ハチノヨンとスパデラのジョンです。Tokyo-based game lover/gatherer and 8-4 & SDX co-founder. EGM alum. 集まり屋。(He/Him) くわしいことは本をみて下さい。https://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mkva5muqxk2iWrapped up Pied Piper after a three-day marathon. It felt good stepping back into this world after being away from it for so long - the characters and storytelling have always been on another level, and PP was no different. Maybe I’ll revisit the main trilogy someday once my backlog clears up a bit… [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkva5muqxk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mktcw565b22vThis looks terrible? [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktcw565b22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mkqyofvj522h@tinari.bsky.social Meant to say this the other day, but congrats on release! Saw you up in there right after firing it up01 May 2026 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqyofvj522hhttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mkqwpntm7c2hEventually nabbed a cart of Castlevania during one of my first trips to Japan, and still have that day 1 copy of SMB3 (with the left-side Bros.) so it all worked out in the end 🧛🍄 [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqwpntm7c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mkqvobuhpk2hI -almost- bought Japanese Castlevania III (悪魔城伝説) as my first import in Feb. 1990, had the money saved up and was all set to order (back then you ordered imports by phone!), but then US SMB3 showed up at my local Toys R Us and that money suddenly disappeared… [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqvobuhpk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mkqvielodc2hI consider myself extremely lucky to have grown up with a rental store 15 mins from my house that rented Famicom games (w/Honeybee adapter) in 1988. Must’ve been fate. Rented a bunch of stuff before US release, most notably SMB3. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqvielodc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mkqv6twxds2hThe first games that I ever imported [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqv6twxds2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mkqtisnrck2hKnicks up by 50 in the second quarter. Unbelievable01 May 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqtisnrck2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mkqt7o36rc2hWasn’t my first but joining the party anyway. One of the all-time greats. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqt7o36rc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mkqt3ktutk2hHaven’t seen a team dominate like this in a game 6 elimination in…maybe ever30 Apr 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqt3ktutk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mknj2k5mpc22Golden Week off to a good start~29 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknj2k5mpc22https://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mkllrm74kk25Pied Piper releasing tomorrow?! Was not expecting new (sort of) Xenosaga to be blessing this year’s Golden Week. Sad we never had a chance to localize this [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkllrm74kk25https://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mk7fruvzpk24Knicks not inspiring confidence24 Apr 2026 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7fruvzpk24https://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mjlg2dm3mc2iUFO 50 hits Japan today! This was a pretty huge undertaking given there were several dozen games to localize but the team did an amazing job and the Japanese version looks awesome. Big 💙 to @mossmouth.bsky.social and @perryjon.bsky.social and everyone who worked to make the JP release a reality!16 Apr 2026 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlg2dm3mc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mjhliv7ytc2r25 years since Animal Crossing released in Japan (and almost 26 since they first shared info on it in English at Spaceworld)14 Apr 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhliv7ytc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3mixnmnlbcc2mNo word yet on poo color but more Mario-themed sweets have arrived08 Apr 2026 06:20 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixnmnlbcc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/johntv.bsky.social/post/3miuwsftmlk2eBTW this level is incredible. I got to the last segment and ran out of lives but I will be returning tonight for another attempt. Whoever came up with the invisibility power-up needs to be locked up, but whatever, I'm gonna get that flag [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:njyxpfp2rzb7addisbq74epa/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuwsftmlk2e