Social Digest 2026.01.11-2026.01.17

I was caught up in looking after Celestine for much of this week, but the fediverse offered some delights to boost and an outlet to share.
An R36S handheld showing the start screen of the ROM hack The Legend of Zelda - Zelda's Awakening DX with a giant egg sitting atop a mountain.

I was caught up in looking after Celestine for much of this week, but the fediverse offered some delights to boost and an outlet to share.


Today I found some time to install and play The Legend of Zelda – Zelda’s Awakening DX ROM hack. From the little I was able to play, it feels like a loving, careful insertion of Zelda into Link’s role.

An R36S handheld showing the start screen of the ROM hack The Legend of Zelda - Zelda's Awakening DX with a giant egg sitting atop a mountain.

Wonderful work by @ciatmusings

A hand holds an R36S handheld showing a scene from The Legend of Zelda - Zelda's Awakening DX with Zelda holding onto a mast and rope.
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Tonight I’ve been listening to the covers of Marit Larsen songs from the Norweigan show Hver gang vi møtes. It’s so wonderful to see her get her flowers as the superb songwriter she has become.

Synne Vo’s cover of “Under the Surface” is absolutely moving.

I made a playlist of all the covers of Marit Larsen songs I could find, all from the performers on Hver gang vi møtes, so far and will add to it if I find more.

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Nintendo’s 2025 recap arrived yesterday. I spent most of the time playing in 2025 with Xenoblade Chronicles X. I still love that game.

A 2025 Nintendo year in review image. It shows Apollo played 36 games for a total of 128 hours. Xenoblade Chronicles X was played for 107 hours. 28 hours were played in April. Play style was Action and Role playing.

Before it was released I played some of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and in November and December I played some of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, but it was otherwise my most played game each month. It will probably remain my top game for 2026 as I still have the final chapter to play and no immediate desire to get a Switch 2 and move on to newer games.

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