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Aidan Moher

@aidanmoher.com

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Dad, islander, writer, & Hugo winner. Words for WIRED, Rascal, Vulture, & more. Commodore 1702 enthusiast. he/him. Rep'd by Eric Smith. 🎧 Co-host of @funfactorpod.com 📚 FIGHT, MAGIC, ITEMS and SUIKODEN 1 & 2 🛰️ Newsletter: astrolabe.aidanmoher.com

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · Mar 6

Happy #Suikoden release day, y'all! To celebrate, I'm pleased to finally (finally!) announce my next book: "Suikoden 1 & 2" coming from @bossfightbooks.com in 2026!

⚔️ More details: astrolabe.aidanmoher.com/suikoden-1-2...

A 1990's-style video game ad for my Suikoden 1 & 2 book from Boss Fight Books. It features a mockup of the book cover over a red and black map, surrounded by screenshots and logos. The words "Coming 2026" blaze above in fiery letters.

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Brian of Ysbryd @briankwek.bsky.social · 2m

The worst game I’ve ever worked on was the one with 12 shareholders. (Still an indie game.)

Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 9h

Make shorter games with worse graphics and fewer shareholders

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Andy Richter @andyrichter.co · 33m

Yep

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𝓒𝓵𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓼𝓪 𝓟𝓪𝓲𝓿𝓪 🦢 @clarissapaiva.bsky.social · 1h

Katamariiiiiiii

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 43m

The purpose of video games is to create shareholder profits.

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Nate Terrors @nateming.bsky.social · 1h

hot take: roll everything back to PS4/XBO-era visuals, maximum

the Switch 2 can stay, they finally caught up

it's just one console generation, let's just stay there for a while longer

Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 9h

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Ty Schalter @tyschalter.com · 3h

yoooooooooo, thank you @moegamer.net!!

Anyway, what I would like to talk about is the Fun Factor podcast, hosted by the experienced writers and video game enthusiasts, Ty Schalter and Aidan Moher. “Oh great,” you might say. “Another video games podcast. Like we need any more of those!”

To that, dear reader, I say fie and pfaugh and other such expectorations! Fun Factor is different. Fun Factor isn’t just a bunch of dudes sitting around talking about what they’d played that week, maybe coupled with the gaming news headlines they’d picked off their favourite website. Fun Factor is, as you might have determined from the name, about something which is very close to my heart and soul: magazines.

What I particularly enjoy about Fun Factor is that it has a breezy, friendly tone that one iTunes reviewer quite correctly described as “being like reading old magazines with friends”. It’s unmistakably modern, as Ty and Aidan are not above pointing out how these magazines often demonstrate how social attitudes and conventions have changed over the years, but, crucially, this never becomes in any way overbearing or preachy. There is plenty to criticise and lessons to be learned in these old mags — but also plenty to celebrate, too, and the show always finds an excellent balance between reflecting on how we’ve grown (or not, in some cases!) and what a wonderful time it was to be interested in video games.

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Jabroni Supreme @gojirra.bsky.social · 2h

A random tangent, but I remember overhearing this guy at a GameStop asking "Yeah but what's the gameplay like?" The worker was trying to explain and the guy was confused and kept asking until finally he said "I mean like, how much BLOOD is there?" His definition of "gameplay" was more violence lol.

Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 9h

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 3h

This is honestly such a lovely examination of @funfactorpod.com and what makes it so special to me and @tyschalter.com. Pete’s a king.

Pete Davison @moegamer.net · 8h

Today I wrote a bit about @funfactorpod.com by @tyschalter.com and @aidanmoher.com. I have written about this excellent magazine-focused podcast before, but having been listening to the latest eps today, I wanted to do so again.

It is a good!

imnotdoctorwho.moegamer.net/2025/10/09/o...

#oneaday Day 489: You've got Fun Factor - I'm Not Doctor Who

I’ve written about this before, but I write a lot of shit on this blog, so you may not have seen it, particularly since I last wrote about it in March of this year, when you may not have even been rea...

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 3h

Casting Michelle Pfeiffer is literally the most perfect use of janky ass CGI de-aging you could possibly ask for. Plot accurate uncanny valley.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 11h

'Tangled' live-action film is back in development at Disney

Scarlett Johansson is circling the role of Mother Gothel

(via Deadline)

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 3h

Wishing you and your family all the best, Matt.

Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 5h

No need to threaten me with a good time.

Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 5h

What are your thoughts on Auron being 35 years old?

Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · Jul 1

Auron out here looking like a guy who showed up to be an extra in a Papa Roach video but got turned away for being too old.

A screenshot of Auron from Final Fantasy X. He’s a middle aged samurai guy with bad Gen X sunglasses and a sick cowl neck.

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 5h

Incredibly sick cover.

Josh | Still Loading Podcast @stillloadingpodcast.com · 5d

Went to a local fall fest and my local library had a booth there that was giving out free books!

Picked up a free copy of A Wrinkle in Time!

A picture of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 5h

Not to brag, but it’s looking more and more likely @barackobama.bsky.social is going to be my 10,000th follower.

Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 5h

The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap!

Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 6h

lol this candy thinks I’m gonna share it with other people

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 7h

whatever the spec fic equivalent of this is, too

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 7h

Bad poke seems like something you don’t want to mess with. Fail case is… unfortunate.

Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 8h

MAGA furiously trying to glue their foreskins back on.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 8h

Get paid to do drugs?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Trump: "We're gonna be reducing the cost of medicines by 100%, 200%, 300%, 500% and even more than that."

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 9h

Oh, huh. Maybe my other search terms were just narrowing those cards out of the results. I’ll try again.

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 9h

Remember not to circumcise your sons “early.” Wait until they’re at least 37 years old to be safe.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10h

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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Jon Cartwright @jon.gvg.io · 9h

When will graphics get better than this

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