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All kinds into the pool. Nostalgia and retro gayming. Videos around 12PM ET and 6PM ET daily. @macro-scopic.bsky.social 👬 ATL 🏳️‍🌈 https://linktr.ee/hunterghostal

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 19d

I’m Hunter and my content focuses on nostalgia (primarily 90s/2000s) from the perspective of a gay millennial with a degree in International Politics.

I’m trying to move off TikTok so if any of this interests you, hit the follow! I post videos twice daily.

#nostalgia #retro #millennial #lgbt #gay

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 44m

IKEA (Commercial) - Dining Room (Happy Atlanta Pride!)

Seemingly a standard IKEA commercial, this commercial from 1994 was actually the very first commercial in the United States that portrayed an openly gay couple.

#nostalgia #retro #90s #commercial #lgbt

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 1d

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo Wii) - Luigi’s Mansion

The first Luigi stage in Smash Bros. contains five rooms from Luigi’s Mansion. You can destroy the pillars holding up the house to reveal Boos, but the mansion eventually rebuilds.

#nostalgia #retrogaming #2000s #supersmashbros #halloween

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 1d

Sealab 2021 (Bizarro) - Intro

Murphy is duped into allowing the Bizzaros on board, which consists of evil versions of Murphy, Sparks, Debbie, Quinn, Stormy, and Marco. A comic book of the Bizarros can be seen, and they overtake the Sealab 2021 intro.

#nostalgia #retro #2000s #adultswim #halloween

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 2d

Resident Evil 2 (Nintendo 64) - Intro + Start Screen

Released on October 31, 1999, the N64 version of RE2 is the only edition (despite having less storage opposed to PC, PlayStation, and GameCube ports) to have several exclusive features.

#nostalgia #retrogaming #90s #residentevil #halloween

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 2d

Space Ghost Coast to Coast (Curses) - The Curse of Kintave

Kirk the Storyteller is having a nightmare in which Future Man infects Space Ghost with the Curse of Kintave. From this point, Space Ghost will crave the taste of flesh from humanoids.

#nostalgia #retro #90s #cartoonnetwork #halloween

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 3d

Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64) - Big Boo’s Haunt

The scariest level experienced by most 90s kids, Big Boo’s Haunt is hidden in the courtyard of Princess Peach’s castle. Once you enter, the colorful world of SM64 immediately turns dark and sinister.

#nostalgia #retrogaming #90s #nintendo #halloween

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 3d

SpongeBob SquarePants (Scaredy Pants) - Steal Your Soul

It’s Halloween in Bikini Bottom as Mr. Krabs tells SpongeBob his scary story: the tale of The Flying Dutchman. Squidward (dressed like The Flying Dutchman) appears behind SpongeBob and scares him.

#nostalgia #retro #90s #spongebob #halloween

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 4d

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (PlayStation 3) - Pumpkin Hill

Knuckles’ levels involved finding pieces of the Master Emerald. Besides having a great song, Pumpkin Hill contained spooky ghosts and large pumpkin-shaped cliffs that needed to be scaled.

#nostalgia #retrogaming #2000s #sonic #halloween

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 4d

Scooby-Doo (Behind the Scenes) - Case One

In Case One, Daphne’s father is credited for the startup money (mistakenly made out to Mysteries, Inc.) and the group’s parents would all drive them around. This led Shaggy to find the Mystery Machine.

#nostalgia #retro #90s #scoobydoo #halloween

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 5d

Goosebumps (The Haunted Mask) - R.L. Stine Intro

R.L. Stine (author of the Goosebumps books) shows up in the intro for the very first episode to introduce The Haunted Mask. To end he says the Goosebumps tagline: “Viewers beware, you’re in for a scare!”

#nostalgia #retro #90s #goosebumps #halloween

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 5d

Only bowled for one game today. Pretty much every frame was “strike/spare” or “oops, all gutter balls!”

#lgbt #lgbtq #gay #gaymer #bowling

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 5d

Burger King (Commercial) - The Simpsons Halloween Big Kids Meal

These Simpsons toys lit up with the characters all in different Halloween costumes. Bart, Lisa, Millhouse, and Homer all advertise the Halloween ICEE that turns your tongue black.

