I wish Rose Belmont was real.
## Interesting Stuff
### Ariana Grande - Touch it (Final Fantasy Version)
With **Final Fantasy Resonance** coming out soon, have this [very real thing that actually happened](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxxNlIfn-Pk).
### Mario Galaxy Classic Controller Patches
[[Less Doomscrolling More Silly Lil Tech Toys|Silly little tech toys]] are all the rage these days, so if you wanna play a pretty good platformer — or its sequel aka the best platformer of all time — on one of them, [use this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/retroid/comments/1au9sl8/fyi_you_can_patch_mario_galaxy_12_to_have_classic/). It lets you play the games without need to shake a controller or have an IR pointer.
## Planted Recently
### Thoughts on Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
Shockingly, I actually *don't* talk about [[Castlevania - Belmonts Curse|how hot Rose Belmont is]], but just now that she is. Very much so.
### GG Habibi Episode 14: We’re So Back
In [this episode](https://gghabibi.captivate.fm/episode/were-so-back/), I lament the state of the [[Street Fighter]] movie and harp on [[Ace Combat 8 - Wings of Theve|Ace Combat 8]] and [[Onimusha - Way of the Sword|Onimusha]]. Meanwhile, Al finally finished [[Clair Obscur - Expedition 33|Expedition 33]] and ponders over picking up **Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave** now or later. And then we yell at the Game Industry for an hour before technical issues make Al get King Crimsoned lmao.
## Media Corner
### Games
Finished:
- [[2 Ship 2 Harkinian|The Legend of Zelda: Majora Mask]]
- Final thoughts to come.
Playing:
- [[Castlevania - Belmonts Curse]]
- **Cult of the Lamb**
- So much has been added to this game since I last played it that it feels like an entirely different game. Might write about it once I get to the **Woolhaven** expansion.
### TV/Film
- [[Street Fighter]]
- **The Thunderbolts**
- I will absolutely be writing about this as well.
### Music
- **HYPERFIGHT 2** - Hagane
- **Fanclub (2026 Remaster** - Asian Kung-Fu Generation
## Status Update
Rose Belmont.
## 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.