Mikel Reparaz
@wikiparaz.bsky.social
Former host of Vidjagame Apocalypse (@vgapocalypse.bsky.social). Ex-Ubisoft, GamesRadar, OXM, PTOM, MacLife. Opinions expressed here are my own.
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Mikel Reparaz
@wikiparaz.bsky.social
· Nov 14
For #PrinceofPersia fans, Ubisoft has posted a series of articles and interviews with team members (including me) reviewing the games' 35-year history, what's new and what's coming next: news.ubisoft.com/en-us/catego...
Stick with games journalism long enough, and you too may someday see the creator of your favorite childhood game promote your work!
Watched Starcrash (1978) again on the MST3K marathon today and I am now convinced time travel is real, because someone clearly went back 47 years with a ChatGPT-generated script
a man in a black and red cape stands in front of a starry sky
Alt: Count Zarth Arn (Joe Spinell, who really should have known better) spreads his cape theatrically in Starcrash (1978).
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Watched Starcrash (1978) again on the MST3K marathon today and I am now convinced time travel is real, because someone clearly went back 47 years with a ChatGPT-generated script
So Canada put out a set of postage stamps honoring some of my favorite graphic novelists and, uhhh, who do I know who lives in Canada
November 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
So Canada put out a set of postage stamps honoring some of my favorite graphic novelists and, uhhh, who do I know who lives in Canada
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Maybe in 2026 I'll get some new material
November 28, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Maybe in 2026 I'll get some new material
Hate the way the timer/thermometer thing looks on this turkey breast, why is it staring at me
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Hate the way the timer/thermometer thing looks on this turkey breast, why is it staring at me
As a Real Man™, I am unafraid of the judgment of strangers when I add milk and sugar to my morning beer.
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
As a Real Man™, I am unafraid of the judgment of strangers when I add milk and sugar to my morning beer.
Absolute banger replies on this.
You know what food I hate? Your personal favourite food. Inedible garbage.
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Absolute banger replies on this.
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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
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.
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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
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
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The title of my next book, the 5th in the John Dies at the End series, has been leaked, by me. It will be called,
'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'
There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.
'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'
There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The title of my next book, the 5th in the John Dies at the End series, has been leaked, by me. It will be called,
'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'
There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.
'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'
There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.
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RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
RIP to a games industry pioneer and legend, Rebecca Heineman (@burgerbecky.bsky.social) If your unfamiliar, look her up. Her career is like the story of videogames itself.
Oh, that’s what it means? Looking forward to National Get Fucked Day, then.
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Oh, that’s what it means? Looking forward to National Get Fucked Day, then.
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Foundational figure in PC games. One of those load-bearing creatives where things would look very different for entire genres if she wasn’t around. Please help her out
I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
gofund.me
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Foundational figure in PC games. One of those load-bearing creatives where things would look very different for entire genres if she wasn’t around. Please help her out
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video game storytelling peaked with that bit in Metroid Prime where you can a space pirate's logbook and see "oh shit. oh SHIT Samus is somewhere on this planet"
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
video game storytelling peaked with that bit in Metroid Prime where you can a space pirate's logbook and see "oh shit. oh SHIT Samus is somewhere on this planet"
What mother’s maiden name, pet’s name, date of birth, or first elementary school lives rent-free in your head?
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
What mother’s maiden name, pet’s name, date of birth, or first elementary school lives rent-free in your head?
This game is the main reason I know where and what the ulna, radius, gallbladder, and duodenum are.
the body transparent, title screen, apple II (1985) www.mobygames.com/game/155002/...
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This game is the main reason I know where and what the ulna, radius, gallbladder, and duodenum are.
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one of my favorite sketchbook comics, anime press conference
July 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
one of my favorite sketchbook comics, anime press conference
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Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
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The Not Really Ghostbusters VS Pennywise
October 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The Not Really Ghostbusters VS Pennywise
THIS AIN’T EVEN MY FINAL FORM, BUTTHEAD
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 AM
THIS AIN’T EVEN MY FINAL FORM, BUTTHEAD
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The tiniest mob boss wishes to wet his beak
October 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The tiniest mob boss wishes to wet his beak
Dog just wandered in to remind me to eat lunch (he wants his kickbacks)
October 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Dog just wandered in to remind me to eat lunch (he wants his kickbacks)
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So anyway I restored Daicon IV from scratch. This was a joint project with Chris Person (papapishu), who sourced the incredibly Rare Laserdisc release. The raw files can be found on the internet archive for those interested in processing it yourself. Enjoy! archive.org/details/DAIC...
DAICON III & IV Opening Animation -Domesday Duplicator Remaster] : hideaki anno : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Deinterlaced & remastered version of the original Laserdisc for Daicon IV & III.
archive.org
October 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
So anyway I restored Daicon IV from scratch. This was a joint project with Chris Person (papapishu), who sourced the incredibly Rare Laserdisc release. The raw files can be found on the internet archive for those interested in processing it yourself. Enjoy! archive.org/details/DAIC...
🎵I don’t practice diarhhea
Got it right on the first try
I took a million shits and think I
Prefer them dry 🎶
Got it right on the first try
I took a million shits and think I
Prefer them dry 🎶
October 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
🎵I don’t practice diarhhea
Got it right on the first try
I took a million shits and think I
Prefer them dry 🎶
Got it right on the first try
I took a million shits and think I
Prefer them dry 🎶
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The Star Wars Force Awakens Trailer LEAKED 10 years ago today- where were YOU when it happened?
October 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The Star Wars Force Awakens Trailer LEAKED 10 years ago today- where were YOU when it happened?