Dave Flynn
@daveflynn.bsky.social
Retro gaming scavenger in Taiwan
I didn't know you could get these smaller format Simpsons comics books. It's from Otter Press in Australia. I'm used to the larger format ones
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I didn't know you could get these smaller format Simpsons comics books. It's from Otter Press in Australia. I'm used to the larger format ones
Taken from on top of the Kaohsiung Port Cruise Terminal looking back towards the "85" building
#Kaohsiung #Taiwan #photography #skyline #skyscraper
#Kaohsiung #Taiwan #photography #skyline #skyscraper
October 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Taken from on top of the Kaohsiung Port Cruise Terminal looking back towards the "85" building
#Kaohsiung #Taiwan #photography #skyline #skyscraper
#Kaohsiung #Taiwan #photography #skyline #skyscraper
I have random old sitcoms playing in the background while I work...
This clip from King of Queens really predicted the impact of social media on how we see ourselves compare to others when they collect the wrong photos
This clip from King of Queens really predicted the impact of social media on how we see ourselves compare to others when they collect the wrong photos
October 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I have random old sitcoms playing in the background while I work...
This clip from King of Queens really predicted the impact of social media on how we see ourselves compare to others when they collect the wrong photos
This clip from King of Queens really predicted the impact of social media on how we see ourselves compare to others when they collect the wrong photos
October 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Slightly related, just seen this stack of (mostly) bootlegs for sale on Facebook and there's a cart with the Shiten Myooh artwork but it's called "Northern Ken".
I wonder what's on there? Fist of the North Star?
I wonder what's on there? Fist of the North Star?
October 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Slightly related, just seen this stack of (mostly) bootlegs for sale on Facebook and there's a cart with the Shiten Myooh artwork but it's called "Northern Ken".
I wonder what's on there? Fist of the North Star?
I wonder what's on there? Fist of the North Star?
October 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The official 'Asian Version' of Sonic 2 is interesting because it comes with 3 manuals:
- Japanese
- English
- Traditional Chinese
I'm not sure how common this was.
Unfortunately, neither the English nor Chinese manuals are as colourful as the Japanese
#Sega #AsianVersion #Sonic2 #MegaDrive
- Japanese
- English
- Traditional Chinese
I'm not sure how common this was.
Unfortunately, neither the English nor Chinese manuals are as colourful as the Japanese
#Sega #AsianVersion #Sonic2 #MegaDrive
October 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
The official 'Asian Version' of Sonic 2 is interesting because it comes with 3 manuals:
- Japanese
- English
- Traditional Chinese
I'm not sure how common this was.
Unfortunately, neither the English nor Chinese manuals are as colourful as the Japanese
#Sega #AsianVersion #Sonic2 #MegaDrive
- Japanese
- English
- Traditional Chinese
I'm not sure how common this was.
Unfortunately, neither the English nor Chinese manuals are as colourful as the Japanese
#Sega #AsianVersion #Sonic2 #MegaDrive
For the cover and cart label, all the logos are removed:
October 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
For the cover and cart label, all the logos are removed:
Taiwanese bootlegs in the 80s and 90s often came with translated manuals or instructional inserts like this one for Shiten Myooh/Shadow Blasters/四天明王 on the Mega Drive:
#Taiwan #Sega #MegaDrive #bootlegs
#Taiwan #Sega #MegaDrive #bootlegs
October 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Taiwanese bootlegs in the 80s and 90s often came with translated manuals or instructional inserts like this one for Shiten Myooh/Shadow Blasters/四天明王 on the Mega Drive:
#Taiwan #Sega #MegaDrive #bootlegs
#Taiwan #Sega #MegaDrive #bootlegs
My top 5 Robert Redford films, in release order:
- Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
- The Sting (1973)
- Three Days of the Condor (1975)
- Sneakers (1992)
- All is Lost (2013)
- Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
- The Sting (1973)
- Three Days of the Condor (1975)
- Sneakers (1992)
- All is Lost (2013)
September 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
My top 5 Robert Redford films, in release order:
- Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
- The Sting (1973)
- Three Days of the Condor (1975)
- Sneakers (1992)
- All is Lost (2013)
- Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
- The Sting (1973)
- Three Days of the Condor (1975)
- Sneakers (1992)
- All is Lost (2013)
Honest Super Multitap for Super Famicom
September 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Honest Super Multitap for Super Famicom
Helsby Hill, Cheshire, UK
The views from the hill are great, you can see into Wales and Liverpool
The views from the hill are great, you can see into Wales and Liverpool
September 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Helsby Hill, Cheshire, UK
The views from the hill are great, you can see into Wales and Liverpool
The views from the hill are great, you can see into Wales and Liverpool
And it was all there! Never been happier to have been wrong
September 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
And it was all there! Never been happier to have been wrong
The next jigsaw is Super Mario Odyssey.
This is a 500 piece puzzle. I only counted 498 pieces, so I'm not sure if I miscounted or there are actually two pieces missing.
Time to find out...
This is a 500 piece puzzle. I only counted 498 pieces, so I'm not sure if I miscounted or there are actually two pieces missing.
Time to find out...
September 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The next jigsaw is Super Mario Odyssey.
This is a 500 piece puzzle. I only counted 498 pieces, so I'm not sure if I miscounted or there are actually two pieces missing.
