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@f0rrest@mstdn.social

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Joined March 18, 2026

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https://oncomputer.games

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https://f0rrest.dreamwidth.org

forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 1mo ago

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this got me thinking about all the games i've played that are trapped on 6/7th gen consoles. Radiata Stories, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Drakengard, Valkyrie Profile 2, those 3D Castlevanias, the Gundam Musou games, and i'm sure there are many more. to me, this is the only legit reason to rerelease old games, as a sort of preservation effort. these games don't need upscaling, they don't need ray tracing or whatever the hell, they speak for themselves & just need to be playable.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 1mo ago

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i've been on a Dynasty Warriors kick for a few days now, and i remembered DW Gundam 3, which is like the ultimate cel-shaded love letter to Gundam. i had thought it was only on PS3, but apparently it was also released for the 360, so now it's in the mail, which brings me to the reason i booted up my 360 to begin with, just to make sure it still works. last time i booted it up, i was playing Oblivion, pretending like i was 15.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 1mo ago

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pretty sure like 90% of the online multiplayer doesn't work but it will show when people come online, statuses, and so on.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

they really could
#caturday

Mastodon 🐘

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

what i love most about #WindWaker is that Link is not actually "the chosen one," but just a 12-year-old boy with an endless reservoir of courage and a helluva lot of spunk that just happens to look a lot like the fabled Hero. the King of Red Lions even admits this. this 12 yr old gathered the pearls, powered up the Master Sword, and collected the 8 pieces of the Triforce of Courage all by himself, no divine providence required. meaning: you, too, can be a hero, if you put your mind to it.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

PULLING THE MASTER SWORD

This essay is dedicated to my children. It is both a metaphorical analysis of Ocarina of Time and an anti-adulthood manifesto of sorts, about how to avoid becoming like a zombie in Hyrule Castle Town.

I hope you like it.

https://oncomputer.games/2026/04/27/pulling-the-master-sword/

#amwriting #writing #videogames #zelda

oncomputer.games

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

boy and i started playing #WindWaker (GameCube) last night, and he loves it. i forgot how jaw-droppingly captivating it is. it's like stepping into a storybook, like straight-up playing a cartoon. the island vibes, the solid blue waves washing in and out, the sound of the gulls, it's almost like you can smell the salt water, taste the nasal drip. and Link is so expressive, probably more expressive than in any other #Zelda game.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 3mo ago

Boosted by @GroupNebula563@mastodon.social

there's a sort of romance in working the overnight shift at the gas station

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

on working shit jobs:

https://f0rrest.dreamwidth.org/20324.html

f0rrest.dreamwidth.org

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

they say Twilight Princess is the grimdark Zelda but there's a baboon shaking and slapping his ass at you within the first hour of the game

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@jake4480@c.im @rosscampbell@mas.to @HailsandAles@metalhead.club i think all Floyd records are great, but Pipers is the only one i own.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 2mo ago

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@jake4480@c.im lmao

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 4mo ago

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@handmade_ghost@sunny.garden just doing my beeps

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

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@Cramszilla@mastodon.social i have one every day, so they've just blended into my normal state of being.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

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@handmade_ghost i see much hissing and honking at humans in eir future.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@irgndsondepp@gts.da-miez.de @chris@mstdn.games lol. i take most fiction way more seriously than philosophy, which is also a kind of fiction, but one i try to avoid.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@jake4480@c.im @rosscampbell@mas.to @HailsandAles@metalhead.club let us not forget Pipers

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@rooneymcnibnug@mastodon.social i more so wanted to use it to capture my playtime and history with emulated games, but i can barely get it working with some of the linux-based emulators i've been using recently. like the best N64 emulator (or at least the one i think is the best) doesn't integrate, for example.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@rooneymcnibnug@mastodon.social if you do go retroachievements, here's my profile if you want to add me to your buddy list or whatever (lmao) https://retroachievements.org/user/f0rrest

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

i'd never been a big fan of the second half of Abbey Road, until i woke up early this morning, put on the record, and started replaying the medley whilst in sort of hypnagogic state, and damn, this song is wonderful. the subtle harmonies, the ringing blues guitar lead, the bouncy bass line, and it's the perfect length too. maybe one of my favorite Beatles songs now.

https://youtu.be/NVv7IzEVf3M

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

ladies and gentleman, presenting John Lennon.

