My most 'Boomer Take' is that fast food menu signs that stop showing the menu to show you a commercial are a legit step backwards. I want a milkshake, I want to know what flavours you have, why did it change to a chicken sandwich wallpaper while I was reading it???
Another leveraged buyout to ruin something g... ...Well, it's been a while since EA was 'good', but now it'll get worse.
Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · yesterdayEA officially goes private tonight, meaning: - EA will no longer trade on the NASDAQ for the first time in 36 years - All stockholders of EA (including many employees) will receive $210/share - EA will take on $18 billion (!) in debt, putting it on the hook to pay ~$1.8 billion/year in interest
LGR in Canada. :O
Canadian Vintage Computer Federation@cvcfed.bsky.social · yesterday#VCFMontréal 2.0 — Nov 7-8 Confirmed speakers & guests: Al Lowe (Leisure Suit Larry) Ken & Roberta Williams (Sierra On-Line) Clint Basinger (LGR) Tom Jennings (Fido/FidoNet) Christine Finn (Artifacts) ReBoot ReWind team cvcfed.org/vcf-montreal-2-0/invites-guests/
I didn't even realize that ReLIFE needed a rescue. It's absolutely crazy that a 2016 anime that had a full release, even dub and BD, needed a license rescue only 10 years later.
AnimEigo@animeigo.com · 5d agoThen we have a license rescue of a more recent title... ReLIFE!
@media-blasters.com Will you be at Otakuthon next weekend, and if so will you have copies of the new Genshiken S1 BD?
Growing up in a fandom that invented it's own fansubbing hardware with Amigas, to mail order Geocities Tape Gods to torrenting series years before they hit toonami. It boggles me that in 2026, kids think 'I found a TikTok posting VHS fansubbed eps of Sailor Moon' is considered a 'cool retro find'.
This is the first post online that's ever given me hives...
Skylar Sunday 🔞 (semi-hiatus)@skylarsunday.bsky.social · last wk.Literally what fandom discourse has turned into I fear.
I think a lot of people fail to appreciate that at one point, anime was both increasingly cool and starting to blow up and *also* exactly cool enough, but not mainstream enough, to say it fucking sucks and you're weird for liking it.
The weirdest thing to me is that it seemed that *translations* for retro games were never all thaaaaaat hard to come by. ...The brutal part, often unsurmountable to many, was trying to patch that translation into the game without the game basically exploding.
barleybap@barleybap.bsky.social · 2w agoMe: "Oh, haha, that's a funny gag." *checks project page* Oh. Well then. Not a very good day for fan projects in the retro space, huh?
Watched The Odyssey last night. Really enjoyed the casting.
2006: This is a stupid cash in, none of us are dumb enough to buy this, right? 2026: THIS IS A HISTORICAL TOME. IT CAPTURES THE ESSENSE OF THE EXPLODING 2000'S ANIME FANDOM AND ATTEMPTS TO UNDERSTAND MARKETING TO IT. YOU HAVE TO APPRECIATE WHAT A VIBE THIS IS.
Muxing a JP BD with a NA DVD. Cause 1080p anime with VOBSUBS is a vibe... Or that's the lie I'm gonna tell myself.
"half of the Gen Z and Millennial buyers picking up CDs don’t own a CD player. The data suggests that “the CD has been recontextualized from a functional audio format into an affordable collectible,” " Yeah that's not saving physical.
The Verge@theverge.com · 3w ago16.3 million CDs were sold in the first half of 2026 in the US, a 16 percent increase year-over-year.
Whispered amongst us at the theater in Toy Story 5: "I'm so glad the Buzz Lightyears didn't murder that family of campers."
When a 512GB SD card costs as much as a 64GB card now, so you're using it cause it's on hand, and Belena Etcher is like 'HEY YOU'RE NOT DRUNK, ARE YOU???'
So I got one of my home brew Steam Machines, which has an optical drive, configured to launch the Nightdive Quake 2 remaster whenever this 29 year old Quake II CDROM is inserted and mounted. Useless but awesome!
Someone needs to redo this, with a PC and it's like 'Oh no, I can't find the license server for this game cause the service shut down." "Ha ha! Just kidding! Running SimsNoCDCrack.exe!"
ً@zan.bsky.social · last mo.dreamcast forever 🌀
Everyone talks about Brotherhood, well today I'm starting a rewatch of the OG.
How has Love Hina never had a Western Blu-Ray re-release? It just seems crazy to me.
Kids, every time you use ChatGPT to cheat on your English homework, your parents can afford less video games for you.
Judging by the number of times I've had to explain to people that no, opening your fridge and freezer door will not cool your home, I'm not so sure about that.
PMC Vanguardist@tylerboschert.bsky.social · last mo.I do think most people are aware that air conditioning does not violate the first law of thermodynamics, yes.
Behold! Subtitles! From a fan Discord server! And I'm 95% sure they're not AI!
RetroPC-Hime@blisswallpaper.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Blu-ray for the first release of Patlabor EZY has been online for a week now, but as of yet there's no fansub. 20+ years ago this would have never happened.
I decided I needed a retro version of this playlist generator, restricted to series 20 years or older. Look at that list of absolute BANGERS it generates randomly.
RetroPC-Hime@blisswallpaper.bsky.social · 3mo agoI needed to add a fake anime channel for my Kodi playlist generators. I think the two inspirations for this one will be obvious.
FMP never really quite recaptures the unique vibe of that first 24 episode series, does it?
RetroPC-Hime@blisswallpaper.bsky.social · 2mo agoI'm doing a Full Metal Panic rewatch, first time seeing some of these shows since they were in fansubs, despite owning them all on Blu-Ray. Naturally I can skip the 4th season since it's very recent. ...Then I realize that FMP:IV is over ***eight*** freaking years old...
I'm doing a Full Metal Panic rewatch, first time seeing some of these shows since they were in fansubs, despite owning them all on Blu-Ray. Naturally I can skip the 4th season since it's very recent. ...Then I realize that FMP:IV is over ***eight*** freaking years old...
Normal People: I love short form content that feels me endless dopamine. Me: Oh BOY a 71min YouTube video about FANS. Gonna use the GOOD plates when I watch this while eating dinner after work, maybe some wine too!
Technology Connections@techconnectify.bsky.social · 2mo agothis video will blow you away www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KWd...
PC native 4K high resolution GoldenEye 007 on your 65" TV is a sight to behold. Who's up for a sleep over?
If anything we actually need to bring back usernames like xXx_VegetaSniperGod_xXx
Duncan Weldon@duncanweldon.bsky.social · 2mo agoI’m open minded on real names. We should definitely ban “cartoon avatar coupled with cutesy or “funny” name and behaves like an absolute tool” though.
Paid CAD$360 for an AliExpress Ryzen 9 5950X as part of 'Eff it, I'm skipping DDR5 and AM5 entirely'.
