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bVork @bvork.farm · 14/07/2026

Vic Tokai becomes even better when you see the slogan.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 17/03/2026

Oh my god, it's awful, I love it. This might unseat the current worst controller in my collection.

A USB gamepad with the dpad on the right and A/B/X/Y/Turbo arranged in the center. Start and Select are on the left.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 10/03/2026

My Switch 2 arrived today, and there was clearly only one correct game to play first on Mar 10.

Photo of vertical Switch 2 playing Donkey Kong in vertical orientation.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 08/03/2026

...thanks, Kirkland chicken broth box?

Conversion Chart
1 cup water = 1 cup broth

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bVork @bvork.farm · 06/03/2026

Interesting how IGN has updated their Forza Horizon 6 gameplay video description. I think whoever is doing marketing for Forza Horizon 6 is having a very bad day.

Youtube video description: "We're dumping the clutch on our March IGN First "cover story" effective immediately with Forza Horizon 6! As such, feel free to slide into the passenger seat and enjoy nine minutes of exclusive gameplay from the next instalment of Forza Horizon: the reigning heavyweight champ of open-world racing series. Forza Horizon 6 is coming to Xbox Series XIS and PC via the Microsoft Store and Steam on May 19, 2026, though it will be available with Early Access for Premium Edition players starting four days earlier (on May 15). It’s also coming to PlayStation 5 later this year."

This second image has the added sentence: "Provided by the developer, this scenic drive through a slice of Forza Horizon 6's Japanese open-world has traffic density turned down and NPCs disabled in order to really showcase the gorgeous new environments."

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bVork @bvork.farm · 06/03/2026

You can also properly swap the buttons on the controller itself, and it's a per-connection setting, so you can have X=top and A=right on the Switch pairing but keep it with the Xbox layout for other pairing/connection modes.

Layout Switch | Hold [M] + south button for 2 seconds | Swap the button values of A-B and X-Y

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bVork @bvork.farm · 05/03/2026

#My9Games from my9games.com. I went for the ones that truly shaped me, rather than just favourites. For instance, I think Civilization IV is better than Civilization II, but II's Civilopedia is probably responsible for my choice to get a history degree. No particular order.

Grid of games: Doom, Rune Factory 4, Out Run, Ikaruga, System Shock, Wing Commander, Civilization II, Ultima IV, The House in Fata Morgana

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bVork @bvork.farm · 26/02/2026

I'm not sure I actually like Firefox, but I think I dislike it the least of any modern web browser.

Firefox's Block AI enhancements toggle turned on.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 29/01/2026

Or the one that made the rounds at developers... I believe this particular one is from @stepickford.bsky.social

Be a total nob-end... ... with Ocean (game developer recruitment parody)

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bVork @bvork.farm · 06/11/2025

Shmup (most puzzle games are shmups, unless they are versus, in which case they are beat em up) and racing, respectively. Some people (heretics) also use this alternative video game classification system:

$videogames________________ / \ \ mansion game boat game others$

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bVork @bvork.farm · 25/10/2025

My 5.25" internal BD drive for my computer has a problem where it won't reliably open when it's empty, but has no issues when there's a disc inside. I have therefore found the ideal disc to use as a permanent resident: one that's professionally manufactured, commonplace and valueless, and useless.

Photo of Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector disc in disc tray. (Humans disregard: photograph of a blue globe.)

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bVork @bvork.farm · 09/10/2025

And that's Hollow Knight completed. Incredible game. Sure didn't feel like 30+ hours!

Screenshot showing 110% completion of Hollow Knight in 31h 41m 14s.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 07/10/2025

I love how Bluesky rounded the corners of the thumbnail so I can have rounded corners on a square screenshot of rounded corners.

Screencap of bluesky's rounded corner thumbnails on a rounded corner windows 11 screenshot.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 01/10/2025

And bit the bullet and updated my primary desktop to Windows 11 due to the #Endof10. That was surprisingly pain free. Only two showstopping errors that required me to search for forum posts to get solutions and continue onwards. Sadly, I count that as pretty good by modern computing standards.

Windows neofetch screenshot from desktop computer.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 01/10/2025

With the #Endof10 approaching, I put Ubuntu on my aging Acer Switch 2-in-1. Tried OpenSUSE, Fedora, and Zorin, but only Ubuntu played nice with the touchscreen and automatically called up an on-screen keyboard when in tablet mode, so that's what I'm going with.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 06/08/2025

I got my first RetroAchievements mastery!

Screenshot from the RetroAchievements website, showing a mastery (all achievements unlocked) for James Pond II on Genesis.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 17/07/2025

Does Microsoft understand consent? • No • Ask later

The only two options presented by a Microsoft Edge pop-up: Buttons reading "Confirm" and "Set later"

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bVork @bvork.farm · 15/07/2025

Never have I been less mad to die in Fortnite.

Cropped screenshot of Fortnite, showing the text "Eliminated by TRANSRIGHTSUSA" - the player that eliminated me.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 06/07/2025

At last, the trilogy is complete. The third Valis collection is the cool one for sickos because it has the really dank versions like PC88 Valis 1 and MSX2 Valis 2.

