iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Kevin @groggy.dog · 27/09/2026

PC-98 bot continues to be one of my favorite follows. I can't even have nostalgia for this because it was made shortly before I was born, and yet I cannot get enough!

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 18/09/2026

Just so glad to be on the site. Hope you all enjoy it!

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 15/09/2026

Hi Bluesky! I made a *free* solo TTRPG designed to get you to play with your painted miniatures, model kits, and other cozy companions. You can check it out on Itch or DriveThruRPG below:

Cover image for "The Mantelpiece Mage," a solo RPG for your miniatures, mechs, and cozy companions

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 14/09/2026

Nice glass of whiskey and a run at finishing up Level 2 of my first 2D6 dungeon crawl.

A photo of a glass of whiskey, the 2D6 dungeon tables codex, and my hand drawn map.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 14/09/2026

Hi! I'm Kevin and soon I'll be releasing the FREE core rulebook for my new solo RPG, The Mantelpiece Mage. It's a game designed to give you brief daily narrative play with those mechs, miniatures, and other toys you've always wanted something to do with.

Header image for "The Mantelpiece Mage - Core Rulebook" a solo TTRPG for miniatures, mechs, and cozy companions

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 02/09/2026

I am of the opinion that Catwoman rules

Image from a Catwoman comic in the Batman: Ego and Other Tails collection in which Batman is hanging upside down, his chin and lips covered in red kiss marks, and a speech bubble from the left side of the panel says "You Know Where to Find Me"

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 26/06/2026

The most time-intensive thing I do on a regular basis in Final Fantasy XIV is catch up with all Triple Triad cards each patch. This expansion hasn't been too bad, barring Forked Tower. But I got my Unmaking card today for 475/475!

A screenshot showing my Card List in Final Fantasy, indicating I've earned 475/475 cards.

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woke stifler @yelix.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

[talking to Sabrina Carpenter in the buffet line at the Swift-Kelce wedding] yeah like ideally you’d start with Trails in the Sky but i started with the Crossbell games and that was fine too. it’s really up to you

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 26/03/2026

One of the last great Square Enix games I’ve never played

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 26/04/2025

CrossCode remains one of my all time favorites

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YsLink ⚔️ An Ys Fan Site @ys-link.net · 13/03/2025

I am VERY excited to announce the launch of YsLink (ys-link.net), a brand new Ys fan site. Find information about games and characters, as well as interactive maps and timelines. If you're a huge #Falcom fan or a #JRPG enthusiast who's never dipped their toe in, now's a great time to be playing Ys!

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 12/03/2025

This bodes... poorly. Scopely's Monopoly Go game is one of the most predatory mobile games out there. www.vooks.net/scopely-acqu...

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Scopely acquires Pokémon Go developer Niantic's game catalog - Vooks

Pokémon Gone?

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Columbia grad student with a green card and a pregnant US citizen wife, abducted by ICE because of his political organizing, and now his lawyers can't find him. Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Final Fantasy adventures combine in 1994! Now for your new AV Famicom (released the year prior): the chance to enjoy Final Fantasy I & II on one sleek cart. Its arrival heralded by this live-action commercial. Bonus trivia: the AV Fami/HVC-101 would be in production until 2003. #VideoBytes

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kelsey lewin @kelslewin.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

this is also my take for video games

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 04/03/2025

This was a great overview, and it has absolutely started tipping me towards the "hype" side of things

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 22/02/2025

Vita has been my most played hand-held outside of Switch. I hadn’t touched mine in a while since I recently also got a 3DS, but playing Ys: Celceta on there (plus occasional bouts of Shovel Knight) has been a genuine treat

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

NY was ready for this, they’ve already filed in court to fight it. The Admin didn’t even give a timeline for when they will revoke the approval. Hochul said “We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. We’ll see you in court.” Tolling is gonna continue until the courts decide.

nytimes.com

Trump Administration Moves to End New York’s Congestion Pricing Tolls (Gift Article)

The transportation secretary said he would revoke federal approval for the program, citing the cost to motorists; the Metropolitan Transportation Authority quickly filed a lawsuit to stop the move.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19/02/2025

Public comment is now open for passport gender marker changes. You can go here to go to each of the three proposed passport rules, and submit comment. My suggestion: be unique, argue for trans-inclusive policies, against the constitutionality of the changes, etc. www.reddit.com/r/Passports/...

