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Comics about our favourite gaming retro heroes. Don’t take it so seriously. Some funny parts and some serious parts unrivaled by any other comic.

WARNING, I’m slightly unhinged.

https://ctrl-shift-esc.thecomicseries.com/
The super mario series of games opened my eyes. It showed me anything and everything can be alive and content with the sole purpose of existing.

Everyone must find that purpose.
September 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Even if I turn into a piece of garbage with no way to revert back into being human once more, I don't mind. Anything that doesn't contain my big nose or my gross, long hair, or my aching legs or my weak arms.
September 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Being human was just a difficulty setting applied to me. For some, they love their form so much. To me, I despise how I look, I look absolutely hideous and blobby, no better than the elephants foot of Chernobyl and yet somehow even more toxic.

I've been studying transformation incantations.
September 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
That’s it right there, just pure gaming goodness. The old games surely outshine the new ones. I’ve been living leaving in 2007, remember the Target game section?
September 16, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Sorry for the flickering sprites. I do not mean any harm to those sensitive.
September 16, 2026 at 9:03 AM
I've been fiddling with this for the past hour or so. It seems that the vision I saw from my dream was just that... a dream. It's a shame, I was hoping to see Caine, Jax, Pomni and Kinger as their 8-bit counter forms. Here's to another future attempt to sleep with magnesium.
September 16, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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September 16, 2026 at 7:34 AM
To put it simply, yes! A romhack is a valid birthplace for a hero! Just ask some of my friends along the coded plains.

To put it simply, no, a rock is not a valid birthplace for a hero. Unless you mean Earth in a simplified sense, hero’s do not come from rocks.
September 16, 2026 at 7:34 AM
What makes a hero… is it bravery in the face of utter defeat? Or is it doing what’s right in a world that normalizes the wrong! I’ll let your creative thoughts decide.
September 16, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Have you ever watched Wreck it Ralph 2? I know it’s not the most favorable movie but it shows that characters can even travel using wifi cables! The digital world is an amazing hub area for new heroes on the rise!
September 16, 2026 at 7:32 AM