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Yeah, I have a little group of friends I always play with. It keeps us busy!

I do like Picross games! And that one sounds neat. I'll have to look it up and wish list it. I like when devs have fun with a genre like this. There's a murder mystery Picross game called Murder by Numbers that I've thought about getting a few times.

You should! I would suggest having a goal in mind when you play Vampire Survivors. For instance, when selecting a level, it will show you if there is a relic to collect in that level. So on that run, try to collect the relic. It should show up on the map. Speaking of the map, a lot of levels have a question mark on the map. That denotes a coffin and if you kill all the coffin guards, you can make a new character available to unlock. And if you're trying to do something specific and can't figure it out, just google it. The game can be a little obtuse.

Yeah! It's Patreon-funded now but you can get most of the podcasts free still.

I'm looking forward to that new Contra game! That's all WayForward as far as I know. Retronauts had an interview with one of the main devs. It's sounding good.

Bloodstained was not developed by WayForward, though maybe they assisted in some way. I saw that the game is still getting the occasional update, which is crazy to me. I wonder if they finally fulfilled all the Kickstarter stretch goals. It's been five years since the game came out! I want a proper sequel!

I'm not familiar with Gaplus but that sounds pretty cool.

I bought Mario Vs. Donkey Kong before a band trip in high school. I have a lot of good memories of working through the levels while in the back of a 15-passenger van. Later I played Donkey Kong '94 and playing them in that order really worked out since the original Game Boy game is the better game. I never did play any of the sequels because I was annoyed that they changed the gameplay so much to focus on the minis. I just wanted more puzzle platformer levels with Mario!

Any relics or items should show up on the map (though I don't remember if you have to unlock the map first). It's really exciting when you start evolving the weapons! Once you get the grimoire, it will show you any weapon evolutions you've discovered.

Dude, Space Invaders: Infinity Gene sounds really cool. And it's 15 years old! How did I not know about this?