Nick Ross

Aspiring Human. Animator in a long lost past life. Retro game nerd lost in the mid-management hellscape.

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What a fucking crock #MyXAnniversary

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@breadbros I love this joke, it’s absolutely perfect

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It took me 28 years to play, and two days to beat. Take that, Super Mario 64

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I have moved on to solving Mighty Beanz Pocket Puzzles for the GBA… even got to link cable emulation going on this beast. This game is total trash but once you memorize the Beanz it’s mildly entertaining

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After 25 years, the mysteries of GBC Qix Adventure (crudely translated in 1999 for PAL) have been unlocked thanks to a collaboration between users at #RetroAchievements … All 90 treasures found, 100% Completion! https://t.co/r2OTeX0ZrX #retrogaming #gaming #gameboy #retronauts

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Ugh I’m so deep into #RetroAchievements now. I’ve played so many 90s RPGs in 2024. Suikoden holds up!

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@FantasyAnime Dragon Force for Saturn anyone?

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@PolyDepression Not a single mention of Kya, super generic but surprisingly tight gameplay. Snowboard-type levels feel fast and impressive!

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@eh_skippy @anHedonismBot Where do I put my dollars

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@comtar @TomFulp https://t.co/ngk23XCeFO
The fun thing is that since 2003 the Internet has given rise to whole communities of retro gamers, many of which can apparently beat this game handily (and the joke is still funny!)

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It's the 20th (!!!) Anniversary of Strategy Guide!

I created this fun cartoon as a diversion from college in 2003. Four total episodes came out, @TomFulp gave me ten bucks! That meant a lot to me.

The episode is older than Gradius was when this came out!

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@ArtofNP @GamemasterH @MatthewPTaranto Finished reading it yesterday. One of the more satisfying kickstarters I’ve contributed to over the years! Makes me want to go back and thumb through my NPs, which…. I’ll probably do today.

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@bengrue I don’t even need to post a new picture cuz this happened to me with Twilight Princess as well. I’ve still never played it to this day!

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@Sony

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@supertylerblue @G_Bloodworth Is this good? I was a big a rancher fan in the day and saw this in the store

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Santitas brand chips had a “$2 Only” bag in Texas… moved to CT and it changed to “$2.29 Only”. With recent inflation, the bag now says “$2.49 Only”. Who knew the fall of civilization as we know it could be tracked with a bag of tortilla chips

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Staying up late to make fun of Ryan Seacrest and his rabble of also-ran musicians. It’s a tradition!

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@supertylerblue This was on my radar a while ago, I’ll check it out! Its checkered past in development doesn’t really mean anything to me as long as the writing & gameplay are solid.

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Having kids is weird, video games always come second. This year though, managed to slip in full plays of Dragon Age Inquisition & The Witcher 3. Both great games (and both really long)