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@ultrabrilliant.xyz yo. sent you a dm / follow up on Etsy. I’m working on an R4 recomp

Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I wish you would reconsider. There is tremendous interest in the game. Maybe consider crowdfunding for this game, like Irem did? Fans would absolutely fund this game. Please consider. The man is a craftsman and needs time and you could still make it happen.

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Emerald City Not So Confidential

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Same with Brazil! And ofc the Chinese games you cover. Russia had a somewhat tangential take: they got hardcore into modding and hacking the games. So you’d get a bootleg with custom voices, textures and such.

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I’m interested in this.

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

A deep dive of those would be a natural fit for your channel!

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

@st1ka.bsky.social have you ever played Hored Guns and the old Space Hulk games? The 16bit horror corridor game made me think of this as you mentioned there’s both like it on 16 bit. Not the same but adjacent! youtu.be/GKqfb8QgY-4?...

youtu.be

Hired Guns (Amiga)

YouTube video by Bert

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Sent to Majuular on twitter!

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

In universe locks must be crazy

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

What’s that last box thing

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I finished all of Gundam ever. So you don't have to. Out of everything, I recommend both seasons of Iron Blooded Orphans, and the Gundam Hathaway movie. The rest is ok but I think you need to have grown up with it

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

What a terrible docker image name. No way it’ll return anything but porn

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I asked @perplexityai.bsky.social: "what are the top 5 SNES games for people who really know their shit". Super Metroid, Contra 3, Hagane (?!), U.N. Squadron (?!), Super Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back (?!). 3/6 games are barely worthy of being in the top 50. Really poor quality result.

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

@st1ka.bsky.social yoooo. Kabuki Quantum Fighter coverage. Awesome

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Just checking… you were referring to shmuplations all this time, right? XD

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

@johnlearned.bsky.social Apparently Youtube thinks "Shmuplations translation" means "small asians translation". Which is so odd and hilarious to me consider the amount of times you refer to it

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Finally played Doom The Dark Ages. What the fuck is this. Wide areas like Serious Sam. Constant interruptions from menus and tips. Recycles Eternal’s repetitive rhythm gameplay loop. Constantly blocked by gates where you have to clear the area. Idiotic take on the franchise.

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I suppose the H1B policy is going to lead to a lot of panic and this kinda thing

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

The things I’d do for a steam version

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I’m just so grateful for this amazing AI feature. Great use of money and effort.

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

There is something supremely frustrating about ChatGPT telling me "do this", and the steps don't exist. I really wish it could just try to do the actions for me and take control of a window or browser. Realize it's not what it expected. Come up with the answer.

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Wires look like little rat tails

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Poor guy won’t get the Nintendo seal of approval for his homebrew game!

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Go all in. Draw it again in comics style! Cultural localization!

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Wasn’t D on the Saturn!

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Have you tried Emerald City Confidential?

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Damn. Your latest post is brutally honest and I respect that. Last one of the OG bloggers who still publishes thoughtful analysis.

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Depends on what the game loop is, and how it works mechanically. Ex: Shogo, Slave Zero absolutely are FPS games imho. I wouldnt think of Battletech or Steel Battalion as such. Otherwise you’d be saying Tie Fighter is an FPS because we’re being literal, and that doesn’t map to its actual meaning.

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

@joshrevell.bsky.social watching your video on Rush. I cackled at “imagine if Romain Grosjean was a car” and almost spat out my sushi

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Video ruined. Did you play it on NES or GB?

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

@st1ka.bsky.social I would consider The Battle of Olympus an early metroidvania for the GB :)

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

All good! I’ll buy it again if you put it on Apple Books ☺️

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

So hyped I bit twice by accident lol

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Oh that’s really cool

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

They introduced The Mule in season three of Foundation?! And not one headline mentioned it?? Wonderful intro. Excited to see where they take it.

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

I really respect what Mario 64 achieved, but the floaty movement, constant inertia, the camera that only moves in increments and won’t let you adjust height precisely… it’s a lot. Such a great example of what QOL improvements have brought to game design over the years.

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Wonder if ai upscaled textures and backgrounds would work well here

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Do I need to tweak anything if I used your guide a year ago?

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

It’s a lesser known, cyberpunk game that predates Resident Evil. Made by Origin(!). It takes a darker, more adult sci-fi approach, and applies it to what Alone in the Dark 1-3 was doing. I was reminded of it while watching your Deep Fear essay. www.timeextension.com/news/2025/07...

timeextension.com

OpenBioForge Aims To Bring Origin System's Cult Classic Adventure Title "Into The Modern Era"

With enhanced graphics and physics

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

@dungeonchill.bsky.social would you consider doing a video on Bioforge?

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Learning a couple of phrases in Irish for a date. I keep associating the sounds with Japanese. “I’m doing great” is pronounced “ta me go heintuh”… which sounds fairly close to “tamago hentai”. I now have to think about egg hentai to remember that phrase 😅🙀

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

People who don’t know how things work or have a superficial understanding of it make up most of the discussion in all things haha. Agreed though

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

And it’ll keep improving as the decomp efforts progress! Hopefully we get an ultimate PS1/PSP/Sat megamix version one day on PC & Linux

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Shokunin @sho.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

This is like when Star Wars was updated to fit the modern cultural zeitgeist

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