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MattoBii

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JP-to-EN translator (Sakura Wars 2, Sakura Wars 3, Sakura Wars GB). Talks about boomer weeb games on Youtube (youtube.com/c/MattoBii) and moonlights as a rabbit on Twitch (twitch.tv/mattobii) ~3x a week. Français & 日本語 OK! 🖼️Tag: #ArttoBii

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MattoBii @mattobii.bsky.social · 7d

NEW VIDEO!

With the massive popularity of the Sakura Wars series, it was only a matter of time before it made its way to the big screen. The movie is also a surprisingly significant addition to the series canon!

... But is it any good?

Likes + shares appreciated!
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Sakura Wars Retrospective, Part 8 – Sakura Wars: The Movie

YouTube video by MattoBii

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MattoBii @mattobii.bsky.social · 21h

Happy Bubsy-on-NSO-SNES Day! This game is total ass!
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MattoBii - Good Checkpoint design

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Standard Issue Computing @standardissuecomputing.blog · 15h

Getting PSO onto something modern should be everyone’s mission

ミルキージェームズ (Remastered) @milkman.bsky.social · 19h

This story is one of my favorite ever features I got to out together on one of my favorite games. My mission is to get #PSO (OG version) onto something modern. Follow @designroom.bsky.social for more shenanigans. www.polygon.com/interviews/2...

Phantasy Star Online devs on the story, the graphics, and the angry fans that used to call the office

We continue our retrospective interview series for the game’s 20th anniversary

www.polygon.com

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Gematsu @gematsu.com · 12h

Dark Auction demo now available for PC

A demo for "authentic mystery adventure" game Dark Auction is now available for PC via Steam, publisher Good Smile Company, and publisher and developer IzanagiGames announced.

Dark Auction demo now available for PC

A demo for "authentic mystery adventure" game Dark Auction is now available for PC via Steam, publisher Good Smile Company, and publisher and developer IzanagiGames announced.

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C.A. Pinkham @eyepatchguy.bsky.social · 18h

I’m not kidding when I say these weird ass costumes and antics are actually an extremely effective tactic from a media standpoint bc when enough people do them, the media can’t fully scrub them out

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 19h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

Good news: fossil fuels have plateaued and solar is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide

apnews.com/article/clim...

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

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Daniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social · 1d

Every once in a while, I see people wonder why, out of all of the available Pokémon to choose, Poliwhirl was so often shown front and center. Especially in the case of Pokémon's marketing in America.

Well, I'm going to do my best to answer that question now.

Retro Game Art 🎮🖼️🎃🦇 @retrogameart.bsky.social · Dec 27

Pokémon Time Magazine Cover (1999)

#retro #art #gaming #Pokemon

Pokémon Time Magazine Cover (1999) ft: Poliwhirl, MewTwo, Psyduck, Pikachu, Charizard and Blastoise

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Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social · 20h

Maybe this is only news to me, but signal boosting this anyway because it can't be understated what a treasure trove this archive of Game Freak's zines is. These volumes only show up VERY occasionally online and command a lot of money; obtaining a full set to scan would've cost thousands of dollars.

Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 21h

These were added to Internet Archive in their entirety after the Game Freak giga leak, where previously only a handful could be found.

同人誌GAME FREAK : GAME FREAK : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

☆同人誌GAME FREAK.7z タイトルページ数サイズ発行年月日備考 GAME FREAK Vol.1 14 A5 1983/5/28 ...

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lum @ commissions open!! @itslumboy.bsky.social · 20h

my mutuals with “riders outfit rouge added jiggle physics and breasts size” mods reading this

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MattoBii @mattobii.bsky.social · 21h

Happy Bubsy-on-NSO-SNES Day! This game is total ass!
www.twitch.tv/mattobii/cli...

MattoBii - Good Checkpoint design

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jeremy kaplowitz @jeremykaplowitz.com · 23h

this is the guy who got rid of brokers fees in nyc, for anyone who doesn't live here. he rocks

Free Parking 🚘 @free-parking.bsky.social · 1d

This is exactly what we need. This is it.

