April 2025
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Well hello there! Down to the wire for this one! I had meant to keep it brief after last month's absolute bonanza of links anyway, so the time constraint is good, I think. As you'll read elsewhere on the blog today, I've been so busy because I started a full-time job! You can read all about that in its own post, but for now: What Else Is On?
Put This On
A fun house album I found through Morning Music. Really goes places.
Read This
404: The Internet You Tried to Remember Still Exists - Inner Spiral
This is what the year of the blog is all about: The Web is still there, you just gotta look for it.
No One Remembers Me, But That's Fine - Inner Spiral
Another great piece from Inner Spiral about Majora’s Mask, loops, and homes. I really want to play MM now.
a love letter to level editor icons - erysdren
Love me some old computer icons.
"Vietnam will never be close to being completely clear of bombs."
AI and the Rise of Mediocrity - Time
AI will only ever create mediocre works, mediocre tastes, mediocre culture, and mediocre people.
This blog is hosted on a Nintendo Wii - Alex Haydock
Extra Extra: Man Runs Blog On Wii.
Watch This
sonic adventure, bomb rush cyberfunk, and the power of hanging out - Down The Ladder
Great video essay on the hangoutability of video games, a topic that has been percolating in my mind often this year. Got me to play Bomb Rush Cyberfunk!
I Turned My Hayabusa EV into an F1 CAR FINALE! - Vasily Builds
Watch this guy turn an old cheese wedge of an electric car into a dragster.
Play This
$19.99, PC
It's not every day we get a brand new Blendo game, and as a humongous fan of Quadrilateral Cowboy and the rest of the Blendo catalog, I've just gotta give them some free advertising here. This baby is out today, and I can't wait to get a second to play it!
Free, Browser
Gotta have at least one free browser game in here, and this one's a doozy. My only notes on this one are "hoooooly shit" so I guess it was fun lol.
One Good Website
A gallery from artist Jón Kristinsson of illustrations of point & click adventure games.
Thanks for reading! Til next time! 👋