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Brad Smith

@brad.rainwarrior.ca

A video game developer, musician, and/or food builder from Ontario, Canada. Powered by burritos. Made an NES game about lizards? Sakanakao on twitch. NB any https://rainwarrior.ca

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No context ranagram. πŸΈπŸ“Š

10.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My fifth year of pepper growing begins. Again carolina reapers, and jalapeños. 🌢️🌱

03.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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That one tune in Castlevania III... does it sound like a squeaky hinge, or maybe a plastic straw in a disposable cup?

03.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 524 πŸ” 234 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
The Two Weeks When Luigi Died
Last timestamp of a file (gfxmain.c) that has Luigi's code active as part of the program: February 6, 1996
Earliest timestamp of a file (shade.c) that has Luigi's code commented out, signifying he is no longer being developed: February 20, 1996
This means that the idea of including Luigi in Super Mario 64 was abandoned in these two weeks.
-By the way, what happened to Luigi?
Miyamoto: Well... until February, he was in the game. (laughs)
This is also completely consistent with a statement by Shigeru Miyamoto in a June 1996 interview.
Source: x.com user @Alieneer_TF2, shmuplations.com/mario64

The Two Weeks When Luigi Died Last timestamp of a file (gfxmain.c) that has Luigi's code active as part of the program: February 6, 1996 Earliest timestamp of a file (shade.c) that has Luigi's code commented out, signifying he is no longer being developed: February 20, 1996 This means that the idea of including Luigi in Super Mario 64 was abandoned in these two weeks. -By the way, what happened to Luigi? Miyamoto: Well... until February, he was in the game. (laughs) This is also completely consistent with a statement by Shigeru Miyamoto in a June 1996 interview. Source: x.com user @Alieneer_TF2, shmuplations.com/mario64

According to internal files and interviews, Luigi has been part of Super Mario 64 for 85% of its development time. New insights from development data allow us to narrow down when exactly he was abandoned, being the two weeks between February 6, 1996 and February 20, 1996.

25.02.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 3035 πŸ” 738 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 34
14.01.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 4086 πŸ” 1805 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
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Tonight's kitchen experiment: cherry cheese danishes. Layering butter into the dough was an interesting process.

21.02.2026 06:24 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
The Blue / Black / White / Gold Dress
The Blue / Black / White / Gold Dress YouTube video by Clay Bavor

9 years too late, I found the thrilling conclusion of the dress colour debate.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRtG...

20.02.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wanted too make beef and radish soup again, but beef has been getting expensive. Instead, I got myself a large pork loin, and the result of this variation was pretty satisfying.

20.02.2026 06:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a guitar tuner clipped to the Y button of an upside down Super Famicom controller with a $29.00 price tag on it.

a guitar tuner clipped to the Y button of an upside down Super Famicom controller with a $29.00 price tag on it.

Bill Rizer standing in place killing aliens in the final stage of Contra 3 for the SNES.

Bill Rizer standing in place killing aliens in the final stage of Contra 3 for the SNES.

you can use a guitar tuner to farm up to the max number of lives in contra 3

19.02.2026 05:15 πŸ‘ 203 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

I later found other attributions to creators specifically saying "The Rifleman", but nothing has just one inspiration. ;)

15.02.2026 06:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Started watching Deep Space Nine recently, and something I didn't realize when I saw it as a kid that is kind of obvious to me now, how much it's modelled on old Western TV shows? It's a frontier town with a saloon. Horses are spaceships. Some kinda wormhole gold rush.

15.02.2026 06:25 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sylvie Collection, 2004 to 2024

Happy Valentimes day! Back in 2019 I compiled a "Sylvie Collection" of all my past released games in one download. The collection is now updated to include all games up to the end of 2024, and they're packaged with a new launcher program. Enjoy your life - Sylvie
sylvie.website/SylvieCollec...

14.02.2026 05:30 πŸ‘ 296 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 6
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In 2008 for a time I was working on a prototype of a gravity shmup. Some experiments with rope and chains, and other 2D physics. I was even less good about finishing projects back then, though, so it was ultimately doomed.

14.02.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Video game character Sinistar with hearts for eyes and the words BEWARE I LOVE.

Video game character Sinistar with hearts for eyes and the words BEWARE I LOVE.

BEWARE! I LOVE!

14.02.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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haven't made a step sound yet so i'm using a clip of alucard saying "What?!" from castlevania symphony of the night with randomized pitch as a placeholder.

10.02.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 1656 πŸ” 630 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 12
Sub Terrania (Genesis) longplay part 1
Sub Terrania (Genesis) longplay part 1 YouTube video by Rainwarrior's Sidechain

I played Sub-Terrania on Genesis. A really cool gravity shmup, difficult but really fun to control. Very smooth. Might be my favourite of its genre?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=enMM...

10.02.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, it is beautiful and I appreciate getting to experience properly in the embed first. :)

09.02.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Similar to the AI summaries. Don't do this search, we did it for you. I think ideally for them they don't want you to notice. They just want more content they can use to keep you on their website longer; of course asking permission would put a pause in their ad flow that they want to eliminate >:S

08.02.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This made me think how much I value auto-translated subtitles, but I think they don't really* alter the original material. We still hear and see everything as it was. Maybe AI dubbing has a use case as an option if you can't or don't want to read subtitles, but this alters without anyone's consent!

08.02.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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@lobatt.bsky.social The Mr. Mister MiSTer.

29.01.2026 06:11 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Sepultura - Ratamahatta [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Sepultura - Ratamahatta [OFFICIAL VIDEO] YouTube video by Roadrunner Records

Current mood: shovelling snow at 2am to Sepultura.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Niwq...

26.01.2026 07:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Super Mario World (SNES) no switch palaces longplay + special zone
Super Mario World (SNES) no switch palaces longplay + special zone YouTube video by Rainwarrior's Sidechain

I never tried Super Mario World without the switch palaces before. It was fine, I guess. Still a good time. πŸ˜‰

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vflN...

24.01.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Excelsior Phase One: Lysandia (DOS) longplay part 1
Excelsior Phase One: Lysandia (DOS) longplay part 1 YouTube video by Rainwarrior's Sidechain

I played Excelsior Phase One: Lysandia, a shareware DOS RPG from 1994. It was very interesting! ...though at a few points I was thankful for its included hint guide.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kKL...

21.01.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Discord is like a social experiment to answer the question "wouldn't it be cool if all your homies were in one place?"

The answer is no, by the way lol

10.01.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 222 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 5

I really value it for doing animation, but the part of actually drawing the pixels I always found it awkward for.

27.12.2025 11:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Plasma Bean

24.12.2025 20:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Replenished my roux supply. A nice golden brown... the promise of many curries and gravies to come.

I save leftover fats from cooking until I have enough, then cook them with flour and stir stir stir... now i can freeze it in chunks to use for the next few months.

17.12.2025 01:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Opening the first jar of egg nog after 2 weeks. It needed a bit more sugar but it's quite pleasant. Looking forward to seeing how the flavour develops...

14.12.2025 04:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Incoming! The dog is now picking up some Festive Frequencies! πŸ•πŸŒͺοΈπŸŽ„

The FESTIVE UPDATE for Dogspinner, an important tool by me and @todepond.com, is here for December only! Play it here:

Pigenpalace.com

12.12.2025 18:11 πŸ‘ 551 πŸ” 162 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5