welcome to smudgebap.com!

my name is riley. i'm a "bunnytuber" studying videogames endlessly and relentlessly.

this site is home to all my writing, video work and creative outlets. here you can find exclusive reviews & blog posts, as well as links to my game work on itch.io. if you enjoy what i do at all, i highly recommend donating to my ko-fi or patreon, or you can simply leave a comment on my neocities profile to let me know what you think!

here's a recent holiday photo! i had a really good cherry pie that day.

latest stuff

OH YEAH, FINAL FANTASY VII RULES

my eerie journey of going from thinking i played final fantasy VII, to actually playing final fantasy VII

UH OH! IT'S THE SWITCH 2

nintendo finally revealed a new console! is this news exciting or exhausting?

FINDING OUT WHAT THE WONDERSWAN ACTUALLY IS

in this video i talk about the wonderswan, 1999's hottest handheld and the final project of ex-nintendo engineer gunpei yokoi. i discovered how cool the games on this thing are, how bandai fumbled its potential, and how it kind of represents the overall culture of the mainstream game market within just a few years. believe me, this thing is packing heat.

PUSHOVER

i made a game! it's short and plays on gameboy and you can find it at itch.io