Hawkfoot / JRT
@hawkfoot718.bsky.social
Toobin' on the Twitches | He/Him | Good Vibes Only
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Hey video game corporate friends, lemme boil down something for you.
No one actually likes Gen AI. Your credibility and money is at risk if you proudly proclaim or sweep it's use under the rug.
Using Gen AI makes you look like a hack fraud, limp dick loser. And no one wants to be that.
No one actually likes Gen AI. Your credibility and money is at risk if you proudly proclaim or sweep it's use under the rug.
Using Gen AI makes you look like a hack fraud, limp dick loser. And no one wants to be that.
December 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Hey video game corporate friends, lemme boil down something for you.
No one actually likes Gen AI. Your credibility and money is at risk if you proudly proclaim or sweep it's use under the rug.
Using Gen AI makes you look like a hack fraud, limp dick loser. And no one wants to be that.
No one actually likes Gen AI. Your credibility and money is at risk if you proudly proclaim or sweep it's use under the rug.
Using Gen AI makes you look like a hack fraud, limp dick loser. And no one wants to be that.
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~!CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY!~
I'm going to give away a copy of PRISON CITY on Steam and a copy of AVGN 8-BIT on Steam!
You know the drill- LIKE and REPOST, but also reply with which one you want!
I'll pick people CHRISTMAS MORNING
I'm going to give away a copy of PRISON CITY on Steam and a copy of AVGN 8-BIT on Steam!
You know the drill- LIKE and REPOST, but also reply with which one you want!
I'll pick people CHRISTMAS MORNING
December 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
~!CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY!~
I'm going to give away a copy of PRISON CITY on Steam and a copy of AVGN 8-BIT on Steam!
You know the drill- LIKE and REPOST, but also reply with which one you want!
I'll pick people CHRISTMAS MORNING
I'm going to give away a copy of PRISON CITY on Steam and a copy of AVGN 8-BIT on Steam!
You know the drill- LIKE and REPOST, but also reply with which one you want!
I'll pick people CHRISTMAS MORNING
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My Tears of the Kingdom retrospective is out... finally!
Thumbnail by @hotcyder.bsky.social, art by kemple_t on Twitter/Instagram
youtu.be/ks_jppGWOWQ
Thumbnail by @hotcyder.bsky.social, art by kemple_t on Twitter/Instagram
youtu.be/ks_jppGWOWQ
December 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My Tears of the Kingdom retrospective is out... finally!
Thumbnail by @hotcyder.bsky.social, art by kemple_t on Twitter/Instagram
youtu.be/ks_jppGWOWQ
Thumbnail by @hotcyder.bsky.social, art by kemple_t on Twitter/Instagram
youtu.be/ks_jppGWOWQ
4am thoughts:
I am sickened that I had to witness an ICE recruitment ad in the middle of a poignant Zelda retrospective that completely spat on its message of connection. I am so very sick of this timeline, and while I want this new year to start fresh, I still fear the next 3.
I am sickened that I had to witness an ICE recruitment ad in the middle of a poignant Zelda retrospective that completely spat on its message of connection. I am so very sick of this timeline, and while I want this new year to start fresh, I still fear the next 3.
December 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
4am thoughts:
I am sickened that I had to witness an ICE recruitment ad in the middle of a poignant Zelda retrospective that completely spat on its message of connection. I am so very sick of this timeline, and while I want this new year to start fresh, I still fear the next 3.
I am sickened that I had to witness an ICE recruitment ad in the middle of a poignant Zelda retrospective that completely spat on its message of connection. I am so very sick of this timeline, and while I want this new year to start fresh, I still fear the next 3.
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While ReBoot isn't lost media by any means, the extent to which this restoration project has been going is simply INCREDIBLE.
They got the D-1 master tapes. Then the hardware to read them. Then service manuals to repair/maintain. THEN, CRITICAL REPLACEMENT PARTS. And now they're ERROR CORRECTING.
They got the D-1 master tapes. Then the hardware to read them. Then service manuals to repair/maintain. THEN, CRITICAL REPLACEMENT PARTS. And now they're ERROR CORRECTING.
I am in awe. The folks at ReBoot ReWind have done something astonishing. A remarkable feat of engineering, ingenuity and love. Check it out and give them some ReBooty love in return.
youtu.be/L00jx-GH2w8?...
youtu.be/L00jx-GH2w8?...
WE SAVED REBOOT
YouTube video by ReBoot ReWind
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
While ReBoot isn't lost media by any means, the extent to which this restoration project has been going is simply INCREDIBLE.
They got the D-1 master tapes. Then the hardware to read them. Then service manuals to repair/maintain. THEN, CRITICAL REPLACEMENT PARTS. And now they're ERROR CORRECTING.
They got the D-1 master tapes. Then the hardware to read them. Then service manuals to repair/maintain. THEN, CRITICAL REPLACEMENT PARTS. And now they're ERROR CORRECTING.
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I am in awe. The folks at ReBoot ReWind have done something astonishing. A remarkable feat of engineering, ingenuity and love. Check it out and give them some ReBooty love in return.
youtu.be/L00jx-GH2w8?...
youtu.be/L00jx-GH2w8?...
WE SAVED REBOOT
YouTube video by ReBoot ReWind
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I am in awe. The folks at ReBoot ReWind have done something astonishing. A remarkable feat of engineering, ingenuity and love. Check it out and give them some ReBooty love in return.
youtu.be/L00jx-GH2w8?...
youtu.be/L00jx-GH2w8?...
