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Zissou

@madmrbacon.bsky.social

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I make fighting game video essays. Waiting for the resurrection of Marvel 3. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pressbuttonwin Web: https://www.pressbuttonwin.com/ Press Button Win on Bluesky: @pressbuttonwin.bsky.social

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Zissou @madmrbacon.bsky.social · 11h

"...learning to play fighting games is also learning how to learn fighting games, and that’s one of the things I think is incredibly valuable about this particular activity and must be preserved."

Zissou @madmrbacon.bsky.social · 12h

"Having more recently-new players explain stuff is often more useful because their memory of what they struggled with is a bit fresher, and they’ll walk through details that veteran players wouldn’t necessarily think to explain."

Zissou @madmrbacon.bsky.social · 15h

"Being in a hotel ballroom full of people watching the same video game and yelling when some hype shit happens is a life-affirming experience."

Zissou @madmrbacon.bsky.social · 15h

"...I find the entire practice of organized local fighting game play an act of sacred devotion, and the people who volunteer their time to help maintain this practice are performing meaningful service for the communities they love." (2/2)

Zissou @madmrbacon.bsky.social · 15h

"Fighting game locals, to me, are the core of what makes this genre special and beautiful and perfect and unique... (1/2)

Zissou @madmrbacon.bsky.social · 16h

"Do not leave your needs to the mercy of others’ generosity. Speak up and advocate for yourself.

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Zissou @madmrbacon.bsky.social · 16h

"Much of our lives has been reduced to home life and economic life, with civic and community institutions generally being eroded over time and few replacements growing to fill those voids. Going to a place to do a thing you like to do matters."

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Zissou @madmrbacon.bsky.social · 16h

"It is my firmly held belief that the emotions and experiences that serve as the foundation of our communities, the ones that have enabled this genre to live far longer than it should have, are rooted in the in-person experience."

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Zissou @madmrbacon.bsky.social · 16h

"And if you go 0-2, you make two people really happy they didn’t go 0-2! Simply by entering a tournament and losing, you can increase the net happiness in the world. Isn’t that cool?"

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Zissou @madmrbacon.bsky.social · 17h

On the value of playing the whole cast (at least a bit):

"You paid for the whole game, so you might as well play it."

Zissou @madmrbacon.bsky.social · 17h

"Being able to recognize your true wackness in retrospect is a key step towards recognizing it in the moment and intervening."

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 2d

Because I want my work to be available to everyone, it's offered on itchio as a pay-what-you-want download with a suggested donation of $19.99. Includes both PDF and EPUB for use with your preferred e-reader.

All profits go to my local fighting game community organizing work.

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