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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 26/09/2026

qt what you bring to interviews instead of iced coffee, wrong answers only

An iced latte from Dunkin’ which is decidedly not an iced coffee but a different thing

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 24/09/2026

I had that same GBA SP growing up. I ended up finding one at a local game store for $50!

Shiny, red Game Boy Advance SP on a Stardew valley desk mat

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 24/09/2026

Haha HELL YEAH Thanks for everyone who subbed. I hope you have the best day/week I should have left my link in the original post but I threw that together quick youtube.com/@jefftroidva...

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 24/09/2026

Quick I need 3 more subs for something cool

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 15/09/2026

This reminds of the unhinged sign I saw in a grocery store once that said, "Lemons. Perfect for Orange Juice" I found the image online lmao this was a real sign

Photo of a sign in a grocery store that reads:

Lemons
Perfect for Orange Juice

The background is a dark green to white gradient from left to right. On the right side are two lemons with a green circle above them that says, "product of USA"

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 15/09/2026

This is actually very close to my favorite color. It's in the same family basically. The color I use for all of my branding on YT and Twitch (and is basically my favorite color) is actually # 00C9FF which is incredibly close to this but more of a turquoise than aqua widget-club.com/wallpapers/t...

Screenshot from a website that you enter your date of birth and it gives you your birthday's color. I've entered March 1st and it gave me Aqua Blue (color code #00FFFF)

Color picker site showing my branding color #00C9FF which is a lighter blue color similar to aqua blue.

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 04/09/2026

OK I usually go to bed on a weeknight at 11pm or so but it's almost 2am lol. I played a bunch of Onimusha and so far it's good. There's an intro segment that's actually pretty funny and I didn't expect that tbh. After that it's basically the events in the demo but stuff isn't exactly the same

'Onimusha Way of the Sword' Title Screen

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 03/09/2026

What video game changed your life? Metroid Fusion was the catalyst that launched me into the metroidvania genre. It wasn't until I was in my 30s when I realized that this was my favorite genre

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 03/09/2026

Preloading Onimusha. I’m so freakin excited for this game to come out

SteamOS game screen for Onimusha Way of the Sword showing the game is preloading

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 27/08/2026

My beard was getting extra long and when that happens it gets a little scraggly at the bottom but I trimmed a bit off the bottom and damn it looks good.

Jefftroidvania lookin good with the beard trim

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 27/08/2026

Since people are sharing their favorite Tim Curry roles, I just want to share my first ever experience and that's Hexxus from Fern Gully Muppet Treasure Island is a classic and so well loved. He became an honorary muppet and that's a title I wish I could achieve in life

An image of Hexxus from Fern Gully. Hexxus is a monster made out of petroleum and fumes. The background is a forest that appears to be on fire.

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 22/08/2026

Damn these Dark Souls games are getting out of hand

Close up shot of a drawstring bag in a hotel bathroom that holds the hair dryer. It is black with the words HAIR DRYER in red text which looks a lot like the red “YOU DIED” message when you die in a dark souls game

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 21/08/2026

Miyamoto is famous for this interaction as well

Cargo space meme edit

The top panel depicts a person asking the car salesman about the cargo space of a vehicle.

The bottom panel depicts the salesman answering but instead of saying the classic, “no, car go road” line, he says, “no, Mario go space”

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 13/08/2026

Post your favorite Disney princess. Wrong answers only

A promotional image from Hollow Knight Silksong. In this image Hornet is standing on a floor covered in white roses. She's wearing her signature red cowl/dress and is holding her needle. There's a swirl of thread around her in a dramatic fashion.

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 04/08/2026

Monster Hunter Wilds is officially $40 in a permanent discount. Capcom’s done this in past Monster Hunter games before the big DLC release. I imagine it’s a strategy to get more people into the game that would also be interested in buying the DLC Either way this is a great price for a great game

Screenshot of the Steam page for Monster Hunter wilds showing the new, permanent price being $39.99

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 27/07/2026

I’ve been on and off studying Mandarin Chinese for years now and I’ve been telling myself that this is the year I get consistent with it I’m gonna dedicate 30 mins a day to it and to make it more fun I bought this freakin DS game off eBay to help me! lol

Nintendo DS game called My Chinese coach

LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE
My Chinese
Coach
NINTENDODS
UBISOFT

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 14/07/2026

I'm just gonna say that I've been in love with the Steam Controller since I got it. I made custom radial menus for Monster Hunter Wilds and it's been super cool

Photo of the Steam Controller (2026 model) on a white table with the Steam Controller Puck next to it and a USB cable plugged in and flowing behind the controller

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 11/07/2026

Steam Machine purchased. I now have to wait for it to be processed and shipped. Shouldn't be too long now! I'm very excited. I'll be recording some videos - unboxing, first impressions, testing some games, etc. If you have any questions about it or want me to test anything just let me know!

