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Daniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social · 1d

Pokemon games have gotten bigger since, but none have improved on the feeling you got in Red/Blue that the land you were travelling through was almost infinitely immense.

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Daniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social · 1d

One of the greatest video game surprises of my childhood was finally seeing a full map of Saffron City and realizing that it was only this big, instead of the size of a massive real-life city like I'd originally assumed.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 9d

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

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Blippo+ @blippo.plus · 8d

Handheld TV that’s totally Decked out! Blippo+ is Steam Deck Verified and on sale for a limited time.

Buy it now!
blippo.plus/steam

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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 14d

Embargo is up! Let's talk about tactics! No, not *those* Tactics...

I recently played Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. A blind spot for me as a fan, I found the best writing in the series and one of the few systems that really makes you *roleplay*

Read more: transgamerthoughts.com/post/7955940...

We Will Reclaim This Land: Thoughts on Fire Emblem Path of Radiance

Recently, I’ve been playing games in what are basically little “syllabuses” where I’m playing either a specific genre or series in bulk. This allows not only for myself to get a really up close look.....

transgamerthoughts.com

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 14d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Draino @rockmeadameus.bsky.social · 15d

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I Heart Noise @iheartnoise.bsky.social · 16d

Minor key version of that song sounds like grunge

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCEW...

"What's up" in Minor key

YouTube video by Oleg Berg

www.youtube.com

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ちゃこり @tyako089.bsky.social · 16d

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 16d

imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off

In early 2025, beaver activity in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic, contributed to the restoration of a wetland ecosystem. A family of beavers constructed a series of dams that coincidentally accomplished environmental goals of the Czech government, which had delayed its proposed project since 2018 for bureaucratic and financial reasons. The beaver-built dams saved the Czech government approximately US$1.2 million,

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Kishi @kissy.bsky.social · 20d

In Metal Gear Solid (1998), when fighting the Hind D helicopter, you're advised to keep track of its location by listening to the stereo panning. But if you've set "Sound" to "Monaural" in the Options menu, you get this exclusive addition. . .

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Hard Drive @hard-drive.net · 20d

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Draino @rockmeadameus.bsky.social · 20d

(could be wrong, of course- I haven't read Nealuchi's supports at all and it's been a decade since I played RD)

Draino @rockmeadameus.bsky.social · 20d

(no quote, just wanted to respond to the ep)

I've always read the Nealuchi-Naesala relationship as Naesala and his former caretaker, not literal father and son. Think Marcus-Roy. "My hatchling" = the birdman equivalent of "my child" as a pet name for anybody 50 years younger than you.

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 21d

"Go touch grass"
My brother in Christ i can't
Grass is 4x super effective
To water and ground

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 29d

My state keeps being in the news for things that aren’t horrible and honestly, as an NC expat, I had forgotten what that was like.

KRQE News 13 @krqe.com · Sep 9

Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico is becoming the first state in the U.S. to offer free early childhood education to every family in the state. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a universal ch…

www.krqe.com

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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 29d

lately when i’m feeling hopeless i just think of the Katamari cat wearing scuba gear. if she can survive in an inhospitable environment then so can i

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · Aug 31

I’ve often thought of genres as tags, not categories.

It’s helpful to understand that being one thing does not preclude you from being another thing, too.

Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · Aug 31

I mean, the categorization isn’t really there to make us happy, it’s so readers can find the thing that they want to read. If you opened a menu and the entrees were all just labeled “MEAT” it’s not that helpful.

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · Aug 31

Return to Monkey Island is is $7.49 on US PS+ buff.ly/87teosx
$9.99 US eShop buff.ly/a6EJzO0
(Steam) $9.99 Humble buff.ly/zqNlBqO
$9.99 GOG buff.ly/of5p85g

XSX/Switch $29.08 US Dollars at VGP buff.ly/T9u61DE

also on Game Pass Standard/PS+ Extra

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Yoz Grahame @yoz.bsky.social · Aug 31

A piece of paper on which these words are printed:

A COMPUTER
CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

THEREFORE A COMPUTER MUST PARTY

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Kyle Orland @kyleor.land · Aug 29

I crunched the numbers on game console price drops back to 1977 to figure out why today's consoles are so historically expensive.

Short answer: It's not inflation.

Long answer: arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/...

Today’s game consoles are historically overpriced

Ars analysis shows missing price cuts are costing console consumers hundreds of dollars.

arstechnica.com

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Out of Context Pokémon @oocpokemonofficial.bsky.social · Aug 30

this is an image of an ad about America's Best Lawyers and squirtle is in the picture

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Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · Aug 27

When someone started tampering with Tylenol bottles in 1982 the company recalled $100 million worth of bottles immediately even though they clearly weren't at fault

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · Aug 27

an appropriate response to your product killing a child after months of psychological manipulation and torture is to take the product off the market before it kills again and the fact that this isn’t universally accepted right now is incredibly frightening

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Chris DeVille @chrisdeville.bsky.social · Aug 26

My debut book is OUT TODAY!

'Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion' is about how indie rock changed the mainstream and the mainstream changed indie rock in the 21st century.

Buy it and let me know what you think:

Such Great Heights 9781250363381 - Macmillan

The definitive history of 21st century indie rock—from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent—and how the genre shift...

read.macmillan.com

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · Aug 24

Local ABQ peeps! Bookworks! Tuesday! 6pm! We’re doing a launch party for Hemlock & Silver! Come say hi! Get a book signed!

Be there or be somewhere else that is hopefully equally awesome!

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Polygon @polygon.com · Aug 24

Even the simplest quests matter in these story-driven adventures

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon is a criminally underrated roguelike

Even the simplest quests matter in these story-driven adventures

www.polygon.com

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