Promotional art for Later Alligato. The main character, Pat, an anthropomorphic alligator with a baseball cap and bandanna, is looking scared. He's surrounded by like two dozen other alligators, all looking menacing with glowing eyes.

Later Alligator (PC game, 2019)
I watched my boyfriend play through this a while back, but I forgot how charming it was. It's just a collection of minigames and goofy, expressively animated characters. It's also kinda perfect to play through with people and take turns doing voices!
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Promotional art for Maiden & Spell, or as it's written here, "Magical Girl Battler Maiden & Spell: メイデン・アンド・スペル". It features two magical girls floating around each other in a void. The one with a tail and crown is poking the end of the other girl's sword.

Maiden & Spell (PC game, 2020)
I love Rabbit & Steel so much that I had to play its spiritual predecessor. There's definitely a lot I recognize here, and in retrospect R&S's Extra Mode is essentially Maiden & Spell 2. I had fun playing through the story mode on Normal. (1/2)
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A promotional render for Fire Emblem: Bound Destiny, with a Samurott and Delphox about to fight each other in a field. A Swanna is in the background between the two, spreading her wings and silhouetted by the sun. Behind the Samurott, to the left, are an Aggron, Haxorus, and Scyther; behind the Delphox on the right are a Lucario, Absol, and Charizard.

A screenshot of a GBA Fire Emblem game with the portraits replaced by Pokémon. A Charizard is saying "Adios, rainbow warriors," to a Zoroark and a Delphox. The Zoroark is probably in the middle of his blinking animation but he's looking gay about it

A "12 for 12 Challenge" graphic showing 3 games checked off and 9 left to go

Fire Emblem: Bound Destiny (GBA romhack, 2023)
My 3rd #12for12 game, recommended by @chuji.bsky.social! It's another one I might not have played otherwise, but I loved* it! YOU should play this if you're a Pokémon furry, Fire Emblem fan, or both. (1/2)

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The screen that displays when you select StreetPass Mii Plaza on the 3DS main menu.

Puzzle Swap: All (North American) puzzles completed. A cute proof of concept for Streetpass and a little 3D showcase. Find Mii: All hats collected. It's not very good, but back in the day this was all we had and we *liked* it, god damn it. Find Mii II: All hats collected. It really is just Find Mii: The Second One. Mii Force: All Plaza Tickets collected. A pretty competent shmup, though it's funny how some weapons are useless and some are absolutely busted. I can't believe there's 20 levels and you need 80 level clears to get all the titles for a ticket. Flower Town: All Plaza Tickets collected, all jobs completed perfectly, all flowers grown in all colors. An actually relaxing game, especially when you can always get 10 people at a time. With how much Bullshit some of these games put you through, it's refreshing to have one that's fairly simple to 100%. Warrior's Way: All Plaza Tickets collected. Why does this exist lol. It's literally rock paper scissors lmao. I paid real money for rock paper scissors Monster Manor: All Plaza Tickets collected. Probably my favorite of these games, though most of the fun for me was fiddling with room placement and weapon upgrading. The actual RPG part is kind of just okay.

Ultimate Angler: All Plaza Tickets collected, all fish (but 1!!!) caught at A+ size, all missions completed. I think this is my favorite fishing in a video game that I've played...not that I seek out games with fishing. But having every fish only be attracted to a couple of the randomly available types of bait, and having some fish only even be present like 1 or 2% of the time, AND making some of those fish take 2 or 3 rounds to fish up even with 10 people and a God Rod? *AND* explicitly challenging you to catch every fish in A+ size, which is also like a single-digit percent chance? It's TOO MUCH. Battleground Z: All Plaza Tickets collected. It's a decent top-down beat-'em-up, I guess. I absolutely could not be bothered to do all the missions, though. Slot Car Rivals: All missions accomplished; Rank S99 achieved (not worth it lol). You know Kirby's Air Grind, the minigame from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land? This is basically that. It's decently fun! Market Crashers: All merchandise collected. A fun "mash button make number go up" game. I'm pretty sure this is exactly how the real stock market works. Feed Mii: Cookbook 100% completed. A cute concept and pretty well executed. Experimenting with ingredients can be kind of a nightmare, since how they translated some dishes to the limited ingredient list doesn't make sense, but at least you can just look up the recipe for everything online. Ninja Launcher: Completed the first quest. It's fine but there really isn't much to it. Mii Trek: Finished once and forgotten immediately.

