new to me games:

• Fast Racing RMX (Switch)
• Star Wars Racer Revenge (PS2 via PS3) (though I’ve played Episode 1 Racer quite a lot)
• Two Spies (iOS)
• Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (on Switch)
• Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (NES via WiiU)
• Magical Drop III (Neo Geo via Switch)
• Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns (Switch) [though I played the old phone version]
• DC Universe Online (Switch)
• The Queen’s Quest 3: The End of Dawn (Switch)
• Tetris 99
• Gems of War on Switch
• Runner 3
• Black Desert on PC
• Slay the Spire (iOS)

A lot of these are, in retrospect, problematic, if sometimes only for the people involved in making them, or sometimes the behind the scenes parts. But all of them have stuck with me quite a bit.

• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
• The Princess Bride
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
• Blade Runner
• Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
• WarGames
• The Blues Brothers
• Spaceballs
• Robocop
• The Three Amigos
• Die Hard
• Terminator
• Ghostbusters
• Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
• Bloodsport

• You’ve Got Mail
• Office Space
• Legend of the Drunken Master
• Galaxy Quest
• Crimson Tide
• Starship Troopers
• Sense and Sensibility
• The Replacement Killers
• Princess Mononoke
• Total Recall
• Twelve Monkeys
• Terminator 2
• Groundhog Day
• Happy Gilmore
• Last Action Hero
• Dark City
• Goodfellas
• Gattaca
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
• Loaded Weapon 1
• The Fifth Element

Elem/MS

• Newsroom (C64)
• GEOS (C64)
• geoPublish (C64)
• Paperback Writer (C64)
• Sky Travel (C64)
• Deluxe Paint II (Amiga)

HS

• Fractint (DOS)
• POV Ray (Windows)

• POD
• Wipeout XL
• Descent
• Descent 2
• Starcraft
• Starcraft Brood War
• Warcraft II
• Total Annihilation
• Dark Forces
• Jedi Knight
• Tie Fighter
• Railroad Tycoon II
• Civilization
• Civilization II
• Master of Magic
• Master of Orion
• Master of Orion 2
• Age of Wonders
• The Colonel’s Bequest
• ADOM
• Nethack/Slash’EM

• typewriter
• the latest copy of my “newspaper”
• Beary and a few friends
• ducks
• books on science and technology
• gumball machine
• loud air conditioner
• every conceivable baseball hat from Dairy Queen

New (to me)

• Horizon Chase Turbo (Switch)
• Rocket League (on Switch)
• Dragon’s Dogma (on Switch)
• High Stakes (Pico-8, in browser)
• Silk: Wilderness Adventures on the Ancient Silk Road (on Switch)
• Merchants of Kaidan (on Switch)

Old

• Fortnite (on Switch, though I had only played on PC before)
• DC Universe Online (on Switch)
• Pokémon Go
• Fast RMX
• Tetris 99
• Avakin Life

I apparently did not watch many movies this decade (and liked even less). Years later I still haven’t seen too many that I’m in a hurry to rewatch.

• Lilo & Stitch
• Spirited Away
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Minority Report
• Zoolander
• Underworld
• Pride & Prejudice
• Monsters, Inc.
• Spider-Man 2
• Shrek
• Shrek 2
• Shaun of the Dead
• Hot Fuzz
• The One
• Signs
• Memento
• Pirates of the Caribbean

• Lilo and Stitch
• Star Wars
• Office Space
• Legend of the Drunken Master
• The Princess Bride
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
• Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Return of the Jedi
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• The Lego Movie
• Die Hard
• Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
• Mr. Nice Guy
• Shrek
• Monsters, Inc.
• Shrek 2
• Bloodsport
• Mothra
• Army of Darkness
• You’ve Got Mail
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail

• POD
• Episode I Racer
• Alpha Centauri
• Team Fortress Classic
• Counterstrike
• Baldur’s Gate II
• Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
• Return to Castle Wolfenstein
• Jedi Knight II
• World of Warcraft
• Gran Turismo 2 (PS)
• Wipeout 3 (PS)
• Colin McRae Rally (1 or 2?) (PS)
• Soul Blade (PS)
• Soul Calibur II (PS2/Xbox)
• Crackdown (Xbox)
• Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
• Goldeneye
• GTA IV (honorable mention: disliked the game but loved the music)
• Total Annihilation

• Summer Games (C64)
• Winter Games (C64)
• Summer Games II (C64)
• Winter Challenge: World Class Competition (C64)
• Flight Simulator II (C64)
• One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird (C64)
• Arcticfox (C64)
• Skyfox (C64)
• Beach-Head (C64)
• Beach-Head II (C64)
• Choplifter (C64)
• Zaxxon (C64)
• Save New York (C64)
• Impossible Mission (C64)
• Super Huey (C64)
• Into the Eagle’s Nest (C64)
• Firepower (Amiga)
• Test Drive II (Amiga)
• Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain (Amiga)

• movies to watch
• movies watched
• movies R should watch
• books read
• books to read
• books I own
• fiction (of all lengths) to read
• short stories to write
• books to write
• albums to own
• board games we own
• board games I've played
• board games I want to play
• board games for Halloween
• board games about witches
• board games about the Silk Road
• board games that have auctions
• board games I've mostly played against AI opponents
• (all kinds of things about different board games)

• duck themed items when I was a kid
• CDs and an occasional record
• video games, particularly ‘90s games
• vintage video games, especially Atari 2600 and Commodore 64
• Commodore 64/128 stuff
• books
• Hot Wheels (very casually)
• Star Wars toys (very casually)
• posters and prints
• board games
• Lego sets
• roleplaying game supplements
• playing cards
• tarot cards

• World of Warcraft
• Dark Forces
• Baldur’s Gate II
• Wipeout 3
• Galaga (arcade/iOS)
• Pressure Cooker (2600)
• Sim City 2000
• Railroad Tycoon 3
• Civilization IV, V
• Darklands
• Primordia
• Spacechem (iOS/Windows)
• FTL
• Stardew Valley
• Planescape Torment
• Icewind Dale II
• Race the Sun
• Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic
• Convoy
• Wipeout Pulse (PSP)
• Wipeout Pure (PSP)

• Tetris (Amiga)
• Dr. Mario (NES)
• Top Gear (SNES)
• Seaquest (2600)
• Test Drive II (Amiga)
• Flight Simulator II (Amiga)
• Mega Ball (Amiga)
• Dark Forces
• Civilization II
• Colonization
• Descent
• Descent 2
• Astrosmash (Intellivision)
• Leaderboard Golf

• computer programmer
• computer scientist
• mathematician
• detective
• composer
• microbiologist
• marine biologist
• newspaper editor
• army officer
• helicopter pilot
• stunt driver
• teacher
• store owner
• space scientist
• roboticist