@jaconian.bsky.socialPlaying through Final Fantasy III, part of the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection, got me thinking about the music arrangement selection, so I wrote about it here.
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#FinalFantasyIII #FinalFantasyPixelRemaster #VideoGameMusic #Rambling #StageSelectStart
@jaconian.bsky.socialIt's spooky season, so it's only appropriate that we pull music from the entire Resident Evil catalogue this month, starting w/ the quintessential "Peace of Mind" from the original.
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#MIDIWeekSingles #ResidentEvil #SurvivalHorror #Capcom #StageSelectStart
@jaconian.bsky.socialI've been playing a bit of ACE COMBAT 8: Wings of Theve and I've come up with a hot take: the game is playable and enjoyable even below the minimum recommended specs. @ Me in the comments.
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#AceCombat8 #HotTake #MinimumSpecs #Rambling #StageSelectStart
@jaconian.bsky.socialNew month, new Monthly Update for everyone who wants to read all about it!
@jaconian.bsky.socialOur MIDI Week Single today is one of the earlier songs on the soundtrack by Keiki Kobayashi from ACE COMBAT 7: Skies Unknown.
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#MIDIWeekSingles #AceCombat7 #KeikiKobayashi #VideoGameMusic #StageSelectStart
@jaconian.bsky.socialOur Game EXP article is up for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, released 7 years ago & I finally got around to playing/beating it a while back.
www.stageselectstart.com/2026/06/game...
#GameEXP #AceCombat7 #ProjectAces #BandaiNamco #StageSelectStart
@jaconian.bsky.socialThinking about studio closures, studio acquisitions, and how best to support the games that interest us and want to play.
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#StudioClosures #StudioAcquisitions #PrivateEquityFirms #VideoGameIndustry #StageSelectStart
@jaconian.bsky.socialOur MIDI Week Single today comes from the 2011 indie bullet-hell, Jamestown, with amazing music by Francisco Cerda, from the stage right before the difficulty really ramps up:
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#MIDIWeekSingles #Jamestown #FranciscoCerda #IndieGames #StageSelectStart
@jaconian.bsky.socialAfter watching Resident Evil (2026), I thought it was time to bring back our Movie Reviews section to talk about this take on the 30-year-old survival horror franchise, once again, in live-action
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#MovieReview #ResidentEvil2026 #ZachCregger #StageSelectStart
@jaconian.bsky.socialOur new Game EXP Trilogy series brings shortened reviews for the older indie games: Super Meat Boy from Team Meat, COGS from Lazy 8 Studios, & Jamestown from Final Form Games.
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#GameEXPTrilogy #SuperMeatBoy #COGS #Jamestown #IndieGames #StageSelectStart
@jaconian.bsky.socialOur MIDI Week Single today is from the classic pixel-perfect platformer, Super Meat Boy, with Hellish good music by Danny Baranowsky.
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#MIDIWeekSingles #SuperMeatBoy #DannyBaranowsky #IndieGames #VideoGameMusic #VideoGameSoundtrack #StageSelectStart
@jaconian.bsky.socialOur First Impressions article today is that semi-rare occurrence that after 35 hours, I'm finally ready to talk about Red Dead Redemption and how I've been playing it.
www.stageselectstart.com/2026/09/firs...
#FirstImpressions #RedDeadRedemption #RockstarSanDiego #DoubleEleven #StageSelectStart
@jaconian.bsky.socialOur MIDI Week Single today harkens back 17 years to a time when sliding block puzzles were all the rage and equally rage-inducing. Calming music by Luke Gilbert.
www.stageselectstart.com/2026/09/midi...
#COGS #LukeGilbert #MIDIWeekSingles #VideoGameMusic #IndieGame #StageSelectStart