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UCF β€˜23 | 3D Environment/Prop Artist, Graphic Design | Created β€œJust One Game” as seen at Too Many Games | Posts too much abt Nintendo, LOST, Dropout, WDW, The Muppets, cats, etc. πŸ”” No man is a failure who has friends. https://forms.gle/atHjVmv7xybe4n3d7

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Most of the footage of the famous 2000 "Super Mario 128" tech demo was recorded with handheld cameras by the audience, with the presenter drowning out the game sound. Only 10 seconds of direct feed footage exist, which reveal that the sound was a cacophony of Marios screaming.

02.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 3809 πŸ” 1251 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 45

it fucken WIMDY

28.02.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 3382 πŸ” 1371 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 8
Meta Knight aboard his airship with her crew and Captain behind.

Meta Knight aboard his airship with her crew and Captain behind.

Meta Knight’s Revenge‼️
#art #kirby #nintendo

24.02.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 2243 πŸ” 911 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 5
The Two Weeks When Luigi Died
Last timestamp of a file (gfxmain.c) that has Luigi's code active as part of the program: February 6, 1996
Earliest timestamp of a file (shade.c) that has Luigi's code commented out, signifying he is no longer being developed: February 20, 1996
This means that the idea of including Luigi in Super Mario 64 was abandoned in these two weeks.
-By the way, what happened to Luigi?
Miyamoto: Well... until February, he was in the game. (laughs)
This is also completely consistent with a statement by Shigeru Miyamoto in a June 1996 interview.
Source: x.com user @Alieneer_TF2, shmuplations.com/mario64

The Two Weeks When Luigi Died Last timestamp of a file (gfxmain.c) that has Luigi's code active as part of the program: February 6, 1996 Earliest timestamp of a file (shade.c) that has Luigi's code commented out, signifying he is no longer being developed: February 20, 1996 This means that the idea of including Luigi in Super Mario 64 was abandoned in these two weeks. -By the way, what happened to Luigi? Miyamoto: Well... until February, he was in the game. (laughs) This is also completely consistent with a statement by Shigeru Miyamoto in a June 1996 interview. Source: x.com user @Alieneer_TF2, shmuplations.com/mario64

According to internal files and interviews, Luigi has been part of Super Mario 64 for 85% of its development time. New insights from development data allow us to narrow down when exactly he was abandoned, being the two weeks between February 6, 1996 and February 20, 1996.

25.02.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 3006 πŸ” 731 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 33
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Thanks for writing in first graders 🫢

25.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

5 likes (the people who i would tag were already tagged and are the only people i know w bluesky smh smh)

- nintendo
- the muppets
- LOST
- dropout
- dr pepper babyyyyyyy

25.02.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"If Super Mario 64 is a makunouchi bento, then Banjo-Kazooie is a deluxe makunouchi bento."
-Shigeru Miyamoto, interview in the Famitsu magazine, Issue 490 (May 8, 1998)
[picture of a small bento with three compartments alongside box art of Super Mario 64]
[picture of a large bento with six compartments alongside box art of Banjo-Kazooie]
The two games as foods, according to Miyamoto
Source: @m0m0_0ssrr_, x.com/m0m0_0ssrr_/status/1847144999642890416

"If Super Mario 64 is a makunouchi bento, then Banjo-Kazooie is a deluxe makunouchi bento." -Shigeru Miyamoto, interview in the Famitsu magazine, Issue 490 (May 8, 1998) [picture of a small bento with three compartments alongside box art of Super Mario 64] [picture of a large bento with six compartments alongside box art of Banjo-Kazooie] The two games as foods, according to Miyamoto Source: @m0m0_0ssrr_, x.com/m0m0_0ssrr_/status/1847144999642890416

Shigeru Miyamoto was very impressed by Banjo-Kazooie during its development, even expressing that it surpasses Super Mario 64 in some ways: "If Super Mario 64 is a makunouchi bento, then Banjo-Kazooie is a deluxe makunouchi bento."

24.02.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 3340 πŸ” 707 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 77
A scene from Mario Tennis Fever. Toad says to Mario, whose been transformed into a baby:

"Only the academy staff know you're really Mario. To keep things discreet, call yourself "Baby Mario" around others. OK?"

A scene from Mario Tennis Fever. Toad says to Mario, whose been transformed into a baby: "Only the academy staff know you're really Mario. To keep things discreet, call yourself "Baby Mario" around others. OK?"

Good idea, they'll never realize it now.

19.02.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I really need another Mario Golf on the level of Toadstool and World Tours. Super Rush had fine ideas but felt underbaked and was kinda ugly tbh. I could do without the full speed golf mode or at least as an option but Battle Golf was pretty sick

15.02.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

this post is an all timer

15.02.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A fabricated statement from Nintendo of America's Twitter account addressing a fictitious scenario in which the Earth's oxygen supply is presumed to be depleting at a rapid pace, leaving humanity with mere days to live.

"This is Miyamoto. On behalf of everyone who is employed at Nintendo Co. LTD and its subsidiaries, we deeply mourn the countless human lives which will be lost due to the depletion of the global oxygen supply. To anyone who has ever played one of our games, we are eternally grateful to have created long-lasting fun and memories for you. To ease the suffering of families and children across the world, the Mario Kart World game for the Nintendo Switch 2 system will be available as a free download on Nintendo eShop for the foreseeable future. We hope this small gesture of kindness will ease the pain as humanity prepares for a worst-case scenario."

The statement is distastefully plastered with logos for Nintendo and Nintendo Switch 2, as well as with a render of Mario from Mario Kart World.

A fabricated statement from Nintendo of America's Twitter account addressing a fictitious scenario in which the Earth's oxygen supply is presumed to be depleting at a rapid pace, leaving humanity with mere days to live. "This is Miyamoto. On behalf of everyone who is employed at Nintendo Co. LTD and its subsidiaries, we deeply mourn the countless human lives which will be lost due to the depletion of the global oxygen supply. To anyone who has ever played one of our games, we are eternally grateful to have created long-lasting fun and memories for you. To ease the suffering of families and children across the world, the Mario Kart World game for the Nintendo Switch 2 system will be available as a free download on Nintendo eShop for the foreseeable future. We hope this small gesture of kindness will ease the pain as humanity prepares for a worst-case scenario." The statement is distastefully plastered with logos for Nintendo and Nintendo Switch 2, as well as with a render of Mario from Mario Kart World.

A fabricated Twitter thread responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement.

John Default Profile Picture: "No one read this statement and thought it was distasteful? Why did Miyamoto think this would help anyone?"

NintenDeen: "Simple: Nintendo is so depraved that they'd exploit a global crisis to boost the player count of the failed Mario Kart World and force consumers back into the Switch 2 ecosystem to boost sales and player numbers."

A fabricated Twitter thread responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement. John Default Profile Picture: "No one read this statement and thought it was distasteful? Why did Miyamoto think this would help anyone?" NintenDeen: "Simple: Nintendo is so depraved that they'd exploit a global crisis to boost the player count of the failed Mario Kart World and force consumers back into the Switch 2 ecosystem to boost sales and player numbers."

A fabricated Twitter thread responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement.

PlayStation Nation: "What the fuck are you doing falsely advertising sales during these trying times? I went to the website and Mario Kart World is still selling for $80 USD."

Kremling Kevin: "If you actually read the statement, it clearly says the discount is available on Nintendo eShop. Meaning the application on the Switch 2 itself, not the web browser version."

PlayStation Nation: "Point still stands."

A fabricated Twitter thread responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement. PlayStation Nation: "What the fuck are you doing falsely advertising sales during these trying times? I went to the website and Mario Kart World is still selling for $80 USD." Kremling Kevin: "If you actually read the statement, it clearly says the discount is available on Nintendo eShop. Meaning the application on the Switch 2 itself, not the web browser version." PlayStation Nation: "Point still stands."

A fabricated Tweet responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement.

Isaboner: "Nothing for Switch 1 owners?"

A fabricated Tweet responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement. Isaboner: "Nothing for Switch 1 owners?"

Had a dream that there was global panic about the world running out of oxygen, Nintendo was the only video game company to make a statement about it, and the internet collectively spent its final hours on Earth debating whether Nintendo was being genuine or not

14.02.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 17726 πŸ” 6100 πŸ’¬ 233 πŸ“Œ 178

Last October.

