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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 01/10/2026
While I can play Ages from memory without looking up any guides at this point, this was the first time I played it as a linked game! Usually, I play Ages first, then Seasons, so it was cool to see the minor changes to the story with the incorporation of Zelda and the Subrosians. Overall, best game!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 01/10/2026
My September game was The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages! This was my FAVORITE Zelda game as a kid, so it was AWESOME to revisit it. In comparison to Seasons, Ages is the more creative game. It feels more original with its puzzles, and time travel is just cooler than changing the weather. Sorry!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 16/09/2026
Ok I’m having an amazing time playing RuneScape: Dragonwilds already. Who could have ever guessed I’d be woodcutting on a Nintendo Switch 2 one day? Certainly not me when I was in 8th grade!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 10/09/2026
Crobat, my second oldest Pokémon on GO from 2016, has finished hyper training and is now a hundo :)
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 24/08/2026
Man, I can only imagine what this is gonna look like by the end of the Switch 2 generation. … I don’t imagine anything hitting over 1000 hours like Pokémon Sword lol
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 24/08/2026
Wild to see Animal Crossing: New Horizons fall one more slot thanks to Pokopia. I know it’s only a matter of time before Pokémon Legends: Z-A overtakes it as well lol
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 13/08/2026
Y’all ever catch three hundos in a row? Lol Wildest two minutes of my Pokémon GO life. What good timing for that guaranteed hundo Mewtwo
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 11/08/2026
Here’s a historic drawing of Pikachu. I don’t know the exact year but why does it look like Sableye 😭
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 11/08/2026
To my second grade self, you did it! You got these things!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 11/08/2026
I have been playing Bloons TD6 on and off for years. Mostly on mobile, sometimes on Steam Of course, when the Switch version came out, I hopped on that IMMEDIATELY Today, I finished the first 6 maps on every mode! I can’t wait to feature this game since I already did the first two entries lol
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 05/08/2026
This is what I’ve been doing with the Flashback app. I gotta get myself a real Game Boy Camera one of these days lol
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 04/08/2026
Let’s go!!! It’s time to play Beast of Reincarnation!!!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 03/08/2026
Here’s an early August game: Bloons Tower Defense 2! Genuinely, this one was MUCH harder than the first game—but that’s what makes it fun! If Bloons TD1 was a prototype, this is an actual, complete game. Not only are new Bloons and towers added, but also road hazards like spikes and glue!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 28/07/2026
This single line from Pokémon FireRed stopped me in my tracks. Who is Red’s dad?
Screenshot from Pokémon FireRed: “A sports game! Dad’ll like that.”
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 28/07/2026
So many pillars of the franchise come from this game and the original that it can be hard to see just how much story is packed in. Honestly, it was just a good time to slow it down and play this game again as an adult! Now, to finish my Pokédex—or the very least, the Kanto one!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 28/07/2026
And my July game is… Pokémon FireRed! It’s been so wonderful revisiting my second ever Pokémon game, except this time on my Switch 2! This is overall a solid remake, adapting the original games for the GBA. And, like, there are still so many cool, little details I always forget about in here.
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 24/07/2026
I finished hyper training Crobat’s HP the other day! The time gates for defense are driving me crazy tho lol
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 21/07/2026
I’ve been having so much fun with Epilogue’s Flashback app! This is like when I got obsessed with taking Pokémon GO AR snapshots. I get so curious about how things will look like dithered!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 21/07/2026
Why did I go out of my way to level up today LMAO
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 17/07/2026
I just realized it’s Crobat’s 10th birthday today!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 15/07/2026
I ended up choosing my 2016 Crobat as my second Gold Bottle Cap recipient! It’s my second oldest Pokémon, and it deserves to be a hundo!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 13/07/2026
Now, I did say if I ever got another Gold Bottle Cap, I’d use it on my first shiny Pokémon ever in the game, Gyarados from 2017. But then. I was like. Hm. What about Crobat? My second oldest Pokémon? Or, a shiny Crobat??? I’d LOVE a shiny Crobat. But ugh. As I type this, I think 2016 Crobat wins 😅
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 11/07/2026
Happy 10th anniversary, Pokémon GO! Here are my oldest screenshots from the game. :) I made a whole retrospective sharing all of my memories from the game in case you were interested! #PokemonGO10 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOev...
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 10/07/2026
Now, I know last time, I said I liked the Game Boy version of Yoshi more since the NES version felt too busy. That is not my opinion this time around. The Game Boy version of Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle has a lot of character. But the SNES version is so cute in ways the Game Boy can’t be.
