Week in Review This week, we celebrated the PSP and the 16-bit fantasy console Sharpie. And I published two large opinion pieces. This week was fun and I hope you enjoy! And make sure you check out the end of this ...

Week in Review

This week, we celebrated the PSP and the 16-bit fantasy console Sharpie. And I published two large opinion pieces. This week was fun and I hope you enjoy!

And make sure you check out the end of this article...

#Weekinreview #BryantReview

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The Casino and the Bazaar Instagram, Tiktok, and the slot machine of slop.

The Casino and the Bazaar

Instagram, Tiktok, and the slot machine of slop.

#Enshittification #Opinion #Community #Socialmedia #BryantReview

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The Casino and the Bazaar Instagram, Tiktok, and the slot machine of slop.

The Casino and the Bazaar

Instagram, Tiktok, and the slot machine of slop.

#Enshittification #Opinion #BryantReview

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Daily Sums (beta) Daily Sums is a daily number puzzle. Score points while sharpening your math skills in this fun, addictive game presented by The Bryant Review!

I scored 87 points on today's Daily Sums! Can you beat it?

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The Medium is the Message: How Platforms Rob Your Favorite Creators of Expression Are you're a fan of a YouTuber, a TikToker, or a prolific reddit contributor? Do you follow someone on Bluesky, or do you subscribe to your favorite podcast's Patreon page? If so, there's something yo...

The Medium is the Message: How Platforms Rob Your Favorite Creators of Expression

Are you're a fan of a YouTuber, a TikToker, or a prolific reddit contributor? Do you follow so...

#Self-Hosted #Youtube #Ghost #TheReview #Structuralintegrity #BryantReview

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Why Everyone’s Picking Up a PSP Again in 2026 Over the past few months, I've spotted something a little odd and unexpected happening to Sony's old PlayStation Portable. There's been no corporate push, no announcement of the truly portable Sony ha...

Why Everyone’s Picking Up a PSP Again in 2026

Over the past few months, I've spotted something a little odd and unexpected happening to Sony's old PlayStation Portable. There's been no corporate push, no...

#Retrospectives #PSP #RetroGaming #BryantReview

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The Emperor's New Mind The Emperor was just a man. A man obsessed with appearance and lacking any account for taste. He cared not for his soldiers, his country, or the world at large; only the illusions of such. As the Emp...

The Emperor's New Mind

The Emperor was just a man. A man obsessed with appearance and lacking account for taste. He cared not for his soldiers, his country, or the world at large; only the illusions of such.

#Scifi #Fiction #Series #BryantReview gardinerbryant.com/the-emperors...

RetroDECK Is More Than Emulation: An Interview with the Devs There’s a certain way people talk about retro gaming that I’ve never fully clicked with. It almost always comes back to consoles and emulators: what system you’re recreating, how accurate it is, how c...

RetroDECK Is More Than Emulation: An Interview with the Devs

There’s a certain way people talk about retro gaming that I’ve never fully clicked with. It almost always co...

#DeveloperInterview #Emulation #Gaming #Linux #RetroDECK #Steamdeck #BryantReview

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The People Behind the Preservation: Interviewing the ZOOM Platform Team After speaking with Jordan Freeman recently about the origins of ZOOM Platform (a DRM-free storefront focused on such things as bringing classic PC games back for modern systems) I wanted to widen the...

The People Behind the Preservation: Interviewing the ZOOM Platform Team

After speaking with Jordan Freeman recently about the origins of ZOOM Platform (a DRM-free storefront focused on suc...

#DeveloperInterview #Gaming #Exclusive #Pcgaming #BryantReview

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Come try my new game (it's free!) We're celebrating one year of The Bryant Review this week (which you might have noticed). This has been an extremely exciting week for a number of reasons... and the biggest change to the site has got...

Come try my new game (it's free!)

We're celebrating one year of The Bryant Review this week (which you might have noticed). This has been an extremely exciting week for a number of reas...

#Gaming #TheReview #HeavyElement #Coding #WebDesign #BryantReview

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De-Google Your Life Part 1: Calendar One of the most insidious ways Google has made itself an essential part of our lives is by being just so damn convenient. I've recently undertook a major effort to completely de-Google my life. I'm d...

De-Google Your Life Part 1: Calendar

One of the most insidious ways Google has made itself an essential part of our lives is by being just so damn convenient.

I've recently undertook a major eff...

