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amr al-aaser
@siegarettes.bsky.social
curator of CANON FIRE, an alternative art history for games. Egyptian-Filipino.
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NEW VIDEO! I take a look at one of the new controllers from Fightbox Arcade, which combines a spinner with twin stick controls that look like something you'd find on a tank...or maybe a mech? It might seem too niche to play anything on, but you'd be surprised what it can do. youtu.be/sZY3T_kKMlQ
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Not only is Video Game Esoterica (@videogameesoterica.bsky.social) so asleep at the wheel that he's peddling ports with malware in them now, but when called out on that he decides to try and play Internet Tough Guy... then backpedals into "haha you mad 😂" shit. Truly a blight on retro gaming.
The Super Mario Galaxy PC port (Nebula, not AstroCore) has gotten a bunch of updates and is now ready to talk about! Because why not more Mario youtu.be/WG1TfYQu7vs #gaming #gamingnews #retrogames
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oh since we're talking shmups I wanna take this opportunity to recommend hazy levels again youtube.com/@hazylevels?... real chill vibes, introspections and commentary gives really welcoming intros to a lot of games I like, and often makes me interested in digging deeper
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NEW VIDEO! I take a look at one of the new controllers from Fightbox Arcade, which combines a spinner with twin stick controls that look like something you'd find on a tank...or maybe a mech? It might seem too niche to play anything on, but you'd be surprised what it can do. youtu.be/sZY3T_kKMlQ
of course, every one of these reviews is an excuse to talk about some of my favorite games, so you can spot a certain set of twin stick shooters from @maybell.itch.io at the 4 minute mark youtu.be/sZY3T_kKMlQ?...
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Please help @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social , @thellpsx.bsky.social in memory of Alice Wong keep the eSims project going! If you can't help, please Cher! ❤️
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Posting my favorite shots of the 80s punk Teto I drew for @owltimer451.bsky.social Egomana! MV
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we should all be pissed off at this btw. if not because sex work is legitimate work and should be treated with respect, then because you should be concerned at attempts to gentrify online spaces as pretext to court investors and force out minorities so those spaces can become part of a portfolio.
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My PC-98 inspired yuri visual novel "if you stay" is OUT NOW! It is available for free on Steam and itch.io (Windows, Mac, and Linux). Links below!
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I don’t wanna get evicted in 10 days I’m still 1800 short on rent venmo.com/u/junoschultz Paypal: juno(dot)stump(at)gmail ko-fi.com/junostump
been playing the JP release of this and it's pretty darn good they went absurd with the screen effects, turning it into an intentionally glitches out mess as your shots escalate in power, as if it's so powerful it's breaking the game
out now globally: Cotton Reboot High Tension! (PS4/5—Switch), Rocket Studio's original sequel to Cotton Reboot: a new second player-character, both more and less insane pachislot-esque screen vomit, two soundtracks by Hiroyuki Kawada & YMCK, etc (they advertised a Steam release too but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )
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out now globally: Cotton Reboot High Tension! (PS4/5—Switch), Rocket Studio's original sequel to Cotton Reboot: a new second player-character, both more and less insane pachislot-esque screen vomit, two soundtracks by Hiroyuki Kawada & YMCK, etc (they advertised a Steam release too but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )
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Replying to @kinmoku.bsky.social
My game – Ace & Aro: Heart-to-Heart – is a short, narrative experience where you attend an a-spec meetup, chat to characters, hear their stories, and play mini-games! The demo is set one night before the events of the full game. Try it out: store.steampowered.com/app/5213300/...
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Yo of the veteran doujin circle Namikaze Project has released a refactored build of IDINALOQ, their free polygonal STG originally released way back in 1999: playable in-browser here, or downloadable for Windows/Mac here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl7I33THfm0
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