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They say hang on tight - the future brings hope. But we're all hanging at the very same end of the rope. #オラタン He/him. Other places: https://linktr.ee/mechazoidal

I regret to inform you that the Kacho will be pontificating this month on a Game Center CX livestream whether or not it is time to expand the scope of retro gaming to include the PlayStation…3. And Nintendo Wii.

A screenshot of Game Center CX host Shinya Arino holding a Dual Shock 3 controller while a Nintendo Wii and fat model PlayStation 3 are in front of him, with large captions for Wii and PS3 superimposed along with Japanese text conveying shock and dismay (“What!?” “Intolerable!”)

say what you will about AI, always-on voice recording and auto dictation has been a game changer for my workflows. Save post and close app. Yeah Footlong meatball sub on white. No veggies. Don't toast it. Ranch and barbecue sauce. Yeah, ranch and bargecue sauce. More. More. Little more please

The only thing wrong with Elevator Action Returns is that it released in a moment that wasn't interested in it — that shouldn't stop you from playing this classic today. Taito's arcade sequel to the original Elevator Action is bigger, faster, and shows how much the industry changed in 11 years.

Past meets present: Elevator Action Returns

Do you know what Elevator Action was missing? Explosions, helicopters, and exploding helicopters.

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I feel like people have forgotten that ad blockers weren't popular because people just wanted to get something for free, it's because we can't trust ads not to fuck up our computers. If we still just had quiet simple banner ads or sideboard ads, ad blockers wouldn't have gotten as much traction.

Countless reports of Gen Z college graduates being exposed as having never been taught the simple fundamentals needed to succeed out here in the real world. Core truths instilled in past generations since their youth, now lacking in modern adults. They don't know that only a ninja can defeat a ninja

Oli B - Invid Ninja@invidninja.bsky.social · 3w ago

You know, I could sorely use a Cannon ninja marathon later this year. Been way too long since my last viewings.

Since Sam Neill died, I would urge any and all to check out my favorite film of his, The Dish. It's a wonderful movie based on the true story of broadcasting the moon landing. As a bonus, it also has my favorite Patrick Warburton performance...!!

Film poster for the Dish (2000), showing a sheep paddock with a TV of the moon landing in the middle, and a big broadcast dish in the background.

Mainstream Respectable opinion is that people joking about a bad person's death represents a culture of cruelty, but really it represents a culture of impunity. It's a coping mechanism for watching someone do evil their whole life and never seeing consequences

A note on digital preservation: id's history is critically important to the history of games. I’ve preserved id’s complete early history from our start at Softdisk through to August 6, 1996, including materials and assets that, as far as I know, id itself no longer has. 3/5

America 250 was supposed to signal the benevolent, prosperous era of President Roy Rival Schools and first lady Tiffany Lords. We've fallen so far below Hideaki Itsuno's expectations.

Roy's Rival Schools ending in which 20 years have passed since 1997 and Roy became president of the US with Tiffany at his side. "Through his efforts the relationship between Batsu's country and U.S. improved dramatically, and years of economical friction were put to rest."