Otfrid the Rambler
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I see all these amazing Pokemon romhacks for the various GameBoys and I think… what if there were romhacks for the Dragon Quest series?
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I see all these amazing Pokemon romhacks for the various GameBoys and I think… what if there were romhacks for the Dragon Quest series?
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Art by • Maxime Desmettre
October 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Art by • Maxime Desmettre
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they scanned real figurines for DQVIIR's models and environments :o
September 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
they scanned real figurines for DQVIIR's models and environments :o
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Thrilled to announce that Dragon Ruins is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox, and Switch on September 5.
Published by KEMCO.
www.kemco.jp/game/dragonr...
Published by KEMCO.
www.kemco.jp/game/dragonr...
Dragon Ruins
Explore ancient ruins and defeat the dragon in a dungeon crawler RPG!
www.kemco.jp
August 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Thrilled to announce that Dragon Ruins is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox, and Switch on September 5.
Published by KEMCO.
www.kemco.jp/game/dragonr...
Published by KEMCO.
www.kemco.jp/game/dragonr...
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Discworld QOTD, from Unseen Academicals
“The Librarian was not familiar with love, which had always struck him as a bit ethereal and soppy, but kindness, on the other hand, was practical. You knew where you were with kindness, especially if you were holding a pie it had just given you.”
“The Librarian was not familiar with love, which had always struck him as a bit ethereal and soppy, but kindness, on the other hand, was practical. You knew where you were with kindness, especially if you were holding a pie it had just given you.”
Discworld QOTD, from Soul Music
“I MAY HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF SOME FLICKER OF EMOTION IN THE RECENT PAST, said Death, BUT I CAN GIVE IT UP ANY TIME I LIKE.”
“I MAY HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF SOME FLICKER OF EMOTION IN THE RECENT PAST, said Death, BUT I CAN GIVE IT UP ANY TIME I LIKE.”
Discworld QOTD, from Pyramids
“Her singing always cheered him up. Life seemed so much brighter when she stopped.”
“Her singing always cheered him up. Life seemed so much brighter when she stopped.”
August 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Unseen Academicals
“The Librarian was not familiar with love, which had always struck him as a bit ethereal and soppy, but kindness, on the other hand, was practical. You knew where you were with kindness, especially if you were holding a pie it had just given you.”
“The Librarian was not familiar with love, which had always struck him as a bit ethereal and soppy, but kindness, on the other hand, was practical. You knew where you were with kindness, especially if you were holding a pie it had just given you.”
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Do not go quietly! Keep struggling!
July 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Do not go quietly! Keep struggling!
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Google's AI summaries are
- killing traffic to legitimate sites
- producing summaries that can be wrong
- in the long run probably making you a dumbass
www.404media.co/googles-ai-i...
- killing traffic to legitimate sites
- producing summaries that can be wrong
- in the long run probably making you a dumbass
www.404media.co/googles-ai-i...
Google’s AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brain
Google’s AI Overview, which is easy to fool into stating nonsense as fact, is stopping people from finding and supporting small businesses and credible sources.
www.404media.co
July 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Google's AI summaries are
- killing traffic to legitimate sites
- producing summaries that can be wrong
- in the long run probably making you a dumbass
www.404media.co/googles-ai-i...
- killing traffic to legitimate sites
- producing summaries that can be wrong
- in the long run probably making you a dumbass
www.404media.co/googles-ai-i...
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No Nintendo Direct? No problem—here’s the Crawlmmunity Showcase instead!
I'm super excited to present the first CRAWLMMUNITY SHOWCASE!
This Direct-style presentation features over 22 games made by friends, mutuals, and members of The Crawlmmunity. We've got dungeon crawlers, action games, point-and-click adventures, TTRPGs, and more. CHECK IT OUT: youtu.be/UeDBJSJskvk
This Direct-style presentation features over 22 games made by friends, mutuals, and members of The Crawlmmunity. We've got dungeon crawlers, action games, point-and-click adventures, TTRPGs, and more. CHECK IT OUT: youtu.be/UeDBJSJskvk
Checking Out Games Made By YOU
YouTube video by The Crawl
youtu.be
July 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
No Nintendo Direct? No problem—here’s the Crawlmmunity Showcase instead!
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I'm super excited to present the first CRAWLMMUNITY SHOWCASE!
This Direct-style presentation features over 22 games made by friends, mutuals, and members of The Crawlmmunity. We've got dungeon crawlers, action games, point-and-click adventures, TTRPGs, and more. CHECK IT OUT: youtu.be/UeDBJSJskvk
This Direct-style presentation features over 22 games made by friends, mutuals, and members of The Crawlmmunity. We've got dungeon crawlers, action games, point-and-click adventures, TTRPGs, and more. CHECK IT OUT: youtu.be/UeDBJSJskvk
Checking Out Games Made By YOU
YouTube video by The Crawl
youtu.be
July 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I'm super excited to present the first CRAWLMMUNITY SHOWCASE!
This Direct-style presentation features over 22 games made by friends, mutuals, and members of The Crawlmmunity. We've got dungeon crawlers, action games, point-and-click adventures, TTRPGs, and more. CHECK IT OUT: youtu.be/UeDBJSJskvk
This Direct-style presentation features over 22 games made by friends, mutuals, and members of The Crawlmmunity. We've got dungeon crawlers, action games, point-and-click adventures, TTRPGs, and more. CHECK IT OUT: youtu.be/UeDBJSJskvk
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I’m not sure any aesthetic is stronger than this.
April 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I’m not sure any aesthetic is stronger than this.
