Category: Media Journal

From Darkness to Light

I like to think there is always a silver lining. No matter how dark things may seem, they aren’t always completely dark. You can always find some light, one last bit of hope. For 10 years, up until the summer of 2023, I was living off of that. From the outside looking in, everything seemed…

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Posted on 22 Aug 2025 by Justin Orsino

Categories: Creator Journal, Gaming Journal, Media Journal, Personal Journal, Web & Tech Tags: Banjo-Kazooie, Movies & TV, Music, Philosophical, Rareware, Resident Evil, Retro Gaming, School / Life, Web & Tech, YouTube

Farewell McDonalds (A Surprising Few Months)

To start things out, I’d like to discuss the last Nintendo Direct in September 2019, the one that announced what we all were waiting for… playing as Banjo & Kazooie in Smash! They were going to be available to download for Smash Ultimate on that same day. You see, a day before that Direct, I…

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Posted on 17 Mar 2020 by OrsinoAdmin

Categories: Media Journal, Personal Journal Tags: Banjo-Kazooie, Movies & TV, Music, Rareware, Retro Gaming, Web & Tech, YouTube

Movies I Watched

Originally published on GameSpot by ThumbsUpMaster on November 5, 2009.

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Posted on 05 Nov 2009 by OrsinoAdmin

Categories: 2009, GameSpot Archive, Media Journal Tags: GameSpot Blog, Movies & TV, Music, Nintendo, Retro Gaming, Review, School / Life, ThumbsUpMaster, WWE / Wrestling

Road Trip to Arizona

Originally published on GameSpot by ThumbsUpMaster on December 31, 2008.

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Posted on 31 Dec 2008 by OrsinoAdmin

Categories: 2008, GameSpot Archive, Media Journal Tags: GameSpot Blog, Movies & TV, Nintendo, Retro Gaming, Review, School / Life, ThumbsUpMaster

The Final Step

Originally published on GameSpot by ThumbsUpMaster on December 19, 2008.

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Posted on 19 Dec 2008 by OrsinoAdmin

Categories: 2008, GameSpot Archive, Media Journal Tags: GameSpot Blog, Music, Nintendo, Retro Gaming, Review, ThumbsUpMaster, Web & Tech

Godot is Gort

Originally published on GameSpot by ThumbsUpMaster on December 14, 2008.

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Posted on 14 Dec 2008 by OrsinoAdmin

Categories: 2008, GameSpot Archive, Media Journal Tags: GameSpot Blog, Movies & TV, Nintendo, Phoenix Wright, Resident Evil, Retro Gaming, Review, ThumbsUpMaster

Eighteen Years Old

Originally published on GameSpot by ThumbsUpMaster on December 1, 2008.

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Posted on 01 Dec 2008 by OrsinoAdmin

Categories: 2008, GameSpot Archive, Media Journal Tags: GameSpot Blog, Music, Nintendo, Resident Evil, Retro Gaming, School / Life, ThumbsUpMaster, Xbox 360

Chrono Trigger DS

Originally published on GameSpot by ThumbsUpMaster on November 26, 2008.

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Posted on 26 Nov 2008 by OrsinoAdmin

Categories: 2008, GameSpot Archive, Media Journal Tags: Chrono Trigger, GameSpot Blog, Music, Nintendo, Philosophical, Phoenix Wright, Retro Gaming, School / Life, Super Mario, ThumbsUpMaster

My Christmas Review

Originally published on GameSpot by ThumbsUpMaster on December 25, 2005.

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Posted on 25 Dec 2005 by OrsinoAdmin

Categories: 2005, GameSpot Archive, Media Journal Tags: DDR / Rhythm Games, GameSpot Blog, Music, Nintendo, PlayStation, Retro Gaming, Review, ThumbsUpMaster, WWE / Wrestling, Xbox 360