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Charlie Verdin
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Fangamer Owner-Employee. Huge nerd that sometimes plays games on stream to raise money for good causes.
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Getting stuck causes players to explore the world.

Dying causes players to think about what they're doing.

An "impossible" situation causes players to learn how the game works and eventually achieve the impossible.

We need to be able to design *some* games around these fundamental ideas.
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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This is Santa Claus. I've been working hard this year with Fangamer, who specialize in crafting gifts. I now run their shipping department and I please ask you to get your orders in before the deadline. We're planning to bring many smiles to your faces this holiday season. Please look forward to it.
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A steal! It's a real good game.
Unicorn Overlord (PS5/Switch/XSX) is $24.92 US Dollars at VGP (Card Game $28.48) buff.ly/iiT4wKq

Switch/PS5 Amazon buff.ly/PflHLQD

$23.99 XBL buff.ly/MLVTUBv
Monarch $27.99 US eShop buff.ly/wzN6HeG

also on PS+ Extra
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Every good NES type mascot character needs a misleading cover art counterpart too imo 💪🛸❤️
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Fangamer has so many great video ads this year. I love seeing our video dept flexing so hard.
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We started watching Steven Universe, since my kiddo was so into the music. She frequently gets scared while watching, but she also insists upon continuing. What a brave kid.

"Stronger Than You" is the point where I truly fell in love with the show years ago. Still hits hard upon rewatch.
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Ah! I just heard @plante.bsky.social's ad for @fangamer.com on the Besties podcast. So much love!

I'm a big fan of their show! They explore many of the games we work with, as well as a bunch I wouldn't have heard of otherwise.

They also have some truly unique battle bracket episodes on Patreon!
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Some people, when they recognize me in public, will point at me and shout, "Charlie Murphy!" like Rick James.

I don't think those people are aware that I actually do have a brother named Eddie.
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I barely know what's happening in Chainsaw Man or Sakamoto Days anymore. They've both been in the midst of big battles for a while.

Who are all these people?
What are the stakes?

Did following battle manga week to week always feel like this, or is the manga itself struggling? Or am I just old now?
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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i feel so bad for artists who now have to deal with accusations that their work is ai

Its so demeaning to the life of work they put into their art, and it must suck to have to argue that your work is in fact your own.

If you can draw, that's really cool, I think you are great.
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The new FF Tactics hard mode didn't seem like much of a difference at all, but usually by Chapter 3 I'm steamrolling the story battles, and now I'm fighting for my life against the group of deserters. The previous Ch3 battles were even tougher.

That's exciting.
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Disco Elysium Dance 🕺🕺✨
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My 4yo has really gotten into Steven universe music lately, which is notable since she hasn't really watched the show at all.

We've watched this particular video many times at this point, so now this song is stuck in my head in the middle of the day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=74DM...
Steven Universe: The Movie - Drift Away Full Song | Official Clip
YouTube video by GameSpot Universe Trailers
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In the FFT story battle where you save Orran from ruffians, it took a few tries to both rob the enemies blind and keep Orran alive. But I got it!

But then Orran's Celestial Stasis ability caused the game to crash?!

But! Then! It turns out the new version saves mid-battle! I lost no progress!!
November 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
To Kill a Mockingbird is actually a very funny book. Not enough people mention this.
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sometimes someone would say, "oh hey, an ATM machine! Are you giving out cash?"

I'd shake my head and say, "sorry, this is the best I can do," then hand them a full size 100 Grand bar.
Also it's the only holiday where I get to go outside dressed as an ATM shouting "hey it's me the Automatic Treat Machine!" and parents will actually let their kids take the candy I'm offering.
November 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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I feel like I say this every year but I really need people to hear it. Halloween is the best American holiday. Just kids outside welcomed into their world, marching around together, showing off their costumes to the elderly, parents meeting parents, neighbors catching up with neighbors.
November 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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I will never forgive generative AI for making me question every “Dog being silly” compilation.

Like how bad does does something have to be to suck the joy out of dogs being idiots.
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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> company sells a ness outfit for 14 years
> finally plan an earthbound-themed halloween party
> didn't coordinate costumes
> bracing for prisoner's dilemma, "oops all nesses"
> day of the party arrives
> exactly one ness
> TWO crested bookas
October 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"I started with a Rock Band microphone" is the "I started in my garage" of podcasting.
October 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I've really been enjoying many of the quality of life changes in the Final Fantasy Tactics remaster. Restarting battles! Random battles on command!

Then I cast Raise for the first time, and it had 100% chance of success!

Alas, it was just good compatibility, but I was REALLY excited for a moment.
October 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I was on the ship Nieuw Amsterdam a few weeks ago and found a guitar pick from the 2023 Joco Cruise in the couch cushions.
October 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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October 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM