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for you, none; why would you sign up for more than one to begin with? this is for anyone who hasn't signed up for multiple yet-another-indie-writing platforms and is looking for a federated write freely instance to join (considering write.as is closed for registration).
new write freely instance for creative writing / blogging
registration is invite only at the moment, so please review the community guidelines then let me know if you'd like to join; i'll send you an invite link.
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same. i have an art book of his stuff on my living room coffee table; it's been there for years. i've got an old copy of the Sandman issue illustrated by him as well; Morpheus looks especially moody in Amano's style.
howdoyouspell.cool All My Homies Love White Freckles, but They All Hate Ariel Pink
White Freckles is a psychedelic pop song written by singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist-whatever Ariel Pink and co-written by the mys...
i wrote a thing about Ariel Pink. but it's more of a wrestling match with the cognitive dissonance that comes with enjoying music that's made by gross people. kinda a "separating the art from the artist" thing, kinda not. bound to inspire some negativity from some, but the goal is to explore this weird dynamic that happens between art and artist and fan in an open, cordial way.
On Computer Games Monthly #2 (December 2000)
archive.org On Computer Games Monthly #2 (December 2000) : forrest @buru5 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
On Computer Games Monthly is a gaming magazine styled as if it were created in the early 2000s. Within its wistful pages, writer and editor forrest and a...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17152252
On Computer Games Monthly is back w/ the 2nd issue of the #fediverse’s only free unofficial gaming-slash-creative-writing magazine.
Inside you will find articles written by some of Mastodon's wackiest residents; nostalgic ramblings, societal critiques, personal stories, and fictional tales using #videogames as the delivery mechanism.
Issue #2 covers games released in and around December 2000 and features the following titles:
Dark Cloud
Pokemon Crystal
The Bouncer
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Guilty Gear X
Phantasy Star Online
Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo
----BONUS CHAO MINIGAME---- There is a small minigame in this issue; 16 bonus chao (yes, chao from the Sonic series) have been placed throughout the magazine. If you find them all: send me an email/message and I'll place you on th
Psycho Wand, My Beloved
oncomputer.games Psycho Wand, My Beloved
David was a normal middle-aged man with a wife, a mortgage, and some cats … until he got his hands on Phantasy Star Online.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14812704
a short story / black comedy i wrote about gaming addiction and the value of digital treasures
if you read it, let me know what you think.
(written with over 70 footnotes that add context and flavor to the '90s-00s setting. some of the footnotes are paragraphs long. the footnotes are not necessary to understand the story as they function more as a way to break the third person perspective to provide context & personal stories around the various 90s-2000s things that pop up throughout the story. NOTE: if you read on the site, you can click a footnote number, then click the arrow after the actual footnote to take you back. you can also skip the footnotes entirely if breaking up the text takes you out of the story too much.)
not sure. didn't expect anyone would want to subscribe. i do plan on making more, but it will be awhile. you can always follow me on mastodon @[email protected] or follow the blog which i post some of the magazine articles in: oncomputer.games
took about two months. i have a full-time job and two kids as well, so would have taken less time if i didn't have Grown Up Stuff to do.
that's what this is -- except it's free! hope you like it.
On Computer Games
archive.org On Computer Games Monthly #1 - November 2000 : forrest @buru5 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
On Computer Games Monthly is a gaming magazine styled as if it were created in the early 2000s. Within its wistful pages, writer and editor forrest and a...
On Computer Games Monthly #1
https://archive.org/details/OCGM-1-Nov-2000
I have been working on a passion project for the last two months; a retro games magazine, and it's finally completed! This #zine is a digital celebration of nostalgia; a collective of writers from the federated internet that strives to capture the subjective quality of gaming with stories about life-and-stuff told through the lens of video games. Issue#1 covers November2000 and features: Breath of Fire IV, Counter Strike, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, love letters to the Dreamcast and PlayStation consoles, and much more.
i run a gaming blog that is more like a creative writing blog. i just published this essay. the essay's main theme is nostalgia and living-in-the-past told through personal stories.
if you read it, let me know what you think. thanks.
looks alright color scheme is a bit gaudy and not a huge fan of the big miyoo logo. they can do better than this, i think. i have the miyoo mini plus and really enjoy it so have high hopes.
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i am trying to figure out if this had some clever intention behind it related to the ouroboros or if you're really just an insufferable human being -- can you confirm, please?
this is just a smidgen of the first-world's self-inflicted punishment. very excited to see what happens next.
why's he playing in these conditions?
The Cribs, Self-Titled, 2004
"review" or something
gotcha, so is your impression that we are actually redoing the events of the plot but -- due to VIDEO GAMES -- new stuff just happens, and no one is truly aware of the redoing?
New Game Plus & Lore Implications
what is the lore reasoning for NEW GAME + and NEW GAME ++? clearly, as new things happen each time, there is some continuity here; it's not simply "starting over" with no knowledge of what happened before, even Ayre says "let's see what you do this time" (or something along those lines). so, the question is: what's going on here? is it some form of time travel that only some people are aware of (Ayre, being one); is it Coral influence, meaning the Coral can alter time?
yeah he reminds of me this character in mgs2, pliskin. that was never explained and he stopped showing up when snake came back.
agreed with op, though. zeta is magnificent. the 80s soundtrack, the totally hit or miss mobile suits (and the HYAKU SHIKI, one of the best MS ever). and that ending sax melody in the na version is one of the most beautiful horns compositions ever created.
this reeks like Keanu's unwashed hair; an exec's "great idea: what if we put the famous dude in our game, AGAIN?" because we are so thoroughly unconfident in our game's gameplay that flavor of the month/year/decade will surely make up for it.
glad they added khajit, that was my main complaint from the first game
Unlocking Carrier Locked Pixels - Is It Possible?
so, long story short: i bought a Pixel 6a to replace my broken 5a. i bought said phone from Amazon, "refurbished and UNLOCKED," needless to say: it was not unlocked; in fact, it was locked by VERIZON.
i call Verizon, hoping for a miracle, wondering if they'll unlock it: they won't.
i start #googling and find a few "unlock" sites; all of which seem very shady, so i look at reviews, forum posts, etc. and finally come acorss one that, according to #SOME people "had good luck with"; the site is "The Unlocking Company."
i give this "company" my imei number, make/model/carrier, and $27: they say they'll have an "unlock code" and "instructions" to me within the next 72 hours.
so the burning question for this community is:
WILL THEY UNLOCK THE PHONE?
i am strongly inclined to think they will either 1) never get back to me or 2) say they can't unlock the phone and give me a partial refund
bets? and has anyone ever tried this before, any luck?
on computer games blog + videos
hope this is not breaking any rules; my friend and i run a website in which we write "creative writing" essays on video games we play. we make no money on this and never plan to, it's purely passion projects, but we do put a lot of work into them. the most recent essay is comparing Metal Gear for MSX to the OJ Simpson Trial, but we also have a number of essays on:
- Dragon Quest Monsters I (explores vegan concepts)
- Final Fantasy Legend (origin of the SaGa series)
- Final Fantasy Legend II (traditional analysis)
- Final Fantasy Legend III (explores time travel)
- Final Fantasy XII (traditional analysis)
- Final Fantasy XVI (analysis + comparison to movie The Seventh Seal)
- Infinite Space ("being in love with an idea)
- Landstalker ("mood time and place" + analysis)
- Metal Gear (comparision to OJ Simpson Trial)
- Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside (biographical essay)
- Popful Mail (traditional analysis)
- Romancing SaG