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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 28/09/2026

The first episode of Final Jantasy went really well! Mike and I had a ton of fun showing Jan the ropes with the community, and I think you should check it out. 🙂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8M_...

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 27/09/2026

Ever wonder "What if Ocarina of Time was Ace Attorney"? Wonder no more! For today's stream, I'll be showing off Newer Team's excellent ROM hack, Hero of Law! www.twitch.tv/turboshawn

Thumbnail for my Twitch stream. It's a screenshot of the Ocarina of Time ROM hack Hero of Law, where Link, dressed loosely as Phoenix Wright, is declaring "The defence is ready to cross-examine the witness."

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 26/09/2026

Y'all know I love Super Mario 64. But SM64 DS? Never played it! Let's see what 3D Mario on a d-pad, a hat-swapping Yoshi, and casino games with Luigi are all about. 🙂 www.twitch.tv/turboshawn

Thumbnail for my Twitch stream, featuring the box art from Super Mario 64 DS. Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Yoshi are running towards the camera in front of Princess Peach's castle.

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Chris Scullion @scully1888.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Was looking at the Silent Hill Townfall concept art and my jaw dropped. Was back in my hometown tonight so I had to go and take a photo. There are many ways to mock my beloved Coatbridge, but “your home’s so miserable it was used as concept art for a Silent Hill game” is a new one for me

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PandaMonium @pandamonium.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today, I decided to dump all my thoughts about A.I. infecting the retro and Saturn scene into one cohesive article. In short, I am certifiably sick of this.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I have read the full quote but the headline makes it sound like he's going "You think kids are stupid as shit? I don't even know where I /live/." And then you see the full quote and it turns out, yeah, that's basically what he's saying.

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Stephanie Brownback @osu16bit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Whenever I see a single capital “E” I think of estrogen, so my mental image of Gears of War: E Day is dramatically different than what the game is actually about.

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“Game journos have an anti-Xbox bias!!!” Actually no, Microsoft is just a heinously evil and reckless company

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Giant Bomb @giantbomb.com · 21/09/2026

If you're not watching our Big Walk streams... You really should be. 🙂

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Sean Seanson @seanseanson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If we wanna cut these off at the source, stop sharing them, stop making videos about them, stop hosting them on your websites. Stop giving talentless hacks the attention they crave. Stop rewarding them for defiling our hobbies.

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 20/09/2026

It's time for the FINALE of my Metroid Dread playthrough! Samus seems hungry, I hope she gets to eat something soon. 🙂 www.twitch.tv/turboshawn

Thumbnail for my Twitch stream. It's a screenshot of Metroid Dread, from one of the elevator loading screens. Samus is standing there in the dark, with bits of her Gravity Suit glowing a neon green and a beam of light highlighting her helmet. Text reading "LIVE NOW!" is in the bottom left.

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Gretchen Leigh 🇨🇦 @gretchenleigh.zone · 19/09/2026

There isn't some lack of ways to play the dozen N64 games people still care about. There isn't some hard deadline to have a definitive English translation of an important Japanese game. Let's chill the fuck out on this clout-chasing slop. It's ripping communities apart.

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 19/09/2026

Dodge the robots and shlorp the brains, it's time for more Metroid Dread! www.twitch.tv/turboshawn

Thumbnail for my Twitch stream. It features very dynamic key art from Metroid Dread where Samus is sliding past an E.M.M.I. robot that has spotted her. Text reading "LIVE NOW!" is in the bottom left corner.

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The Price of Reason @priceofreason.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

OKAY FINE YOU CAN HAVE A CHURU

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 19/09/2026

(Narrator’s voice): “It did not, in fact, beat the GBA.”

Issue 172 (November 2003) of Electronic Gaming Monthly. The cover story is about Final Fantasy X-2, XI, and Crystal Chronicles. Yuna as she appears in X-2 takes up most of the right-hand side of the cover.

Headline from the top of the cover: “NOKIA'S N-GAGE: LAUNCH GAMES REVIEWED! DOES IT BEAT THE GBA?”

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Sean Seanson @seanseanson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We’re all trying to find this guy?

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Brad Lynch @marinov1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Kojima: "I want to make another Cold War era Metal Gear game." Staff: "We can't legally do that, sir." Kojima: "I'll create a whole new one then." Staff: "A new espionage game?" Kojima: "A new Cold War."

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

These dipshits made TheFlow quit??? Fuck you!!!

"I am stepping away from the PS5 scene and stopping all my work on PS5 Linux," posted TheFlow. "After pouring my heart and months of my life into it, including plans to finish PS5 Pro support and release in 2027, it's all down the sink. The scene used to be a group of highly talented researchers, but now it is just a bunch of noobs using LLMs and writing hacks they don't even understand.
Slop kiddies found the only hypervisor bug left, which I had also found a while ago, and decided to report to Sony."

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave (2026)

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 16/09/2026

Man, I’m gonna be a shriveled husk before I finally manage to get one of these Shiver amiibo while they’re in stock😩

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Valentine 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇷🐇 @bunnybelmont.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

before any of you freak out, let this bunny remind you that fortnite has gone full AI for a while now, and the ceo of epic (tim sweeney) fired his staff for it, and has zero shame in it i stopped playing this game a very long time ago, and you can and should too. don’t give in

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MattoBii @mattobii.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If someone tries to tell you "Sakura Wars 4 has a fan translation now", no it fucking doesn't

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IAHFY ✦ @iahfy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Samus & Kirby

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 13/09/2026

Okay! www.twitch.tv/turboshawn

Thumbnail for my Twitch stream. The background art is the box art for Metroid Dread, featuring Samus looking at the camera, arm cannon raised, while the robot predator E.M.M.I.s lurk on ledges in the background. Text on the bottom reads "LIVE NOW!".

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 12/09/2026

They announced a new Metroid, so I'm celebrating with my favorite Metroid, Zero Mission! 🙂 www.twitch.tv/turboshawn

Thumbnail for my Twitch stream. It's the cover art for Metroid: Zero Mission, where Samus is (somehow?) tearing through enemies with her arm cannon while explosions go off behind her.

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SeventhForce @seventhforce.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Okay so the GB printer stuff was honestly just a fun little thing for my personal use and had nothing to do with any video stuff but this morning I learned one of the games in my next video supports it by letting you print out character movelists, sorta like a mini instruction sheet on arcade cabs!

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星空★lone @hoshizoralone.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

[metroid] hungry gal lifehacks

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Jan Ochoa @janochoa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I think this is the best thumbnail i've ever made

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 10/09/2026

I did not enjoy my time with Wolverine. In trying to compress the Spider-Man formula down to linear character action, Insomniac made a boring game that's all about holding forward, watching a whole lot of cutscenes and walk & talks, and engaging in solid (but frustratingly limiting) combat.

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Jeff Grubb @grubb.wtf · 07/09/2026

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 06/09/2026

Time for more Sly Cooper! I fixed the glitches from yesterday! 🙂 www.twitch.tv/turboshawn

Thumbnail for my Twitch stream. Sly Cooper is stealing walk of fame stars.

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 05/09/2026

I'm finally getting back to my first time playthrough of Sly Cooper, come hang out! www.twitch.tv/turboshawn

Thumbnail for my Twitch stream. The background art features the lovely Carmelita Fox pointing a gun at Sly in an alleyway near the Eiffel Tower, as seen in the opening hours of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus.

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 04/09/2026

Since we couldn't get y'all pre-release coverage of Tokon, I wanted to take a different approach. I spent a month with the game, wrote about that, and used the video review to talk with Mike & especially Jan about how it eased them into a complicated style of fighter. Read & watch at the links! 👇

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 02/09/2026

When I say “imma cut a bitch”, I want you all to know it’s exclusively being done with this.

The PB Jife long peanut butter jar spreading knife.

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Giant Bomb @giantbomb.com · 01/09/2026

REVIEW SEASON DOESN'T STOP! @grubb.wtf wrote up a very insightful piece about a little-known game he wants you all to check out. Read his full thoughts here! ➡️ giantbomb.com/user-reviews...

Giant Bomb review graphic for Super Mario Bros.

Score: 5/5

"The first game that really understood what it meant to 'feel right.' Other games were fun before this, sure. But nothing translated physics and momentum into a video game as truthfully as this original masterpiece."

- Jeff Grubb

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Jeff Grubb @grubb.wtf · 01/09/2026

www.reddit.com/r/emulators/...

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Giant Bomb @giantbomb.com · 31/08/2026

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is @janochoa.bsky.social 's jimmy jam! Read his full review here! ➡️ giantbomb.com/reviews/onim...

Giant Bomb review graphic for Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Score: 4/5

"Onimusha: Way of the Sword cuts open a new direction for the series. The combination of engaging and satisfying combat, rich and lush visuals, and entertaining characters kept me sucked in for the entire ride."

- Jan Ochoa

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Shawn McDowell @turboshawn.com · 30/08/2026

Recompilation: Downloaded Kong: On like Donkey Dong: Expanded Let's fire coconut guns and bother beavers in glorious 1080p 60FPS! www.twitch.tv/turboshawn

Thumbnail for my Twitch stream. It's the title screen of Donkey Kong 64: Recompiled, featuring a simple, abstract representation of Donkey Kong Island against a sunset background. Text above reads "DK64 REKONGPILED", and text below reads "LIVE NOW!".

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