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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I feel like the only person on the planet who's exhausted by all the Game Awards hate. I just want to watch 3 hours of new game announcements and see some great games get recognized. Is that really so wrong?

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Me switching mains after that Kirby Air Riders Direct:

The Distracted boyfriend meme where the boyfriend is looking at Rocky from Kirby Air Riders while his current girlfriend is Susie from Kirby Air Riders.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I played one game of LEGO Party and now all I can think about is how soon until I get to play it again! It's a ton of fun! My only complaint is that the online multiplayer seems to be restricted to private lobbies only. I couldn't find any option to play with randos.

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a lego knight wearing a helmet and a shield stands in front of a lego wall

ALT: a lego knight wearing a helmet and a shield stands in front of a lego wall

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Well today had a promising start but it's ending in the dumpster. Here's hoping today's #StateOfPlay can help me feel a little better. Honestly, it would be quite a feat to make me feel worse.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

I woke up with a bloody nose this morning and panicked since I haven't had one in decades. So credit where it's due: when I googled what to do, the results were "Oh, it's probably just dry weather. Just drink some water and rest." And not "It's a brain tumor. You have minutes. "

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

What do you mean the base Crossworlds roster only has four handling characters!? Why are there so many Acceleration characters??

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Stealth40k @stealth40k.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave translates in Japanese as "Fire Emblem: Ten Thousand Purples and One Thousand Reds" A deep dive reveals many new characters and hints that the four main characters represent four different story paths. serenesforest.net/2025/09/12/f...

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

I had fallen off of Donkey Kong Bananza after a bunch of other games came out, but now I'm back to playing it again, and... damn. Nintendo is really good at making video games, huh?

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I think I'm one of the freaks more excited for the actual racing in Kirby Air Riders than I am for City Trial. When i was a stupid kid, I didn't appreciate how beautiful the tracks in Air Ride were. In Air Riders, that's been turned up to 11.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

One of my favorite things to do is to find an OST to a game I know nothing about (except obviously the title and maybe an odd screenshot or comment) and try to guess what the game is like purely through the music. I am very frequently wrong, lol.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

God, Shinobi Art of Vengeance is such a good game.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Loving the Sonic Racing Crossworlds Open Network Test! I find putting my boy Omega in a handling-type car consistently puts me on or near the podium. I'm just not a huge fan of most of the handling designs. I'm rocking the motobug one, but i hope there are more in the full game.

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Siggie @siggiedraws.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

SHAHRA & MERLINA CROSSWORLDS #sonic #SonicRacingCrossworlds

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I feel really bad for Lost Soul Aside. The game comes out tomorrow, but if i didn't actively seek out information about it, I'd probably have no idea. It also doesn't help that this week is pretty stacked. I hope it does okay.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Random Wednesday Sonic the Hedgehog headcanon: The telenovela "La Ultima Passion" exists in the game universe. Shadow and Omega are huge fans. Rouge keeps trying to reference the show (she doesn't watch it) and those two angrily correct in unison her every time she gets something wrong.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Also I'm very excited for the launch of Lost Soul Aside on Friday! Unfortunately, Shinobi and the Sonic Crossworlds ONT are both going to be competing with it for my attention, but it's a long weekend so I'm going to try to give all three some attention!

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a person is standing in front of a triangle with a black hole in the middle

Alt: A montage of clips from Lost Soul Aside showing the protagonist Kaser running through a variety of locations.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

If Sega's other revivals meet the standards of the outstanding Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, then I think the Sega of old might be back, baby! Now we just need to see a new Space Channel 5.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Just played the first level of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (thank you Sega for including early access with the Digital Deluxe Edition) and it is every bit as good as the demo! Sadly, an early work day prevented me from progressing further. Can't wait to get back into it!

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a cartoon character is flying through the air in front of a waterfall and a circle with a face on it

Alt: A montage of clips from the video game Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, that depict Joe Musashi performing various aerial maneuvers in different scenes.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Just tried playing a bit of Chibi-Robo and it's unquestionably a great game that I'm mad I slept on when it first came out. However the camera is definitely an obstacle to fun. Especially after coming off of a game like Donkey Kong Bananza.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Me (sees the news of Disney trying to win back Gen Z men): I have thoughts on this, but they're too big for a tweet. I know, I'll make a comment on the official news story on YouTube! Me (searches "Disney Gen Z Men" on YouTube): Oh, that is ALL grifters with AI thumbnails.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

So we all agree that there's something up with that other dimension in Peacemaker season 2, right? My guess is his dad is still a white supremacist, and that it's normalized in that dimension.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Has anyone at Gamescom who's played Kirby Air Riders peeped Susie's stats? Do you wanna share them? I wanna have my main scoped out by launch day.

