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Made it home from Japan and slept for 12+ hours yayyyyy

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Florence @justflorence.bsky.social · 16h

what do you MEAN the developers of Cookie's Bustle contacted every person who registered their copy by mail 25 years ago and invited them to a secret Cookie's Bustle party with live music and merch???

A Cookie's Bustle "25th secret event" Cookie Blair bear

A Cookie's Bustle t-shirt, featuring Cookie Blair flying in the air

Musicians playing instruments alongside a mascot of Cookie Blair, a teddy bear girl

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Stray Children ($23.99) - was my 2025 GOTY. directed by one of the designers of moon: Remix RPG, SC has you as a child in a lost RPG, full of nostalgia... someone else's. an adult's nostalgia. frustrating, obtuse, uncompromising. and i love it to bits. store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Denshattack! ($14.99) - take a skateboarding game like Olliolli, crank the ridiculousness by 20, give it a Dreamcast-era aesthetic, and then make the skateboard into a train. and it has a killer OST featuring everyone from Lotus Juice to Takenobu Mitsuyoshi store.steampowered.com/app/2524850/...

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Narwhalnut 🦋 Wishlist Insectile! @narwhalnut.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This indie RPG lets you shape the perfect attack using cute insects. - Collect 50+ unique "INSECTILES" - Experiment with a plethora of unique combat abilities - Explore a beautiful world teeming with life Would you play INSECTILE?

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

you already know (after some delay) what's up (steam sale rec thread is what's up) as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, or just plain weirder games, as big name titles don't tend to need the help. with that said, onwards!

an edited version of the box art for the dreamcast survival horror game Blue Stinger. the face in the background has been replaced with a picture of my fursona (a pink kangaroo), and the title now says Spacetwinks Rec Thread. 'Sega Dreamcast' has been changed to say 'Online Kangaroo', 'Sega' was changed to say 'Dogs Bower', Activision is changed to say 'VideoGames', and 'Rated M for Mature' now says 'The Letter M', above the letter M.

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Blippo+ ($8.99) - a unique sim of the stranger days of TV - now beamed to you from another planet entirely. feels like something from the glory days of 'multimedia CD-ROM', but shined to an incredible finish. wickedly funny, deeply memorable. store.steampowered.com/app/3323850/...

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Good Old Days ($14.99) - hey, do you remember playing The Goonies for the NES? "i haven't thought about that game in forev-" well japan did, they fucking loved it, and one developer made a new game inspired by it that is BUILT to be played multiple times. store.steampowered.com/app/2996540/...

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Angeline Era ($19.99) - bumpslash combat with seemingly endless discoveries to make, attached to a story driven by a blend of Irish myth, Christian philosophy, and Japanese-American history. one of 2025's very best - twists around your heart and squeezes hard. store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved ($11.24) - adventure gaming in the style of the investigation parts of Phoenix Wright and Famicom Detective Club. this game is a tight package with a lotta charm, you'll mostly just wish you had more when you're done! store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/...

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

and when i say 'committing to a darker take on Pac-Man' i mean he is constantly saying and doing shit like this. (also Shadow Labyrinth was directed by the Kirby and the Amazing Mirror guy, Tomoaki Fukui. really!)

a screenshot of shadow labyrinth, featuring the yellow PUCK saying "Do you dislike having your bodily freedom taken away?". followed by the PUCK saying "Like it or not, you're coming with me."

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Shadow Labyrinth ($14.99) - i'm gonna be upfront: i feel this is a bit of a 6/10, gameplay wise. but the sheer 'no winking at the audience, EVER' commitment to making a darker take on Pac-Man in a Metroidvania is one of those things that sticks with you. store.steampowered.com/app/1859430/...

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Petal Crash 2 ($15.29, early access) - the followup to the already fantastic Petal Crash 1, which i'd say is a must for Tetris Attack/Pokemon Puzzle League fans, but honestly, it does so much more than that too. inventive, fast paced, and charming as hell. store.steampowered.com/app/2697670/...

