Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I like how the article included a lot of counter-examples where the trope actually worked. My top title/subtitle pet peeve has always been “Rise of (the) ______”. It’s a great hint that it’s probably going to be bad. For what it’s worth, “Void Courier” is a great name. 110
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 29/09/20268 lives up to expectations in that they are all essentially the same (great) game they’ve been making for 30 years. First time playing with HOTAS, and it’s much harder than with a controller, but it’s really fun. 020
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This makes sense given the history of the game- when it was decided there would be invisible rails to make the game linear, they may have thought players would be confused about not being able to move in full 360 and would need that additional sonic feedback. Turns out, we didn't! 000
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When the PS2 launched, I remember thinking the graphics were weirdly grainy. I have finally realized it's because the PS2 retail kiosk was the only one of that generation to have an LCD screen instead of a CRT, which made aliasing much more noticeable. 020
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The core problem of remasters is the uncanny valley of anachronistic graphics: low poly models and levels with razor sharp textures and high resolutions, blurry pre-rendered backgrounds with HD 3D characters running on top of them, pixel art where different elements have different-sized pixels. 010
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is a joke I cannot afford this for Ace Combat but I still love it 010
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026They should instead have a main character give an improbably relevant lecture to a group of people, including an outsider standing in the back of the room waiting with the inciting incident. 110
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Kind of the opposite of what happened with the Final Fantasy movie, which essentially killed the franchise as we knew it. 000
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The whole Sonic franchise was absolutely on the edge of a knife for a little while there. 110
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Protip HR considers it good mannners to offer a bite to the hiring manager 010
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Genesis controller is my preferred way to play Atari. The original 2600 joystick is meant to imitate arcade controls but feels so much worse. Maybe a real aracde joystick is the actual best way to play but I don’t own a compatible one. 110
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026TIL: The Genesis/MegaDrive 3-button controller works on the Atari 2600. The Atari 2600 joystick works on the Commodore 64. But the Genesis controller somehow does NOT work (safely) on the C64. 130
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026static.klipy.comIndiana Jones Looks ThoughtfulALT: Indiana Jones Looks Thoughtful 000
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026static.klipy.comIco & Yorda: Relaxing on a Stone SofaALT: Ico & Yorda: Relaxing on a Stone Sofa 010
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026static.klipy.comNausicaa GhibliALT: Nausicaa Ghibli 000
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Blowing up the bathroom in the McDonald’s of ideas 010
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Never seen this but it reminds me of how fantasy in the 70's-80's was still influenced by fairy/folk tales that became popular with hippies in the 60's, rather than just endless riffing on Lord of the Rings as we've done for the last 30 years. 000
Reposted by Evan Arnettzøë wolfe @glitchwolfe.studio · 12/09/2026when you're being mean to me online this is who you're being mean to 516529
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026New state of the art music studio is up and running 092
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I had the exact sample experience- I’m wanting to hit a button to instantiate or open a plugin and get bi-directional communication with specific controls on the knobs. Similar to Komplete Kontrol. Maybe its possible with realearn but I haven’t figured it out 000
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Nice mister pi! I haven’t explored the vintage computer cores on mine yet. I’ve wanted a c64 for years but owning this is making me hesitate 100
Reposted by Evan ArnettBen Crossbones @bencrossbones.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It's here! Shares are mega-appreciated! #sounddesign #filmsound #gameaudio #SFX 093
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“Founder, Creative Director and CEO (Lemonade Stand)” 231
Reposted by Evan ArnettFantasyAnime @fantasyanime.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Happy Anniversary to Final Fantasy VIII's North American release on the PlayStation 1! 🎂🎉 With its cinematic presentation, memorable soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu, Junction system, and addictive Triple Triad card game, FFVIII remains one of best entries in the series. 16719
Reposted by Evan ArnettFantasyAnime @fantasyanime.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Ghosts playing chess at the Ghost Hotel 👻♟️👻 - Final Fantasy VII (PS1) 37427
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 08/09/2026If they can find a way to turn it off or at least way down for faces, it would solve a majority of the complaints. Although maybe that would just look like a real person wearing a video game character mask 100
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I won’t directly debate this with people on here who feel differently, except to say that I’m genuinely sorry to hear that it didn’t turn out to be what y’all were hoping for or expecting. 000
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I have trouble imagining anyone who has actually worked in Unreal Engine saying this looks like a generic Unreal Engine game. 000
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I’ve played almost every iteration of Oot and I never wanted this to look just like those. I still hope we’ll get a PC port of Oot3D as I think that was the version that most faithfully realized the concept art. 000
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 08/09/2026New Zelda looks good. It still has a a unique and expressive art direction beyond photorealism, differentiated from Botw and other titles. The smaller scope allows for much more detail than the last big open world titles so this direction makes sense to me. 330
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The game is unfortunately not as fun as it looks here. Maybe this is what Star Fox would have been if Miyamoto and friends hadn’t been involved. 010
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Stellar Assault Sega 32x (MiSTer via RGB) Sony PVM-20M2MDU #ScanlineSunday 1246
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 06/09/2026samestatic.klipy.comX-Men Gambit Card FlipALT: X-Men Gambit Card Flip 010
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I buy physical games all the time. To be fair though, none of them are new. Or even from the last decade. 000
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Also curious about this! My shoulders are raised a bit too much when using a keyboard and mouse on the top of my desk 010
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I can show you how to tape a song off the radio etc etc 010
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I keep saying we are preparing to return to the computing of the 70’s when the keyboard and screen in front of you was simply a dumb terminal that remote connected to a large mainframe where the real computing was done. 100
Reposted by Evan ArnettThe Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 01/09/2026Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon (Le voyage dans la lune) was released 124 years ago today. This silent, black-and-white film is the forebear of everything this account is about. 🖖 Enjoy!youtube.comA Trip To The Moon (1902) | 1080pYouTube video by Movies Archive 721853
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Bubblegum Crisis PC Engine 1991 Sony PVM-20M2MDU #ScanlineSunday (a little late again) 0207
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Why do all the cheap knockoff brands on Amazon sound like this 120
Evan Arnett @evanarnett.bsky.social · 29/08/2026It’s the 8 and 16 bit era explosion where they could only represent a large object exploding with like 20 small explosions all around it and then a bright color expands from the center of the screen 110
