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Posts in retrospectives
2025 in gaming, contact naps, and diaper changes
My daughter is asleep on my chest. I have maybe twenty minutes before she stirs, and my Anbernic is in my hoodie pocket. I’m playing Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, a game from 1999, on a handheld the size of my phone. This is what gaming looked like for me in 2025.
... (keep reading)The year is 1998: revisiting the originals of PS1 remakes
When I was a kid I inherited a PlayStation 1 console from my uncle. It came with a few dozen games in beat up disk cases - I don’t think I asked for more games - maybe because I had enough, or maybe because I didn’t think of it.
... (keep reading)The tyranny of my gaming backlog
I own at least 584 games. That’s a combination of Steam, GOG, Epic, and Nintendo shops, plus some smaller launchers like Battle.net or EA Origins.
... (keep reading)6,629 hours in my Steam library
In 13 years that I’ve I had a Steam account, I’ve clocked in 6,629 hours in my Steam library alone. That’s 276 days of non-stop game time.
... (keep reading)Five standout games I played in 2024
Tt’s the end of March 2025, but I didn’t yet have a gaming blog at the beginning of the year, so here I am playing catch-up and writing about my favorite games of 2024. I love reading folks reflecting on the games they played, and this post is my take.
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