Time to find out...
This is a 500 piece puzzle. I only counted 498 pieces, so I'm not sure if I miscounted or there are actually two pieces missing.
Time to find out...
Every time I go back to the UK, I buy a jigsaw puzzle to do. This time I got two: Rick and Morty and a Mario Odyssey.
They are second hand so it's a gamble that all the pieces work will be there.
This one was a success!
They are second hand so it's a gamble that all the pieces work will be there.
This one was a success!
September 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Every time I go back to the UK, I buy a jigsaw puzzle to do. This time I got two: Rick and Morty and a Mario Odyssey.
They are second hand so it's a gamble that all the pieces work will be there.
This one was a success!
They are second hand so it's a gamble that all the pieces work will be there.
This one was a success!
Super Mario Dobble from Aldi in the UK
August 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Super Mario Dobble from Aldi in the UK
I opened my Vita to remove what I thought was a bulging battery.
It turns out the last person in there didn't seat the battery retaining bar properly and that was the cause
I've still got to fix the camera though... I hope they're still available
It turns out the last person in there didn't seat the battery retaining bar properly and that was the cause
I've still got to fix the camera though... I hope they're still available
August 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I opened my Vita to remove what I thought was a bulging battery.
It turns out the last person in there didn't seat the battery retaining bar properly and that was the cause
I've still got to fix the camera though... I hope they're still available
It turns out the last person in there didn't seat the battery retaining bar properly and that was the cause
I've still got to fix the camera though... I hope they're still available
Drop some WINDOWS 🪟 💻 🖤
July 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Drop some WINDOWS 🪟 💻 🖤
As much as Poker Face is a play on the detective genre, S02E11 was closer to a slasher.
Discovering the victim with a knife in the eye, being taken by surprise. Watch any of the Friday the 13th to get your fix of this style
Discovering the victim with a knife in the eye, being taken by surprise. Watch any of the Friday the 13th to get your fix of this style
July 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
As much as Poker Face is a play on the detective genre, S02E11 was closer to a slasher.
Discovering the victim with a knife in the eye, being taken by surprise. Watch any of the Friday the 13th to get your fix of this style
Discovering the victim with a knife in the eye, being taken by surprise. Watch any of the Friday the 13th to get your fix of this style
My 4 year old is playing Kirby's Adventure.
He loves it, but NES games can be stressful I'm worried the controller is going through the TV.
How did we play these games as kids?
#MisterFPGA #NES #Kirby
He loves it, but NES games can be stressful I'm worried the controller is going through the TV.
How did we play these games as kids?
#MisterFPGA #NES #Kirby
July 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
My 4 year old is playing Kirby's Adventure.
He loves it, but NES games can be stressful I'm worried the controller is going through the TV.
How did we play these games as kids?
#MisterFPGA #NES #Kirby
He loves it, but NES games can be stressful I'm worried the controller is going through the TV.
How did we play these games as kids?
#MisterFPGA #NES #Kirby
It'as no secret that the writers of Poker Face are huge film fans with all the references
If you liked the 'accidental' death in S02E09 then also check out:
Accident 意外 (2009). A Hong Kong film about hired assasins who stage elaborate 'accidents' for their victims
letterboxd.com/film/accident/
If you liked the 'accidental' death in S02E09 then also check out:
Accident 意外 (2009). A Hong Kong film about hired assasins who stage elaborate 'accidents' for their victims
letterboxd.com/film/accident/
June 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It'as no secret that the writers of Poker Face are huge film fans with all the references
If you liked the 'accidental' death in S02E09 then also check out:
Accident 意外 (2009). A Hong Kong film about hired assasins who stage elaborate 'accidents' for their victims
letterboxd.com/film/accident/
If you liked the 'accidental' death in S02E09 then also check out:
Accident 意外 (2009). A Hong Kong film about hired assasins who stage elaborate 'accidents' for their victims
letterboxd.com/film/accident/
If you liked Poker Face: The Sleazy Georgian
(S02E08), then definitly check out House of Games (1987).
The Sleezy Georgian was a nice homage to the grift genre, but House of Games is just too good
(S02E08), then definitly check out House of Games (1987).
The Sleezy Georgian was a nice homage to the grift genre, but House of Games is just too good
June 20, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you liked Poker Face: The Sleazy Georgian
(S02E08), then definitly check out House of Games (1987).
The Sleezy Georgian was a nice homage to the grift genre, but House of Games is just too good
(S02E08), then definitly check out House of Games (1987).
The Sleezy Georgian was a nice homage to the grift genre, but House of Games is just too good
A good third film, and one that is less conspiracy, but equally paranoid and obsessive, especially when it comes to The Conversation, is The Pledge (2001).
One of my favourites, with mixed reviews (I rarely find films with a critical consensus to be good). You do need to be a fan of slow burners
One of my favourites, with mixed reviews (I rarely find films with a critical consensus to be good). You do need to be a fan of slow burners
June 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
A good third film, and one that is less conspiracy, but equally paranoid and obsessive, especially when it comes to The Conversation, is The Pledge (2001).
One of my favourites, with mixed reviews (I rarely find films with a critical consensus to be good). You do need to be a fan of slow burners
One of my favourites, with mixed reviews (I rarely find films with a critical consensus to be good). You do need to be a fan of slow burners