#Guides #Self-Hosted #Nextcloud #Degoogle #BryantReview

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The Digital Plague: When World of Warcraft Accidentally Simulated a Pandemic In 2005, a bug in World of Warcraft turned Azeroth into a virtual pandemic, and gave scientists a rare glimpse into human behavior during an outbreak.

The Digital Plague: When World of Warcraft Accidentally Simulated a Pandemic

In 2005, a bug in World of Warcraft turned Azeroth into a virtual pandemic, and gave scientists a rare glimpse into human behavior durin...

#Retrospectives #Gaming #BryantReview

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Celebrating One Year of The Bryant Review It has been one year since I started this site. Originally, I intended it to be nothing more than a WordPress site; "The Bryant Blog" as I initially called it. But then it took on a life – and an aud...

Celebrating One Year of The Bryant Review

It has been one year since I started this site. Originally, I intended it to be nothing more than a WordPress site; "The Bryant Blog" as I initially called it.

#Retrospectives #News #TheReview #BryantReview gardinerbryant.com/celebrating-...

The Vision Behind iiSU: An Interview with iiSU Developers 💬Don't miss our full interview with Nathan and Harsh! I don’t think anyone can argue with me when I say the handheld retro gaming market has exploded in recent years. Devices from companies like ...

The Vision Behind iiSU: An Interview with iiSU Developers

💬Don't miss our full interview with Nathan and Harsh!

I don’t think anyone can argue with me when I say the handheld retro gaming...

#DeveloperInterview #DeveloperStory #Gaming #BryantReview

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AltStore joins the FediVerse If you didn't know, Apple was recently forced my the European Union to allow alternative app stores on iOS. This is a huge anti-enshittification win! I've been an advocate for third-party app stores ...

AltStore joins the FediVerse

If you didn't know, Apple was recently forced my the European Union to allow alternative app stores on iOS. This is a huge anti-enshittification win!

#Fediverse #Third-partyClient #News #BryantReview

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Seaman: The Weird History of SEGA's Strangest Game Half man, half fish, half sea-monkey (featuring Leonard Nimoy)

Seaman: The Weird History of SEGA's Strangest Game

Half man, half fish, half sea-monkey (featuring Leonard Nimoy)

#Retrospectives #GameDevelopment #Gaming #BryantReview

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Nintendo wants you to pirate their games. I discovered a company that Nintendo's lawyers need to go after. This company directly profits from enabling software piracy. Going so far as to sell emulators and emulation hardware and distributing...

Nintendo wants you to pirate their games.

I discovered a company that Nintendo's lawyers need to go after.

This company directly profits from enabling software piracy. Going so far as to s...

#Emulation #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #Retrogames #BryantReview

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Celebrating dash It’s strange to think that today — March 8th — is the one year anniversary of befriending you, dash. It’s not many friendships that start with a clear, definable date — let alone one that can be refe...

Celebrating dash

It’s strange to think that today — March 8th — is the one year anniversary of befriending you, dash.

It’s not many friendships that start with a clear, definable date — let...

#Lore #TheReview #Friends #Mastodon #Personal #BryantReview

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Valve confirms Frame and Machine still shipping in 2026 amid Deck shortage So my friend Hi-Tech Lo-Life let me know about Valve's Steam Year in Review 2025 which is, quote: "a platform-level summary for developers to learn about all the new features, tools, and improvements ...

Valve confirms Frame and Machine still shipping in 2026 amid Deck shortage

So my friend Hi-Tech Lo-Life let me know about Valve's Steam Year in Review 2025...

#Gaming #News #SteamHardware #Steamframe #Steammachine #Steamcontroller #PCGaming #BryantReview

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GoldenEye 007: The Accidental Masterpiece Trapped in Licensing Limbo The Impossible Shooter In 1997, a first-person shooter based on the latest James Bond film launched for the Nintendo 64... and it somehow managed to alter the trajectory of console gaming forever. O...

GoldenEye 007: The Accidental Masterpiece Trapped in Licensing Limbo

The Impossible Shooter

In 1997, a first-person shooter based on the latest James Bond film launched for the Nintendo 64... and...

#Retrospectives #RetroGaming #Emulation #BryantReview

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California wants to bankrupt FOSS with this new "privacy" law. YouTube video by Gardiner Bryant

Linux in California is in deep trouble.

