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The Walking Tim

@daddymulk.bsky.social

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Father, translator, Sega Genesis collector, G1 fan, Taito aficionado. Currently Playing: Skies of Arcadia. “I’m taking this pretty seriously!”

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · Apr 7

When the wrong kinds of randos start commenting on your threads thanks to the Discovery tab.

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 5h

(5/5) …again, so I guess maybe give it a try if you’ve got a picky cat?

(Side bar: This also made me realize that Hana was picking out the bits of the *old* food she didn’t like and tossing them outside the bowl (since she’s no longer doing this). I just assumed she was a sloppy eater!)

The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 5h

(4/5) But I finally found the solution in this miracle potion below. Basically dried salmon and tapioca. But all it takes is one dash, and they’re eating like horses! (And when I say “one dash”, I mean that this bottle will probably last us a year.)

Anyway, no ill effects and everyone is eating….

Salmon-flavored Sassycat, available in pet stores and on Amazon. Not trying to shill for them especially (nothing in it for me), just noting that it works for us!

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 5h

(3/5) Gravy Swirlers is now “Gravy Swirl’d”, and the packaging proclaims that they haven’t changed the formula.

“Bullshit!” cried both of our cats, who turned their noses up at it and picked at it very sporadically.

Tried another bag of the same and several other dry foods. Very little interest…

The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 5h

(2/5) Hana, OTOH, has turned her nose up on dozens of treats. The only thing she will go for is one specific flavor of Sheba pate, and even that, only about half the time (I think the recipe varies considerably by the batch).

Anyway, this has been her main staple food, and it no longer exists…

The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 5h

(1/5) Random cat musings thread: As I think I mentioned a couple months back on here, we have an extremely picky eater in our house, Hana The Indecisive.

She’s pretty much always been this way since we got her at ~4 months. Our other cat, Tinsel, will eat any treat put in front of him…

I eat what I feel like when I feel like it.

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 10h

Oh no, it’s the Zakuya!

The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 1d

GAMEYE tends to be pretty thorough with those.

The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 1d

I’m about 90% of the way through the White Palace in Hollow Knight, and you what? Between this game, Shadow Labyrinth, Shinobi AOV, and The Lost Crown, I’m kind of done with spike puzzles. Like, forever. My bad for playing through all of these in the same year I guess.

Psst, hey kid, you wanna know the biggest secret of Super Meat Boy? It’s overrated.

The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 1d

Family portrait.

Bad Omen (Mega Drive), Devilish: The Next Possession (Genesis), Devilish: The Next Possession (Genesis, prototype/pre-US release sample cart)

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 1d

Sure, I’ve seen The Portland Frog.

The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 1d

Mail call. I got some very good deals on these, but still: these were less than 6 months of GamePass.

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 2d

Valis III on the PC Engine CD was the first Japanese game with voice acting I ever experienced. This was before I’d even taken the language in high school, so I didn’t understand a word of it, but the performances were captivating.

I heard the English dub a few years later and it crushed my soul.

Random Stranger @randomstranger.bsky.social · 2d

The US cover art for Valis III manages to make bikini armor look even less comfortable than it normally does.

The cover of the US TG16 CD version of Valis III which is a painting of a woman wearing silver metal armor with double pauldrons, a completely exposed midsection and neck area, and some breast cups that look more like drill bits and one points at the viewer, the other points in a 90-degree direction away from that and her torso is angled to be facing somewhere between those two directions.

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 3d

厄友情談疑 (Idea Factory, 1996).

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Reverend "🩸Dr. Chaos💀" Crush 🔵 @reverendcrush.com · 3d

I don't like people who take drugs

for example: airport security

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 3d

To the tune of “Jukebox Hero”.

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 3d

Welcome to the Next Level indeed.

As someone who played pretty much exclusively on a Model 1 since its launch, I was kind of flabbergasted at all the audio shade thrown at the system until I tried a Model 2 myself.

Seek out a game with a Hitoshi Sakimoto soundtrack for true bliss.

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 3d

This is a positive thing. Certain book publishers, bird-based retrogame streamers, and social media platform runners should follow suit.

RetroAchievements @retroachievements.org · 3d

Our founder, Scott, would like to discuss the recent situation that happened on RetroAchievements as well as the measures we will be taking going forward to ensure a healthy, welcoming community for all enjoyers of retro games and achievements.

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Clarifying RetroAchievements’ Goals

TL;DR RetroAchievements supports openness and celebrating retro gaming, but we will not provide a platform for games that contain illegal, hateful, or otherwise abhorrent content. Achievement sets for...

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 3d

A tip to get you started in your research: Arcade Guys tend to absolutely *hate* Arcade1Up Guys.

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ecco @daiwascarlet.horse · 3d

when you do deposits at the atm it should say "give me your money" in the black knight voice

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 4d

Absolutely dying at “Starcade”!

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Hot Blooded Tough Guy Rusty Shackles @rustyshackles.bsky.social · 4d

oh damn just remembered my format for mainstream nerd, nerd nerd, and dirtbag nerd

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 4d

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 5d

You’re doing amazing work. As someone who’s lousy at taking screenshots, I’m continuously in awe of your skills! Thanks for doing that thing you do.

The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 6d

Are there any photos out there of any of the pucks he actually signed? All of them have his signature stamped on them, so I’m not sure what differentiates the ones signed by hand, at least by looking at them online.

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The Walking Tim @daddymulk.bsky.social · 6d

Based on the number of loose pucks I’ve seen on eBay over the years, it was quite common at one point for sure. Boxes and packaging are a rare breed these days, especially ones in good shape. I managed to get mine before prices got too crazy.

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