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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 5h

Things are rather tight as I set up emergency go bags/buy medical bits and pieces/pay transport costs, etc and I'm unable to take on pro work as I can get a call at any time for an appointment I can't miss. Any help you can spare and every last sub really, ~really~ helps right now: ko-fi.com/kimimi

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Videogame archaeologist and explorer: Player of the untranslated. Lifter-upper of the unloved and misunderstood.

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GSK | ALL CITY SLOP SHOP (ETA SOON) @allcityslopshop.com · 07/10/2026

not to harp on it but this is a game that I think would've had a much larger footprint (& larger than than of nominally similar, recently-buzzing micom games like Dead of the Brain or Laplace no Ma) if the PCECD version didn't absolutely smother the vibes (to say nothing of recent developments...)

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

finally allowed myself to finish onryou senki and not afraid to call this a work of capital a ART. so immediately impactful and invigorating that i am straight up inspired to write again for the first time in five years, stay tuned for the resurrection of my tumblr lol

finding inspiration in the most logical place: unlocalized pc88 eggconsole reissues

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

finished panic bomber w through sheer blind luck, which is why i am sharing both representative screens of my skill level elated to have experienced this beautiful perfectly soundtracked fun in english, this was close to being one of the greats, really too bad about the wild racism!

what could hard possibly be like if this was normal smh

seriously every piece of rotating art and animation in this game... absolute chefkiss pc engine energy

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

cannot believe that waiting dozens of years for lufia 2 and terranigma has actually paid off in 2027. gimme treasure of the rudras and that's my entire snes dream list sorted, what an absolutely wild time we live in

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

occultist contemporary horror, faithful mythological demons, COMPUTER interface, and now a moon phase mechanic. this game and i were meant to be together.

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nurvuss | excavation of bob's harrow @nurvuss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

OK since I put annoying GenAI stuff on the timeline, I need to put good stuff too. So here's my end of week round-up of cool things I enjoyed this week. This stipulation was @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com 's idea so I'll start with her overview of dungeon crawlers from East to West

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Essential experiences: Dungeon crawlers

I love dungeon crawlers. I love the thought of being right there in the thick of it, my party lost in the dark, or backed up against a wall as I hear something skittering about nearby. They feel da…

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

an elegant diagetic in-game exhortation to RTFM

google lens doing a somewhat more competent job with onryou senki (pls ignore the trainwreck of a command area)

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

and now i am the first person in north america to finish u.f.o. day in the life on switch 2 (lol) my review: this game really needed some moon discs!!! i anticipate that over time, like every lovedelic work, memories of tedium or player hostility will fade and only the magical moments will remain

fan translators i need your help for endonesia next bc google lens was absolutely not it for this one

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

it's official. i am the only person in the world whose first and only finished virtual boy game is dragon hopper. i dare anyone to challenge this claim.

my first vb game was five minutes of warioland in a babbages demo station, and my second vb game was 10 minutes of jack bros on the app. let's see if anyone else in this world is weird and stupid enough to be interested in vb games but wait until dragon hopper to finish one.

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

panic bomber w in english for the first time out of nowhere and it looks great, konami out here doing it better than anyone lol

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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

When I have two Amiga games in the review queue:

A screenshot of Panic Bomber that says “Behold! English attack!”

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maud @peloriemate.net · 18/08/2026

this is the rpg mode of puyo box ps1 for the curious. its good. this is how arle opens doors in it

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

it took 19 aliens rescued for lens to produce something somewhat sensical, even if it keeps calling this guy ET EF

google translate still cannot withstand u.f.o. day in the life, for the love of god fan translators pls get on this one

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

no that was quite enough, my ff16 journey is in fact, finished.

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

For @aftermath.site, we're in a boom period for fan translations of unique games that we never made it to the west. I focused on four: Kamaitachi no Yoru, Kowloon's Gate, London Spirit Detectives, and Innocent Tears, and spoke to the people behind the projects. aftermath.site/kamaitachi-n...

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Fan Translations Still Are Being Done The Hard Way

Kamaitachi no Yoru, London Spirit Detectives, Kowloon’s Gate and Innocent Tears are getting their spotlight in the west thanks to fan-translations done without AI.

