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(>) Deputy Creative Director of Shinesparkers (>) 3D Art Generalist (>) 2D Metroid Speedrunner Silly girl that loves video games! Besides Metroid, I am also a fan of Splatoon, Monster Hunter, and Pokémon! Profile picture by @hoshizoralone.bsky.social

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09.03.2026 19:12 👍 4693 🔁 1452 💬 12 📌 0

WAHOO! GO GIRLS

08.03.2026 20:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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08.03.2026 11:00 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
Guy who has only seen The Boss Baby, watching his second movie: Getting a lot of 'Boss Baby' vibes from this...

Guy who has only seen The Boss Baby, watching his second movie: Getting a lot of 'Boss Baby' vibes from this...

Yeah Zelda is deffo more appropriate esp. with the top-down perspective! I just remember feeling like cutting trees were the Pokémon equivalent to Morph Ball Bombs lmfao

As a kid I saw the FR/LG credits scene and thought, "wtf is Red running bcs the facility is exploding". Pic related.

07.03.2026 00:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Please don't kill me but I even get this Metroidy kind of feel when I do stuff like cutting a tree besides Eterna Forest to gain a faster path to Route 205 / Eterna City (HM01 is Morph Ball)

07.03.2026 00:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It could be because Pallet Town is where you start at the game, and that crossing that body of water is a pretty clear indicator of progress.

Koraidon and Miraidon getting more schmovey when eating sandwiches *was* cool and all, but idk! It doesn't feel as mindblowing for some reason?

07.03.2026 00:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Personally, there's this feeling of progression I get from the old games that I don't get that as strongly from the newer ones.

Using surf in Pallet Town feels huge compared to getting the upgrade to your bike in Sword/Shield

07.03.2026 00:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I fucking love that we have a Ripper and a Ripper II. Bro so cool he got a sequel.

06.03.2026 23:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

They should have announced this in a Nintendo Direct as the “one more thing”.

06.03.2026 18:38 👍 4573 🔁 1243 💬 36 📌 3

It makes sense that it's a phone as well but there was some charm to it being a bulky little Pokédex thing! I loved its characterization in the Sun/Moon anime

04.03.2026 09:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I love Alola. I really wouldn't mind a remake of it sometime. Perhaps not so soon after Winds & Waves though!

04.03.2026 09:50 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Illustration of Rotom in its Pokédex Form.

A trainer is seen on the left. They are pointing towards a Pokécenter that is up a hill to the right. The Rotom is in the middle of the illustration, and it has a screen that shows GPS-like map of the surrounding area.

Illustration of Rotom in its Pokédex Form. A trainer is seen on the left. They are pointing towards a Pokécenter that is up a hill to the right. The Rotom is in the middle of the illustration, and it has a screen that shows GPS-like map of the surrounding area.

When Rotom Dex was a thing I always wanted to use it as a Pokémon. It is so cute lol

Supposedly it would be a pure Electric type

04.03.2026 09:50 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Image showing how Fresh Squiffer with Ink Vac would counter an annoying strategy. A weapon is using Booyah Bomb, which grants an armor that is nearly impossible to break alone. The Booyah Bomb needs to be charged however, and the Ink Vac can immediately suck up the bomb.

Additionally, the Fresh Squiffer is usually equipped with a Suction Bomb, which explodes two seconds after touching the ground.

With this toolset, it is not only possible to remove the threat of a Booyah Bomb, but the Booyah Bomb user will also be defeated by the Suction Bomb, which they deserve to be for using this annoying strategy since late 2022

Image showing how Fresh Squiffer with Ink Vac would counter an annoying strategy. A weapon is using Booyah Bomb, which grants an armor that is nearly impossible to break alone. The Booyah Bomb needs to be charged however, and the Ink Vac can immediately suck up the bomb. Additionally, the Fresh Squiffer is usually equipped with a Suction Bomb, which explodes two seconds after touching the ground. With this toolset, it is not only possible to remove the threat of a Booyah Bomb, but the Booyah Bomb user will also be defeated by the Suction Bomb, which they deserve to be for using this annoying strategy since late 2022

Why I desperately want Fresh Squiffer to get Ink Vac

03.03.2026 10:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Games are a wonderful form of art.

01.03.2026 10:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The way I reacted towards Prime 4 was in some ways the opposite, where my thoughts on it pre-release were kinda lukewarm but you could tell that I actively wanted to like the game for what it was

01.03.2026 10:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I'm gonna allow myself to be excited for Winds & Waves. My reactions towards the game have been lukewarm so far but I think that's because I've conditioned myself to be skeptical about Pokémon

01.03.2026 10:05 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The Japanese Pokémon logo is rendered in bold, blocky, and sharp strokes. It has a pearlescent texture to it.

Resting on the top right of the first character is an icon that looks like a Pokéball, which is made up of two jolts of lighthing that connects to each other, forming an arch and an elliptic gleam of light in the middle

The Japanese Pokémon logo is rendered in bold, blocky, and sharp strokes. It has a pearlescent texture to it. Resting on the top right of the first character is an icon that looks like a Pokéball, which is made up of two jolts of lighthing that connects to each other, forming an arch and an elliptic gleam of light in the middle

Nothing groundbreaking but the JP version of the Winds & Waves logo has something on it that might be a new gimmick or a story element, like how Gen 9 had a Tera Crystal or Gen 8 had the Galar League logo implemented

28.02.2026 22:44 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Seems like the act of diving is back on the menu and gosh I needed that. I love it when the ocean is more than just a texture 🙏

28.02.2026 10:43 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

ngl y'all that new Pokémon game does kinda look good njhgfcrtdyt

28.02.2026 10:43 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

You are easy to please 😘

I get that they would have to be backported and all that, and it definitely is more than just an easy "conversion", but also, it would be so cool if I could make a specific Rattata in one game and try to have it beat the game. The top percenter. Perchance.

27.02.2026 22:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

it's a shame that the highest-grossing media franchise (by a lot) doesn't feel any pressure to improve some things

I suppose the FR/LG roms had such a low priority that their interaction with Home is the bare minimum

The new generation looks quite nice though

27.02.2026 22:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

we kinda knew didn't we...

27.02.2026 21:35 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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26.02.2026 02:12 👍 3678 🔁 3602 💬 30 📌 160

You can tell they kinda didn't give a damn by how they never posted stuff like "360° view of the Metroid Prime 4: Beyond game case" on Nintendo Today lmaoooo

25.02.2026 21:11 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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22.02.2026 07:19 👍 14 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0

Irene

23.02.2026 23:58 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0

I have never played D&D also but my first thought was Bard because of their charisma and how you could probably land a lot of interviews as Bard :P

23.02.2026 12:43 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Always go for rebounds, friends! If you can roughly locate an enemy, there's probably an angle you can take 🙏

23.02.2026 02:22 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Godddddd I love Angle Shooter so much ftrdyuivf

23.02.2026 02:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Calculated

23.02.2026 02:09 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0