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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Euer Tag ist schlecht? Ich glaube ihr braucht eine PERFEKTE VOGELZEIT.

Screenshot mit dem Text "PERFEKTE VOGELZEIT" aus Fire Emblem: Fortunes Weave

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

"Robert Bannert" und ein "OAARGÄÄHN" im Bild war eigentlich lange Zeit ein Zeichen für sehr gute RPGs :D

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

If anyone is interested, I reviewed Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. #jrpg #xenoblade #review www.rpg-o-mania.com/spot_after_x...

The rating section from the linked article.

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Ich hätte diese Option so gerne bei mehreren Spielen. Oder im echten Leben. #rpg #jrpg #xenoblade #reallife

Messagebox in einem Rollenspiel. Text: "Mache Powell klar, dass du hier nicht der Depp vom Dienst bist." Auswahlantwort: "Vogel zeigen"

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

You know, people are creating forums again. They weren't all that bad.

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It's such a pity that the Game Gear games and the Mega CD version ditched all RPG elements from the Shining Force formula. This is why I never got into these games. Gimme towns to traverse!

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Hochinteressanter Beitrag - werd ich gleich auf VSG selbst noch kommentieren!

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Seriously, how much do they want to mess up things? "Yes"?

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Something great about gaming as a teen in the 90s? When you finished playing (Someone from the family wanted to use the TV), you quit the game, got the game package from the shelf, looked into the manual, maps and whatnot. And then you looked forward to the next time you'd play. #physicalgames

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I might have reduced my online activitiy a lot (if anyone noticed), but you know what? I still love taking screenshots of games :D

screenshot in xenoblade chronicles x definitive edition, character running in sylvalum

screenshot in xenoblade chronicles x definitive edition, character watching screens.

screenshot in xenoblade chronicles x definitive edition, huge character in a modern city landscape

screenshot in xenoblade chronicles x definitive edition, cast of female characters in highly advance ruins.

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GamesWirtschaft @gameswirtschaft.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Seit fast 30 Jahren gibt es das legendäre - manche würde sagen: berühmt-berüchtigte - Maniac-Forum. Rocco di Leo hat sich vorgenommen, dass weitere 30 hinzu kommen.

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Maniac Forum Relaunch: „Ohne grundlegenden Umbau wäre das Forum zerbrochen.

Seit fast 30 Jahren gibt es das legendäre Maniac-Forum. Rocco di Leo hat sich vorgenommen, dass weitere 30 hinzu kommen.

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Wie cool ist das eigentlich, dass Leute unter @dievideogames.bsky.social das alte Projekt wieder so ehrwürdig und liebevoll aufgebaut haben? Ich beobachte mit Spannung! :D

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I created a small turn-based combat engine similar to old JRPGs: "Fight!!" - and included it into rpg-o-mania. Had enough of reading articles? Then battle it out with some monsters! www.rpg-o-mania.com/rpg/index.php #jrpg #retrogaming

Screenshot of "fight" - a standoff between a boy and an evil rectangle.

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Send me a letter! Or a postcard. Or just write in my digital guestbook, if you like :D www.rpg-o-mania.com/rolecall.php I will publish all nice comments. Just because. #jrpg #retrogaming #webmaster

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Nokturner Puls (Rebellen-Ära) @nokturnerpuls.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Das Debut-Album meiner Band Tengrilay ist draußen ✨🎉 Hört gerne rein, wenn ihr verträumten Alternative-Rock mögt ☺️ Ich schreibe die Tage noch ein bisschen was zu den einzelnen Tracks.

tengrilay.bandcamp.com

Love Tape, by Tengrilay

11 track album

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

At least the cover got Max' colors and hairstyle right, and the enemies kinda exist in the game (but their heads are longer). Better than the Shining Force II cover which has nothing to do with in-game characters after all. Still love Yoshitaka Tamaki's art so much!

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Kann es sein dass es generell um die Leute rund um Chained Echoes extrem ruhig geworden ist? Hätte für ein Special auf meiner Site versucht die Entwickler zu kontaktieren, aber seitdem höre ich nur Grillen zirpen.

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I bought "This Way Madness Lies" after a recommendation of @tapirfortuna.bsky.social - I like it! But to all the game developers - if you release a game that's on a platform with a limited resolution, please make sure that the pixel scaling is correct! The Switch mobile version is so ugly scaled..

This Way Madness Lies with broken scaling on a 720p screen.

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

When you copy basically everything from some older RPG, but it still kinda works. Just a pity that they had to include this modernish "balance turns"-thingy where you have to save certain turns or else...! #jrpg

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

That really looks interesting! I liked Soleil a lot, but it kinda lost me in the latter half, where you just went back the whole original story. It missed more towns, more NPCs to interact with, more peaceful moments. Is this one better in that regard?

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Okay, I just purchased it because of Thomas' suggestion. He's among my top 3 RPG recommendators.

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

While cloudflare is down - rpg-o-mania.com is still up and running!

