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Wrapping Up Star Day 2025
7 months ago
hOI!!!!!
I’d like to thank everyone for all of your wonderful Star Day wishes. It’s hard to believe that I have celebrated seventeen birthdays here on FA.
As for how things are going, I am happy to share that I am, once again, looking for work. I recently got a lead on a position working for The Bureau of Blindness & Visual Services (BBVS) as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC). I interviewed for the position on March 19th, which was two days after Star Day, and was called to verify my references on March 26th. I am still waiting to hear back on whether-or-not I got the job, but I am hopeful to be accepted as it is definitely a job that someone with no eyesight, like myself, can do with reasonable accommodations. If I do not get the job, I’ve been told that there are positions working with Unemployment Compensation (UC) that are friendly to individuals who rely on the use of screen reading software that I can try to apply for.
Other things that are going on are that Lucca and I have been very busy getting our house in order. Taking care of household chores and modifications has been quite time consuming and why I haven’t been around on FA as much in recent weeks. I’ve also been still struggling to write stories, but am hopeful that my Writer’s Block will be gone once I have more free time to focus on creative ideas than how to make sure everything IRL is going in a positive direction.
Something interesting worth sharing is that, as of this recent Star Day, I am officially as old as Mr. Nuthatch! (Those who have followed me for awhile are definitely familiar with this character from Birdz and how his journey within the show played a positive part towards my overall mental health.).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldGwPCHMaYg
Given this journal, albeit over two weeks late, wraps up Star Day 2025, I wanted to share an updated list of all the video games that I have played and completed. Please note that I left out a lot of fighting and racing games since they either had no definitive ending to them, or that I was never able to finish them on the hardest difficulty and earn the best ending.
The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner (NES)
The Addams Family (SNES)
The Adventures of Bayou Billy (NES)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (NES)
Aladdin (SNES)
Aladdin (PC)
Bad Dudes (NES)
Super Bases Loaded (SNES)
Barbie (NES)
Batman (NES)
Battle of Olympus (NES)
Battletoads (NES)
Bionic Commando (NES)
Blaster Master (NES)
Blaster Master: Overdrive (Wii)
Bubble Bobble (NES)
Bugs Bunny’s Crazy Castle (NES)
Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage (SNES)
Bubsy(SNES)
Castlevania (NES)
Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest (NES)
Super Castlevania 4 (SNES)
Castlevania: Circle of The Moon (GBA)
Castlevania: Symphony of The Night (PSX)
Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers (NES)
Chrono Cross (PSX)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Contra (NES)
Super C (NES)
Contra 3: The Alien Wars (SNES)
Commando (NES)
Crystalis (NES)
Crystalis (GBC)
Darkwing Duck (NES)
Darius Twin (SNES)
Demon Sword (NES)
Dino City (SNES)
Dino Crisis (PC)
Dino Crisis 2 (PSX)
Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest (SNES)
Donkey Kong 64 (N64)
Doom (PC)
Doom 2 (PC)
Double Dragon 2: The Revenge (NES)
Drug Wars (PC)
Dragon Warrior / Quest (NES)
Dragon Warrior / Quest 4 (NES)
Duck Tales (NES)
Duck Tales 2 (NES)
Duck Tales: Remastered (WIU)
Eternal Darkness (GCN)
Faxanadu (NES)
Final Fantasy (NES)
Final Fantasy 2 [IV] (SNES)
Final Fantasy 3 [VI] (SNES)
Final Fantasy 4 (GBA)
Final Fantasy 7 (PSX)
Final Fantasy 7 (PC)
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (SNES)
Final Fight (SNES)
Friday The 13th (NES)
F-Zero (SNES)
Ghosts & Goblins (NES)
The Goonies 2 (NES)
Gradius (NES)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (NES)
Heretic (PC)
Home Alone (SNES)
House of The Dead: Overkill (Wii)
Joe & Mac (SNES)
Kid Icarus (NES)
The Land Before Time (GBC)
The land Before Time: Return To The Great Valley (PSX)
The Land Before Time: Great Valley Racing Adventure (PSX)
The Legend of Zelda (NES)
The Legend of Zelda 2: The Adventures of Link (NES)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past (SNES)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64)
The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker (GCN)
Life Force (NES)
The Little Mermaid (NES)
The Lion King (PC)
The Magical Quest: Starring Mickey Mouse (SNES)
Maniac Mansion (NES)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA)
Mega Man (GCN)
Mega Man 2 (NES)
Mega Man 3 (NES)
Mega Man 4 (NES)
Mega Man 5 (NES)
Mega Man 6 (GCN)
Mega Man 7 (GCN)
Mega Man 8 (GCN)
Mega Man X (SNES)