StreetPass Mii Plaza (3DS game, 2011-2016)
This already feels like a relic of a lost age, but thanks to NetPass, I've been able to (almost) complete all the games I was never able to. After 15,458 tags, I'm ready to put it to bed. Thoughts on each game in the images/alt text. (1/2)
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Promotional art for Dispatch, featuring the main character at a urinal, between some guy in a blue cape and a huge red guy only wearing shorts. The huge guy you meet in the bathroom wasn't red and had more clothes in the game, so maybe this is supposed to be a different huge guy idk

A "12 for 12 Challenge" graphic showing Dispatch checked off and 10 games left to go

Dispatch (PC game, 2025)
My 2nd #12for12 game, recommended by @otterjunk.bsky.social! To be honest, "Telltale game but it's a superhero workplace comedy with occasional swearing and titty" is not an amazing pitch IMO. I might not have played it otherwise, but I'm glad I did! (1/2)
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A promotional image for Rabbit & Steel: Extra Mode, featuring four of the game's classes standing on a rocky nighttime landscape. It says "A free update coming February 6th noon EST"

Rabbit & Steel: Extra Mode (PC game, 2024+2026)
I'm likely to keep playing this for a while, but I beat Extra Mode solo on Hard so it's "beaten" for Thread purposes. The (free!) DLC adds so much more of everything to the game that it's ridiculous how much game you get for $15. (1/2)
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A screenshot of the title screen of ATLYSS, which is a flythrough of some castle ruins that's a reference to some old game but I can't remember which. Along the top are buttons for Singleplayer, Multiplayer, Settings, and Quit Game, and along the bottom are a copy of my avatar covering up my Steam account information, the game's logo, and the logo of the developer, KisSoft.

ATLYSS (PC game, 2024)
A friend and I played through everything for the first time since release, and it's still a really fun time!! Immaculate classic-MMO vibes; a very good combat system; and now fishing, mining, and a few subclasses make this an easy recommendation for $10. (1/2)
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Promotional art for Lil Gator Game: Gator of the Year Edition, including the base game and the "In the Dark" DLC.

Lil Gator Game + In the Dark DLC (Switch game, 2022+2026)
I played the base game immediately on its release, and was glad to have a reason to replay it because it's just a delight, a sweet little few-hour-long adventure that's exactly as long as it needs to be. They basically (1/2) #2026MediaThread

The box art for Golden Sun: The Lost Age, featuring its four new protagonists posing as a team because shit just got real

Golden Sun: The Lost Age (GBA game, 2002)
Like a lot of video game sequels, this is bigger but not necessarily better. I enjoyed it a lot, and it better delivers on the epic feel of the original, but the huge, sparse world and dungeon design feel less respectful of your time. (1/2) #2026MediaThread

The title screen for the Archipelago Multiworld mod for Celeste. The titular mountain is ringed by the Archipelago logo, six multicolored circles.

Celeste (Open World AP) (PC game, 2018+2025)
This was my third time playing through Celeste, and my first ever Archipelago! Finding creative ways around obstacles in the absence of important level mechanics has given me an even deeper appreciation for this game's movement. (1/2) #2026MediaThread

Promotional art for Bad End Theater, featuring its four main characters and a variety of scenes in the background

Bad End Theater (PC game, 2021)
Some friends and I read through this together and it was really cute! This kinda feels made for Tumblr, with all the connotations that carries? It's the video game equivalent of a cupcake, and I like cupcakes #2026MediaThread

Box art for Golden Sun, featuring its four protagonists looking cool and doing something magical-looking. Only for Game Boy Advance

A screenshot from a battle in Golden sun. Along the top are HP bars for Isaac, Garet, Ivan, and Mia. The log at the bottom says: Dirge takes 34 damage! Isaac summons Cybele!

