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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 15h

Replayed Fallout and kept Ian, Dogmeat, & Katja alive to the end! Still adore this game, and can't find it in myself to be TOO much of an a-hole to NPCs in my playthroughs. I let my wife make most of the choices and it was fun seeing some quests play out a little differently than I'm used to.

Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 16h

Loved the Skate Story demo! It's weird, it's unique, the writing is tongue-in-cheek and thought-provoking, and I love the aesthetics.

Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 1d

I dropped 3 + 4 pretty quickly after doing all the goals with my custom skater. I'm still not 100% sure why, but it didn't have the special spark I felt with 1 + 2, even though THPS1 - 4 and THUG are all nostalgic to me.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 1d

We're big believers in making sure the metadata in our library is human-curated and accurate.

Here's a sample from some cataloging we're working on today: We're reviewing about 100 CD-Rs from the art department at GamePro to confirm when they were burned and which companies were involved

A spreadsheet containing dozens of entries for different CDs, including their language, date, and associated companies.

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 1d

Recent retro game gets from my LA trip!

👊 A disc-only copy of Project Justice to make my discless case CIB!

⚔️ SoulCalibur

🔫 Time Crisis: Crisis Zone

🕷 Deadly Creatures for that Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Hopper action

😴 The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare

🥷 Ninja Gaiden Shadow - A rarity!

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!

Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 2d

On the bright side, it's not COVID. On the crap side, I still feel like dookie.

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Breath of Fire Fans / ブレスオブファイアファン @breathoffire.bsky.social · 2d

「October 10th, 5:00 o'clock version!

Today is the only day you can repost this.

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 2d

What if Swedish Chef sang songs from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?

"Clerr obscerr and uh herr-dur-durrrr"

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 2d

Is that what we call a Pontiflex?

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 2d

Hey! Did you get an NES Classic mini console but you don't care about the manual/poster it came with? Put it to use supporting @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social! I'm seeking these out for fundraiser autograph opportunities, but need them ASAP. Let me know! Can pay!

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 2d

I was wondering where this game was at! Definitely checking out the demo.

Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com · 3d

SKATE STORY
DECEMBER 8
PS5 | SWITCH 2 | PC
🔥🔥🔥 🛹 🔥🔥🔥
PLAY THE DEMO ON STEAM

store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/...

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 3d

I haven't even reached the epilogue for Hades 1 yet 😅

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 3d

I'm surprised this is happening considering all of these were released like...6+ years ago?

I remember feeling immediate regret buying Final Fantasy IX on Switch because the pre-rendered backgrounds were horribly blurred. Now, I have all 3 on Steam with mods and never looked back.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 3d

Final Fantasy VII / VIII / IX Switch physicals are releasing in North America on Dec 9th

Square Enix pages (may not be live yet)

VII/VIII Twin Pack buff.ly/xozXAFM
IX buff.ly/cvTLAe2

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Breath of Fire Fans / ブレスオブファイアファン @breathoffire.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Birthday to Nina Windia from Breath of Fire II! 🐦

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Fabio Santana @fabiosantana79.bsky.social · 3d

On the cover of the US ver. of X-Men: Children of the Atom for the Sega Saturn, publisher Acclaim highlighted these review scores from GamePro magazine, supposedly from the arcade ver. I got curious and went to search for that original review. The thing is, I couldn't find it. Was this made up? 🧵

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 3d

Well after nearly 2 hours of attempts I rage quit. And now it appears that trophy cup is just an optional sidequest? Eff that noise, then!

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 3d

*starts Baby Steps* I love this game.

*attempts to get the trophy cup in the first objective* I hate this game.

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Get Equipped With @getequipped.bsky.social · 4d

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 4d

I'm in the process of writing up a blog of the inaccuracies and misattributions and lack of proper citations of my (and other's) Breath of Fire content on here, and it's a little overwhelming.

Some of the screenshots were screencapped from BoF GIFs I made and misattributed to lparchive.

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 5d

I need to know what Jordan Schlansky thinks of the Rush news.

Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 5d

The Protomen Act III finally releasing, Rush doing a limited tour, 2026 is shaping up to be pretty swell from a rock music perspective, at least.

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 5d

No worries! Hope the cheese you're eating is v. good. 🧀

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 5d

"No air traffic controllers at Burbank Airport" lmao no wonder my flight was delayed.

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Patrick Ghoulikowski 🧟 @pkrockin.bsky.social · 5d

Not sure if Guy Fieri's Kitchen + Bar took me on a road rockin' trip down to Flavortown, but it was fine. I guess a lot can change between that scathing 2012 NYT review and now.