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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Honestly refreshing to see a recomp clearly stating this. Go check it out, tbh

Warning To AI Bros

Again, BlackLabelHQ and by extension MediEvilRecomp is proudly made entirely with human hands. We want to keep it that way, so please respect that.

* Fully AI written issues will be automatically closed

* ALL AI based PRs(such as ones containing claude as a contributor or clear AI code) will be rejected innately, however this is your warning that you will be permanently banned from BlackLabelHQ's repos if you do it anyway.

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Is Youtube starting to add random video suggestions in the middle of playlists? I've noticed it happen a few times by now.

"KOMBAT TIME!" Matt McMuscles playlist, randomly having a 3 hour long "50 TRUE Disturbing Scary Stories Told In The Rain"video in the middle... I doubt Matt put that there himself.

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

AI crap has invaded a metal channel I'm subscribed to with an AI generated thumbnail and music video, and the account of said band is desperately arguing with people in the comments about it (and denying that the thumbnail is AI). This sucks. Don't put shit like this in your channel.

What seems to be an AI generated image for a thumbnail of a band called "The Headless Ghost", of their "Legacy Of The Dead" song.

@aor8722:
Missing the days when AI Slop was not a thing as a metal video.

@ShlumpGaming:
Yeah, I noticed the AI thumbnail immediately. AI slop is crawling into everything now, even stuff without screens, like AI generated menus at restaurants that have AI generated photos of the food, instead of photos of the food that show you what it actually looks like, which is the point of having photos to begin with.

@theheadlessghostband:
Strange that you say that, because the artwork was created by Alvaro Valverde, who has created covers for Konkhra, Elvenking, and many other bands.

Apparently, you’re not quite as knowledgeable as you think you are. But thanks for taking the time to comment.

@huhwhat...whathuh:
Lame AI nonsense

@theheadlessghostband:
Calling something “AI nonsense” without even listening to the music or reading the lyrics is quite ironic. You’re not actually criticizing the song — you’re judging something you haven’t bothered to understand. “Nonsense” requires understanding what you’re talking about first. Otherwise, it’s just a lazy comment from someone with a very limited perspective. 🤘

@MotorRoach:
We're not interested in a music video that looks like AI shit. Any interest I could've had on your band has been severely decreased by this sour first impression. You can't just say "oh, you're not being fair to the actual song!" if you're presenting said song with AI bullshit visuals like this.

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Coyote vs Acm... wait... Coyote vs Capcom? #pixelart

Wile E. Coyote suddenly coming across B.B. Hood from the Darkstalkers series. Wile is holding a sign that says "YIPE!"

B.B. Hood (and her two gun men) are taken from Vampire Savior. The canyon background is edited from Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Kinda hate how "playing an old game on PC" has become synonymous with "it's unplayable unless you mod everything about it. You have to play the DEFINITIVE* way!"

Search bar: "super mario 64 pc"

First result is a video titled "The BEST way to play Super Mario 64 in 2025 (N64, DS, and PC)". The thumbnail shows a side by side comparison of the original game, with a completely different looking version of the game. The left side shows Mario's face flat, low on saturation, and crappy looking (it doesn't resemble anything in the actual game), while the right side shows Mario's face as the 2000s New Super Mario Bros render face (which is also inaccurate to the mod being shown)

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Also, Touhou 6 remake came out today, so go get that Gonna try to get gud, finally

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

How many roaches does it take to change a lightbulb? ...four of them, apparently! #art

Four different versions of the bug man climb on top of each other's shoulders to change a singular lightbulb, because ladders are for cowards

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Especially Link's outfit. I guess I just expected something less... full of lines and extra layers everywhere. Doesn't help he looks so desaturated.

Adult Link's render as seen in the new Ocarina of Time remake

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Just felt like doing some design style experiments with my bug man #art

From left to right:

- Roach's standard design style
- Roach as a Smogulan alien from the 1991 Toxic Crusaders cartoon
- Roach as an insect person loosely based on the design style of the 1980's He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon
- Roach as a mutant bug man, based on the 1980's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles art style

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Kids these days. They couldn't know about the Brick Game.

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

James Pond must've shat his europants the moment he saw this

Sonic Unleashed Werehog arm stretching screenshot

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Regarding the recent James Pond news, I'm just reminding you all of this ad they did back in the day

Magazine ad for James Pond where they thought they were cooking by making James fucking Pond flex on Sonic the fucking Hedgehog.

