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Daniel 🎮

@poordanrichard.com
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I play games on the computer and sometimes make them. Full-time researcher. Part-time dev. Lvl 39. Husband and cat dad. 🎮 Secret of Mana All platforms: poordanrichard

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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 05/10/2026
I rolled credits on the Secret of Mana (SNES). I can see why it was a popular game. I didn’t love the story, but the combat system was unique (although a little clunky) for an RPG. Also, one of my characters got stuck in this spot and I had to reset. Luckily I wasn’t too far in from my save. 😅
A photo of a TV screen showing a level om Secret of Mana. One of the characters is outside of the bounds of the level and cannot move.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 29/09/2026
We probably would have been friends in college
Photo of me with black rimmed glasses, a black band t-shirt, a close cropped beard, and small gauges.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 27/09/2026
It’s a 90s JRPG. Of course Santa Claus is a character.
A photo of a scene in Secret of Mana where there characters are talking with Santa. Rudolph is behind them. Santa says: “Oh!..Rudolph! Sorry to have worried you! I’m fine, now!”
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 21/09/2026
The Games That Made Me my9games.net/en #GameSky
The 9 games that defined me: Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, TMNT IV: Turtles in Time, Pokemon Blue, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age: Origins, The Witcher III, Ultima Online, Horizon Zero Dawn
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 21/09/2026
After finishing SW: Outlaws, I’m moving on to something a bit more retro. I recently got this for SNES, but I haven’t played it. 👀
Cover image for “Secret of Mana”
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 16/09/2026
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 16/09/2026
I’m entering the last year of my 30s today. It’s a strange feeling.
A selfie of me wearing a navy shirt A to-go cup of coffee with a skull logo
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 07/09/2026
Ohhh worth it all for Midna 😍 (CW for spoiler)
Midna in her true form with the curse lifted. She is uhhh very pretty.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 06/09/2026
Second Game Boy is complete. For this one, I wanted to keep it close to the original. I retrobrited to remove yellowing on the shell, installed a bivert mod (to help contrast), installed a backlight (kept the yellowish green color), and replaced the screen protector with a glass one.
A gray, original Game Boy with a greenish backlit screen. The display is the Nintendo logo. A gray, original Game Boy with a greenish backlit screen. The display is the game, Super Breakout.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 04/09/2026
The last one I did (I think it was a NYT quiz) was a little closer to the truth. I might be throwing it off some because I grew up saying certain words that I’ve now replaced or say differently. mydialect.us/quiz-standar...
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 01/09/2026
Not off to a good start 😭
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 01/09/2026
It's my birthday month and the gateway to Fall. 🍂 I'm so ready for cooler weather, crisp air, apple cider, long sleeves, and fire pits. 🙏 (although where I live, I likely won't experience any of this until October 😩)
A selfie of me (blond haired blue eyed man in his late 30s) in black and white. I’m standing in front of a door.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 29/08/2026
This is the one that had MASSIVE battery corrosion. So much that it ate into the copper next to the positive battery terminal and I had to do a trace repair.
A photo of a game boy motherboard with the cartridge slot and battery terminals removed. You can see exposed copper on the bottom of the board where battery acid removed the solder mask.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 29/08/2026
I’ve had to wait for parts, but I finally have one Game Boy down. I had to replace the volume wheel before getting it all hooked up. 😅 New shell, backlit IPS screen, new modern power regulator, and a USB-C rechargeable battery.
A modded Game Boy with a clear, ice blue shell and modern backlit screen. The back side of a modded Game Boy with a clear, ice blue shell. There is a USB-C port at the bottom of the battery compartment.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 26/08/2026
Well, time to watch this classic then.
A photo of Tim Curry as Long John Silver in Muppets Treasure Island.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 24/08/2026
Oh I want to participate this time. #MonochromeMonday
A selfie of me (blond haired blue eyed man in his late 30s) in black and white. I’m standing in front of a door.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 24/08/2026
I need to visit some northern and western states (and oddly Louisiana 😅) whereidlive.com/s/k4wvst0s?f...
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 20/08/2026
I was playing very young, so I don’t remember the exact first game (it was probably SMB or duck hunt). But, my first memories of playing a game was when I was around 4 and my dad rented Mickey Mousecapade. I also have distinct memories of playing one of the NES’s TMNT games.
A photo of an NES cartridge with the Mickey Mousecapade label on it.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 31/07/2026
I just finished my GBA mod. Atomic purple re-shell, IPS laminated backlit screen, and USB-C rechargeable battery. 🔥
An atomic purple game boy advance with a larger backlit screen lying on a blue heat mat. It’s displaying the Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories home screen.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 29/07/2026
I bought two “as-is” Game Boys. One has horizontal lines on the screen (the worst kind), and the other had so much battery acid corrosion it has eaten away the bottom part of the motherboard, including the trace connecting one of the battery terminals. Wish me luck fixing these. 😅
A photo of an original Game Boy DMG next to a Game Boy motherboard with its cartridge slot removed. The PCB has noticeable corrosion damage on the bottom (after a clean up). They’re both lying on a heat pad used for soldering.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 19/07/2026
Bro what is this
Some creature that was in a jar in LoZ: Twilight Princess. It says “Phew! Out at last!”
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 19/07/2026
My haul from a retro fest today. I’ve never played Kingdom Hearts. 😅
A photo of three games. Star Ocean: Till the end of time on PS2. Kingdom Hearts on PS2. And, Final Fantasy III on the DS.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 13/07/2026
Boys. I got him.
Princess Zelda in the room after defeating Ganon in The Legend of Zelda on NES. The end screen of the Legend of Zelda on the NES. It’s Zelda and Link both holding triforces and the text says “Thanks Link, you’re the hero of hyrule.”
