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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 4h

Burning Rangers all over my timeline today so fuck it, why not (FUN FACT: this is one of the few loose discs in my collection because I got it by accident. Bought an as-is broken Saturn & when it arrived it had this very expensive game in the disc drive for some reason :o)

A small CRT TV playing the 1998 Sega Saturn classic Burning Rangers

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Avengers are surrounded by Doombots, about to be overwhelmed when... wait, is that the Conan the Barbarian theme? OMG it's Miyamoto, he's here to announce a dark mature Zelda for dark mature gamers, Gamecube is saved

Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto wielding the Master Sword and Hylian shield at E3 2004

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Finally tracked down the Zowort Heavy and Tickbalang from Gundam WFM, err, sorry, didn't mean to "weeb shame," I meant to say KIDOU SENSHI GUNDAM: SUISEI NO MAJO lololol Anyway even if it is just a sub-flight system, it's cool that there's a piece of Gundam lore inspired by Filipino mythology

The boxes for two high grade Gundam model kits: the Zowort Heavy and the Tickbalang flight unit.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

They're really doing this with movie tickets now, huh

A chart for Assassin's Creed Odyssey preorders showing the different content you get with each of the five different game packages

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I've got a ton of work to do right now but my roommate found a kitten in the middle of the street and I just want to feed and pet him all day (the cat, not my roommate) He's lucky he didn't get run over. It's also hot AF so he was thirsty as hell

A black and white tuxedo kitten in a carrier cage.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

this game is awakening things in me

A screenshot from Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave for the Nintendo Switch 2, showing the character of Anatolia, a woman in a white dress wielding a pistol.

A Google search for "Are combat nuns real and if so where I can meet them"

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Another stressful, frustrating week, and I'll still probably have to work through the weekend to catch up on a few things but I'm allowing myself a few hours to gorge myself on Korean fried chicken and Fire Emblem. Also, calm the fuck down, Olympia

A box full of Korean fried chicken, the only KFC I respect

A screenshot from Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave. The character of Olympia is asking "Have you smelled me?"

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm not one for calling people out, but this whole fucking attitude sucks so much. "I'm glad this person did something heinous to another human being because it justifies my petty annoyances with them" just kind of reveals what a self-centered, stupid asshole you genuinely are

The user djini.bsky.social posting a meme of a man smiling "When someone you hated for no reason actually turns out to be a bad person"

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Heads up, my fellow nerd raccoons and trash goblins: Bandai has finally reprinted the Gundam Tristan, which is infamously one of their worst, uhh, i mean, most "low-effort" High Grade releases of the modern-ish era. Weirdly excited to build this

A Newtype.us listing for the HGUC 205 Gundam AN-01 Tristan model kit, from the anime/extended Gunpla commercial "Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis"

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

So a few hours ago I was like “I’ll play for half an hour before bed” and uhhh Yeah the new Fire Emblem is pretty good

A Switch 2 home screen. The time, 4:43 AM, is circled. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is currently being played.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Working this weekend (every weekend T-T) but I did have enough free time while waiting for big-ass files to upload to do the basic snap build on this kit Still haven't watched Gundam Build Divers or Re:Rise but I kind of love this one

The HG 1/144 Grimoire Red Beret from Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise. It has a modified version of the Grimoire from Mobile Suit Gundam: Reconguista in G. This is a bootleg reprint because I'm not going to pay scalper prices for a HG, sorry Bandai

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Tracking said it wasn’t going to be delivered for another few days but what a beautiful surprise to wake up to

The collector’s edition box for Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave for the Switch 2

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Apparently my preorder of Fire Emblem was shipped via covered wagon because it's not arriving for another few days On the plus side, I finally managed to track down the steelbook edition of this, so I guess I know what my weekend plans are

The Switch 2 Steelbook release of Onimusha: Way of the Sword

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Just play indies" + "modern hardware is too expensive" the time for your return has arrived

A hand holding an Ouya console in front of a shelf full of nerd figures and PlayStation games.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I'm glad that Psychic Force is back but it's wild that it got remastered before Bloody Roar Extreme, the game that actually has a competitive scene Please appreciate Yugo, the most early 2000s guy there ever was. Long-sleeve T-shirt under short sleeves, cargo pants, Sasuke haircut. Perfection

Yugo the Wolf from Bloody Roar Extreme (Primal Fury for North Americans.) He is an anime protagonist-looking anime protagonist wearing a black long-sleeve shirt with a flame pattern underneath a white short-sleeve shirt, along with black cargo shorts, over-designed anime boots and cool guy fingerless gloves

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I have an Arcade1up cabinet that I got on clearance a few years ago and now I’m thinking I should stick one of my other spare Switches in there and bolt this stick to it. Yes, I’m already making plans for our life together

my Street Fighter Arcade1up in my room filled with weeb bullshit

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

sushi, friends, and a trip to BookOff which resulted in an okay (?) deal on boxed R-Type all I can ask for, really

a display case filled with famicom and super famicom games

shelf filled with waifus and husbando statues

Super R-Type for Super Famicom. CIB for $25

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Got Jack in the Box's Simpsons meal and yeah, appropriately it was great for like the first 8 to 9 bites and after that it just became kind of unappealing. The sandwich did not take a bite out of me but it was greasy enough to make a wall turn transparent

The "Munchie Meal of Horror" from Jack in the Box. The box it comes in is filled with references to The Simpsons' annual Treehouse of Horror special.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I did buy Tokon today so I went to install it. Ejected the last game I played and… Sometimes the hardest part of a breakup is finding all the things around the house that remind you of the relationship

The disc for Death Stranding 2 being held in front of a PS5 and Series X

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Working late so I almost forgot 9/9/99 but here’s a old-ish pic of my tiny Dreamcast collection. Thank you for being the system that defined my taste in games. I still play PSO regularly and I refuse to ever shut up about how Sonic Adventure 1 is good, actually

My two Dreamcasts (one is GDemu modded) and a collection of games, including PSO, Sonic Adventure, Jet Grind Radio and Skies of Arcadia

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Still wish Twilight Princess was playable on Switch but I guess I’ll settle for the Gamecube’s 7th best Zelda

The Gamecube NSO app on Switch 2. Star Fox Adventures has just been added to the top of the menu.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The enshittification of every Google service continues. What's the goddamn point of Google Drive

A Google Drive notification stating that it won't let me download my own goddamn files.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Trending topics really driving home the impression that that Nintendo Direct had a little bit of everything

A screenshot of the Trending Topics on this hellsite, showing that people are discussing Monster Hunter, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and 9/11 memories

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It’s been so hot and humid the last few days that I haven’t been able to sleep at night Whatever, gives me more time to try and finish this before Fire Emblem hits. Nobody does a glowing forest like Xenoblade

The forest on the Urayan Titan from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. A dark green and blue wetland is illuminated by glowing orange trees

The entrance to the city being illuminated by light coming in through the titan’s shell.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I have no memory of this particular Kong so I went to the wiki and discovered this toggle on her entry

The info bar on Wrinkly Kong's wiki page. Readers may choose between seeing Wrinkly Kong alive or deceased

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Bought the new Grandista line Battle Network Mega Man figure and yeah, it's pretty nice. A substantial upgrade from my old nightmare-fuel face 12-inch figure from back in the day, at the very least. *I used the foot stand but the new figure is perfectly capable of standing on its own without it

Mega Man.exe from the Grandista prize figure line.

The new prize figure next to the old 12-inch articulated figure from the early 2000s.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Max putting this combination of things in a thumbnail is an attack on me specifically

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Back then, anime characters still had noses

A screenshot from The Simpsons. Abe "Grandpa" Simpson regales a group of children with a story.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Built the old Master Grade Patlabor. Painted some of the transparent bits with fluorescent paint so they glow under LEDs. It's a 25 year old kit and it definitely feels like it with all the screws and lack of articulation, but that gives it its own sort of charm.

The 1/32 scale Master Grade AV-98 Ingram from the classic Patlabor anime.

The same model with its visor and headlights glowing under blue LED light.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Grew up in Jersey City (near NYC) then moved to southern California (near LA) when I was a teenager. Apparently those two cancel out and I end up sounding like I'm from Delaware or Philly? i do love cheesesteaks

The results from that dialect quiz that's going around. Apparently I sould like someone from Delaware, though the map says I speak most similarly to people from Philadelphia, PA and nothing like the entire midwest.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Getting back on Tinder just so I can find someone to co-op this with

a physical copy of Orbitals for the Nintendo Switch 2.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Going to try to get this because I am a simp for anything Resident Evil, plus I could probably use it if I, a middle-aged Asian man, ever decides to do a Rebecca Chambers cosplay, and most importantly of all:

A Regal theaters add showing that they will have a Resident Evil branded popcorn bucket shaped like an organ transport container.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

did a quick build on a simple model of a Subaru Sambar and realized its truck bed is the perfect size for storing GBA cartridges

the Aoshima 1/32 Subaru Sambar Snap Kit, hauling Tactics Ogre for the GBA.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This post brought to you by my latest impulse buys

The Master Grade 2.0 Gundam Alex and the RE/100 Zaku 2 FZ, both from Mobile Suit Gundam 080 War in the Pocket

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

though really, how will he ever top this

A tweet from the Old Hell by Hideo Kojima. A plate of eggs benedict is pictured. "Eggs Benedict. Looks like boobies when shaking the plate. lol" the auteur wrote.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

they say AI is destroying jobs but look at how it helped Resident Evil’s “crotch that is now a nest for zombie hornets” find new work in the restaurant industry

the transformed Marguerite Baker from Resident Evil 7. The shower mold that makes you into a monster has given her elongated claw arms and a crotch that shoots bees

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

they have a whole conversation like this

The bananas scene from Fast and Furious 6 where Vin Diesel and The Rock have a conversation about their mutual respect for each other but the whole time they're facing opposite directions and not making eye contact, probably because if they were facing each other they'd both lean in for the kiss

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Once again stressed out and working until 1AM, but at least I got my order for the MG Patlabor reprint and the weirdest of GQuuuuuuX weirdos in. Soon I can lose myself in the simple joy of snipping and sanding plastic

An order summary showing the Master Grade Patlabor AV-98 Ingram 1 and the High Grade Hambrabi (Gundam GQuuuuuuX version)

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

How my Asian ass feels when a Mexican person calls me amigo or hermano

A screenshot from Kingdom Hearts 4 where Sora is dressed up in Dia De Los Muertos makeup for the Coco world.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I still got it Proof that I’m old: I thought I prefer 3D platformers over 2D, but I’m having a much easier time with the retro challenges than the Bananza ones

Diddy Kong standing over a defeated King K Rool at the end of the original Donkey King Country

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Why is everyone asking "What is The Godfather of video games" when uhhhh hello isn't it obvious?

The Godfather: Blackhand Edition on the Nintendo Wii. Somehow apparently the best version of this game?

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