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Fawful's Minion @fawfulsminion.bsky.social · 7h

Absolutely none of those recent genAI web browser recompiled console games should be acclaimed or celebrated. It's unethical slackers using a parasitic syntax to shit out inauthentic emulation. Thoughtless convenience is NOT more important than human effort. USE REAL FUCKING EMULATORS.

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Sam Frantics @dsoart.com · 17h

This month’s sticker design for Patreon!

Medieval style rendering of Godzilla in front of a cloud of smoke and fire, with text written in red gothic letters that says “Go ahead and destroy the data centers, Godzilla. Make the people happy.”

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maud @peloriemate.net · 10/10/2026

i got so many people calling this tweet fakeposting back when i made it but since this is bluesky and things have less reach on here im just going to post the photo

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It is possible to beat Donkey Kong Country 2 completely pacifist using a combination of secrets and glitches, allowing no enemy or boss to be harmed. Ironically, getting the true ending destroys Crocodile Isle, killing everyone on it anyway.

How to beat Donkey Kong Country 2 the pacifist way
Most enemies in the game can be spared via damage boosting through them or skipped via team-up throws or Dixie's twirl. However, some bonus rooms require all enemies inside to be defeated. These can be avoided by using the secret that gives 75 Kremkoins*, allowing all bonus rooms to be skipped.
*In the first level, enter the cabin, exit immediately. Collect the first banana bunch but not anything else. Return to the cabin, collect the balloon, Exit, collect the bunch again, but nothing else. Return, and it will contain a coin that gives you 75 Kremkoins.
To skip bosses, get a glitch called "Bonus Storage" by pausing and exiting while failing a bonus. After this, use "Funky Skip" (get near the boss, hold L+Select, then tap Right, Left, Up, Down, Right, Left. Hold Up, press B, let go of Up and B, and press Down) which will put you on the world map. Reenter the world, then visit any NPC, and if done correctly, you will be put on the world map again but with the next world unlocked without fighting the boss.
After beating all the Lost World levels (requires only getting to the beginning of K. Rool's Keep and the 75 Kremkoins) the final battle is unlocked. In this battle, the player needs to enter it, then die, and finally do another Funky Skip to enter the True Ending credits instantly, without harming K. Rool.
In an exquisite case of irony, the True Ending cutscene shows Crocodile Isle being blown up and sinking into the sea, presumably killing everyone on it (save for K. Rool, who escapes on a boat).
It seems all the pacifism was for nothing in the end.
Source: YouTube user @kfin45, youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEmOV78AqBIFpzVdz8N6SU7UEllnn1FBR

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Jack the Lightning Ripper @jacklghtnngrppr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

In preparation for this, what are some games for the PS2, Wii, DS, and 3DS you would personally recommend, especially ones that have NOT been rereleased off their respective hardware.

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NAP (WVGCW Ren'Py Guy) @nap1400.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Big news for F-Zero GX (credit to bstest4he on twitter): we have found cheat codes to unlock everything in the game, including the elusive gold parts that were previously JP-arcade event locked! Though there are a couple of caveats.

The cheat codes, entered at Customize -> F-Zero Shop, all directions must be performed using the Dpad:

All AX Courses Unlocked: X Y < > Z Z > < Y X Z Z Y Y > > >
Dark Schneider Unlocked: Z Z Z X X X X Y Y < < > > > Y Y
All AX Machines Unlocked: X X < > Y Z Z Y < > X < > Z X > < Y Y

Gold Parts (must be performed with 4 controllers simultaneously):
Thunderstorm parts: X Z Y Z X Z Y X
El Dorado parts: X > X Z Y < < Z
Chrono Symphony parts: < > Z > < X > Z
Bahamut parts: Y Y Z > < Z X Y
Gladiator parts: > Z X < < > Z X

The gold machine parts, previously unavailable outside of participating in JP-exclusive AX events or by hacking

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Setz @setzeri.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A commission of a "little" story told in three pages.

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Momo @heyheymomo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Know your worth

4 panel comic
Panel 1: an old fashioned tv with a pink blob guy in it. It says “I am the news”. Bruno the small brown dog is on the foreground with a remote and says “oh”
Panel 2: now the pink blob tv anchor goes “breaking!” And seems excited. Bruno answers “yeah?”
Panel 3: slight closeup on the TV. the pink blob on it says “you are a cutie!” And has it’s eyes closed
Panel 4: Bruno walks away still with the remote in his hands and answers to the compliment: “no news there, pal”

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Jack the Lightning Ripper @jacklghtnngrppr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Just curious. In any game made with a high number of playable characters in mind (racing games, fighting games, etc), especially if it's a spinoff of an established series, what are some games where you willingly main the central character? For me, in Sonic racing games, I will always main Sonic.

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SPOOKYDEAD💀SKELETON @mluckas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

HEXPUNK - punk rock Hex Maniac (plus the return of punk gengar) #art #pokemon #halloween

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Yuri Lowenthal @yurilowenthal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

While it may seem unnecessary to many of you, today seems like a good day to remind everyone that Trans Rights Are Human Rights and the trans community will always have my axe.

