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\n@peteskerritt.com It was at this point when my love of video games began to take root. Sure, I had played a PONG clone at home before this— but now I felt like a legit fighter pilot. The graphics (for the time) stood out. The explosions were neat. I could kind of fly around. My 1st grade brain was in awe.
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\nSo… each of my “Good Old Days” times are like yin & yang. They’re good— great, even— but always had strong headwinds.
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\nBut the dev team screwed the pooch. There’s literally zero excuse for this level of incompetence.
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\n— I moved from the classroom to the IT Office
\n— I bought a house for the first time
\n— I earned maximum scores and related performance bonuses for attendance/work performance
Not that life isn’t stressful, but it’s good.
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\n“I thought I was really gonna kick it this time!”
\nCharlie Brown is an oaf by character. There are allegedly smart people in the financial sector.
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\nIt’s not like you’ll have to worry when midterm elections somehow don’t happen.
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\nMake money, not all of the the money. Understand limits of growth.
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\nEven with a fairly new laptop/monitor, I struggle with emulation. In fact, I barely use it right now.
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\nLicensing that IP alone can remain quite lucrative, at least until the wreckage stops smoldering.
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\nThen you’re back to being without a “home”, with no outlet to complain.
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\nBut a search engine and detailed instructions prevailed. My subscription to the Online Service Formerly Known As PlayStation Plus is cancelled before a nasty $160 charge was renewed.
\nNintendo Switch Online is all that’s left.
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\nI made a better choice for a change to put my impulse in a corner.
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\nBest case scenario, I’d be dropping $110 plus tax if I found something else. Not feeling that expense right now.
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\nI mean, yeah, $30 off is significant, but there’s gotta be two slam dunks to make it worthwhile.
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\nReviews— at least to me— are valuable research tools.
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\nYes. Models agree that an intense storm will take shape off of Eastern seaboard. Where it goes and where its effects will be felt are a ways from locking in.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpeteskerritt.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fc29353420a.png\")
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\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpeteskerritt.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F9e8dfde915.jpg\")
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\n\nWeather is what it is, but it definitely cost local restaurants and bars lots of money today with the Patriots playing in and winning the AFC Championship game. In less extreme weather, those places are rolling in cash at the end of the day.
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\nGetting into my car? Impossible.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://peteskerritt.net/2026/01/25/man-to-see-the-expanded.html","date_published":"2026-01-25T18:48:57+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":"2026-01-25 18:48","date_timestamp":1769366937,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@PeteSkerritt/115957231898962088","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrk2uqi6ipq5zpt73ut5yo5x/post/3mdbfg427wt2u","https://www.threads.com/@peteskerritt/post/DT8b4AwEUWs"]}},{"id":"82836550","content_html":"Really engrossed in Final Fantasy VII Remake after pushing through some early stuff I didn’t like. Kinda tough to put down now.
\nBut SNOWMAGEDDON, so I have time.
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\nI have never even come close to a top ranking in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition… until recently.
\nYeah, I’m technically tied for 1st, but it still counts!
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpeteskerritt.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimage-20260124-210504-60b6e756.jpg\")
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\nHeck, yeah. No pun intended, but some core memories are unlocked here. 1997. OPM.
\nThis game is flawed for sure, but that matters less when you’re enjoying yourself.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpeteskerritt.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fe8a1e8001a.jpg\")
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\nHey. I forgot that the Fighting Force Collection was out. Well… YOINK.
\nIt’s all about the original game, and whatever-the-heck the sequel was.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpeteskerritt.net%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fc70b9c8695.jpg\")
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\nThere is cross-posting with socials, so even though I’m on a social media break, these entries will show up.
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\nNone of these are new to me, but they are all upgrades to copies that I currently have. Vagrant Story is complete (instead of a missing manual), and Incredible Crisis is in pristine shape.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpeteskerritt.net%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F373b34a59e.jpg\")
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\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpeteskerritt.net%2Fuploads%2F2025%2Fbba87ab463.jpg\")
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\nI love me some dinos, even if the game isn’t the best.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fpeteskerritt.net%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F9c046a9c69.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://peteskerritt.net/2025/08/26/mail-call-today-went-on.html","date_published":"2025-08-26T19:41:02+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":"2025-08-26 19:41","date_timestamp":1756237262,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@PeteSkerritt/115096765618308805","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrk2uqi6ipq5zpt73ut5yo5x/post/3lxdbhhzo2n2s","https://www.threads.com/@peteskerritt/post/DN1JA3nWvtg"]}},{"id":"71883681","content_html":"It’s that time of year, and I couldn’t be happier.
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\nNew and 🦭🦭sealed🦭🦭memory card for the original PlayStation? Yes please.
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\nToday’s mail call gets a solo spotlight: it’s Darkstalkers 3 for the original PlayStation— a game that’s held its value over time and is (to me) a fun Capcom fighter.
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