staff editor, @theflynews. Sometimes I write about games for @punishedbacklog. Otherwise, I tweet about mostly dumb stuff and sometimes smart stuff (he/him)
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14 Nov 2024
Hey if you wanna follow me elsewhere, check me out on Bluesky!
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sam-martinelli.bluesky.social retweeted
4 Jun 2025
While we're excited about the #NintendoSwitch2, it's the perfect time to pay tribute to its predecessor! Read our list of The 23 Best Games on the Nintendo Switch: punishedbacklog.com/best-nin…
#videogames in the 🧵 thread!
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2 May 2025
At a dark time for this industry, it's important to remember why we play games in the first place: to face setbacks, find new opportunities, and always hit continue.
To honor game devs and journalists alike, here are our top 50 #videogames ever:
punishedbacklog.com/best-vid…
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5 Dec 2024
I wrote about why #DragonAge Inquisition @bioware deserves to be a bit higher than it was but alas. <3 Loved working on this #TheGameAwards #GOTY list with other writers at @PunishedBacklog!
5 Dec 2024
We've had 10 years of @thegameawards and their Game of the Year picks; how do the winners stack up? We had a site-wide vote, got in a huge Discord fight about it, and wrote about why these games are great. Excited to see the #GOTY2024 at #TheGameAwards! punishedbacklog.com/game-awa…
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3 Dec 2024
"Thank Goodness You're Here" is one of the most unhinged bits of content I've experienced in a while, and I absolutely loved it. I wrote why it's my Game of the Year at @PunishedBacklog. Great work @coalsupper @WontTodd @james_carbutt! #indiegames #goty punishedbacklog.com/goty-202…
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21 Nov 2024
Check out our latest edition of Punished Favorites, this time on one of my favorite gaming systems ever: the Nintendo DS!
21 Nov 2024
20 years ago today, the Nintendo DS came out in North America and changed the gaming world forever. On its birthday, we at @PunishedBacklog decided to celebrate the 13 best games to ever grace the beloved handheld:
punishedbacklog.com/best-nin…
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21 Nov 2024
20 years ago today, the Nintendo DS came out in North America and changed the gaming world forever. On its birthday, we at @PunishedBacklog decided to celebrate the 13 best games to ever grace the beloved handheld:
punishedbacklog.com/best-nin…
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sam-martinelli.bluesky.social retweeted
12 Nov 2024
I’m gonna say it, gonna say it with love because it’s a lot of friends doing it, getting mad at folks for being exciting about the MI movies is some dork shit. It’s like one of two good blockbusters we have left. You guys don’t need to be Very Serious About Film 24/7
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sam-martinelli.bluesky.social retweeted
11 Nov 2024
this scene too
5 Nov 2024
when did you realise you may be watching the greatest show of all time?
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11 Nov 2024
Here's my latest Punished Notes, with the main topic: There Is No Game For This Moment
11 Nov 2024
In the midst of a tense political moment, what art can we turn to for an escape? In some cases, @sam_martinelli writes, we can't. The latest edition of Punished Notes: punishedbacklog.com/no-game-…
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sam-martinelli.bluesky.social retweeted
10 Nov 2024
The same people who likely whine about participation ribbon culture can’t help but show how entitled they feel to winning absolutely minor league extracurricular activities. If your daughter is going to be good at her chosen sport, I promise a trans girl isn’t going to stop her.
9 Nov 2024
Democrats have lost their footing with mainstream Americans by pushing too far on cultural issues. Most Americans believe that allowing boys to compete in girls’ sports crosses a line — and is unfair to the girls who pour their heart and soul into training, only to lose out to biological boys. This sentiment isn’t partisan; it’s common sense.
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sam-martinelli.bluesky.social retweeted
9 Nov 2024
No explanation needed
5 Nov 2024
when did you realise you may be watching the greatest show of all time?
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sam-martinelli.bluesky.social retweeted
8 Nov 2024
Don’t trust any Democrat who would throw our trans family under the bus. It is weak and cowardly to do so, when they should be standing with all people against MAGA fascism. Without exception.
To the trans community I say know this: I will always have your backs.
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7 Nov 2024
at this point why not
7 Nov 2024
Haaaaaa. Hey @AdamSchefter…….I’m Stephen A. Smith (@stephenasmith) and I approve this message!😀😀😀
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6 Nov 2024
This place is all fucked up: defector.com/this-place-is-a…
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sam-martinelli.bluesky.social retweeted
6 Nov 2024
Get the thinking in this kind of rebuttal, but something that people will have to come to terms with is that this voting mass doesn’t have Trump as an unknown or a belief in some hidden agenda to hide behind. The racism, fascism, etc were all front and center, and they chose it.
6 Nov 2024
I cannot stress this enough: you can’t dismiss ~70-80 million Trump voters as a monolith of rubes, idiots, racists, misogynists, homophobes, and fascists.
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sam-martinelli.bluesky.social retweeted
6 Nov 2024
Easy to be snarky and silly and flippant but it sucks to feel this bad all the time, dude
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