1UP Vault / JM Mendez
@1upvault.bsky.social
A gamer that manages the 1UP Vault Substack, which looks at the video game industry and history. Be nice to ALL!
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2026 tracking for games I play and finish. This time I’m including games even if they were released in a previous year.
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LOVE ETERNAL broke me. Not only because of its seemingly impossible precision platforming, but to say I was bamboozled by its twists and turns is an understatement. Here are my unfiltered thoughts.
LOVE ETERNAL Is a Masterclass In Deception
LOVE ETERNAL is an experimental horror and challenging precision platformer that surprises at every turn with a most unexpectedly haunting tale.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
LOVE ETERNAL broke me. Not only because of its seemingly impossible precision platforming, but to say I was bamboozled by its twists and turns is an understatement. Here are my unfiltered thoughts.
Introducing Nostalgia Bits, a new series to analyze and talk about some nostalgia moments in the past, sometimes going outside gaming. We start with a look back at renting movies and games from Blockbuster. 🍿
#promosky #substack #nostalgia
#promosky #substack #nostalgia
Nostalgia Bits - Blockbuster
The Wayback Machine
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February 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Introducing Nostalgia Bits, a new series to analyze and talk about some nostalgia moments in the past, sometimes going outside gaming. We start with a look back at renting movies and games from Blockbuster. 🍿
#promosky #substack #nostalgia
#promosky #substack #nostalgia
So the date has been… replaced
February 18, 2026 at 2:10 PM
So the date has been… replaced
No soda for the next 40 days
a man in a blue suit is standing in front of a building with his mouth open and his eyes closed .
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February 18, 2026 at 12:49 PM
No soda for the next 40 days
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Rev. Jackson was a fixture of pop culture and history during most of my life. A little polarizing at times, but always well meaning. Rest easy 🙏🏽
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.
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February 17, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Rev. Jackson was a fixture of pop culture and history during most of my life. A little polarizing at times, but always well meaning. Rest easy 🙏🏽
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She credited her long life to sensible habits and never feared death.
February 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM
She credited her long life to sensible habits and never feared death.
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[February 17th, 1926] Louisa Kirwan Thiers, Wisconsin's oldest woman, passed away peacefully at age 111 while staying with her daughter in Milwaukee. She was a beloved figure known for her notable lineage as a descendant of a Revolutionary War hero.
February 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM
[February 17th, 1926] Louisa Kirwan Thiers, Wisconsin's oldest woman, passed away peacefully at age 111 while staying with her daughter in Milwaukee. She was a beloved figure known for her notable lineage as a descendant of a Revolutionary War hero.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit is a beautiful Metroidvania crafted with many of the same philosophies as Hollow Knight.
Sometimes thats a good thing, and sometimes it's not.
My review.
bignerdgaming.com/2026/02/17/m...
Sometimes thats a good thing, and sometimes it's not.
My review.
bignerdgaming.com/2026/02/17/m...
MIO: Memories in Orbit Review- It’s Not You, It’s MIO
I’ve had several discussions in the past few years about the term “Metroidvania,” and if it should still be how we reference games in that particular genre. The Metroid series isn…
bignerdgaming.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
MIO: Memories in Orbit is a beautiful Metroidvania crafted with many of the same philosophies as Hollow Knight.
Sometimes thats a good thing, and sometimes it's not.
My review.
bignerdgaming.com/2026/02/17/m...
Sometimes thats a good thing, and sometimes it's not.
My review.
bignerdgaming.com/2026/02/17/m...
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February 17, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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Valve warned that it might soon be difficult to buy a Steam Deck OLED as memory and storage shortage continues. Steam Deck 256GB is out of stock and will no longer be in production.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Valve warned that it might soon be difficult to buy a Steam Deck OLED as memory and storage shortage continues. Steam Deck 256GB is out of stock and will no longer be in production.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/val...
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/val...
Rev. Jackson was a fixture of pop culture and history during most of my life. A little polarizing at times, but always well meaning. Rest easy 🙏🏽
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.
nbcnews.to
February 17, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Rev. Jackson was a fixture of pop culture and history during most of my life. A little polarizing at times, but always well meaning. Rest easy 🙏🏽
Happy Presidents Day. It’s my favorite President, LBJ, with the original Snake in MGS 3.
February 17, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Happy Presidents Day. It’s my favorite President, LBJ, with the original Snake in MGS 3.
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Feb. 16, 1926: Margot Frank, the older sister of diarist Anne Frank, is born in Frankfurt, Germany. She was studious and teased as a “paragon of virtue” in Anne’s diary. Both siblings died of typhus in February 1945 at the Bergen-Belsen camp two months before its liberation.
February 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Feb. 16, 1926: Margot Frank, the older sister of diarist Anne Frank, is born in Frankfurt, Germany. She was studious and teased as a “paragon of virtue” in Anne’s diary. Both siblings died of typhus in February 1945 at the Bergen-Belsen camp two months before its liberation.
He got a call from the other Presidents and he knew he messed up, but too late
February 16, 2026 at 3:22 PM
He got a call from the other Presidents and he knew he messed up, but too late
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Tokyo Scramble delivers nerve-wracking thrills while sneaking about from dinosaurs and giddy grins with its campy narrative equally. A stealth puzzle game at its core, there is much to love for fans of the genre.
My review.
My review.
Tokyo Scramble Review – Campy Dino Thrills - Pixelbytegaming
Tokyo Scramble is a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive that mixes camp and stealth with dinosaurs to various degrees of success.
pixelbytegaming.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Tokyo Scramble delivers nerve-wracking thrills while sneaking about from dinosaurs and giddy grins with its campy narrative equally. A stealth puzzle game at its core, there is much to love for fans of the genre.
My review.
My review.
That Bloomberg story about Switch 2 prices and PS6 doesn’t shock what so ever
February 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
That Bloomberg story about Switch 2 prices and PS6 doesn’t shock what so ever
Bro, this docuseries is wild, how did I miss this?!
February 16, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Bro, this docuseries is wild, how did I miss this?!
The NBA All-Star Game and All-Star Weekend just isn’t the same man
February 15, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The NBA All-Star Game and All-Star Weekend just isn’t the same man
Reminder that Godzilla (1998) is canon to GMK
Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
February 15, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Reminder that Godzilla (1998) is canon to GMK
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Shadow Warrior (1997)
February 15, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Shadow Warrior (1997)
George W. Bush and Joe Biden knowing they weren’t the ones who told, while Clinton and Trump are genuinely shocked to hear the news
February 15, 2026 at 4:27 PM
George W. Bush and Joe Biden knowing they weren’t the ones who told, while Clinton and Trump are genuinely shocked to hear the news
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Me landing on a planet in Starfield
February 15, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Me landing on a planet in Starfield
This is a crazy pic by IGN lmao
February 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
This is a crazy pic by IGN lmao
Barack Obama just saying aliens are real is taking me out lol
February 15, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Barack Obama just saying aliens are real is taking me out lol
Me landing on a planet in Starfield
February 15, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Me landing on a planet in Starfield