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Diva @hyxpk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

1586. Puppet Time!

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Stevenof1 @stevenof1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The woman featured in the anti–Sherrod Brown ads, Soren Aldaco, is from Texas—not Ohio—and underwent a double mastectomy at age 19! Presenting her surgery as something done to a child “without my parents’ consent” leaves out a crucial fact: She was a Legal Adult from and living in TEXAS.

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Sahoni, Official Re(a)d Wolf @sahoni.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When colonization came to call in the US, many folks wrote about america as a pristine Eden whose forest were filled with delights and bounty. This was because indigenous folk (Like mine) built up food forest. Things that were razed and destroyed as a part of racist violence. Colonization is ongoing

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TeamFourStar @teamfourstar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Shorin's Diss Track is surprisingly effective... (check out our "Big League Kuw" shirt over at buff.ly/TgdATxQ )

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James @nitrorad.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's vibe coded, meaning any issues you run into (there will be many) while playing will never be fixed because they don't know why any of them are there

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

what a fantastic all-timer thread on this phenomena and the psychology behind it I think about this all the time and not understanding this is the difference between successful liminal horror, and just horrorslop. liminal horror is about the baked-in hostility of public spaces we millenials saw die

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The Green Scorpion @greenscorpion64.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My next countdown is really shaping up to be a subject of critical thinking... which is ironic because these leaders HATE that! Coming soon, Top Ten Video Game Cult Leaders!!! Thumbnail by SadeDnDearest!

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crochunter8.bsky.social @crochunter8.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If you live in Minnesota, Michigan, Georgia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Maine, Alaska, Iowa, Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina you have consequential Elections for control of the Senate. Texas has the best chance to flip in 38 years.

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Diana (or Dani) 🏳️‍⚧️ | Comms Open @dani-the-nerd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Speaking truthfully, it was not hard for me to stop caring for the series since I never really did outside the movies. Hell I even stopped going to them after a certain point. You really can just put your time into supporting Trans lives than obsessing over someone who doesn't Simple as that

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Proton Jon / Claire @protonjon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Tuesday Afternoon Cookie wasn't too bad! Just, don't ask Pyrr to play any aracde games... Thanks to everyone who tuned in! I'm gone for a week, back Monday with more Resident Evil Code Veronica X, see ya then! www.twitch.tv/protonjon/cl...

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Most Expensive Old Arcade Game - ProtonJon on Twitch

Watch ProtonJon's The Game of Life clip titled "Most Expensive Old Arcade Game" on Twitch.

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Gaige Lee 🔞🏳️‍⚧️ @ Isekai Showdown Dev @sheikaharts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hey so I notice this weirdo runs in countdown community spaces. He seems to follow and interact a lot of creators in my orbit so be aware of this transphobic ghoul. He's been saying some really awful shit to Stephie all day and I would recommend blocking if you haven't already. ✌️🏳️‍⚧️ Stay Safe

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IGN @ign.com · 07/10/2026

The Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering teams at Wizards of the Coast have just announced they're unionizing. In a letter of demands, the union has urged Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast leaders to stop pushing generative AI. bit.ly/4hMhPzG

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Tom Fawkes @tomfawkes.com · 06/10/2026

And if you can’t get to the polls on Election Day, here’s a resource on mail-in voting and early voting in your state: www.vote.org/early-voting...

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Early Voting Calendar - Vote.org

When does early voting start and end in your state? Find out now.

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Tom Fawkes @tomfawkes.com · 06/10/2026

“The system is broken, so I refuse to participate.” Unfortunately, this is how our broken system works, so doing nothing with your vote is like saying you’re OK with things staying the way they are now. If you’re registered, there’s no reason you shouldn’t vote.

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Tom Fawkes @tomfawkes.com · 06/10/2026

“But I don’t like either of the candidates.” Then you gotta go with the “lesser of two evils,” because progress isn’t a straight line and it definitely doesn’t happen overnight.

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Tom Fawkes @tomfawkes.com · 06/10/2026

I don’t care what the polls are saying one way or another, just VOTE, OK? “But it’s a shoe-in. There’s no way ____ loses.” Not until those ballots are counted! Vote anyway.

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Enbyeon, Bearer of the Werepinata's Curse @enbyeon.moe · 06/10/2026

Just an FYI for folks, automation for bug tracking and testing has been a thing since at least when I started in AAA in 2016, so it pre-dates genAI quite a bit. I'm still in a wait-and-see for Capcom, but people being confused about old tech vs genAI is what the current techbros want.

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James @nitrorad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

hammock muffin

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendoamericax.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Opening the front camera by accident:

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50501 Georgia @50501ga.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Don't miss your chance! THIS MONDAY, October 5th, is the voter registration deadline for the 2026 midterm elections. You can go to the Georgia My Voter Page at mvp.sos.ga.gov to make sure you are ready!

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

TODAY (Monday, Oct. 5) is the deadline for registering to vote for the midterms in: AMERICAN SAMOA ARIZONA ARKANSAS FLORIDA GEORGIA INDIANA KENTUCKY LOUISIANA — in-person, mail (10/13 online) MISSISSIPPI MONTANA — mail (11/3 in-person) OHIO SOUTH CAROLINA — mail TENNESSEE TEXAS npr.org/vote