soakrates
@soakrates.bsky.social
"by that bridge near the border
there were many more to die"
just some dude. tunes good. he/him
there were many more to die"
just some dude. tunes good. he/him
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soakrates
@soakrates.bsky.social
· Oct 21
ongoing thread containing videos of great live performances. gonna try to maintain this through the end of 2025.
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Enemies in Castlevania Bloodlines do not die if brought to 0 hp. Their health value has to actually drop below 0 for them to be defeated.
Alternatively: In Guilty Gear XRD, Raven's pants bulge grows with each level of his excitement meter.
Alternatively: In Guilty Gear XRD, Raven's pants bulge grows with each level of his excitement meter.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Enemies in Castlevania Bloodlines do not die if brought to 0 hp. Their health value has to actually drop below 0 for them to be defeated.
Alternatively: In Guilty Gear XRD, Raven's pants bulge grows with each level of his excitement meter.
Alternatively: In Guilty Gear XRD, Raven's pants bulge grows with each level of his excitement meter.
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"This is not a rough draft later remakes would build and significantly improve upon: the Ys everyone knows and loves is already here."
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2023/08/21/y...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2023/08/21/y...
Ys Ancient Ys Vanished: Ys is eternal
Welcome to the dawn of time. Well, 1987—it’s almost the same thing. The PC-88 version of the game you see splashed all over this page is the seed from which all other Ys’ sprang forth f…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
"This is not a rough draft later remakes would build and significantly improve upon: the Ys everyone knows and loves is already here."
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2023/08/21/y...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2023/08/21/y...
quick thought about Absolum after completing my first run:
as one progresses through the game it improves as a roguelite and worsens as a beat-em-up.
as one progresses through the game it improves as a roguelite and worsens as a beat-em-up.
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
quick thought about Absolum after completing my first run:
as one progresses through the game it improves as a roguelite and worsens as a beat-em-up.
as one progresses through the game it improves as a roguelite and worsens as a beat-em-up.
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Bowescore must be stopped at all costs.
November 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Bowescore must be stopped at all costs.
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Heavier than a star
No place is too far
Not even space and time
Could touch this ship of mine
TRUUUEE PIONEEEEEERRRSSS
LEAVE EVEEERYTHIIIING BEEEHIIND!!
youtu.be/3mmFUhvgBqM?...
No place is too far
Not even space and time
Could touch this ship of mine
TRUUUEE PIONEEEEEERRRSSS
LEAVE EVEEERYTHIIIING BEEEHIIND!!
youtu.be/3mmFUhvgBqM?...
F.T.L.
YouTube video by Keldian - Topic
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Heavier than a star
No place is too far
Not even space and time
Could touch this ship of mine
TRUUUEE PIONEEEEEERRRSSS
LEAVE EVEEERYTHIIIING BEEEHIIND!!
youtu.be/3mmFUhvgBqM?...
No place is too far
Not even space and time
Could touch this ship of mine
TRUUUEE PIONEEEEEERRRSSS
LEAVE EVEEERYTHIIIING BEEEHIIND!!
youtu.be/3mmFUhvgBqM?...
I don't like to weigh in on fighting game shit anymore but joining a beginner bracket on an alt account is grounds for an irl ass-whupping and you can report me for that I do not give a fuck and could probably use a break from here anyway.
if anyone is trying to kill Karnov's Revenge atm it's 100% hibachifinal. falling off the game is one thing, but
-going around telling people not to play the game
-blaming me for killing it
-entering the upcoming beginner bracket on an alt
-after a similar incident w/ Clayton started a whole thing
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-going around telling people not to play the game
-blaming me for killing it
-entering the upcoming beginner bracket on an alt
-after a similar incident w/ Clayton started a whole thing
>
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I don't like to weigh in on fighting game shit anymore but joining a beginner bracket on an alt account is grounds for an irl ass-whupping and you can report me for that I do not give a fuck and could probably use a break from here anyway.
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I’ve heard there was a chord progression / that David played, for the love of Heaven / but I guess we’re called chord progressions “chords” now / it goes like this: the augIV, the maj7II /now you know what you have to do / click like and subscribe and leave a comment / hallelujah / hallelujah
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I’ve heard there was a chord progression / that David played, for the love of Heaven / but I guess we’re called chord progressions “chords” now / it goes like this: the augIV, the maj7II /now you know what you have to do / click like and subscribe and leave a comment / hallelujah / hallelujah
we gotta do something about all these retrowave games coming out that are allegedly "inspired by 90s arcade games" but don't have a scoring system.
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
we gotta do something about all these retrowave games coming out that are allegedly "inspired by 90s arcade games" but don't have a scoring system.
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This is a great day to give trans people money.
We are trying to play 3 shows next September (Denver, SLC, Seattle), and it's going to cost us--there's no way we'll even break even. So sales count a lot until then.
8 releases for less than 20 bucks is a steal
transgressivethrash.bandcamp.com
We are trying to play 3 shows next September (Denver, SLC, Seattle), and it's going to cost us--there's no way we'll even break even. So sales count a lot until then.
8 releases for less than 20 bucks is a steal
transgressivethrash.bandcamp.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This is a great day to give trans people money.
We are trying to play 3 shows next September (Denver, SLC, Seattle), and it's going to cost us--there's no way we'll even break even. So sales count a lot until then.
8 releases for less than 20 bucks is a steal
transgressivethrash.bandcamp.com
We are trying to play 3 shows next September (Denver, SLC, Seattle), and it's going to cost us--there's no way we'll even break even. So sales count a lot until then.
8 releases for less than 20 bucks is a steal
transgressivethrash.bandcamp.com
for the anime olds, where were you when you saw "Stop the Rock" for the first time
(Fanime 2003 for me)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf-2...
(Fanime 2003 for me)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf-2...
AMV - Stop The Rock [Nappy]
YouTube video by GintaJidai
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
for the anime olds, where were you when you saw "Stop the Rock" for the first time
(Fanime 2003 for me)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf-2...
(Fanime 2003 for me)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf-2...
anyway if you like prog rock or prog-adjacent stuff the new Gazpacho album is, as expected, a journey and a half. www.youtube.com/watch?v=veN_...
Gazpacho - 8-Ball - Official Lyric Video (taken from 'Magic 8-Ball')
YouTube video by Kscope
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
anyway if you like prog rock or prog-adjacent stuff the new Gazpacho album is, as expected, a journey and a half. www.youtube.com/watch?v=veN_...
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"One of the most brilliant programmers around" - tributes pour in as Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman passes away www.eurogamer.net/one-of-the-m...
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"One of the most brilliant programmers around" - tributes pour in as Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman passes away www.eurogamer.net/one-of-the-m...
(I actually do think E33 kinda sucks though)
November 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
(I actually do think E33 kinda sucks though)
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expedition 33 is going to win every single category at the geoff keighley game awards, but dont let that fool you, its not actually that bad
November 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
expedition 33 is going to win every single category at the geoff keighley game awards, but dont let that fool you, its not actually that bad
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Complete Millenial Victory, we are now in charge of DI band programs
The Washington State University Cougar Marching Band freakin' played Trogdor at their halftime show this weekend! And made ME! My husky head finally gets its due! 50 freakin' yards high man!
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Complete Millenial Victory, we are now in charge of DI band programs
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Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the ULP strike.
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the ULP strike.
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Please believe me when I say that this meaningless, historically suspect slogan is being used to sell "AI." Here it is in the just-released November 2025 report on AI by Microsoft. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
November 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Please believe me when I say that this meaningless, historically suspect slogan is being used to sell "AI." Here it is in the just-released November 2025 report on AI by Microsoft. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
I see a lot of "me! me!" in the quotes but no one seems to be questioning whether or not it's even true that kids aren't listening to older music when currently available data suggests they are.
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I see a lot of "me! me!" in the quotes but no one seems to be questioning whether or not it's even true that kids aren't listening to older music when currently available data suggests they are.
the worst-ever city for parking (Berkeley) is once again hosting one of my favorite bands and I am defenseless
November 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
the worst-ever city for parking (Berkeley) is once again hosting one of my favorite bands and I am defenseless
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in the end, no one is gonna remember "player stories" and "and then this happened" shit. they're anecdotes. but a character written with intent, voiced with intent, directed with intent? that's the shit that persists through generations, man. how lame do you have to be to want to actively avoid that
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
in the end, no one is gonna remember "player stories" and "and then this happened" shit. they're anecdotes. but a character written with intent, voiced with intent, directed with intent? that's the shit that persists through generations, man. how lame do you have to be to want to actively avoid that
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I've been seeing this headline floating around. To be clear:
1) This is "No. 1" on a miniscule chart, The "Country Digital Song Sales" chart, as in people actually paying money to download country songs which is a tiny amount of people
2) The actual consumers are almost certainly fake
1) This is "No. 1" on a miniscule chart, The "Country Digital Song Sales" chart, as in people actually paying money to download country songs which is a tiny amount of people
2) The actual consumers are almost certainly fake
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I've been seeing this headline floating around. To be clear:
1) This is "No. 1" on a miniscule chart, The "Country Digital Song Sales" chart, as in people actually paying money to download country songs which is a tiny amount of people
2) The actual consumers are almost certainly fake
1) This is "No. 1" on a miniscule chart, The "Country Digital Song Sales" chart, as in people actually paying money to download country songs which is a tiny amount of people
2) The actual consumers are almost certainly fake
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With Cyndi Lauper’s WELL-DESERVED induction into the Rock Hall tonight, thought I’d re-up this piece I wrote on her a while back. anniezaleski.substack.com/p/shes-so-un...
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
With Cyndi Lauper’s WELL-DESERVED induction into the Rock Hall tonight, thought I’d re-up this piece I wrote on her a while back. anniezaleski.substack.com/p/shes-so-un...