Darren Hupke
@darrenhupke
Video game book maker (32 Bit Library, Beat ‘Em Up, Pixels and Polygons Quarterly). Writer. Podcast host (Pixels and Polygons). Owner of @pixelsandpolygons.net Links to my books, podcast, and creative output below 👇
This is every convention experience I’ve ever had. I love this too much. It’s a sticker that’s going on my Mac right away. cc @retrogamebooks.com @ianferguson.bsky.social and a million others
My PRE-SDCC haul came from some great LA locations. The cool Revenge Of… had plenty to buy (but they were out of the latest Criminal book), but my kids got some good stuff and I got this rad sticker/comic that speaks to my soul.
I saw Splatoon Raiders on sale before street date and took it as a sign to buy it. I didn’t get to play much so far, but it’s giving Monster Hunter vibes.
Here’s my daughter as a not even 1 year old with Chris, and then again with me almost 11 for her first show ever.
Who wants to share the history of this controller and what games took advantage of it? I genuinely don’t know and have never seen it before. It looks rad!
Some fun final stats for my Mina playthrough. I was a hammer user for 95% of the game. I feel a bit sad I beat the last boss with the mega buster, instead…
“M is for…” MIND MGMT. This as a monthly comic was one of my favorite of all time. The hidden messages, the spy and subversive story bleeding into the pages and comic itself was so creative. Seek it out if you march the beat of a different drum.
I just went 82-0, think you can go 82-0? www.82-0.com/share?id=e39...
I’ve played a lot of Destiny… I would have played even more Destiny 2 if my friends didn’t quit. I still stuck with it solo for a long time.
This is a rad page! I managed to get a page with Gus and Jepperd a few years ago, myself. It’s one of my favorite comics.
Years ago I was trying to draw a funny comic inspired by RPG cliches and my love of games. In the opening scene, the main character is nearly killed and almost drowns… The other day I was playing Elliot and this happens:
Sometimes I just stare up at my wall and remember, “oh yeah, I have an original Y The Last Man page.”
I got my first trinket in Mina by defeating Midden, the under developed chicken?
This game is going to challenge me. Did I make a mistake taking the hammer?
I finished my writing for the next issue of Pixels and Polygons Quarterly. 8168 words. This doesn't count any of the contributions from others, but that's pretty wild to me. This x4 is 32k words, which is about the length of a small book. This "side project" doesn't feel so "side," haha.
I didn’t think Octopath Traveller 0 was going to be short, but I didn’t think it was a full on 100 hour RPG. Whatever. I’m in.
“Is This Seat Taken?” has been a fun pallet cleanser after some longer, heavier games.
What happened to this game? I forgot all about this. I thought that art style looked so rad back then.
I want to know more about the concepts or ideas for this "magic spells" game that was trying to get going after MGS.