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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 4h

"Appreciating the game on its own terms" by people results in this basic strategy not being patched despite the game coming out 10 years ago Very nice 👍

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 7h

I am not joking when I say this, doing a Final Fight 1cc changes how you view Action games

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 7h

Ports/editions are preferable to patches and updates, usually

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 22h

Okay I did 2 of the Vanquish challenges, I like that they are explicitly timed and permadeath, but im stopping for now Im bored of the game and its dynamics. I will return to check out the infamous challenge 6 one day tho

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Mikami touch is a hitscan meter-slop Campaign AAA game getting a 3.5/5 from Bladder

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My overall thoughts on Vanquish without getting in too much detail (I dont try hard for free) I think we can definetely get some interesting videos out of this game moving forward

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Vanquish on Godhard WITH a controller took 5 hours less than Metal slug 1cc...

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Mason @finalmasonry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

2026 really was the year of Final Fight! So many of us cleared it for the first time this year

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Why should a game meet the player where they are, instead of the other way around?

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StrayCatChillin @straycatchillin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Fighting the penguin boss in Hyper Bun Buster

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StrayCatChillin @straycatchillin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I NO MISSED THE DEMO FOR UPCOMING ARCADE ACTION GAME HYPER BUN BUSTER. CHECK IT OUT. youtu.be/SHd0b40vs20?...

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HYPER BUN BUSTER: ROCKET HAMMER ACTION DEMO 1CC - HYPER - NO DEATH/NO MISS

YouTube video by YoStrayCat

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Its really funny to see guys who insulted me over the "action games should not have combos" post, now come around and follow It really is just Blader at every highway exit, just depends when you take the off-ramp

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

How it feels to lose an extend to popcorn:

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sometimes I think about picking up The Evil Within to finish it from years ago, but then I remember the intro sequence, and I put it off for another 12 months

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Metroidvania fans beef with Contact damage is so funny, like bro we are trying to add any value to your worthless non-entity genre 💀💀💀

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I am currently playing a Xbox360 cult classic, and I am having fun, but man... campaigns are so emotionally numbing, I barely feel anything when I die

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Modern developers have increasingly focused on Boss fights because its the only place in modern Action games where you are allowed to limit the players freedom

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Mason @finalmasonry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I cleared #The_King_of_Dragons on #Default difficulty using just a single credit! Aka a 1 credit clear! Full run in the replies! I estimate that this took about 15 - 20 hours. I did only light save state practice and mainly played runs. #1cc #Arcade

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Cass (makes games) @cassmakesgames.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

i cleared 3 loops of pirate ship higemaru (arcade)! despite the strange cornering controls and the difficulty curve that maxes out after the first loop, i adore this game! pengo was one of the first games i ever played and this is a more freeform actiony take on it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYbv...

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Pirate Ship Higemaru [Arcade] - 1,140,650pts - 3-ALL to Deck 37 (with commentary)

YouTube video by DUCK_BERET2nd

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Most people dont actually believe art (games) is subjective, they usually hide what they think is objective, or dont realize they believe it Thats why their brain breaks when they encounter somebody who ACTUALY believe art is subjective, like me

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Everytime I feel a gameplay experience influence an opinion/value/position, I am reminded of how important playing Is compared to theorising. This is why LARPING is at its most dangerous in Gaming

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

2000 subscribers is a lot of people to have in one room

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Pantoja will win tonight and im gonna make some money, you heard it here first

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Cass (makes games) @cassmakesgames.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New blog post: How I Design Original Arcade-Style Games Arcade players kept telling me that Hyper Bun Buster's game mechanics felt arcade-like, despite it not playing like any existing arcade games. Here are some tips if you want to design arcade-like games too. duckberet.com/blog/how-i-d...

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How I Design Original Arcade-Style Games - DUCK_BERET

How I designed the original arcade-style game mechanics in my game Hyper Bun Buster: Rocket Hammer Action

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agus_ezs @agus-dev-for-value.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hello everyone 🙂 I've been making this single screen game where you have to chase and kill 6 ghosts, while attempting to avoid the other enemies to win the level. I will be do some finishing touches and release a demo hopefully soon.

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Lets Clear one of the most popular Run 'n Guns in history... METAL SLUG "The BEST looking Arcade Game EVER" (Link in reply)

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Live premier in about 50 minutes

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Learning to think about games, and game design through the lense of contradictions and resolutions has been the single most impactful thing I have ever done in the sphere It feels like opening your third eye

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Cass (makes games) @cassmakesgames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New blog post: How to 1 Credit Clear (1CC) Arcade Games I get asked about this from time to time so I thought I'd write a post about it. There's nothing groundbreaking here, but hopefully it helps make arcade games feel a little less intimidating. They're just games! duckberet.com/blog/how-to-...

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How to 1 Credit Clear (1CC) Arcade Games - DUCK_BERET

Arcade games are fun! Here's how to learn to clear one of them without using any continues.

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jedddillinger.bsky.social @jedddillinger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Ngl I took a serious interest to 1cc final fight because of the new game you were making. It was a very tough but fun experience!

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Guy (that does not play Arcade games) weighs in on Arcade design

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Kojima will also get dropped by Xbox before Physint, or after its release, because he wants to have his cake and eat it too

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Another TERRIFYING realization is that a lot of Beat em up "Fans" (big overlap with👇), think its a mindless stupid genre, and LIKE them for that

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A lot of GenX-ers dont really like Arcade games (much less consider them primary gaming) but they feel ownership over the "experience" due to playing a cabinet when they were 10. This is why they seethe at younger players who emulate them

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Now that the Wolverine reviews are out 👇 I want yall to take this 6/10 energy into the other automated slop, not just the ones that look janky and stupid

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Discussions around a developers "original intention for visuals, beyond tech limitations" presents a great opportunity for the perceptive to realize how little developer intention actually matters in the grand scheme of things

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I think a lot of people want to feel the superiority of being a hipster, without actually altering their taste in any way

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I find it very embarrassing how many gaming "hipsters" positively engage with mainstream gaming

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Blader's Alt @bladerlbm2.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In the last couple of weeks I have had to gently let down a lot of developers approaching needing help with design and feedback, and i feel horrible but I am at a really busy point in life rn

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