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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Correction: Jar Jar’s Journey was a 4 out of 5. web.archive.org/web/20141115...

Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

and of course, the unforgettable Jar Jar’s Journey (which I actually professionally reviewed when it released—3.5/5). But why did I pay $80 for the Jabba Math? You can buy it shrinkwrapped w/o box for about 5 bucks. But the big box version? It was only available via the web. Very rare as a result.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

And I’m sure everyone can guess the game I’ve paid the most for but haven’t so much as opened. That’s right: Star Wars Math: Jabba’s Game Galaxy—1 of 8 distinct Ep1 edutainment games from Lucas Learning released between ‘99 and 2000, also including the likes of Anakin’s Speedway, Pit Droids…

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In terms of sheer volume, I own 5 distinct, completely unplayed physical copies of Angry Birds Star Wars — 3DS, X360, Wii, Wii U and PC — but have only ever played it on iOS.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When you do something as crazy as trying to collect complete-in-box versions of every Star Wars game ever made, you’re going to buy some things you never get around to playing. 🧵

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Never realized that. Makes having a shrinkwrapped copy even cooler to me. 😀

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Will do. Thanks for the reminder, Alexa.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I hate that the first thing I think of now when I see that amazing image is the “no X-Men or Fantastic Four”-era version they put on T-shirts.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I grew up rooting for—and wanting to go to—the University of Texas. Instead, I went to the University of Tennessee. And I've been a proud Vol ever since. Today, my two UTs face off for the first time in my life. Not a bad way to spend the last day of my 40s. GO VOLS!!!

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

You know you’re a retro gamer when the tiny background rainbow that kinda-sorta looks like the LJN logo is what catches your eye in a train station ad.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I hate the only way I can keep my collection of officially licensed NES Batmen complete is to pay more than I did for these combined, for like 1/8 the plastic.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Quote post this with a picture of the aircraft you'll accept as a bribe.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Shame on me for not responding with this right away.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The TL;DW on (probable) gaming firsts highlighted in my video. You can also add first game ever awarded Game of the Year by a magazine (source: a search I did of @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social’s archive when it launched).

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Just caught The End of Oak Street. So fun. Wishing it was, like, 2004—‘cause I’d totally buy a mediocre tie-in game right now.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I’m used to seeing games I worked on at retro shows like @liretro.bsky.social — but the labor of love from the first five years of my career is a new one. That’s a stack of about 20 OPM (all issues I worked on), going from $10 to $30 each (depending if disc is included).

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Not that there’s much competition.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Friends had trumpeted Daggerfall and Morrowind, but it wasn’t until The Elder Scrolls IV that I came to understand what all the fuss was about. Not only did Oblivion absolutely consume me for 6+ weeks, the “iv” in its title is probably the cleverest integration of a 4 into a title we’ll ever see.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Maybe he’s just uncomfortable from the indigestible flattened ghost clinging to the lower interior of his mouth.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Don’t forget Primal Rage.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

There was a kid who wore a “Star Wars - 10 Years” to school one day, and I remember thinking 1) where did he get that? and 2) wearing that in 1987 takes courage! I never saw that shirt again, so I’m guessing he was bullied out of wearing it again. I think this was it!

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

He’ll always be COTA-94 to me.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Who can name the ‘90s TV show that featured real-life Pong as a key plot point to one episode?

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

For what it’s worth, there are at least two established Centipede canons. www.atariage.com/comics/comic... www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/vi...

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Wow, I JUST saw this meme…

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

P.S. What exactly is that thing that killed Pippin?

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Seems pretty accurate. I was immediately thinking of BK in 2001...

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The whole set if you're curious...

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Ha… No, I don’t think they had tabletop gaming in mind with these. 😃

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We got two. Nice that we didn’t get the same toys. Just Wolvie and Storm to go now.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I see you’ve finally figured out how to get me to visit your restaurant, Dave.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Looks like I need to update my Paramount++ payyment.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I was still about three months from existing for the bicentennial, but it was always a treat finding one of these in growing up. I don’t know if you were in Texas for the 1986 sesquicentennial there, but that had a vibe I would have expected for America at 250. One that’s definitely tainted.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Ha! From the unfinished sequel to my retro superhero games book I never released:

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It’s more like Acclaim was asking Spidey to “put a start” to a sales boost for their game with a one-level cameo.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

And 1966 was the year issue 42 was released.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A couple years ago, as a guest on VGA, I announced was working on an audiobook version of my book about Star Wars games available at ScorpionVader.com. It's out now! Just so happens that the "Greatest Moments in Star Wars Games" chapter answers the QOTW.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I guess they didn’t do a “sequel,” but I think it’s safe to say I nailed this one.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I forgot what I rated it. Thanks, Metacritic.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Do you cover audiobooks? Happy to hook you up with an Audible freebie code (even if you don't cover audiobooks). Here's a quick excerpt somewhat in line with the current box office champ: youtu.be/aAhP1RjrMCI Available to the masses via ScorpionVader.com. But just DM me if you want one. 😀

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Loved the new Scorsese gangster flick.

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Chris Baker @cbake.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap I cocreated The Original Sÿnz for Zen Studios' CastleStorm 2. I'd be (pleasantly) shocked if you played CS2 at all, much less made it halfway through the second campaign—but it was a ton of fun to write Satan reuniting with his estranged bandmates.

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