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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

That's the one, Flying Dragon (Hiryu no Ken Twin), by Culture Brain and US published by Natsume

Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

On the board, observations on the game's ads in Famitsu. Culture Brain was at the height of their bluster, advertising their design academy with years old accolades for Magic of Scheherazade and Baseball Simulator from US magazines. They mention these A LOT. gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/56534...

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

But it does have a fatal flaw: The frame rate. It runs at...well, very much not 60 fps. It's like 15 or something. The game already uses fastROM, so there's probably something wrong with how it was programmed.

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The game is surprisingly fully featured for its time: 15 whole characters, freely select 7 more colors per character, and a practice mode...which not only has a training dummy, but even full-on tutorials on how to use its special defense systems. Way ahead of its time there.

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

After my last guide, I swore off FAQ writing forever. ...anyway here's my latest GameFAQS guide, for SD Hiryu no Ken (94, SFC) My name there is Hiryu_no_Ken, so I am fulfilling my destiny: I used it from finding the title while searching for SD Gundam games. gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/565344-...

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Oh my god I was literally packing up this son of a b a month ago and thinking of how I must be the only one in the world left to suffer over those damn shoulders (mine was used when bought and already had a curled up copper wire to try to keep one in place)

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Two funny things: -Zaku I and Zaku II are referred to as Old Zaku and Zaku. Was that ever a thing...? -RX-78 Gundam has an upgrade called "MG Gundam". This is apparently supposed to be "Gundam with magnetic coating", so they probably meant "MC"...but it looks like the G-3 Gundam...

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

And finally, the base game has more contest winners: 10 Zaku II recolors to apparently celebrate Gundam's 15 anniversary. (Thank @theideon.bsky.social for name translations again) ...I'm actually lacking info on just how this particular design contest was staged...

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Hamamura Tsuushin is the then-editor-in-chief of Famitsu, Hirokazu Hamamura. He's made a bunch of guest appearances in games over the years. Including Death Stranding, an appearance I'm now recalling was a little controversial at the time... www.eurogamer.net/death-strand...

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

The DLC was released as a cart later...but it actually replaces three units with different ones, which was a point of confusion over the years. The replacements for the expansion cart are all original designs by contest winners for Famicom Magazine (thx @theideon.bsky.social for name translations)

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Gundam Wing was airing at the time this game was released (December 1995). The base game just had Wing Gundam, but the DLC (Jan 1996) adds nearly everything up to Epyon. That makes this like...one of the first ever games to add stuff from a TV show via download as it was airing? Maybe THE first...?

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

My latest Project Nobody Asked For: A GameFAQs Unit Guide for SD Gundam GNEXT (Super Famicom) gamefaqs.gamespot.com/snes/575898-... Game had new mobile suits split across Satellaview DLC (yes, DLC) and an expansion pack, which I try to clarify. Thx 2 @theideon.bsky.social for a few translations

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I finally updated the G-Reco Production Timeline. Not really super substantial, but it just sort of awkwardly stopped at Movie 3 before and I wanted to "end" it on a good note.

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G-Reco Production Timeline

From the past to the future…

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SpaceRunaway 🥐 @theideon.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I'm one person away from 30 subscribers! I'd really like to get above 30, but just 30 would also be good to reach!

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

You've got a whole story going with those choju giga animals reacting to the packaging

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SpaceRunaway 🥐 @theideon.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Another 8,500+ words of The Wings of Rean is up on the Patreon for subscribers! New characters arrive, and we find out some important details about Amahlgan's background.

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The Wings of Rean Book 1 Ch 8 | Byston Well Stories

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

"Cronic Leasher? What kind of a site... Oh."

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Local retro game store had Ring of Red. I didn't buy it, but decided to get it the next day. I took my time getting there. "What're the chances someone else would buy Ring of Red of all things in that time lol" - someone else had bought RIng of Red. (...I got a different copy some time later)

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

"And Tiny Xavier...?" "And Tiny Xavier...who did NOT die..." "Aww, isn't that swell!"

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Curious if BlueSky shows this thread when posting replies. I need to continue updating the site, but also need to know if it's worth the time to post here too. So if you see this, press some kind of button, thank you (FTR Twitter sends my thread replies straight to hell, so I gave up there lol)

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

My G-Saviour for PS2 guide on GameFAQs gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/374289-g... Bonus: My own scan of the game's cover/back

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Part of an update to my SNK vs Capcom guide on GameFAQs, adding info about link cable features. Also transcribed all the character reactions there! Thanks to @theideon.bsky.social for a translation of some dialogue accidentally overwritten in the English ver. gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ngpc/198682-...

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

SNK vs Capcom on Neo Geo Pocket can use the Dreamcast link cable with King of Fighters Dream Match 1999 (...which is KOF 98) But a fun thing about it is, the characters on the portable will react to whoever you played as on Dreamcast. And they're not always happy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pODX...

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The Secret Spicy Gossip in SNK vs Capcom | Neo Geo Pocket/Dreamcast Link Cable Character Reactions

YouTube video by Kicksville

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hell *I* feel like the fake fan for not noticing Tassilo's beefy arms

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I don't have infinite optimism for Bluesky: it's still based on Twitter. The format encourages & rewards conflict. But, as I understand from my artist friends, it WAS briefly the best place for art...until the link deboosting etc got extreme. Hopefully this place is at least better for their sake.

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Happy Halloween from the most scary of anime

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

Some shuffling and new animation in the name of making Steer look even cooler. ...and there, now I'm caught up with Twitter. For now I'm gonna keep both updated, I guess. But since my follower count was already blown up over there anyway I kinda hope Bluesky catches on.

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news, everyone

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

A whole lot of exposition and small stuff gets cut. Sorry, space gum fans. This all works to make the opening more directly just a space battle. Episode 6 content gets cut down to only about 10 minutes of Movie II overall.

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

(TV left, Movie right) The whole introduction has a fair bit of cutting and shuffling around. First appearance of the Megafauna crew is reanimated into a more lively sequence. Steer fans will be happy. And Donyell fans (we exist).

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

G-Reco / Gundam Reconguista in G - TV vs Movie II comparison thread. Will update occasionally. This is to go with the website, which has more detail and is further along. gshelf.wordpress.com/2024/10/01/g...

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Got some followers before advertising I had this account. A good sign? Anyway: Did YOU KNOW I started my G-Reco TV vs Movie II comparison? And you can get to it from the link below, which this platform doesn't automatically send to Super Hell??? gshelf.wordpress.com/2024/10/01/g...

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

Finally, I will reiterate this is all free to use as you please. I have no ownership over it. It is the result of some large expenditures and many, many hours of graphic editing. If you appreciate it, please consider leaving something for this one too. ko-fi.com/kicksville

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

Gigantic thank you to @theideon.bsky.social for the English translation. Couldn't have done it without him! If you appreciate his work, consider leaving him a little something. ko-fi.com/theideon999

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

Here is the Tabletop Simulator version. Includes digital counters, the manual, multiple playmats to choose from, etc. steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...

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Steam Workshop::SNK vs Capcom VERSUS TCG - English Version

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Kicksville @kicksville.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

After months of work: All VERSUS TCG - SNK vs Capcom cards are in English! 🟢Non-pixelated scans w/ artwork originally from Card Fighters' Clash! 🟢Manual translated & viewable as PDF! 🟢Tabletop Simulator rendition available! Translated by @theideon.bsky.social Get it here: tinyurl.com/svctcg

Collage of SNK vs Capcom cards with Terry and Ryu at the center

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