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Gabriel Jones

@pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social

Former game critic who can't find his niche. Interests include retro / obscure / arcade games, music (Mostly VGM & Prince), and whatever catches my eye (even if it's just for a moment). 1981 he/him

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Heck yeah. I couldn't believe it. Gave them a hug and everything.

06.12.2025 02:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Unexpectedly amazing night. One of the customers I delivered pizza to gave me $100. Then they leaned over and said "I've read all of your video game reviews. Keep up the good work."

OK. That last part was a lie.

06.12.2025 02:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Valis 2 by Laser Soft for the Turbografx 16 CD

Valis 2 by Laser Soft for the Turbografx 16 CD

Yuko's receives a new set of bikini armor after completing Act 3.

Yuko's receives a new set of bikini armor after completing Act 3.

Yuko Asou with that "The bullshit they make me wear in these damn games." stare.
#retrogaming

05.12.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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English Improvement Patch Makes Willy Wombat More Accessible Than Ever An English Improvement patch for the Sega Saturn exclusive 3D platformer Willy Wombat released today! Download the patch here. While Willy Wombat has long been considered playable with little to noโ€ฆ

Willy Wombat, the Japan-exclusive Saturn 3D platformer from Hudson and Westone, already had English voices ... but now, thanks to Exxistance's new patch, the menus and on-screen choices are translated, too! Get the details here:

www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/12/05/e...

#sega #saturn #segasaturn

05.12.2025 23:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I share the same name as a Marvel character, which is why I stick with the alias.

Whatever, I definitely don't want to see any more AI trash, especially if it says nice things about me.

05.12.2025 23:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cute, but I meant my alias PepsimanVsJoe.

05.12.2025 23:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think all of the data is from back when I wrote Steam reviews.

05.12.2025 23:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I made the mistake of reading Google AI's summary of me.

It said I was highly-respected in the gaming community.

Shit. I never heard a human say something that outrageous.

05.12.2025 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, I thought ghostbustier was funny.

05.12.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Arden Ripley posting:

Also, as someone who worked on HORSES and has also made porn games + comics: I really don't appreciate when people put down one thing I made to uplift the other! Especially considering no one at Santa Ragione *ever* framed it in these terms when we were discussing the Steam ban

Arden Ripley posting: Also, as someone who worked on HORSES and has also made porn games + comics: I really don't appreciate when people put down one thing I made to uplift the other! Especially considering no one at Santa Ragione *ever* framed it in these terms when we were discussing the Steam ban

A guy with a blue checkmark posting:

Q-Up and Candy Crush, say, are more serious works of game than Horses (which seems fine and even innocuous!) or whatever embarrassing anime
RPG trash is on Steam or Nintendo EShop.

A guy with a blue checkmark posting: Q-Up and Candy Crush, say, are more serious works of game than Horses (which seems fine and even innocuous!) or whatever embarrassing anime RPG trash is on Steam or Nintendo EShop.

Horses dev: Please, the most important thing you can do is donโ€™t knock other people down to uplift us.

The dumbest blue checkmark alive:

05.12.2025 18:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 85    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Noah's Barks Find (almost) every letter and (almost) any word I've ever placed onto matter.

we're coming up on the one-year anniversary of www.noahsbarks.com. i had zero knowledge of web design, and the site began as black text on a white background. some days i spend more than 10 hours importing more of my content to the site, improving SEO, and refining my library.

05.12.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

V having dozens of ways to win a battle besides "swing swords a bunch" and focus on dungeons over barely interactive set pieces lends it insane replay-value.

05.12.2025 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The bullshit that ends up in my feed.

05.12.2025 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image "Anyway, I thought you grew up in Portland?"

"Anyway, I thought you grew up in Portland?"

"Something terrible happened in Silent Hill 17 years ago."

"Something terrible happened in Silent Hill 17 years ago."

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Screenshots from the car ride in Silent Hill 3.
Damn. What a scene. Konami was making that PS2 work.
#retrogaming

05.12.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Funnily enough, I never get far enough into the dream to find out.

It could be a turn-based RPG for all I know.

05.12.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I had that dream again a video game adaptation of HBO's The Wire exists, except it was made in Brazil.
Instead of show footage, the developers filmed their friends and family wearing "costumes" then dubbed in voice clips.
Also, there are 500% extra shoot-outs because the team wanted more action.

05.12.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Alrighttyy here it is ๐Ÿซด๐Ÿพโœจ My Robin cosplay attempt ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿซฐ๐ŸพI used my grandmothers broomstick for this ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’œ

ig: @ itzkazuyah

#cosplay #cosplaysky #blackcosplayers #cosplayersofsky #blacksky #blackcosplay #addtoblacksky #dc #robincosplay #timdrake #blerd #blerds #blerdsky

05.12.2025 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image 05.12.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 462    ๐Ÿ” 179    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dammit.
Can't... stay awake... long enough to... repost... all of the.. Final Fantasy 5 fanart.

