The Arcadee

Welcome to the arcade!

At least a metaphorical one- unfortunately I cannot fully embed flash games on here (I don't think?) so this is more like a museum to display the kind of video games I like.

If theres a place to play any of these games, either for free or for the money- it will be linked (when I remember to do that)

Portal 1 and 2 are probably some of my favorite games of all time. Playing both for the very first time changed me so much as a person. If I had to pick one, I think Portal 2 is the most polish and engaging, but the original is just as engaging and fun! I really wish my Mac didn't force me to update- I can't play any 32-bit games anymore.

My Peggle addiction cannot be understated. I got into this because of one of my partners if memory serves. Something about the peg-based gameplay was so addicting, which is funny considering I don't usually get 'addicted' to things. I am relaspsing so hard that I resorted to playing the vastly inferior "Peggle Blast" mobile app to satisfy my hunger. Its bad, guys. One day people will invent a way for me to play old games on my piece of shit mac that doesn't require me to download weird programs that don't even work.

I won't mince words: Space Funeral is Uggo to the 5th degree- but thats an intentional part of its overall charm. The humor is on point, and the crude graphics set it apart from other more "polished" games. Hell, the way the game looks tie perfectly into its themes! I won't spoil any of it, but if you know you know. I haven't played any of the fan made sequals yet- but maybe when I finish playing this on stream, I'll consider tracking those down as well.

Of COURSE I'm on that Earthbound shit! For being the game that went on to inspire several others, it only makes sense that the trendsetter itself is so vibrant and fun. Even when the game goes into some dark places, theres always an underlining sense of hope. The sound track is fire and the character designs really tickle me.

CW mentions of suicide

I had an uncle- the very last child my grandmother ever had. He was only two years older than me, so whenever I had to stay over at her house- me and him were raised more like brothers than uncle/nephew. One of my earliest childhood memories with him was me watching him fight the final boss, Gigyas. I remember how scary it looked- and how utterly hopeless the characters were through their text boxes. That entire sequence with Paulina "praying", and everything else that followed really stuck with me for many years. My uncle would take his life in 2022- now whenever I see something Earthbound/mother related, I think about him. I want to thank him for being the one who introduced me to this wonderful world, and all of the happy memories he gave me in an otherwise rough childhood.