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Gabriel Jones

@pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social

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Former game critic who can't find his niche. Interests include retro / obscure / arcade games, music (Mostly VGM & Prince), and whatever catches my eye (even if it's just for a moment). 1981 he/him

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 10d

October #promosky

My name is (still) Gabriel and I'm (still) talking about #retrogaming.

If you love the games of yesteryear as well as indies & doujins, then follow along.
This month, I'm reviewing classic Batman games and whatever else catches my interest.
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Batman: The Video Game by Sunsoft for NES

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 3h

It's time for another #Bat-Octoberfest look.
Batman: The Animated Series for the Game Boy.
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Another quality product by your buddies and pals at Konami.
#retrogaming

Bat-Octoberfest - Batman: The Animated Series (Game Boy)

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🌻The Killing of a Sacred Snep🪐 @fm-synth.bsky.social · 3h

Got more Conan stuff in the mail :D

The Conquering Sword of Conan, 3rd of the Del Rey books by REH

the 1st Conan the Barbarian comics omnibus

and the King Conan omnibus

Yay!

but now it's time to wind down and start up Ys vs. Trails lol

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KΛMΛ 🌸🕹️ @tamarakama.bsky.social · 4h

Couple of quick pics of the Kama Arcade tonight.. 😃🕹️💜

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 15h

Just a reminder that earlier this year I played through and reviewed 45(?) games all starring boys with swords.
If you haven't gotten irrecoverably sick of reading about Zelda or Ys or anything similar, then consider giving this a sift.
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#retrogaming

The 2025 Special list of games

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 5h

Actually, give me the bullet.
I've been stiffed three times today.

Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 7h

It doesn't have to be a bullet.
Pellets in plastic aka rat-shot would send a message just as easily.

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 7h

Just found out that one of my coworkers has to drive 20 miles to deliver 4 oz of salad dressing.

Customers... treat them with anything other than bitter contempt and they demand the world.

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 10h

The next review is going to be Batman: The Animated Series for the Game Boy.
Wait about 7 or 8 hours. Whenever I get home from work...

Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 1d

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Tonight on #Bat-Octoberfest, it's The Adventures of Batman & Robin... for Game Gear.
Just read the review.
#retrogaming #sega

Bat-Octoberfest - The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Game Gear)

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🥭MANGO - Comms Closed @mgosketches.bsky.social · 10h

Q. Bee cannibalizing

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Cαrínα ᓚᘏᗢ @carina.delachancla.com · 12h

From the dev that made Graze Counter/Graze Counter GM,
Revolgear Zero has a demo on Steam. No release date yet.

#shmup #stg

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DoricDream @doricdream.bsky.social · 11h

Announcement time! DUNGEON GALS will be in the October 13-20 Steam Nextfest!!

Play as a cute throuple racing to save a floating city from monsters!

This will be DG's *FINAL* demo!

Wishlist Dungeon Gals HERE: store.steampowered.com/app/2864880/...

#indiegame #nextfest

Dungeon Gals is in Steam Nextfest! October 13-20.

Izzy is playing a video game while Rosa is sleeping. Wendy is backseating Izzy, and Izzy looks very annoyed.

a moth girl standing in front of a large temple, adorned by murals of ice, wind, and dragons.

a cow girl dashing on top of a thick sheet of ice within a dungeon.

a cow girl and goat girl kissing inside of a dilapidated library.

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 12h

Okay so I guess it's "The Joker" and not "the Joker".
I've been mixing them up in the reviews I've written thus far.

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 12h

And done!
So yeah, Batman: Vengeance wasn't bad. There's a substantial list of Batman games I'd highly recommend playing first, but this did the job.
#retrogaming

"With the Joker and Harley Quinn returned to Arkham Asylum,"

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吉乃 @y-kitsuno.bsky.social · 20h

10月10日(眼鏡の日)再掲

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Mike Diver @mikediver.bsky.social · 22h

Related: the history of how the CD-i came to be is a part of my book, The Console, available now.

It's sold, like, 18 copies in the last six months, so any purchases are extraordinarily welcomed.

The Console: 50 Years of Home Video Gaming, a book I wrote that spans console evolution from 1972 to 2022. It's mostly about Old Things, the choice of DualSense controller for the cover not something I had a say in, really. Lots of research went into this book, it took me ages to put together. I lost holidays to it. I fell out with family making it. So, that it's barely sold at all, is a constant bummer.

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 1d

Time to celebrate by dancing in a vat of Estus.

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 15h

The 2025 Special list of games

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 16h

Now I'm thinking I should put a maze of statues in my own home to make it look bigger.

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 16h

It's been known for thousands of years that men are beyond saving, but goddamn WTF.

Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 16h

Yeah... on second thought, I don't want to accidentally will that into existence. Especially nowadays when AI just scrapes forums and reddits for everything.

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 16h

I'm usually opposed to listicle slop, but I wouldn't mind seeing a "Top 25 most evil stages in FFT" list. There's a stage that's just chocobos and it's the worst thing ever.

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Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 17h

So... Batman: Vengeance on the Game Boy Advance? It's fine!
I'm 2/3rds of the way through it and there's nothing wrong whatsoever. That's impressive considering there are no less than four game-types. Any or all of them could've been disastrous, but nope. Everything works.
#retrogaming

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DARIA ROMERO @negativecrepe.bsky.social · 18h

One of my absolute most favorite games ever made! A visual triumph for the PS1, incredibly atmospheric, solid combat and of course the trailblazing controls. Literally DOOM 3 on the PS1 but w xenomorphs instead of demons from hell.

Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 18h

Happy 25th birthday, Alien Resurrection! A game that clawed its way out of development hell three years after its planned release date. Released to mostly middling reviews, including its legacy: Gamespot's, who criticised it for what would soon become the standard: modern controller FPS controls.

A photo of Alien Resurrection for PS1 with a little xenomorph statue next to it

A snap of Gamespots website with its review of Alien Resurrection and 4.7 score.

The game's control setup is its most terrifying element. The left analog stick moves you forward, back, and strafes right and left, while the right analog stick turns you and can be used to look up and down. Too often, you'll turn to face a foe and find that your weapon is aimed at the floor or ceiling while the alien gleefully hacks away at your midsection. Add to the mix a few other head scratchers - such as how the triangle button controls item and health use - and you'll be wondering how Sony let this get by without requesting a few different control configuration options.

Beyond the control issues, Alien Resurrection is gruelingly hard. That is, it's hard to the point where you'll spend as much time reloading your save file as you will spend playing the game. The near-mythical PlayStation mouse peripheral is supposed to solve many of the game's control problems, but the 99.9 percent of PlayStation owners who've never even seen the device will find the game almost unplayably difficult to control and unreasonably hard to enjoy. It's a dramatic answer to a problem far more easily solved by adopting the control scheme from EA's Medal of Honor.

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David Couzelis @drcouzelis.bsky.social · 21h

I just gave The Adventures of Batman & Robin for Game Gear a try and this review is very accurate. 😳

There's a difference between a jump straight up, a running jump, and a jump straight up and THEN start running. Dios mio. 😵‍💫

Gabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 1d

pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/10/bat-...
Tonight on #Bat-Octoberfest, it's The Adventures of Batman & Robin... for Game Gear.
Just read the review.
#retrogaming #sega

Bat-Octoberfest - The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Game Gear)

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