T’was my borfday last week. So you HAVE to read the whole newsletter and also be nice to me. And now for my reverse birthday present: the stuff. ## Interesting Stuff ### Did they ghost you? An anonymous, moderated record of [companies that stop responding after interviews](https://didtheyghostyou.com). What a good idea lol. ### Decompilations & Recompilations A [curated list of decompilations, ports, mods and more](https://thegamingemporium.com/categories/decompilations-recompilations/). There are so many of them (and too many are AI trash) so it’s nice to keep them all in one place. ### BBC Rewind A nice site that has basically every sound effect you could ask for. [Peep it](https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/). ### Emotion Engine A fave musician of mine made a game, and it’s [very cute](https://slowmagic222.github.io/pet/). ### Minireview The app stores are trash - [this site](https://minireview.io/) lets you find the mobile games that are worth playing. ### The Loading Museum [22 Loading Screens](https://sheets.works/data-viz/the-loading-museum). ### Preserving Worlds [A documentary travelogue](https://preservingworlds.net/) through aging virtual worlds. ## Planted Recently ### The Borfday Boy [[2026-07-24 - The Birthday Boy|Reflections after my birthday]]. ### Ambient Videos and the Chaos of Being Alive [[Ambient Videos and the Chaos of Being Alive|Took down some thoughts]] about ambient YouTube videos. ### Thoughts on **Star Wars Outlaws** I had [[Star Wars Outlaws|more to say about this game than I thought]]. ## Media Corner ### Games Finished: - [[Avowed]] Playing: - **[[Star Wars Outlaws]]** - **Book of Fei** - **Godfall**[^1] - **Chronicon** ### TV/Film - **The Odyssey** ### Music Lot of good releases lately. - **[FINAL FANTASY X - House Grooves](https://album.link/i/6788298578)** - [[Square Enix Music]] - **[FM FUSION: Final Fantasy](https://album.link/i/6775759847)** - Joshua Morse - **[Chaindive](https://album.link/i/6794149787)** - TECHNOuchi - **[Elsewhere](https://album.link/i/6784402412)** - Serph - **[NEW TYPE](https://album.link/i/6781816453)** - BLKSMITH - **[Jazz in Day](https://album.link/i/1882811503)** - SHIN-SKI - **[Prescription for Sleep: Ghibli](https://album.link/i/6776755114)** - GENTLE LOVE - **[Void Pulse](https://album.link/i/6788096798)** - Martin Sturtzer ## Status Update It’s 101 degrees as I type this. Very cool world. Definitely nothing wrong with this at all. Recording the next podcast tonight too. What else, what else…oh I liked the **Marvel Tokon** beta, hopefully the full release doesn’t run like ass. Blade my beloved blorbo, wait for me. ## Signing Off I hope your Sunday is treating you well! [Hit the ko-fi link](https://ko-fi.com/barquq) if you like and want to support this letter. Thanks for reading! [^1]: leave me alone, i’m going through it ok