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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

My second Cubs home opener in a row (sorry to the dudes that turned around right on the pic). Very excited and lucky to be here.

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Had an amazing year with the @pmstudios.bsky.social team, and so exciting to see our app FUZE grow. To cap it all off the amazing @balbnis.bsky.social shipped me the insane Black Myth: Wukong special edition! I feel very fortunate to be on the journey.

The Black Myth: Wukong special edition under a Christmas Tree

Contents of Black Myth: Wukong special edition spread out on the floor

Black Myth: Wukong figurine standing on a table

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Sudden urge to play Skyward Sword again, this track (and the cutscene it played over) is beautiful.

Screenshot of 'A Moment With Zekda' from the Nintendo Music app

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I got fancy headphones for this moment

Wave Race 64 title theme card, from Nintendo Music app

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Went to the festive lights yesterday at the Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, it was beautiful and it remains one of my favourite places.

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Well, they got me... If anyone wants to be friends with an extremely amateurish Pokemon Trainer / card collecting person then my friend code is 0205495441126572

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

[5] The game that probably opened the path for an eventual career in gaming. Could afford one console in this generation, and a video review for Super Mario Galaxy made me say 'that's the one'. Then I spent most of my student loans on the Wii Shop (Wiiware and VC, magical times). What a game.

The cover for Super Mario Galaxy, in space Mario soars through the air, followed by a small yellow creature called a luma

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

The leap from ZX Spectrum to SEGA Mega Drive blew my young mind, with Sonic 1 being my first game on the system. It's the sequel, though, that I truly loved and I still play through to this day. It's a gem, and still my favourite in the franchise.

The Sonic the Hedgehog 2 cover art for SEGA Mega Drive, with lead character Sonic and Tails posing

In game screenshot from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on Mega Drive, Sonic is running at the top of a loop in a colourful setting

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

The first gaming system we owned in the family was a ZX Spectrum, I loved this thing as a young kid. Daley Thompson's Decathlon is an absolute classic, but some events were all about mashing buttons or waggling a joystick. Many keyboards and joysticks died in the quest for a Gold medal.

The box art for Daley Thompson's Decathlon on ZX Spectrum

A screenshot of Daley Thompson's Decathlon on ZX Spectrum, showing the shotput event

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

I'm pretty sure this is the first video game I ever played. The Hobbit text adventure, in my case on the BBC Micro, a computer I think my dad borrowed. I have a memory of it being a co-op experience for us, huddled around the computer with my brother and parents, I must have been about 4 years old.

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

Bowser's Inside Story kickstarted my love of Nintendo and, eventually, my career in games. DSi was the first Nintendo console I owned despite being obsessed with games since the NES days, and this was the first game I bought for it. Because Bowser is the best.

Artwork for Mario @ Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

Sure, why not. Expect some very British retro choices if it goes on for long!

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Every Saturday afternoon for a couple of months I've been making this cool 'Rokr' model that's a functional printing press, just finished! Fun fact is I did a postgrad in material culture and the history of the book, and in an alternate universe I work in an academic library working with old texts.

A model printing press with 'Hello World' printed on a small card

A view of a printing press and its lever mechanism

A view from the back of a model printing press

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Living in Scotland and working for a US-based company gives me the amazing luxury of visiting beautiful places on some mornings. These pictures are from Dawyck Botanical Garden, which is a 1 hour drive for me. I go there once month, typically, and it had amazing autumnal colours this week.

A tree in Autum with bright red leaves, many already on the ground

A tree with growth low to the ground, a bright red colour, in foreground another tree with extensive lichen and red berries.

A tree with large leaves now yellow in Fall

A tree with Autumnal / Fall colour, leave are orange

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Thomas Whitehead @thomasbw84.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

I've been having a great week in the marvelous beauty of the Scottish Highlands; it's truly my favourite part of the world. Still, everyone sees enough impressive pics of landscapes, so here's a zoomed look at an unimpressed snow leopard at the Highland Wildlife Park (I recommend a visit).

An unimpressed snow leopard at the wonderful Highland Wildlife Park, near Aviemore in Scotland.

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