Samurai Sam
@samthesamurai.bsky.social
Player & collector of video games. Retro and import gamer. Also a transcriptionist by trade and a Christian.
Introducing a friend to Mega Man 7 Game looks awesome on this RGB-modded TV
Playing Final Fantasy IX reminds me how much I like the active time battle system. I'm not really sure why it's basically been abandoned and I wish it would make a comeback.
Any decent cat owner who plays video games must make up songs about their cat to the tune of the music in whatever video game they are playing
I took a part-time gig for a company that does inventory at large stores, and they expected you to do nothing but hurry and also be exactly 100% perfectly accurate, it was crazy stressful and I had other part-time jobs anyway so after like a week I said "screw this"
Better Things Are Possible@internethippo.bsky.social · 2w agoIn honor of the fired lady tell me about your shortest job tenure. I worked at a candy store for less than 2 weeks when I was like 16
Tales of Eternia Remastered releases today! en.bandainamcoent.eu/tales-of/tal... #talesof #talesofseries #talesofeternia #talesofeterniaremastered
@tinyantennas.bsky.social Happy birthday!! 🥳🎂🎉 Hope you've had a good year! 😄
Happy Birthday Pikachu! :3
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Here are probably the nine games that have been most significant in my gaming life. (Not necessarily top nine all time favorites, that's a different list)
Tonight an older lady who knows nearly diddly-squat about video games got to be in my game room and was fascinated by it, asking me various questions. That was kinda fun!
I've seen people lamenting that it's hard to tell whether a new fan game project was AI generated, so here's a tip: if a project released in 2026 and the author doesn't write an impassioned diatribe about how AI is ruining their hobby: they used AI
Played more Dark Souls with a friend coaching today and I don't feel like I will ever really "get it". I don't think it's a bad game per se but it's hard for me to understand why it made such a big splash, even though I like a lot of hard games.
One of the most iconic and and infamous characteristics of the #VirtualBoy is undoubtedly it's red and black look. Changing the color palette helps, but here is a new #emulator that adds full color support! "VBoy Color" github.com/yuk27/VBoyCo... #Nintendo #gaming #retrogaming #retrogames
For those who aren't up to date on the 360 modding scene, this is a Big Deal. Believe it or not, until now, the 360 still never had a softmod and while some exploits in recent years had gotten most of the way, this is the real deal. You probably no longer need to solder your 360 to do Fun Stuff.
Emma (Xfox 360)@xfox360.invoxiplaygames.uk · 3w agoGrimdoomer has just released the first version of the "Peer Pressure" softmod for the Xbox 360, giving code execution at boot time, within 20 seconds, with no hardware modifications required, supporting the majority of console motherboard revisions! github.com/grimdoomer/X...
Surprised to learn today that my latest game room video has over 1,000 views on YouTube. Not sure how that happened, but that's pretty cool!
Tour of Samurai Sam's game room! (August 2026)
YouTube video by SamuraiSam
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Gotta rave a little about this awesome Steam game I just tried called Usurper. It could be called a chess roguelike, and it's everything I'd want one of the to be. It'll challenge you and bend your brain every which way like real chess, but in its own unique and interesting ways. Love it!!
NIin2-Jump is neat little obscure Xbox Live Arcade platformer by Cave. It was made as a $5 title and as a result the game is crazy short. It's a shame that (to my knowledge) they never did anything else with this concept. It uses grapple mechanics which are always fun.
Buried Stars & System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is free on Epic Games Store. Out of Sight & TerraScape are the next free titles buff.ly/qQyJX6R
Funny how Tales of Eternia/Destiny II has been released three times, always leaving out one region on the physical side. 1. PS1, released in US but not Europe 2. PSP, released in Europe but not US 3. Modern platforms, physical in Europe but not US (though digitally everywhere) Kinda funny
MOTHER (NES) has been completely remade in 16-bit using EarthBound's engine! 🤯 This incredible project was 19 years in the making, faithfully recreating the entire game with EB-style visuals while preserving the original adventure. Grab the patch here: ebbr.neocities.org
I beat Metaphor! A very good modern JRPG. I have some gripes, for one thing it is waaaaay too easy to avoid regular combat, and the game at times feels a little formulaic and/or unoriginal in some ways (not all). Still, though, well worth playing.
Today, I decided to dump all my thoughts about A.I. infecting the retro and Saturn scene into one cohesive article. In short, I am certifiably sick of this.
SEGA SATURN, SHIRO!@segasaturnshiro.bsky.social · last mo.Is there any harm in using AI to work on — or entirely create — projects for the Sega Saturn and elsewhere in the retro gaming scene? Yes, PandaMonium says in this opinion column, equating such work to digital asbestos: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/09/24/c... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming