Marc Normandin
@marcnormandin.bsky.social
Newsletters on retro video games and sports labor, regular at The A.V Club and Baseball Prospectus. Editor at FOX Sports. he/him
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Re-release this: Bonk's Adventure (GB)
A portable Bonk with the same name as a different, non-portable Bonk.
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They called this little guy Bonk because that's what he does.
Ken Burns' next documentary should be a history of his hair choices
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Ken Burns' next documentary should be a history of his hair choices
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Tammany Brawl would be a great name for an indie wrestling show in New York.
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Tammany Brawl would be a great name for an indie wrestling show in New York.
As a kid and in travel ball I modeled my stance after Troy O'Leary's (and did very well for myself doing so). That front foot to the side helped me align myself for the actual swing and kept everything where it should be when it should be.
Troy O'Leary
LF-RF
Debut: 1993 - Retired: 2003
BOS - MON - CHC - MIL
LF-RF
Debut: 1993 - Retired: 2003
BOS - MON - CHC - MIL
Troy O'Leary at baseball-reference.com
Career stats of Troy O'Leary
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November 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
As a kid and in travel ball I modeled my stance after Troy O'Leary's (and did very well for myself doing so). That front foot to the side helped me align myself for the actual swing and kept everything where it should be when it should be.
I am so close to finishing Balatro and then I never have to play Balatro again
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I am so close to finishing Balatro and then I never have to play Balatro again
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Goemon is back, and he has to go to the future to save the Old Man, who invented a time machine to help him pick up women and instead ended up kidnapped by a French nun who forced him to build a robot army so she could conquer the past. Anyway this one is an action-adventure game.
Re-release this: Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jūrokubē's Mechanical Manji Hold
The third Mystical Ninja game on the Super Famicom goes in a different direction. Again.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Goemon is back, and he has to go to the future to save the Old Man, who invented a time machine to help him pick up women and instead ended up kidnapped by a French nun who forced him to build a robot army so she could conquer the past. Anyway this one is an action-adventure game.
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OH SHIT
NEW SBEMAIL
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
OH SHIT
Goemon is back, and he has to go to the future to save the Old Man, who invented a time machine to help him pick up women and instead ended up kidnapped by a French nun who forced him to build a robot army so she could conquer the past. Anyway this one is an action-adventure game.
Re-release this: Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishi Jūrokubē's Mechanical Manji Hold
The third Mystical Ninja game on the Super Famicom goes in a different direction. Again.
retroxp.beehiiv.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Goemon is back, and he has to go to the future to save the Old Man, who invented a time machine to help him pick up women and instead ended up kidnapped by a French nun who forced him to build a robot army so she could conquer the past. Anyway this one is an action-adventure game.
Jamming your finger is so goofy. Yeah it's twice as big now. It doesn't really hurt it just doesn't work right for a while.
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Jamming your finger is so goofy. Yeah it's twice as big now. It doesn't really hurt it just doesn't work right for a while.
What's fun about Thanksgiving is that 75% of my heavy cream usage/intake in a year comes on that day
November 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What's fun about Thanksgiving is that 75% of my heavy cream usage/intake in a year comes on that day
The place I got married closed down and turned into a barcade and there's a Godzilla pinball machine where I gave my vows and tbh that's fucking sick
November 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The place I got married closed down and turned into a barcade and there's a Godzilla pinball machine where I gave my vows and tbh that's fucking sick
A Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout... a beer from my youth
November 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout... a beer from my youth
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people are reading "catch-and-kill" in the journalistic sense but she was probably just finding raccoons for him to eat
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
people are reading "catch-and-kill" in the journalistic sense but she was probably just finding raccoons for him to eat
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hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜
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words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
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proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
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November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
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[email protected]
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I'll just leave these here
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I'll just leave these here
I mean they aren't ranked No. 6 by accident.
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I mean they aren't ranked No. 6 by accident.
Maddie is watching UConn with me living and dying on shots, asking when we have time to see the defending champion high school girls' team and also Bowdoin's women's team next month. I've created a monster. Which is good because also it me.
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Maddie is watching UConn with me living and dying on shots, asking when we have time to see the defending champion high school girls' team and also Bowdoin's women's team next month. I've created a monster. Which is good because also it me.
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big "piccolo and vegeta never fought" energy
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
big "piccolo and vegeta never fought" energy
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Guess what I'm doing
Every time I watch Sarah Strong my game chatter just becomes a series of "Sarah Strong is so good" "She's so good" "lmao"
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Guess what I'm doing
"Michigan and UConn have never played each other before" is one of those things that sounds fake
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"Michigan and UConn have never played each other before" is one of those things that sounds fake
Was too focused on UConn/Michigan tonight and forgot Merrimack is playing Florida, too. Oh no.
November 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Was too focused on UConn/Michigan tonight and forgot Merrimack is playing Florida, too. Oh no.
ME: Skip I want to ADDRESS this issue.
[BAYLESS nods]
You KNOW I do not care about The Game Awards
BAYLESS: Absolutely
ME: BUT I just had a vision of Clair Obscur winning Game of the Year when Xenoblade 3 did not and it's going to make me pretend I'm not mad online about it
[BAYLESS nods]
You KNOW I do not care about The Game Awards
BAYLESS: Absolutely
ME: BUT I just had a vision of Clair Obscur winning Game of the Year when Xenoblade 3 did not and it's going to make me pretend I'm not mad online about it
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ME: Skip I want to ADDRESS this issue.
[BAYLESS nods]
You KNOW I do not care about The Game Awards
BAYLESS: Absolutely
ME: BUT I just had a vision of Clair Obscur winning Game of the Year when Xenoblade 3 did not and it's going to make me pretend I'm not mad online about it
[BAYLESS nods]
You KNOW I do not care about The Game Awards
BAYLESS: Absolutely
ME: BUT I just had a vision of Clair Obscur winning Game of the Year when Xenoblade 3 did not and it's going to make me pretend I'm not mad online about it
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DONALD TRUMP FIVE MINUTES AFTER MEETING ME: And, you know, the Game Awards, they gave Best Music to God of War instead of Xenoblade 3, and it was very unfair
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
DONALD TRUMP FIVE MINUTES AFTER MEETING ME: And, you know, the Game Awards, they gave Best Music to God of War instead of Xenoblade 3, and it was very unfair
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(explaining baseball to my kids) So imagine Grayson Rodriguez is a loot box,
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
(explaining baseball to my kids) So imagine Grayson Rodriguez is a loot box,