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\n@peteskerritt.com At first (as with any fledgling new platform), it starts out positive enough. Good energy, organic posts & sharing…
\nBut the transition to shitshow— as we’ve seen here and over on Threads— is inevitable. The only variable is when.
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\nI didn’t mind the $20. I’ve dropped that on far worse. :P
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\nAll are complicit. All are responsible.
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\nWith some more work, this could’ve been better, but Konami didn’t care much at the time.
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\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrk2uqi6ipq5zpt73ut5yo5x/post/3mtzwz6c6mc2m","date_published":"2026-08-27T03:50:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Peter Skerritt Jr","url":"https://peteskerritt.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff18a1638ae4e198e62b67a6484f4f42b%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"PeteSkerritt"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-27 03:50","date_timestamp":1787802656,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96553539","content_html":"@jeffgerstmann.com Tomorrow isn’t tomorrow, in that world. Very weird.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrk2uqi6ipq5zpt73ut5yo5x/post/3mtzurducvs2m","date_published":"2026-08-27T03:10:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Peter Skerritt Jr","url":"https://peteskerritt.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff18a1638ae4e198e62b67a6484f4f42b%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"PeteSkerritt"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-27 03:10","date_timestamp":1787800246,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96553540","content_html":"@peteskerritt.com The look is familiar, too.
\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrk2uqi6ipq5zpt73ut5yo5x/post/3mtzrnofrwk2c","date_published":"2026-08-27T02:15:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Peter Skerritt Jr","url":"https://peteskerritt.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff18a1638ae4e198e62b67a6484f4f42b%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"PeteSkerritt"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-27 02:15","date_timestamp":1787796901,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96553541","content_html":"@peteskerritt.com The vibe is there early. There’s a lot of familiarity. Also, there’s a super-sensitive “trust system” that yelled at me and throttled a post I made showing a photo of my NES/SNES/Genesis games because it thinks I was being dishonest about something. Like… wha?
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\nI wouldn’t dare say one console is “better” than another. I don’t have the objective expertise to make those calls.
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\n@peteskerritt.com I expected the NES to get more time, as that was the console I added first back in April. The SNES was the last of the three additions this year.
\nIt’s been great getting reacquainted with the SNES given my dedicated gaming space. I’ve been happily reminded of how great a platform I think it is.
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\nBut if they’re called to action for something that might inconvenience or adversely affect them? No way. Not happening.
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\nIt’s just mindless entertainment for most people. They don’t care that much.
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\nSony’s gamble was (sadly?) the right one to make.
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\nHercules is a pretty good game, so it makes me a little sad to see it at a price point where more people can’t enjoy it (unless they pirate/emulate it). It’s too bad.
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\nNEW PlayStation sucks.
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\nAll old. No longer supported. Products of years long since passed.
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\nNo differences. Just rerelease oddities.
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\n— Philosoma\n— Einhänder\n— Grind Session\n— Vagrant Story\n— Big Air\n— Demolition Racer
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\n\nI stopped at my usual spot for old video games today, and found some original PlayStation games/variants that I didn’t have yet… so… YOINK!
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\nWhen my family moved to Norwich, CT in late 1980, there was a duckpin bowling alley not far from where we were living. There were arcade games inside, including Berzerk and the Gorgar pinball machine– both of which had speech, which blew my 8 year-old mind.
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\nBig Light. Inny. Good… moning? Gotta love these V’Ball ads.
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\nYeah, V’Ball is clunkier than its home console cousin. It’s also built with more rallies in mind (which makes sense since you only get one minute of playing time per credit).
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpeteskerritt.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F77695b1e-9a0a-4b86-b361-e69600734a66.png\")
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\nThere are valid reasons why the TurboGrafx-16 and 3DO didn’t fare well here in the US, but I will always believe that both deserved better outcomes.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://peteskerritt.net/2026/08/11/it-was-an-edf-kind.html","date_published":"2026-08-12T02:01:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Peter Skerritt Jr","url":"https://peteskerritt.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff18a1638ae4e198e62b67a6484f4f42b%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"PeteSkerritt"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-12 02:01","date_timestamp":1786500066,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@PeteSkerritt/117080068526629564","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrk2uqi6ipq5zpt73ut5yo5x/post/3mstzv3giyb2m"]}},{"id":"95541003","content_html":"AREN’T THESE GAME DESIGNERS WONDERFUL?