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Bubsy 4D ($13.99) "haha, very funny, colin, reccing a Bubsy game" no, it's actually pretty good. "what." yeah, it's by the Demon Tide guys, and i just recced that, so. it's pretty good! AND it just got a BIG *free* expansion with more levels! store.steampowered.com/app/3237970/...

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Demon Tides ($19.99) - if you NEED shmoovement in your platformers, you NEED Demon Tides. the elevator pitch is Wind Waker meets Bowser's Fury, with wildly sharp and inventive movement. huge rec in general, but especially for time trial perfectionist types. store.steampowered.com/app/2585890/...

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

and that level of skill and commitment even goes towards the soundtrack, which i think is neatly encapsulated in the video here. bsky.app/profile/phil...

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Fuck's Quest II ($2.99) - perhaps genius level commitment to being incredibly fucking stupid. there's surprisingly deft skill applied here to make the dumbest zelda-like possible, feeling like a pinnacle of the kind of thing you'd see during newgrounds' peak. store.steampowered.com/app/3545150/...

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Sam Brown! @smugporky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Quote reposting our Japan honeymoon shopping haul for visibility, I know this is what you sickos really wanna see

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sof @sofskii.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

carbuncle i drew at 4am

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GSK | ALL CITY SLOP SHOP (ETA SOON) @allcityslopshop.com · 01/10/2026

out today on Switch 1+2: Viractal, a new RPG-infused board game from Dokapon devs Sting—this one's more sincerely cooperative and paced & informed by modern roguelites, but does have a pinch of Dokapon-esque fuckery about it via the "take a secret contract to covertly sabotage the mission" mechanic

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Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party? Nintendo Switch 2 Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 - Nintendo Official Site

Shop Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party? Nintendo Switch 2 Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 at Nintendo Store. See game details, editions, and availability.

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Cilvia @giganide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I LOVE OPA OPA

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Chris Kohler @kohler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

JUST ADDED: Join me on Sunday, October 11 at Portland @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social for "How Game Collecting's Past Can Predict Its Future." Is game collecting DYING?! Will future humans still want to fill their homes with physical video games? The answer lies somewhere in the 1990s. We'll find it.

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Sam Brown! @smugporky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So excited for this! Link’s Adventure meets sokoban, really clever puzzles, played a little on PC and loved it, but held off playing more because I desperately wanted to play on Switch!

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Cicada Games @cicadagames.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Greetings turtle riders, 🐢🌴Isles of Sea and Sky is coming to the Nintendo Switch on October 8!!!🌴🐢 www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

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Isles of Sea and Sky for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Shop Isles of Sea and Sky for Nintendo Switch at Nintendo Store. See game details, editions, and availability.

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Jabroni Supreme @gojirra.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I did it. It feels surreal. Feels like just yesterday I was drawing my own versions of Kirby powers, or Mega Man bosses, never imagining that I would actually put a game on a Nintendo console some day... www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... #gamedev #indiegame #nintendoswitch #indiegames

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Isles of Sea and Sky for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Shop Isles of Sea and Sky for Nintendo Switch at Nintendo Store. See game details, editions, and availability.

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oh wow, they fixed it

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Sam Brown! @smugporky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sorry, no more AI vibe coded recomps of games you can just play on an emulator, all rom hackers and modders now have to dedicate time and effort into creating an English translation patch for Giftpia, and a Quest 64 mod that puts the English translation into the improved Japanese version, thanks

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Sam Brown! @smugporky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Game haul while in Japan! Picked up everything I was after plus a couple extras!

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Beet @beetalerry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bombermen!

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Thomas Altenburger @thomas.flying-oak.com · 28/09/2026

I've been quiet for a little while, but now that the production of Knuckle Paradise is in its last polishing sprint, you're going to soon see me talk more about it. 👀 Also: DEMO SOON. You know the drill, wishlist and spread the love: store.steampowered.com/app/1864220/...

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Daily Pac-Man @dailypacman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NEWS: Namco Legendary Mountains has released on iOS and Android app stores. Previously debuted during the summer for Switch consoles and PC, BeXide's Suika-style homage to classic Namco games is yours to purchase for $8.99 USD - a 10% launch discount - on your smart device of choice.