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Public comment on US passport form changes related to trans

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Audrey @glitchemon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Your outie has spent more than 400 hours playing the critically acclaimed MMORPG final fantasy XIV, with an expanded free trial which you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award-winning --

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 18/02/2025

To combat the general feeling of helplessness, I've tried to get more involved in my local politics. It's nice to see that pressure from NYC constituents against Adams is leading somewhere (for the moment) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/n...

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Hochul to Meet With City Leaders to Discuss the ‘Path Forward’ for Mayor

After four top aides to Mayor Eric Adams resigned, calls for him to step down are growing.

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Please see my previous reskeet for why there are red flags with this project with its use of GenAI and a couple of other things, but yeah, old style text adventures are one things that have never gone away. And there are more graphical IF/visual novels than ever. ifdb.org#games

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The Interactive Fiction Database - IF and Text Adventures

IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, r...

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 15/02/2025

Next up in my story path playthrough of the entire Ys series is Ys IV: Memories of Celceta. A very good excuse to bring out my Vita for the first time since my Japan trip!

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Victor LaValle @victorlavalle.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Please register in NYC if you haven’t already.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 13/02/2025

As I've learned more in my master's program about gamification being co-opted by gambling sectors, I'm more appreciative of videos like this that really lay out in incontrovertibly clear terms how predatory that whole ecosystem is. Worth a watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZvX...

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What Everyone Gets Wrong About Gambling on Sports

YouTube video by Extranet Shaquille

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Official Taiwanese poster for "Nausicaa" (in cinemas there on March 6). www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fuR...

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 09/02/2025

Continuing to practice segments and cut time off my Ys I Complete run. Happy to have so readily cleared 50 minutes already. Need to still work on my Y&O/Dark Fact double whammy boss fight.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 07/02/2025

Just pouring over the notes from that #FFXIV Live Letter. Holy cow, 7.2 is gonna be a hell of a good patch.

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 06/02/2025

thebookofys.neocities.org I decided to take my 90s-era talents to Neocities and made a fun little fan site for Ys I & II Chronicles. It just passed 2,500 views!

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The Book of Ys - An Ys I & II Fan Site

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 05/02/2025

OMG this is beautiful

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jason grinblat @jfg.land · 04/02/2025

ASCII roguelikes are the most epistolary game genre because they're letters moving back and forth

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 02/02/2025

Got my splits looking all pretty, and my Ys I time down 2.5 minutes despite some really awful boss fights. Also gotta continue honing my routing. Those alone will get me sub-50.

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w. @willforwins.com · 01/02/2025

Nintendo, Atari, & Sega happened because of him, Jerry Lawson. #BlackHistory

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PlayStation Park @playstationpark.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

White Mage 'Choboco Racing' PlayStation

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare. Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.” We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 01/02/2025

I've been feeling pretty helpless lately, but posts like these remind me what I can do. So I've set up a monthly contribution to the Internet Archive. Maybe you will consider doing the same!

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Kevin @groggy.dog · 31/01/2025

Taking joy in the small things, like this Mary Stewart book I checked out from the Brooklyn Public Library. Just beautiful

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kelsey lewin @kelslewin.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This is THE project, the big reason for VGHF. I’m so proud of and thankful for the work they’ve done. It’s hard to overstate what a big win this is for video game research, and I can’t wait to see what people uncover and learn.

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Sarah Z @sarahz.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Trans people are here to stay. No matter what, the world is and will continue to be a better and more beautiful place because it has trans folks in it. We are all going to keep fighting to live in a better world. Donations to the Transgender Law Center are open through the link for another 9 hours!

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