To celebrate #MAR10Day, for tonight's @wonderville.nyc X FORT90 broadcast, I will be screening one of my fave racer trash remixes
Tho it also happens to be HIGHLY relevant to the theme at hand (see www.wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...), specifically "v1" of VAPOR MARIO BROS, aka am playing a bootleg
… To find out how Cookie’s Bustle is free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty the game is free at least, be sure to check out this report from @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social
And a number 135…
You know how there's an Evo Moment number 37? Well, in @classicsofgame.bsky.social's case, there is both a number 134…
* It just sucks how throughout NYC, in each borough, there is like only 1 or 2 (3 at most, in Brooklyn to be precise) indie game stores left
Also, looks like the Wayback Machine is back up? So read it while you can…
web.archive.org/web/20080209...
… Also offers from me to archive the entire thing (FOR FREE) fell on deaf ears
I’d share a link via Wayback Machine, but assume it being down is a direct consequence of being a way to see non-redacted Epstein assets; here‘a the URL in case it ever goes back up
www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/07/spec...
It sucks how throughout NYC, there is like only 1 or 2 (3 at most) indie game stores left
Now would be the perfect time share my (20 year old) rundown of all the game stores that used to exist in this city, but the current owner of the associated publication doesn’t feel like hosting it anymore…
If I didn't currently have COVID (for anyone who thinks it's no longer a thing, think again), I'd totally check out LEVEL UP!, @spoke-art.com's tribute to video games, which opens this weekend in NYC (see spoke-art.com/blogs/news/c...)
… And here is a video they posted on their Instagram almost immediately after the robbery (which someone else archived over at Twitter); anyone who wishes to lend a small business a helping hand should contact Poke Court directly (they're not on Bluesky; see thepokecourt.com)
With so much going on, I too only just found about my friendly neighborhood Pokemon shop getting robbed; they locked people in the store, and with pointed guns at them, smashed & grabbed… (via www.instagram.com/p/DTlCmGukTji/)
Am not the only one in my household with an interest in video game related goodies/nonsense, cuz @mangalibrarian.bsky.social who is the most psyched for RE9 and has a shirt to prove it, plus check out her two fave boys from Love and Deepspace via derpy dolls that are apparently all the rage in China
Basically, imagine watching a play that's transmitted via Death Stranding's Chiral Network… so much so that I legit wonder if @hideokojima.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp was involved at all, cuz An Ark does have the feel of a Hideo Kojima production
And here comes YouTube's algorithm for the assist; I honestly should have just checked NHK's official account in the very first place (via www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlsh...; I swear I was in the middle of editing the following when your reply hit my notifications @geeemmemm.bsky.social)
… Tho I did come across this clip of Hoshino Gen celebrating Super Mario's 35th anniversary that I somehow missed the first time, some five years ago (via www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8lc...)
I've looked high & low, yet cannot find an upload of this anywhere (as of yet)…
Generally speaking I find using Bluesky to shit on Twitter lowkey eye-rolling, yet need to point out how chatter on the former re: last night's TGA is so paltry that I got recommended this 7 year old tweet from someone who no longer posts there (but they are active here; sup @monosynth.oshiok.io)
Generally speaking I find using Bluesky to shit on Twitter lowkey eye-rolling, yet need to point out how chatter on the former re: last night's TGA is so paltry that I got recommended this 7 year old tweet from someone who no longer posts there (but they are active here; sup @monosynth.oshiok.io)
… And a friendly reminder that the TGS's Future Class initiative was just as disingenuous as every other big corpo's DEI push that was immediately dropped in order to suck up to Trump once he was re-elected
For more info, see: www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n.... but also this thread:
Can't wait for @geoffkeighley.bsky.social to say with a straight face "This was another incredible year for the game industry!" as he does at every TGA, despite 2025's record number of layoffs, plus all the anxiety surrounding AI, how years old consoles went up in price for the first time ever, etc…
Adding insult to injury to this pinball barcade that had to close for a day cuz some asshole threw a keg at a machine (said asshole was some dude who got angry at a female employee) are the randos in the comments who think the images are AI generated (see www.instagram.com/p/DSCr4A1jzJz/)
“You totally look like someone who has played & enjoyed [Kenji Eno’s] D” - a colleague at the @wonderville.nyc staff holiday party last night, which is legit one of the best compliments I have ever received
Even tho I haven't posted all that much as of late… among other reasons, been battling the nastiest cold all month long… I am nevertheless thankful that several folks out there made sure that I saw this
Other than promoting game culture-adjacent content on FORT90 TV, I had quietly quit this account, but after learning of the bullshit censorship that's been happening (and turning it off; a search for "content filter" will provide instructions on how to), am giving Bluesky another shot
I asked the most hardcore Halo player I know his thoughts re: the upcoming PS5 release, they were FAR more upset over the Trump admin's ICE ad, specifically why Microsoft hasn't said anything to denounce it, had to remind him that MS is a major contributor to that fucking dumb ballroom of his
I'd be remiss if I didn't RT this rt clip that absolutely oozes Sega CD vibes
Regular viewers of FORT90 TV are very familiar with individual below, whereas most everyone else I would assume might have more than a few questions; tune in tonight (see www.wonderville.nyc/events/fort9...) to have them answered… maybe (and yes, some game-adjacent content is also in store)
I'd be remiss if I didn't offer yet another preview of tonight's FORT90 TV (which officially launches the FORT90 BROADCAST SYSTEM, see www.wonderville.nyc/events/fort-...; tune in to find out what the hell I'm talking about) given how it also ties into local game culture happenings
In case you missed it, here is an actual video that the Department of Homeland Security posted on Twitter that they are now distancing themselves from it, in a cowardly move that should surprise one one, cuz Nintendo has made it be known that they are not pleased (see www.tmz.com/2025/09/24/p...)
"… Ask anyone who has experienced the show and they’ll tell you, it does not feel like 7 hours."
(via www.assesmasses.work)
Sounds cool and all, but the fact that it appears to be more successful than The Brick's Game Play is kinda upsetting, which I wrote about for Kotaku many moons ago…
"… You can expect the show to feel like a blend of super awesome game night at your friend’s house (with a hundred friends) and unforgettable movie marathon—expect a healthy dose of political uprising, delicious food served at intermissions, and lots of donkeys…"
