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Paul Lovell

@dcarena.bsky.social

Video Game Designer on Battlefield at Criterion Games (previously: NFS, GRID, Sega Rally Revo, SR3, DIRT, Colin McRae Rally). Ridge Racer mourner. Pizza eater. Also here: @extendti.me

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My brain breaks when trying to say either of these games πŸ˜‚

28.02.2026 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love Don Doko Don, will read with morning coffee!

27.02.2026 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re far too kind as always! πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

13.02.2026 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, was a game designer on it. Good times! πŸ‘

13.02.2026 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Class!! 😎😎

12.02.2026 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excitebikes, Trucks & Bots | Time Extend Revo | A Racing Game Podcast Adam, Andrew, Brend, and Paul look back at Nintendo's Excite racing series, from the 1984 original all the way through its last chapter on the Wii.

We're back, and we couldn't have marked our return with a more Exciting group of games. The Revo era begins now!

25.01.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Let’s gooooo! Had a lot of fun recording this one! πŸ‘Œ

25.01.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Before New Year, I ditched the Apple Watch after 10 years, and gone back to wearing actual watches again which I absolutely love. Also turned off all but essential phone notifications. Feel freer already! πŸ‘πŸ‘Œ

14.01.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Nah, I just put my original cart in the pic for the sake of comparison. The real carts sadly don’t fit in the back of the Lego GB - It’s a smidge too narrow. You can buy kits that can convert it to play real carts though!

26.12.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think the On/Off switch is my favourite touch; how it clicks feels so authentic! πŸ‘Œ

26.12.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Might be my favourite Lego set ever! Super detailed and really fun to build πŸ‘Œ

26.12.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 167    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

How cool is that logo!? Seeing Acclaim brings back memories too!

21.12.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I did love those GCs in Resident Evil though, thought they looked cool with the modified top and LCD panel :)

20.12.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Go to newsagent with your mum or dad, look over the Β£2.99 games on cassette whilst they pick a newspaper. Take your pocket money that's saved from 50p a week, buy a game for your Amstrad CPC6128 with cassette player connected via audio cables, get home and load it up whilst eating a Twix bar. Bliss

20.12.2025 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

was AMAZING (but no textures, 30fps), to Ridge Racer with texture mapping, 60fps display, it was remarkable. That's my thoughts though as someone who adores RR greatly in all forms and almost all games.

20.12.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At the time though, in 1993, RR was truly revolutionary in the arcades. It moved EVERYTHING on significantly at one time; 3D performance, textures, lighting, track design, analogue controls, AI, music, feel. Everything. We went from games like Drivers Eyes, which was fine, and Virtua Racing, which

20.12.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

handling, entering drift, regaining traction and so forth. It's hard to play now, feels harder than ever after the years of progression and evolution in the RR handling model. However, playing the RR1 arcade port on Arcade Archives on PS5, Switch 2, is a true delight and much more playable.

20.12.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It looked better, had further draw distance, and smoother framerate than Daytona, but it was the SEGA game that felt closer in terms of handling on the digital inputs of either d-pad. I think RR1 is really tough to go back to now on PS1, even as a super fan. It's very aggressively snappy in terms of

20.12.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

...the Arcade Archives release of the original arcade game.- the first time RR arcade has been available on console. That game plays very differently to the PS1 game. The PlayStation port was a huge technical feat in 1994 that was a truly mind blowing experience. Compared to Saturn Daytona USA

20.12.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey! I think the thing to ask is are you playing the PlayStation port? This was such an interesting game at the time because it gave you the arcade experience in the home.. Sort of. I loved this game on PS1, I played an absolute load of it there, and arcade, and more recently...

20.12.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Shooter time! Class game!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

20.12.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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⚾️ NEW EP ⚾️

We are joined by @marcnormandin.bsky.social to discuss All-Star Baseball 99! It was a treat to have someone with such a knowledge of the sport on to talk to us.

flashback64pod.podbean.com/e/all-star-b...

15.12.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
Shockwave revealing himself to be Santa

Shockwave revealing himself to be Santa

Ho Ho Ho Old Friend
art by me.

15.12.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 304    πŸ” 133    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely! Total classic πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ₯°

13.12.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saturday gaming. Two very different driving games! πŸ₯°

13.12.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

OMG I love this idea! Spread the love!❀️

12.12.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who doesn’t want to play Tetris with famous structures in the background and a choice music selection?

08.12.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh that’s cool, thanks for sharing! Maybe if I can get past Course 2, I will see some more of those characters you mention! :)

06.12.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah that’s pretty much it, A and B choice. One had higher speed when using β€˜Jets’ (boost). The other falls off corners easier πŸ˜…

06.12.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I can P2 ok, on a good run like you say. I forgot Podium finish isn’t enough, only victory! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

06.12.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0