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scribblemacher

@scribblemacher@mstdn.games

Posting mostly about old video games, board games, programming-related stuff, and occasional parenting-related nonsense. Don't expect anything serious.

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scribblemacher, to cooking
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What's a good use for wild rice other than soup or pilaf? Looking for somewhere where wild rice is the star of the meal.

renwillis, to JRPG
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SO. MANY. BOSS. FIGHTS!!!!!

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scribblemacher,
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@renwillis it might just be me, but when evenly matched, bosses in this game take forever. The first final chapter boss took me over an hour.

(Then you get in this weird state where the bosses are too easy because they didn't scale with you)

OutofPrintArchive, to retrogaming
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Review for Nintendo Touch Golf on Nintendo DS from NGC Magazine 115 - January 2006 (UK)

This issue can be downloaded here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/NGCmagazine.html

#retrogaming
#Nintendo
#NintendoDS

scribblemacher,
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@OutofPrintArchive I always find the text around the reviews just as interesting as the review. I can't imagine a review today casually making a comment like that about a female athlete in its tagline (but maybe I'm giving the industry too much credit).

mdmrn, to Podcast
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Friend: Do you listen to (NAME) podcast?
Me: No, I...
Friend: Oh, you may like it (proceeds to describe podcast)
Me: Uhm, I don't listen to podcasts. Podcasts are basically talk radio for Millennials and I can't get into talk radio.
Friend: Oh
Me: :akkoShrug: You do you, tho.

scribblemacher,
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@mdmrn @MeganThomasPA I've found many podcasts on topics I'm interested in, but they have like 10 minutes at the outset of intros and chit chat, and the rest is 50% off topic nonsense. Sort of the difference between listening to chatty talk radio vs a long-form story on NPR. Maybe audio documentaries is a thing...

scribblemacher,
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@mdmrn @MeganThomasPA what if--hear me out--a podcast, but they sing everything instead of talking?

scribblemacher, to Disney
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My son tends to pick a kid's movie and watch it repeatedly for a few weeks. His current binge is . These are dark days

scribblemacher,
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@Hundstrasse haha, my son latched onto "I did it with my butt" which is much more fun

riikka, to random
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I started Dark Souls 3, but it didn't feel fun to me for some reason. I switched to Yakuza: Like a Dragon instead, a game I've played earlier but abandoned half way through. I don't know why I did that. The game really seems like a blast this time around too. Also the cinematic bits at the beginning are loooonng.

scribblemacher,
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@hk @mforester @COMPU73E @riikka @Sobtanian Demon's Soul > the rest (but I only played Demon's Soul so I might be uninformed)

scribblemacher,
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@Sobtanian @hk @mforester @COMPU73E @riikka haha, I debated if it was plural, possessive, or neither before posting that. It was a very revolutionary game no matter what you call it, though admittedly I had to cheese some parts of it.

MURRRAAAAY, to Nintendo
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I did! I Remember playing on my Street Fighter 2 Tiger handheld as a kid! ❤️🎮🔥
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#nintendo #whichone #nostalgia #n64 #gamecube #wii #snes #mario #zelda #pikmin #90skids #2000s #childhoodmemories #retro #retrogames #retrogaming #tigerhandheld #tiger

scribblemacher,
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@MURRRAAAAY I had Sonic 3, Mega Man 3, and probably a few others. As a kid, I had a Game Gear and the batteries in it were always dead, so I ended up playing these Tiger games a lot. I have a weird monkey paw wish to have a collection of these on Switch (the licensing to make that happen would be hilariously complicated)

nsonic79, to gaming
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End of an era. Final days to play online on the Wii U & 3DS. Enjoy while you can.

scribblemacher,
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@nsonic79 I wonder if it will be technically possible for 3rd parties to step in here like they could with the original DS wifi servers.

OutofPrintArchive, to retrogaming
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Review for Sonic R on Sega Saturn from GamesMaster 64 - January 1998 (UK)

This magazine can be downloaded here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/GamesMaster.html



Review for Sonic R on Sega Saturn from GamesMaster 64 - January 1998 (UK) score: 90%
Review for Sonic R on Sega Saturn from GamesMaster 64 - January 1998 (UK) score: 90%

scribblemacher,
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@OutofPrintArchive @feyo Sega could rectify the situation by giving us Saturn games on modern hardware :blobcatdrakeyes:

I love it when weird games get redemption arcs. Maybe it's in the cards for Sonic R one day (the OST already rips!)

vga256, (edited ) to random
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jeff vogel's Spiderweb Software website, in march 2000. creator of the Exile and Avernum series, jeff previously took mail orders and telephone orders. the web site introduced the concept of ordering shareware games over the internet to his fanbase.

