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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 1h

@alkennedy.bsky.social because now I feel like I'm talking behind your back ;-)

Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 1h

I actually meant DC (and failed to express that in any way), but you can flip it and reverse it. Reminds me of a recent Al Kennedy post where he suggested that it's madness Marvel don't keep things like Earth-X and Squadron Supreme perpetually in print.

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Kayin @kayin.moe · 1h

SEE THIS MFER FELL SO IN LOVE WITH ROBOTRON HE MADE BASICALLY THE BEST ROBOTRON FAN-GAME AND IT'S FUCKING FREE AND RULES

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Fay Maillardet @faymai.bsky.social · 4h

RIP Margaret Hamilton. Thank you for blazing a trail across the firmament.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 1h

Do you think that has been a long standing remit because of the economics, or naturally occuring due to creative teams synching up with the house style implied by their forebearers?

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

You know, I've reflected on this a little, and I now disagree with myself ;-)

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I just read the end(?) of One World Under Doom and it was a little ... Civil War and the heroes of 9/11?

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Like one of those people who got really toxic when gamerscore was introduced?

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

During the WiiDS era it was common that a publisher would release a casual title with a big audience, a darts game say, and make mad bank. They release a sequel, and it sells like shit. Turns out the audience who buy Darts 1 have their needs met and don't want Darts 2, since they have darts already.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#Americanthougbtsball Case Keenum's performance with the Bears on Monday, now that's a storyline!

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Also genuinely upset there's no Damien. And that Barbara is our Bat-Girl.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Also, it's weird that when they decided to go with the high-concept 'Batman is dead and the bat-family have to take up his mantle' they decided, instead of making it a mystery, you get 'Oh, Batman? He died by blowing up the Batcave after he got shot with an arrow by a mid-tier villain'

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Playing the very start of Gotham Knights and I feel like we need as a culture to insist that it is Wrass Al Ghul, not Razzle Ghul or Racial Ghul.

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Fay Maillardet @faymai.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lip Up Fatty wasn't what I expected to hear at an 80th birthday party tonight, but it was kind of wonderful.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

of course I'm Taylor-posting today (happy New Taylor Day to those who celebrate) BUT Stick with me here: Life of a Showgirl is the Winter Soldier of Swift albums. It's good stuff in isolation, but to really get it you have to have cared about Bucky for decades.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Last moments of Colts x Chiefs, that down-by-contact call was bullshit, but the Colts gave the Chiefs an opportunity to win. Set Mahomes to kill #Americanthoughtsball

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is my new favorite thing.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It feels wrong to root for the Rams when the Giants immediately lost their quarter back; as such I will be cheering for the Giants but only when Cam Skattebo has the ball #Americanthoughtsball

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So the idea that the Dolphins are the youngest team in the NFL vs the 49rs who are the oldest is a narrative that has me interested in this game #AmericanThoughtsBall

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“GenAI is great for parts of the game you don’t care about” Wait. Is that an option?

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Eastgate shopping center in Basildon way down south had a clock/fountain that looks very similar and is similarly embedded in my childhood subconscious share.google/SLOffIONFVz1...

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Alien Syndrome released on basically every platform in existence, then disappeared for years before reemerging with a then-modern reimagining. It's a wonderful example of how different hardware and developers used to mean fairly different versions of the same game.

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Retro spotlight: Alien Syndrome

Just how good is Alien Syndrome? Well, it depends on which one you play.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How come haters are always coming for my man Black Bolt when Fatty Bolger's real name is Fredegar?

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ZeroooO0OooooO0Ooooo @scootercomputer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I have an unconventional solution to the loneliness crisis and the erasure of third spaces...

Marketing graphic for Nintendo Streetpass on the 3DS. It shows white stick figures going about their days and the two in the middle are walking away from each other, one has a tote bag the other a briefcase. It shows 3DSes in their bags and green arrows forming a circle between the people. At the bottom is two 3DSes doing a wireless communication thing between them.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fantasy casting for Nona's Peanuts gang and My Two Dads?

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

One of the reasons that the Chiefs are so compelling is, like both Mans Super and Spider, they have a strong supporting cast.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tom Cruise talking to Taylor Swift gives me the same vibe as that picture where Spider-Man and Superman are just hanging out.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#Americanthoughtsball Broncos vs Chiefs, on ESPN, so best commentary team Joe and Troy. The gentleman that sung the national anthem absolutely *smashed it*. Let us FG.

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Oh boy! Let's play some Batman Pt.1!" Splash Wave & Sorcery in the turn-of-the-90s Atari pirate compilation disk scene.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If anything, I didn't even think that Level-5 might be AIing it up, since they are so obviously capable of great, prolific game and imaginative world creation without it. Sad Smiley.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

And we're all gonna get that AI-sticker shock, because C-levels are convinced that they have to be in the arms race, and we're yet to be sure that they aren't right, to the definition of right that C-levels are working with.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Ok, so the consensus is that this was a whole lot of AI, and yeah, I see it, and honestly, what I said remains true - not that I think Iwata would have been pro-AI (he clearly wouldn't have), the spirit of showcasing curated creative works with a Disney-like figurehead is there, more than recent NDs

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

if you want to know what kind of NFL fan I am, whenever Cooper Kupp does anything I say "Not bad for an old timer!" in the voice of Hotrod.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Man, they keep cutting to Dobbs who looks absolutely devastated that he fumbled that big catch, it's brutal.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Jaxson Smith-Njigba holy-moly! Audible whooping when Collingsworth says "Now we have a ball-game!"

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#AmericanThoughtsBall Seahawks x Patriots has been one of those games where the teams are so evenly matched that it feels like nothing's happening. Darnell getting injured seconds into the game must have really changed things though.

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Fay Maillardet @faymai.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Finally. Fucking finally! NFL season has begun!

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Quick reminder that comics are *so good* #goodbyegang

Machine Man strides vertically down a cliff face whilst saying "good bye, gang"

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Level 5 Vision presentation is seriously charming, I think these have the spirit of the Iwata-era Nintendo Directs way more than the modern ones.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

On a last ditch tactical retreat across the RAD WASTES, Zone Trooper is cut down by enemy fire #solosept

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I'm glad X-Men 97 exists so that a new generation of fans can be disappointed at how movies adapt the superior source material

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Zone Trooper falls searching the CHEMZONE for a rad suit, worn down by waves of COMBOTs #solosept

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Every time I go through security at a European airport I get angry about Brexit again.

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Martyn Maillardet @martynem.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Good morning, please remember that monsters, but also resources may have respawned.

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Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

*Beastie Boys voice*

1770 teapot with the motto: Health to the sick, honour to the brave, success to the lover, & freedom to the slave

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