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Read our stuff: paletteswap.site Support us: patreon.com/PaletteSwapMaghttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.sitehttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3muffsod3jn2gA study linking Pokémon Emerald’s title screen to the treatment of clinical depression has caught the attention of a 28-year-old man. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/depressed-28-year-old-prescribed-daily-viewing-of-pokemon-emerald-title-screen/31 Aug 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muffsod3jn2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3muf5ggz3qk2fA streamer has left over a dozen fans stunned with the announcement of a sudden career change into the culinary arts. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/waiter-turned-full-time-streamer-turns-waiter-again/31 Aug 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf5ggz3qk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mud37tfdeu2pWriter’s block struck a Pokémon researcher attempting to find yet another way to describe the Electric-type mouse Pokémon, Pikachu. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/guy-writing-pokedex-entries-stuck-on-how-to-describe-pikachu-for-20th-something-time/30 Aug 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mud37tfdeu2phttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3muakr7vjsh2oFrequent video game adaptation star Jack Black has been cast in the long-awaited Metal Gear Solid movie. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/jack-black-cast-as-solid-snake-in-upcoming-metal-gear-movie/29 Aug 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3muakr7vjsh2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mu6aycacgj2lThe police in the highly-anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI have been overhauled to ruthlessly punish peaceful protest. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/gta-vi-to-impose-maximum-wanted-level-for-attending-protest/28 Aug 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6aycacgj2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mu5wwvtdzo2kAn eBay seller who had clearly done their research rejected a buyer’s best offer of $49.99 for an out of print Blu-ray. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/dang-ebay-seller-knows-this-blu-ray-is-out-of-print/ 28 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5wwvtdzo2khttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mu5mwr2l4o23Fans of Power Rangers: A XXX Parody noticed that sex scenes were clearly pulled from original source material Super Sentai: A XXX Parody. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/power-rangers-porn-parody-cuts-to-recycled-japanese-footage-whenever-sex-happens/28 Aug 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5mwr2l4o23https://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mu45wnpqyf2v“Alright, this is where the game really gets going: the Millennial Fair,” said the streamer, starting off in a completely tolerable tone before transitioning to something that would make anyone want to stab their ear drums with a mechanical pencil. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/oh-no-streamer-doing-funny-voices-while-reading-character-dialogue/28 Aug 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu45wnpqyf2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mu3lkpzd672gNetflix's newest original series, Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look, will reportedly have a much shorter run than fans have been hoping. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/netflix-cancels-season-2-gta-6-preview-extended-look/27 Aug 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3lkpzd672ghttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mu34hxpm3x2pA man with days left to live admitted that he regrets not spending more time memorizing complex boss battle attack patterns. 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So how come binge-watching The Sopranos led me to start binge-eating? https://paletteswap.site/true-colors/how-the-hell-did-i-gain-7-pounds-in-a-week-watching-the-sopranos/25 Aug 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw3hwmwtu2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mtumjrfzvm2nNintendo issued what many feel is a long overdue apology today, for a print ad in the 1997 issue of GamePro that called readers “complete fuck faces.” https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/nintendo-apologizes-for-1997-gamepro-ad-that-called-you-a-complete-fuck-face-if-you-didnt-play-donkey-kong-land-iii/25 Aug 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtumjrfzvm2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mttv2vsa5227Studios may have gone too far with the recently released 4K Blu-ray of 1979’s Alien. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/alien-4k-remaster-painstakingly-adds-sigourney-weavers-bush-back-in/24 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttv2vsa5227https://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mtthoioxa22kA local dungeon boss begging for ocular relief suggested that his testicles would make an excellent alternative weak spot in battle. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/one-eyed-zelda-bosss-testicles-also-weak-spot/24 Aug 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtthoioxa22khttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mtrkfyzacc2nThe new Duolingo mode will erase users’ memories of any language progress they made any time they run out of hearts. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/duolingo-roguelike-wipes-your-memory-every-time-you-run-out-of-hearts/23 Aug 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrkfyzacc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mtoxiiusjh2kNintendo’s new US patent has major implications for the future of games that run like dogshit. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/nintendo-and-the-pokemon-company-receive-patent-on-running-games-at-12-fps/22 Aug 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoxiiusjh2khttps://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mtmm26a2ss26Tetsuya Nomura confirmed that his cult hit Nintendo DS title The World Ends With You was directly inspired by Kevin Smith’s 1995 film Mallrats. https://paletteswap.site/different-colors/tetsuya-nomura-confirms-the-world-ends-with-you-based-on-kevin-smiths-mallrats/21 Aug 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:wwoerp6vbpcioin2fnm577fy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmm26a2ss26https://bsky.app/profile/paletteswap.site/post/3mtmcov7v5c2ryoutu.be/_qPGrD1ll9s You thought Crown City was congested? 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