Screenshot of a confirmation email from Steam showing a confirmed purchase of the 512GB Steam Machine. The text in the image is as follows:

Thank you for your recent transaction on
Steam.
The items below have been added to your Steam Library.
If you are new to Steam, you can get the free Steam application here.
YOUR STEAM POINTS
You've earned Steam Points
Visit the Points Shop
111,561
Steam Machine 512GB
$1,049.00

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 07/07/2026

I noticed this week that MH Wilds Steam Deck Verified status changed from "unsupported" to "Playable" and with FSR and all the other optimizations, I gotta say, It plays very smoothly. I do need to be real that the graphical fidelity can be real fuzzy at times but it's still a great experience IMO

Screenshot from a Steam Deck. The screenshot shows Monster Hunter Wilds' new "playable" status in the steam Deck Verified Program. The text on the screen is as follows:

Steam Deck Compatibility
Valve's testing indicates this title is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.

Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard

All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration

This game shows Steam Deck controller icons

In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

This game's first-time setup requires an active Internet connection

Monster Hunter Wilds screenshot on Steam Deck as a quest is completed. The image shows the hunter being approached by the Secret from behind and they're hugging.

Monster Hunter Wilds screenshot depicting my hunter in the left of center of the screen in the grand hub. To the right of the hunter is the palico in the blanka outfit.

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 30/06/2026

More Metroidvania goodness. Kyle Thompson games are all on sale on Steam. A great opportunity to play them before Well Dweller to come out later this year! When they're on sale on Steam, they're often also on sale on other platforms

A screenshot of the Steam app showing Kyle Thompson metroidvanias on sale

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 30/06/2026

Hollow Knight AND Silksong are on sale during the Steam Summer Sale if you were interested but were holding off

A screenshot from Steam's store page showing the prices of Hollow Knight and Silksong

On the left are images of the logos and on the right are the prices

Hollow Knight
50% off. Was $14.99 is now $7.49

Hollow Knight Silksong
25% Off. Was $19.99 is now $14.99

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 19/06/2026

I picked out some of my favorite Metroidvania and Metroidvania adjacent games! 9games.pages.dev

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 12/06/2026

I played the hell out of this game back on my family's computer. I don't remember if we played this on the Gateway 2000 or an earlier PC but it was like a board game. It was fun and silly and when you became broke your character wore a barrel instead of clothes for some reason. I'd play it again

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 05/06/2026

I did that Unc test but the results will be inaccurate due to the fact that some of the points that go to the Unc side are actually Autism not Uncism Here they are anyways

Screenshot of the Unc test that people have been taking. It shows a sunglasses face emoji at the top, then says: Your Tier: Low Unc Risk
Showing the Unc score in green on the left as 22 and the Youth score on the right in a muted yellow as 78
At the bottom it says, "Mostly fine, but a few cracks are showing. Stay Vigilant.

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 05/06/2026

Pick a selfie from your gallery and turn it black and white.

A black and white photo of Jefftroidvania wearing real sunglasses designed after the 8bit ones

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 03/06/2026

Currently installing the demo for Onimusha on my Steam Deck. First new game in this franchise is 20 years. I’m so fucking amped dude

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 26/05/2026

I was in Myrtle Beach all last week, it was so fun. It was 80, sunny, and breezy all week and I ended up somehow skipping the 90+ heatwave that struck where I live in CT. Now it's nice and chill and crisp. A perfect Spring day... but nature's fickle... and I don't trust it... especially in NE

A photo of Jefftroidvania in a swing chair at a water-side bar, drinking a beer.

A photo of Jefftroidvania wearing real sunglasses shaped like the 8bit sunglasses from the memes. I'm a meme now

A photo of Myrtle Beach. The actual beach. Showing a bunch of the hotels that line the beach.

Sign in the Myrtle Beach airport when you're coming down the escalator to the baggage claim. There's a sign with a blue background and white text that says, "welcome to" and then below is is a sign with just white text that says, "Myrtle Beach"

Below that is a TV showing an advertisement for the Ripley's Aquarium that's in town.

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 16/05/2026

If you were a video game character, what would your health pickup be? Mine would be a bowl of Phở

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 15/05/2026

Countdown to how many wild comments I might get. Or none. I usually actually get none lol

Screenshot of a BlueSky post and reply

Jeff Grubb• @grubb.wtf • 7h
Do people not know Forza is pronounced "fort-za"? It's like pizza

Jefftroidvani @jefftroidvania.com
No Jeff It's not Pizza, It's a video game

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 13/05/2026

I can't even believe something like this made it on any platform

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 12/05/2026

My little chihuahua mix pup, Luna, likes to sleep a lot but when she's awake it's like she's on crack and she's insane. She sleeps a lot though lol

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 08/05/2026

Steam Controller arrives tomorrow. I'm either going to be annoying as hell about it or a complete recluse and nothing in-between

Screenshot of a UPS tracking screen that says:
Scheduled Delivery
05/09/2026, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Jefftroidvania 🎮 @jefftroidvania.com · 05/05/2026

This video got 2k+ views and helped my channel cross 2500 subscribers. I'm sitting at 2501 currently (took this screenshot earlier and was too lazy to take another It seems that people are starving for Valve hardware content lol. I'll be here to give that to them

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