#nostalgia #retro #2000s #burgerking #halloween

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 6d

Kmart (Commercial) - Big K How to Halloween

As a kid, Kmart was great because you could get popcorn, ICEEs, ice cream (I always begged for Superman), and Little Caesars pizza. I’m pretty sure I got a Halloween costume or two or three from Kmart as well.

#nostalgia #retro #2000s #kmart #halloween

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 6d

Burger King (Commercial) - Hamtaro Halloween Big Kids Meal

The Hamtaro Halloween toys each had a mask or costume that you could put on the Ham Ham, and each had a function. For example, you could wind up Hamtaro, or you could use Boss as a top.

#nostalgia #retro #2000s #burgerking #halloween

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 7d

Fruity Pebbles (Commercial) - Halloween

The commercials for Pebbles cereals have Barney Rubble somehow tricking Fred Flintstone into giving them up. In this spooky edition, Barney acts as a ghost to scare Fred into handing over his Fruity Pebbles.

#nostalgia #retro #90s #commercial #halloween

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 7d

Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Circus) - Martian Milkshake

After seeing Meatwad perform as Meat Mountain at Randy the Astonishing’s Circus of Oddities, Master Shake wants the same adoration from the fans. Randy has him go out and perform as the Martian Milkshake.

#nostalgia #retro #2000s #adultswim #athf

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 7d

Got to see the Queen herself (and one of @macro-scopic.bsky.social’s favorite artists) Marina last night at The Eastern in Atlanta. As someone who lived on Tumblr during my young adult years, I was getting my life.

#concert #concerts #livemusic #marina #marinaandthediamonds

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 8d

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo Wii) - Green Hill Zone

After years of rumors that he could be unlocked in Melee, Sonic (alongside the Green Hill Zone stage) finally became an official unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

#nostalgia #retrogaming #2000s #nintendo #supersmashbros

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 8d

Saw the AMAZING Mallrat open for Marina last night at The Eastern in Atlanta. I’ve been obsessed with the “Light hit my face like a straight right” album, and @macro-scopic.bsky.social bought me a signed vinyl of it. 💖

#concert #concerts #livemusic #mallrat #marina

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 8d

Dexter’s Laboratory (Rude Removal) - Sequence Reversal

As the Rude Dexter and Dee Dee destroy the lab, the nice versions trick them into going back into the Rude Removal pod to reverse the process. Mom sees them and washes their mouths out.

#nostalgia #retro #90s #cartoonnetwork #dexterslaboratory

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 9d

Pokemon Silver Version (Nintendo Game Boy Color) - Pokemon Center

The place that most (at least myself) will visit most often during a Pokemon playthrough, the Pokemon Center is in (almost) every city and will heal your Pokemon to full health.

#nostalgia #retrogaming #2000s #nintendo #pokemon

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 9d

Space Ghost Coast to Coast (Freak Show) - Cop-out

After Commander Andy interrupts yet again and Space Ghost loses Wylie Gustafson, Moltar finds a replacement: Bill Manspeaker of the band Green Jellÿ.

#nostalgia #retro #90s #cartoonnetwork #spaceghost

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 10d

LEGO Rock Band (Xbox 360) - Opening Cutscene

The tour mode in the game begins with Player 1’s character (there was no bald option!) watching a rock band on the TV and having the idea to make their own rock band.

#nostalgia #retrogaming #2000s #xbox #lego

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 10d

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (Shaggy Busted) - Product Placement

Harvey explains to Fred that experience is the only thing that separated us from the animals…that and product placement. We’re then treated with a live action advertisement for Tab.

#nostalgia #retro #2000s #adultswim #birdman

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Hunter Ghostal @hunterghostal.bsky.social · 10d

Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo Wii) - Demo (DK Summit)

MK Wii includes the first appearance of many fan favorite tracks, such as Coconut Mall, Mushroom Gorge, DK Summit (seen here), Daisy Circuit, Maple Treeway, and more.

#nostalgia #retrogaming #2000s #nintendo #mariokart

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