this shit was so peak itās not even funny. they have literally never topped it. itās every bit as fun as it was when i was four years old, and the soundtrack and aesthetic are just incredible
gave my three-year-old cousin the controller so she could play monkey ball, just as my older cousin gave me the controller so i could play monkey ball when i was three. she had no idea what she was doing (as i did at her age) but she loved it. honestly got a little emotional
a fucked up little NES game where you try (and usually fail) to roll a marble to the end of an obstacle course. clearly the prototype for monkey ball, marble blast, etc. one of many retro games my cousin introduced to me through wii hacking. the thing i remember most vividly about it is about how on the (famously brutal) penultimate level, āsilly race,ā the screen flashes with the message āEVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG.ā to this day i donāt know what thatās about. it made 6-year-old me feel like i was in they live
to me this is one of lifeās most simple joys - especially during the winter. The combination of not driving + the heat from the pie keeping your legs warm + direct pizza fumes provides a precious and rare sensory experience
Not to beat a dead horse but google has now foisted integration of itās Gemini AI into basic gmail / drive functionality. Donāt offload your critical faculties to a super computer. Write that email. Use your brain. Every time you feed this thing it will get ābetterā and you are training it to replace you.