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Sam Brown! @smugporky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

LMAO THIS GOT TAGGED AS ADULT CONTENT

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VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Most, if not all, of the illustrations created by Kaz Aizawa for Nintendo and HAL between the late 1980s and early 1990s are set to be auctioned off. comics.ha.com/c/search/res...

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I wrote about getting older, losing sight of joy the larger your world gets, and Garfield. Here's my review of Garfield: Escape From Monday, and also an interview with my 4th grade self. www.polygon.com/garfield-esc...

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Garfield’s New Video Game Is GOTY…for 4th Graders

Escape From Monday is rougher than an actual Monday

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Sam Brown! @smugporky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We are going to Japan today!!!!! We are going to be on a plane for 14 hours!!!!!!

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Mr. Sleepy Man 💤 @mrsleepyman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

‼️ GUYS MR. SLEEPY MAN IS OUT ON THE NINTENDO SWITCH RIGHT NOW 💤

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Audi Sorlie [アウディ] @pc98audi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm planning on doing a few streams in October for various projects and tests so I made a Twitch channel, feel free to follow and check out some gaaaaames in October with me. www.twitch.tv/pc98_audi

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pc98_audi - Twitch

pc98_audi streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.

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Sam Brown! @smugporky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Do you all know about Cookie Puss

Cookie Puss from Carvel, he is an alien from Planet Birthday made of various ice creams and cookies

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Lee CroNina's The Mummymoto 💀 @spacecoyote.com · 16/09/2026

"Of the Devil" cast shirt by me! Had a lot of fun drawing these characters. Comes with a free bonus sticker of Serra Selling fast!! Especially women's sizes (don't worry we'll reprint) www.fangamer.com/collections/...

"Killer Lawyer" shirt design depicting the 6 main characters. Purple, Pink, Teal, and White inks on a black tee

Photo of the Killer Lawyer shirt at an angle

Bonus sticker of Serra sleeping, in a chibi style

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Fabraz - Demon Tides & Bubsy 4D @fabraz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hairball Bubsy arrived and he is CHUNKY! (Dog for scale.)

Picture of the Hairball version of the Youtooz Bubsy 4D plush next to my toy poodle Bellini.

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Sam Brown! @smugporky.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Mr. Do wants to thank HAMSTER and Arcade Archives for helping him achieve his dream of buying a castle.

A three page flyer/ad for Mr. Do’s Castle.

Mr. Do wants to thank the operators and distributors of America for helping him achieve his dream of buying a castle.

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Mr. Do!…don’t leave us now!

…but Mr. Do doesn’t really know what he’s getting into…

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GSK | ALL CITY SLOP SHOP (ETA SOON) @allcityslopshop.com · 16/09/2026

Torneko HD got the first on what will ideally be many patches—out now on PC, rolling out ASAP on consoles steamcommunity.com/games/4027450/an…

Update Notes
This update contains the content listed below.
Improved response when changing direction.
Improved response of diagonal movement.
Improved response of diagonal movement lock.
Faster text prompt when entering stairs.
Miscellaneous fixes and adjustments.

We are also investigating your other comments and requests.

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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Mr. Sleepy Man is a DELIGHT. Just, constantly revealing flexes and structural surprises that would be finale material in any other game. Wow. Read as little as you can ahead of time. store.steampowered.com/app/1657740/...

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Mr. Sleepy Man on Steam

Mr. Sleepy Man is up way past his bedtime and out of control! Make a mess of everything you find and turn Bedtime Town against you! This sandbox adventure is filled with comical hijinks, outrageous ch...

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Atari @atari.com · 15/09/2026

Celebrating 45 years of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. Seems we have some keys to give away. 👀 link.atari.com/watchonTwitch

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of the Devil @ Merch Now Live on Fangamer! @nthcircle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Read the full Steam Announcement Here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/273... (It's okay to shout if you're excited, she's a sound sleeper)

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