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Jordan Starkweather✨

@jackal27.bsky.social

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KCMO they/them Freelance covering weird video games, CRT TVs, horror movies, trashy novels, and cool art. Talking games on pocketoid.bsky.social for 14 years. Runs crtpixels.bsky.social. Help us fight Mitzi’s cancer: https://gofund.me/177ca33f

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · May 27

Not sure how to do this. My partner and light of 19 years, @mitzistarkweather.bsky.social has been diagnosed with metastatic (stage 4) breast cancer.

We are hopeful that modern treatment can give her many more years of changing the world.

If you’re able, we could use your help.

gofund.me/99a35bf2

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 5h

Honestly my favorite thing about film discourse these days is how many women are at the forefront and how much that has shifted which movies get discussed.

My whole time growing up, every movie conversation and enthusiast space was absolutely dominated by the most irritating dudes you can imagine.

Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 5h

I heard basically nothing about Italian horror directors until Tumblr, even within horror friend circles.

I remember Day of the Dead being widely considered the worst in the series by far, but people have REALLY come around on it.

Also, all my love to the girliepops reexamining 2000s horror.

Corey Atad @coreyatad.com · 12h

throwing this prompt from Twitter in here. what examples you got?

tweet by @Caol_MacCormaic that reads, uncs of film twitter: what are some movies that are canonical now but were basically unknown when we were coming up? like Come and See or Possession. inversely: what are some movies or filmmakers that seem to have fallen off? (Takashi Miike comes to mind)

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 5h

Oh, Silva Saga 2!! How could I forget. Very simplistic, but it has a lot of charming flavor text and nice animations.

Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 5h

I could go on literally forever. I think I’ve only played maybe 2 SNES RPGs that I didn’t like or wasn’t at the very least enamored with in some obtuse way lol

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 6h

Soul Blazer rules, Terranigma moreso, Arcana is a personal favorite, Heracles 3 and 4 are great, Lufia 2 is a must play, Mystic Ark is very cool and unique, Bahamut Lagoon is a masterpiece, Live a Live too, Rudras rocks, Dragon Quest V is the best JRPG of all time, but the DS version is better.

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 10h

This is a recession indicator

No Context MUGEN @nocontextmugen.bsky.social · 14h

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 13h

Bro, the amount of people that tried to defend Stadia to me right up until the end.

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 13h

It 1000% is

Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 14h

Reminder that the 3DO, R-Zone, Jaguar, CDi, Game.Com, Virtual Boy, and 32X were all brilliant decisions approved by a board of genius executives!

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 14h

It never ceases to amaze me how folks line up to rationalize what appears from the outside as corporate ineptitude.

Then, once the dust has settled, the people from within said corporation say: “We had no idea what the hell we were doing.”

〽️ax krieger does the damn thing @maxkriegervg.bsky.social · 15h

interesting take on the state of xbox by one of the people who built microsoft game studios, with some rare frankness about the business model

youtu.be/WGh1-W-nYQA?...

My thoughts on Game Pass

YouTube video by Laura Fryer

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Robin Charm Password @rondoofblood.bsky.social · Jul 27

it’s always 2 dumb bitches telling each other "exactlyyyyy"

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 18h

I mean, you’re correct

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 1d

Every damn day

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my god

Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 1d

Wait no, I’m thinking of these lol. I thought this shit was so sick in 1999 and used them to make my own Valentine’s cards.

Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 1d

Wait. THIS is where those 3D renders that always floated around Geocities originated from!?

Retro Game Art 🎮🖼️🎃🦇 @retrogameart.bsky.social · Dec 27

Pokémon Time Magazine Cover (1999)

#retro #art #gaming #Pokemon

Pokémon Time Magazine Cover (1999) ft: Poliwhirl, MewTwo, Psyduck, Pikachu, Charizard and Blastoise

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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 2d

We've added 14k YouTube subs to noclip_2 in the past month, pretty much exclusively covering underground and indie games like this. Please come be part of what we're building over there.

/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social · 2d

House of Necrosis by @warkus.bsky.social wears it's influences on it's sleeve. But it's roguelite loop and mystery dungeon gameplay presents a whole new challenge.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3Wb...

House of Necrosis - An Awesome Resident Evil Inspired Mystery Dungeon

YouTube video by noclip_2

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 2d

I am afraid many of you have become too locked in.

It’s time to check out.

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 3d

It also has a kickass PS2 game!!

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 3d

Oh my god????

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sink @sinksadventure.bsky.social · 3d

My new open world precision "batformer" Vampire's Best Friend is out now on Steam and itch with a 10% launch discount!

Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day!

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VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 3d

I wrote a long article about Rieko Kodama, her career at Sega, the evolution of her company, the games she worked on (including some canceled games and/or games for which she is not credited), the status of women and working conditions in the video game industry, etc.
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama/

Illustration: a portrait of Rieko Kodama with some of the games she has worked on. The dominant colors are yellow, purple and red. Counterclockwise from top left: Rieko Kodama, Alis and Lutz from Phantasy Star, Sonic in a maze, Alex Kidd and his motorbike next to Flicky on a waterfront pier, Joe Musashi and his dog near the Statue of Liberty facing a skyline, the three playable characters from Golden Axe seen from behind on the edge of a cliff, and one of the flying ships from Skies of Arcadia.

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 4d

HELL YEAHHHHHHHHH

I’ve been playtesting House of Necrosis for a year+ and it RULES!! @warkus.bsky.social absolutely killed it on the final build! If you love Resident Evil and/or the Mystery Dungeon series, RUN DON’T WALK!!

Warkus @warkus.bsky.social · 4d

House of Necrosis is OUT NOW on Steam!

House of Necrosis features turnbased dungeon-crawling as well as a tank-controlled hubworld, complete with pre-rendered backgrounds! This is SURVIVAL HORROR MYSTERY DUNGEON

💀Buy the game now, 10% launch discount!💀

store.steampowered.com/app/2005870/...

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Jordan Starkweather✨ @jackal27.bsky.social · 4d

I’m ride or die for gooch, going on 20 years now. I’ll always have respect for how intentionally they push to evolve as artists and performers. Really great show as always.

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