Wombat J
@wombatjanitor.bsky.social
software developer | gamer | tech enthusiast | autistic | mostly lurking
Old — Yoshi’s Island, Final Fantasy IV
New — Hollow Knight, Celeste
(Guess I still have an affinity for classic-style games. I can almost put BOTW on this list, but those dungeons…)
New — Hollow Knight, Celeste
(Guess I still have an affinity for classic-style games. I can almost put BOTW on this list, but those dungeons…)
February 5, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Old — Yoshi’s Island, Final Fantasy IV
New — Hollow Knight, Celeste
(Guess I still have an affinity for classic-style games. I can almost put BOTW on this list, but those dungeons…)
New — Hollow Knight, Celeste
(Guess I still have an affinity for classic-style games. I can almost put BOTW on this list, but those dungeons…)
iPhone tip. Hit the power button five times in a row, and biometric auth is disabled until you put your passcode in.
February 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM
iPhone tip. Hit the power button five times in a row, and biometric auth is disabled until you put your passcode in.
…Really.
I’ve been using browsers for over 30 years, consider myself a desktop power user, but somehow never caught on to this one!
I’ve been using browsers for over 30 years, consider myself a desktop power user, but somehow never caught on to this one!
January 24, 2026 at 12:18 PM
…Really.
I’ve been using browsers for over 30 years, consider myself a desktop power user, but somehow never caught on to this one!
I’ve been using browsers for over 30 years, consider myself a desktop power user, but somehow never caught on to this one!
I appreciate so much that you do this. I look at these with my 9 year old daughter every morning… it helps her get out of bed!
January 15, 2026 at 11:53 AM
I appreciate so much that you do this. I look at these with my 9 year old daughter every morning… it helps her get out of bed!
Leftie here. I played through this game the first time with the Wii remote in my left hand. It felt a little weird but it wasn’t that bad.
…It wasn’t long before I gave in and just used the Wii remote in my right hand for most other Wii games. But I’m glad that we’re back to regular controllers.
…It wasn’t long before I gave in and just used the Wii remote in my right hand for most other Wii games. But I’m glad that we’re back to regular controllers.
January 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Leftie here. I played through this game the first time with the Wii remote in my left hand. It felt a little weird but it wasn’t that bad.
…It wasn’t long before I gave in and just used the Wii remote in my right hand for most other Wii games. But I’m glad that we’re back to regular controllers.
…It wasn’t long before I gave in and just used the Wii remote in my right hand for most other Wii games. But I’m glad that we’re back to regular controllers.
Quality, not quantity!
December 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Quality, not quantity!
I think they also did a weird shape for the Yoshi’s Story soundtrack CD.
December 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I think they also did a weird shape for the Yoshi’s Story soundtrack CD.
Settings - Display & Brightness
Make sure “Liquid glass” is set to “tinted” and not “clear”.
I find this helps a lot.
Make sure “Liquid glass” is set to “tinted” and not “clear”.
I find this helps a lot.
December 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Settings - Display & Brightness
Make sure “Liquid glass” is set to “tinted” and not “clear”.
I find this helps a lot.
Make sure “Liquid glass” is set to “tinted” and not “clear”.
I find this helps a lot.
iPhone 12 Pro here. It is completely fine. I did have the battery replaced after 3 years. I’ll upgrade when they stop supporting it with new OS upgrades.
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
iPhone 12 Pro here. It is completely fine. I did have the battery replaced after 3 years. I’ll upgrade when they stop supporting it with new OS upgrades.
Apple is giving 6 years of feature updates if you buy a phone at launch. Security updates continue for at least another year too. Some Android phones are starting to promise lengths around there (newer Pixels and select Samsung phones).
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Apple is giving 6 years of feature updates if you buy a phone at launch. Security updates continue for at least another year too. Some Android phones are starting to promise lengths around there (newer Pixels and select Samsung phones).
Sound headband. Brown noise.
November 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Sound headband. Brown noise.
I was under the impression that this is another thing that is “required” for Apple to allow by new rules coming out of the EU.
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I was under the impression that this is another thing that is “required” for Apple to allow by new rules coming out of the EU.
Any interest in the newly announced Steam Machine? Steam sales are frequent and way better than what you get on “regular” consoles. Plus, I feel like most games you can play on Xbox or PlayStation, you can also get from Steam. (Though you do have to wait for the Sony exclusives to make it over.)
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Any interest in the newly announced Steam Machine? Steam sales are frequent and way better than what you get on “regular” consoles. Plus, I feel like most games you can play on Xbox or PlayStation, you can also get from Steam. (Though you do have to wait for the Sony exclusives to make it over.)
The crash of the Enterprise D is so intense. I mean, it certainly was sad to see that ship go down, but I do love watching that.
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The crash of the Enterprise D is so intense. I mean, it certainly was sad to see that ship go down, but I do love watching that.
Clockwork twins is not too bad, just takes some practice! (There’s definitely some tougher moments coming up…)
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Clockwork twins is not too bad, just takes some practice! (There’s definitely some tougher moments coming up…)
I do a randomized run of this one every year, that way it is familiar and yet “new” at the same time. alttpr.com/en
ALttP VT Randomizer
ALttP Web VT Randomizer
alttpr.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I do a randomized run of this one every year, that way it is familiar and yet “new” at the same time. alttpr.com/en
I used it with my PC, never had an actual Xbox 360, so maybe that (along with the types of games I play in general) means it impacted me more than “most people” who used it.
September 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I used it with my PC, never had an actual Xbox 360, so maybe that (along with the types of games I play in general) means it impacted me more than “most people” who used it.
I never liked the D-pad on this thing, seems so imprecise :-/
September 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I never liked the D-pad on this thing, seems so imprecise :-/
I’ve been figuring that this AI chatbot scraping would lead to a new kind of “SEO” push, with people just posting stuff online to try to manipulate chatbot output (for all sorts of reasons, nefarious or otherwise).
September 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I’ve been figuring that this AI chatbot scraping would lead to a new kind of “SEO” push, with people just posting stuff online to try to manipulate chatbot output (for all sorts of reasons, nefarious or otherwise).
More expensive too. Galaxy 1 was “effectively” $20 in the 3D Allstars pack ($60/3). $35 in this pack.
I will buy Galaxy 2 by itself, grumble about it a lot, but enjoy it I’m sure. I’ve already been thinking about replaying that game anyway, I haven’t replayed it since its original launch.
I will buy Galaxy 2 by itself, grumble about it a lot, but enjoy it I’m sure. I’ve already been thinking about replaying that game anyway, I haven’t replayed it since its original launch.
September 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
More expensive too. Galaxy 1 was “effectively” $20 in the 3D Allstars pack ($60/3). $35 in this pack.
I will buy Galaxy 2 by itself, grumble about it a lot, but enjoy it I’m sure. I’ve already been thinking about replaying that game anyway, I haven’t replayed it since its original launch.
I will buy Galaxy 2 by itself, grumble about it a lot, but enjoy it I’m sure. I’ve already been thinking about replaying that game anyway, I haven’t replayed it since its original launch.
I just started playing this last week… Trying to find something short-ish to get through before Silksong is out!
August 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I just started playing this last week… Trying to find something short-ish to get through before Silksong is out!
… Hollow Knight: Silksong
August 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
… Hollow Knight: Silksong