Video by Gardiner Bryant @heavyelement.com

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The Untold Story of Classic Games: Inside ZOOM with CEO Jordan Freeman Recently, I had the chance to sit down with Jordan Freeman, CEO of ZOOM-Platform, to hear the story behind one of gaming’s most passionate DRM-free PC gaming platforms. Over the course of our conversa...

The Untold Story of Classic Games: Inside ZOOM with CEO Jordan Freeman

Recently, I had the chance to sit down with Jordan Freeman, CEO of ZOOM-Platform, to hear the story behind one of gaming’s most passionate...

#DeveloperStory #Exclusive #BryantReview

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The Anatomy of an Impossible Port: Bringing Dead Cells to the R36S On the PortMaster suggestions page, Dead Cells sat for a long time with 178 votes and a feasibility rating of “Low.” It wasn’t a dismissal, but it was a feeling that everyone seemed to share. The comm...

The Anatomy of an Impossible Port: Bringing Dead Cells to the R36S

On the PortMaster suggestions page, Dead Cells sat for a long time with 178 votes and a feasibility rating of “Low.” It wasn’t a dismis...

#DeveloperStory #Emulation #HandheldGaming #Gaming

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Star Fox 2: The Game That Waited Two Decades In 1995, Star Fox 2 was essentially finished. That’s the strangest part of this rabbit hole we went down while writing this. This wasn’t a vague prototype or a half-baked proof of concept buried in a ...

Star Fox 2: The Game That Waited Two Decades

In 1995, Star Fox 2 was essentially finished. That’s the strangest part of this rabbit hole we went down while writing this. This wasn’t a vague...

#Retrospectives #Emulation #retrogames #nintendo #SuperNintendo

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Steam Next Fest Roundtable: The Demos We Can’t Stop Playing - Feb 2026 ft. Special Guests YouTube video by Hi-Tech Lo-Life

I've collaborated with some special friends on a Next Fest video!

@fanthedeck.bsky.social
@jimmychampane.bsky.social
@heavyelement.com
@retrogamecorps.com
@carygolomb.bsky.social
@gamesrevealed.bsky.social

Come check it out!
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#SteamNextFest
#steamdeck

Emulation is not a crime, it's civil disobedience You've probably seen the raging debate among gaming enthusiasts: emulation – right or wrong? With the rise of powerful gaming handhelds like the Steam Deck and readily available emulators, this debat...

Emulation is not a crime, it's civil disobedience

You've probably seen the raging debate among gaming enthusiasts: emulation – right or wrong?

#Emulation #SuperNintendo #RetroGaming #nintendo #BryantReview

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How I got Eversense 365 readings into Home Assistant I'm a Type 1 Diabetic. I been on a journey with the Eversense 365, an implantable continuous glucose monitor that lasts an entire year. I'm happy to say that I've had my new sensor for almost a month...

How I got Eversense 365 readings into Home Assistant

I'm a Type 1 Diabetic. I been on a journey with the Eversense 365, an implantable continuous glucose monitor that lasts an ent...

#Diabetes #homeassistant #Self-Hosted #FreeSoftware #Guides #DataAutonomy

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Earthbound, GTA, PSP and the death of Linux in California The last week of February 2026 was an ENORMOUS seven days for The Review. I pushed many long-overdue changes to the code and we published 10 – count 'em ten – phenomenal articles from four different a...

Earthbound, GTA, PSP and the death of Linux in California

The last week of February 2026 was an ENORMOUS seven days for The Review. I pushed many long-overdue changes to the code and we published 10 – count 'em ten – phenomenal articles fr...

#weekinreview

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California just put FOSS devs on the financial hook for your kids "safety" So California finally did it. They passed Assembly Bill 1043. And now your OS is legally required to collect your birthdate and report it to every app developer... so they can verify you're not a baby...

California just put FOSS devs on the financial hook for your kids "safety"

So California finally did it. They passed Assembly Bill 1043. And now your OS is legally required to collect your bi...

#Enshittification #Linux #AgeVerification #DigitalSovereignty

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The Scrubs Reboot I'm a huge fan of Scrubs. It's one of my top five favorite comedies series of all time. Scrubs told the story of Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital in Los Angeles. The star of the show is Dr. John Dori...

The Scrubs Reboot

I'm a huge fan of Scrubs. It's one of my top five favorite comedies series of all time. Scrubs told the story of Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital in Los Angeles. The star of the show is Dr. John...

#Reviews #television #streaming #comedy

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