Nick Thorpe
@hkt3030.neocities.org
Struggling to pass as human since the mid-80s. Not fussy about my pronouns. Features editor at @retrogamermag.bsky.social with occasional bylines elsewhere. https://hkt3030.neocities.org/
Nik’s funeral is taking place on 30th December at 1pm GMT. For those that can’t attend, the funeral will be live-streamed. We have tried to contact as many of Nik’s friends as we could, but we may have missed some. The link is watch.obitus.com username: cuma6886 pin:962499
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Weird way to send a message, when you can just buy an AEW ticket. It’ll be cheaper, the wrestling will be great, there’s no chance you’ll see Logan Paul, and if it’s a PPV you won’t even need a hotel room because the shows last approximately 18 hours.
maffew on TNN@maffewgregg.bsky.social · 8mo agoOUR LAST WWE $HOW THANKS TKO i love this trend of wwe fans paying top dollar wwe prices to tell wwe they're not paying to attend wwe shows anymore
Hey, it’s random game Saturday! WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game arrived at a rough time for the promotion, but drew players in with digitised sprites, chaotic multi-man brawls and over the top interpretations of signature moves. The Mega Drive version is a pretty impressive rendition of the game.
I can’t believe someone heard this and said “ship it” – surely it would be better to leave a show without a dub than saddle it with one this bad? That said: please don’t feel compelled to hear the whole thing for yourself. Let these clips be enough. Do not push the numbers up with hate-watching.
LittleKuriboh@littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
There are two cheat codes listed for Pac-Mania on the Mega Drive. One offers an expanded level select, allowing you to choose any stage in the game. The other is listed everywhere as having an unknown effect - a noise plays when you enter the code, but the effect isn't clear. It's driving me crazy.
You thought I’d forget Dreamcast day? Tish and fipsy. Here’s something I meant to repost weeks ago and, uh, didn’t. Anyway, Border Down was the first game I ever imported myself, and I also hope it comes to modern platforms so people can own it without having to spend silly money.
Marc Normandin@marcnormandin.bsky.social · 9mo agoIn 2025 we got revamped Strania. We got definitive Under Defeat. Mamorukun Curse got a re-release and a sequel announcement. Border Down and Kokuga not being far behind would have sounded ridiculous a year ago, but after those first four happening in 2025? Let's go
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen. Fear Factory Black Stone Cherry Babymetal FEMM Pete & Bas
Richard The S🌀d@richardthesod.bsky.social · 8mo agoIntroduce yourself with five concerts you've seen. The Mad Capsule Markets Nightwish Killswitch Engage Linkin Park Karen Dió (most recent!)
I just caught that this arcade bar is the work of Paul “Otaking” Johnson, who regularly appeared in the letters pages of Mean Machines Sega and Sega Magazine back in the 90s. Last I saw, he was doing animations with an 80s anime throwback style. Crazy stuff!
ecco@daiwascarlet.horse · 8mo ago77077 updated earlier this month and I didn't even notice cuz the last time I was there I didn't get beyond Blockbuster... the machines that got details look incredible!
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
Otacat@otacat.bsky.social · 8mo agoWhen you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
I’m the kind of wrestling fan who actually used to watch Velocity. It was essential if you ever wanted to see the cruiserweight wrestlers not named Mysterio.
The training/socialization of men starts instantly and goes hard. Everything you might like is too gay, too feminine. You are required to hate yourself for being insufficiently masculine, to blame others for that feeling, and to hate everyone who doesn't "respect" your manliness.
Looking at more VHS recordings. Here’s WWF Vengeance 2001, the first PPV after the Invasion story concluded. This Matt vs Jeff Hardy match didn’t do much for me then or now – honestly, I don’t think they were good opponents outside of the Final Deletion. People didn’t want to see them fight, either.
I took risks with my motion sickness because the Xbox 360 feature wouldn’t have been complete without screenshots of Bioshock and Halo 3. Please encourage further acts of bravery/stupidity by buying this issue of Retro Gamer.
Retro Gamer@retrogamermag.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe new issue of Retro Gamer is on sale and celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Xbox 360. It also features an amazing calendar covering 40 years of Super Mario Bros. Buy it in shops now! www.magazinesdirect.com/uk/retro-gam...
A special No Thanks to the postie who almost certainly lied, saying that they tried to deliver my post but found nobody in. People have been in all day and the package is a single DVD that doesn’t need to be signed for, it should fit through the door no problem. I know things are busy now but c’mon.
I'll never forget the Gizmondo booth at Game Stars Live 2004. It had an "under construction" theme, and there was playable hardware - but for some reason, the PR people had it hidden away! You had to chat to them for a good while to play it. Even back then, it all felt weird - how little we knew…
Retro Gamer@retrogamermag.bsky.social · 8mo agoDo you remember Crispy Chicken Publishing's short-lived Gizmondo Power magazine? Of course you don't, because it wasn't real! This "advert" appeared in issue 1 of 360, which launched in the summer of 2005. With the Xbox 360 still months away, jokes like this helped to fill pages.
Huh, it’s been nearly a decade since NXT Takeover London. As someone who was there, it was a great time even though it wasn’t the most consequential of events. I feel like it’s probably worth writing something about that show – there’s definitely a legacy to discuss, both positive and negative.
Today marks 10 years since I first ate a chili dog. You’d think I would have tried one a lot sooner than 2015, being a Sonic fan and all that, but no. Also, 12 years on Retro Gamer today. Back when I started, Xbox 360 games were still coming out regularly. Now the console is on the cover. I’m old.
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In the arcade version of Border Down, birds take flight alongside your ship in stage 1. They’re missing on the Dreamcast – they were intentionally removed from Remix mode to differentiate it, but were accidentally removed from Arcade mode too. It slipped through because devs were focused on Remix.
marina ⬡@m4rina.bsky.social · last yr.i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
Got recommended this YouTube video earlier. Only British kids remember the N64? Toxic "we were the last to really live" nonsense? All from a channel called Dear Old Blighty that cranks out a video like this every day and a half? Ugh. I really can't stand this kind of nostalgia slop.
Settling down for an afternoon sleep, but I’m pretty sure staying up for Full Gear was worth it.
I do love it when AEW does the pre-show influencer match and the kid gets attacked, because I’m a jerk.
I won the Dreamcast Internet Guide from GamesMaster magazine, from which I learned HTML. English gaming publications ignored the DC games coming from Japan after the console was discontinued, so I made a website to review them myself. I was a bad writer back then, but I have improved slightly since.
Recurse Center@recurse.com · 9mo agoWhat’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
Nice to see the government freezing prices, rather than pensioners.
Rail fares to be frozen in England next year
Regulated fares, which include season tickets and off-peak returns, will not see annual price rises for the first time in 30 years, the government announces.
bbc.co.uk
Hey, it’s random game Saturday! Here is NieR: Automata, which I’ve clearly never played before as it’s still sealed in the photo. I have a bad habit of calling it NieR: Automato. I’ve now opened it and the game is currently installing, so I’ll soon get to see if it’s my sort of thing.
I moved back to my home town five years ago, and I have less friends locally now than I did as a bullied teenager, which is quite funny in a way. I need to organise some kind of gaming meet thing. Get some use out of stuff like my Taiko no Tatsujin drums, or get a Mario Kart Double Dash LAN set up.
