pinecone606

pinecone606

@pinecone606.bsky.social

i stream games and speedrun! mostly run PTCG, Balatro naneinf, SSX 3, and a few other weird ones. https://twitch.tv/pinecone606

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SRC changed their terms of use yesterday, and released a news post with an FAQ. They make it sound like not a big deal. It's a big deal. The Creative Commons licence is gone. They claim ownership over the data now. Thread about what this means, and what we can do about it 🧵

until like a day ago the idea of playing PTCG with a keyboard repulsed me but after like one session it is hard to imagine going into a big grind for this game without one. maybe I just had a shitty keyboard in 2020 or something

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Ocarina of Time is mostly about the differences between childhood and manhood, which mainly that boils down to having three pairs of shoes that you have to cycle through regularly instead of one.

been building up an ante 39 run on Balatro while on vacation and it looks like I'm actually gonna do it. Was just trying to practice legendaryless but popped a Perkeo early, and with Plasma Deck the rest was pretty easy

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been building up an ante 39 run on Balatro while on vacation and it looks like I'm actually gonna do it. Was just trying to practice legendaryless but popped a Perkeo early, and with Plasma Deck the rest was pretty easy

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Replying to @gamesdonequick.com

We will not accept the funds from this sponsorship or continue to work with this sponsor again. GDQ is committed to supporting human rights and inclusivity, and we recognize that this partnership conflicted with those values.

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We have canceled our sponsored stream with SNK. We have heard the concerns from our community regarding this partnership, specifically the company’s majority ownership by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, and the human rights concerns tied to the Saudi government.

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@doctorswithoutborders.org is the embodiment of compassion knows no borders. When we say we're here together, we mean it. Here to stand for what is right and together as a collective to help those in need. Don't underestimate the impact of your support making this world a better place ❤️ #SGDQ2026

I think I'm fully hooked back into PTCG speedrunning again. I need to create a tool that helps me determine RNG position from quick inputs of limited information, vaguely similar to the Sploosh Kaboom tool in Wind Waker... once I do that I'm ready for sub-50

kept my streak of appearing in one of the Crokinole finals of every GDQ event I've attended! I won SGDQ 2024 singles and AGDQ 2025 doubles, and lost in the finals of SGDQ 2025. Now in the top 2 for doubles

Doing an unofficial, offline, just for fun speedrun race of PTCG (GBC) speedrun at 8 PM in the practice room. Will be racing Any% Glitchless with Toronite and Raagentreg, come check it out if you wanna #SGDQ2026

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All of which is to say: if you have any ideas please let me know lol. The feedback we got was pretty brutal so my expectations are basically zero, but given how the run has done well at other marathons and hotfix, maybe there's room for it to be considered with a bit of improvement.

The games committee at GDQ has an excruciatingly hard job, so I have absolutely zero hard feelings about their decisions whatsoever, and I don't really expect this game to ever work. Just wanna see if there's anything else to try in order to give this game a shot.

We asked for feedback after submissions to try and get some direction and were told the game as it stands will not be considered, so we're gonna have to figure out something to fix the issues with watchability and flashing.

Some low hanging fruit is color key filtering to reduce flashing, and playing while leaving animations on to try and add some coherency. We're also thinking of supplementing the run with real copies of the trading cards, or even a race against an actual game of classic PTCG.

I'm at Two Mixed Up today for lunch, a place I've walked past several times but always looked pretty good. Good prices and great portions! Great for a quick snack of fries or curds too

it's genuinely been so cool to see Crokinole gain a cult American following in no small part due to its growing presence at GDQ. If there is ever Crokinole finals on the main stage, I'm gonna train for that like it's the Olympics

my first skyway lunch of the week is, as always, Takatsu - it's pretty good, not too crowded, and the hours are too restrictive for most of the week haha. seating is limited so it's best on your own