tain
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plays a bunch of video games, sometimes makes them. often streams arcade 1cc attempts
twitch.tv/kntain
youtube.com/kntain
horizonvanguard.com
plays a bunch of video games, sometimes makes them. often streams arcade 1cc attempts
I've been batting around ideas for this for like a year now, but I finally decided to gather a lot of my thoughts about arcade gaming and why it has such a tight grasp on me these days
Why I'm a Dweeb About Arcade Games - Game Log - David
Any look at [my game log](/gamelog/2025/?highlights=true) should make it clear that I’m an arcade game head. I’ve been interested in them for most of my life, but things really kicked into high gear h...
davidwilliams.xyz
February 6, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I've been batting around ideas for this for like a year now, but I finally decided to gather a lot of my thoughts about arcade gaming and why it has such a tight grasp on me these days
we are so close. we will kill evaccaneer
February 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
we are so close. we will kill evaccaneer
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Here's a vid of the extra suits for Saburouta in GunValkyrie's Challenge Mode, documented in the game's Perfect Guide Book and nowhere else on the internet AFAIK
1st: Standard
2nd: Hold L/R, press Up, X, Right, X, Down, X, Left, A on 'Send to insertion point?' prompt
3rd: As above, replace X with Y
1st: Standard
2nd: Hold L/R, press Up, X, Right, X, Down, X, Left, A on 'Send to insertion point?' prompt
3rd: As above, replace X with Y
February 1, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Here's a vid of the extra suits for Saburouta in GunValkyrie's Challenge Mode, documented in the game's Perfect Guide Book and nowhere else on the internet AFAIK
1st: Standard
2nd: Hold L/R, press Up, X, Right, X, Down, X, Left, A on 'Send to insertion point?' prompt
3rd: As above, replace X with Y
1st: Standard
2nd: Hold L/R, press Up, X, Right, X, Down, X, Left, A on 'Send to insertion point?' prompt
3rd: As above, replace X with Y
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Dead of the Brain - Shiryou no Sakebi (1992/1993) by FairyTale for PC-98, X68K, MSX and FM Towns. Cover illustration by Makino Ryuuichi.
January 31, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Dead of the Brain - Shiryou no Sakebi (1992/1993) by FairyTale for PC-98, X68K, MSX and FM Towns. Cover illustration by Makino Ryuuichi.
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Satoshi Kon talks about how Requiem for a Dream took from his film Perfect Blue (1997)
January 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Satoshi Kon talks about how Requiem for a Dream took from his film Perfect Blue (1997)
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We are at $70k (!!!) raised for the Women's Foundation of Minnesota and the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund! If we hit $100k, @libbycwatson.com will drive 5 hours to eat at Criss Angel's Breakfast Lunch and Pizza! Let's make it happen! Fuck ICE! twitch.tv/gooffkings
January 30, 2026 at 1:06 AM
We are at $70k (!!!) raised for the Women's Foundation of Minnesota and the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund! If we hit $100k, @libbycwatson.com will drive 5 hours to eat at Criss Angel's Breakfast Lunch and Pizza! Let's make it happen! Fuck ICE! twitch.tv/gooffkings
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Funny that the the guy who was like “Black Swan is not influenced by Perfect Blue” after trying to obtain the rights and meeting the director would be really into a plagiarism machine.
January 30, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Funny that the the guy who was like “Black Swan is not influenced by Perfect Blue” after trying to obtain the rights and meeting the director would be really into a plagiarism machine.
do not say wikipedia console generation names at me.
"the SNES is a fourth generation console"
listen to yourself
"the SNES is a fourth generation console"
listen to yourself
January 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM
do not say wikipedia console generation names at me.
"the SNES is a fourth generation console"
listen to yourself
"the SNES is a fourth generation console"
listen to yourself
big ketsui progress today, finally got the second 1up
January 23, 2026 at 12:27 AM
big ketsui progress today, finally got the second 1up
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As someone who likes it when people have secure employment but hates it when people attempt a do-over of Prince Of Persia The Sands Of Time I'm feeling very conflicted today
January 22, 2026 at 12:09 AM
As someone who likes it when people have secure employment but hates it when people attempt a do-over of Prince Of Persia The Sands Of Time I'm feeling very conflicted today
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fwiw I asked multiple Rare- and Magazine System-adjacent folk about this a few years ago, and was told (paraphrasing):
"possibly? idk I don't remember"
"that sounds like the sort of thing we would have told a magazine for no reason"
"we published bullshit all the time"
"possibly? idk I don't remember"
"that sounds like the sort of thing we would have told a magazine for no reason"
"we published bullshit all the time"
According to the official British Nintendo Magazine System magazine, Panel de Pon was originally planned to be localized with Killer Instinct characters before being changed to the Yoshi-themed Tetris Attack.
January 16, 2026 at 9:46 AM
fwiw I asked multiple Rare- and Magazine System-adjacent folk about this a few years ago, and was told (paraphrasing):
"possibly? idk I don't remember"
"that sounds like the sort of thing we would have told a magazine for no reason"
"we published bullshit all the time"
"possibly? idk I don't remember"
"that sounds like the sort of thing we would have told a magazine for no reason"
"we published bullshit all the time"
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i think gavin newsom fucking sucks and if you ever try to guilt me into voting for him i’ll scream
very cool!
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 AM
i think gavin newsom fucking sucks and if you ever try to guilt me into voting for him i’ll scream
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Delete Spotify
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Delete Spotify
another Yakuza game another Sega arcade inclusion that should be in some standalone release, in some Sega arcade collection, or AT LEAST in some form where you can quickly boot to it and configure its options
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 AM
another Yakuza game another Sega arcade inclusion that should be in some standalone release, in some Sega arcade collection, or AT LEAST in some form where you can quickly boot to it and configure its options
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me but final fight
xevious
January 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
me but final fight
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99% chance this is what they mean
January 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
99% chance this is what they mean
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"we need the murderous police to arrest the murderous ICE agents even though they are all working together" do you hear yourself
January 13, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"we need the murderous police to arrest the murderous ICE agents even though they are all working together" do you hear yourself
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Yeah ill give Claude a try. Claude my eyes out like in Event Horizon
January 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Yeah ill give Claude a try. Claude my eyes out like in Event Horizon
we gotta liberate ue from sweeney
January 12, 2026 at 2:53 AM
we gotta liberate ue from sweeney
a steal
The sales are over but there's still some really good deals still around. If you like shmups at all, the Seventia Collection is a pair of great games with FANTASTIC soundtracks for under a dollar each.
Save 95% on The Seventia Collection on Steam
store.steampowered.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
a steal
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On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she ‘nurtured kindness’
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.