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Years of learning how to compose shots, edit photos, etc. has me really interested in pursuing photography more as a hobby. But is a proper mirrorless or DSLR camera really going to be all that different? I’d had an eye on a nice beginner camera, but I’m not sure if its worth the dough.
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I cannot believe that the ENTIRE STAFF of Annapurna Interactive resigned yesterday. For those not into the games world, imagine if A24 or Neon’s entire staff left. The video game industry is headed toward an incredibly crucial reckoning.
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Folks? It’s officially on.
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You may ask: do I like to live dangerously? You tell me.
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Genuinely surprised that Chloe Troast isn’t being picked up for a second year at SNL. “Little Orphan Cassidy” last season felt like a genuine star-in-the-making moment. Odd.
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The Orioles are falling apart, artist John Cassaday passed at 52, James Earl Jones is gone at 93, and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse may not see the light of day until 2027.
This is an aggressively Monday-assed Monday.
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Welp, I’m in for a new Apple Watch and new iPhone.
But I was going to be anyway, my personal refresh cycle was up.
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9.9.99: 25 Years Later
Twenty-five years ago today, the Sega Dreamcast hit North American shelves.
I remember this launch like it was yesterday. I saved all Summer for the system, a VMU, and copies of Sonic Adventure and Soulcalibur. I remember grabbing the tickets from Toys R Us’s video game department, paying my pre-order deposits, and holding onto those tickets and their stapled receipts like they were the nuclear football.
What I didn’t expect, however, was how this system would become my favorite video game system of all time. As a console, it had a short lifespan, being discontinued in March 2001 – but the legacy it left reverberates even today.
So many hours spent with the Sonic Adventure games, taking the SEGA mascot into 3D for the first time. So many hours playing the amazing Soulcalibur, the first time I can remember a home console version looking better than the arcade. So many hours playing the Marvel vs. Capcom games, the perfect party game fighter, showing the comic heroes in a light we’d never seen before. So many hours playing SEGA classics-in-the-making, like the arcade perfect Crazy Taxi, or the stylish Jet Set Radio.
It was even easy to play import games, where the 1-2 punch of my first real disposable income met the ease of access via the Internet of ordering Japanese titles. I spent far too much time creating, tweaking, and then playing characters in Fire Pro D.
And this doesn’t even include the quirky titles like Seaman or underrated games like the Power Stone series.
Developers were making their art. Trying new things. Each game felt so different from what Sony was producing. It was truly a special time.
In many ways, you can see a shared DNA with what the Nintendo Switch has become, but there truly is, was, and likely never will be anything like the Dreamcast.
25 years on, I salute you. Even if your “It’s Thinking” tagline would be considered a threat in 2024.
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An afternoon at the theatre.
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It was a fun night at the ballpark. LFGO’s
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The latest episode of Conan O’Brien Needs a Fan might be one of the most emotion filled podcast episodes I’ve ever listened to. Check it out here, but be prepared to tear up between laughs.
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Played the opening two levels of Astro Bot over lunch. Yeah, this game really is something special.
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This joke might land for like eight people, but:
Linkin Park is back together. And with it, a world of Dragon Ball Z music video creators breathed a sigh of relief.
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Ocean’s 14: Apparently A Thing Which Is Coming, And I Cannot Support This
This is a bit early, but The Dish hears momentum is building on the Smokehouse-produced next installment of the Warner Bros caper film franchise that started with Ocean’s Eleven. Sources said that George Clooney and Brad Pitt are coming back, and they are courting Edward Berger to take over directing duties.
This is of no slight to Mr. Berger, who I am sure is a perfectly fine director, nor Mr.’s Clooney or Pitt.
This is a terrible idea.
Even if apparently, there’s been a script in the works, and Clooney even likes it. (How did I miss that?)
Ocean’s Eleven is one of my favorite movies of all time. The times I’ve watched it count easily into the dozens, if not hundreds. Danny Ocean, Rusty and the gang, I love their adventures.
And then Ocean’s Twelve happened. Though I’ve come to appreciate it as its own, scrappy movie, a fun European vacation for a bunch of actors who like to hangout together, it’s a total mess when compared to the first film, which is/was perfection.
They got very lucky with Ocean’s Thirteen. This is the first movie I can recall having the pitch of, “We know we screwed up last time, but this time, we nailed it.” And honestly? They did. While definitely the second best Ocean’s movie, it’s back to the rhythmic fun of the first, effortlessly cool.
A fourth film, going on two decades (god I’m old) after the third installment? You are TEMPTING FATE. You got your mea culpa. Ocean’s 8 was fine. I’m intrigued by the Ocean’s prequel coming with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gossling. But there is no need for Danny and Rusty to come back. Rob Reiner has passed. Bernie Mac has passed. The need for this has passed.
Just keep doing more Ocean’s-like movies like Wolfs. I’ll watch ‘em every time you make ‘em. And you’re already getting a sequel for that one. Don’t tempt fate. You won at the roulette table. Take your winnings.
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The new Reeder has arrived. It’s weird to call an app which is so beautifully minimal “a hefty re-think”, but it really is a new way of interacting with feeds. I’m testing it out, and seeing how I feel.
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AWESOME news: Balatro, one of my games of the year, hits mobile on September 26th! And if you have Apple Arcade, great news: same day access.
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The reviews have hit for Astro Bot, and it sounds like Sony has a very special game on its hands. Incredibly excited to give this one a spin.
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Air conditioning was out at my local theater, so my plan this afternoon to see Alien: Romulus was thwarted. Boo.
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A little bummed to be saying goodbye to one of my all-time favorite runs in comics. Hopefully they run back Krakoa one day.
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Self promotion alert: your dear pal Marty Day (that’s me!) has been featured on Manuel Moreale’s People and Blogs. Get my thoughts on blogging, my favorite folks doing it today, and how I run all of this stuff from one site.
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Happy New Music Friday, folks! I’m excited to check out the new Tycho album, along with the first EP from Appleseed Cast side project Black x Sea. What are you checking out?
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The season premiere of Only Murders in the Building was fantastic. Who would’ve thought that the show would still be good, four seasons in?
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This cassette tape archive is super cool. More projects like this on the Internet, please.
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I don’t know what it is, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve grown to really enjoy Metroidvania games. I suppose its the exploration and unlocking aspects, but, I love ‘em.
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With announcements of Pizza Tower (coming today!), Power Stone 1+2, and a collection of the DS Castlevania titles, today’s Nintendo Direct was aimed for me directly, it seems.