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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

When the initial pixel remaster trailer showed the train not quite being suplexed, this was my response. @sebsational.bsky.social

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The reflexive wish-list add strikes again.

Clippy subtly telling you that it’s dumb to wishlist something that you can already get for free. I guess. 😅

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I’m not like regular borders, I’m a

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

As a choir kid / debate kid, I very much appreciate this. An additional thought: although lots of debate kids participate in the “theater-type” events, that doesn’t make them theater kids. Debate kids are a different kind of weird (and exist on both sides of the political spectrum.

Lego Mace Windu saying Anakin isn’t a master

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Finally, here are two bonus mechs. Generally I agree that we are not brains controlling meat mechs, but if you are a brain with eyes and arms, you qualify for an exception. And also I forgot about the treehouse robots, which are definitely mechs.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

And because I can’t seem to internalize less is more, here are 4 non-mechs.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Introduce yourself in 4 mechs.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Actually autocorrect, I *was* telling someone to have a “goo” day, thank you very much.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I’m so outraged, I’m going to increase my Patreon pledge. #GMTK

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It appears to be 149% dollars 🤔

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

On that note, if anyone has any leads of how this version (or any other cell phone version) of Pac-mania could be playable today, please let me know.

A YouTube video showing pacmania ported to a cell phone

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I paid $4 for this game and I think I overpaid, lol.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Tempting, but I think I like having clothes.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I plan to post a long thread detailing my items and my personal history, but that will be a large undertaking in itself and will have to wait. Thank you to everyone who keeps this community alive and makes me proud to call myself a gamer.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

or maintain such a collection, and so I am incredibly grateful to the folks at @pinkgorillalas.bsky.social who helped me say goodbye to this physical bit of my childhood. It has been a complicated process, but I feel lighter.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

A few years later, I traded in my Super Scope 6 at Funcoland. Again, I don't recall what I purchased with my store credit, but somehow my feelings of regret seemed to overshadow the rest of the memory. 🔵 As a result, I basically kept everything else for my entire life, and accumulated a massive...

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The first video game I remember selling to a store was my copy of Monster Party for the NES. It was a little too hard for me as a kindergartener so I wanted to get something else I could better enjoy. I don't remember what I bought after that, but I do remember regretting it almost immediately.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

In case anyone was wondering, the maximum shield 🛡️ you can obtain in Dicey Dungeons is 9999. #DiceyDungeons

A boss battle from Dicey Dungeons showing the inventor with 9999 shield.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Imagine if we deleted that semicolon… 🫣

Dysphoria and confused trans feelings, discussion of gender dynamics and sexism in games, institutional transphobia online and in legislation, brief mention of disordered eating; Tim Sweeney.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Tell that to 3D WorldRunner

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I always do my best underwater voice when I get to this page.

Green eggs and ham guy defiant underwater

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A few months later I completed Stage 3, but then got absolutely stuck on Stage 6, Hyper Hexagonest. I have played it intermittently for years at this point, but I am committed that I am going to finish it this year: 2026. 😅

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I added Super Hexagon to my Steam library in March of 2013, almost exactly 13 years ago. I'm not sure when I actually started playing, but I completed Stages 1 and 2 in September before taking a little break and then jumping to and completing Stages 4 and 5 in April of 2014.

Steam activation page showing I added Super Hexagon in 2013

Super Hexagon Achievement Page Currently

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Had to do a ‘retro’ and ‘modern’ version. 😬 #My9

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

While playing Mario Maker yesterday I told my son “just jump to the left” and this popped up on my watch.

Apple Watch showing a suggestion for The Time Warp.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

and only after the first stage did it show you the title screen. A bold choice. The overall feel of the game was so different than many of those on the SNES, and the characters actually played differently. Clone Wars is also the only game I ever played using the Sega Channel, courtesy of a friend.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

52. X-Men 2: Clone Wars (Genesis 1995) "You fought in the clone wars?" To finish out our list, X-Men 2 on the Genesis was a game that probably appealed to me - yet again - due to the ongoing X-Men cartoon situation at the time. X-Men 2 dropped you right into the action using a random character,

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

51. Ignition Factor (SNES 1995) I still think this seems like an awesome idea for a game. However, I do not like having to make tough decisions, like whether or not to bring an axe with me at the expense of being able to run. . . . I probably need to give this game another chance.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

50. World Court Tennis (TG-16 1989) I picked up a TurboGrafx-16 at a garage sale in the mid 90's, and with it came the pack-in game Keith Courage and also World Court Tennis, which I found very amusing mainly due to the strange quest mode. Basically, it was 'Tennis! The RPG' Highly recommend.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

hours grinding to afford an amulet of annihilation, only to learn much later that I could have just run across the desert. Mars still need lumberjacks. I was pretty obsessed with 100%-ing games, and the idea that you could not get all the alchemy spells in this game really bugged me. Still does.

Secret of Evermore skeleton in a row boat

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

49. Secret of Evermore (SNES 1995) Having played Secret of Mana to death and being *squarely* in the middle of a phase, Evermore was an obvious purchase. Unfortunately, Evermore suffers from several critical drawbacks, like the lack of a 2 player mode, and many frustrating mechanics. I spent...

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

example of this. I don't remember if I knew about the additional levels when I bought it. The back of the box does say "100 advanced puzzles," but the screenshots don't show the keys or other mechanics. Either way, I had a great time with this game, and I appreciate the connection to the past.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

48. Donkey Kong '94 (Game Boy 1994) I recently watched a fantastic video about games that "hide their own sequels" (tinyurl.com/7hjpkbdh). Very closely related would be games that on the surface appear to be *just* a remake of an old game, but then expands significantly. DK94 was a perfect...

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I had power ranger spin fighters. 😅 Again, it's no wonder that I would also play through the latest and greatest video game tie-in. . . . TIL that Paul Freeman, who played Ivan Ooze, also played René Belloq in Raider of the Lost Ark. . . . Anyway, it was another beat 'em up. It was ok.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

47. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (SNES 1995) Oh boy. Here was another media franchise that absolutely dominated. My friend who owned Maximum Carnage also had this game. We played the game. We watched the movie. We listened to the soundtrack. I owned the fighting game on the Genesis.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Return of Superman was a pretty solid beat 'em up, and although I didn't really consider myself a big fan of the genre, I admit that I enjoyed this game along with games like Turtles in Time and Battletoads/DD. I was also regularly watching Lois and Clark, so it's no surprise I had a Superman bug.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

46. The Death and Return of Superman (SNES 1994) I picked up a bundle of comic books at a yard sale that covered The Death of Superman story arc, and I also remember reading the book Doomsday & Beyond, so it's safe to say this was another media franchise that held my interest. The Death and...

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

primary source of the core Bomberman-style gameplay. I don't remember when I played the NES original, but its lack of a multiplayer mode or a humanoid antagonist failed to keep my interest. My copy of Wario Blast could often be found in my Super Game Boy.

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

45. Wario Blast (Game Boy 1994) To capitalize on the popularity of Wario, Nintendo relegated Bomberman merely to be "featured" in his own game. Poor Bomberman. A few years later I would have a friend group that owned a copy of Super Bomberman 2 and a multi-tap, but Wario Blast was my...

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Ryan @shadowdx.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

on a later version like the Game Boy Color. Wario Land though I remember obsessively grinding for coins and searching for all the treasures while riding in a car. You can bet I earned my castle.

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