09.02.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 5032 πŸ” 3153 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 36

They’ve walked back unpopular decisions before so fingers crossed

09.02.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh thats just fantastic πŸ™„ how much gets gimped/blocked if you don’t?

09.02.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Aww shit time to go see what they did this time 😑

09.02.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

honestly respect for the ad that’s just like β€œpokemon are cool.” they are cool

09.02.2026 02:02 πŸ‘ 4480 πŸ” 785 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 72

Thirty second commercial. Opens up with children in the 90’s with their Gameboy. Then the next gen. And the next one. Until it has people on their switches and phones while the pokemon are real. This describes every pokemon ad in the past decade. Give me five million dollars

04.02.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 1237 πŸ” 387 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 2

Just did it with all my sega stuff. Fingers crossed we’re spared

03.02.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hm ok noted I’ll have to do that after work. Eek

03.02.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Update them how? Like what specifically did you do as a safeguard? Just change titles or something?

03.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it just JSR and Yakuza stuff or all SEGA stuff? Worried about all my Sonic listings

03.02.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of several PokΓ©mon related stickers, keychains, pins and a print all available on RileyMcGowanArt on Etsy.

Photo of several PokΓ©mon related stickers, keychains, pins and a print all available on RileyMcGowanArt on Etsy.

8 PokΓ©mon Sticker designs that are all 30% off for PokΓ©mon’s 30th anniversary this month.

8 PokΓ©mon Sticker designs that are all 30% off for PokΓ©mon’s 30th anniversary this month.

5 PokΓ©mon keychain designs and an enamel pin that are all 30% off for PokΓ©mon’s 30th anniversary this month.

5 PokΓ©mon keychain designs and an enamel pin that are all 30% off for PokΓ©mon’s 30th anniversary this month.

11x17 poster print of Wigglytuff’s Guild at sunset from PokΓ©mon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky, 30% off on RileyMcGowanArt on Etsy for PokΓ©mon’s 30th anniversary this month.

11x17 poster print of Wigglytuff’s Guild at sunset from PokΓ©mon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky, 30% off on RileyMcGowanArt on Etsy for PokΓ©mon’s 30th anniversary this month.

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of
PokΓ©mon with 30% off any PokΓ©mon related item on my Etsy all February long! Keychains, stickers, pins and prints! rileymcgowanart.etsy.com

#pokemon #mysterydungeon #pokemon30 #pikachu #squirtle #eevee #mudkip #ashketchum #explorersofsky #sticker #keychain #etsyshop

03.02.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please don't. Please make the AI bubble explode. I don't want any of this shit. And if there are people who wants this, I don't care, fuck you.

03.02.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 307 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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A fun surprise to end up in the same City Trial lobby as @pksparkxx.bsky.social for two rounds and an honor to be bodied by him in both Gourmet Race, and losing my Gigantes and Dragoon pieces to an assault from both him and β€œbig poo”. What a world we live in

06.01.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
orange cat asleep curled up on the new couch

orange cat asleep curled up on the new couch

little man sleeping, if that helps

03.01.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 2377 πŸ” 246 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 8
Original file of a sticker design of the Round Table from The Traitors, with the text β€œThe time for talk is over” circling within.

Original file of a sticker design of the Round Table from The Traitors, with the text β€œThe time for talk is over” circling within.

Printed sticker design of the Round Table from The Traitors, with the text β€œThe time for talk is over” circling within.

Printed sticker design of the Round Table from The Traitors, with the text β€œThe time for talk is over” circling within.

The Traitors is my new obsession and it should be yours too. New sticker of the round table available now on Etsy, just in time for Season 4!

#thetraitors #peacock #alancumming #realitygame #realitytv

rileymcgowanart.etsy.com/listing/4435...

03.01.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

whenever i watch a football game I always find myself wondering who the winner is going to be

29.12.2025 01:06 πŸ‘ 1306 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 6
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Miss Piggy at The Game Awards

12.12.2025 03:32 πŸ‘ 982 πŸ” 217 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 63
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Ghost Hunters, #Phasmophobia comes to #NintendoSwitch2 in 2026.

#TheGameAwards

12.12.2025 03:19 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3