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Jopo

@levelupjo.bsky.social
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constantly tired. every now and then I post some thoughts on games. occasional lamb hugger 🐑 | she/her | millennial mom

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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I have finally started playing DQ7 reimagined on the switch 2. The music is so good!! And i love being able to speed up battles, and tweak settings to make things easier or harder. I love having options for my playstyle at any moment
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Okay fine I put bsky back on my phone. Maybe I’ll use it more again. I kinda want to keep a log of what I’m playing every day. I don’t know. I’m treating it like old school social media where we just wrote all our thoughts out loud without a care in the world 😂
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Right?? They’re the perfect team to make an airport sim game
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I am once again at an airport and begging the @twopointstudios.bsky.social devs to make a Two Point Airport game. PLEASE 🙏
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I didn’t share last week that I had written on The Long Play. Because I wasn’t too proud of it. I wrote it on my phone, in the evening, after a long day out. But I wrote something today that I do want to share because it wasn’t written in a dark hotel room 😅 thelongplay.bearblog.dev/i-think-i-mi...
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💭 I Think I Miss Having Fewer Games
I've been thinking a lot about how much digital ownership has changed the way I interact with games. And I think a lot of my problem isn't actually that I li...
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Remember that Nintendo switch add where they’re at an airport and share the joycon controller with a stranger? Well today that ad came true. My son made a random friend at the airport and now they’re playing Mario together.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Yay!! I have been hoping they’d put out a demo!
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
One day late, because it's a busy summer holiday already and I didn't want to just rush a post out the door to hit my "streak". thelongplay.bearblog.dev/the-dream-is...
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💭 The dream is coffee and a game
Good morning! This is unprecedented. This is a whole new thing, because for the first time in, I think, the last five years, I am waking up to an empty house...
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I’m sorry but Paraguay are you okay? What’s with the violence on the football pitch? Geeze.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Yes! I am hoping this comes to switch someday. I have plenty of other games to play in the meantime 😅
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I think I’m finally going to give Sea of Stars a try. I’ve had it on my switch since it came out but only played like two hours.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
7. Cat Quest - completed July 1 2026. I picked this back up from my backlog because I played the Adventures of Elliot demo and wanted something that would scratch that action rpg itch. This did just that. I love that it is simple. It was so easy to pick up after not playing it for ages.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I dont know what I've done wrong with my threading. I thought my replies would show up in order, alas.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Honestly, I'm even surprised that I have once again posted a post. Is the habit finally forming? Is it sticking? thelongplay.bearblog.dev/why-even-hav...
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💭 Why even have a backlog if you're not going to play the games on it?
We went away for a long weekend in Marseille. Which was really nice. But I came home from our trip really looking forward to playing a game. Like, really loo...
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Wes Fenlon @wes.readonlymemo.com · 28/06/2026
Remember the internet before Google, before algorithmic feeds, before monolithic social media corralled us onto the same handful of apps? When small, *personal websites* and webrings linking them together reigned supreme? Time to bring it back.
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Introducing Warp Point, a Web 1.0 gaming blog directory built for 2026
It's a webring! And a website!
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It’s hot. My son and I have been playing some games in the afternoon to avoid being out in the heat. thelongplay.bearblog.dev/a-heatwave-g...
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💭 Things I've Learned About My Son Through Mario
So it's a heatwave, and unfortunately, I didn't really get a chance to sit down and really write anything this week. The schools are closed because of the he...
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Oooh I have been waiting to hear y’all’s thoughts! Looking forward to listening to it
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Oh my gosh. That is so sweet even for a digital doggo. And they can hang out with their other doggo friends. I love this.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Omg same!! I find it so hard to go back without exp share
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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
wrote something
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Thank you so much for sharing your story so openly and vulnerably. I haven’t played blue prince. But I lost my mother when I was 18. And even though it was nothing like your experience losing your father, I also often still look for clues to understand who she really was as a person.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
So cool!!
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I am trying to prove to myself that I can do this. So i've picked a little corner on the internet to try and do the thing. I kept my own promise and posted two weeks in a row! Here are my thoughts on the Nintendo Direct, and how I've rewired my brain... thelongplay.bearblog.dev/my-thoughts-...
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💭 My Thoughts On The June 2026 Nintendo Direct
Yesterday was the Nintendo Direct, the big summer one. The last time they had a full direct like this was December 9th 2025! They've had game-specific direct...
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I was so happy to see Star Fox get the demo! As a kid I found it so hard. I don’t think I ever got past the first level. I really thought that after all these years of gaming I would have gotten better but turns out, it’s still a skill issue 😂 I redid that sharp left/right training way too much 😅
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
yes! So happy to see a take like this. I feel like so many people are constantly so negative about things. But I’m still excited about video games. It’s meant to be fun!
