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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 8h

Another day of working until midnight, then jumping from one screen to another to play Fire Emblem until I look out the window and realize oh shit that's the sun rising

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Jon Cartwright @jon.gvg.io · 10h

Had no idea it was also coming to Switch 1 Why did they do the cloud thing all those years ago

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 17h

Level designers creating the worst part of every game:

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 18h

*I still think I prefer OG RE4 for its more strategic "know when to fight, know when to retreat" combat but the remake is still a damn close second place for me.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 18h

Ignoring the whole tourist fanboy backlash, I'm glad that the best Resident Evil movie is pushing people to revisit the best Resident Evil games*

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Darío @dariosamo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just a warning for everyone, since Video Game Slopterica keeps being the most irresponsible YouTube Channel to exist these days. The Banjo-Tooie Recompilation is NOT associated with us. It is entirely AI-generated. Both Zelda: Recompiled and Banjo: Recompiled have very clear No AI stances.

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Max58 @max58.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Twilight Princess inspired art I did recently #LegendofZelda #TwilightPrincess

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 21h

"Gundam, to me, isn't about fighting aliens—it's about traumatized child war pilots becoming so psychic that their brains explode. But this week, Bandai found a way to coax me off my high horse."

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I've been skeptical about Bandai Namco's upcoming Gundam game—but then I saw this model kit's chainsaw macuahuitl

It's a compelling argument.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 21h

Every generation gets its "see Mom, these toys aren't for kids, they kill characters and say swears and stuff" It's laughably insecure every time but also the one that I experienced was cool as hell tho

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Transformers Autobot Death Scene

Alt: The Autobot and former primary character Prowl is shot through the chest and dies as smoke and flames bellow out of his head holes

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downchasm @downchasm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I‘d like to wish all retro gaming personalities who uncritically boosted m*dretro products a very “I’m glad I blocked all of you without a second thought”

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 21h

LRT Yes, I know it hurts some of you to think but please try it before you accuse any artist of using AI. I went to art school so consequently I know a lot of professional artists personally, and they all can't post any art now without a bunch of know-nothings smugly replying "Nice AI" to them.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 02/10/2026

The rush to accuse, without anything approaching due diligence, artists of using "AI," should be treated with contempt. An artist gets their work *ripped off* to train a plagiarism machine, which then shits out inferior versions of that work, so then you accuse the artist of using "AI"? Fuck you.

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 22h

Democrats caved and/or facilitated this monopolization of practically every major media property in the US into the hands of a MAGA fascist psychopath. If the US had an opposition party, each of its presidential contenders would would vow to dissolve this monopoly by any means necessary.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Are the centrists still pretending he's a front-runner for the presidential nom? As a California resident, I need everyone else to know that his own state hates both him & the CA Dem leadership, which only ever backs these big tech and landlord shill candidates that all universally suck unwiped ass

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rye 🎃🍞 @dorovain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

are you sure about that babygirl

dietrich fire emblem getting a level up and increasing every stat except strength and luck

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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Honestly refreshing to see a recomp clearly stating this. Go check it out, tbh

Warning To AI Bros

Again, BlackLabelHQ and by extension MediEvilRecomp is proudly made entirely with human hands. We want to keep it that way, so please respect that.

* Fully AI written issues will be automatically closed

* ALL AI based PRs(such as ones containing claude as a contributor or clear AI code) will be rejected innately, however this is your warning that you will be permanently banned from BlackLabelHQ's repos if you do it anyway.

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

the algorithm started autoplaying this tryhard video about a "creepy" haunted mall and it's just... Westminster Mall? There used to be a Book-Off there, I bought my TvC fight stick and Mega Man Legends 2 there for $5. Asian grandparents used to go for walks in there. That shit ain't haunted bro lol

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I Explored America's Creepiest Abandoned Mall

YouTube video by Gaverinoo

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The most culturally literate New York mayor of the last half century. Surely the only one who, asked to list his five favorite neorealist dramas, would counter with "which country?"

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Exactly. I am tired of seeing the “I always knew”/“their work was actually bad” takes whenever allegations emerge. Sometimes—often, actually!—bad people find their way into good spaces and make good things. And you’re not better than the folks who were taken advantage of for “always knowing”

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I thought the game was *fine* after like X years of patches or whatever but holy shit, I finally watched Cyberpunk Edgerunners and the anime is so much better. Imaishi's stuff either misses with me or lands super hard, and this is up there with Gurren Lagann as something that is absolutely for me

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J-Novel Club @jnovelclub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

[NOW HIRING] Want to put your Japanese-to-English skills to work in the light novel and manga industry? Now’s your chance! J-Novel Club is looking for freelance translators to join our team. Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/4xPOc74

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John Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I remain pretty bummed out by the state of decompilations, ports, FPGA cores etc these days. The rise of GenAI has really flooded the whole scene with garbage and kinda poisoned the whole concept. Good piece from @pandamonium.bsky.social on it www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/09/24/c...

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Column: All A.I. Projects Are Digital Asbestos

The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of all SHIRO! Media Group contributors. The cost of modern day video game consoles and personal computers have skyrocketed…

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

Saying Xbox missed an opportunity nowadays is like saying the ocean is wet, but they really dropped the ball by not adding more games to back-compat for the 25th anniversary. Weird that Outrun 2, the other Prince of Persias or Blinx 2 (fuck you, Blinx 2 is good) still aren't playable on Series X

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

Turned my Series X on for the first time in over a year to back up my games for the digital hellscape of the future only to discover it can't back up OG Xbox or 360 games. I get why but also those are the majority of my Xbox games Fuck it, guess I'll replay Otogi 2 while I have this thing hooked up

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Tyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 30/09/2026

I see we have reached the Metal Gear Solid 2 stage of America

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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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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Shut every fraternity down.

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION?????

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

*It's cool that there's *another* piece of the Gundam universe that references Filipino mythology** **yes the Jollibee counts as a mythic figure now, have you tasted that goddamn spaghetti? Legendary www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH-9...

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Jollibee and palengke scene in Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway

YouTube video by Misaka

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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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Let's Scare Ashcan To Death @ashcan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

it is genuinely so fucking funny that every other playable character is varying shades of murderously insane and capricious while cai spends the entire game like this

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Anyway, my serious answer is... it depends. "DungeonMeshi" is right and just, but if I hear you bust out a "Hagane no Renkinjutsushi" or "Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi" in an otherwise English sentence, I need you to know that everyone knows you're doing it purely as a nerd flex and nobody is impressed

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In light of today's obnoxious discourse, I apologize for constantly referring to my favorite game under the pagan name "PSO" and not as Fantashi Suta Onrain. Honto ni gomen nasai, kami-sama~

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Endless Mike @squirrelsquirrel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Do all the cavalry units in Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave just suck or am I building them wrong? They just seem weirdly weak and fragile, even when compared to lower level units. Were they just trying to compensate for how overpowered the horse guys were in earlier FEs?

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Dave Against The Machine🏴 @johnbrownbread.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The fascist gestapo filth who murdered Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston 3 months ago has been identified by the Texas Tribune as Gregory Feathers.

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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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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Recession indicator

A box of Hamburger helper. At the top it says to try using hot dogs instead of ground beef

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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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Jacob Strick @jacobstrick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Despite everything, you’re still the powerhouse of the cell

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SaturnSH2x2 (all slots taken) @saturnsh2x2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

they should put earnest evans in a tales game

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