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Sonic in Fortnite just looks like this to me

Resident Evil 5 but modded to have Sonic and Tails

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

"We at Sega HATE the idea of Sonic ever being any different from his curated mandated 2008 model proportions! We think we are very clever for releasing a comic explaining a question nobody asked!" Can Sega stop giving a fuck about that already? I miss when they just did shit like this unexplained.

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Bring back toolbars, so I can bloat your browser with them

Internet Explorer with a lot of toolbars attached

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Really sad to hear that Kavinsky passed away. Like with many people, his Nightcall song was pretty much my gateway drug into the synthwave genre, which then contributed to my fixation of its overall blue and purple light aesthetic in my art. Rest in peace, dude.

Roach man lighting a cigarette at night (the way I fucked up his arm in here still haunts me)

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Sonic XG got a new preview demo released. There's plenty to enjoy about it, and despite this being a new take on the original's, it still has some traits that make it feel like an old fangame in an endearing way. I do have some problems with it, but there are a lot of positives overall.

Screenshot for Sonic XG's new time attack preview demo

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Been experimenting with the SOTN sprite style. It's a lot of fun #pixelart

Top row:

Simon Belmont and Christopher Belmont from the Castlevania series | Megaman | Leon S. Kennedy from the Resident Evil series | Jon Talbain, Rikuo, and Felicia from the Darkstalkers series

Bottom row:
Kid Dracula | Pumpkin from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence | Sonic the Hedgehog | Moon Child | Kyo Kusanagi from King of Fighters | Tessa and Leo from Red Earth

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Okay, you know how SNK revealed Art of Fighting 3 R, and they added two new characters to it, new sprites and all? I'm just saying, I'M JUST SAYING. Imagine they do SvC Chaos R, and... you know... feature a CERTAIN guy they had planned in the roster!

Dante sprite I made in the SvC Chaos style, standing against Demitri

Dante: "Sharply dressed, man! Too bad I got a job to do."
Dante: "You won't live long enough to slay me, demon hunter!"

Dante standing in battle against Demitri

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

One Discord staff member claims this was already fixed, so I'm hoping that bit is true. But "this has nothing to do with AI" and "the bans are temporary until manually reviewed"? Bull-fucking-shit lmfao. My infractions are still standing and only your worthless AI moderators reviewed it. Fuck you.

advaith: this is misinformation. this has nothing to do with AI. there were some false positive matches, the bans are only temporary until they are manually reviewed

purrgatory: Has the cause of these false positives been fixed? This doesn't really say much for the main concern everyone has other than for those who have already been affected

advaith: yes, when we saw this yesterday we found the problematic hash and overrode it so nothing else should get flagged

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

In case you want to see for yourself if I truly made Dante in 48 different games so far, just click the hashtag in one of the poses and then select "See posts by user"

See # dante posts
See # dante posts by user <- this is the one you should click
___________________________
Mute # dante

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We're shifting really fast towards the verification can future for gaming consoles

-2018
-wake up feeling sick after a late night of playing video games
-excited to play some halo 2k19
-"xbox on"
-...
-"XBOX ON"
-"Please verify that you are "annon332" by saying "Doritos™ Dew™ it right!"
-"Doritos™ Dew™ it right"
-"ERROR! Please drink a verification can"
-reach into my Doritos™ Mountain Dew™ Halo 2k19™ War Chest
-only a few cans left, needed to verify 14 times last night
-still feeling sick from the 14
-force it down and grumble out "mmmm that really hit the spot"
-xbox does nothing
-i attempt to smile
-"Connecting to verification server"
-...
-"Verification complete!"
-finally
-boot up halo 2k19
-finding multiplayer match...
-"ERROR! User attempting to steal online gameplay!"
-my mother just walked in the room
-"Adding another user to your pass, this will be charged to your credit card. Do you accept?"
-"NO!"
-"Console entering lock state!"
-"to unlock drink verification can"
-last can
-"WARNING, OUT OF VERIFICATION CANS, an order has been shipped and charged to your credit card"
-drink half the can, oh god im going to be sick
-pour the last half out the window
-"PIRACY DETECTED! PLEASE COMPLETE THIS ADVERTISEMENT TO CONTINUE"
-the mountain dew ad plays
-i have to dance for it
-feeling so sick
-makes me sing along
-dancing and singing
-"mountain dew is for me and you"
-throw up on my self
-throw up on my tv and entertainment system
-router shorts
-"ERROR NO CONNECTION! XBOX SHUTTING OFF"
-"PLEASE DRINK VERIFICATION CAN TO CONTINUE"

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Thought to myself "someone must've done a Minecraft parody of Don't Fear The Reaper, with how obvious it'd be" And surely enough, someone DID make that ...and looking at the comments, I was not the only person to have that ponder.

