disc3dan

disc3dan

@disc3dan.bsky.social

Dabbles in both light gaming and dark humor. Also a decent human being.

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In “The City & The City,” people have been conditioned to see only half the people, cars and buildings around them. If they cross a border checkpoint, they are able to see the other half but not the first. This book would be an *amazing* video game if adapted right.

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If you have nothing else going on today, why not spend your entire morning watching this video about Dragon Warrior? youtu.be/fZHhMPN4z1Q (This episode showed up a little bit outside the NES Works chronological order, but, it seemed worth covering sooner than later in light of Toriyama's passing)

youtu.beKill the slime, do the time: Dragon Warrior | NES Works 133Summer 1989. What a fun, sexy time for NES, huh? With games like Mega Man 2, TMNT, and DuckTales, the system had no shortage of crowd-pleasers destined to be...

Yes, but why do you always kill God in #JRPG games? This is one of my favorite Moon Channel video essays. It’s about video games, but mostly looks at real-world history. If you watch the whole thing, you’ll never look at the #FF7 Shinra corporation the same way again. youtu.be/IEUqLL8J4gI

If you love the #retro #JRPG genre, you need to read “Fight, Magic, Items” by @aidanmoher.com . It tells the story of JRPGs’ beginnings with #FinalFantasy and #DragonQuest to its New Game+ era today. Caution: May give flashbacks to that time you tried fighting Bloody Mary without Elec Rings.

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