Metal Gear (NES)
Metal Gear: Snake’s Revenge (NES)
Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Metal Gear Solid (PC)
Metroid (NES)
Super Metroid 3 (SNES)
Metroid 4: Fusion (GBA)
Metroid: Prime (GCN)
Metroid: Prime 2 – Echoes (GCN)
Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
Mickey Mousecapade (NES)
Milon’s Secret Castle (NES)
Monster Party (NES)
Ninja Gaiden (NES)
Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES)
Out of This World (SNES)
Paper Mario (N64)
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GCN)
Pokemon: Blue (NGB)
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! (SNES)
Resident Evil: Director’s Cut (PSX)
Resident Evil 0 (GCN)
Resident Evil (GCN)
Resident Evil 2 (PC)
Resident Evil 3 (PC)
Resident Evil 4 (GCN)
Resident Evil: Code Veronica (GCN)
Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS)
Rygar (NES)
The Simpsons: Bart Vs. The Space Mutants (NES)
The Simpsons: Bart Vs. The World (NES)
The Simpsons: Bart’s Nightmare
Sonic The Hedgehog (SGG)
Sonic: The Hedgehog 2 (SGE)
Star Fox (SNES)
Star Fox 64 (N64)
Star Fox Adventures (GCN)
Star Fox: Assault (GCN)
Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior (SNES)
Strider (NES)
Super Ghouls & Ghosts(SNES)
Super Mario Advance (GBA)
Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi’s Island (GBA)
Super Mario Bros. (NES)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels (SNES)
Super Mario 64 (N64)
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (NGB)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island (SNES)
Super Mario RPG (SNES)
New Super Mario Bros. (NDS)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
Tale Spin (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Arcade Game (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4: Turtles In time (SNES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4: Turtles In Time (ARC)
Tiny Toon Adventures (NES)
Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble In Wackyland (NES)
Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs’ Big Break (NGB)
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose (SNES)
Tetris Attack (SNES)
Trojan (NES)
Undertale (PC)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (NES)
Willow (NES)
Wizards & Warriors (NES)
Wizards & Warriors 2: Ironsword (NES)
Yoshi’s Island DS (NDS)
Yoshi’s New Island (3DS)
Yoshi’s Safari (SNES)
Yoshi’s Story (N64)
Yoshi: Topsy-Turvy (GBA)
Zanac (NES)
Thanks again for all of your friendship and support over the past 17 years. I don’t know where things will go from here, but I shall forever be thankful for everyone for having given me and my creativity a chance to thrive.
Your Pal,
---Yosh E. O’Ducky ;)
I’d like to thank everyone for all of your wonderful Star Day wishes. It’s hard to believe that I have celebrated seventeen birthdays here on FA.
As for how things are going, I am happy to share that I am, once again, looking for work. I recently got a lead on a position working for The Bureau of Blindness & Visual Services (BBVS) as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (VRC). I interviewed for the position on March 19th, which was two days after Star Day, and was called to verify my references on March 26th. I am still waiting to hear back on whether-or-not I got the job, but I am hopeful to be accepted as it is definitely a job that someone with no eyesight, like myself, can do with reasonable accommodations. If I do not get the job, I’ve been told that there are positions working with Unemployment Compensation (UC) that are friendly to individuals who rely on the use of screen reading software that I can try to apply for.
Other things that are going on are that Lucca and I have been very busy getting our house in order. Taking care of household chores and modifications has been quite time consuming and why I haven’t been around on FA as much in recent weeks. I’ve also been still struggling to write stories, but am hopeful that my Writer’s Block will be gone once I have more free time to focus on creative ideas than how to make sure everything IRL is going in a positive direction.
Something interesting worth sharing is that, as of this recent Star Day, I am officially as old as Mr. Nuthatch! (Those who have followed me for awhile are definitely familiar with this character from Birdz and how his journey within the show played a positive part towards my overall mental health.).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldGwPCHMaYg
Given this journal, albeit over two weeks late, wraps up Star Day 2025, I wanted to share an updated list of all the video games that I have played and completed. Please note that I left out a lot of fighting and racing games since they either had no definitive ending to them, or that I was never able to finish them on the hardest difficulty and earn the best ending.