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\nWork work work this week, getting back-to-school resources ready for returning staff next week… so I may be a bit less active than usual. That will either be a good or bad thing, depending on your point of view.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://peteskerritt.net/2026/08/10/work-work-work-this-week.html","date_published":"2026-08-10T17:17:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Peter Skerritt Jr","url":"https://peteskerritt.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff18a1638ae4e198e62b67a6484f4f42b%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"PeteSkerritt"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-10 17:17","date_timestamp":1786382266,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@PeteSkerritt/117072348654424856","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrk2uqi6ipq5zpt73ut5yo5x/post/3msqm6i4iv426"]}},{"id":"95512156","content_html":"PD Week in my school building starts a week from today, so I’m putting the finishing touches on my team’s presentation to staff for the new academic year. Going all out on the theme I picked, from style to appearance. Hours of work for 25 minutes of show.
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\nI absolutely used some Platinum Points on one of these.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://peteskerritt.net/2026/08/09/i-absolutely-used-some-platinum.html","date_published":"2026-08-09T23:53:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Peter Skerritt Jr","url":"https://peteskerritt.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff18a1638ae4e198e62b67a6484f4f42b%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"PeteSkerritt"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-09 23:53","date_timestamp":1786319583,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@PeteSkerritt/117068240620968635","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrk2uqi6ipq5zpt73ut5yo5x/post/3msorsft2nq2m"]}},{"id":"95454069","content_html":"Burning Force for the SEGA Genesis came in over the weekend, complete in its case. This will probably be the last of the more expensive additions to my library of old video games until I go to RetroWorld Expo in September.
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\nIt’s taken a long time, but I finally won a Gold Division Survival matchup in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition this afternoon. Feels good.
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\nRacing toward the weekend with this pair of new arrivals for the original PlayStation.
\nMichelin Rally Masters is new to me. The Collectors’ Edition of Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit is a third variant of the game that I own.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://peteskerritt.net/2026/08/06/racing-toward-the-weekend-with.html","date_published":"2026-08-07T01:54:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Peter Skerritt Jr","url":"https://peteskerritt.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff18a1638ae4e198e62b67a6484f4f42b%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"PeteSkerritt"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 01:54","date_timestamp":1786067650,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@PeteSkerritt/117051730317792006","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrk2uqi6ipq5zpt73ut5yo5x/post/3mshh6gjwzd2b"]}},{"id":"95269116","content_html":"Thanks to the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, I beat the (much-maligned) Super NES port of the original game earlier this evening after more than 30 years from the last time I did it.
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\nPlayStation Memories: Street Sk8er (1999): peteskerritt.net
","summary":"","url":"https://peteskerritt.net/2026/08/05/playstation-memories-street-sker.html","date_published":"2026-08-05T21:02:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Peter Skerritt Jr","url":"https://peteskerritt.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff18a1638ae4e198e62b67a6484f4f42b%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"PeteSkerritt"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-05 21:02","date_timestamp":1785963740,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@PeteSkerritt/117044920167804923"]}},{"id":"95247691","content_html":"This game is more than a quarter of a century old. It can be “beaten” in an hour or two. The visuals arguably don’t hold up in 2026. But… I will always love Street Sk8er for what it is: a fun arcade/on-rails skateboarding game with a kickass soundtrack,
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://peteskerritt.net/2026/08/05/this-game-is-more-than.html","date_published":"2026-08-05T17:44:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Peter Skerritt Jr","url":"https://peteskerritt.net","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Ff18a1638ae4e198e62b67a6484f4f42b%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"PeteSkerritt"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-05 17:44","date_timestamp":1785951897,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@PeteSkerritt/117044146279333157","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrk2uqi6ipq5zpt73ut5yo5x/post/3mse3fm5m2v2m"]}},{"id":"95204031","content_html":"There’s not much here that most people other than me will find interesting, but that’s okay. Perhaps the most notable arrival is Arcade Classics 4 for the OG Game Boy, which completed my little quadrilogy.
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\nI’ve been sitting on these sealed video game magazine issues for too long and need to open them up soon so I can add them to my library for reading and study.
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\nMail call! I was recently thinking about which era that Konami had its peak in, and the 16-bit era is a good one to argue. Legend of the Mystical Ninja isn’t the familiar name that Gradius III or Turtles in Time is, but it’s still a solidly fun time.
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