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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Very excited to see Blue Tits, Great Tits AND Long-Tailed Tits on my bird feeder this morning.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My PlayStation Vita physical games collection. Spot any of your favourites here?

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Jett Rider is currently 75% off on Steam (£2.74!) and that really is an absolute bargain. It's a fun arcade shooter with surprising depth. It's got cute pixels, RPG elements, and even a dose of humour.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Couldn't resist the new Turrican cartridge for Evercade. Turrican 1 and 2 are definite favourites from my Amiga days.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

You know when you get into a game several years after everyone else... well that's me and Dead Cells. It's a rather brilliant game isn't it!

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Oh God something just happened it came back as in stock at Argos and I panicked and pressed purchase

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Some of Optimus Prime's iconic cover appearances during the Marvel UK comic run. The comics and cartoons were a huge part of my childhood. Transformers are STILL a huge part of my life actually! Rest in peace Peter Cullen.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In a virtual queue for Tame Impala gig tickets. The waiting bar is moving soooo slow. Takes me back to my days of loading ZX Spectrum games.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Sony's latest terms and conditions are fun reading

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Finally, I own a Mario Party game for the GameCube. This has been an absolute blast, I've been playing it the past couple of evenings with my kids and they love it.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hour and a half in to a family game of Talisman... we're going to park it for the evening and continue tomorrow ⌛👀 Ten out of ten to my family for their resilience at learning this game...

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Fast Fusion is incredible fun isn't it! It's certainly a worthy alternative to Wipeout. I bought it via the eshop sale, it's a fantastic racer for the Switch 2.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Anyone tempted by the M64 from ModRetro? I went for the green one💚

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I've been neglecting my Switch 2 lately but hey we're back in business!

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Bought a Steam Deck earlier this year, so I thought I'd replay Half-Life 2. Gosh it's still an immaculate FPS. The physics-based gameplay, the atmosphere, the weapons. I've realised however that I've never played Episode Two! So this is completely uncharted territory for me.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Sony's announcement today will be a blow to my PS5 hours, because I tend to use the console purely for quality single-player physical games. Anything digital I'd rather play on my Switch 2 or Steam Deck. Here, pictured, is where my PS journey began...

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Ooh clouds today! At last a day in which I won't have to have three cold showers.

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Edge Mag Archive @edgemagarchive.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Edge Issue 228 - June 2011 Tomb Raider The story behind the rip-roaring rebirth of an icon #EdgeMagCover

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Found an old photo from the 90s. Check out my peak Commodore vintage set-up! Amiga 1200 AND a CD32, and Amiga Power hanging around too. Those were great days!

My early 90s set up in my bedroom from my teenage years

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Ok I'm not going to win any wildlife photography awards but I spotted this young Green Woodpecker on the garden fence. A parent woodpecker was beside it too but flew away before I had a chance to get a pic. And that was despite me even saying "You'll be famous on Bluesky!"

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I'm quite disappointed with the pre-installed games on the forthcoming A1200. I'm sure there could have been more great arcade games in there: Banshee (pictured), Super Stardust, Gloom. Team 17 had some solid A1200 games.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Great cover! I loved my C64, got one secondhand from someone my parents knew, but I think I only had it about a year before it was cast aside for my Amiga 500 Batman Pack. Outrageous. But I have fond memories of that beige wedge.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Arcade Decades is an absolute nostalgia kick of a read. I have fond memories of my local arcade in the late 80s, filled with machines including Gauntlet, Super Off-Road, Outrun, Rampage, Buggy Boy, APB, Star Wars. I wish I could go back there now with pockets overstuffed with coins.

Arcade Decades book written by Kim Justice

Double page spread for 4-player Gauntlet

Double page spread for Star Wars, sit-down cabinet

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Mid-May and I'm doing a log fire, folks

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Keep seeing clips of Tame Impala's latest tour and I'm gutted I didn't get tickets.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Quite fun connecting my Keychron keyboard to my Steam Deck 😆

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Ninty Media @nintymedia.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Our newest book project is now live on Kickstarter! Dedicated to Pokemon Generation 1, it covers the games, anime, movies, trading card game and more. Join us as we celebrate 30 years of Pocket Monsters with this premium coffee table book!

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Morning! What's your favourite video game about diverting crawling babies from sticking their fingers in electric sockets and falling down elevator shafts? Mine is probably Mad Nurse on the ZX Spectrum.

Mad Nurse screenshot, complete with crawling babies in DANGER

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Saw the Mario Galaxy movie with my kids. I really didn't enjoy the first one (although they did!) but I enjoyed this sequel a lot more. I was expecting the worst, given the reviews. It's certainly not a cinematic classic but you can't beat hearing music from the Galaxy game on the big screen.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Now spinning... Holly Humberstone's new album 🎶

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Even though I've got Pragmata on PS5, I downloaded the free demo on Steam Deck and it actually runs really well.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

It's been a while since I've bought a new PS5 game (I rarely get to commandeer the TV in the lounge, y'see) but Pragmata is a blast!

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Bought the new Pet Shop Boys book 'Volume', a visual record of their output. Here I've compared with their previous book 'Catalogue': the more compact size means some reprinted content has been cut (such as the images of the Miracles CD singles shown here). Nonetheless the new book is a great read.

Pet Shop Boys Voulim and Catalogue, side by side

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Saw this graphic on Twitter via Commodore Computer Museum. A selection of Amiga highlights from ONE YEAR of its life (1990). It really does highlight how much of an incredible gaming platform the Amiga was. What's your favourite from this selection?

A selection of Amiga games from 1990 including Speedball 2, Wings, Kick Off 2, Pang, Midwinter, Rainbow Islands, Turrican... phew ... And more...

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Dugan @tikipodltd.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Hey, for folks still rocking a PS4, if you own Astro Aqua Kitty, turn on the kitty astronaut dynamic theme! There should be giant Easter eggs spinning around the sun :)

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I only discovered this game recently. Big fail on my part that I didn't play Mario Tennis back in the GBC's reign! 🎾

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The sky went from brown to orange to red yesterday in Crete. Or were we on Mars? 🤔

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Watching Project Hail Mary has inspired me to get this game out... an ideal choice by the way if you want to play a family game in absolute silence 😀

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

A productive day, getting my first AND second successful run in Slay the Spire 2. Defect first (lots of Lightning) and then Ironclad, with the Runic Pyramid relic (retain your hand) which at first I thought was a BAD IDEA but actually worked out well.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

We had a family outing to the cinema to watch Project Hail Mary and we all loved it 👍 (👎)

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Oh no with the arrival of the sun it's also the season of annoying flies buzzing around the house

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Help. Now that I have a Steam Deck, the Steam Spring Sale is a truly dangerous thing. Stardew Valley, Dave the Diver, Dead Cells, Minishoot' Adventures, Old School Rally, Athena Crisis, and Shadow Gambit ALL in my wishlist and discounted 👀

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Uh oh. It's been a while since I've visited here.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I am loving my Slay the Spire keyboard by MKRO. I've never bought a premium keyboard before, but it's such a pleasure to use. And it LIGHTS UP, which will no doubt increase my productivity IMMENSELY.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I bought a Steam Deck. *Obviously* it's a perfect excuse to play through this again.

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Ben Bulbeck @benbulbeck.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I love the design consideration made with A Profound Waste of Time in that every page ends in a full stop; there are no sentences that wrap over to the next page. I'd imagine it could be a logistical design nightmare at times! @apwot.bsky.social

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Melo @letitmelo.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

PS Vita was the perfect form factor and perfect quality and had tons of backwards compatibility and everyone just left it to die.

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