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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Finally beat Xevious for #210! I really had fun playing this one even though it got infuriating in some of the later stages. The final score is the best photo proof I have but I think it shows the skill enough.

A picture of my TV with the title screen of Xevious on the NES. Final score was 415480. This isn’t the typical ending screen I normally show but Xevious doesn’t have one and the score is high enough for proof of clearing it in my opinion.

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I apologize, I didn’t mean to be so rude to you on your birthday!

Baseball Reference page for Lance Parrish, who turned 70 today!

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

#182 - Bases Loaded 4 takeontheneslibrary.com/finished/182...

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I completed all 50 cherries in UFO 50 again, this time on Switch! Best game ever!

My Nintendo Switch 2 showing my fully completed save file of UFO 50 with all 50 cherries acquired.

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

A second liquid has been spilled preview.redd.it/0kektdpv1vm7...

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

#181 - Caveman Games takeontheneslibrary.com/finished/181...

Box Art for the Nintendo NES game Caveman Games

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

NES 203 - Star Wars cleared! There’s a lot going on in this one, multiple genres at play. I got really angry at this game a few times, and there’s some jank to it, but overall a good game with some excellent presentation

My TV showing the ending screen of Star Wars on the NES with 100% completion rate

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

#180 - Lunar Pool takeontheneslibrary.com/finished/180...

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

The Jungle Book cleared! (NES No. 202) At long last, a new clear! A 1994 NES platformer that was more annoying than fun. You have to find all gems in each large stage to clear them, and there are a lot of stages with no passwords or saving.

My TV showing the ending screen of The Jungle Book on the NES

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Been getting hooked on cheevos lately, instead of other NES related projects… I’ve mastered 4 games now, here’s the latest one:

The full list of Retro Achievements for Mega Man on the NES. I reached mastery by completing all achievements as shown.

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Checked on a lark and saw that Zelda Ancient Dungeon just crossed 15K downloads on RHDN! I’m very grateful.

romhacking.net page for my romhack Zelda Ancient Dungeon. The number of downloads are just over 15,000!

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Yesterday, I finally finished all cherries in UFO 50. It took me 260 hours and I loved every minute of it. This is a really special game, now one of my all time favorites. Thank you so much @mossmouth.bsky.social and team for releasing this masterpiece of a game!

The main menu screen for UFO 50 showing all games fully completed.

My finished save file in UFO 50, showing 50 trophies, 50 cherries, and 261 hours of play time.

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Last night I finally reached 100% in Balatro. What a journey! The game never stopped being fun so I just kept going and going!

My final stats screen in Balatro, showing 100% completion

My Switch playtime for Balatro, clocking in at 255 hours

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I did not put this note in my daughter’s lunch box this morning.

A note card to put in a lunch box. There’s a joke written on it. “What do you get when you cross an elephant with a rhino?”

The back of the lunch box note card, with the answer to the previous joke: “Elephino”

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Stealing this from a friend but it 100% rings true. Love you all.

To all my friends, especially those who are women, minorities, and those in the LGTBQ+ community: I swear before you that I will never, ever turn my back on you no matter how ugly it gets. You have an ally for life in this straight white male. I will not compromise my morals or my integrity at your expense. I am horrified to my core right now, and I know that pales in comparison to what some of you are feeling. I will never betray you just to take the easy way out.

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

I finally reached the equivalent of Completionist+ in Balatro! Just under 200 hours on Switch to get here, and I’ll be working on the full 100% completion next.

arnpoly’s Stats screen in Balatro, showing 100% complete on Deck Stake Wins

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

Rad Racer cleared! (#NES No. 201) I’ll be honest, I have not had the motivation to try and play through this, despite knowing about the continue code for a couple of months now. This is a hard game, I needed to be aggressive, careful, and reckless all at once to beat it.

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 22/03/2024

Ninja Gaiden II cleared! (#NES No. 197) Finally sat down to make a clear video! Not my best effort but good enough I guess. This game is excellent, probably the best of the NES trilogy. The ninja clones and tripling up on your special attack breaks the game a bit in a good way.

Ending screen of Ninja Gaiden 2 on the NES.

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 24/02/2024

Solar Jetman cleared! (NES No. 196) I really enjoyed this game. Explore planets, collect items, and rebuild your golden warship! Very momentum heavy using what amounts to Asteroids-styled physics. The gameplay loop is a bit tedious and tiring but still fun in short bursts.

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

Bo Jackson Baseball cleared! (#NES No. 195) I was worried about making the time for this one, but under the default settings you only have to win 4 games to win the playoffs. I won by a combined score of something like 30-1. Pretty good baseball game, wasn’t too tough.

Ending screenshot of the game Bo Jackson Baseball on the NES.

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Last night I finished Celeste! Started up a new file a few months back and just kept chipping away. Didn’t complete it before but did this time. Farewell in particular took a quite a bit of time and a LOT of deaths but I made it!

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arnpoly (210) @arnpoly.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

Battletoads cleared! (#NES No. 194) I’m back to my NES clearing ways! And there’s nothing better than to do it with Battletoads. I really enjoy this game and I can beat it without any trouble these days.

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