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pac-man is second only to kirby in the "always happy to see 'em" league
I usually let out a sigh of relief whenever a game has a crossover that isn't fucking Shovel Knight. don't push your luck tho Pac-Man you're quickly getting up there.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - PAC-MAN Pack Teaser Trailer (Jan 7th) www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMBP...
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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we're all adults now. we can admit that simpsons hit and run was not actually very good
December 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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star wars and star trek fans are weak "boohoo our franchise isn't good anymore". there's never been a good tron movie and it rules
December 31, 2025 at 3:33 AM
i have seen so many halfwit posters sit on the foul throne of OP and ask strangers "yay or nay" nobody has ever written "yea"
[scrawling in ketchup on the tablecloth due to poorly chewed chunk of meat lodged in my windpipe] INTENTS AND PURPOSES
[on my deathbed] that’s actually not what “begs the question” means
December 31, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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thanks to AI you can now become the malignant illusion spinning demiurge whom Descartes had to axiomatically banish in order to make Rationality possible
The comments on this are all about how sweet it is and I feel insane. Using AI to make fake memories of your grandma with dementia and telling her they happened and then filming her reaction
December 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
between this and batman returns batman is about as much a christmas character as mariah
The iconic "Batman: Mask of the Phantasm" hit the big screen on this day (Dec. 25) in 1993! A must watch for fans, and arguably the best Batman film ever,dive into crusader's past and discover how finding happiness nearly changed everything for The Dark Knight! #BatmanTAS #Batman
December 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
deez nuts roasting on an open fire
December 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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December 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
hell yehh
Puyo Puyo Christmas cake packaging illustration, by Ichi.
December 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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i know the intent was to play nier then nier automata and feel overwhelming emotion when you get to the copied library. but as someone who played nier automata and then og nier after, when you get to the original library in the opening of that game, it's still a fall to your knees and pray moment.
December 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
very funny to be sittin here in the year 2025, the Year We Got Silksong, and seeing people two decades ago saying they were "tired of the metroidvania formula" lmao. this is a good video!
Who coined "Metroidvania"? It wasn't @jparish.bsky.social, and he'll be the first to tell you. Besides, there are far more interesting questions, like: How did it spread? Evolve? And what's it got to do with rickrolling?

Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
The History Of The Word "Metroidvania" And How It Spread
YouTube video by Critical Kate (of A Critical Hit!)
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December 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
the genius of early Always Sunny is that they'd film stuff in this way before everyone had 1080p smartphones
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
the tokushoutsu every-kamen-rider-episode-in-order youtube stream is back to the original series precisely when i have an insomnia spell i guess life ain't so bad sometimes
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
they have "gingerbread" flavour pepsi in the tescos down the road right now.
Pepsi Holiday Spice (2004, 2006): Cola flavored with cinnamon and ginger for a "warming" drinking experience. It developed a cult following, but only had two seasonal holiday runs
December 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Fallout Season 2 starts tomorrow. In true insert credit fashion, we had to find out the answer to the big question on everyone's mind: What level was Lucy by the end of season 1?

Thanks to the hard work of @iantothemax.bsky.social we now have the answer, just in time for her journey to New Vegas.
What is Lucy's level by the end of Fallout (TV)?
[Editor’s note: I commissioned this article from Ian Walker over a year ago upon learning he had pitched it to multiple outlets only to find nobody was buying. I then, due to various circumstances, sa...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”

Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
recently playing SKETORI, thinking about SANVEIN, this Star Solider game, my daily thought-turns to Neon Genesis Evangelion. i need to dive deeper into the world of "serif font scifi"
If you're looking for an extremely easy STG, I accidentally 1CC'd Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth on N64 the first time I played it.

What was your first STG 1CC?
December 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
the ghostly glowing effect totally POPS
Demon's Souls CRT series starts soon (Thursdays and Saturdays, tentatively). Here's a spicy teaser plate.

Kinda went ham with the new photo mode power up.. May or may not have over 70 pictures already.
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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ben solo. my beautiful son. i named you after the oldest man i ever knew’s witness protection name
December 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
December 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
resist! don't outsource your brain!
My family so quickly went to "well it's here now so there's nothing we can do" when I mention AI. Someone out there is scripting people to say that line, the exact same way
November 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"perfect heir to geometry wars" i think you mean SANVEIN (game looks cool as hell)
Sektori is one of the best games I’ve played all year. Design perfection, a fantastic soundtrack, it’s almost impossible for me to put down. I need every sicko reading this to play it. For @aftermath.site aftermath.site/sektori-shoo...
Sektori Is The Technically Perfect Heir To Geometry Wars
I need every sicko reading this to play Sektori right now.
aftermath.site
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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I hate every box I see
From Xbox One to 360
No you'll never stop me playing on PC
Oh my god! I was wrong
It was an Xbox all along
a cartoon of a man kneeling down next to another man
Alt: Animated gif of Troy McClure in the Planet of the Apes musical in the Simpsons.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM