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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 01/09/2026

I could not dream of a more laser-targeted merch item than a tie-in small batch coffee blend for the conclusion to a Mega Man prog rock opera epic. Literally made for me.

A slick monochrome portrait of a hyper realistic freedom fighter, unclear which. A streak of red cuts across the package horizontally, crossing out his eye.

Redline Coffee. The Protomen.

About the brew...

Twenty-two years ago, we started this band knowing that one day we'd quit music and become a coffee company. That day has finally come.

In the fall of 2011, we shelved the completed recordings of Act III and pointed our tour bus to the far reaches of the earth in a quest to figure out what kind of plant coffee grows on. No one knew at the time, but it turns out it's a kind of shrub.

On our adventures, we tasted hundreds of shrubs. Thousands.

Our favorite was the ficus tree, which we were ultimately told "doesn't roast well" and "isn't coffee".

In the end, we learned it's best to partner with a great local roaster like Bongo Java Roasting Co. and let them handle the hard stuff.

- The Protomen

Tasting Notes: brown sugar, nutty, dried cherry, a hint of ficus.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 18/07/2026

turns out my body is still a machine that turns work stress into GameCube games. luckily, I have also fashioned it into a machine that turns GameCube games into played GameCube games. small victories!

Yet another irresponsible amount of GameCube games accumulated over an admittedly less high-stress (but still relatively high-stress) period in the last few months. In order, the games are...

- Nintendo GameCube Preview Disc (2003)
- Custom Robo (2004)
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time + Master Quest (2003)
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
- The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (2004)
- Sonic Mega Collection (2002)
- Super Monkey Ball (2001)
- Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002)
- Super Monkey Ball Adventure (2006)
- Odama (2006) (big box edition)

In the background, the Game Boy Player Start-Up Disc (2003) can be seen peeking out from behind the stack of games. Similarly, Pikmin New Play Control (2009) for the Wii can be seen lining the bottom of the stack, trying not to call attention to itself.

🎶 ...pik-min new playcontrol forthewii... 🎶

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 28/06/2026

Been having an unfathomably decadent experience with the Nintendo GameCube

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 05/06/2026

I should write more game reviews

A purr-fessional business cat, looks forlornly past his newspaper, now gently resting upon the table as if he had just been reading it but placed it down to ponder thoughts that only recently came into focus. It's as if he has had a gentle but somewhat tiring realization. In the foreground, a teacup sits, untouched. Is business cat British? That's up to you to decide.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 01/05/2026

they sell that shit in gas stations across the nation now and it tastes like straight glucose

DIRTY MOUNTAIN DEW: A CREAM SODA-FLAVORED AFFRONT TO THE NATURAL ORDER OF THE UNIVERSE

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 05/04/2026

not pictured: several "tested working" copies of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat. my own eternal darkness sanity's requiem was hunting down a working copy of this godforsaken game

Three copies of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004), one in a GameCube game case and the others in various mismatched game cases. They are all visually indistinguishable and in ostensibly great condition, but only one works!

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 05/04/2026

my body is a machine that turns work stress into GameCube games for some reason. maybe one day it'll become a machine that turns GameCube games into played GameCube games.......

A frankly irresponsible amount of GameCube games accumulated over a high-stress period in the last few months. In order, the games are...

• The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition (2003)
• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (2003)
• Chibi-Robo! (2005)
• Donkey Konga (2004)
• Donkey Konga 2 (2005)
• Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004)
• Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (2002)
• Geist (2005)
• Star Fox Adventures (2002)
• Star Fox Assault (2005)
• Wario World (2003)
• Wave Race: Blue Storm (2001)

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 07/03/2026

Snagged these mere days before Pokémon XD dropped on NSO, inspired by the way FR/LG guides are now skyrocketing in price. Felt like Apollo opening my mail while watching the Pokémon Presents. Maybe one day I'll use this gift of prophecy on something that matters...

The Official Nintendo Power Player's Guides for Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness for the Nintendo GameCube.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 12/02/2026

I pulled one of these immediately

dude on a chair, laying back, gaming, relaxing all cool... then suddenly leaning forward and locking tf in!!!

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 30/01/2026

Been a red hot minute since I posted an update about this work-induced crash out, but after a brief, fleeting moment of "we're so back" we have reached dizzying new heights of "it's so over" that scientists are studying in labs across the country for its potency

That demon child from Home Alone (1990) lighting up a cig against the cold and bleak winter landscape

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 11/01/2026

[ HONORABLE MENTIONS ] 🎮 Blue Prince (2025), Death Stranding 2 (2025), Kirby Air Riders (2025) 🎬 One Battle After Another (2025), Conclave (2024), The Holdovers (2023) 🎶 "THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED" (2025) - The Armed, "This Heathen Land" (2023) - Green Lung

A screenshot from "Blue Prince" (2025) showing the character entering the foyer of the mansion from the grounds outside.

A screenshot from "One Battle After Another" (2025) showing Sensei descending a trap door while raising a fist in solidarity.

Album art for "THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED" (2025) by The Armed, showing what appears to be a scene from a Southeast Asian country in which a man pedals a delivery vehicle positively overloaded with packages.

The album art for "This Heathen Land" (2023) by Green Lung, showing a group of riders in the sky descending upon the earth, prepared for battle, in a highly stylized artstyle.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 11/01/2026

[ FAVORITE ALBUM OF 2025 ] "Skeletá" (2025) - Ghost ghost.bandcamp.com/album/skelet Sorry to all runners-up, but you never stood a chance in a year with a new Ghost album. I am as obsessed with this satanic hair metal arena rock sound as I was with Opus Eponymous's catchy ritual worship tunes.

Key art for "Skeletá" by Ghost: a perspective-warping view of a skeletal take on the Mormon Mirrors of Eternity that evokes the warships of classic Star Wars.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 11/01/2026

[ FAVORITE TV SERIES OF 2025 ] The Rehearsal, Season 2 (2022) www.serializd.com/review/34668... I don't know which god we scorned to create Nathan Fielder, but watching this in 2025 felt like discovering a prophecy just moments before it came true. Captivating but madness-inducing cinema.

Key art for the Rehearsal, Season 2 (2022): Nathan Fielder with his portable laptop station standing on the wing of a commercial passenger plane, as viewed through the window of a plane seat.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 02/01/2026

big fan of this goofy game about cooking eggs

A cyber-enhanced woman is dancing at the club and shouting "fuck daylight savings"

A man lays face-down on a table, totally distraught, lamenting "why isn't anyone interested in discussing politics with strangers anymore!"

A cyber-enhanced man sits at a table in a chic cafe, suggesting "kill yourself" to his date

A prison guard addresses two cybernetic android prisoners who are seated on two separate toilets in their cell, arranged next to each other, cheek to cheek, stating "I assure you, we can reconfigure the toilets if needed"

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 30/12/2025

A sealed copy of "Office Space" (1999) on PSP UMD Video (2005) felt too appropriate not to be my final pickup of the year (2025)

A sealed copy of "Office Space" (1999) on PSP UMD Video, purchased for a crisp $24.99 entirely as a bit. If you look closely and don't get distracted by the Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 desk mat, a sneaky NTSC-J PS1 copy of "Policenauts" (1996) can be seen in the upper-right corner.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 10/09/2025

Real as hell, I was literally thinking of this one from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night when I wrote that:

A retro achievement for Castlevania Symphony of the Night titled "Rondo of Blood Gaiden" that reads "Finish the game as Richter in one sessions defeating all the bosses and without using save points to refill your health." It's currently sitting at a 1.12% completion rate.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 07/09/2025

I think this reveals that I'm a scorpio

Letterboxd four favorites:
- Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
- Arrival (2016)
- John Wick (2014)
- Pacific Rim (2013)

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 24/08/2025

Gex: Enter the Gecko (Gex 2) had a generally offputting artstyle since everything was an off-brand, uncanny valley pastiche of pop culture, but those horror channel levels legit fucked 6yo me up. Cute mascot platformer my ass

A candle lit gothic castle hallway with impossibly high ceilings and a frightening alien robot thing portrait in the center.

A pitch dark, multi-tiered room with sparse candles throughout, marked by a blood-splattered sign that reads "step into the light".

A hospital morgue at the bottom of a steep slope with a completely blackened corner at its deepest point.

The vantage point from a ledge above a grimy, industrial hospital morgue, with one of the morgue body compartment doors open and empty, surrounded by bloodied hospital gurneys.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 21/08/2025

that's totally valid, I bought it on sale and I feel like I borderline robbed the devs

A 5-star Backloggd review of Hollow Knight by user zeroesandones that reads: "$200 of content crammed into a $20 game"

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 21/08/2025

I immediately thought of LocoRoco as soon as I saw that goofy face

Those positively rotund little lads from LocoRoco, including a big squishy one that's no longer spherical

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 20/08/2025

Alright, I'm locking these in. I'm never gonna be fully satisfied though because jfc 2015 was such a stacked year that every single individual category was a complete bloodbath

zeroesandones's Best of 2015

Brought to you by Backloggd™

Game of the Year: Bloodborne: The Old Hunters
Best Gameplay: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Best Narrative: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
Best Art Direction: Bloodborne
Best Soundtrack: Super Stardust Ultra
Best Multiplayer: Splatoon

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 16/08/2025

added some classics to the collection

The Spider-Man 1, 2, and 3 movies (directed by Sam Raimi) on the timeless media format PSP UMD Video.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 08/08/2025

this lil boo boo keys ass motherfucker was the uncontested MVP of my Alpha Sapphire wonderlocke

Klefki from Pokémon. It's a fuckass little keyring freakazoid with a bunch of stolen keys hanging around its body.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 04/08/2025

really elevates the experience imo

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 04/08/2025

set up custom soundtracks for BallisticNG

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 11/07/2025

BallisticNG is a game that dares to ask, "what if Wipeout 3 had zone races?"

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 11/07/2025

Steam Summer Sale 2k25 Haul

Six games in my Steam Library with the "NEW TO LIBRARY" chip:
- Barony (2015) | https://backloggd.com/games/barony/
- Humanity (2023) | https://backloggd.com/games/humanity/
- Tetris Effect: Connected (2020) | https://backloggd.com/games/tetris-effect-connected/
- Lumines Remastered (2018) | https://backloggd.com/games/lumines-remastered/
- Rez Infinite (2016) | https://backloggd.com/games/rez-infinite/
- BallisticNG (2018) | https://backloggd.com/games/ballisticng/

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 01/06/2025

catching up on The Rehearsal

A review of S02 E03 "Pilot's Code" of Nathan Fielder's show "The Rehearsal" that reads "I am not the same person I was before this episode".

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 20/05/2025

Alright I think I've got my picks locked in after much deliberation

zeroesandones's Best of 2007

Brought to you by Backloggd™

Game of the Year: The World Ends With You
Best Gameplay: Super Mario Galaxy
Best Narrative: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Best Art Direction: WipEout Pulse
Best Soundtrack: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Best Multiplayer: Monster Hunter Freedom 2

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 19/04/2025

Rayquaza! Pokémon Emerald my beloved

A very high quality sticker of Rayquaza's party sprite placed delicately stop a copy of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd for the Sony PlayStation Portable™

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 08/03/2025

Been such a crazy year already that I only just realized I never shared some of my retro game pickups. It's da year of da hog babey

The following retro games are laid out on a snazzy Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 desk mat, tastefully adorned with a wireless Sega Genesis controller for maximum engagement bait:
- Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Mega Drive (JP)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Mega Drive (JP)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 for the Sega Mega Drive (JP)
- Sonic Spinball for the Sega Mega Drive (JP)
- Sonic the Hedgehog CD for the Sega CD (JP)
- Sonic CD for the Sega CD (US)
- Sonic Jam for the Sega Saturn (JP)
- Sonic R for the Sega Saturn (JP)
- Sonic Unleashed for the PlayStation 3 (US)

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 16/01/2025

"Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole."

A post from the official Facebook page for David Lynch that reads:

"It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch. We would appreciate some privacy at this time. There's a big hole in the world now that he's no longer with us. But, as he would say, "Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole."

"It's a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way."

The post is accompanied by a photo of David Lynch playing a guitar and smoking a cigarette.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 07/01/2025

Coconut vanilla flavored Greek yogurt is goated

That meme where some unruly fellas are yelling "Shut up!" at Mr. Jesus that's captioned with "Most people rejected His message. They hated Jesus because He told them the truth." (Gal. 4:16).

In this instance, I'm using it to proclaim that coconut vanilla flavored Greek yogurt is goated (perhaps even with the sauce), which I know will be poorly received with the audience at which I am skeeting.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 01/01/2025

LastFM's 2024 Playback listening report just dropped, and I am once again extremely predictable

2024 Playback report for ZeroesOnes

Scrobbles: 8,269
Artists: 806
Albums: 932
Tracks: 3,625

Top Artists:
1. Ghost
2. MASTER BOOT RECORD
3. GosT
4. 2 Mello
5. Barry "Epoch" Topping

Top Albums:
1. "Multi-Dimensional: Sonic Adventure 2 Original Soundtrack" - Various Artists
2. "IMPERA" - Ghost
3. "wipE'out" - The Zero Gravity Soundtrack" - CoLD SToRAGE
4. "Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Soundtrack" - Various Artists
5. "INTERNET PROTOCOL" - MASTER BOOT RECORD

Top Tracks:
1. "A Long Way Down" - Le Castle Vania
2. "SMTP" - MASTER BOOT RECORD
3. "Riot" - DANCE WITH THE DEAD
4. "Scraped on the Way Out" - Kilowatts
5. "Waters of Nazareth" - Justice

Top Tags:
1. Electronic
2. Synthwave
3. Rock
4. Hip-Hop
5. Darksynth

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 31/12/2024

I have not played but I'm pretty sure it's peam

A screenshot of Mr. Ecco the Dolphin himself underneath the tropical waves and sunny palm tree beaches of the year 2000

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 31/12/2024

[ HONORABLE MENTIONS ] 🎮 Night in the Woods (2017), Elden Ring (2022), Animal Well (2024) 🎬 Office Space (1999), Challengers (2024), Ghost: Rite Here Rite Now (2024), Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) 📺 Pokémon Concierge (2023) 🎶 "Non-Paradisi" - GosT, "RAT WARS" - HEALTH, "Wipeout OST" - CoLD SToRAGE

A scene from "Night in the Woods" where Mae, Gregg, and Angus are at a party in the woods. Gregg is saying to Mae, "If anyone's gonna ruin your night, Mae, it really should be you."

An alternate poster for "Office Space" depicting the scene where the main trio beat the shit out of an office printer in a field using baseball bats.

Key art of "Pokémon Concierge" depicting the main character, her Psyduck, the supporting cast of humans, and a bunch of the titular Pokémon at a lush tropical resort.

Alternate album art for "Non-Paradisi" by GosT depicting the hall of a cathedral emptying out into a deep black void, with only an upside down cross peering back from the darkness.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 31/12/2024

[ FAVORITE ALBUM OF 2024 ] "Internet Protocol" - Master Boot Record masterbootrecord.bandcamp.com/album/intern... Discovering MBR was a highlight this year, since all of their albums feel made exactly for me: highly synthesized power metal themed around computers. Amazing music for locking in.

Key art of "Internet Protocol" by Master Boot Record: rune-like symbols cutting through a black background, revealing computer circuitry underneath.

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zeroesandones @zeroes.one · 31/12/2024

[ FAVORITE TV SERIES OF 2024] Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - 2ND GIG (2002) www.serializd.com/review/23105... Having seen only the movie, I understood why people like Ghost in the Shell. But the Stand Alone Complex series, 2nd Gig in particular, made me understand why people love it.

Key art of "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - 2ND GIG": the crew members of Public Security Section 9 looking hard af

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