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David Thatcher
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I make video games, as Giraffe Cat! I made The Sirena Expedition, which is out on Steam and Nintendo Switch:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1957300/?snr=1_5_9__205
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/the-sirena-expedition-switch/
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David Thatcher @giraffecat.bsky.social · Oct 9
The Sirena Expedition is going to be on sale over the Halloween period! But when, and how much?! I got a little help from a certain someone to explain the details.

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The Sirena Expedition - Halloween 2024
YouTube video by Giraffe Cat Games
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giraffecat.bsky.social
This week's #RandomGameSaturday is Zool for the Mega Drive! This port of the ST/Amiga game features a short comic in its manual.
The front cover of Zool for the Sega Mega Drive. Zool is breaking through the box with a kick, and the sole of his shoe bears his name. The back cover of Zool for the Sega Mega Drive. There are four screenshots on the left side, and on the right is a blurb for the game in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. The inside of the box for Zool for the Mega Drive, showing the cartridge and two pages of the manual with panels from a comic introducing the game. Two more pages of the manual for Zool for the Mega Drive, concluding the comic.
November 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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smestorp.bsky.social
gathered together some of my old games that had fallen off the internet
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lots of michael brough games by Michael Brough
collection
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November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
giraffecat.bsky.social
In a number of Heavenly Sword's cutscenes, Kai seems to be staring at something that isn't there. Originally she had a small blue 'sprite' that would fly around during her gameplay segments. It was even in some early versions of the cutscenes, before being removed entirely.

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November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
giraffecat.bsky.social
A couple of games for #RandomGameSaturday! NHK Tensai Bit-kun Gramon Battle and Graffiti Kingdom. The latter is the sequel to Magic Pengel: The Quest for Colour (which wasn't released in Europe), the former is based on the Japanese TV show Tensai Bit-Kun, and uses the same character-creation tech.
The front covers for NHK Tensai Bit-Kun Gramon Battle and Graffiti Kingdom for the PS2, both developed by Taito. The back covers of NHK Tensai Bit-Kun Gramon Battle and Graffiti Kingdom for the PS2. The manual and disc for NHK Tensai Bit-Kun Gramon Battle for the PS2. The disc and manual for the European release of Graffiti Kingdom for the PS2.
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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It's #RandomGameSaturday time! Here's Snoopy Concert for the Super Famicom. This Japan-only release was designed for the SFC's mouse peripheral, and is a collection of sub-games and minigames where you mostly control Woodstock directly, and use him to give orders to Snoopy, point-and-click style.
The front cover of Snoopy Concert for the Super Famicom. It is a red box, showing Schroeder sat at his piano, Woodstock and Snoopy. The back cover of Snoopy Concert for the Super Famicom. Most of the Peanuts gang are depicted, and there's a central screenshot that weirdly shows the screen where you can enter passwords to restore progress. The cartridge and manual for Snoopy Concert for the Super Famicom. Both of these have similar artwork to the front cover. A couple of pages from the inside of the manual for Snoopy Concert for the Super Famicom. There's a screenshot of gameplay, another screenshot of the password screen, and an illustration of Snoopy and Schroeder where Snoopy is unfolding a map while Schroeder plays his piano.
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
giraffecat.bsky.social
It's #RandomGameSaturday. Looney Tunes Space Race for the Dreamcast!
The front cover of Looney Tunes Space Race for the Dreamcast. Daffy Duck rides a space bike away from Yosemite Sam, who is firing rockets at him. The back cover of Looney Tunes Space Race for the Dreamcast, showing four screenshots of various characters in the game: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Wile E Coyote.
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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🚨HALLOWEEN SURPRISE DROP🚨
INTRODUCING THE BRAND NEW DEMO (and keyart) FOR TÖLT - THE NEXT GAME FROM ENIGMA|STUDIO.
DEMO AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD RIGHT NOW!
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OÍCHE SHAMHNA SHONA DAOIBH, A CHAIRDE CAPALL🎃
October 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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giraffecat.bsky.social
Steam Scream IV is now live, so you can pick up The Sirena Expedition for 99p, which is probably cheaper than a Mars Bar these days! Check it out on Steam and Itch:

store.steampowered.com/app/1957300/...
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Save 80% on The Sirena Expedition on Steam
The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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It's been two years since the release of The Sirena Expedition on Steam, and to commemorate this, the game will be 80% off in tomorrow's Steam Scream IV sale! What better time to pick up the game that the most recent Steam reviews have described as 'Nice' and 'deu mais raiva que vontade de jogar'?
October 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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It's #RandomGameSaturday! Did you know the Japanese release of Jumping Flash! 2 came with a second disc containing the European release of the first game? I didn't! I also can't find any reference to it online. Was the European release so different from the JP one that it warranted re-release?
The front cover of the Japanese release of Jumping Flash! 2 for the PS1. It features Robbit in the foreground, with Baron Aloha behind, above a planet. The back cover of the Japanese release of Jumping Flash! 2 for the PS1. There are six screenshots and some art of the characters, but nowhere does it say that the first game is included. The inside of the Jumping Flash! 2 case, showing disc 1 with the main game on the right, and disc 2 with the European release of the first game on the left. The manual and case inserts for the Japanese release of Jumping Flash! 2 on the PS1. There is a large sticker featuring a MuuMuu from the game, a flier explaining the controls for the European release of Jumping Flash!, and a flier for PoPolocrois.
October 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Looking for a party game that combines social deduction with the pleasant absurdity of rating animals, films, and the weather on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★? And it's just a simple deck of cards? AND it's live on Kickstarter now?!?! Guess what, STARFRIENDS has launched! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...
Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks
A party game where you get into your friends' heads. Kinda like a blend of Wavelength and Letterboxd that fits into a deck of cards.
www.kickstarter.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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I'm away from my games collection at the moment, so here's a photo from my phone for #RandomGameSaturday: Croc 2! This one fixed a lot of the original game's control issues and introduced larger stages, but ended up being more punishing, in spite of (or perhaps because of) giving you infinite lives.
The front cover of Croc 2 for the PlayStation. Croc is holding a Gobbo and surfing on a mine cart, looking '90s-cool.
October 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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This #RandomGameSaturday is the Mega Drive port of Corporation. I've not played this version, but I played it on Atari ST a lot as a kid. It was ahead of it time, but kind of in a bad way; a first-person-shooter with weird mode-switching controls for movement and shooting that felt really clumsy.
The front cover of Corporation for the Mega Drive. It features an extreme close-up on the face of one of the green aliens from the game. The back cover of Corporation for the Mega Drive. There are four screenshots of what look like a fast-paced first person shooter, but don't be fooled; it's slow and awkward! The front cover of the manual and the cartridge for Corporation on the Mega Drive. Featuring the same green aliens as the front cover.
October 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
giraffecat.bsky.social
Hey! The Sirena Expedition is on IMIRT's Steam curation list of games by Irish developers: store.steampowered.com/curator/4145.... Lots of really cool stuff on there!
Steam Curator: Games From Ireland
Games developed in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, from Irish creators, or playable in the Irish language (Gaeilge).
store.steampowered.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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EARTH MUST DIE

Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE

Please RETWEET and WISHLIST
September 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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#RandomGameSaturday. It's OutRun 2 (and OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast)! I'd been looking forward to Sumo's port of the arcade sequel for a while, and I was super into it. It felt like the first game to make Ridge Racer's drift mechanics feel more friendly, but still rewarding to pull off well.
A hand holding copies of OutRun 2 for the Xbox, and OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast for the PS2. The cover of each features a red Ferrari; in OutRun 2 it is drifting towards the viewer, and the driver and his companion seems to be having an exciting time, but Coast 2 Coast's cover is from a much lower angle, and the Ferarri seems to be driving in a straight line, or stationary. Similarly, the driver and his companion look kind of bored. A hand holding OutRun 2 for the Xbox and OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast for the PS2, this time showing the back covers. The tagline for OutRun 2 is, "The beautiful journey returns. So buckle up and let the love affair begin... Again," and Coast 2 Coast's is, "Give in to the power. Feel the kick as you blip the throttle of your favourite Ferrari and blast across America from coast to glorious coast." I don't know what it means to 'blip' the throttle, but I never did learn to drive.
September 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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After over 2 years cooking in Steam Early Access, Mars First Logistics 1.0 is finally here!

Engineer your little rover and deliver lots of silly stuff!
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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This week's #RandomGameSaturday is R:Racing for the GameCube. Which means it's also Pac-Man Vs!
The front cover of R:Racing for the GameCube. It features of a woman standing next to what I believe is a race-modified Lister Storm. The back cover of R:Racing for the GameCube. It features a close-up of the woman from the front cover, along with the slightly uninspired blurb, "The race is just beginning." The inside of the case for R:Racing for the GameCube, showing the manual and the bonus disc, Pac-Man Vs. This is a four-player version of Pac-Man where three players play as ghosts on the GameCube, and one player plays Pac-Man on a connected GameBoy Advance.
September 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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This week for #RandomGameSaturday, it's the Patapon trilogy on PSP!
The front covers of Patapon, Patapon 2 and Patapon 3 for the PSP. They are orange, green and light blue respectively. The back covers of Patapon, Patapon 2 and Patapon 3 for the PSP, and underneath their respective manuals. The back-of-the-box blurb for each reads, in order: "To beat your foes, you must beat your drum." "Use the power of the beat to match your tribe through new lands," and "Only your rhythm will set them free."
September 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Apropos of nothing, here's a thread of some Charlie Kirk highlights
September 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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every time there's political violence discourse i think about how jo cox was assassinated in broad daylight by a fascist who shouted "britain first" as he shot her, and now nine years later her party is dedicating every moment in power to placating the ideology of her murderer
September 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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I feel like I'm going insane; Kirk was a fringe right-wing commentator (or at least he was fringe a couple of years ago, not so much any more), why on earth does Starmer feel like he has to issue a weepy statement about his death?
zoecrowther.bsky.social Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · Sep 10
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch statements on X on the killing of Charlie Kirk
September 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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It's #RandomGameSaturday, and here's Tech Romancer for the Dreamcast! Classic Capcom fighting game, with big mechas.
The front cover of Tech Romancer for the Dreamcast. It shows two blue mechas and red mecha on a yellow background. The back cover of Tech Romancer for the Dreamcast. Down the left side are portraits of 5 pilots, and down the right side are portraits of three mechas. Along the top are four screenshots, all of which were clearly photographed from a CRT TV, as you can see obvious moire patterning.
August 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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This week's #RandomGameSaturday is Panekit, a Japan-only PS1 game where you build modular vehicles in order to complete tasks. Similar to Mars First Logistics, but 24 years earlier!
The front cover of the Japanese PS1 game Panekit. The central image is of a vehicle that you can make in the game, and the subtitle is 'Infinitive Crafting Toy Case'. The back cover of the Japanese PS1 game Panekit. It is yellow, and there's a grid of screenshots of things you can build in the game, including a helicopter, and what looks like one of the characters from Xi (Devil Dice). Three of the case inserts from the Japanese PS1 game Panekit. One informational (?) flier, a quick reference guide, and the manual. A two-page spread from the manual for the Japanese PS1 game Panekit. On the left is a blue page with 'Data' written on it, above a paragraph of Japanese text. On the right is another Data page (4-1), which is filled with a wireframe outline of one of the vehicles made in the game, on a black background.
August 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM