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ChiaroBen

@chiaroben.bsky.social

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Audio Engineer, Musician, Gamer, smalltime Streamer. #1 Final Fantasy III defender. Politically left. He/him Precognition lacks in hindsight. twitch.tv/chiaroben Music: https://youtube.com/@chiaroben2972 VODs: https://youtube.com/@chiarobenarchive6830

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ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · Nov 8

New pinned post!

I'm Ben, 34 he/him, and I am a musician, streamer, and politcally left audio engineer from Germany.

I stream video games two times a week on twitch and upload a new patch with my modular synth every saturday.

Preaching the words of Disco Elysium.

Precognition lacks in hindsight.

a picture of me, wearing sunglasses, on a balcony, smoking a pipe

a picture of my 4x104hp eurorack modular synth

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ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 16h

Also shoutout to another childhood favourite of mine: "Mäx! ein Tropfen boxt sich durch" (basically "Max! - a drop fighting for his life"), a weird ass Lemmings clone with a sentient rain drop that wants to become delicious mineral water.
Sponsored by the German Lobby for Mineral Water.

Cover of the German advertisement game "Mäx! - ein Tropfen boxt sich durch", featuring the main character (a water drop with eyes) and a black coal looking monster with angry eyes in a weird cave system with a river of lava between them.

ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 16h

Also: In both games you had to pick out a fitting outfit for Harry from his wardrobe, which featured a lot of outfits that never got games, like an astronaut suit.
Also also: While you picked the outfit, Harry was naked. Rabbit dong and all.

ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 16h

Ben shows off weird German stuff part 2/e:

While US americans had Pyjama Sam and Putt-Putt, we had Harry Hops. Two small adventure games with a rabbit, voice acting, and yes, even the classic "click on thing and watch a small animation"-business.

A Screenshot from the German kids adventure video game "Harry Hops auf Schatzsuche", featuring a very cluttered basement with spider webs, a grandfather clock, a pirate portrait and way more, with the main character (a cartoon rabbit in a pyjama that has carrots on it) standing in front of an open treasure chest, looking into the camera. There is a simple adventure UI at the bottom, showing what items the palyer has.

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ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 17h

All love for Space Frog.

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Kevin Hearne @kevinhearne.bsky.social · 1d

The reclaiming/reframing of frogs as Antifascist after enduring years of the execrable Pepe is glorious and I am here for every scrap of new heroic frog art

Christopher Doll @blackbirdcd.bsky.social · 1d

This is Space Frog

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ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah, as a kid I loved it, but of course didn't know the backstory of the power rangers production, I was just like "cool, they made unique monsters just for the game!"

It's still a cool beat em up.

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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 1d

7 reasons why The Thing (1982) is a Christmas film:

1) snow
2) bearded men concealing surprises
3) compulsory party games
4) introverts shunning group activities
5) digestive issues
6) revellers bursting open to reveal partially assimilated canine lifeforms
7) knitwear

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Vanessa Funke @vanessafunke.bsky.social · 1d

Zur Abwechslung was auf deutsch: gibt es irgendjemanden im Raum Gevelsberg, Ennepetal oder Hagen (bzw. im Umkreis), der mir für ne Woche oder zwei eine stimmstabile Gitarre leihen kann? Oder kennt irgendwen, der jemanden kennt...?

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ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 1d

Not at all my area, sorry. Don't really know one around there, but I'll ask around.

ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 2d

Because it's the correct way

ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 2d

I know he's a prolific and influential musician, but every time I hear is name now I have to think back to a friend going "dun dun Schaddn anner wann", and it makes me crack up.

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ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 2d

Like the quote from Predator goes: "If it breeds, we can fill it."

... I'm sorry.

ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 2d

Oh. Oh yeah prepare to obsess about this game for a while, it's fantastic 😅

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SparkySynth 🏳️‍⚧️ @sparkysynth.com · 3d

Look I'm a pay-what-you-want kinda gal but I now have the €5,- discography button if you don't want to download all my music separately:

(The button is just below the blogs)

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SparkySynth

Making the background music to my own journey in life

sparkysynth.ampwall.com

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ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 3d

More Final Fantasy VIII - How often will I die to Ruby Dragons this time? Who knows!
www.twitch.tv/chiaroben

ChiaroBen - Twitch

What Lies Beneath the Sea? | Discovering Fantasy Fantasy VIII

www.twitch.tv

ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 3d

I'm really looking forward to giving it a proper test soon.

ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 3d

Probably around christmas at the latest, maybe earlier if I find time (but when the fuck do I ever?)

ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 3d

Isn't it a beauty?

A picture of a Roland JV-1080, standing upright with the frontplate (and thus all controls) to the camera on a couch with a green blanket on (the couch, not the Roland). The original manual for the Rompler is there as well, in German.

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Woodo @woodo.bsky.social · 4d

Oh my God this.

You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else’s throat hoping they’ll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross.

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ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 4d

What the frog happened? Apparently FF11 is still widely played? I didn't even know you could still play it legitimately.

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 4d

In Discworld, cities thrive because they welcome dwarfs, trolls, vampires, and humans alike. Ankh-Morpork works because everyone belongs. Funny how fiction can seem more humane than policy sometimes.

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ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 4d

At the moment I'm finding it not there 😅 I hope it arrives by the end of this week.

ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 4d

As someone who just a few days ago impulse bought a Roland Jv-1080... I'm unqualified to help 😅

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ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 5d

I was about to say "what the hell, is that that one boss from the Power Rangers SNES game?"

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ChiaroBen @chiaroben.bsky.social · 5d

A neat little thing I like to do when DMing a ttrpg group is having a 30-40 second long intro music. Not only does it set the mood, but it's also a subtle, yet effective way of transitioning from small talk to gameplay.

I just finished the one I did for my next campaign.