5 years after its disappearance from general use in HTML, it is surprising still using a server-side imagemap to handle navigation clicks on the menu 😆

site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000301030543/http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/

scribblemacher,
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@vga256 I misread this original post and thought it was saying Spiderweb Software disappeared!

scribblemacher, to retrogaming
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After 30 years of ownership, I've realized that: (1) I will never beat that last level, (2) the memory of playing an older game is more valuable to me than the actual game.

scribblemacher, to Zelda
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I wish more games were like #BotW and #TotK and shut up. So many games have their head stuck up their butt about talking about themselves and not letting me play. #gamedev #gamedesign #legendofzelda

renwillis, to ShinMegamiTensei
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I don't mean to judge, but holy hell the English-speaking narrator of the Nintendo Direct showcases has GOT to be one of the whitest sounding voices ever. Like, when POC comedians do a purposefully bad "white person" voice... it's this voice. lol

With that being said, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance was announced!!! =ooooo

https://youtu.be/KDiRwSeXbZM?si=kRvI2FvY5NdENqD-

#shinmegamitensei #nintendo #nintendoswitch #jrpg #videogames #games #gaming #nintendodirect

scribblemacher,
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@renwillis haha, I wouldn't have thought of it that way, but that's a very accurate description of the narrator.

SMTV Vengeance was the only announcement I was excited about. Looking forward to dumping another 100+ hours into that world.

I had hoped for some Etrian Odyssey related, but oh well. It would be on par with Atlus to release EO6 after the switch is dead

scribblemacher, to totk
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Playing last night, I was walking out of a cave at the same time one of those swarms of eyeball bats was flying in. There were torches near the entrance. I don't know what happened, but I shot an arrow into the swarm, there was a fireball then all the bats were dead and it was raining eyeballs.

Hundstrasse, to ps1graphics
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Because I love my little grey rectangle, I've just picked up what looks to be a serviceable backup for the inevitable moment my own one fails. Just wondering, how do other original hardware folks manage spares/backup hardware?

scribblemacher,
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@GamesMissed @Hundstrasse I wanted to do the same thing (I have an OG 2DS and wanted to get a 2DS XL) but they were gone before I even had a chance and prices never returned to normal. So I guess I am forever stuck with this 2DS that my daughter dropped on the floor multiple times and my wife super glued the directional pad to itself (facepalm)

gmr_leon, to gaming
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I honestly never expected to see anyone post a video of trying games on this tiny phone, but I'm here for it. I'm also genuinely impressed it's able to handle emulators at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37bJqv81d98

scribblemacher,
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@gmr_leon I had a unihertz jelly for 1 day before returning it. It was simply too small to do basic things like type messages or make phone calls (and I have tiny hands!). Even if a game ran on it, I couldn't imagine actually playing it.

scribblemacher, to boardgames
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Started #the7thcontinent for the first time tonight. I was on the fence about whether I would like this, but 2 hours in I'm loving it! Anyone else here play it? #boardgames #ttrpgs

crossing, to AnimalCrossing
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News / Events: The Flea Market is on in Wild World

Looking to flog off some of your items to your villagers and make some Bells? Or are you looking for a good deal?

The Flea Market is on this Saturday in Animal Crossing Wild World (which may mean right now) so get bidding!

@animal_crossing

scribblemacher,
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@crossing @animal_crossing I thought I was the only one still playing WW! (Actually, it's the only AC I've really played). I always forget to prepare stuff for it. Last month, my house was full of turnips on tables. Pretty sure I unloaded those by now...

scribblemacher, to manga
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My 10yo says she likes manga now. She's read Animal Crossing, Delicious in Dungeon, and Chi's Sweet Home. I don't really know much about manga. What would be some age-appropriate content for her? She tends to like fantasy and having a strong female protagonist, and stuff that's a bit goofy. #manga #comics #bookrec #parenting

scribblemacher,
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@mdmrn I showed her the cover of the Kirby manga and she said to me with a completely straight, deadpan face "you better have put a library hold on that."

mdmrn, to news
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Phew, finally got my 2024 Bingo Card in the mail. We'll see how many of these things actually happen and if I can get 2024 Bingo.

scribblemacher,
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@mdmrn pretty sure A1 has already happened a few times. Shockingly A3 could still happen (and now that the Bills are out, I think a Lions super bowl win would be awesome and hilarious--almost as funny as a Bills win would be at this point!)

wrench, to EtrianOdyssey
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I have been playing the #EtrianOdyssey switch remasters on the commute this month. Such a nice game to play in small bites!

My party finally reached the resting room in the second stratum today. Time to start grinding and training the secondary characters.

scribblemacher,
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@wrench what's your party? I did a LTM/AA over the summer that was a lot of fun using element chasing. Currently making my way through EO2 with LWT/AG

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