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Here's another genuine take:

The overworld map in Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is *terrible* and is that game's greatest flaw

At a minimum, fifteen years too late for it to have any cultural import

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Lumines Ratchet and Clank. Going Commando Katamari Damacy Rock Band 2 Dragon Quest XI The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker Team Fortress 2 Kingdom Hearts

No real order here, just vibes. Why yes, I am in my mid 30s

Worst roommate I ever had was my 2nd year of college. Dude played a lot of Wii, dropped out of classes without telling anyone, worked the afternoon/evening shift at McDonalds so he always came home at 2 am reeking of fries, and didn't do his laundry once during the entire semester we lived together.

What the fuck even is mahjong

To be clear, I also love it, I think it's so much fun here and in Y0. It's just also so funny that the plot is put on hold for like ten hours so I can dress these girls up and win ¥¥¥¥¥

literally half of my time spent playing Yakuza Kiwami 2 has been on the Cabaret Club Czar minigame. what the fuck

A part of the TGA saga that's been forgotten is that people online had worked themselves up into a frenzy believing Half Life 3 would be the last slot. And so the knives were out against Highguard. I'm convinced that if it had gotten a middle spot, the reaction would have been appropriately lukewarm

NOT JUST THIS:

Two other Democratic lawmakers in North Carolina who sided with the GOP to overturn vetoes of major bills (e.g. anti-trans legislation) are also losing in their primaries so far to progressive challengers.

This could be a major night in NC.

Wow: In the early vote, it's a blow-out *so far*.

Rodney Sadler, the progessive pastor and activist, leads state Representative Carla Cunningham 75% to 18%.

(Stay tuned as we see how the Election Day vote compares, but that's an ominous start for the incumbent.)

Context:

There is a time and place for games to play while listening to podcasts, but it is inherently disrespectful to the game and its developers

Incredible quote from a director of The Lost Levels tbh

Mom, come pick me up, the best lack all conviction and the worst are full of passionate intensity.

Octopuses Can Taste You With Their Arms. Here's How That's Possible With strange smarts, shifting skin, and squishy bodies powered by three hearts, octopuses can get up to all sorts of mischief.

www.sciencealert.com/octopus-can-...

This article says their cells respond strongly to fish and crab extract. So there's a possibility that Old Bay seasoning will be their spice melange?

It's not fun to consider in the context of their career but it's true, the Blue Album really is still quite good

This bit in the From Russia With Love game made me laugh out loud. You've got a fairly grounded, low key fight based on the one in the movie, then the most video game looking fucker of all time slides into frame.

The Real Noob Tube: Call of Duty and the Military-Industrial Complex

I'll save everyone the click, it's just this chart:

"it didn't age well"

Nope, you're gonna have to show your work on that one, bub

lot of people giving the original Super Mario Bros a poor rating on Backloggd, for some reason

There's a late season episode of TNG where Picard asks if he should call for a tow.

What's the story behind the starship towing crew? Let's see that show, it's bound to be funny. They're not Starfleet, and being called in to handle broken down military vessels is just part of their regular 9-5!

It's kind of a genuine miracle when any game from the 1980s is, for modern audiences, still playable, structurally legible, and fun

An even greater miracle that I've had this thought about two NES titles this week

Miyamoto knows when you play Mario under the influence of drugs

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It would probably be worth it to go through all of the mainline Mario games, if only to shake up this list (do NSMB and its sequels count)

Scaling enemy levels with the player is a fatal error and should be avoided at all costs

I took a jogging class my last semester of undergrad to fulfill gen ed requirements. Theoretically impossible to fail if you showed up and at least tried.

A guy I knew flunked the class because of poor attendance (he was high every single class and often forgot to show)

Referring to the soundtrack to a video game as an "OST" is embarrassing. Call it a soundtrack or score, "OST" devalues the compositions as something lesser than a film score, for instance

The best GTA game is 4 and it's not close. The second best is Vice City

My only experience with any of the Grand Master games is that one GDQ run in which the blocks fell so fast, my brain could barely register them