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buru5

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writes about games @ https://oncomputer.games
writes about music @ https://onpopmusic.com

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buru5, to random
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"music sucks now" or: you haven't listened to any new music and you're hopelessly stuck mentally in your glory years

buru5, to fediverse
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would you like to participate in a focused magazine about nostalgia? do you have a personal connection to any of these games? if so, would you like to write a short piece about it?

  • The Bouncer (PS2)
  • Dark Cloud (PS2)
  • Ultima IX: Ascension (Windows)
  • Star Trek: Starfleet Command Volume II - Empires at War (Windows)
  • Pokemon Stadium 2 (N64)
  • Pokemon Crystal (GBC)
  • Guilty Gear X (Dreamcast)
  • Mario Party 3 (N64)

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buru5, to magazine
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On Computer Games Monthly #1
The #magazine is complete!

This #zine is digital nostalgia; a collective of writers from the #fediverse striving to capture the subjective quality of #videogames with stories about life-and-stuff.

Issue#1 covers November2000 and features: #BreathofFireIV, #CounterStrike, #TonyHawkProSkater2, #FinalFantasy, the #Dreamcast and #PlayStation consoles, and much more.

read/download here:
https://archive.org/details/OCGM-1-Nov-2000

[credits in reply]

#gaming #retrogaming #writing

buru5, to Nintendo
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I have it on good authority that #Nintendo "Switch 2" (named the "Swipe") is a card-based console with a card reader built into the unit. The cards, once swiped, unlock access to: full games, wallpapers, avatars, DLC, and even apps like Hulu, YouTube, and Netflix. The Swipe will be released by the end of Q2 2025, alongside over 200 cards purchased separately in booster packs.

One of the neat things about this is that, if you still have old e-Reader cards, you can swipe them for fun extras.

buru5, to gaming
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anyone know any good #IRC servers for #gaming or #nerdcore that 1) isn't sketch as hell and 2) open to possible drunken spam post-midnight et?

buru5, to DOOM
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start of this level is really enjoyable; enemies popping out from every corner, carnage everywhere, good stuff.

i'm not going to talk much about #Doom E1M1, but i will mention that it does a great job leading the player. pass a locked door, find the obvious key for that door later on; the backtrack is apparent, non-confusing, and feels rewarding.

#Heretic on the other hand is like "here's a switch, it opened a random wall somewhere on the map, figure it out"

lots of enemies close in on our hero

buru5, to Cat
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i spotted a cool #cat with very curled ear hair on my walk today

buru5, to random
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cartoon portrait of me circa 2019 or so. this was at a work thing, and the artist talked to me for about 30 minutes before doing the sketch, hence the cats and speech bubble contents.

buru5, to Anime
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in memory of the old VHS

https://youtu.be/gCVoKhGgShc?si=LkDwS_Uhh7pju4tM

buru5, to VideoGames
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out of context #PhantasyStarOnline #videogames with @rootcompute

buru5, to random
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the screensaver is coming out of retirement

video of three monitors displaying a screensaver; a red-brick maze navigated from a first-person perspective.

buru5, to random
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soundtrack of my life #VGMThursday

https://youtu.be/OeBKwxAqpOg?si=ccaWI2HYEHfutypW

buru5, to writing
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PSYCHO WAND, MY BELOVED
a dark comedy short story about gaming addiction & the value of digital treasure inspired by Phantasy Star Online.

if you happen to read it, let me know what you think.

#Writing #WritingCommunity #VideoGames #WritersOfMastodon #Author #PhantasyStarOnline #Dreamcast #CatsAndDogs #Birds #MagicalTechnoElves

https://oncomputer.games/2024/04/28/psycho-wand-my-beloved/

buru5, to random
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having a hard time finding an accurate list of games released December 2000 - anyone know a resource?

buru5, to ai
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#Momus is a pop-musician / artist / human being / worldly treasure that has stayed true to himself since the '80s. he runs a series called "Open University" in which he rambles thoughtful about whatever strikes his fancy. this episode on #AI contains some unique insight on the current limitations of existing ai models and possible impact / future-state for #music.

https://youtu.be/8iPk_IkMqGs?si=ZIY-gWKWqcigmE3C

buru5, to random
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"when you were young and your excitement showed, but as time goes by -- is it outgrown? Is that the way things go? Forever reaching for the gold?"

https://youtu.be/Lx57to-9mGw?si=vEttIDfsyCeM5GIL

buru5, to random
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relevant

buru5, to random
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are pinball machines indistinguishable from magic?

buru5, to random
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may this banish the dracula of your day

https://youtu.be/vj3T7cVy5eA?si=fQ_TWX8kFr4j3-_-

buru5, to magazine
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first issue of the #OnComputerGames #magazine has arrived!

man flips through a magazine titled "ON COMPUTER GAMES MONTHLY"

buru5, to music
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i've always found pop covers of metal songs fascinating as they clearly draw out the original creator's intended melody and reveal the pop underpinnings of metal (standard verse-chorus song structures, for example), and The Cardigan's cover of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath comes close to being one of my favorite renovations.

anything else come to mind?

https://youtu.be/aAOlvbKmU4A?si=BVgqcV_FCErAd8-_

rootcompute, to random
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Radical idea for social media: we should be able to leave a like on other people's like actions. If somebody likes (or "favorites" in Mastodon parlance) my post, I should be able to express that I like that they liked what I had to say

We could continue giving each other back and forth likes until eventually two accounts bound together in reciprocal liking reach the like singularity

buru5,
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@rootcompute

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buru5, to random
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smells like marcy's playground and gunpowder

buru5,
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if smell posts were a thing: this post would stunkify your timeline. you would have to filter out smell posts in the mastodon settings or disable the functionality entirely or cover the smell bar on your mobile device and/or desktop pc.

buru5, to random
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[12] 10 Things I Hate About You is a romantic comedy targeted toward the teen demographic. In essence, it’s William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” retold with a ‘90s high school backdrop. It features a young Heath Ledger as the leading man and Julia Stiles as “the shrew” to be “tamed.” But who’s really being tamed here? It’s really a charming film full of witty dialog, excellent performances, and a great soundtrack.

https://youtu.be/3Z9t2j6xW1M?si=84nkjPH_qmBqqN9Y

buru5,
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can you name the bands on the wall?

the one above Julia's head is the cover of Juliana Hatfield's 1992 album "Hey Babe" ('I See You' and 'Everybody Loves Me But You' are superb tracks off that album); can't figure out the others, although the one above Juliana's with the girl with the glasses looks familiar. #music

buru5, to VideoGames
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soon™ #zine #videogames #catsanddogs

On Computer Games Monthly Issue #1 back

buru5,
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i'm looking for 3 more non-profit internet passion projects to advertise in the pages of this magazine.

any takers?

it can be as simple as your blog, or as complicated as a musical project -- it must be a unique website or blog (not a patreon or something that's sole purpose is asking for money).

the purpose is to support/spread the work of other passionate creators who share my "FREE ART!" ethos (for lack of a more clever name).

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