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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

6 months

“ rosalina “ been thinking of making an album of vgm bossa covers like this

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Mike Choi

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4 years

I recreated one of the Korean restaurants from my childhood in Animal Crossing, complete with hand drawn menus! #AnimalCrossing #ACNH

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Mike Choi

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5 years

- ̗̀ new ̖́- Nintendo Switch DS

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Mike Choi

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5 years

Parasite is such a profoundly personal film for me, not just as a Korean, but as someone who at one point grew up in not-too-different circumstances than the ones in the film. Here comes a thread about representation, and how pride and poverty coexist in Korean culture. 1/13

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Mike Choi

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5 years

Am I the only one who sees this

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Mike Choi

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4 years

animal crossing music for a rainy day

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Mike Choi

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2 years

AND THERE YA HAVE IT HOMEBOY (the stupidest jump of all time) #Splatoon3 #NintendoSwitch

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Mike Choi

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3 years

Mmm the DOG EGGS

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Mike Choi

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6 years

In observance of belated Pokémon Day, please enjoy this flawless cover of the best of all the Pokémon theme songs: Pokémon Johto

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Mike Choi

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4 years

Lonely Rolling Starrrrr 💫

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Mike Choi

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5 years

Short and sweet cover of the Super Mario Land theme. This tune never fails to cheer me up!

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Mike Choi

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5 years

Today we use the powers of the - ̗̀ new ̖́- Nintendo Switch DS to summon a fan favorite.

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Mike Choi

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3 years

kk cruisin + pilot wings (on an abandoned organ)

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Mike Choi

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5 years

Hello neighbor! Here’s a cover of the Totoro theme song to brighten your week. He’s my neighbor- Totoro, To-to-ro. Enjoy!

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Mike Choi

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5 years

sometimes i make useless things too

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Mike Choi

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3 years

Training him to be an Earthbound fan

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Mike Choi

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4 years

For those wondering how I’m playing two pianicas at once, here’s the secret: a little 3D printed dual mouthpiece that I designed myself! Here’s another video of it in action with some Kirby music.

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Mike Choi

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3 years

As someone who lost my mother at a young age, I see her everywhere. I see her in my friend’s parents, I see her in my aunts, in my sister, in my mother-in-law, I see her in the ajumma in the checkout line, and in the restaurant lady who always smiles. I see her everywhere. (1/9)

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Mike Choi

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5 years

bein’ friends

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Mike Choi

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5 years

Well, someone beat me to the punch but here’s a look at the current state of my Joy-Cube Switch dock/controller. Obviously an unfinished WIP!

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Mike Choi

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5 years

It was a very rainy thanksgiving weekend. Perfect weather for staying inside and recording a cover of one of my favorite tunes, the Rainy Day theme from Animal Crossing. Enjoy! 🌧

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Mike Choi

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5 years

Building something coooooooooool 🛠🔩🔌

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Mike Choi

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5 years

That's my #RepresentationMatters story about Parasite, and why it's one of my favorite films of all time. Congrats to Bong Joon-ho, Lee Ha-jun, Cho Won-woo, Han Jin-won, Kwak Sin-ae, Yang Jin-mo and everyone else involved! You've given Koreans a reason to be proud. 📽️ 13/13

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Mike Choi

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4 years

childhood dreams <3

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Mike Choi

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5 years

I did it! I modded - ̗̀ new ̖́- Nintendo 3DS buttons onto the Switch Lite.✨Video coming soon!🎞️

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Mike Choi

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4 years

A little outdoors Super Mario Land reharm

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

6 years

This picture represents so much to me. Downwell was the first game that came to mind when I was first approached about the Flip Grip. It fills me with pride and joy that we get to finally enjoy this game with physical controls using a tool that I worked so hard to create. (1/4)

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Mike Choi

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5 years

a peek at my next project 👀 cookin’ up somethin good!!

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

4 years

afternoon doodle. it's been a while since i played double pianica 🐡🎹🎹

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

3 years

Please do not buy Flip Grip for this much…. We are making more…. IT IS NOT WORTH 200 BUCKS PLEASE STOP

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Mike Choi

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5 years

Even in our most desititute circumstances, my dad would speak in very regal tones like the dad in Parasite, especially at the beginning. It’s difficult to describe, but it’s almost as if every Korean dad talks like a king in their own house. Or basement. Or attic. 8/13

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Mike Choi

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2 years

Gentle Rain - MOTHER 3

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Mike Choi

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5 years

I remember sitting in the theater with my jaw on the floor (like everyone in the audience), but not because of the shocking things that were happening on-screen. I couldn’t believe that I was watching a film that was encapsulating the uniqueness of Korean pride in poverty. 10/13

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

4 years

One of my favorite songs of this summer, Drivin’ by K.K. Slider. I love the chords in this one, they took quite a while to figure out. I’m already nostalgic for the days of everyone playing New Horizons together.

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Mike Choi

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5 years

It wasn’t until learning more about Korea’s history, that I began to understand the unique relationship that the Korean nation has with poverty. I’m no historian, but it was only in recent decades through rapid industrialization that Korea became as tech-savvy as it is now. 5/13

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Mike Choi

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5 years

My mother passed away when I was in elementary school. After that, my dad and I struggled emotionally and financially. There was a period of a couple years where we didn’t have anywhere to live, and so we lived with other families who were kind enough to take us in. 2/13

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Mike Choi

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5 years

I never imagined I would see these themes represented in the media, much less in such a widely acclaimed film. Of course, these themes are not just unique to Koreans. Pride and poverty are global conditions, which may help explain why Parasite has had such universal appeal. 12/13

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

3 years

BREAK THE TARGETS

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

5 years

I remember trying to fall asleep on the floors of complete strangers’ bedrooms in a sleeping bag. (The floor was fine. It was probably my dad snoring next to me.) At one point, we even lived in the attic of a church, which was an upgrade since we lived there on our own. 3/13

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Mike Choi

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5 years

Any first generation Korean millennial will tell you that their parents have all kinds of stories about being poor. Growing up, I passed off my dad's stories as mostly a gimmick to get me to not be picky about food or study hard or whatever. 4/13

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

5 years

That being said, my dad (a very humble, compassionate, hard-working person) instilled in me three values growing up: 1. Humility 2. Helping Others 3. Working hard. But a fourth value that underpinned all of those was a deep sense of pride to be Korean. 7/13

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Mike Choi

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5 years

I think this can be attributed to how powerful the sense of pride in Korean culture is, even in the midst even in poverty or in the midst of great adversity. This theme flows throughout the whole film and I think it explains much of what motivates the Kim family’s actions. 9/13

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

2 years

@ruemcclammyhand lol twitter didn’t die in time for me to not see this

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

5 years

In spite of all their history of oppressive poverty, I feel that it’s pretty well known Koreans are a notoriously proud people, always taking every opportunity to boast about other Korean’s accomplishments as if they were related. My dad did that a LOT. 6/13

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

3 years

@TAHK0 quickly tahk0, use these images to distract the angry mob, or at the very least confuse them

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

5 years

Obviously my dad and I never did anything as crazy as in Parasite. And of course the film shows these themes in a fantastical extreme. But in its subtler moments, Parasite represented parts of my story on-screen. 11/13

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

2 years

Doggie Kong Country

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

5 years

This is a total dream come true. Downwell was the first game that came to mind when I started developing the Flip Grip almost two years ago. Today I unboxed the physical edition of Downwell which comes bundled with a special red Flip Grip by @moppin_ 's request. (1/4)

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

3 years

mega man powered up for the PSP was peak character art

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Mike Choi

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5 years

This new Zelda amiibo is so cute

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Mike Choi

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3 years

this sparks joy 🥲

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Mike Choi

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4 years

A little ditty outdoors from Link’s Awakening / SimCity

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Mike Choi

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5 years

I was working on a mod just like this for most of 2019 but someone beat me to it... LOL I'm crying inside.... should I even finish mine?

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Modder turns GameCube controller into functioning Switch Joy-Con

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Mike Choi

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3 years

Get the place jumpin

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Mike Choi

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4 years

For those of you who want to see the restaurant in motion, here's a video of me revealing it for the first time on stream yesterday!