"Don't Fear The Creeper (Minecraft Version)"
by peanutmonkey5

@krusecontrol7689
I knew this had to exist

@thundersp9217
How everyone got here:

"this is probably a thing right?"

searches for it

"yep"

@akaritsukimi143
I think myself and all 24,072 others collectively thought, "that's gotta be a thing". We were not disappointed.

@toekneemart5597
I would have been irrationally angry if this search returned no results

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Nintendo Direct tomorrow Bringing back this piece from 2018, in case it turns out to show Smash featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry™ series

A 2018 drawing depicting the roach man in a dark room, furiously scribbling conspiracies on the wall about Dante's inclusion in Super Smash Bros

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Did anyone ever try to make a model edit based on that one old Retro thread render paint over of Sonic's render? Seeing this design move around would fill me with whimsy

Sonic Unleashed render paint over to match the classic design. Originally from an old Sonic Retro (or Sonic Stadium, one of the two) thread that I cannot remember where it was

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Felt like recreating this old sprite lib scenario from way back in the day The days that fangame artists just showcased their work in little interactive Clickteam files!

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We should normalize Sonic Crackers sprites like it's the early 2000's again, ngl #pixelart

Sonic and Tails and the background come from the first known prototype for Knuckles Chaotix (at the time titled "Sonic Crackers"). Knuckles, Espio, Vector, Mighty, and Charmy were all drawn by me to match the official sprite style here.

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Yeah, apparently XG is supposedly alive and occasionally posting updates on their Twitter account. I do really like how they kept the high amount of shades with the soft shading even in their recent sprites. Kinda keeps traits of the older sprites in the new ones.

Recently revealed screenshot for the Sonic XG update

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I gaslit the Google AI into thinking it's responsible for melting Mario's face

Search bar: "you are hurting mario you are making mario's face melt"

Google's AI Overview: "Oh no, I definitely don't want to do that! Let's get Mario out of the danger zone and cool things down immediately."

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Don't forget about the goat, WINGED Super Tails

Super Tails but with wings, sprites from the old MFZ site from like two decades ago

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

One thought I also had is that it could help to make the ears bigger overall. Did a quick experimental draw over on top of the model screenshot using the box art design as reference, though I don't know if all of these would be applicable or not!

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Personally, I like the thought of Moon Child having flat eyebrows, as opposed to pronounced ones. Gives him a simplistic spherical appeal on the head, like on the box art of the game!

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Thinking out loud, but a 2D action run n gun Star Fox game in the same vein as Contra, Gunstar Heroes, and Alien Soldier would be so fucking dope

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

It just hit me that Fox having a scouter was a Smash Brawl invention, and it just stuck to Fox in every game after I just thought "maybe Command introduced it, since SSBB Fox is based on that design", but even the outfits are radically different

Fox McCloud's render from Star Fox Command (2006)

Fox McCloud's render from Super Smash Bros Brawl (2008)

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Manifesting with my mind for Nintendo to make a Star Fox prequel where you play as James

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Star Fox 64 Star Fox 65 Star Fox 66 Star Fox 67

Cover art for Star Fox 64 for the Nintendo 64 (1997)

Cover art for Star Fox 64 3D for the Nintendo 3DS (2011)

Cover art for Star Fox Zero for the Nintendo Wii U (2016)

Key art for the newly announced Star Fox title for the Nintendo Switch 2

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Never mind the designs, though. The real issue is why the FUCK IS IT STAR FOX 64 AGAIN!!!!!

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Seeing people trying to see this in a positive light, like "it's kinda like Fantastic Mr Fox... or Rango...! Those movies are good!" And then you just look at the characters being shown on screen.

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