"New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a close ally of Zohran Mamdani, is privately discussing a run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)"

Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries

Just talking about a potential campaign could drive a further wedge between Mamdani — the democratic socialist in line to be New York's next mayor — and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

www.axios.com

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 22h

they're fucking up so many cases -- the kirk shooter, comey/james etc, cook, mangione -- because they can't stop fucking posting

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 22h

ill keep saying it and theyll keep doing it: podcaster occupied government

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23h

Justice Department lawyers reposted President Trump’s statements and may have inadvertently endangered their prosecution of Luigi Mangione, violating the judge’s explicit orders that DOJ employees refrain from public comment about the case. trib.al/b9U7CY1

DOJ in Trouble After Lawyers Reposted Trump Rants on Luigi Mangione

The Justice Department’s case against Luigi Mangione just hit a major obstacle.

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Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 1d

this is how I, a resident of LA, found out that the Palisades fire was arson, that they caught the guy, and that he used gen AI to work his way up to doing the crime

niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 1d

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 23h

have I mentioned lately that the U.S. is too corrupt to pass even a basic internet-era privacy law and is actively dismantling our cybersecurity regulators

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1d

New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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MattoBii @mattobii.bsky.social · 1d

🚨Going live on Twitch!🚨

Did you know they made an official Tron visual novel? The Tronathon carries on as we take a look at Tron: Identity! If you wanted to indulge in Tron-related media this week but are understandably averse to Jared Leto, we've got you covered!

twitch.tv/mattobii

a person in a futuristic suit is holding a glowing circle

ALT: a person in a futuristic suit is holding a glowing circle

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MattoBii @mattobii.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry for the holdup, dinner not sitting super well with me. Stream will start soonish

MattoBii @mattobii.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly at this point it feels kind of inevitable

MattoBii @mattobii.bsky.social · 1d

Oh nice they added Mario & Wa-- GOOD LORD WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THERE

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1d

Super NES - Nintendo Classics NSO titles added:

-Mario & Wario
-BUBSY in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
-FATAL FURY SPECIAL

www.youtube.com/watch?v=13ie...

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MattoBii @mattobii.bsky.social · 1d

Not to mention it should be covered by the provision that games rated by ESRB/PEGI/etc. are okay anyway.

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 1d

ye see this shits not inevitable never give up in advance

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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MattoBii @mattobii.bsky.social · 1d

This is a better response than I was expecting. I only wonder how the more noxious parts of the userbase will react, but with any luck, they'll self-moderate and fuck off someplace else.

RetroAchievements @retroachievements.org · 1d

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.

retroachievements.org/forums/topic...

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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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

it always blows my mind when these people act like “the left just calls everyone nazis” these days and it’s like no. we’re calling nazis nazis! there just happens to be a lot of them in and around the government these days!

Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 1d

More history from this Nazi adulated by the Trump team. These are explicit, proud Nazis who scream and cry and call every referee they can find when you quote their Nazism back to them.

Multiple tweets from Nazi Jack Posobiec in 2016 making "jokes" involving the Nazi code "1488."

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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 1d

You would not believe how many stories like this have been popping up over the last ~5 years

Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 1d

It cannot be stressed enough that the majority of right wingers that engage in culture war nonsense are people who have PsyOp'd themselves into seeing "pattern recognition" everywhere in the same way that biblical numerologists have a heart attack every time they see the number 666 somewhere.

kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 2d

LOL

so #nintendo is stealthily shoving the trans political agenda and nobody has noticed it?

video without context with trans flag colors everywhere from nintendo america

you people better sart noticing patterns
just like netflix

carbon monoxide leak

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Mato @clydemandelin.bsky.social · 1d

From my book about #Undertale 's official English-to-Japanese translation

I'd like to expand on this for an article on my site, so if you have any examples of "imprinting" situations in fandoms, please let me know

Some quick examples include FF4, FF6, Trails in the Sky, what else?

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