Bradley Rose
DBZ CCG, Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, Marvel SNAP | game design | QA | created the Magic/game design podcast Beacon of Creation | bylines: Card Kingdom | Twitch: bradleyrose | bradtrose@gmail.com | CODA, he/him
- Happy to see the responses to this because it vindicates the Baten Kaitos devs, assuming the following is true: I had heard Monolithsoft once pitched "clay Earthbound" to Nintendo - it was rejected. The pieces used for the pitch were repurposed for this odd clay town found in Baten Kaitos Origins.
- Stumbled on an old Fa_cebook post I wrote in 2020, shortly after we discovered Tr_ump lost the el_ection. Reading the sentiments, it feels like I could have written this today.
- Was watching the show Poker Face with my partner; and, boy, did I not have on my bingo card @themountaingoats.bsky.social popping up on my TV 😮 Hi John! 👋🏻
- My partner is not usually one for TCGs, so when she approached me about maybe trying out the CookieRun TCG together; I was, like, "say less!" ^_^
- Using an Oubliette Magic card as a bookmark. Feels appropriate for when I tuck the card away, buried within the pages while the book lies dormant.
- Was casually watching some early DBZ when I noticed Gohan's passion for bugs began a long time ago. 🐛🐜🐝
- Was grocery shopping when my partner overheard another person who looked our way and was passing by us tell the person they were with "...it's a game..." UNBEATABLE fans are amongst us 😱
- Same energy: Pui Pui and Matthew Patel.
- I'm no longer attending the Shoebox Magic: The Gathering event. The event itself is cool. Current events of the area have scared me away.
- Was running errands & the following paraphrased convo happened w/ 1 of the usual employees I chat w/: Them: "Play any games lately?" Me: "Yeah, Jet Set Radio." Them: "Awesome game." Me: "Figured it was a good follow-up to UNBEATABLE." Them: "Dude, I love that game." Me: "No way, you've played it?!"
- *exhales, choked up* Rolled credits on UNBEATABLE. Let's rewind. *takes a deep breath* Apr 9, '25: Learned about UNBEATABLE, joined Discord server, followed @dcellgames.com Sep 1, '25: Visited UNBEATABLE popup @ Pikarar & Friends, took pic w/ peeps Jan 6th '26: Finally posted pic ty, peeps <3
