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carkus8 @carkus8.net · Nov 21
This is my childhood Charizard from 2005.

I made a video chronicling our 20-year journey together through every Pokémon region.

Please enjoy.

youtu.be/pW89RREAK84?...
This Pokémon is 20 Years Old
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Grateful that choice paralysis is not something I really experience with video games.

Sure, I don’t know what I’m in the mood to play sometimes.

And I have a lot of options.

But it’s kinda easy for me to just start playing, especially from lists I’ve already made for my goals.
December 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I reached the credits for the Pokémon Legends: Z-A DLC today. It adds more to what I already loved about the game.

And like I keep saying, it makes me excited for whatever Game Freak is going to do next.
December 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I’m gonna try to get back into reading. I don’t think I’m ready, but I want to be ready, and that feels like an important step
December 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Writing this year’s gaming review script has me appreciating my voice. I’m lucky that I can differentiate the different voices I use depending on my audience, and that I’m able to use my regular, unfiltered voice. It’s how I’m always able to sound like me, even if my writing style isn’t unique
December 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Seems like I won’t be catching a shundo this year on Pokémon GO after consistently catching at least one every year since 2019.

To be fair, I haven’t played nearly as much (and last year, I caught four lol)

Those are just the odds, baby!
December 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I caught four more shinies today in Pokémon Legends: Z-A!

Tinkatink, Fletchling, Eevee, and Dratini 💖💖💖
December 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
In another life, I’d probably be close to level 80 on Pokémon GO already. Instead, I’m taking my time
December 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Three shinies today on Pokémon Legends: Z-A!

Machop, Trubbish, and Magikarp.

Machop is my first from Hyperspace, and Trubbish spawned during a mission lol
December 22, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Happy Longest Night to all who observe
December 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Gonna start playing OSRS on the side while I’m doing other stuff during my break. I gotta reclaim my 99 woodcutting eventually!
December 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The idea of a nuzlocke is so old that some people are already tired of that and want a new challenge lol.

I love Pokémon, but at that point, I suggest trying new games outside the franchise
December 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
UGH I can’t believe I wanna write a little video about how video games are to blame for my music taste, and I’d want PS2 footage 😭

Maybe one day
December 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I’m gonna have to rank Legends: Z-A on my “pokémon games ranked by vibes, nostalgia, and recency bias” list eventually
December 16, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I’m gonna have to cram with this last video of the year again, aren’t I? 😭
December 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I so much want to buy a Game Boy Color already.

However.

A Game Boy Camera would also be so cool.
December 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I like digging into my old projects related to video games. Turns out I always looked to video games as inspiration lol. I’m having fun dumping them all onto YouTube even if the audience for them is just me
December 13, 2025 at 5:21 AM
In college, I recorded the sound that the Game Boy Advance makes when you remove a game cartridge while the system was on.

Then, I used that sound in a song I was composing for one of my classes.

I still love how it came out, so I decided to share!

youtu.be/VnKlfkYfXfM?...
carkus8 - Etiology of Kill Screen
YouTube video by carkus8
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December 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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It's good to get some recognition.
December 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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A day late and an eddie short, but here's one of my favorite clips from my Cyberpunk 2077 playthrough for @cyberpunk.net's 5th anniversary! I was feeling somewhat pressured...
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I call everything a Game Boy.

My Switch 2? Game Boy. My Nintendo 3DS or DS? Game Boy. My mom’s crochet things? Game Boy. My cats mouse toys? Game Boy.
December 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Hang on, GO Fest is back in Chicago this year? Nice 😎
December 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I love the shocked face the player character makes in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, especially considering every single person in Lumiose City is a FREAK.
December 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
It would be cool if I finished a link between worlds this month
December 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Shiny Starmie just in time for the Pokémon Legends: Z-A DLC!

I meant to take a screenshot while it was still a Staryu, but I evolved it within like 5 seconds lol
December 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM