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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

*applause as the sheep go to the farm upstate*

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

*me, at work, seeing this post* How!? How is this still going!?!? There was only an hour on the timer when I left!!!

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I have now decided that Fortune’s Weave is one of the very good Fire Emblems, with my only real gripes being a softer difficulty and that there might be too much of it. Everything else about it is pretty great though, including one of the best Treehouse localisations in recent years.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Mircosoft continues to be rubbish. I mean, Obsidian. Really?

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Super Space Invaders 91 is still awesome. Just thought I’d throw that out there.

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Cool Box Art @coolboxart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Pneumatic Hammers / Amstrad CPC / Firebird / 1987

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

That there Hori Arcade Classic Pro stick looking Very Desirable. So much so that I had to capitalise those words.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Again, the PC gaming collective really needs to talk up platforms other than Steam at this point.

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shmuplations.com @shmuplations.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Kicking off September with an eye-opening interview between Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoshi Tajiri from 1993! The conversation is mainly focused on the newly released Star Fox and Miyamoto's ideas about polygons, shooting games, and CD-ROM media. shmuplations.com/miyamotoxtaj...

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Shigeru Miyamoto x Satoshi Tajiri (1993) - shmuplations.com

This delightful interview between Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoshi Tajiri was originally featured in the 4/93 issue of Hippon Super.

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Harris Foster - Biddy Blas FAN ACCOUNT @harris.zone · 08/09/2026

what zelda will look like in 2026

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sneaking beneath the current Discourse to say that there realistic art style would be *great* for a creepy, dark fairytale-style MM remake. Less so an OoT one though.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Been watching various streams of folk playing The Big Walk and thinking to myself ‘I’d really like to play The Big Walk.’ Kind of need to rope someone in to join me though. Maybe in time!

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I think that it partly comes down to how eager the game was to draw from (and try to match) the wider 90s Japanese STG spectrum at the time, rather than the usual sole R-Type pulls most over Amiga shooters went for. Perhaps most unusually, it often succeeded!

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I can say that Apidya Special does indeed confirm that the original Apidya is, in fac,t one of those Amiga games that has aged well. It’s a generally good port/rebuild as well, as long as you understand that it pursues those ‘Amiga STG’ bells and whistles rather than the usual ‘arcade STG’ ones.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Might give this a go as I feel Apidya will be one of those uncommon Amiga games that has aged extremely well.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Even putting aside the AI shit, immediate impressions of Dodonpachi Resurrection Reignite on here paint it as really subpar already. Like, you’re competing with an older version of your own, exact same product and instantly found wanting.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Well that’s me put off the Dodonpachi Resurrection re-release then.

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Tom, Legally Certified Date Simmelier @iiotenki.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

You're a vertical shooter. Translating the entirety of the first Darius collection was a job that took me two days and cost Taito or whoever footed my bill like $500 back in the day. If you wanna save money, just don't hire generalist agencies where like half the fee is pure profit margins lol

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M.Knight @m-knight.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

DariusBurst - Thousand Knives #STG #shmup

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sebmal @mrdo.pro · 20/08/2026

[reading the preview writeup on duskbloods] oh so it's like kirby air ride city trial but for bloodborne ok cool

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

*pops head out of Bluesky outage* Vibe-coding continues to be a bad idea.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

*looks at random cool mech* I should get back into Mechwarrior 5 again.

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Cold_ @coldcomfort.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Huge fan of this Titanic Lance (from darius gaiden) model at Wonderfest. Long guy

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🃏 Clip 🃏 @clipthejester.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Once again finding myself thinking about this ad for the combination low-cost N64 devkit/VCD player/ROM loader, the Doctor V64, which may be the single greatest work of advertising known to man

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Bio-Hazard Battle/Crying is not really one of those games, but you know, it’s a better STG than people gave it credit for back then. And man, do I love Crying’s boxart. It’s a *mood*.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Following Sony’s refusal to preserve anything, I’ve decided to do something I should have done a long time ago and started poking around with game emulation to explore games that might otherwise be lost to history.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Id Software and Obsidian suffering layoffs as well? Bloody hell.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Would honestly be stunned if the PlayStation and Xbox brands weren’t smouldering heaps by the end of the decade.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Would honestly be stunned if the PlayStation and Xbox brands weren’t smouldering heaps by the end of the decade.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This remains another massacre, just one in which PR is figuring out ways to more effectively absolve Microsoft’s responsibility of it this time.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I also don’t think the studios being cut loose will be in a positive situation as you might think. The entities that will buy Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will *not* be good, and both Compulsion and Double Fine face an *extremely* volatile market right now.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Again, I hope everyone that Microsoft has laid off and will lay off lands on their feet okay, and again, screw Microsoft.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

(Psst. Anybody who says the game industry isn’t in the midst of a crash right now is either a liar, daft or both. Wouldn’t be surprised if you knew that already though.)

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

And again, thanks for your work on the Destiny games, for what it’s worth. Not many games shaped me as much as those did.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Hoping as many people as possible land on their feet following this round of Bungie layoffs. They’re all tremendously talented people who deserve much better than the (historically at least) poor management there, as well as Sony’s current poor leadership. I’m sorry Jim Ryan happened to you all.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Looking like the PS5 will be my last Sony console if their AI plans are anything to go by. Ho hum.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Why would anyone even entertain the idea of an Xbox at this point.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Well done on obtaining a further Old Point.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Go join in on its last, surprisingly strong, hurrah.

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David @transientnova.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The (almost) entirety of Destiny 2 is currently on a very significant discount now and, as the game is now essentially complete, this is the best time to grab it. And I do recommend you do so! At the price, its highs definitely outweigh its lows.

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sebmal @mrdo.pro · 11/06/2026

can we please take a moment to think of prototype whomp

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