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Zip @zipsweep.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Kirby Air Riders Direct:

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

So I am overwhelmingly happy about all the Kirby Air Riders news we got today, and I am beyond stoked that we're getting lots of new characters and they can each ride on any machine, but I could have done without them all getting a copy ability. That was what made Kirby unique.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Between the excellent Kirby Air Riders direct and the announcement of an open network test for Sonic Racing Crossworlds, today is a great day for mascot racer fans!

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Posting my wishlist for Kirby Air Riders before the direct tomorrow makes it poorly aged: - All returning stars plus new ones - All returning tracks plus new ones - More playable characters other than just Kirby, Dedede, and Meta Knight (just give me Suzie) - Return of City Trial - New Mode

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Parris @vicious696.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Ghost of Yotei is looking great!

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I just played the Adventures of Elliot demo and if you've been craving a top-down Zelda-like with gorgeous music and sprite art and music, then this is one you'll want to keep an eye on. It's not 100% my thing, but I certainly enjoyed the time I spent with it.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Finally played the Shinobi: Art of Vengeance demo, and it's always gratifying to learn that the game you've been gassing up in your head since you found out about it lives up to the hype. If all the Sega revivals are as good as this, then we Sega fans are laughing.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Downloaded the Shinobi: Art of Vengeance demo, but sadly didn't get a chance to play it. Hopefully I get more free time tomorrow.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

So Fantastic Four takes place on Earth 828, which has a retro sci-fi aesthetic, world peace, flying cars, and when someone who knows what they're talking about asks the world to temporarily do a small inconvenient thing to save the world, they just do it without complaining. Can I move there?

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

With Shinobi: Art of Vengeance releasing in a month, it's a good time to reskeet this:

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Don't get me wrong, I loved Fantastic Four First Steps, and this fact only enhances my enjoyment: but Reed's final plan to defeat Galacus is essentially a more high-tech version of Wile E. Coyote hanging an anvil over a pile of free bird seed.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Well Nintendo, with Donkey Kong Bananza, you've returned DK to the prominence he deserves to be at, and you've cemented Pauline as one of your most important characters. But aren't you forgetting someone?

Official artwork of Stanley the Bugman, Mario's younger cousin and the protagonist of Donkey Kong 3.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Wait, the Transformers movies are on Disney + now? When did that happen?

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

I think my favorite thing about Fantastic Four First Steps was that not only did it skip past their origin, but it skipped the annoying "learning to be a team/family" thing the other movies did. This is a movie where the Fantastic Four were already the Fantastic Four in every sense. And I loved it!

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the thing is giving a thumbs up in a fantastic four poster

Alt: A gif of the Thing from Fantastic Four First Steps clapping.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

I've been playing more Donkey Kong Bananza and dear God. I'm only on the Canyon Layer, but I keep getting sidetracked by how much there is to do in this game. Follow a shiny, go off the beaten path for a second, hell, just dig a random hole in the ground and you'll find something to do. I love it!

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Gonna be honest: I was actually considering going back to Twitter for more than just reacting to news. Then I opened a tweet about Superman and had to block 2/3 of the replies. Nevermind. I'm good here.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Finally got Donkey Kong Bananza! I got tired of waiting for Amazon Canada to locate a calendar and discover that the game had been out for days now so I canceled my order and headed out to Walmart (only place in town that sells games) and snagged the last physical copy!

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

How to count to 9 with Mario Kart: Super 64 Super Circuit Double Dash!! DS Wii 7 8 World

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Been listening to the Fantastic Four First Steps score and I just heard the Galactus/Silver Surfer Suite and DAMN! This sounded like something out of a modern Final Fantasy game. Michael Giacchino is still one of my favorite composers of all time.

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an aerial view of the city of new york with the empire state building in the center

Alt: A scene from the Fantastic Four trailer that shows Galactus' shadow over New York City.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Not gonna lie, if my copy of Donkey Kong Bananza still doesn't ship by tonight, I might get Shadow Labyrinth to help tide me over. I love me a metroidvania and I feel bad about how overlooked it's been.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Still waiting for my copy of Donkey Kong Bananza to ship.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

So I tried seeing which character the Superman movie playlist on Spotify would match me with and.... Look, I'm not endorsing the man in any way, but he DOES have good taste in music.

A screenshot of the Superman Official Playlist on Spotify showing Lex Luthor on the playlist cover. The description indicates that the character shown on the cover reflects the user's musical tastes.

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Just got back from seeing Superman a second time, and it is even better on a repeat viewing!

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Garrett Stanczak @g-stanczak.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Assuming King K. Rool is the villain in Universal's Donkey Kong movie, who do you think should play him? Imo, Benedict Campbell should be the template if not the actor. It's impossible for me to imagine K. Rool talking and not hear his voice in my head.

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a cartoon alligator is dancing with a red hat on .

Alt: A gif of King K. Rool from the Donkey Kong Country TV series dancing.

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