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PC-98 Bot @pc98bot.gang-fight.com · 3h

Halfmoon ni Kawaru Made Ramiya Ryo no Nijiiro Tamatebako (ハーフムーンにかわるまで蘭宮涼の虹色玉手箱) // Cocktail Soft // PC-98

Charles D. @nemoide.bsky.social · 2h

That's what I thought UNTIL I made a serious attempt to beat Bubsy some years back. The more time I spent with Bubsy, the more I hated Bubsy. The first couple of levels are okay, but the game becomes MISERABLE.

(I never played any of the sequels)

Charles D. @nemoide.bsky.social · 9h

Oh man, they still exist and are WAY COOLER THAN I REMEMBER THEM BEING WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER!

youtu.be/ScQ0PgxXL-w

KITTIE - Fire (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by SUMERIAN

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Charles D. @nemoide.bsky.social · 9h

What if I started listening to Kittie?

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Charles D. @nemoide.bsky.social · 10h

Day 8: Devil House by Shonen Knife (English version)

Keeping the Japanese theme going with some classic Shonen Knife! This one was originally recorded in Japanese, but I'm more familiar with the English version.

youtu.be/7SZT4Y1yiDg

Shonen Knife – 13 DEVIL HOUSE

YouTube video by pop tune archive

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Robot Wig @robotwig.com · 19h

"I'm your boyfriend now, Nancy."

All shot using real figures, lighting and miniatures sets.

#anightmareonelmstreet #photography #horror #miniatures

Freddy rips his face off exposing his skeleton

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K8 Häxan 🦇 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 1d

TIL: Disney made a special poster for the 1969 re-release of FANTASIA aimed squarely at stoners + hippies and THAT theatrical run is how the movie first turned a profit.

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Dinosaur Dracula 🦖🧛 @dinosaurdracula.bsky.social · 18h

Halloween! Nightmare King! Ghost! Ghost Pepper! Wednesday! And now the Jack-O-Lantern Whopper. I'm the only person in the world with a complete collection of Burger King's Halloween Whoppers, dating as far back as 2015. Can't believe I'm single.

Every Burger King Halloween Whopper, from 2015 to now. (Why though?)

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Charles D. @nemoide.bsky.social · 16h

I hear folks talk about Are You Afraid of the Dark and Goosebumps regularly, but to me, Eerie, Indiana was tops

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Space Leech @spaceleech.bsky.social · 21h

Steven Universe picking which Lucasarts adventure game to play next.

videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 5d

illustration, login, magazine (1986) archive.org/details/logi...

a boy or young man with black hair using a computer with a hand device above attached to a circle that has hanging floppy disk covers with floppy disks in them. it can be spun around, as demonstrated by the illustration.

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Charles D. @nemoide.bsky.social · 1d

Day 7: Stage 3 music from Soreyuke! Burunyanman Portable by Yuichiro Usui

A rare piece of cringe otaku music that's also Halloween appropriate!

youtu.be/rUw0iHZaxv4

それゆけ！ぶるにゃんマンHARDCORE!!!　Stage3 BGM 「悪猫退散」

YouTube video by douteiful

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Pop Arena @poparena.bsky.social · 1d

There's a very, very small but not zero percent chance J.R.R. Tolkien played Pong. That Charlie Chaplin watched Star Wars. That Ginger Rogers drank an Ecto Cooler. That Samuel Beckett tuned into Miami Vice.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Dinosaur Dracula 🦖🧛 @dinosaurdracula.bsky.social · 1d

The greatest thing I own or will ever own is this old retail standee where Dracula casually reveals a coffin full of Doritos and Pepsi.

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Fantômas, Le contrebandier de DEI @theefantomas.bsky.social · 1d

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VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote a long article about Rieko Kodama, her career at Sega, the evolution of her company, the games she worked on (including some canceled games and/or games for which she is not credited), the status of women and working conditions in the video game industry, etc.
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama/

Illustration: a portrait of Rieko Kodama with some of the games she has worked on. The dominant colors are yellow, purple and red. Counterclockwise from top left: Rieko Kodama, Alis and Lutz from Phantasy Star, Sonic in a maze, Alex Kidd and his motorbike next to Flicky on a waterfront pier, Joe Musashi and his dog near the Statue of Liberty facing a skyline, the three playable characters from Golden Axe seen from behind on the edge of a cliff, and one of the flying ships from Skies of Arcadia.

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Jason Trost @jasontrost.bsky.social · 3d

I finally made my first game! Something I've wanted to do my entire life. It’s called AFAR, and wishlisting it on Steam could literally change my life!I t’s free and helps visibility for games with no corporate backing more than you think! store.steampowered.com/app/4064520/...

AFAR: An Interactive Horror Film on Steam

A survival horror experience inspired by 90s FMV games and VHS nightmares. Choose your path as a paranormal investigator in a haunting interactive film and uncover the secrets of Barlang Valley. Every...

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Charles D. @nemoide.bsky.social · 2d

I just read issue #92, which confirms that Doug Moench has read it along with some other counter-culture and esoteric books, and was in correspondence with Robert Anton Wilson!

(Too bad they didn't wait one more issue to disclose it: 93 would have been an Aleister Crowley reference.)

Charles D. @nemoide.bsky.social · Aug 4

This panel from Master of Kung Fu #83 has me convinced that either Doug Moench or Mike Zeck read The Illuminatus! Trilogy

A panel from Master of Kung Fu #83, featuring a peace sign, a swasika, a cow skull, a hexagram, a 666, and significantly: an eye in a pyramid, an apple, a number 5, a number 24, and a pentagon.

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Charles D. @nemoide.bsky.social · 2d

The composer of Panzer Dragoon Saga just posted a very fun rendition of Fur Elise featuring many excellent cats.

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L.V. Beethoven ‘Fur Elise’ Latin cover「エリーゼのChaChaCha」

YouTube video by Saori Kobayashi　小林早織

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Charles D. @nemoide.bsky.social · 2d

This video has been blocked from re-release since the 90s by the Jimi Hendrix estate. It's cool to officially have it on YouTube!

(Although it was mastered on video, so it's not all that better looking than before)

Sean-Paul @hellomrkearns.bsky.social · 2d

Im surprised
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Devo - R U Experienced

YouTube video by DevoOfficialVEVO

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Charles D. @nemoide.bsky.social · 2d

I know most folks don't know about B&T, but this is bad news in library-land.

Cyberpunk Librarian @cyberpunklibrarian.bsky.social · 2d

Baker & Taylor appears to be shutting down. A post on the r/libraries subreddit from an employee of B&T breaks the news and there appear to be other employees in the comments confirming the situation.

From the Libraries community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the Libraries community

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Charles D. @nemoide.bsky.social · 2d

Oh no, TWO essential Halloween events are happening at the same time later in the month: a horror movie marathon in a theater and a concert featuring The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black

I don't know what I'll decide on, they're both such cool options...

Charles D. @nemoide.bsky.social · 2d

Day 6: Get Down Goblin by Jan Terri

I honestly can't say how much of my love for this song is ironic but it's essential October listening.

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