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Stephen Strome

@silos

Programmer, hobbyist game developer, and hip hop fan. Check out the "Stellar Assault SS" English translation where I patched in mission stick support. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlmOYHjypQ4

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Transparency of information and trying to make it clear how things work so people can make more informed decisions is one of the reasons I voted for you. Thank you!

03.03.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the weirdest things about documenting so many Sonic comics is learning about so many different non-game characters that exist. There's like 75 characters on one of the alternate covers for issue 75.

www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/sonic-t...

26.02.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trying to make a tool for my city where you can easily sift through voting records, and I'm challenged trying to figure out how to automatically sort out things like "vote to end today's meeting at 4:27pm" with universal approval.

20.02.2026 01:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Drivers almost hitting me as I cross the street might actually be a good thing because my heart rate spiking makes it look like I put more effort into my run than I actually did.

21.01.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you GOAT! You've had a killer year, can't wait to see what's next.

23.12.2025 22:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Loved what you said towards the end about the game's message almost acting as a metaphor for what's happening to it, I never thought of it that way. The conversation from randoms online who would follow Valve off a cliff and are crucifying the creators is rough to watch.

Excellent piece as always.

04.12.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just listened to it now, you killed it on this one! Awesome follow up to "Atomic Girl" which is still in my regular rotation. This one is getting added to the rotation as well for sure.

26.11.2025 21:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Same treatment that Vile got. This sucks.

But hey, at least "Talented Exorcist Won't Submit to Tentacle Demon" has only family friendly content so Valve allowed that one through.

26.11.2025 21:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A woman listening to her partner complain about Metroid Prime 4's Myles MacKenzie.
HEADLINE: Girlfriend of β€˜Metroid’ Purist Unsympathetic to Complaints About Nerd Who Won’t Shut Up.

A woman listening to her partner complain about Metroid Prime 4's Myles MacKenzie. HEADLINE: Girlfriend of β€˜Metroid’ Purist Unsympathetic to Complaints About Nerd Who Won’t Shut Up.

Backlash surrounding Metroid Prime 4’s chatty supporting cast has inadvertently bled into one gamer’s relationship.
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25.11.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 2559 πŸ” 810 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 30

As far as I'm concerned if you live here and you feel like you vibe with the people and acceptance of cultures that I think is core to Canadian values, you're Canadian to me. Welcome to the crew.

24.10.2025 19:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry to hear, not the first artist I've wanted to see who has to cancel due to border issues. Still determined to catch you guys live one day, much love!

15.10.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Obviously no other boomer shooter looks like this, but the game feels pretty unique as well. At least in the demo, rooms are pretty small and cramped, but you're still trying to fly around while visual sensory overload happens around you.

It's really fun. I'm glad it's landing so far.

06.10.2025 22:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Big Shots
Big Shots YouTube video by Eyedea & Abilities - Topic

24 years ago today Eyedea & Abilities released "First Born". If you played Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 you might remember "Big Shots" from this album being on the soundtrack. It's kind of a weird song on an album about philosophy and mental illness, but I love it all the same. youtu.be/JpEdD1-6zOo?...

01.10.2025 21:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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making friends over on instagram

27.09.2025 02:32 πŸ‘ 257 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Playing Halo 4 and seeing the Chief/Cortana love story going on is really weird in 2025.

30.08.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hate AI as much as the rest of you, but weirdly it's inspired me to try and make stuff just so my life will never be surrounded by stuff I hate.

Don't get me wrong I'm new and bad, so everything I make I ALSO happen to hate, but at least it's by a person.

24.08.2025 19:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot shows a leaderboard with the username "Silos" at the top spot.

Screenshot shows a leaderboard with the username "Silos" at the top spot.

Sometimes it feels good to see that you've still got it.

02.08.2025 01:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kevin Vanord (@ fiddlecub here) has been recently trying to switch to Linux and has posted a couple threads. He was using PopOS, and other than installation issues and a few games seeing performance drops, he said it's been pretty good.

07.07.2025 16:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm such a sucker for old amusement park stuff. My local one just put out some of their old stuff and while I have no idea why a mammoth would stand on a rotating barrel, I kinda dig it.

03.07.2025 18:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats legend! Incredible run with Digital Trends, your pieces there were my favorite in the industry the last couple years. Wherever you're headed now is incredibly lucky.

01.07.2025 01:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mark's lists for NextFest are always my favorite curated ones I read. Can't wait to check some of these out!

13.06.2025 18:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed. Their double acronym plus the most generic genre description in games irks me beyond belief. Then calling it a spiritual successor instead of a sequel when it's a literal sequel, I was about to pull my hair out.

07.06.2025 01:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't have a better suggestion but something is wrong if the simplest way we can describe a game is "FPS action adventure RPG".

06.06.2025 21:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It wouldn't be an Oilers game if it wasn't somehow terrifying even with a two goal lead most of the game.

30.05.2025 02:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I get why, but losing "greatest hits" and equivalents sucks. Demon's Souls and Ratchet: Crack In Time were $30 permanently a year after launch, now Demon's Souls PS5 and Ratchet Rift Apart are still $90 3.5 years later.

28.05.2025 22:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

JESUS

27.05.2025 21:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You've had a wonderful run, hope you well with the new gig!

16.05.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the Saturn in North America, but it was also the second anniversary of our English patch for Stellar Assault SS! Don't sleep on the best space sim for the Saturn! Get it here:

segaxtreme.net/resources/st...

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames

12.05.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My pleasure! If you have any questions or would like any clarifications, let me know and I'll do what I can to help.

06.05.2025 05:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry if my thoughts are scattered, writing things as I think of them. I'm a programmer who dealt with this six months ago, I get this sucks
My junk/deleted folders on Gmail had emails about accounts they accessed, I'd check those folders as well. They tried IG, Google, EA, Steam, and Ubisoft for me

06.05.2025 05:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0