Stealing this from The Players Club, but my comic class has become a lesson in We are born of the draft, made men by the draft undone by the draft; Fear the First Draft
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Sonic Advance (GBA) It looks the part, but something is always just a touch off. You jump too slowly, or are too vulnerable when you do. Rings fly off a little too quick to re-grab so they're mostly a way to gain a 1-up. If it was the only 2D Sonic you'd accept it. But nothing ever gets beyond fine.
Started pulling Segas out of the graveyard this week. Genesis does (bodge wires) what Nintendont.
Wario Land 2 (GBC) "Hey! Shouldn't you be collecting coins to feed into the mini games? Every single level has a hidden treasure and map piece. Better get them all!" This whispered nagging design element overwhelmed all the fun of moving and exploring I might have otherwise had with the game.
AD Police (1990) They almost tell some pretty adult cyberpunk stories here, but because it is a 90's OVA everything ends up being "adult" in the most mundanely trashy way. Of course being a 90's OVA the production values are off the charts. It will keep me sated until Edgerunners Season 2 arrives.
Saw a kid watching the Fat Joe show on the train and all I could think was
Rico Charges@nochorus.bsky.social · 10mo agoLot of shit things happened this year but on the other hand I just scared my cat laughing after suddenly remembering that Fat Joe tried to claim the Taliban both took a day off when michael jackson died and were shown on CNN solemnly body popping in his memory.
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erd Tree (XSX) Vaccination weekend play. A lot to take in but in being denser than the main game, a much more enjoyable experience in terms of pure exploration. Way more riding Torrent to cover distance. Constant, "I bet I can get over there" and then figuring out how to.
I always loved the repair man Mario image. More so now that I am a Mario repair man
Foundational texts. A fun quiz. It is funny, I have had students that are convinced I do not like Manga / Anime. My guess is because I am not even the least bit up to date on what is going on in that world that they cannot conceive of someone liking something but also not intensely following it.
I wish I had a more interesting answer than Mega Man 2. But so many early games are tricky or esoteric in a way that as a kid I might have gotten too frustrated to have fun. I was a child who had BIG emotions about not being good at things. Mega Man 2 had rules that made sense and I could master.
Retro Blast 👻@retroblastpod.com · last mo.What's your "origin" video game? Most gamers have a lot of favorite games, sure, but there's always one that basically 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 you. I'm talking about the game that flipped that little switch in your brain and made into a life-long gamer. So, which game is 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨?
