Super Chase: Criminal Termination (Arcade, Taito 68020)

I received a new batch of film back from development this month, mainly rolls that were sent in to test how busted my Olympus XA-4 is (very, sadly) and also to see how well my recent pick-up works - the Ricoh FF-90, a retro chic point-and-shoot from the 80s with a decent autofocus and a 35mm f2.8 lens. I'm really happy with how these turned out!

First, the Olympus XA-4, with a serious sensor issue that causes the shutter to stay open way too long. I only got a few usable shots out of the whole roll of Kodacolor 200.

Various signs and storefronts. Flushing, Queens 2026

Balconies in a back alley. Flushing, Queens 2026

Now, here are some photos taken at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden with the Ricoh FF-90 on Kodak Tri-X film.

Statue in the Rose Garden. Prospect Park, Brooklyn 2026

Shot through some bushes. Prospect Park, Brooklyn 2026

Uh... a tree. Prospect Park, Brooklyn 2026

Uh... a me. Prospect Park, Brooklyn 2026

Bonus, here's some 110 film that's been sitting in my camera since my trip to Japan 2 years ago.

I THINK this is in Hakone, or possibly Yokohama. 2024

Probably Meiji Jingu. Shibuya, Tokyo 2024

Sake barrels at Meiji Jingu. Shibuya, Tokyo 2024.

I hope you enjoyed these!!

Golden Axe (Arcade, Sega System 16B)

One of my recent obsessions is Devin Morrison's Dream Lobby Anthology, a collection of 84 so-called "dreamsoul" songs that sound pulled from a bootleg of a K-Mart in-store music BGM tape re-recorded to VHS (in spirit, anyway, the production is actually smooth and modern). I throw it on shuffle and let it run all day, sometimes.

Devin Morrison's SAKURA is also excellent, and LET IT HAPPEN has been on repeat. I recommend it!

Rail Chase (Arcade, Sega Y Board)

James Bond 007: The Duel (Sega Genesis)

Dragon Hopper (Virtual Boy)

I had some photos developed recently. First, a macro photo using the Olympus XA4 Macro.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

And two B&W shots using the Olympus OM-1 from my trip to San Diego.

Koi pond

Shoreline

There are a few more in my photos section!!

I'm playing through Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the first time since, probably, its original release, and I found an NPC that I can't remember coming across. In the brief time between Zelda being taken away by Impa on horseback and Link going to through the Door of Time, you can go into the back alleys in town to find a guard slumped over. This otherwise completely inconsequential character tells you he tried to stave off Gannondorf, who clearly got the best of him, and tells Link that Zelda wanted to give him some item before she left. He then dies.

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These screenshots are from Gopher64 with the scanline filter enabled, which I realize is probably not great for a website with a scanline filter applied. Here's another good character, found at night in Kakariko Village:

He's not wrong.

can fish love human

Ocarina of Time is to my knowledge the first instance of a fish girl falling in love with Link. But it wouldn't be the last instance.

Action shot on a Polaroid Go

Noo Arts performing Growing Takes Time at Kingsland Wildflowers, an interactive contemporary art performance based on a certain early-2000s Nintendo game.