۟JO

Archive brain. Old YouTube guy. Internet archaeology. Still making things, still figuring out what this all means. @JustinOrsino

[۟JO @ThumbsUpMaster]

JO here, the Master of the Thumbs Up!

I'm working on a real 20-year Thumbs Up Master comeback video.

Before it goes up, I'm slowly reopening the TTUC Vault instead of dumping everything at once.

First nostalgia shelf is live.

What old TUM memory do you remember most?

[PlayStation Nostalgia @PlayStalgiaX]

What did you use your PSP's web browser for?

[۟JO @ThumbsUpMaster]

What I miss about old Banjo internet is how small the obsession could get. One blurry render, one unused sound, one weird line, a magazine scan, someone's forum signature. It wasn't content strategy. It was people looking way too hard because maybe there was still something there

[Tom Dörr @tom_doerr]

Open source Super Mario Bros. Remastered with a level editor

https://t.co/A601xVakgi

[Retro Tech Dreams @RetroTechDreams]

RollerCoaster Tycoon (1999)

[Xbox Nostalgia @Xbox_Nostalgia]

Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) - UK TV Advertisement

[Metal Jesus Rocks @MetalJesusRocks]

Remember Jakks Pacific TV Plug & Plays? I'm diving into the weird world of licensed oddities, arcade ports, and those bizarre game keys that unlocked extra games. Strange, charming, and pure 2000s nostalgia. WATCH >> https://t.co/hqAOdVOzRb

[Rare Gamer @Rare_Gamer]

Before it became "Windy", the hub world for Twelve Tales: Conker 64 was known as "Windmill Glade".

Conker would have been tasked with collecting balloons in Balloon Bonanza, learn techniques from an early Birdy in Way of the Furry Fist, and leapfrog to a Present in Hop To It.

[Justin Orsino 🦜🦜🦜 @JustinOrsino]

I don't want faith, AI, old blogs, music, and video games to be separate little boxes forever. At some point it all becomes the same question: what shaped me, what still matters, and what am I supposed to do with it now?

[۟JO @ThumbsUpMaster]

What I miss about old Banjo internet is how small the obsession could get. One blurry render, one unused sound, one weird line, a magazine scan, someone's forum signature. It wasn't content strategy. It was people looking way too hard because maybe there was still something there

[Justin Orsino 🦜🦜🦜 @JustinOrsino]

I keep thinking old internet stuff matters because it shows what people actually cared about before everything became performance. Old blogs, forums, chat logs, weird videos. Not perfect, but real enough to leave fingerprints.

[۟JO @ThumbsUpMaster]

A lot of Banjo/Rare history is not just the games. It's the forums, fan videos, fake rumors, MSN chats, old YouTube uploads, and people trying to keep the room alive after everyone moved on.

[Justin Orsino 🦜🦜🦜 @JustinOrsino]

Today feels like one of those "open one old folder and accidentally find a whole lost civilization" days. Probably should do something useful with it before the files start looking at me like Rare merch with no new Banjo game.

[۟JO @ThumbsUpMaster]

I don't think modern Rare is bad because it's different. I think the problem is pretending it's the same thing. Companies change, teams change, creative cultures change. I can respect the people there now while still saying the Rare I connected with was a specific era that ended.

[Justin Orsino 🦜🦜🦜 @JustinOrsino]

Today is a "stop letting old paths lie to you" day. The file moved, the idea didn't. Find the real folder, grab the useful part, and don’t let the archive gaslight you into thinking nothing exists.

[Geoff Keighley @geoffkeighley]

Cover art for Grand Theft Auto 6.

Pre orders begin next Thursday

[Justin Orsino 🦜🦜🦜 @JustinOrsino]

I used to make whole FBI boards in my head about people online. Like "they're doing this because of this" and whatever. Now it's like... this doesn't matter. And it never did.

[Weast @BiggWeast]

The vibes are immaculate tonight

[Gigastrike @Gigastrike1]

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