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This started as a little document to get down my thoughts, but I figured I’d Markdownize it and make it into a blog post, where it can be not only a reference for me, but also for everyone else!

CWs: Nazi mentions, suicide mention (not personal), death mentions, horror movies

CWs: ableist nomenclature, religion, politics, ghosts, death

CWs: death, grief, food

I found out about the game UFO 50 earlier this week and it is really lovely. The premise is that 50 retro games for an obscure system were unearthed, and now they’re available to play. All games are complete, nothing half-finished, and the verisimilitude is staggering. Also, no nonsense with unlocking games, everything is available. As others have said more eloquently, it’s like digging through the past and discovering retro-soaked wonders. I’ve played through maybe 12 of the games so far, and I gotta say, most of them are excellent. Some approximate “shovelware,” but hey, that’s the luck of the draw. They’re “NES hard,” in that most of them are inscrutable with weird controls, but that’s also part of the charm. And the games I would consider shovelware, others might love, so there really is something for everyone. I bought the game a few days ago and I do not regret it! Highly recommend. It reminds me of the DS game Retro Game Challenge which I’ve never played myself, but others have apparently drawn the comparison too. Anyways, it’s great, if you like retro games, or even the idea of playing them, check it out!

CW: brief COVID mention, food, drink, alcohol

CWs: sexual assault (indirectly mentioned in links), racism and racist violence