Bob Mackey
@bobservo.bsky.social
Co-host of Retronauts and Talking Simpsons, acclaimed author of Skeleton Car Wash
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Bob Mackey
@bobservo.bsky.social
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- Talking Simpsons, a chronological exploration of The Simpsons: talkingsimpsons.com
- Retronauts, which covers classic video games: retronauts.com
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2025 marks my 15th consecutive year of not flying home for Thanksgiving 🫡 (it’s expensive and you don’t have to do it)
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
2025 marks my 15th consecutive year of not flying home for Thanksgiving 🫡 (it’s expensive and you don’t have to do it)
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a very rainy night at the Vancouver Christmas Market (thankfully fake snow was in the forecast)
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
a very rainy night at the Vancouver Christmas Market (thankfully fake snow was in the forecast)
doing Pee-Wee research reminded me that for Christmas of '89, my mom got me an official Pee-Wee sweater and my response was very similar to Apu's "at last, I finally have a garment fine enough to be married in" youtu.be/tzm1JCUtoj4?...
Pee-Wee Herman Store at JCPenney Commercial (1989)
YouTube video by RetroCommercial.com
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
doing Pee-Wee research reminded me that for Christmas of '89, my mom got me an official Pee-Wee sweater and my response was very similar to Apu's "at last, I finally have a garment fine enough to be married in" youtu.be/tzm1JCUtoj4?...
Kid Icarus was created under grueling crunch conditions that made its developers both miserable and insane. so the Eggplant Wizard was created as part of this madness; it reflected how much they were looking forward to the bonus they'd receive after finishing the game
eggplant: nasu
bonus: bo-nasu
eggplant: nasu
bonus: bo-nasu
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Kid Icarus was created under grueling crunch conditions that made its developers both miserable and insane. so the Eggplant Wizard was created as part of this madness; it reflected how much they were looking forward to the bonus they'd receive after finishing the game
eggplant: nasu
bonus: bo-nasu
eggplant: nasu
bonus: bo-nasu
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Listen to this Retronauts! I had a very good time recording it. Huge thanks to @bobservo.bsky.social for having me on.
Live on the free feed: @bobservo.bsky.social @kaye.zone & @slowbeef.bsky.social talk FMV (Frightful Motion Video) in this podcast about early 90s CD-ROM horror games
retronauts.com/article/2444...
retronauts.com/article/2444...
a man in a brown jacket and white shirt is standing with his arms outstretched
Alt: Dark Seed II protagonist Mike Dawson, his arms open
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Listen to this Retronauts! I had a very good time recording it. Huge thanks to @bobservo.bsky.social for having me on.
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INSANE LIFE CHEATCODE: choose to be miserable and then play the victim about it
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
INSANE LIFE CHEATCODE: choose to be miserable and then play the victim about it
love these games and their vibe so much
To all our fans, to all those who supported this incredible series, thank you for 15 years 🙏🔪
#Danganronpa #Danganronpa15thAnniversary
#Danganronpa #Danganronpa15thAnniversary
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
love these games and their vibe so much
VERY happy with the many laughs generated by this year’s standing-room-only @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social panel. and now you can watch it in the comfort of your own home—sitting OR standing (your choice)
@bobservo.bsky.social and @retronauts.bsky.social covered the best and the worst of retro game horror! Panel recording at youtu.be/vJszztHcBjQ
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #retronauts
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #retronauts
The Best and Worst of Retro Game Horror - Retronauts - PRGE 2025 Portland Retro Gaming Expo
YouTube video by Portland Retro Gaming Expo
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
VERY happy with the many laughs generated by this year’s standing-room-only @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social panel. and now you can watch it in the comfort of your own home—sitting OR standing (your choice)
Yasunori Mitsuda is a Christian Brando truther
This was my white whale for a long time, but the sourced audio sample during Xenogears' "Blazing Knights" boss fight track was taken from Christian Brando's manslaughter trial in 1990!
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Yasunori Mitsuda is a Christian Brando truther
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Due to travel, multiple, near-fatal cases of vacation poisoning, and various broken bones (or maybe just the one), we regretfully have to push November's WAC Movie—about Christmas at Pee-Wee's Playhouse—into mid-December (Patreon: Dec 12, Free preview: Dec 19)
Thank you for understanding!
Thank you for understanding!
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Due to travel, multiple, near-fatal cases of vacation poisoning, and various broken bones (or maybe just the one), we regretfully have to push November's WAC Movie—about Christmas at Pee-Wee's Playhouse—into mid-December (Patreon: Dec 12, Free preview: Dec 19)
Thank you for understanding!
