Growing up haunted by velvet Elvis paintings, I was never really a fan. However, after reading Jonah’s manuscript about how it all started, I was hooked.

To be clear there's like a 5% chance that I finish a single song and an even smaller chance that it's good

But like, I have the synth open, notes are being played, and every other hobby I had that previously sidetracked me has fizzled out. This time I have the power

Although I probably shouldn't have given the game away. Somebody's going to decode my songs and discover that my beautiful leitmotif is just "penispussypenis"

I'm not the first person to do this to brainstorm melodies, right? Every word sounds musical by default because rhythm and intonation are already encoded in language, and every language has its own rules, so I'm typing Spanish, Latin and Romanized Japanese too to mix things up

It makes sense: My brain is hearing rhythms and beats that the words aren't lining up with, so I'm instinctively over and under-shooting the keys. What if I just type like this forever? Will I eventually associate words with music without even thinking about it? I feel the nerves rewiring already

Hybrid Front always ranked at or near the top for me, but I've been actually playing it, and that's an awfully small soundtrack for what's actually a 150+ hour game. S3&K is eternal, but I'll allow myself only one Sonic

Huge respect for Crying! I've always had a certain fascination with that game

Was still sitting here trying to work out my top 5. It's too cruel. I'm thinking

1. Shinobi III
2. Yuu Yuu Hakusho - Makyou Touitsusen
3. Ristar
4. Sonic 3D Blast
5. Streets of Rage II

Gut instinct was to "um ackshually" with Jewel Master or something but it's all coming back to me now. Yeah

This is exactly what I said to myself last year when I noticed Shrek, Xena and Zoboomafoo. Even the shovelware eventually becomes precious