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ive been thinking abt this video literally all day today
April 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
ive been thinking abt this video literally all day today
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I'm very excited to drop the first official The Crawl digital zine piece: The Monster Hunter Wilds Review.
I'll post the full review in this thread, or you can download a full-res PDF version here (100% free): www.patreon.com/posts/124465...
I'll post the full review in this thread, or you can download a full-res PDF version here (100% free): www.patreon.com/posts/124465...
March 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I'm very excited to drop the first official The Crawl digital zine piece: The Monster Hunter Wilds Review.
I'll post the full review in this thread, or you can download a full-res PDF version here (100% free): www.patreon.com/posts/124465...
I'll post the full review in this thread, or you can download a full-res PDF version here (100% free): www.patreon.com/posts/124465...
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Doom Pop Up Parade SP Doom Marine up for preorder at BBTS ($91.99) buff.ly/StnLLAQ
CD Japan $52 buff.ly/kK8NRYi
amiami $59 buff.ly/D1yATzS
HLJ buff.ly/0WXGOLs
CD Japan $52 buff.ly/kK8NRYi
amiami $59 buff.ly/D1yATzS
HLJ buff.ly/0WXGOLs
March 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Doom Pop Up Parade SP Doom Marine up for preorder at BBTS ($91.99) buff.ly/StnLLAQ
CD Japan $52 buff.ly/kK8NRYi
amiami $59 buff.ly/D1yATzS
HLJ buff.ly/0WXGOLs
CD Japan $52 buff.ly/kK8NRYi
amiami $59 buff.ly/D1yATzS
HLJ buff.ly/0WXGOLs
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Here’s the thing. Technologically speaking, Avowed is mid. It’s kinda ugly and a little basic looking, and it’s not super slick and refined.
But it’s GOOD. It’s FUN.
Dear game execs: Not everything has to be super hyper real graphics and multiplayer live service. Just. Make. Good. Games.
But it’s GOOD. It’s FUN.
Dear game execs: Not everything has to be super hyper real graphics and multiplayer live service. Just. Make. Good. Games.
February 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Here’s the thing. Technologically speaking, Avowed is mid. It’s kinda ugly and a little basic looking, and it’s not super slick and refined.
But it’s GOOD. It’s FUN.
Dear game execs: Not everything has to be super hyper real graphics and multiplayer live service. Just. Make. Good. Games.
But it’s GOOD. It’s FUN.
Dear game execs: Not everything has to be super hyper real graphics and multiplayer live service. Just. Make. Good. Games.
I miss Ratchet & Clank…
January 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I miss Ratchet & Clank…
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there are people out there saying "keep politics out of video games" and their favourite games will be like Fallout or Metal Gear
January 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
there are people out there saying "keep politics out of video games" and their favourite games will be like Fallout or Metal Gear
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Instead of $100 games, let’s try making games that are cheaper and don’t exploit industry workers.
January 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Instead of $100 games, let’s try making games that are cheaper and don’t exploit industry workers.
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we need to go back to the days where fantasy anime meant girls with big pauldrons.
January 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
we need to go back to the days where fantasy anime meant girls with big pauldrons.
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It's new newsletter day! Closing out 2024 with a story I've been keeping tabs on all year: the ludicrously difficult challenge of resurrecting Japan's ultimate '00s mobile game, Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII
The Before Crisis crisis: How hackers are rebuilding the lost Final Fantasy VII mobile game piece by tiny piece
Plus RPCS3 turning a Raspberry Pi 5 into a PSP-esque PS3, a new feature for the Sega Saturn MiSTer core, and some fan translations due in 2025.
www.readonlymemo.com
December 15, 2024 at 5:42 PM
It's new newsletter day! Closing out 2024 with a story I've been keeping tabs on all year: the ludicrously difficult challenge of resurrecting Japan's ultimate '00s mobile game, Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII
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Good morning, here's my freelance debut at @pcgamer.com, talking about Final Fantasy's identity crisis and Square's unfulfilled sales expectations, and how they don't line up with the overall success of role-playing games in the industry right now. DQ, Trails, et al know what they are; does FF?
Japanese RPGs are thriving this decade, so why isn't Final Fantasy?
Dragon Quest, Trails, Like a Dragon and Persona have all flourished thanks to their consistency—and knowing exactly what their players want.
www.pcgamer.com
November 29, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Good morning, here's my freelance debut at @pcgamer.com, talking about Final Fantasy's identity crisis and Square's unfulfilled sales expectations, and how they don't line up with the overall success of role-playing games in the industry right now. DQ, Trails, et al know what they are; does FF?
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Never change, Dragon Quest
November 15, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Never change, Dragon Quest
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So Dragon Quest III 2DHD is brilliant, and I’ll be talking about it on the show and elsewhere. Also, I met a Catula monster named “Alutac,” and I can die happy.
November 14, 2024 at 1:06 AM
So Dragon Quest III 2DHD is brilliant, and I’ll be talking about it on the show and elsewhere. Also, I met a Catula monster named “Alutac,” and I can die happy.
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Two more days!
📺 Dragon Quest III // Super NES // JVC-27D201 via component
November 12, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Two more days!
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I want to post pretty stuff today—so give me a CRT-era game and I’ll do my best to post a photo.
📺 Dragon Quest VIII // PlayStation 2 // PVM-1354Q via component
📺 Dragon Quest VIII // PlayStation 2 // PVM-1354Q via component
November 6, 2024 at 5:01 PM
I want to post pretty stuff today—so give me a CRT-era game and I’ll do my best to post a photo.
📺 Dragon Quest VIII // PlayStation 2 // PVM-1354Q via component
📺 Dragon Quest VIII // PlayStation 2 // PVM-1354Q via component