Golden Sun (GBA game, 2001)
This was one of my favorite games as a kid, but it definitely still holds up. The Djinn/Summon system is ingenious, and it's kind of amazing what they managed to squeeze out of the GBA. Next up: TLA (and maybe replaying Dark Dawn for the first time) (1/2) #2026MediaThread

A book cover with a photo of a cat lit up in rainbow colors: WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU A Novel PATRICIA LOCKWOOD BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST FOR NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS

Will There Ever Be Another You (book, 2025)
I read about half of this while delirious from lack of sleep, which is maybe the ideal state to read this in. Patricia Lockwood's Long Covid Book is not so much A Novel as a collection of beautiful words to let wash over you, an Experience
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Promotional art for the game Viewfinder, with a camera and a cat that looks like it's made out of ribbons

Viewfinder (PC game, 2023)
I've yet to find a first-person puzzle game I didn't like. This one has some really cool mechanical ideas, and I don't think it even really explores them completely, as none of the puzzles are especially hard. The story didn't do much for me, there's (1/2)
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The cover of Dragon Warrior, later known internationally as Dragon Quest. It features a Warrior fighting a Dragon

A "12 for 12 Challenge" graphic showing Dragon Warrior checked off and 11 games left to go

Dragon Warrior [i.e., Quest] (NES game, 1986)
The first of my #12for12 games, recommended by @moxsully.bsky.social! This is what I'd call a Nintendo Power game (you need a guide to beat it), and one that makes me grateful for fast-forward in emulators. LOTS of grinding, which (1/2)
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A cyber-looking shirt design from AGDQ 2026, with the a cyber version of the velociraptor mascot and the text: AGDQ 急いで ("Hurry" in Japanese) BENEFITING......PREVENT CANCER FOUNDATION RUN DMG-BST.EXE

Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 (stream)
I know I say this for every one of these, but it's just so nice to have two weeks a year that are so unrelentingly positive, and inclusive, and fun. I caught even less of this live than usual, so any VOD recommendations would be appreciated lol #2026MediaThread

Let’s hope depression and life don’t beat my ass again

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12 for 12 Challenge: 12 Months to Play 12 games Recommended by 12 Friends [weird capitalization sic] The games are, in order of recommendation: Cobalt Core, Dispatch, Mega Man Zero, Dragon Warrior, Rivals of Aether II, LISA Definitive Edition, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked, Chained Echoes, Potionomics, Hitman: World of Assassination, Fire Emblem: Bound Destiny, and In Stars and Time

I finally put together the graphic for my #12for12 games! Thank you to everyone who gave a recommendation! #2026MediaThread

Okay I THOUGHT having tags in alt text would make them show up when searching from my profile, but that is apparently not the case. I'll make sure to include #2026MediaThread in the text of the tweets from now on!!

#2026MediaThread number 2!!

Just realized I'm two entries into the #2026MediaThread and I've forgotten to tag both of them as such

A meme with three raccoons with cell phones, a camcorder, and a mouse and keyboard respectively, overlaid on a photo of the sky. The caption says "ME CONSUMING 5 DIFFERENT FORMS OF MEDIA AT ONCE TO PREVENT THE CHANCE OF A THOUGHT OCCURRING". The heads of the raccoons have been crudely drawn over with the head of a Lurantis, and now "2026" has also been crudely written on top of everything

Despite popular demand, I've decided to make another media thread for this year! I'll also start tagging things, so this will be the #2026MediaThread. Games that're part of the #12for12 challenge will also be tagged as such.