05.12.2025 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FF5 33ๅ‘จๅนดใŠใ‚ใงใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™๐ŸŒฑ
ใ‚ญใƒฃใƒฉใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚ญใงใŠ็ฅใ„ใ—ใพใ™๐ŸŽ‚โœจ๏ธ
#FF5_33ๅ‘จๅนด
#FF5_33nd_anniversary

05.12.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 93    ๐Ÿ” 43    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2026 Special - Ghost Sweeper Mikami

2026 Special - Ghost Sweeper Mikami pepsimanvsjoe.blogspot.com/2025/12/2026-speโ€ฆ via @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social #gaming #retrogaming #GamersUnite

05.12.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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33ๅ‘จๅนดใŠใ‚ใงใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™๏ผ
#FF5_33ๅ‘จๅนด
#FF5_33rd_anniversary

05.12.2025 15:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 147    ๐Ÿ” 75    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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12ๆœˆ6ๆ—ฅใฏSFCใ€Žใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒซใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใ‚ฟใ‚ธใƒผVใ€33ๅ‘จๅนดใ€‚ใ‚นใƒˆใƒผใƒชใƒผใ‚„BGMใฏใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ใ‚ธใƒงใƒ–ใƒใ‚งใƒณใ‚ธใ‚ทใ‚นใƒ†ใƒ ใง่ทๆฅญๅค‰ๆ›ดใ—ใ€่ฆšใˆใŸใ‚ขใƒ“ใƒชใƒ†ใ‚ฃใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ๆ›ฟใˆใชใŒใ‚‰่‚ฒๆˆๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ€่‡ช็”ฑๅบฆใฎ้ซ˜ใ„ใ‚ทใƒชใƒผใ‚บ5ไฝœ็›ฎใ€‚

05.12.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 107    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FF5 33ๅ‘จๅนดใŠใ‚ใงใŸใ„ใญ๏ผ
็งใฏใพใ ใพใ ๆ–ฐๅ‚่€…ใ ใ‘ใฉๅ‡บไผšใˆใฆๆœฌๅฝ“ใซใ‚ˆใ‹ใฃใŸ๏ผ

05.12.2025 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Valis 2 by Laser Soft for the Turbografx 16 CD

Valis 2 by Laser Soft for the Turbografx 16 CD

Yuko's receives a new set of bikini armor after completing Act 3.

Yuko's receives a new set of bikini armor after completing Act 3.

Yuko Asou with that "The bullshit they make me wear in these damn games." stare.
#retrogaming

05.12.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kills me that someone on Earth thought this garbage had any business existing.

05.12.2025 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Heather: "Listen.... Something really crazy is going on."

The game is Silent Hill 3 by Konami for the Sony Playstation 2.

Heather: "Listen.... Something really crazy is going on." The game is Silent Hill 3 by Konami for the Sony Playstation 2.

This boss likes to run away. 
What a jerk.

This boss likes to run away. What a jerk.

Carroll St.
Well, at least the signs are easy to see in Silent Hill.

Carroll St. Well, at least the signs are easy to see in Silent Hill.

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Silent Hill 3.
After checking in on her dad, Heather ran into some weirdo hanging out on the roof.
Fed up with the nonsense that's been plaguing her the past couple hours, she takes a vacation to Silent Hill.

Oh, big surprise. There are monsters here too.
#retrogaming #konami

05.12.2025 12:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I suppose that for once I don't see the point in knocking a game that isn't better than its predecessor.

Looking at it from the developer's point of view. They've already seen the top of the mountain and realized there's nothing there.

05.12.2025 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finished level 2 in Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth. I think that my opinion of this game has softened over time. It does a lot right, but I've always been harsh because it doesn't clear the impossibly high bar set by Touhou Luna Nights.
#retrogaming

05.12.2025 11:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ใ€ŽใŒใ‚“ใฐใ‚Œใ‚ดใ‚จใƒขใƒณ ้ป’่ˆนๅ…šใฎ่ฌŽใ€GB็‰ˆ ็™บๅฃฒๆ—ฅ(1997.12.04.)
#ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏไฝ•ใฎๆ—ฅ #ใŒใ‚“ใฐใ‚Œใ‚ดใ‚จใƒขใƒณ #็Œซใจใตใ‚Šใ‹ใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ็™บๅฃฒๆ—ฅ

04.12.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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