Thank you for understanding!
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apparently we haven’t produced a full-length Klonoa episode in nearly 20 years of Retronauts! i put this one together so the International Podcasting Court wouldn’t bring us up on charges
In an episode exclusively for our $5 patrons: Happy Halloween! @bobservo.bsky.social @p5ych.bsky.social & @chrisgdaniel.bsky.social offer up non-stop scares with this podcast about…Klonoa?
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Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/139747...
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
apparently we haven’t produced a full-length Klonoa episode in nearly 20 years of Retronauts! i put this one together so the International Podcasting Court wouldn’t bring us up on charges
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A quick one for Sunday night: how a tiny bit of Kolchak the Night Stalker ended up in Final Fantasy
www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/how-kol...
www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/how-kol...
How Kolchak: The Night Stalker Influenced Final Fantasy — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games
The cult TV series lives on in many ways, including a certain monster character.
www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
A quick one for Sunday night: how a tiny bit of Kolchak the Night Stalker ended up in Final Fantasy
www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/how-kol...
www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/how-kol...
day four and my condition has been upgraded to Patty and/or Selma
i lost my voice, which is a rare but crucial win for my haters
November 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
day four and my condition has been upgraded to Patty and/or Selma
snuck onto my favorite podcast and ended up hosting it for the past 15 years
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
snuck onto my favorite podcast and ended up hosting it for the past 15 years
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UNLOCKED: In light of writer Dan McGrath's passing, we've released our 2018 interview with Dan to the free feed. So listen in, and celebrate the life of a writer who brought so much to The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Mission Hill, and more.
talkingsimpsons.libsyn.com/talking-simp...
talkingsimpsons.libsyn.com/talking-simp...
November 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
UNLOCKED: In light of writer Dan McGrath's passing, we've released our 2018 interview with Dan to the free feed. So listen in, and celebrate the life of a writer who brought so much to The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Mission Hill, and more.
talkingsimpsons.libsyn.com/talking-simp...
talkingsimpsons.libsyn.com/talking-simp...
was recommending some 2025 games to a buddy and realized there's so much from this year i still need to play:
- Stray Children
- The Seance of Blake Manor
- The Alters
- Silksong
- Skin Deep
- Dispatch
- Shuten Order
- The Drifter
- the remaining 75% of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
- Stray Children
- The Seance of Blake Manor
- The Alters
- Silksong
- Skin Deep
- Dispatch
- Shuten Order
- The Drifter
- the remaining 75% of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
was recommending some 2025 games to a buddy and realized there's so much from this year i still need to play:
- Stray Children
- The Seance of Blake Manor
- The Alters
- Silksong
- Skin Deep
- Dispatch
- Shuten Order
- The Drifter
- the remaining 75% of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
- Stray Children
- The Seance of Blake Manor
- The Alters
- Silksong
- Skin Deep
- Dispatch
- Shuten Order
- The Drifter
- the remaining 75% of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
20 hours in and my condition has been upgraded to “i mostly don’t know what’s going on but you still have my attention”
leaving for Japan tomorrow, and after playing 50 hours of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, i’ve chosen 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim as my in-flight game. so far i’ve only played the three-hour prologue, but it’s captured my attention
November 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
20 hours in and my condition has been upgraded to “i mostly don’t know what’s going on but you still have my attention”
help me out here: is Ebenezer Scrooge a chopped unc?
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
help me out here: is Ebenezer Scrooge a chopped unc?
i lost my voice, which is a rare but crucial win for my haters
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
i lost my voice, which is a rare but crucial win for my haters
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this is the world's most confusing day for centrist Democrats who just voted to condemn socialism and tried to sink Mamdani's campaign for months
Trump on Mamdani: "I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
this is the world's most confusing day for centrist Democrats who just voted to condemn socialism and tried to sink Mamdani's campaign for months
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This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year
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50 years ago this week, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert made the first pilot for their TV show. In honor of this huge anniversary, I created my definitive “Best of Siskel & Ebert” article - 50 of their best reviews from across their entire career. 👍🏻👍🏻
The 50 Best Siskel & Ebert Reviews
screencrush.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
50 years ago this week, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert made the first pilot for their TV show. In honor of this huge anniversary, I created my definitive “Best of Siskel & Ebert” article - 50 of their best reviews from across their entire career. 👍🏻👍🏻
all Ubi games are just mapslop so this feels like the right move
Generative AI is as big a revolution for games as the shift to 3D, says Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, as the tech is embraced company wide across all of Ubisoft's offices
➡️ www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-boss...
➡️ www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-boss...
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
all Ubi games are just mapslop so this feels like the right move