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SoCal FGC: this Saturday is @dsa.la's Big Ass Canvass & I want YOU to come knock doors for progressive & democratic socialist candidates! We'll have canvasses all over the LA area, but let's show up big together at 11am at Echo Park for mutual FGC support! Sign up: 2026.dsa-la.org/big-ass-canv...
This is a pretty great video, and also shouts out a rom hack I worked on, which was a nice surprise (I should have guessed from the thumbnail)!
Some video games have occasionally connected to other video games for a neat unlockable bonuses or exclusive content. Here's a deep dive examining the times this has happened in fighting games, from the well known, to the hilariously niche. Tap in.
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CALIFORNIANS: this is your reminder to blast Gov Newsom with calls before he signs away the right to accessible internet for rural, native & low income communities tomorrow to appease Trump.
🚨NET NEUTRALITY RED ALERT- The federal government has inserted a provision into a funding deal with the state of California that would make the state abandon its gold standard net neutrality law, broadband affordability regulations, and public safety protections. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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A third batch of nileswan cartridges will be available for sale on the 30th of October. www.49bitcat.com/news/2026-09...
I'm enjoying this NES lightgun revolver from @magictrashman.bsky.social. It is incredibly satisfying to fire. Snappy, quick, and the right amount of resistance with the rotating barrel. Those ducks are still squirrely, but it feels great to land shots on them.
Grab one for yourself from his store. It's pretty fair-priced, in my book.
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BOOM! Surprise launch: USB4NEO is available to order. Ships in about 2 weeks. retrofrog.net/products/usb... #NEOGEO Give this a like and repost!!
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The saddest part of this to me, as someone who has done the hacking side for these kinds of projects and has also spent time honestly trying to learn up on Japanese for J-E translation, is that the hacking side can sometimes be almost trivial, especially if you don't do any extra work to it.
There's a trend building for 'functional completion' releases as they're now being termed to just be thrown out there as a rough draft with the usual calls for human translators to refine it. But those functional completionists still want their names on the games - a race for first. (2/3
The saddest part of this to me, as someone who has done the hacking side for these kinds of projects and has also spent time honestly trying to learn up on Japanese for J-E translation, is that the hacking side can sometimes be almost trivial, especially if you don't do any extra work to it.
There's a trend building for 'functional completion' releases as they're now being termed to just be thrown out there as a rough draft with the usual calls for human translators to refine it. But those functional completionists still want their names on the games - a race for first. (2/3
In my hype for the upcoming Star Fox on Switch 2, I became curious if the original could possibly have had better quality audio like the other remakes. Turns out: yes! After 5 days or so, I mixed and edited higher quality sound for in-game playback, and you can experience it on a real N64!
Star Fox 64 - High Quality VO (English) (Audio) (N64) Added
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Star Fox 64 - High Quality VO (English) (Audio) (N64) Added
This is a great article and a general outline of the gameplan for the current US administration. Use some half-authority to put someone (falsely) in power whose main goal is to cause chaos and prevent progress under false pretenses, and then no one can enforce kicking him out.
Bill Essayli, Trump's man in L.A., talks a lot about fraud. Something he doesn't talk about: his family's federal fraud case, and how he defended it against the office he now runs. Our reporter Matt Hamilton uncovered the case and went deep on a major Trump player. lamaterial.com/p/bill-essay...
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I have created (updated, actually!) a guide for playing CvS2 in the Greater Los Angeles area. Arcade cabs, locals, tournaments, venue locations, nearby food & points of interest, etc. Useful for new players or visitors from out of town! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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In case you missed yesterday, Notepad++ auto-update mechanism was hacked and was delivering backdoored versions for a couple months. Tons of devs use this, uninstall completely what you have, search for the sus files mentioned in article and only download from official site
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Feel free to widely share this curated easy to understand #Satellaview knowledge that I just posted on my blog. I didn't want to overscope it but I spent a lot of time explaining a curated list of games for those who have no idea what the Satellaview is. luigiblood.neocities.org/blog/2026-01...
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Last minute!! CVS2 at this event, i'll be bringing a few machines. $5 for bracket (if we get enough people at least) www.start.gg/tournament/g...
This Saturday, December 6th at 6 PM: Drive Rush Hour Fighting Games tournaments at Game Realms in Burbank SoCal! #Twitch: twitch.tv/gamerealms twitch.tv/game_realms Info: start.gg/gamerealms #StreetFighter #2XKO #LeagueOfLegends #Tekken #Tekken8 #StreetFighter6
In Putty's Party for the WonderSwan, there was a hidden 7 Hyper Item that you could unlock by using the WonderGate peripheral to dial out once a day and get a 1 in 7 chance to obtain it. Most believed this was the only way to get it, but there is actually a way to get it in-game without the add-on.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
Got the @retrofrog.bsky.social LS-4 Neo Geo fight stick, and I like it, apart from two things that I was able to correct myself once in hand (so no big deal). The size and the look are standout things for me. The gold speckling looks great in-person.
This stick also didn't have pin 9 (OUT3) of the DB15 tied to D, which caused a detection issue on soft reset for my NGCD console, giving me multiplexed inputs for a mahjong pad or 4 way adapter. The wiring is well done and clean inside, so it was an easy fix. Might not be an concern for everyone.
Got the @retrofrog.bsky.social LS-4 Neo Geo fight stick, and I like it, apart from two things that I was able to correct myself once in hand (so no big deal). The size and the look are standout things for me. The gold speckling looks great in-person.
The Seimitsu LS-56 comes with a square gate, which isn't great to me when it comes to the sometimes demanding precision of these older fighting games, but they do make an octagonal restrictor gate, and it was easy to install in the LS-4, which is very accessible, while still keeping that clean look.
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I've spent the last two years developing firmware and software for a WS/WSC/PCv2 flash/development cartridge. Now, it has finally been announced and will be sold by 49bitcat in Germany. Sales start November 24th! Learn more here: 49bitcat.com/news/2025-10...
If Nintendo were to have done a vinyl of anything, it should have been for this. They could do one for the original music and another for the remix (and a deluxe set with both).
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Soundtrack 8xLP Vinyl Boxset up for preorder at Laced Records ($180) buff.ly/kBZms1T
"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults-Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe - living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.
"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults-Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe - living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.
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Okay, I think this is finally ready to go. I'm still working on additional things to add (like the drama CD), but here's my retranslation of ALL in-game text in The Last Blade. Please have a look and let me know if you see anything out of the ordinary.
Got the e-Reader extender today from @turfmasta.bsky.social, and it's great! Perfect fit, and the brace at the top is a smart touch. Besides giving the Analogue Pocket sone e-Reading powers, I can confirm that it works perfectly for Boktai as well!
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CvS2 PRO has all the bug fixes and character buffs you'd expect, plus a few extras fixes / bonuses: -Player 2 can't steal the corner anymore -Left corner keeps in juggled opponents -Text updated across the board -Progressive Mode -and more! Get it here: romhackplaza.org/romhacks/cap...