Michael Hughes
@kaidanxain.bsky.social
Seat filler on the Games and Junk Podcast, Summers School: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer podcast, and the Games And Junk Game Club podcast.
https://gamesandjunk.net
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Waiting for the new toy to arrive for that one. Gotta christen it properly. 💙❤️🧡💜
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Waiting for the new toy to arrive for that one. Gotta christen it properly. 💙❤️🧡💜
28 of 35: Yoshi’s Island
I’m not sure why, but I think I like this game just a little less every time I play through it. 🤷🏻♂️
I’m not sure why, but I think I like this game just a little less every time I play through it. 🤷🏻♂️
December 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
28 of 35: Yoshi’s Island
I’m not sure why, but I think I like this game just a little less every time I play through it. 🤷🏻♂️
I’m not sure why, but I think I like this game just a little less every time I play through it. 🤷🏻♂️
This must be the inspiration for that Atomic Heart vending machine.
December 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This must be the inspiration for that Atomic Heart vending machine.
27 of 35: Super Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts
Using rewind undercuts the novelty of finishing one of the most difficult games of all time, but it’s the only way I’m going to see it through these days. 😅
Also, this is the first time I learned you get magic in the form of charged weapons. Neat.
Using rewind undercuts the novelty of finishing one of the most difficult games of all time, but it’s the only way I’m going to see it through these days. 😅
Also, this is the first time I learned you get magic in the form of charged weapons. Neat.
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
27 of 35: Super Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts
Using rewind undercuts the novelty of finishing one of the most difficult games of all time, but it’s the only way I’m going to see it through these days. 😅
Also, this is the first time I learned you get magic in the form of charged weapons. Neat.
Using rewind undercuts the novelty of finishing one of the most difficult games of all time, but it’s the only way I’m going to see it through these days. 😅
Also, this is the first time I learned you get magic in the form of charged weapons. Neat.
I’ve got a boy who’s just like that. 🧡
December 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I’ve got a boy who’s just like that. 🧡
26 of 35: Donkey Kong Country 3
Maybe I only find this one easier because it’s the one I played the most? 🤔
Also included, my first attempt at the screenshot which happened to catch the split second the game simulates a scramble effect.
Maybe I only find this one easier because it’s the one I played the most? 🤔
Also included, my first attempt at the screenshot which happened to catch the split second the game simulates a scramble effect.
December 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
26 of 35: Donkey Kong Country 3
Maybe I only find this one easier because it’s the one I played the most? 🤔
Also included, my first attempt at the screenshot which happened to catch the split second the game simulates a scramble effect.
Maybe I only find this one easier because it’s the one I played the most? 🤔
Also included, my first attempt at the screenshot which happened to catch the split second the game simulates a scramble effect.
25 of 35: Wild Guns
Another game that’s brand new to me, and like Actraiser, I would have loved having this one back in the day.
Another game that’s brand new to me, and like Actraiser, I would have loved having this one back in the day.
November 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
25 of 35: Wild Guns
Another game that’s brand new to me, and like Actraiser, I would have loved having this one back in the day.
Another game that’s brand new to me, and like Actraiser, I would have loved having this one back in the day.
24 of 35: The Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie (aka Magical Quest 2)
This trilogy's difficulty is all over the place just like DKC. The first game was moderately challenging, this one is a joke, and 3 is tough as nails. But this is the one I owned as a kid, so it's the one I love.
This trilogy's difficulty is all over the place just like DKC. The first game was moderately challenging, this one is a joke, and 3 is tough as nails. But this is the one I owned as a kid, so it's the one I love.
November 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
24 of 35: The Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie (aka Magical Quest 2)
This trilogy's difficulty is all over the place just like DKC. The first game was moderately challenging, this one is a joke, and 3 is tough as nails. But this is the one I owned as a kid, so it's the one I love.
This trilogy's difficulty is all over the place just like DKC. The first game was moderately challenging, this one is a joke, and 3 is tough as nails. But this is the one I owned as a kid, so it's the one I love.
23 of 35: Earthbound
What a game. I still have my original copy that I got back in 1995. Despite it being worth a few hundred dollars now I don’t think I could ever part with it. It would be like losing a small piece of my childhood. ❤️
What a game. I still have my original copy that I got back in 1995. Despite it being worth a few hundred dollars now I don’t think I could ever part with it. It would be like losing a small piece of my childhood. ❤️
November 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
23 of 35: Earthbound
What a game. I still have my original copy that I got back in 1995. Despite it being worth a few hundred dollars now I don’t think I could ever part with it. It would be like losing a small piece of my childhood. ❤️
What a game. I still have my original copy that I got back in 1995. Despite it being worth a few hundred dollars now I don’t think I could ever part with it. It would be like losing a small piece of my childhood. ❤️
22a of 35: Final Fantasy VI World’s Collide Randomizer
This rando basically turns the WHOLE game into a big ass treasure hunt. I played on fairly easy settings, with characters and espers shuffled in their own pool, while items were randomized amongst themselves.
The all female cast didn’t hurt.😂
This rando basically turns the WHOLE game into a big ass treasure hunt. I played on fairly easy settings, with characters and espers shuffled in their own pool, while items were randomized amongst themselves.
The all female cast didn’t hurt.😂
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
22a of 35: Final Fantasy VI World’s Collide Randomizer
This rando basically turns the WHOLE game into a big ass treasure hunt. I played on fairly easy settings, with characters and espers shuffled in their own pool, while items were randomized amongst themselves.
The all female cast didn’t hurt.😂
This rando basically turns the WHOLE game into a big ass treasure hunt. I played on fairly easy settings, with characters and espers shuffled in their own pool, while items were randomized amongst themselves.
The all female cast didn’t hurt.😂
Always happy to see Treasure Planet get some love. ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Always happy to see Treasure Planet get some love. ❤️
22 of 35: Final Fantasy VI
It’s so wild how different the first and second halves of this classic feel. The World of Balance is mostly linear storylines, then the World of Ruin is an open world treasure hunt.
Also, this final battle could not have been any closer. 🥵
It’s so wild how different the first and second halves of this classic feel. The World of Balance is mostly linear storylines, then the World of Ruin is an open world treasure hunt.
Also, this final battle could not have been any closer. 🥵
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
22 of 35: Final Fantasy VI
It’s so wild how different the first and second halves of this classic feel. The World of Balance is mostly linear storylines, then the World of Ruin is an open world treasure hunt.
Also, this final battle could not have been any closer. 🥵
It’s so wild how different the first and second halves of this classic feel. The World of Balance is mostly linear storylines, then the World of Ruin is an open world treasure hunt.
Also, this final battle could not have been any closer. 🥵
Have you played the remake? I saw this morning that it was on sale currently. 👀
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Have you played the remake? I saw this morning that it was on sale currently. 👀
21 of 35: Actraiser
I didn't intend to play this in one big sitting, but man, what a really cool game. I dug the almost puzzle aspect to the sim side of things, and while the action scenes didn't do much for me I still really like Enix's "simple" take on combat. Guess I'm 30+ late to the party!😅
I didn't intend to play this in one big sitting, but man, what a really cool game. I dug the almost puzzle aspect to the sim side of things, and while the action scenes didn't do much for me I still really like Enix's "simple" take on combat. Guess I'm 30+ late to the party!😅
November 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
21 of 35: Actraiser
I didn't intend to play this in one big sitting, but man, what a really cool game. I dug the almost puzzle aspect to the sim side of things, and while the action scenes didn't do much for me I still really like Enix's "simple" take on combat. Guess I'm 30+ late to the party!😅
I didn't intend to play this in one big sitting, but man, what a really cool game. I dug the almost puzzle aspect to the sim side of things, and while the action scenes didn't do much for me I still really like Enix's "simple" take on combat. Guess I'm 30+ late to the party!😅
20 of 35: Donkey Kong Country 2
I can't believe how this trilogy's difficulty oscillates. The first game is fine, this one is borderline brutal (especially going for 100%), and the third is easier than 1!
I can't believe how this trilogy's difficulty oscillates. The first game is fine, this one is borderline brutal (especially going for 100%), and the third is easier than 1!
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
20 of 35: Donkey Kong Country 2
I can't believe how this trilogy's difficulty oscillates. The first game is fine, this one is borderline brutal (especially going for 100%), and the third is easier than 1!
I can't believe how this trilogy's difficulty oscillates. The first game is fine, this one is borderline brutal (especially going for 100%), and the third is easier than 1!
19 of 35: Kirby Super Star
RetroAchievements sure breathe some new life into these old classics, but playing through Milky Way Wishes without collecting any of the super abilities just feels wrong.
RetroAchievements sure breathe some new life into these old classics, but playing through Milky Way Wishes without collecting any of the super abilities just feels wrong.
November 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
19 of 35: Kirby Super Star
RetroAchievements sure breathe some new life into these old classics, but playing through Milky Way Wishes without collecting any of the super abilities just feels wrong.
RetroAchievements sure breathe some new life into these old classics, but playing through Milky Way Wishes without collecting any of the super abilities just feels wrong.