Now that I’m looking way into the past with CRPGs, it’s obvious the influence those games had on the JRPG genre. The big three are Wizardry, Ultima, and probably Might & Magic. If you look at games like the first few Megami Tensei games, yeah. The influence of Wizardry is undeniable.

Rats. I was hoping the Patriots would re-sign him so they could spread the field with Diggs, Brown, Boutte, Douglas, and Williams. What a nightmare that would be for defenses.

Ian Rapoport@rapsheet.bsky.social · 3h ago

Former Patriots WR Stefon Diggs is set to sign with the Commanders, sources say. With an offseason at full health, Diggs is ready to hit the ground running as a key weapon for Jayden Daniels in Year 3. The QB-friendly WR should help.

@domaindead.bsky.social I know you mostly (seem to) focus on the newer stuff and shine a light on the right-wing grift in video games, but is there any old stuff you particularly like (GOG-level retro junk)? I’m old when it comes to gaming tastes, so ignore me if I’m speaking in tongues, haha.

Hey guys. Just a quick personal update. I’m still not there, mentally. I’ve also got a migraine I’m working through today at work, plus I have a family emergency that happened this afternoon. Needless to say, I don’t think I’d be particularly entertaining tonight, so I’m canceling stream.

dude i don't even know how chatgpt looks like

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 22h ago

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

I mean…wow. I struck gold with this one. Sure, it’s a 5.25-inch floppy version. But holy shit this deluxe set of Wing Commander came with EVERYTHING. Not just the two expansions, but every last piece of documentation and every poster.

1. Yes. AI is wrong most of the time as it pertains to troubleshooting. Personal experience talking. 2. Hard for me to give up what I don’t use, but yes.

Alexander Glass@alexanderglass.bsky.social · 14h ago

I have one answer.

EA's annual Ebitda is around $1.5 billion, which should be enough to service the interest payments. But the publisher has told debt investors that it will cut $700 million in annual costs including $170 million in "organizational efficiencies," per Bloomberg. In other words: mass layoffs

EA 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

Holy shit, the first Might & Magic is a long-ass game. Also, good news for collecting purposes: Might & Magic II on Sega is only about $50.

It finally hit me. Sword of Vermilion takes a lot of cues from Might & Magic II. The layout of the screen is very similar. youtu.be/Gmv7lh1tztE?...

Retro Review: Might & Magic II: Gates to Another World

YouTube video by RetroGamingKnight

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@domaindead.bsky.social love your work, especially how you got Steven Anderson to completely melt down. I was hoping for a Scanners kind of situation. youtu.be/KYEOuBWVFvk?...

Scanners (1981) Exploding Head Scene - Mind Blowing!

YouTube video by GS Greene Entertainment

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Quartley reminder that if you care about physical media you better support your local library! Where else can you get books, games, board games, puzzles, internet hotspots etc for free? *Get library card, use it *Use library programs *Share library social media *Donate to its foundation

I try not to say things publicly like this anymore. It makes people worry and I try not to bring personal drama onto my BlueSky. I had that phase when I was young, drinking heavily, and wasn’t medicated for my mental illnesses.

"StreamElements is now a part of Razer" - Accept - Delete Account Well those are certainly options

Working on something for the YouTube channel. You might like it! It's also meant to be audience participation, so play along if you like!

No stream today. I’m gonna work on some content for my YouTube channel! If I get 25 views on any one video, I’ll be quite pleased.

As for today, stream is up in the air. I’ve been consistently streaming on Sundays for the last few weeks, but Aspen and I want to watch the 1992 Coppola Dracula movie. Maybe I’ll squeeze in a short-ish stream while she’s making some cookies. That said, I’m also quite tired.

Depending on my job situation come Giving Tuesday, I think this will be the perfect chance to do that long-desired charity stream for Red Panda Network.

I’ve noticed that Halo’s soundtrack through the first three games gets more and more minimalistic. You had a full suite to start Halo, but by Halo 3 it’s primarily piano pieces.

becoming a parent has turned out to be a great excuse to learn the entire alphabet. sometimes he’ll ask me what a letter is and i’m like well shit, bubba. let’s find out together

I think it’s so great that @richardgarriott.bsky.social still interacts with fans who finish Ultima games. I’ve got a burgeoning collection (Serpent Isle coming this week!), but I’ve never had the chance to truly sit down and play one of the Ultimas. I’ll get there, maybe on stream!

Not one of my better streams because I wasn’t very talkative. But I was pretty locked in and got back to where we were last year, and that took…what? Three? Four episodes? We’re back to hydroponics, where I got stuck last year. This time, we’re gonna break through. Tomorrow’s stream is TBD.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8W5... Almost became a part of history

THE HISTORY OF SLIPPING ON BANANA PEELS | PRETTY GOOD, EPISODE 14

YouTube video by Secret Base

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jams 🛸🍈@jamsvirtual.bsky.social · 4d ago

almost got one-shotted

Our first Pledge Game Saturday in a while! Halloween Pregame Party begins with System Shock 2! Maybe we'll play something else if things go poorly or I get bored. Maybe another NES quiz? twitch.tv/pandaheroroux

PandaHeroRoux - Twitch

This is your Twitch-44 Station! I am your station manager, PandaHeroRoux, and your programming will include just about anything and everything gaming! PC, PlayStation, retro; you name it, we'll play i...

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Yea do not go from the bad company to the just plain evil one that uses the bad one's servers anyway.

Auntie Lotus 🌼💜@lotusenta.gay · 4d ago

Just need to say: anyone looking at moving to Kick as an alternative to Twitch, just fucking don't. Kick is the *worst* alternative, esp for us queer folk. Seriously, just don't do it. It is not a viable option.

We’re gonna be in transition for our stream alerts and stuff. StreamElements is not only part of Razer now, they’re selling your personal information, they’re based in Israel, and they use degenerative AI. So we’re gonna be transitioning to MixItUp in the next couple of weeks.

If 2007 GameStop key holder Panda only knew what awaited nearly 20 years later…

Tell Twitch to leave out AI at this link! Its seriously just a button click as long as ur signed into Twitch! twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92338...

Zach Bussey 🍁@zachbussey.tos.gg · 5d ago

Twitch and Amazon are apparently planning to use streams to train Generative AI. Multiple sources tell me it will be announced in the coming months, despite some internal friction against it. Creators may be able to opt out of some training data.