Syncoplay Retro Gaming

People keep asking me what I'll be doing to follow up Beyond the NES. Well... www.syncoplay.wtf

Wholesome morning funnies

Fun Fact: Nintendo's Tennis was a double milestone for Mario - it was the first time he cameoed in a non-Mario/DK title, and the first time Mario ever spoke in a game.

Imagine being proud of being this much of a piece of shit

Think happy thoughts

In grade school, the Three Investigators books were my absolute favorites. Effectively a 1960s Hardy Boys knockoff, but branded with Alfred Hitchcock. I recently started re-reading my collection. I'm at the second book and boy is this "of its time". Sooooo much fat shaming and bad "accents" 🤣

Update on Beyond the NES: I created the final release candidate yesterday, and am currently checking all pages for any final errors or oversights. It should be sent off to the printer by the end of the week!

I just saw somebody on Twitch say the phrase "biblically accurate Chubby Cherub" and I can't even

I'd play it

There's always that one person who is exhausting to interact with. Who is nice, friendly, and means no harm, but every interaction leaves you physically drained. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you're the person 🤣 This is not a subtweet.

Society failed the moment they stopped making yikes! pencils

What could have been

With the help of @west-mansion.bsky.social, I have upgraded the standard review layout for Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti to a custom two-page spread! Same review content, FAR better presentation. This upgraded review will go into Beyond the NES when it goes into print later this month!

This game reminds me of playing Half Life on my old Voodoo 3 and I'm all here for it

Mawatte Mucho! is exactly the kind of wildly experimental (but doesn't quite work) game that you expect to see on PS1. Imagine The Tower of Druaga but you (and enemies) rotate tiles to change the maze. Worth a try, but keep expectations in check. @sirdrpanda.bsky.social youtu.be/DZkTkxUn4MM?...

Excuse me, I'm looking for NAKED Batman please

Meet #Station58, a cozy puzzle adventure about rebuilding a national park scattered across the sky. 🌌 Play as Starla and her giant robot companion Shorty as you explore and restore Barcadero National Park, solve alien puzzles, and uncover its mysteries... #IndieGame #CozyGame

Playing a cute little indie game called Adventurous Slime tonight. Simple, easy, and short Metroidvania with XP-based leveling and a freeform map that reminds me a bit of Castlequest in its openness (but a much better game).

Guys! Guys! GUYS!!!! My new game was just announced!!! Go check out Station 58 on Steam - wishlist it, join the playtest, DO ALL THE THINGS!!! store.steampowered.com/app/3757660/... (I'm the creative director, with @dustwrites.bsky.social as project lead)

If you prefer Twitch, here's the link. Starts in 5! www.twitch.tv/convergences...

You guys should watch the Convergence Games Showcase at 2:30pm ET: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWiO... I can't say "exactly" why, but there's at least one part of the show that is... relevant to my interests :)

It finally came!

Today's pickups

"Mappy the Mouse Cop murdered my grandmother" is a sentence I just effectively used in a professional manner. I love video games 🤣

Just for fun: come up with your best Famicom game joke. If I like it, I might put it in Beyond the NES (with your permission/credit, of course!)

First time playthrough of Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti! @west-mansion.bsky.social www.twitch.tv/profbloomvtu...

It's really unbelievable how blithely ignorant a huge swath of gamedevs are about this -- they don't seem to grasp that the core of the fun isn't "getting the golfball into the hole", it's **being forced to do so only by hitting the ball with a stick**. (to very badly paraphrase Bernard Suits)

Every frame of Donald Duck's movement is drawn by a skilled artist. Every inflection in his voice is intentionally created by a skilled voice actor. Donald Duck is more human than this soulless marketing gimmick.

Queen’s Domain is launching OCT 30TH!! ⚔️ Excited to announce our retro-fantasy action RPG with brutal combat and traversal-focused exploration will be available soon for PC and Consoles. Coming to Steam, Switch 2, Xbox Series and PS5!

Name a more iconic Duo, I'll wait.

A new indie Kings Field-like!!! youtu.be/mzTRC1SE69E?... @profbloom.bsky.social

Next up on stream is a viewer request from @syncoplay.bsky.social Monster Party! Look for it on Thursday around 7pm eastern. Links in next message.

If you're going to let AI write your YouTube scripts, please keep using ChatGPT. It's so bad at writing that we can easily tell it's AI, so that helps us know to skip your channel.

Oh no, family emergency! ... ... ... ... WE'RE OUT OF BULDAK!!!

The text behind the Game Boy was even crazier!

Amongst locals, it's widely believed that this place is just a money laundering front and tax shelter for the owners "real", shadier business. Really fun to look around in, but don't buy anything - it's all overpriced and the customer service is non-existent. youtu.be/9038zKL92rQ?...

Naw, it would never happen.

Apparently, Beyond the NES got about 1/3 as many pre-orders as Mr. Beast's new book. So I'm 30% of the way towards being a billionaire!

I have no idea how this guy doesn't have 10x as many subs. Good, wholesome, fun food channel - give this underappreciated creator a follow if you like unique restaurants. youtu.be/4l7n7bw65_c?...

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Would have blown my mind as a kid also, since the Raspberry Pi hidden inside the cartridge that's doing all the actual 3D processing didn't even exist back then! In all seriousness this sort of stuff is cool to see but the Famicom is really only being used for the final drawing pass.

My kid and I made a thing before he went to bed and wanted me to share 😁