TT2CPU Nate
@mcpownsalot.bsky.social
HS Stem Teacher and Esports Coach
I have a podcast called Tabletop to CPU, go listen!
Come watch my streams: https://www.twitch.tv/tt2cpu
I have a podcast called Tabletop to CPU, go listen!
Come watch my streams: https://www.twitch.tv/tt2cpu
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TT2CPU Nate
@mcpownsalot.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Good Morning, here is the post with things I like:
👉 Game Design
👉 Indy Games
👉 Board Games
👉 Legend of Zelda
👉 Star Wars
👉 Marvel
👉 LOTR
👉 Coaching Esports
👉 TTRPG
👉 Magic
👉 The Bear
👉 Cooking
👉 Baking
👉 Valorant
👉 Halo
👉 Story Based games
👉 Watching speedrunners
👉 Avatar the Last Airbender
👉 Game Design
👉 Indy Games
👉 Board Games
👉 Legend of Zelda
👉 Star Wars
👉 Marvel
👉 LOTR
👉 Coaching Esports
👉 TTRPG
👉 Magic
👉 The Bear
👉 Cooking
👉 Baking
👉 Valorant
👉 Halo
👉 Story Based games
👉 Watching speedrunners
👉 Avatar the Last Airbender
Pokemon Legends ZA has been largely fun and a refreshing take in the franchise. That being said, it still feels like the small innovations in this one should have arrived 10 years ago. If they had done something like this on the Wii, people would have gone crazy for it.
January 30, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Pokemon Legends ZA has been largely fun and a refreshing take in the franchise. That being said, it still feels like the small innovations in this one should have arrived 10 years ago. If they had done something like this on the Wii, people would have gone crazy for it.
It is hard to overstate the unique niche that Survivor has as a game. There is social play and physical play and actually persisting in a difficult environment. I don't know that you can capture Survivor gameplay w/o all of the physical challenges, the jury, the voting elimination, or survival
January 29, 2026 at 3:45 PM
It is hard to overstate the unique niche that Survivor has as a game. There is social play and physical play and actually persisting in a difficult environment. I don't know that you can capture Survivor gameplay w/o all of the physical challenges, the jury, the voting elimination, or survival
If I could still get to the number of video games I once did, I for sure would play through the Ghosts of series. They look like classic Assassins Creed gameplay with fun stories set in Japan. Meanwhile I cant find time to get through Blueprince.
January 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM
If I could still get to the number of video games I once did, I for sure would play through the Ghosts of series. They look like classic Assassins Creed gameplay with fun stories set in Japan. Meanwhile I cant find time to get through Blueprince.
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Submissions for Games Done Blindfolded close TONIGHT at 11:59 PM PT / 2:59 PM ET!!!
*Games Done Blindfolded will be taking place on Feb. 21 (with potential to expand to Feb 22 😉)
https://forms.gle/cZZDfcCbrKKMzAv58
*Games Done Blindfolded will be taking place on Feb. 21 (with potential to expand to Feb 22 😉)
https://forms.gle/cZZDfcCbrKKMzAv58
January 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Submissions for Games Done Blindfolded close TONIGHT at 11:59 PM PT / 2:59 PM ET!!!
*Games Done Blindfolded will be taking place on Feb. 21 (with potential to expand to Feb 22 😉)
https://forms.gle/cZZDfcCbrKKMzAv58
*Games Done Blindfolded will be taking place on Feb. 21 (with potential to expand to Feb 22 😉)
https://forms.gle/cZZDfcCbrKKMzAv58
Trying to be better about posting daily or so. Having finished watching E33, it deserved the love. Soundtrack and visuals were all on point. Story was well written and just the right amount of esoteric without being too abstract.
January 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Trying to be better about posting daily or so. Having finished watching E33, it deserved the love. Soundtrack and visuals were all on point. Story was well written and just the right amount of esoteric without being too abstract.
Blue Prince is a really unique game with a unique take on both mystery games like Myst and Roguelikes. Can't wait to go deeper with it later.
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Blue Prince is a really unique game with a unique take on both mystery games like Myst and Roguelikes. Can't wait to go deeper with it later.
Watching my buddy play Expedition 33, this game is super awesome, but I am really glad I dont have to dodge and counter my way through.
December 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Watching my buddy play Expedition 33, this game is super awesome, but I am really glad I dont have to dodge and counter my way through.
Well we got eliminated in quarter finals against the 1 seed for Splatoon. Took 1 game off them, almost 2, in our best of five. Really proud of the team.
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Well we got eliminated in quarter finals against the 1 seed for Splatoon. Took 1 game off them, almost 2, in our best of five. Really proud of the team.
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Taking my team to Esports playoffs today. Being an Esports coach is so fun, but in high stakes competition I get so much anxiety, much more than when I play. Hope we can take home a title today.
December 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Taking my team to Esports playoffs today. Being an Esports coach is so fun, but in high stakes competition I get so much anxiety, much more than when I play. Hope we can take home a title today.