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 09/07/2026
#ThrowbackThursday Also in 2016. My wife and I at The Louvre (hoping she doesn’t mind me posting a pic of her 😂).
A blonde man with small black rimmed glasses, flippy hair, and a short, close cropped beard with a gorgeous brunette with blonde highlights standing in front of a not-seen Mona Lisa.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 08/07/2026
When I first saw this I thought my NES was glitching. 😂
A still from the start up screen for The Legend of Zelda on NES. It says, “Many years ago Prince darkness ‘Gannon’ stole one of the triforce with power. Princess Zelda had one of the triforce with wisdom. She divided it into ‘8’ units to hide it from ‘Gannon’ before she was captured. Go find the ‘8’ units ‘Link’ to save her.” The text is poorly formatted, with various colors over certain text and weird spacing (not to mention the quotation marks).
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 08/07/2026
New suggestion 😅
The Adventure of Link NES cartridge
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 06/07/2026
Time to beat Ganon again
A photo of the instruction manual for The Legend of Zelda on NES. The background shows a TV with LoZ playing in the background.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 04/07/2026
I finally beat Ganon. Surely he’ll be locked away for a long time…
A photo of a Nintendo 3ds with the Zelda OOT 3d title screen and the new option to play the master quest in the bottom screen.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 02/07/2026
Has anyone played this? It was in my brother's PS2 collection, and it apparently sells for quite a bit.
The cover to Xenosaga, Episode III
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 01/07/2026
Mid-2026 #promosky Hi! I’m Daniel. I like old and new games alike, mainly focusing on RPGs and action-adventure. My favs include: 👾 Chrono Trigger 👾 Earthbound 👾 The Witcher III 👾 Dragon Age 👾 Horizon 👾 Mass Effect 👾 Cyberpunk 2077 👾 BOTW/TOTK I also tinker and play music 🎵
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 01/07/2026
Date yourself with a photo of your first ever computer. The Macintosh Performa. My brother got it for his birthday in 1994. I remember playing Number Crunchers and Warcraft on it. I also remember he used the AOL Online cd to get his "free" hours, but it charged my parents long distance fees. 😅
Macintosh Performa. It's an all-in-one computer with a monitor, CD and floppy drives, and speakers all included. There is also a keyboard and mouse in the photo.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 30/06/2026
She makes sad girl music. She also sometimes wears a tie and has your hair color 😂
phoebe bridgers playing guitar wearing a suit and tie
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 28/06/2026
QTP with a game you played when you were... -10 yrs old: 1997 - Earthbound -20 yrs old: 2007 - KOTOR 2 -30 yrs old: 2017 - Stardew Valley None of them on their actual release dates 😅
Earthbound coverStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 cover Stardew Valley cover
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 27/06/2026
New shell and controller for the SNES 🔥
A Super Nintendo with a transparent, black case snd purple buttons, and a transparent, black 8bitdo wireless snes-style controller.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 25/06/2026
Nintendo announces a $200 price increase for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Blames increased demand on modern console pricing, driving consumers back to 16-bit gaming.
A photo of the SNES
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 24/06/2026
Success!
Picture of a TV with the Chrono Trigger loading screen
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 24/06/2026
THE VOIDS
A fluffy black cat lying on beige carpet
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 23/06/2026
The SNES powers on but only shows a black screen when I try to play any game. I’m hoping a good cleaning will make it work, and that it’s not a bad chip or something (all the caps and connectors look fine).
A photo of an SNES motherboard and cartridge slot sitting on a heat mat. Lots of screws, tools, and electronics paraphernalia in the background.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 22/06/2026
Replacing caps and scrubbing contacts on this NES. Let’s hope I can get it to work. 😅
An NES motherboard with three new capacitors. It’s sitting on a blue heat mat. There’s some various tools in the background like a solder sucker, solder wick, and pliers.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 21/06/2026
I went to my parent’s house yesterday and recovered my NES, SNES, and my brother’s PS2 and PS games. For some reason, my mom also had 3 extra NESs? They need some elbow grease, but I’m stoked to play some classics.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 18/06/2026
I don't know what this means but why not get your own: kojira.github.io/bluesky-lice...
An image showing a "blusky license" with various statistics that they have to explain on the page I linked.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 15/06/2026
Monochrome Monday 🖤🤍 Working in a recliner is peak privilege 😅
A black and white (noir filter) photo of me lying back in a recliner. I look like I’m judging you, but how could I be when I’m so lazy in this photo.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 13/06/2026
Thanks! Excluding everything from the potato category (because come on that’s obvious), I’d say roasted broccoli, asparagus, or, if they are cooked correctly, Brussels sprouts.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 12/06/2026
Ughhh. I can *sometimes* live with a hair in my food. KNOWING there will always be one though. That would mess me up. I wouldn’t take the offer.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 12/06/2026
Hmmm. I’m assuming this is just milk and not including all dairy products. I’m not a huge milk drinker, but my parents made me drink milk with dinner as a kid. I’d say 516.3 liters.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 12/06/2026
Easily another arm/hand, probably right below my right arm. I could hold 3 hotdogs at a time! What more could I want?
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 12/06/2026
I actually did know this because I thought it was weird to get tested for something I obviously am? I had a mystery illness a few weeks ago (something I’ve had before), so my doctor wants to rule some things out. Thanks for checking, anon.
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 12/06/2026
I already play that game
Geralt from The Witcher 3
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 12/06/2026
Samuel L Jackson in Pulp Fiction meme template. It says "Say listen one more time"
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Daniel 🎮 @poordanrichard.com · 10/06/2026
At the moment, it's been Tinkaton because they kicked ass when I played Violet.
Fan art of Tinkaton
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