thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I finally beat the original Ninja Gaiden today. For the first 2 levels, I thought it was worse than I’d remembered, but then the combat became clearer and I found it was better (still not great tho). It’s easier to see how we got the OG Xbox game once you really explore all the combat options here. 010
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I ordered this book online, so I wasn’t entirely sure of its condition. Check out the awesome personalized Vallejo sticker to complement the cover illustration. This is what makes buying used books interesting, nice little surprises like this. 120
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Ace Combat Zero was great. That 3hrs converts to a 9hr completion time. I went “Knight” all the way, which actually means I took out the bare minimum necessary targets and let neutralized enemies fly away. My laziness/efficiency is rarely so well rewarded. 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I see Games Workshop is trending. I don't play the miniatures games, but I did play Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions. I loved that game. I even got "certified" to be an ambassador/teacher for it. I won a store championship & got a super cool mat. Rest in Peace, Champions. Too many TCGs die young. 020
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I pre-ordered Ace Combat 8, and all I got was this lousy countdown. 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I went out for bread, but took a detour to a couple of local second-hand shops right near the grocery store. I haven’t played a realistic basketball game since Bulls vs Blazers, and I wanted to try “The Journey” in FIFA. I never saw Black Sabbath live, and this’ll be my first Star Trek novel. 020
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I beat Ace Combat 2 today, and it was just so much fun. I feel like I finally learned how to play this sort of game. Between Top Gun putting me to sleep and F15 Fighting Falcon absolutely baffling me, it was a rocky 40-yr start, but I’m finally coming around on these newfangled plane games. 010
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So you wanna learn how to do a *^%#+% infinite? 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Getting a small e-reader ended up being a pretty good idea. It’s small enough I can carry it along with my phone. It weighs just a little more than my watch, and it’s now chock full of classics from Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks. 100
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I’m about to message this seller with a brilliant idea that will save them a lot of trouble. 010
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I’m currently reading Alfred Lansing’s Endurance, so when I opened up Sweet Shop and saw this comic about a 1910 journey south, I felt like it was just meant to be. How could I not buy it … for a dollar? 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Gonna put that new lamp to good use reading these. 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Of course I’ll be buying the next Metroid game. Why do you ask? 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Will Physint finally realize the long unattainable dream of a full 30-man squadron of Snake Men? 130
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I decided to start treating myself to a new album every month or two, and that’s somehow turned into buying two Hermanos Gutierrez albums a month. :P The newest one is on pre-order. Hashtag Bandcamp Friday. 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Sometimes I’m more confused by the things I do know than the ones I don’t. 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I mean, sure, why not? The earth will soon die screaming, so just go for it. 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I’m doing my part … except they limited open feedback to 400 characters and had no character counter, so I ended up just deleting it after exceeding it twice. Guess what my feedback was. 100
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 21/08/2026This font makes me very happy. I’m on Mister at 1080p, cropped 5x on a 4K, and this is the best I’ve seen any text look in ages. I just really need the text to be big and easy to read (pixelated a plus). Not sure why that’s so rare. Also, look at that snow. It’s beautiful. Absolutely perfect. 031
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I had a good solid minute of “Wait, what?” when I read this. 020
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The library is helping us make important decisions. :) 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I’ve been loving Slaght’s Owls of the Eastern Ice, so I went ahead & ordered Tigers Between Empires. There was some schmutz on the jacket, so I took it off to wipe it and DAMN THAT’S NICE! 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I bought the 2.4 8bitdo 64 since I already had a Reflex Adapt & dongle. I ran into trouble updating the dongle, but it doesn’t really need it AFAIK (aside from one game). Of course, Bluetooth is less responsive, but with a library that runs at frame rates in the teens and 20s, it’s no big deal. 110
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I did the mystery box from 8bitdo for 71¢ (+$8 shipping), and I got exactly what I expected: a mini Bluetooth controller and three random things that 8bitdo figured would be easier to have me throw out for them. 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I’ve been buying music more these days. I never liked the streaming services. They don’t work for the way I listen to music. I generally just get an album and listen to it for months … or years, maybe decades. And I think Hermanos Gutierrez have already cemented their place in my decades library. 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Good-looking classic. Here’s my spring/summer watch. It purposely catches the sun and obscures the view, which is dumb, but also very cool. It’s never obscured when I’m swimming, though, which is when I need it most. 010
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I check in every so often to see the new releases, and there was a yellow 5600 I was considering. It turned out to be a Japan exclusive Mother 3 special edition, though. I certainly wasn’t expecting that. 110
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I honestly think that “realistic” lighting makes damn near everything worse. 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Honestly, my library’s acquisitions approvals really baffle me. I figured Real was good without question. Ico, though? I figured that was a long shot. 120
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Worlds of Power: Ninja Gaiden was a fun read. It really was true to the spirit and events of the game. Definitely recommended. Excellent B-movie that’s actually a book based on a game. Some backstory was added though, & this moment gave me a laugh. I got to thinking though, and looked into it. 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I have never really liked the Dragon Quest series, and I was never going to buy this special edition DQ7 G-Shock. Still, in spite of my distance from this whole thing, I feel somewhat betrayed by just how absolutely no effort went into this. 010
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 16/07/2026If one book available accounts for 98% of the stock, how many books have already sold to account for 2% claimed? Show your work. 000
thaKingRocka @thakingrocka.bsky.social · 16/07/2026This technique of “inserting” a pattern messes with my head, and I kind of hate it. 010
