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Sometimes some people ask me why I use saturated colors frequently in my drawings, instead of cute and elegant pastel colors.


I think that reminds me that when I was a kid in the second half of the 80s almost all "Rad" clothes were fluorescent colors.

I don't know if it was derived from culture pop itself, the artists and their clothes, from glam and their colored hairs, from Punk and their previous XD colored hairs, from rock-themed comics or what.

But the fact is that if you wanted to be fashionable you had to wear clothes with colors whose vibrancy would make you visible from space.

And yes, I liked it, I admit it! But I'm glad it's over, I like to have my photoreceptor cones working.

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Story by JessaMar


Connie had always been given to nostalgia, even for things that she hadn’t actually experienced the first time. Swing music from the 1940s, old farmhouses, rotary telephones, and fashion from the 1920s or 1960s; it all resonated for her as strongly as the TV shows from her own childhood.

Dark Still Life




She met Phil at a friend's cookout, and didn’t expect that they would hit it off. He worked with computers and spoke eagerly about the latest gadgets; Connie used modern technology willingly enough, but she didn’t find anything exciting about it. But Phil didn’t look askance at the hat she wore, and when she talked about her favorite songs he immediately looked them up on his phone. Then he pulled out a bluetooth speaker so that they could listen together, and she was tickled to see that it was fashioned to look like an antique radio.

Cat cafe



When the virus hit, it was easy enough for Connie to embrace new old-fashioned habits: baking bread, fermenting food, and narrowing her focus to the things she could touch. These things made her feel safer. She didn’t mind putting most of her regular routines on hold, but she did wonder if this meant an end to her growing friendship with Phil. They kept in touch a little on social media, but it lacked substance.

Coffee Shop




Then one cold, sunny morning a small package arrived. It held a flash drive shaped like a cassette tape, and a handwritten note. Just looking at them made Connie feel as warm as her grandmother’s cookies.

Cassette Girl 2018
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Commando!!!

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Arcade machines were a completely different planet than the console in the living room.


Not only did you have to get out of your house ("while it's such a beautiful day!"), But many times you had to wait your turn if the machine was popular.

You should fight (or join forces) with strangers in person, what honest times haha.

When I was a schoolboy, my favorites were titles like Robocop, Rastan Saga, and Wild Fang (Tecmo Knights).


But I honestly think that the like Beat 'em up, especially the Capcom titles, were my ultimate vice.


Captain Commando was a fascination to my mind; Playing it with my friends, seeing those impressive designs, not only hitting every step but also being able to run inside the screen in all directions with a huge variety of attacks, going through all those stages until reaching the final boss was one of the moments that most expected of the week.

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by YouInventedMe


arcade legend

step one

put the quarter in

prepare to beat your high score

morph into your second skin

joy comes from a joystick

or press of the buttons

mash 'em all at once

and can't nobody tell you nothin'

transform under neon lights

conquer every hurdle

whether you're a

spiky-haired yellow kid

or pizza-eating tur


Pacman Convention

catch that Pac-Man fever

become an 8-bit junkie

it's more fun than a barrel

tossed at you by a monkey

find your magic sword & shield

to save Hyrule from doom

or use a Hundred Hand Slap

to prevent a Sonic Boom

prepare to hop

across the road

when the coast is clear

and finish any ninja

who says

"Get Over Here"



SuperPLAY Arcade

zombies ate your neighbors

and there's no one else to save ya

so act like you're a Belmont

and this is Castlevania

defeat those Ghouls n Goblins

every unholy creation

birthed from the sick minds

of the Umbrella Corporation

want the uprising televised?

you've got the solution

set it all to music

and it's a

Dance Dance Revolution



Arcade

you can brave the Dragon's Lair

or make Space Invaders bleed

but watch out

for that Asteroid

and stop the Centipede

you've got some dug to dig

you've got some toads to battle

there's bubbles to bobble

and snakes to roll n' rattle

the time has come

you've leveled up

the power's flowin' in you

pull the flag down at the castle

save

and then continue

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