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Nic McConnell

@mcconnell.bsky.social

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Bayou Billy fan account. Age Ratings Manager @ Riot, used to work at Twitter (the less bad times) and Niantic. Runs @instructionderby.bsky.social Instruction Derby: A video game manual stream! Wednesdays at noon Pacific twitch.tv/nicmcconnell He/him

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Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · Oct 12

Wednesdays at noon pacific, I host a stream called Instruction Derby where I have a look at video game manuals past (and present!) and read through all the character, color and weirdness within. I’d love for you to join for Storytime!

twitch.tv/nicmcconnell
Wednesdays, noon Pacific

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Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 2h

-full English localization
- interviews with devs and media
- design docs (for this game and any available Sega stuff referenced in SEGAGAGA) delivered during gameplay

Let’s go imo

Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 2h

Had a follow up idea here - because SEGAGAGA is tied so closely to a time and place in SEGA’s history the thing to do would be partner with Digital Eclipse on a first-ever official English localization and dive deep into the history of SEGA and its place in the games industry at the time

Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 5h

If I were the president of Sega I would immediately green light a mega budget SEGAGAGA remake. I’m this may be, in part, why I am not currently being considered for the role, but I think they should make this game

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Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 4h

The music in Fish Dude is cool

youtu.be/d1nZrZ94EVs?...

Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 5h

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Piston Hyundai @pistonhyundai.bsky.social · Feb 12

Discovered a new favorite genre: "Game Boy game that so little people talk about or know of that it seems made up"

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Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 5h

Feels like here in the Bay Area we should figure out which of our neighbors are going to these lectures and just bully the living shit out of them

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 5h

Just as a movie to watch, look at and listen to…it’s so good

Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 5h

It’s not, like, anything profound but it looks great, the atmosphere is off the charts, and the soundtrack is the most Danny Elfman you could ever hope to hear

Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 5h

You know what’s a good movie is Sleepy Hollow

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Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 6h

I’ve never seen that, is it any good?

Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 6h

It’s so good, it’s always a good time

Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 6h

We have officially entered Nightmare Before Christmas season at the McConnell household

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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 1d

What's this? Keeper launch details? Plus a beautiful Dynamic Background for your Xbox Series X|S you can get RIGHT NOW??? It's like waking up to a lighthouse-shaped Christmas stocking filled with info! Read all about it in our latest blog post:

www.doublefine.com/news/keeper-...

Keeper Launch Timing, Pricing, and a Dynamic Background, oh my!

We're just one week away from the launch of our newest game, Keeper! If you have a Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, you have day one access to Keeper…

www.doublefine.com

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Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 10h

There’s no problem here,,,,only promise

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 12h

Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure (Steam) w/ 3 more games is $8 on Humble Games Bundle: Stories from Latin America buff.ly/RCQqS1R #ad

also in $12/$20 tiers

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Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 15h

My doctor has always told me:
Cola Bottles to 2.9, you’ll be fine
3 and up into your belly flung, prepare for bung

Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 16h

Yes and likely even encouraged by doctors

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Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 16h

Parents today would never let their kids grow up to be Bonk from the Turbografx 16, knowing what we know now about CTE

Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 17h

Critical reporting for our times

A man who spent six days in hospital after munching his way through 3kg of cola bottle sweets has said doctors were shocked he survived.
Nathan Rimmington had a sudden "hankering for cola bottles" one night so ordered a huge bulk bag online - and ate them over three days.
The bag of gelatin sweets contained almost 11,000 calories and the 33-year-old, from Barnsley, said he was so "bunged up" he could not walk or get out of bed.
Mr Rimmington said: "It's not the cleverest thing I have ever done in my life - I can't even look at a cola bottle now."

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Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 18h

Planet of Lana is worth your time

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1d

Planet of Lana (Steam) is $4.25 on Gamesplanet buff.ly/C6QvbN4
3 games for $9.99 bundle on Fanatical buff.ly/rKyZ2vF #ad

Deck verified

also on Game Pass Premium

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Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 1d

Ok this is the best pitch for this game I’ve seen yet

THICCEST YOSH @thiccestyosh.bsky.social · 1d

I see that nemesis system influence Ghost of Yotei. I see you.

Nice.

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Andrew Weldon @andrew-weldon.design · 1d

Fun fact: the last time the Mariners reached the ALCS was the fourth inning of this game

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Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 1d

There is really nothing like a very cool and or weird baseball game

Nic McConnell @mcconnell.bsky.social · 1d

The Seattle Ken Griffey Jr Presents Major League Baseballs