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Hong Kong born and raised. Spent 20+ years covering tech and games and news for CNN, Rest of World, IGN. Liverpool fan. Addicted to video games. Huge Nintendo 64 nerd. Sign up for my free weekly newsletter: ravi64.com (Avatar by @wrenegade.bsky.social)
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submitted 391 days ago • 4 comments

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander: "I don't think the line for the [Democratic] party right now is between progressives and moderates; I think it's between fighters and folders."

submitted 18 hours ago • 543 comments

Ok now I understand. Anna Wintour took one look at this and quit.

submitted 17 hours ago • 249 comments

I get why the next Xbox is probably going to be a Windows PC. But that doesn't mean I like it! This week's newsletter: ravi64.com/xbox-windows...

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

One fun thing about this was it was well before OoT, so to a certain degree it felt like a "preview" of what OoT could be. It was rough and unpolished, sure, but it felt like a Zelda game done through the Mario 64 engine/gameplay. That OoT would be levels above and beyond was inconceivable to me!

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon just blew my mind in 1997. It was so unapologetically Japanese at a time when that wasn't commonly brought west, and it was feverishly goofy. Awesome action-adventure gameplay and semi-open world to rival Ocarina of Time. And you can play as Yae the kunoichi/mermaid.

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

I get why the next Xbox is probably going to be a Windows PC. But that doesn't mean I like it! This week's newsletter: ravi64.com/xbox-windows...

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

remember those guys like “the bluesky mind can’t conceive of why Cuomo might appeal to New Yorkers?” turns out New Yorkers can’t conceive of why Cuomo might appeal to New Yorkers

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Not the point at all, but someday, when the dust has settled, we need to talk about how good that logo is

submitted 3 days ago • 38 comments

Tonight I'm texting Nancy Pelosi and asking HER for $5

submitted 3 days ago • 246 comments

Real talk, we lost something as a culture when we fell out of love with novelty architecture.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

This is a Tusken Raider c’mon

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

I haven’t been able to get into VR at all (despite trying so, so many times) but this actually looks interesting enough to figure out where the eff I stored my PSVR2

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

doesn't this automatically disqualify him?

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

We're in the last 48 HOURS of #BigHops Kickstarter!! 👅swing, solve puzzles, lockpick with your tongue 🍏use powerful veggies to grow paths forward ✨free demo is out NOW 🎮coming to Nintendo Switch THIS YEAR We're at 123% funded, but still check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/chr...

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

14 seconds of pure awesomeness and anticipation with the Konami logo that has the most nostalgic punch to it for me. <3

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

If the air jets in the fake dart room on the Indiana Jones ride comically blast the hat off your head, Disneyland will mail it back to you in less than a week.

submitted 7 days ago • 16 comments

There was a bit of snark aimed at GameChat because it didn't seem like anything new, it was just Zoom for Switch 2. Turns out, that's exactly what it is -- and exactly why it works well. This week's newsletter: ravi64.com/gamechat-is-...

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

This is shocking. Pure totalitarianism from DHS, and also blatantly unconstitutional. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

submitted 9 days ago • 140 comments

There was a bit of snark aimed at GameChat because it didn't seem like anything new, it was just Zoom for Switch 2. Turns out, that's exactly what it is -- and exactly why it works well. This week's newsletter: ravi64.com/gamechat-is-...

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

If you, like Casey Newton, use LLMs for fact-checking, that should be disclosed directly beneath your byline

submitted 11 days ago • 17 comments

I feel like I am super bad about sharing my wins so forgive me for this brief thread... After losing my job last year, I decided to put more time into my newsletter, ravi64.com. It wasn't an alternative career, just something that felt fun and fulfilling to do in between applications and interviews

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

submitted 10 days ago • 5 comments

if i can be y’all’s dad for a second: one of the most important things I’ve learned is that acquiring a skill is literally uncomfortable that awful moment where you feel confused and stupid and embarrassed? it means you’re about to learn something. and it’s *mandatory* if you want to get better

submitted 11 days ago • 100 comments

LEGO Godzilla got approved and will be an official set!

submitted 11 days ago • 18 comments

I am delighted to announce that I've 3D scanned the complete Super Mario Land keshi figure series, originally released by Bandai in Japan in 1989! All 21 of these vintage Mario toys--from Daisy to Tatanga, and everyone in between--can now be downloaded here: archive.org/details/kesh...

submitted 11 days ago • 17 comments

Here’s this week’s cartoon for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/pic...

submitted 11 days ago • 5 comments