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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 1d

"Flip" gave him an idea

9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 1d

Next up:
Vocoder Hero
Post Production Hero
AI Hero

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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 3d

I recapped mine and replaced the voltage pot, but apparently I did a dumb. Now every contact on game PCBs is now a little spicy to the touch when everything is powered off (smart plug) but still plugged in.

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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 3d

I didn't have a problem with the bomb level as a kid, but levels 3 and 4 were hard for me. IIRC I only reached Mouser at the end of level 4 once.

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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 3d

Probably some combination of costs: servers have to be updated for security and API deprecations, some legacy staff has to remember how to update it (they're not going to train anyone new on Stadia stuff), etc. Maybe after the deadline, it remains up until it requires work they're unwilling to fund.

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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 4d

Cool!

I couldn't find an answer: does this cart store 1 ROM at a time, or multiple? If it's multiple, is it limited like Flash Masta, or unlimited like an Everdrive?

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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 4d

Is this an SNL Washington's Dream reference?

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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 6d

Strategy is choosing your competitors, and conservatives always choose to compete with reality.

9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 8d

The Forerunning Fathers created the Constitution to wipe out the Autocrats

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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 8d

Project 2025 endgame: Halo on Playstation

Paul Tassi @paultassi.bsky.social · 8d

Trump And GameStop Trade ‘Halo’ And Console War Memes

www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...

Trump And GameStop Trade ‘Halo’ And Console War Memes

Donald Trump's White House has gotten involved in the console wars and is now trading AI memes with GameStop. Yes that is a real sentence.

www.forbes.com

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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 12d

Here's what I get when I check the time on my watch.

It's always faster to pull my phone out.

9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 12d

$50 each is crazy. The game is $70.

9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 14d

That's a lot of qualifiers. Reminds me of the nuggets about KFC being renamed because it's technically not chicken (false) or Kraft Singles being a "cheese product" instead of cheese (true, but not as bad as it sounds).

9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 15d

Handy!

I saw these L-shape forming pliers:
www.piergiacomi.com/en/prodotto/...

There's an adjustable one, too:
hakkousa.com/chp-pnr-5000...

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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 16d

So it definitely didn't arrive like that?

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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 19d

Competitive walking sim

Hal Speedwalk GIF

ALT: Hal Speedwalk GIF

media.tenor.com

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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 19d

Can't wait for Quantic Dream's competitive walking simulator

Hal Speedwalk GIF

ALT: Hal Speedwalk GIF

media.tenor.com

9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 19d

Xbox couldn't pass up the opportunity for another obtuse name

9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 20d

That's legit. I always gathered a lot of people like 3 for the polish and scoring.

9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 20d

Top-tier shmups! If you’re curious but not sure where to start, get Gunbird 2.

If that’s too cute for you, get Strikers 1945 II (fan consensus is II > III > I).

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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 20d

I looked it up. Braid came out 8/6/08, and my Xbox Live Gold trial start email was dated 8/13/08. I must have seen some glowing reviews!

9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 20d

Braid. I had planned to sit out the 360/PS3 because the big-budget games looked like more of the same from the last generation. Outside of some innovative waggle on the Wii, Braid was the first game of the generation that looked truly novel to me.

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9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 21d

Finally went up at ~11 past.

9999 Damage @mattmccarthy.bsky.social · 21d

Finally went up at ~11 past.