D Sports Driving? Great game—it's like everything you wanted Hard Drivin' to be and then more.

There's a few other really good early polygon racers for DOS. Car & Driver, Vroom, and Grand Prix: World Circuit are all pretty fun. Car & Driver feels a lot like Stunts.

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 11d

The #president bragging about struggling with a dementia test should be a red flag, except those in power know he's a mess—it doesn't matter. They are in power. They will pretend he's a genius and totally alive god emperor even after he's pushing daisies.

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 11d

The powers that be really want to see Zohran #Mamdani fail. They're latching on to every stupid thing they can in order to kill the most pro-working class platform in recent memory. #socialismNow

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 13d

I don't know, just maybe, just perchance, if you will—essential gov't social services like food benefits SHOULD ALWAYS BE FUNDED, AUTOMATICALLY, and not tied to any random ass political dogfight perpetrated by Congress. We are truly bad at this. Be better. #shutdown #trump #fascism #foodsecurity

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 13d

#Trump and #Hegseth are incompetent lunatics, but now they are war criminals. They should be indicted for war crimes under international law. They do not care how many people of color they murder, whether it's North Koreans or Venezuelans. They won't stop at a few boats. This is murder.

Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 13d

Just want to give a shout-out to indie dev #Archison. His newest #Android game RAR Islands just came out. It's only $2.99, and is a full-featured single player survival crafting roguelike with no micro-transactions or ads. His games have a lot of heart and soul. I'm a huge fan. #rarislands

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 14d

Never been to Scotland, I'm marooned over here in Oregon, but I'm jealous. I want to sit and do art on the grass there. 🧡

(To be fair, Oregon is breathtakingly beautiful, but I want to leave America for increasingly obvious reasons...)

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 14d

#Cuomo is a bonehead and career liar. It's #Democrats and other politicians like him that are enabling #fascism.

Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 16d

Metal Max 2 Reloaded is a remake of the Super Famicom classic for the #NintendoDS. Each of these games, even the original for the Famicom/NES, are unique, open world jRPGs, more in common with Fallout than Final Fantasy. There's no one way to play any of these—you forge your own path. #retrogaming

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 17d

Man, #Cuomo is such a slimeball—a manipulative, born politician. At least #Sliwa is open about his bullshit. #Mamdani is the future of #NewYorkCity and possibly the country. We need #Socialism now!

Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 17d

Perfect!

Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 17d

Love Muse...

Also, this looks like Elite. 😅 Did the ZX Spectrum get a port of Elite at any point? I figure it probably could handled it if it could handle this.

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 19d

The #Konami Japanese-exclusive #PSP collections of both the #Twinbee series as well as the #Parodius series are such #shmup heaven to this day. Must have for any PSP collection. The enhanced versions of these classic Twinbee games, in particular, are positively euphoric.

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 19d

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Teegan J. K. @anguishconsultant.bsky.social · 19d

Yeah, I feel like they probably would have included the GBA content but were rushed to put it all out. They probably got disillusioned when their original mobile remaster was so poorly received. I bet there was a significant budget difference between the old mobile port and the new remaster.

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