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Site News: Why We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward.
Site News: Why We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward
The 'Anduril Chromatic' is the final straw
www.timeextension.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Site News: Why We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward.
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
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I don't know if we're in a decline and fall, but we're undeniably in a decline.
Even the best efforts of the Biden administration's ostensible repair effort has had negligible impact. Your kids are going to be worse off than you are, if you can even afford them.
And I dunno where that leaves us.
Even the best efforts of the Biden administration's ostensible repair effort has had negligible impact. Your kids are going to be worse off than you are, if you can even afford them.
And I dunno where that leaves us.
December 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I don't know if we're in a decline and fall, but we're undeniably in a decline.
Even the best efforts of the Biden administration's ostensible repair effort has had negligible impact. Your kids are going to be worse off than you are, if you can even afford them.
And I dunno where that leaves us.
Even the best efforts of the Biden administration's ostensible repair effort has had negligible impact. Your kids are going to be worse off than you are, if you can even afford them.
And I dunno where that leaves us.
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No matter what happens, I will always make art. With my human hands and mind. For myself and for others to enjoy. Whether the 'general audience' finds worth in me or not.
I am very lucky and privileged I can utilize my talents to do this and I will never stop. #NoGenAI #NeverGenAI
I am very lucky and privileged I can utilize my talents to do this and I will never stop. #NoGenAI #NeverGenAI
December 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
No matter what happens, I will always make art. With my human hands and mind. For myself and for others to enjoy. Whether the 'general audience' finds worth in me or not.
I am very lucky and privileged I can utilize my talents to do this and I will never stop. #NoGenAI #NeverGenAI
I am very lucky and privileged I can utilize my talents to do this and I will never stop. #NoGenAI #NeverGenAI
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Belated tribute to our beloved Blue Bomber! 💙 Happy 38th Anniversary!!! Share with a Mega Man fan!
December 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Belated tribute to our beloved Blue Bomber! 💙 Happy 38th Anniversary!!! Share with a Mega Man fan!
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People are this mad about it because that was a blow to a sensitive wound we’re all feeling - where the art we’re seeing can’t be trusted, where the voices we hear might not be human, where the stories we experience might come from somewhere entirely hollow.
It was a tipping point for a lot of us.
It was a tipping point for a lot of us.
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
People are this mad about it because that was a blow to a sensitive wound we’re all feeling - where the art we’re seeing can’t be trusted, where the voices we hear might not be human, where the stories we experience might come from somewhere entirely hollow.
It was a tipping point for a lot of us.
It was a tipping point for a lot of us.
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I don’t think Larian understood that when they casually talk about their use of genAI it wasn’t spoken into a board room or a zoom call full of people thinking about numbers, it was to a host of fans who looked to them as an example of humanity and art persisting in spite of things like that.
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I don’t think Larian understood that when they casually talk about their use of genAI it wasn’t spoken into a board room or a zoom call full of people thinking about numbers, it was to a host of fans who looked to them as an example of humanity and art persisting in spite of things like that.
Ultra productive errands around town today, ended up saving me a ton in moving fees. We take those Ws.
December 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Ultra productive errands around town today, ended up saving me a ton in moving fees. We take those Ws.
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I feel like that fact alone is enough to shy away from AI and chatbots. We’re deeply lonely and disconnected despite being always online, and this is not how we fix the problem.
December 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I feel like that fact alone is enough to shy away from AI and chatbots. We’re deeply lonely and disconnected despite being always online, and this is not how we fix the problem.
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I remember a post from someone who brought a teacher to a mostly-male D&D session. She gave out compliments and cheered the players on in a way the men in the group really ate up. Funny how “hug your kids more so they don’t become emotionally starved weirdoes” might be world-saving advice.
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I remember a post from someone who brought a teacher to a mostly-male D&D session. She gave out compliments and cheered the players on in a way the men in the group really ate up. Funny how “hug your kids more so they don’t become emotionally starved weirdoes” might be world-saving advice.
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graphics > gameplay is a plague on this world
Yup. I want shorter games and I don't care about complex textures where you can count their pores. I want tiny dudes where I can count their pixels.
December 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
graphics > gameplay is a plague on this world
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I've been using an MP3 player for months now and I gotta say it's really refreshing. When I get new music, I connect it to my computer and load it up. Does it take more time than just using my phone? Absolutely, but life isn't supposed to be fast paced. Take your time and appreciate the small things
December 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I've been using an MP3 player for months now and I gotta say it's really refreshing. When I get new music, I connect it to my computer and load it up. Does it take more time than just using my phone? Absolutely, but life isn't supposed to be fast paced. Take your time and appreciate the small things
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This thing you enjoy was made by a sexual predator. This thing you enjoy was made using AI. This thing you enjoy was made by a studio that abused their staff. I am so fucking tired my dudes
December 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This thing you enjoy was made by a sexual predator. This thing you enjoy was made using AI. This thing you enjoy was made by a studio that abused their staff. I am so fucking tired my dudes
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The Amazing Digital BearWithUs
December 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The Amazing Digital BearWithUs
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Now, more than ever, is it a better time to revisit the older generation of games. Save yourself the stress of figuring out which company is supporting AI or which company is giving money to terrible people. Go and do what video games were meant to do. Be fun.
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Now, more than ever, is it a better time to revisit the older generation of games. Save yourself the stress of figuring out which company is supporting AI or which company is giving money to terrible people. Go and do what video games were meant to do. Be fun.