The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner (NES)
The Addams Family (SNES)
The Adventures of Bayou Billy (NES)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (NES)
Aladdin (SNES)
Aladdin (PC)
Bad Dudes (NES)
Super Bases Loaded (SNES)
Barbie (NES)
Batman (NES)
Battle of Olympus (NES)
Battletoads (NES)
Bionic Commando (NES)
Blaster Master (NES)
Blaster Master: Overdrive (Wii)
Bubble Bobble (NES)
Bugs Bunny’s Crazy Castle (NES)
Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage (SNES)
Bubsy(SNES)
Castlevania (NES)
Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest (NES)
Super Castlevania 4 (SNES)
Castlevania: Circle of The Moon (GBA)
Castlevania: Symphony of The Night (PSX)
Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers (NES)
Chrono Cross (PSX)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Contra (NES)
Super C (NES)
Contra 3: The Alien Wars (SNES)
Commando (NES)
Crystalis (NES)
Crystalis (GBC)
Darkwing Duck (NES)
Darius Twin (SNES)
Demon Sword (NES)
Dino City (SNES)
Dino Crisis (PC)
Dino Crisis 2 (PSX)
Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest (SNES)
Donkey Kong 64 (N64)
Doom (PC)
Doom 2 (PC)
Double Dragon 2: The Revenge (NES)
Drug Wars (PC)
Dragon Warrior / Quest (NES)
Dragon Warrior / Quest 4 (NES)
Duck Tales (NES)
Duck Tales 2 (NES)
Duck Tales: Remastered (WIU)
Eternal Darkness (GCN)
Faxanadu (NES)
Final Fantasy (NES)
Final Fantasy 2 [IV] (SNES)
Final Fantasy 3 [VI] (SNES)
Final Fantasy 4 (GBA)
Final Fantasy 7 (PSX)
Final Fantasy 7 (PC)
Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (SNES)
Final Fight (SNES)
Friday The 13th (NES)
F-Zero (SNES)
Ghosts & Goblins (NES)
The Goonies 2 (NES)
Gradius (NES)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (NES)
Heretic (PC)
Home Alone (SNES)
House of The Dead: Overkill (Wii)
Joe & Mac (SNES)
Kid Icarus (NES)
The Land Before Time (GBC)
The land Before Time: Return To The Great Valley (PSX)
The Land Before Time: Great Valley Racing Adventure (PSX)
The Legend of Zelda (NES)
The Legend of Zelda 2: The Adventures of Link (NES)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past (SNES)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64)
The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker (GCN)
Life Force (NES)
The Little Mermaid (NES)
The Lion King (PC)
The Magical Quest: Starring Mickey Mouse (SNES)
Maniac Mansion (NES)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA)
Mega Man (GCN)
Mega Man 2 (NES)
Mega Man 3 (NES)
Mega Man 4 (NES)
Mega Man 5 (NES)
Mega Man 6 (GCN)
Mega Man 7 (GCN)
Mega Man 8 (GCN)
Mega Man X (SNES)
Metal Gear (NES)
Metal Gear: Snake’s Revenge (NES)
Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Metal Gear Solid (PC)
Metroid (NES)
Super Metroid 3 (SNES)
Metroid 4: Fusion (GBA)
Metroid: Prime (GCN)
Metroid: Prime 2 – Echoes (GCN)
Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
Mickey Mousecapade (NES)
Milon’s Secret Castle (NES)
Monster Party (NES)
Ninja Gaiden (NES)
Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES)
Out of This World (SNES)
Paper Mario (N64)
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GCN)
Pokemon: Blue (NGB)
The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! (SNES)
Resident Evil: Director’s Cut (PSX)
Resident Evil 0 (GCN)
Resident Evil (GCN)
Resident Evil 2 (PC)
Resident Evil 3 (PC)
Resident Evil 4 (GCN)
Resident Evil: Code Veronica (GCN)
Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS)
Rygar (NES)
The Simpsons: Bart Vs. The Space Mutants (NES)
The Simpsons: Bart Vs. The World (NES)
The Simpsons: Bart’s Nightmare
Sonic The Hedgehog (SGG)
Sonic: The Hedgehog 2 (SGE)
Star Fox (SNES)
Star Fox 64 (N64)
Star Fox Adventures (GCN)
Star Fox: Assault (GCN)
Street Fighter 2: The World Warrior (SNES)
Strider (NES)
Super Ghouls & Ghosts(SNES)
Super Mario Advance (GBA)
Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi’s Island (GBA)
Super Mario Bros. (NES)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels (SNES)
Super Mario 64 (N64)
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (NGB)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island (SNES)
Super Mario RPG (SNES)
New Super Mario Bros. (NDS)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
Tale Spin (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Arcade Game (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4: Turtles In time (SNES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4: Turtles In Time (ARC)
Tiny Toon Adventures (NES)
Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble In Wackyland (NES)
Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs’ Big Break (NGB)
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose (SNES)
Tetris Attack (SNES)
Trojan (NES)
Undertale (PC)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (NES)
Willow (NES)
Wizards & Warriors (NES)
Wizards & Warriors 2: Ironsword (NES)
Yoshi’s Island DS (NDS)
Yoshi’s New Island (3DS)
Yoshi’s Safari (SNES)
Yoshi’s Story (N64)
Yoshi: Topsy-Turvy (GBA)
Zanac (NES)
Thanks again for all of your friendship and support over the past 17 years. I don’t know where things will go from here, but I shall forever be thankful for everyone for having given me and my creativity a chance to thrive.
Your Pal,
---Yosh E. O’Ducky ;)
Thanks for your support. I definitely will be giving it my quackiest if I am 100% offered the job. Knowing that I'd be helping people in various stages of blindness to succeed feels very rewarding and aligns well with how I love to work with people and be a helpful duckling. :)
Thanks so much for all your kindness and support. Hopefully, once everything gets a little calmer, I will FINALLY be able to finish reading some of your stories. I know I keep trying, but never seem to get into the right place to just listen to the quality work you do. Maybe, given the long ride I would have to take into work, I could read some stories on my way to and from work? That would be a lot more fun than simply sitting on a paratransit bus listening to the growl of the engine. :)
If you find yourself yourself using some of my stories as part of how you pass the time to and from work, I hope they help the trip go by a little faster. Whenever you get a chance to take in a few of them, I always look forward to your well thought-out and insightful comments on them.