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Mike Choi

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5 years

The first 1st party Nintendo Switch game to support Flip Grip

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

2 months

PSA: It’s happened… Someone on Amazon has stolen and made a bad copy of the Flip Grip design, didn’t even try to change the name or anything. ONLY purchase authentic Flip Grip from @Fangamer , you can tell it’s authentic because cute Flippy on the back :) ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES

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Mike Choi

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3 years

Singing along to Koji Kondo masterpieces to keep me awake during long commutes

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

3 years

It's been almost a year since I finished my AC:NH Korean Restaurant. Revisiting it for AAPI Heritage Month! I gotta get back to AC now that we have those extra design slots...

Mike Choi

@mechachoi

4 years

I recreated one of the Korean restaurants from my childhood in Animal Crossing, complete with hand drawn menus! #AnimalCrossing #ACNH

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Mike Choi

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5 years

To celebrate the release of #DetectivePikachu , please enjoy this cover of the original Pokémon theme song performed on two pianicas at once.

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Mike Choi

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2 years

Shoppin’

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Mike Choi

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5 years

Katamari on the Spin: I built a katamari-powered engine to brighten your day✨🌞

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

3 years

@TAHK0 i can't believe we got Fortuneteller Baba in smash

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

6 years

Here’s another rough cover using that dual pianica mouthpiece. This time we’re taking a trip to Yoshi’s Island. Thanks everyone for all the kind words for the last video. And hello to all the new followers!

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Mike Choi

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4 years

Yesterday we officially became husband and wife 🎊

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

4 years

KK Disco / Plastic Love

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Mike Choi

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5 years

@heyphilsummers I owe everything I am to him. He's the most amazing person I have ever met. Here he is after I sent him to Korea a couple weeks ago for eye surgery.

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

5 years

To brighten the start of your week, here’s a Lost Woods cover that was cut from the original demo video of the PWI-1.

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

4 years

We had a fun stream yesterday writing Town Tunes for people! Here's me playing along with a Dire Dire Docks town tune that we slapped together yesterday!

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

3 years

I recently learned that I can take the native sound files from SNES games and isolate the channels to create a fun drum track to play along to. Here’s a jam on Donkey Kong Country that I had a ton of fun with!

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

2 years

Cruisin’

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Mike Choi

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5 years

@TAHK0

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Mike Choi

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3 years

Test driving this piano I found for 30$ on Craigslist the only way I know how: NINTENDO RAGTIME ATTACK (buy somethin’, will ya!)

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

5 years

I’ve hacked into the mainframe @shawnwasabi 👀

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

4 years

A request from yesterday’s charity stream: KK Through the Fire and Flames 🔥

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Mike Choi

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2 years

Casio Koopa

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Mike Choi

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4 years

I turned on my DSi for the first time in several years (of course it still had a charge) and the home screen image was this absolute banger of an meal

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Mike Choi

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2 months

@jackal27 Jordan it is possible that he did a motherboard swap with a NTSC system Please be careful when making dangerous assumptions

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

2 years

this song is a banger but what the heck is the time signature

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

2 years

you can call me Pollyanna say I’m crazy as a loon!

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Mike Choi

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1 year

hoping to see some Western Land representation tonite

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Mike Choi

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2 years

thrift store find of the century: timeless Fangamer design for only 1.99!!!

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Mike Choi

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4 years

Into the Light from Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion. This one's dedicated to the Splatoon community. (vgm challenge day 8: shooter)

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Mike Choi

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2 years

Blueberry season is over. I won

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Mike Choi

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5 years

- ̗̀ new ̖́- Nintendo Switch Lite 🎨

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Mike Choi

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4 years

There is something so satisfying about game card cases. I’m so glad Nintendo is exclusively making tiny cartridges now.

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Mike Choi

@mechachoi

3 years

lonely rolling samba 💃🏻💫

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Mike Choi

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4 years

a very slow corridors of time (vgm challenge #16 : 16-bit) I'm not skilled enough to play the main corridors of time riff at the same time as the melody, so I just slow the whole thing down and call it smooth jazz ¯\_(ツ)_/¯