Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

20 hours ago

Devices Old and New - Week in Review March 2026 was our best month ever. Hands down. Not only did we post some of the biggest articles, we smashed our previous monthly analytics record by nearly 30% (which we'll cover later on). Now, it...

Devices Old and New - Week in Review

March 2026 was our best month ever. Hands down. Not only did we post some of the biggest articles, we smashed our previous monthly analytics record by nearly 30% (which we'll cover later...

#Weekinreview #BryantReview

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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

2 days ago

Hands-on with the Retroid Pocket 6; The 8GB Sweet Spot When I opened the box for the Retroid Pocket 6, the color was the first thing that caught my attention. Retroid had sent over the ‘Light Purple’ variant for me to review, and it immediately reminded m...

Hands-on with the Retroid Pocket 6; The 8GB Sweet Spot

When I opened the box for the Retroid Pocket 6, the color was the first thing that caught my attention. Retroid had sent over the ‘Light...

#Reviews #HandheldGaming #Emulation #Android #BryantReview

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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

4 days ago

The Official Ghost to Home Assistant Integration is Real! Ghost (the open source, self-hosted publishing platform we use here at The Bryant Review) notified me that there's a new feature for the platform. I was skeptical, given that today was April 1st. But ...

The Official Ghost to Home Assistant Integration is Real!

Ghost (the open source, self-hosted publishing platform we use here at The Bryant Review) notified me that there's a new fe...

#Guides #Self-Hosted #Homeassistant #Ghost #EthicalTech #BryantReview

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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

4 days ago

Ranking Every Star Trek Movie by its Main Theme I legitimately despise April Fools pranks. Instead, I like to celebrate April the first with silly and outlandish things. As I've done multiple times. For 2026, I've written this article. This isn't ...

Ranking Every Star Trek Movie by its Main Theme

I legitimately despise April Fools pranks. Instead, I like to celebrate April the first with silly and outlandish things. As I've done multiple times.

#Opinion #StarTrek #Music #AprilFools #BryantReview

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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

5 days ago

Hands-On with the Anbernic RG Vita Pro; A Unique Dual-Boot Handheld Finding Its Place Retro handhelds have always worn their inspirations on their sleeves. For years now, companies have been building new devices in the image of old, well-loved hardware. Sometimes subtly, sometimes not ...

Hands-On with the Anbernic RG Vita Pro; A Unique Dual-Boot Handheld Finding Its Place

Retro handhelds have always worn their inspirations on their sleeves. For years now, companies h...

#Reviews #HandheldGaming #Emulation #Anbernic #Android #BryantReview

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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

6 days ago

Unboxing a Steam Link, 11 years later My friend Peter gave me his new old stock Steam Link. 11 years after its release and 8 years after it's discontinuation from the market, it's still a highly competent device.

Unboxing a Steam Link, 11 years later

My friend Peter gave me his new old stock Steam Link. 11 years after its release and 8 years after it'

#Reviews #SteamHardware #Steamcontroller #Videogames #Gaming #Unboxing #Firstimpression #Podcast #BryantReview

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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

1 week ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

1 week ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

1 week ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

1 week ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

1 week ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

2 weeks ago

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...

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

2 weeks ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

2 weeks ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

2 weeks ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

2 weeks ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

2 weeks ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

3 weeks ago

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-...

Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

3 weeks ago

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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New Game Old Flame - A modern and homebrew retro gaming podcast.

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3 weeks ago

IndieRetroGames: Zero Commission, 39 Systems, and a Living Retro Scene - An Interview There’s a strange contradiction at the heart of retro gaming in 2026. On one side, you’ve got entire handheld ecosystems built around downloading ROMs and loading up decades-old libraries in seconds....

IndieRetroGames: Zero Commission, 39 Systems, and a Living Retro Scene - An Interview

There’s a strange contradiction at the heart of retro gaming in 2026.

On one side, you’ve got entire...

#RetroGaming #DeveloperInterview #DeveloperStory #BryantReview

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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

3 weeks ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

3 weeks ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

3 weeks ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

4 weeks ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

4 weeks ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

4 weeks ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

4 weeks ago

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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Gardiner Bryant

@heavyelement.com

1 month ago

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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