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Mackey Shines

@bobservo.bsky.social

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Co-host of Retronauts and Talking Simpsons, and general man about town

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · Apr 18

FRIENDLY REMINDER: I co-host many podcasts!

- Talking Simpsons, a chronological exploration of The Simpsons: talkingsimpsons.com

- Retronauts, which covers classic video games: retronauts.com

Support me on Patreon and get 100s of exclusive bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/talkingsimps...

Creating Podcasts about Cartoon History!

www.patreon.com

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 1h

identified the offices of Next Level Games after wondering why a random building would have Gooigi in the window

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Cozy Snugglefield @garybutterfield.bsky.social · 1h

Guest starring our friends @retronauts.bsky.social !

RetroGamingExpo.com @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social · 3h

@garybutterfield.bsky.social and @kaye.zone will be back at PRGE to deliver a killer panel! "The best and worst 7/10 games of all time" will have some real gems and some serious duds. Get your tickets at tinyurl.com/3km56wbt
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming @duckfeedtv.bsky.social

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 1h

love to have a Marugame Udon in Vancouver

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 2h

Skinner and Mother, united at last

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 3h

who needs to watch Tron: Ares when i could simply go to downtown Vancouver and imagine that visual effects are happening around me?

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 4h

spending a quiet, contemplative Saturday paging through the 25 back issues of Cracked i recently bought through eBay

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 22h

whenever i read some nearly unintelligible online comment

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 1d

Lisa wheeling in a lifeless Bart saying MOM, DAD, BART’S DEAD!

BART popping to life and saying DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT GOING TO ITCHY AND SCRATCHYLAND

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 1d

this is my sole trip to the USA this year, so please come with smiles and miniature American flags i can take home

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 1d

good news: you can catch the @retronauts.bsky.social panel next weekend at @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social! and for our TENTH appearance at PRGE, we'll be discussing early STABS at horror in retro games 🔪🩸

more info here: www.patreon.com/posts/see-us...

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 1d

i support the idea of burying clowns alive

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 1d

need assistance with a future Retronauts topic: video games where digging is a big mechanic, or there's at least one digging-focused level?

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nobody @granddad.bsky.social · 2d

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 1d

also important: it's the first time Scooby had stigmata

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 1d

a much more powerful phrase than that garbage about unworn baby shoes

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 1d

i love 4K, but movies on disc desperately need to be like 20 bucks again

M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Lord above, $99 for the Perfect Blue 4K release?

They charging Japan physical disc prices out here in these streets.

(Yes, this a Collector's Edition. I just need a standard release!)

gkids.com/films/perfec...

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 1d

I say PRY-mer for both and will continue to do so

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 1d

need assistance with a future Retronauts topic: video games where digging is a big mechanic, or there's at least one digging-focused level?

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 2d

In Super Smash Bros., the skeletons visible when characters are hurt by electric attacks are not tied to specific animations, and instead are a form that can be toggled on and off at any time, including in cutscenes. Below are excerpts of the game's intro, with skeletons.

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 2d

that's my old local library! (i read both Parasyte and Pluto by getting them out of the "TEEN ROOM")

Mayor Adena Ishii - City of Berkeley @mayoradenaishii.bsky.social · 2d

Who remembers Reading Rainbow?🦋🌈📖 Well, it's back, and the new host is library superstar Mychal Threets!

What's even cooler - on Oct. 4, the first episode of the new series aired and showcased Berkeley Public Library (West Branch)!

New episodes will air weekly at: youtube.com/@Kidzuko

Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 2d

times are tough, so we should all be grateful that every video game is now 1000 hours long

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 5d

this month we're talking about the first Scooby-Doo that isn't doo-doo

Henry Gilbert (Beloved Podcast Personality) @talkinghenry.bsky.social · 5d

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo was a turning point for the franchise & a key prelude to the US ‘90s TV animation boom. So grab a Scooby snack and listen early on the @talksimpsonspod.bsky.social Patreon as we start Halloween season with our chat on this classic show:

www.patreon.com/posts/138981...

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 3d

i'd like more inspired merch but these are figures based on 3D scans of the original clay models, which is very cool

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · May 31

How embarrassing to work for the organized kidnapping ring known as "ICE." Rolling out of bed every day to be a brainless goon. You are lower than a worm to me

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Mackey Shines @bobservo.bsky.social · 3d

you save a LOT of money when you're a superfan of something that gets one really good piece of merch every 22 years

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