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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 4h

You're a pauper, the Sultan is gone, Jafar has the princess, an hour on the sand dial. Essentially Aladdin. Luke skips the intro every time. His reasoning: he ain't never getting to Jafar. #PrinceOfPersia

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

No lives. Just an hour. Die a million times over and still finish, as long as the sand holds. Death stops being an obstacle and becomes something you accept. In 1989. #PrinceOfPersia Which game taught you that dying was just part of it?

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The instruction booklet is amazing. No notes. Also, the fact it comes with a dust jacket (or whatever you want to call the acrylic box condom), chef's kiss. It's always a bummer when you buy a game and then have to go out and buy a jacket. I mean, I guess you don't have to... Anyways. Bonus points!

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Luke has tried level eight in #PrinceOfPersia a handful of times and still can't beat it. He considered buying save states. A guy who stabs on every step. Then the chompers. Then the timed door run, which he's reached once. Be honest. What level are you still stuck on?

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Shout out to the floppy disks in the landfills. The five inch ones actually flopped. The 3.5 was hard plastic and kept the name anyway. That's how #PrinceOfPersia came home. What did your first game come home on?

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Single player game, played as a group. Neighborhood buddies around one computer, seeing how far we could get. Watching it again I knew what was coming. The shadow. The skeleton. The sword in the next room. You don't lose that. #RetroGaming

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Distance learning. One kid ever logged into Luke's advisory, so he asked if he wanted to watch him play #PrinceOfPersia. It became a thing. The kid called it speed running. Then the first day back in person, Luke handed it over. Any teachers out there pulling this move?

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Where it actually starts. LFG Ep. 001: #PrinceOfPersia, the 1989 original. I picked Super Metroid. Luke called it archaic, then threw it back even further on purpose. There was an ill-fated Super Metroid pod before this one.

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Realizing the game's been about you the whole time hits different when you've spent hours thinking you were just observing. The thesis. Couldn't see it until I was inside it. Full essay @ youtu.be/RggHLgBXfAE @imissmyfriends.studio #Fishbowl

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Games about mental health often land like PSAs. This one doesn't. By the time the plants conversation happens, you've already internalized the metaphor. Earning themes vs announcing them. Full essay: youtu.be/RggHLgBXfAE #Fishbowl

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I treated a grief simulator like a productivity app. Maxed the meter, optimized every day. The game let me do that on purpose. The confession before the realization. Full essay: youtu.be/RggHLgBXfAE Thanks @wholesomegames, @imissmyfriends.bsky.social #Fishbowl

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The best titles do double duty. This game never says pandemic but you feel it everywhere. Containment isn't just setting, it's the entire design philosophy. Full essay at 👉 youtu.be/RggHLgBXfAE 👈 #Fishbowl

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

My first video essay. A game not enough folks have heard of yet — two person dev team, five years, just 10 bucks. This clip is the setup before I explain why the title matters. Full essay in thread. Thanks @wholesomegames.com for the key. @imissmyfriends.studio #Fishbowl

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

A little Sonic 2 this evening 🤌

A close-up, moody lifestyle shot of a black Anbernic RG35XX handheld console running Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The screen shows the iconic Emerald Hill Zone with Sonic and Tails. The image has a warm, grainy film aesthetic, emphasizing the retro gaming experience.

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

97 on Metacritic. Full orchestra. Tiny planets with their own gravity. LFG Ep. 049: #SuperMarioGalaxy is live wherever you pod.

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Fellow collectors, I just recycled my Virtual Boy for Nintendo Switch box. Be honest. Am I ruined?

Red Nintendo Switch Virtual Boy accessory box folded open and sitting in a recycling bin, packaging for the Nintendo Switch Virtual Boy controller accessory.

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

"Fantastical" is the word that comes to mind

A high-angle wide shot of a floating island level from Super Mario Galaxy on the Nintendo Wii. Mario is seen mid-jump over a sandy beach area with palm trees and a waterfall that pours into the clouds below. The image has a distinct CRT scanline filter, emphasizing a retro gaming aesthetic.

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Got a little 3D Dot Game Heroes in. Extremely Zelda coded. Very Link’s Awakening. Explore, puzzle, dungeon. The whole world is the 8-Bit Link Amiibo aesthetic. Character creator rules but would take patience. Someone has absolutely played as a dick. #Sidequestin #RetroGaming #PS3

A TV showing gameplay from 3D Dot Game Heroes. A blocky hero stands beside a pedestal holding a pixelated sword in a small clearing surrounded by bright green cube trees. A dialogue box reads, “WHAT!? You came all the way here to NOT pull it out!?”—a playful parody of the classic Zelda sword-in-the-stone moment.

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Always fun to return to the world of #TheWitcher. This and a bunch more rad Witcher and #Cyberpunk2077 books over at @humblebundle.com right now 🤘🤓

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Finished #Cyberpunk. Luke won’t go to Perkins (turns out he’s in good company online). I went anyway. No regrets. That divergence is executed beautifully — the game respects your choice without blinking. Same story, totally different emotional temperature. Already eyeing another ending.

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Season 2 has finally arrived! 🥳 Still need to spend more time with each new title from today, but Dig! Dig! Dino! is oddly addictive... Might not get to the other two. Lolz CC @play.date

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Finally fired up Star Wars: Outlaws last night, and folks—I've been craving a story-driven game to really grab me for months. Early hot take: this game might just be it.

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Not my home, but I know my way around.

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

My 16-month-old loves monkeys and has started saying "ooo ooo ah ah!" while playing with Bossk. It's hilarious—I can just imagine how much that would annoy one of the galaxy's most ruthless bounty hunters.

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Sweet victory! 🃏 It took just under six hours, but I finally notched a win! #Balatro

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I made a cast iron cookie and thought you should know. 🤌

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

Calling all #Deadeus fans! Had a great chat with the game's developer and got a sneak peek into his next project! 👀 Listen: lowfivegaming.com

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 16/02/2024

Time's ticking in Termina! 🌒 LFG Ep. 031: The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask is available where you listen! Probably. 🟢 bit.ly/4bHWqUc 🍎 bit.ly/3wiQVLD 🌐 bit.ly/4bIgw0z This episode is unofficially brought to you in part by guides. 📚

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 19/01/2024

Currently playing Majora's Mask for the pod.

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Low Five Alex @lowfivegaming.bsky.social · 16/01/2024

LFG Ep. 030: Jusant is here! 🧗 Summit the tower with us! 🟢 bit.ly/422f3xC 🍎 bit.ly/48wMkn7 🌐 bit.ly/3SjgQLL This episode if unofficially brought to you in part by the three point line. ⛹️

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