I think one of the biggest mistakes when it comes to games is making the focus too narrow. When we open up and look to the wider scope of concepts, we find innovation for gamers everywhere. From things like Split Fiction to a Dead Cells board game, people love different experiences.
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I think one of the biggest mistakes when it comes to games is making the focus too narrow. When we open up and look to the wider scope of concepts, we find innovation for gamers everywhere. From things like Split Fiction to a Dead Cells board game, people love different experiences.
Just started Blue Prince. It is such a unique fun game. I love games that have a unique twist on Rogue Likes.
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Just started Blue Prince. It is such a unique fun game. I love games that have a unique twist on Rogue Likes.
Sports are in general only interesting if you understand them. Lacking a basic understanding of a sport makes it hard to enjoy watching. Video games are the same way. Designers and gamers often forget this when designing games based on affordances they have learned through a life time of gaming.
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Sports are in general only interesting if you understand them. Lacking a basic understanding of a sport makes it hard to enjoy watching. Video games are the same way. Designers and gamers often forget this when designing games based on affordances they have learned through a life time of gaming.
Ok, if we finish this discord bot, new side project will be working on an ode to Escape Velocity Nova.
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Ok, if we finish this discord bot, new side project will be working on an ode to Escape Velocity Nova.
I am making good progress on a Discord bot side project. If I have enough success, I amy even start on a video game side project.
October 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I am making good progress on a Discord bot side project. If I have enough success, I amy even start on a video game side project.
Programming can be very satisfying. I am currently doing a small side project of making a custom bot. Its been fun to just try out this API. Also tried to use ChatGPT as a starting point and it clearly pulled code from somewhere else and could not modify well or understand the shifts in current API
October 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Programming can be very satisfying. I am currently doing a small side project of making a custom bot. Its been fun to just try out this API. Also tried to use ChatGPT as a starting point and it clearly pulled code from somewhere else and could not modify well or understand the shifts in current API
I started playing Pikmin Bloom, which is a combination of a step counter game mixed with Pikmin by the people who brought you Pokémon Go. Mostly I am playing as I try to focus on better steps. Pikmin have to go on missions in the game to different locations and take a travel time.
September 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I started playing Pikmin Bloom, which is a combination of a step counter game mixed with Pikmin by the people who brought you Pokémon Go. Mostly I am playing as I try to focus on better steps. Pikmin have to go on missions in the game to different locations and take a travel time.
One of the negatives of being a high school coach is that they found my steam account. Someone asked me about the game Binding of Isaac. I said "It is a great game, but I don't care for it". Another student said "What would you know, you only have 14 minutes in it". SMH
September 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
One of the negatives of being a high school coach is that they found my steam account. Someone asked me about the game Binding of Isaac. I said "It is a great game, but I don't care for it". Another student said "What would you know, you only have 14 minutes in it". SMH
An element of Game Design can incorporate game types outside of the traditional tabletop to cpu. Survivor 49 starts soon. While I dislike a good portion of reality TV, Survivor's structure is such a unique look into the human condition.
September 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
An element of Game Design can incorporate game types outside of the traditional tabletop to cpu. Survivor 49 starts soon. While I dislike a good portion of reality TV, Survivor's structure is such a unique look into the human condition.
We should design more games to solve real world problems. Having played mini metro where you build a simulated Metro system to solve loads on the system, can we capture specific scenarios from that and build trains based on that.
August 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
We should design more games to solve real world problems. Having played mini metro where you build a simulated Metro system to solve loads on the system, can we capture specific scenarios from that and build trains based on that.
Learn game design means that engaging in lots of games is important. Board Game Arena has really helped me learn unique mechanics.
August 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Learn game design means that engaging in lots of games is important. Board Game Arena has really helped me learn unique mechanics.
A central problem with AAA games is they think the way to grow is in graphics and realism, but games like Donkey Kong, Astrobot, Dune, and Disco Ellysium show that new mechanics or refreshing old genres is just as good or better. The problem is when publishers get in the way of designers.
August 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A central problem with AAA games is they think the way to grow is in graphics and realism, but games like Donkey Kong, Astrobot, Dune, and Disco Ellysium show that new mechanics or refreshing old genres is just as good or better. The problem is when publishers get in the way of designers.
I'm impressed by how much Baldurs Gate 3 captures D&D undiluted. Pretty neat by and large. I wonder if it will make players want their DM to do more. I think the most annoying part of D&D is the length of combat and BG3 speeds it up so much.
August 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I'm impressed by how much Baldurs Gate 3 captures D&D undiluted. Pretty neat by and large. I wonder if it will make players want their DM to do more. I think the most annoying part of D&D is the length of combat and BG3 speeds it up so much.
Finally getting to this Baldur's Gate 3 thing. Fire hurts a lot.
July 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Finally getting to this Baldur's Gate 3 thing. Fire hurts a lot.
Been just poking around in EV: Nova again and was reading up on all the storylines. It really was an open world game well before the modern era. Old school developers were just built different.
May 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Been just poking around in EV: Nova again and was reading up on all the storylines. It really was an open world game well before the modern era. Old school developers were just built different.