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

A well-equipped Alundra. 28 hours in and with several optional hidden things uncovered. We're playing the PAL version with Working Designs changes to the difficulty, and honestly, it hasn't been as rough as we feared. Only at the start, really, when all you've got is the dagger.

A screenie from our continuing playthrough of Alundra for PS1, showing the inventory screen full of potions, scrolls, weapons, bombs, and wands.

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

A very personal view on #suikoden (already published in German for @vsgde.bsky.social in the past) now on my website: www.rpg-o-mania.com/coverage_ret... It's written so extensively and personal that you could mistake it for a @binaryscroll.bsky.social text!

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVUV... one of the best Final Fantasy music pieces and an incredibly great remix. I'd be all in for a modern Final Fantasy 3 :D #jrpg #finalfantasy #retrogaming #nobuouematsu

youtube.com

Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster ~ [43-EXT] The Dark Crystals ~ Extended HQ Soundtrack

YouTube video by WoodyofmC

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

We could have so great 2D art nowadays. Why do devs so often resort back to pixelated visuals? I mean, literally playable cartoons! Why isn't this more of a thing? Something that looks good in my opinion: www.rpg-o-mania.com/spot_after_i... #retrogaming #jrpg #metroidvania

Screenshot from Indivisible, which looks good in my book

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

It annoys me to no end that there is a genre called "Metroidvania" and it pays no respect to one of its earliest entries: Wonder Boy III: Dragon's Trap. Why not call it Wondermetroidvania? eh? www.rpg-o-mania.com/spot_after_d... #metroidvania #retrogaming #wonderboy

screenshot from Wonder Boy III: Dragon's Trap

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Thanks to everyone who contacted me and showed that there are still real people on the internet. Will continue creating new stuff for rpg-o-mania shortly! www.rpg-o-mania.com/coverage_cal... #rpg #jrpg #webdesign #zefixdesglumpmitdenehashtags

just a thank you with an image of Ryu and Nina from Breath of Fire 3

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Okay, I updated nothing for 80 days and the reaction was... nonexistant. No one reached out to me. Almost no one reacted to any social media post. It is as if no one is watching this stuff on my website anymore, except from AI bots. www.rpg-o-mania.com/coverage_cal... Feel free to share.

cover for call to action campaign at rpg-o-mania

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Wo Energie für Beteiligung in sozialen Medien?

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I tried to finish the artwork of Kasumi from #suikoden, where the original wasn't drawn beyond the knees. Do you think I did well? #fanart

Kasumi from Suikoden 2, full body instead of no feet.

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Thomas Nickel @tapirfortuna.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Now available at most German train station bookshops: two big magazines on Metroidvania-style games and the big world of Nintendo - I wrote couple of background-articles for both of them. Isn´t that nice?

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Every now and then I go visit wolfgangarchive.com and I'm happy it's still there.https://wolfgangarchive.com/psiv-web/design/mainhero.gif

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Rob | Polygonien | DE/EN @polygonien.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

If you use #AI to create your podcast cover, I lose all interest. Even if I like the topic. I'd rather have a crude photo/screenshot with Comic Sans text on it. This crap not only robs artists & is bad for the environment, it also takes away every bit of visual personality your project might have. 🚮

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Yup yup. I like the visuals. And yo, it's different screenshots than in Mastodon.

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

If you're interested, I wrote an article about why the summer of 1999 was special when the first translation patch was released for Seiken Densetsu 3 (Trials of Mana): www.rpg-o-mania.com/coverage_sei...

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I created some of the FF14 job icons in a higher resolution and vectorized them. Feel free to do with them what you want: www.rpg-o-mania.com/coverage_ff1...

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I don't know why so many fishing minigames in RPGs use buttonmashing to reel in. This is so incredibly unrealistic. www.rpg-o-mania.com/ower-dms/gal...

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Play-In-Progress: Ys X, chapter 6. It is "fine" right now, keeps me motivated. But boy did they bloat the game. Dana and Monstrum Nox were swift, evade-based games with a great story, Nordics is system upon system upon system with great characters, great music, a meh story and a convoluted gameplay.

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Videospielgeschichten @vsgde.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

NEU bei VSG von @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social Ich mag keine Videospiele - Das ist ein ziemlicher Claim, hier auf Videospielgeschichten, oder? Und tatsächlich, so richtig mag ich Videospiele nicht... www.videospielgeschichten.de/ich-mag-kein...

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Ich mag keine Videospiele - Videospielgeschichten

Das ist ein ziemlicher Claim, hier auf Videospielgeschichten, oder? Und tatsächlich, so richtig mag ich Videospiele nicht. Hin und wieder mal eine Partie mit Freunden ist ganz nett und ein schöner Zei...

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rpg-o-mania @rpg-o-mania.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I'm not trying to smooth talk, but Thomas does a really good job especially writing about RPGs and the like. If you can speak German, the M! games is a great read. It can also be purchased digitally, so no need to go to a Kiosk in a German speaking country :D

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