iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I've been reading Makoto Kobayashi's cat manga, What's Michael?. I love it. But I'm also very confused about the exact number of volumes this had. Every site (including Japanese Wikipedia) says it was only collected into 9 volumes. But the Fatcat Collection omnibus edition has up to 11 volumes?

What's Michael? "Fatcat Collection" omnibus edition.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Holding myself accountable by announcing that next year I WILL get around to playing and finishing all of these.

Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I used to be such a huge Zelda fan, and yeah it shows... Fell off after BotW and the newer games just haven't interested me much since.

Nintendo's 40th Legend of Zelda anniversary "which games have you played?" chart.

Every game up to Breath of the Wild have been circled. I have not played Tears of the Kingdom or Echoes of Wisdom.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I got a Switch 2 as a graduation gift earlier with a trade-in deal. Anyway, Donkey Kong Bananza is really fun.

"Oh, banana!
Shifty Smash: Atop the Pipes"

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Looking through my old bsky posts and remembered I did this

Screen from Raidou Remastered. When asked what Raidou's dream is, the answer "chickum nuggut" was input.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'm fucking crying they made my boy look like Dio

The unveiled cover for the Shin Megami Tensei V / Vengeance art book.

Close-up of Ichiro Dazai, post-mind snapping.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If you see this, we implore you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

That very rare moment when the North American and European boxart are actually better than the Japanese one.

North American boxart for Tail Concerto.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Hero of the forests and fields... BEETMAN!!

A male Ledian in Pokemon Silver nicknamed Beetman.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Chaos;Head Noah (replay) Decided to revisit this and actually complete it after really enjoying my time with Steins;Gate. And ... I honestly cannot say it was much better than the last time. It's got interesting concepts and character origin stories, but a lot of it sadly doesn't stick for me.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Just finished 100%ing Chaos;Head Noah.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

While I appreciate acknowledging that a human-made translation would be better and encouraging it, I feel like you could have just requested someone instead of proceeding with an AI translation...

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Who else playing the funny Digimon game

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Convinced Kinebuchi had an agenda against Weedle

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Thinking about all the old Pokemon TCG cards that had Bad CGI, which of course automatically makes them Good CGI.

Ditto card from the Fossil set. 3D illustration by Keiji Kinebuchi.

Reprint of a promotional Pikachu card originally from CoroCoro Comic. 3D illustration by Keiji Kinebuchi.

Diglett card from the Base set. 3D illustration by Keiji Kinebuchi.

Clefairy Doll card from the Base set. 3D illustration by Keiji Kinebuchi.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Guess I'll make this my Full Dex Run thread. Always appreciated how in Gen 1 you technically don't even need Flash cause the walls and ladders are outlined. Real players wander around in the dark and get ambushed by trainers.

Dark Cave in Pokemon Red. Flash has not been used, so the cave is pitch dark except for the wall and ladder outlines.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Atelier Marie Remake I by far prefer the original game and its simplicity, but I do really like the QoL additions, improved-and-actually-fun mini games (thank god), and extra character cutscenes~ Another fun little romp.

Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg banner.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy birthday to the only one whose birthday matters!

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

These two remain my sole highlight of this game

Katsuko Momose (left) and Yasuji Ban (right) from Chaos;Head.

Ban, while smiling: "That's my Momo, always quick on the draw."

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Atelier Marie Plus I really enjoyed this one. Not sure why series fans don't like this, cause I had a lot of fun planning out my schedule and jotting down notes as I played. Only thing I didn't like were the mini-games, but otherwise I liked Marie a lot. Def a game I'd want to revisit again.

Cover of Atelier Marie Plus: The Alchemist of Salburg.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Another Bible This game does not deserve all the hate it gets. It's not great, but it's not terrible either. It just is what it is, and I liked it enough.

Box cover of Another Bible for the Game Boy.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I dropped the Pokemon romhacks cause I realized that I could natively do self-trades on mGBA. Now, drunk on this power, I am in the middle of doing full dex runs in Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, and Crystal simultaneously.

Screenshots of a linked trade sequence between Pokemon Gold and Silver (while playing them in Super Game Boy mode). An Ekans is sent in the trade.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Last Bible III Genuinely one of the best MegaTen games I've played and I am not even kidding.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Good day to be a City Hunter and Cat's Eye fan

First volumes of the English omnibus editions of the City Hunter (left) and Cat's Eye (right) manga.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Steins;Gate (anime) Minus a couple episodes toward the end, REALLY good anime adaptation. I by far prefer the game, but this holds up wonderfully on its own too and in some ways does certain things better. Highly recommend.

Promotional banner for the Steins;Gate anime.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

The Vision of Escaflowne What just even happened

Promotional banner for The Vision of Escaflowne anime.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Wario Land 3 Finally. Redemption. All treasures and without using a single save state. Still my least favorite game in the Land series, but my view on it has softened a lot since.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II Bit of a mix bag for me. Lots of good with the updated gameplay and larger world and story, yet also some setbacks. It was a fun romp though!

Cover for Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II on the Game Boy Color.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Took me a couple years of on-again off-again playing, but I finally got through the main story! I personally did not really enjoy this entry much, mainly because of the class change system. But it's so cathartic watching the trilogy wrap up. What a journey it's been.

Promotional banner for Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Revelations: The Demon Slayer (Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible) I played the Game Gear version a couple years back and, partly for wiki research, came back to visit the GBC one. Old localization choices aside, I actually prefer this over Game Gear in some ways.

Box art for Revelations: The Demon Slayer for the Game Boy Color, known in Japan by its original name of Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I debated whether to make another one. But screw it, I like doing these to look back on. 2026 Media Thread: Electric Boogaloo

An edited screenshot of Chaos Hero from Shin Megami Tensei with an edited shitpost by @dril in the text post. It reads: "so long suckers! i rev up my agilao and create a huge cloud of smoke. when the cloud dissipates i'm lying completely dead on the pavement".

I added this cause I didn't know what else to use.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Trying out PC-Engine emulation with some good ol' Bomberman.

Screenshot of Bomberman '94 for the PC-Engine.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I've been revisiting this Japan-only Game Boy Color game I used to play as a kid. Kawaii Pet Shop Monogatari by Taito. I absolutely love how detailed and colorful the environments are.

Kawaii Pet Shop Monogatari screenshot, showing the pet shop interior.

Kawaii Pet Shop Monogatari screenshot, showing the shops in the heroine's hometown.

Kawaii Pet Shop Monogatari screenshot, showing a cliff as the heroine forages for items.

Kawaii Pet Shop Monogatari screenshot, showing a pet bird being taken care of in the yard.

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I encountered a Doduo in one of the earliest routes of Kanto and I was literally

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Rusty 🏳️‍⚧️ @rustyvanburace.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

What makes this so much funnier to me is that this follows Alnam no Kiba, a game that originally released on for the CD-ROM² a few years back, and it looks so much better than this.