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Oh my gosh so much time spent playing this game. I wish I could still play it. It was so good.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Can’t wait to hear y’all’s thoughts!
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
100% Agree! This game is so cozy. I just put it on, put on a podcast, and drive around. And buy all the cars along the side of the road 😂🚗
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
So cute!! And what luck! Meant to be indeed
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
6. Super Mario Bros, played through SNES Super Mario All Stars on Nintendo Switch Online. (May 5 2026) I definitely do not remember finishing this game when I was a child. But it was interesting to see how some things just stuck in my memory. more here: thelongplay.bearblog.dev/super-mario-...
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🎮 Super Mario Bros ✅
played through SNES Super Mario All Stars on Nintendo Switch Online Playing Super Mario Bros again brought back very specific memories right away. I still...
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Luna | Luna’s Gaming Log @lunasgaminglog.com · 19/05/2026
Taking a break from reviews this week with this opinion piece.
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Can we stop blindly accusing indie games of using generative AI? – Luna's Gaming Log
A call for due diligence and open discussions over misinformation and speculation.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I finally wrote a thing about my experience with Dragon Quest 11s. thelongplay.bearblog.dev/why-dragon-q...
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I will absolutely give this a try! I’ve always wanted to. Now if World of Warcraft did the same, I’d be in big trouble 😂
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I’ve picked up dragon quest V again, after having put it down for a couple months, and oh my gosh…I just…LOVE dragon quest. There is a version of my life where I give up on the DQXI demo for the last time, and never get to experience this 😅
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Which clearly shows me…I have time to game. Why am I always complaining I never have time to game? I put in 45 hours into this in a little over a month…
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
5. Pokemon Pokopia - completed on April 19 2026. I’m glad I finally rolled credits on this game. And I’m glad I pushed through to see the credits and how the story plays out. Bittersweet. Also, for someone who constantly complained about pokopia, I did end up logging 45 (or more) hours.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Seeing my son’s reaction to all the crazy wonder effects was the best. And the final bowser showdown was really fun. I imagine it would be a lot harder if I wasn’t a Yoshi. However the joy on my son’s face when he landed the final blow…worth all the Yoshis in the mushroom kingdom
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
4. Super Mario Wonder - playing this with my son was WONDER-ful…once I accepted the chaos of two players on screen. It helped once I also just became a Yoshi rather than trying to grit through as a Mario or anyone else that can get hurt by enemies 😂
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
For some reason it feels like such a hump to open up #pokopia I had planned to just get through the story, but every time I try to boot it up it just feels like a chore 🫣
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I wrote a little thing about being a "mom gamer"...then was too scared to post it because it felt dumb to even use a label...but then I realized... I AM a "mom gamer". joanaponder.com/blog/mom-gam...
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What Does It Even Mean to Be a Mom Gamer?
Gaming after bedtime, guilt about joy, and the identity shift nobody really talks about.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Once Upon a Jester was so funny! I can't wait to play Bonnie Bear!
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
#Pokopia is cute. Pokopia stresses me out. joanaponder.com/blog/pokopia/
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I Think I Need Closed Loops Now
I broke my no-buy challenge for Pokopia. It stresses me out. Dragon Quest doesn't. I think I've changed.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
TIL you can organize them… wait can you? really really??
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
You work so fast!
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
It was so special to now be the mom, handing the DS back and forth between me and my son. I really enjoyed playing through this so many years later. The level design was really good, and as much as Wonder is so wonder-ful, there's just something about a more streamlined Mario experience.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
3. New Super Mario Bros (DS) - completed on February 28 2026 with my son ❤️ What a special moment honestly. This game reminds me of when I was six years old, playing NES with my mom and brother, handing the controller back and forth.
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
@pewpewbang.bsky.social not @sarahpodz.bsky.social saying “then you’re like walking people. What you’re just doing this for your health? Embarrassing” While I am doing my daily walk…as a 40 year old mom...with no dog 😂 yall were coming for me with this episode 🤣🤣🤣
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Yay! My favourite podcast is back! I feel like y'all really captured the female experience in this episode. Kelsey's fear of everyone kicking her out of Pew Pew Bang is so real!
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Gosh I'm really liking seeing the full cover art for the games! So glad I finally made that change 😅
Screenshot of a web app called Backlog Explorer showing a game library grid. A left sidebar includes Home, Dashboard, Library, Explore, Profile, and Add Game. The main area displays filters (status, platform, genre, mood, year completed, title sort) and alphabet navigation. Visible game covers include My Time at Portia, Moonstone Island, Monster Sanctuary, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Monster Hunter Rise, Minecraft, and Minami Lane. A banner at the top says ‘CSV import completed.'
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Jopo @levelupjo.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This piece made me remember that time in my life, and how the 3DS was really an important part of me having something that was still truly me/mine regardless of whatever relationship I was in.
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