Cheesemeister
@cheesemeister.bsky.social
Playing video games in Japan.
So it turns out that Ryota Kawade, director of the first three Paper Mario games, directed Dragon Hopper. Not only was this the first game that he directed but also the ONLY game he directed outside of the Paper Mario series.
Reecee@reecee.bsky.social · 2d agoI've been playing it a little more and... This actually kinda gives me Paper Mario vibes. Considering this was developed by Intelligent Systems and was scrapped one year before PM64 started development, I wouldn't be surprised if some of this game's ideas were carried over.
Because there's no way that attack drones would ever go after the innocent in a chaotic situation.
NBC News@nbcnews.com · 22h agoA Colorado school is testing pepper-spraying drones to combat the threat of an active shooter, with the hope that it can disarm the danger even before police arrive.
Today is the only day you can read this story in real-time.
Gilly@gillyarcht.bsky.social · yesterday‘In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunny side up, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two cool glasses of milk. "Today is August 4, 2026," said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling’
Oh, that's right by Harajuku. #代々木
Discontinued Foods!@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 2d agoYo Yogi! fruit snacks (1992-1992): Assorted fruit-flavored gummy snacks, shaped like characters from "Yo Yogi!", an animated series in which Yogi Bear and friends were re-imagined as "hip" mall-dwelling teens. Shapes included Boo Boo, Snagglepuss, Cindy, Huckleberry Hound, and "Dickie" Dastardly
Largely forgotten today, Mystic Quest was one of the first of many, many Final Fantasy spin-offs.
Translation: may lifetime hardware sales decline by 86%.
Joey Ferris@ferriswheelpro.bsky.social · 5d ago"Let PlayStation have a Wii U generation" goes so hard.
I'm old enough to remember when a constant stream of ASCII art middle fingers on the Xbox Facebook page got Microsoft to reverse course on always-online DRM.
“We’ve heard your complaints, but we recommend you go fuck yourselves.”
‘We’re going to cautiously move this forward’: Sony says it hears PlayStation disc backlash but will continue its plans | VGC
CFO Lin Tao says it’s exploring how to “engage the gamers” in a “future digital ecosystem”…
videogameschronicle.com
Nope, wrong answer. Try again. @playstation.com
VGC@videogameschronicle.com · 6d ago"We’re going to cautiously move this forward" - Sony says it hears the PlayStation disc backlash but will continue its plans. CFO Lin Tao said its focus was on trying to "engage the gamers" in "the future digital ecosystem". www.videogameschronicle.com/news/were-go...
See, attention to detail is important.
@ohfivepro.bsky.social · 6d agoRYU, who was involved in the TX-1 testing once again confirming that Hamster went all in with his requests & allow you to output the game through a wall splitter so you can run the game on 3 monitors in Original Mode x.com/yggdrasill_S...
You can make a whole commercial but can't even deign to come up with boxart for 2 titles in the menus.
Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror]@nintendousa.bsky.social · 6d agoTwo previously unreleased Virtual Boy games are coming to Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members on Aug 4! ☑️ ZERO RACERS ☑️ D-HOPPER
And of course we don't get proper boxart. bsky.app/profile/chee...
Anthony@antydotes.bsky.social · 6d agoHeh, we have Dragon Hopper on the title screen.
ZERO RACERS and D-HOPPER coming to Virtual Boy - Nintendo Classics on Aug 4 (previously unreleased games) A screen color customization feature will also be added on Aug 4 for Virtual Boy
EA goes on the boycott list next week, as it'll be owned by MBS.
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 6d ago'Electronic Arts Set to Close $55 Billion Go-Private Deal Next Week' "As of July 30, 2026, all regulatory approvals required to complete the Merger have been obtained. Electronic Arts currently expects the Merger to close on or about the close of trading on August 4, 2026."
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is brought to you by Sony, the company planning to end production of PlayStation discs in January, 2028. 💿
I see the memo is finally going around. ICYMI: boycott warmongering Nazi Palmer Luckey's ModRetro. Pass it on to anyone who hasn't heard.
Oh, cool! A new Cammy figure! It's just... 187,990 or 256,190 yen ($1,149.08 or $1,565.95).
⚡Game*Spark⚡@gamespark.jp · last wk.今見ると、攻めすぎなハイレグ！『スト6』キャミィが初代コスチュームで高級スタチュー化―後ろ姿もひたすら眩しい
The best order is Bobby, Jan, Carol, Mike, Greg, Marcia, Peter, and finally Cindy.
Game library subscriptions don't generally work for me because I prefer not delegating the choice of what I play and paying for someone to do so.
I'm not just going to abstain from PlayStation for a week, I'm not going to spend any more money in the ecosystem. I'll take my money elsewhere. 💿 @playstation.com
What games have you double-dipped on without having ever played?