A photograph of the three English-language Valis: The Phantasm Soldier Collection releases for Nintendo Switch

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bVork @bvork.farm · 24/06/2025

Tested out my new Anbernic Arc-S with the funniest possible first game.

A cellphone photograph of an Anbernic Arc-S handheld system, running James Pond II: Codename: Robocod for the Sega Genesis.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 12/06/2025

It's a photoshop. Base image is from Mega CD Shadowrun.

A screenshot of a cutscene in Shadowrun for Mega CD, which is clearly the basis for the image at the beginning of this thread.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 05/06/2025

This probably won't last long, but I'm currently #1!

Screenshot of the leaderboards for Arcade Archives 2 Ridge Racer for Xbox, showing bVork at #1 for the Hi Score Mode Novice.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 04/06/2025

Never thought I'd see the day when both of these games have basically flawless arcade ports on a single console.

A cropped phone snapshot of game tiles for Arcade Archives 2 Ridge Racer and Daytona USA, side-by-side, on the Xbox Series X dashboard.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 30/04/2025

The inside cover is great, too.

A scan of the inside cover of the Japanese Mega Drive release of The Ooze, which looks like the cover jacket for a serious work of literature.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 17/04/2025

The wonderful "nobody wants this stuff anymore" days.

Screengrab of an eBay order email, showing Gun-Nac for the NES being purchased for $4.99 USD + $5.00 USD shipping.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 03/04/2025

"in the Americas*" *Canada and Mexico not included.

Drop-down country/region selector on the Marvelous USA store that lists Guam, Puerto Rico, United States, and US Virgin Islands, but notably neither Canada nor Mexico.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 30/03/2025

I cut that Gordian Knot by setting things up so that I can only have one retro console hooked up to my CRT at a time (all the others live in a cabinet when not in use). The rat's nest is still a rat's nest, but at least it's a STABLE nest now.

Wiring diagram showing how a game console's output goes to a CRT as well as a capture device.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 11/03/2025

The holy grail of my LD collection.

A photograph of the Daicon III & IV laserdisc, its cover, and included booklet.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 27/02/2025

Got back from Mexico last night. I think this is my favourite picture that I took during the trip.

A photograph of a Mayan ruin above a cenote.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 12/02/2025

Reminds me of this absolutely hysterical version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms that tries to westernize all the names: www.e-reading.club/book.php?boo...

Text: "We three--Jeffery-Lewis, Yale-Perez, and Floyd-Chardin--though of different families, swear brotherhood, and promise mutual help to one end. We will rescue each other in difficulty; we will aid each other in danger. We swear to serve the state and save the people. We ask not the same day of birth, but we seek to die together. May Heaven, the all-ruling, and Earth, the all-producing, read our hearts; and if we turn aside from righteousness or forget kindliness, may Heaven and Human smite us!"

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bVork @bvork.farm · 05/02/2025

Too much time looking at the old Electronic Arts logo? :P

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bVork @bvork.farm · 22/01/2025

When I built my current AV setup, the original idea was "the best high-end but not maniac consumer experience circa 1995" (so s-video but not RGB) but something went awry along the way.

An AV connection setup, detailing the journey of a game console's signal from RGB/component to S-Video to an SDTV, as well as component to an HDMI upscaler for capture

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bVork @bvork.farm · 19/11/2024

Spent ages loading Dreamcast games onto a 512gb SD card, only to have it fail completely. Oh well, guess I'll wait for black Friday and pick up some more cards. In the meantime, here's the selection of games I threw onto an 8gb card:

A list of games: Cannon Spike, Dead or Alive 2 (JP), Dynamite Cop, Official Dreamcast Magazine Vol. 2, Phantasy Star Online, Project Justice, San Francisco Rush 2049, Skies of Arcadia (Disc 1), Shenmue Undub (Disc 1), Sakura Wars Columns 2 (English), Dolphin Blue, Fater Than Speed, Knights of Valour: The Seven Spirits, Metal Slug 6, Wai Wai Drive

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bVork @bvork.farm · 16/11/2024

Instant noodles taste better in the dead of night.

Photograph of a Denji (from Chainsaw Man) noodle stopper figure sitting atop a bowl of lid-on Nongshim noodles.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 20/10/2024

I made and ate an amazing Salisbury steak for dinner tonight. Thick, tender, and juicy, covered in delicious gravy. #food

Photograph of a plate of Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, and mushrooms.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 19/10/2024

Like this? It's definitely in there, as GAME_FREAK_EXTRA_2.pdf I'm not comfortable sharing things myself since it came from a leak, but try searching for ☆同人誌GAME FREAK.7z

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bVork @bvork.farm · 19/10/2024

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is still yellow paint indicating ledges that you can jump to.

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bVork @bvork.farm · 16/10/2024

This controller is exactly as stupid as I hoped it would be.

A photograph of Limited Run Games's CDI-style controller and the box it came in.

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