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

yooooo they actually added a czech voiceover and it's perfect which means now phonopolis is perfect store.steampowered.com/news/app/120...

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Phonopolis - Steam News Hub

Updates, events, and news from the developers of Phonopolis.

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

@allcityslopshop.com thank u as always for the must-read round up post i just want to point out that the elthlead write-up amusingly trails off into nothing at the end and that the thumbnail for the gmode game starring a young girl needs to be deleted thx!!

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

google lens cannot withstand the font or prose of ufo day in the life, even more of a mess than usual all i'm saying is we could stand to get a fifth miracle fan loc this month don't you think

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

why did i think u.f.o. had a fan translation i think i confused it with l.o.l. oh noooo

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ohfivepro.bsky.social @ohfivepro.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

For anyone interested, developer Taro Kudo, who apparently usually keeps a very low media profile, will be on Hamster's stream tomorrow to talk about the game's creation

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

twenty hours into ff16 and so far i would say my favorite accomplishments have been finishing rhythm heaven and denshattack

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

the europeans keep making jp fetishistic 32-bit homages that unfortunately absolutely rule, shout out to promise mascot agency and denshattack

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GSK | ALL CITY SLOP SHOP (ETA SOON) @allcityslopshop.com · 19/07/2026

taking this opportunity to remind the world that the creator of Boku no Natsuyasumi made a modern-gen summer vacation game called Natsu-Mon that you can buy on PC & Switch rn (idk if or to what extent they turned things around but the creator's said that the PC version was a massive bomb...)

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Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid on Steam

A circus troupe comes to Yomogi Town, a rural town in Japan situated between mountains and the ocean. As the son of the circus ringmaster, enjoy a special summer filled with wholesome adventures!

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

next up is continued ff16 drudgery, 10 hours in and i really need that game to go back to being about cool summons looking cool

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

nothing as transcendent as anything in previous games of the series, but the competition for that is tough so that still makes this an end of year contender.

rhythm heaven groove is beat! lots ofc still go complete.

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

i am in a long stretch of ff16 that doesn't involve any summons and i have realized that when it comes to this game i am basically only in it for the parts with the summons

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

picked up a physical bundle of joy concentrate while we still can

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

hey gamers, pls rise up against sony, thx

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VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Beep21 has just published an interview with Yoji Ishii, Hiro and Masaki Kondoh to mark the 40th anniversary of Fantasy Zone. In it, we learn that it was the late Yoko Kobayashi / 小林陽子, character designer for Alex Kidd and Teddy Boy, who designed Opa Opa and most of the other characters in the game.

Screenshot from the arcade version of Fantasy Zone. You can see Opa Opa facing a boss

Sketches by Masaki Kondoh published years ago by Sega on Twitter. Opa Opa is loosely based on these sketches

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

it only took two months, but i have achieved the super nintendo maximum

harvest moon finally of the bucket list and it feels beautiful

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

who can say why three years after release and eight months after buying is the right moment to open and play this game but nevertheless, this is happening

will the 16th time be the charm? let's find out

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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

After many years of development, the Kowloon's Gate English Patch is now available.

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

hit credits in phonopolis. three fewer beam puzzles and one additional czech voiceover away from being a simply perfect game. i will listen to this soundtrack forever. go ahead and treat yourself to it. amanita-design.net/games/phonop...

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Phonopolis

Phonopolis – A hand-crafted adventure game – Amanita Design

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

been carefully portioning out my phonopolis play sessions like precious gems and was rewarded less than an hour in with what may be one of the most beautiful game sequences i have ever experienced holy moly

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

impossible to overstate how disappointing console archives has been here we have the opportunity to pay twice as much for a game that is already avail on the same system but without the new loc or collection bonuses. great work everyone!

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randomkid.bsky.social @randomkid.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

love to get lit in the shed with my wife and baby

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Hilltop @hilltopworks.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Kowloon Circuit Manager: Don't get too involved with people you meet on the net.

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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Kind of at the end of my financial rope due to a family emergency that I can’t really elaborate on, would seriously appreciate if anyone has a few bucks to kick to their friendly neighborhood retro game writer guy ko-fi.com/shaunmusgrave