i was aware of stuff like this going on with boys in the ‘50s, but even if i were that age back then, i don’t think i could participate, or even understand it. seems barbaric, vile, almost. although, analyzing it, maybe i'm just a prude. maybe this is some sort of meaningful expression that has been conditioned out of me. idk.

there are stories of all of the Beatles doing this, even an interview in which Paul admits it. very fucking weird to me.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

the Playdate is like a WarioWare device

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

i don't get road rage, these people need buddha.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@joel @irgndsondepp it takes guts to admit when one is wrong.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

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@jefklak the grass is always greener, but what about the grass right here, right now? this is something i still struggle with.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

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@COMPU73E@retro.pizza @rootcompute@mastodon.social @doubleaa@social.lol you're not running two 2070s w/ SLI???

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

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@rootcompute@mastodon.social ah, the static shock of the power button, the faint electronic buzz of the electron gun, the visions of my youthful face flickering in each and every scanline.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@prahou@merveilles.town i don't think so. advertisers could learn something from you, i think.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@prahou@merveilles.town i have never been so excited for ads!

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@rosscampbell@mas.to @chris@mstdn.games i have one of those touchscreen Kindles, its size and backlight are far more conducive to serious reading, i think, but the size thing here is really a selling point, and the physical buttons, too. i prefer physical buttons over touch every time. i had a first gen Kindle, a long long time ago, and i loved its chunky buttons, turning pages felt great. that thing died after a few years of use, sadly.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@chris@mstdn.games frankly, the contrarian in me feels like a sell-out loser for buying one. and it's a ridiculous device to be sure, very small and formats the text in less-than-ideal ways, but somehow i find myself using it all the time. it's so easy to carry around and pull out whenever. although, i do use it for less serious reading, preferring paperbacks for novels i'm truly invested in. the lack of note taking or highlighting means i have to rely on photograph for reference.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@rooneymcnibnug@mastodon.social tru tru

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@rooneymcnibnug@mastodon.social a man of culture

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@rooneymcnibnug@mastodon.social yeah, i'm familiar with it. i think it's cool if you're doing it for fun and charity. my comment was more around the achievement aspect, i didn't realize that achievements were part of it, or necessary.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@rooneymcnibnug@mastodon.social achievements are vanity for me, i try to avoid vanity. i try to have nothing to prove. but it's hard, of course.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

on school & shrooms:
https://f0rrest.dreamwidth.org/20899.html

f0rrest.dreamwidth.org

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@rooneymcnibnug thanks. listening to this now. love it when people look beyond the social zeitgeist, which is fairly anti-Wallace right now, associated with litbros and whatnot, and instead take his work seriously, because it is very serious, i think. if you haven't read E. Unibus Pluram, i recommend it. like the guest says, it is his manifesto, it's arguably his most important/impactful work, everything he wrote ties back to it, and it's fairly short, too. https://jsomers.net/DFW_TV.pdf

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@irgndsondepp wunderbar

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@ellane i cannot read it

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

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@jefklak i'm kind of in the same boat as you, and i wrote a long essay on this exact topic. it's loosely about The Elder Scrolls Oblivion and all about nostalgia. you don't have to read it, but figured i'd post it because it aligns very closely with exactly what you're saying and, i suspect, feeling. https://oncomputer.games/2025/04/11/commentaries-on-the-mysterium-nostalgia/

Commentaries on the Mysterium Nostalgia

on computer games

Commentaries on the Mysterium Nostalgia

a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

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@rootcompute@mastodon.social I'M PICKLE RICK

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

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@GamingWolf@mstdn.games this aligns with my interests

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 6mo ago

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@rooneymcnibnug "an entity called Timeless Sounds IR"

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 1mo ago

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@spnw@gts.plexwave.org i tend to agree, though some of the 7th gen emulation is very spotty, i think, that will change of course. in theory, i don't necessarily have a problem w/ paying for straight rereleases, if it supports the preservation effort, and games don't grow on trees after all. Nintendo has been known to just upload roms to their store, w/ a hidden emulator running in the background, this seems lazy but also highlights how easy it might be for game publishers to rerelease old stuff. idk.

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forrest @f0rrest@mstdn.social

· 5mo ago

i often kiss you when there's no one else around

https://youtu.be/C0X3CLJVMJU

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