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 10/07/2026
Surprise! In June, I also played the SNES version of Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle. There doesn’t seem to be any notable discrepancies between the two versions other than visual limitations due to hardware. I mean, it still feels like you’re playing the same game.
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 10/07/2026
Two notice differences from Yoshi: 1) pairs of block can spawn vertically or horizontally, and 2) blocks have a front and a back that you can rotate. This leaves room for more complex gameplay, as you start to wonder what the more optimal orientation would be to drop.
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 10/07/2026
And my game for June is… Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle for the Game Boy! This is a falling block puzzle game, similar to Game Freak’s previous game, Yoshi, with Type-A and Type-B game modes. Type-A is an endless survival mode, and Type-B is is goal-oriented: clear the bee blocks!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 05/07/2026
Duuuude, I have been wanting a hundo Lucario for the looooongest time. I maxed it to level 50, mega evolved it, and then maxed the mega level instantly lol. Time for a new best buddy!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 28/06/2026
Wow, a shiny shadow Amaura! I’m so tempted to purify it for the shundo 😅
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 21/06/2026
The Deadman All Stars Finale event in Rosemont was incredible! I love seeing people performing to the highest levels on a game like Old School RuneScape.
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 15/06/2026
You may not like it, but this is what peak gaming looks like
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 14/06/2026
My SN Operator arrived from Epilogue! I’m starting off with SNES and Super Famicom games from Game Freak. What other games should I add to my list?
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 07/06/2026
And the raids were pretty fun! Definitely felt like a cult when we had to raise our phones for the unity raid stuff. Idk, was worth it for the Chicago backgrounds tho. That’s pretty neat!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 07/06/2026
I caught a hundo Mudbray, along with 22 shinies. One of which was a costume hat Caterpie! So rude they didn’t give it a cowboy hat.
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 07/06/2026
Plus, obviously, I’m OBSESSED with all the photo ops they had available. Arguably, I spent half of the day just taking photos before I actually started raiding!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 07/06/2026
Pokémon GO Fest today in Chicago was absolutely a delight. It was so nice to catch up with old friends and just enjoy the day play the game together.
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 30/05/2026
My mom crocheted Scoot from Animal Crossing! He was genuinely one of my favorites from New Horizons back in the day, so I thought it’d be cool to have him represented on my shelves somehow. Pattern based on CrochetConiDesigns
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 23/05/2026
I’m making some progress :)
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 23/05/2026
Shiny shadow Ralts on Pokémon GO :)
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 13/05/2026
After all, I did find myself making it to Master Ball rank in double battles! I still have a LOT to learn if I ever get want to make it to Champion tier. So, I’ll keep probably keep playing, especially as they add more to the game over time. carkus8.net/post/8164635...
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 13/05/2026
Since the season just ended, I’m counting Pokémon Champions as my May game! I’m surprised just how much fun I had—even without meta defining teams! Some of my matches were lowkey INCREDIBLE. And others were incredibly bad! But! I’m curious if I could battle with the best of them using other teams.
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 09/05/2026
Call me a Charizard Professor! That’s my 100th battle win with my original Charizard from 2005. We managed to make it to Master Ball rank for double battles a while back, so all that’s left is singles! Ofc, there’s no way in hell I can ever reach Champion rank. But I’ve had fun anyway!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 08/05/2026
They emailed everyone a month ago. You can reach out to them at the email in the screenshot or go to their subreddit. They’re responsive and super kind
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 04/05/2026
I think Pokémon GO knows I’m playing more often lol Shiny Magnemite ✨
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 03/05/2026
I finally got my shiny Keldeo on Pokémon GO today, too :)
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 02/05/2026
Oooh, and I caught a shiny Honedge from a raid on Pokémon GO today, too!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 02/05/2026
Hey! A shiny Drilbur on Pokémon GO! I don’t end up catching a lot of shinies these days lol
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 01/05/2026
Here’s me being an idiot and a genius simultaneously on Pokémon Champions Opponent used Tailwind earlier in the battle, so I opted to take advantage and primarily use Fake Tears instead, which I used twice on opposing Charizard. So imagine me forgetting to mega evolve, and still KOing in one hit😅
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 01/05/2026
I managed to go a whole month playing Pokémon Friends every single day!
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carkus8 @carkus8.net · 30/04/2026
Yesterday, I finished up my fifth book of the year: Monster Kids: How Pokémon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All by Daniel Dockery What made this book cool is how it illuminated the things I already knew while making connections to things I never even heard about. “Definitive” is an apt word.
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