I think it’s safe to say that we’re in Twitter’s endgame now. I don’t think it’s going to collapse like a dying star: Elon Musk paid $44 billion for the tortured, eternally unprofitable platform, and his creditors certainly want to see some kind of return on that investment. But Musk’s annoying mercurial unseriousness, MAGA drift, and the fundamental reality that 11 figures is way too much to pay for a beleaguered social media company has me and other longtime posters coming to terms with the fact that Twitter is already well past its peak. Nothing lasts forever on the internet, especially when venture capital is involved.
I’ve got mixed emotions about it. Twitter and its clout jockeying has been bad for my mental health and terrible for my perception of reality, but some of the greatest posts ever written have appeared on my Twitter timeline, and I’ll be sad to lose that venue when it’s gone.
While the signal is still blinking, we’ve assembled a collection of our favorite gaming tweets as a tribute to this long, strange trip. Screenshots link to the original tweet, when possible. Now let’s remember the good times, pre-emerald-mine dynast.
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I have replaced all the dragons in Skyrim with the state of Ohio. pic.twitter.com/zd1rXTLMOGAugust 1, 2022
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One of the most INSANE things I have ever experienced online, specifically VRChat, is that someone completely recreated Kmarts with working scanners, p.a. systems, and more – and have a Discord with 3,000 people that occasionally roleplay working here unironically. #vrchat pic.twitter.com/bdAmc1j0pjJuly 27, 2022
Me and my friends are making a Half Life mod. So far we only have sounds. It’s a mess. pic.twitter.com/a35p60BtrIApril 27, 2021
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Best of E3
Bethesda Front Row Hypeman Squad freaking out over every other sentence is honestly the funniest thing I’ve seen all day. pic.twitter.com/XnxntXzNPBJune 10, 2019
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The brands™
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PC Gamer and staff
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Because @SamuelWRoberts left PCG without writing Blacksad preview captions, I had to improvise. pic.twitter.com/PElhxRfpjvAugust 29, 2019
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And finally…
The world’s first trombone rhythm game is instantly a GOTY contender. And no, I’m not kidding. Turn up the volume and hear Beethoven like you’ve never heard it before. https://t.co/Qu7Cmkhjzc pic.twitter.com/jTXNdWx3ZmSeptember 20, 2022
