Jason spots a discrepancy no one's noticed hiding in plain sight for decades

Have you ever read or seen a discussion about the "first videogame"? It turns out the picture you likely saw as part of it is wrong. #history bluerenga.blog/2026/02/13/t...

Also the original South Park uncensored short Spirit of Christmas being an easter egg on the PS1 version of Tiger Woods 99 is one of the strangest things ever to cause a video game recall

🚨🚨🚨 HAPPENING NOW - 2PM ET 🚨🚨🚨 ⚽🔁🎾 Carlin Wing talks bouncing balls across games, sports, and science––showing how bounce links physics, animation, and computing across history. 📺 Head to www.twitch.tv/romchipjournal to join the talk! 📺

1973 was the first true Year of Video Games, so let's finally round it up! youtu.be/UO8XekOhpBU Learn about the innovations, expansions, and struggles of arcade and computer games on the latest episode of Play History!

everyone shut UP it's gromit's birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY GROMIT

You've heard of the Game Boy, but now it's time for the

Finally, the one you've been waiting for... John Madden Football on the Genesis! A hell of a sports game that set up the yearly franchise formula - for better or worse. Still a game worth celebrating!

The internet's greatest roster of influential video games! It's the 5th annual Gaming Alexandria Hall of Notables ceremony. Untainted by corporate influence, and debated ad nauseam by a panel of diligent pedants, GA will induct this year's nominees tonight. Show starts in just under an hour!

Happy birthday to the bouncing ball!

You nearly derailed my college sophomore year!

Time to kick off a (year-long) commemoration of one of THE OLDEST video games known to history! 🎊 It’s “Bouncing Ball” — a candidate for the first-ever video game — celebrating its (75th) Diamond Anniversary this year! 🧵👇

Time to kick off a (year-long) commemoration of one of THE OLDEST video games known to history! 🎊 It’s “Bouncing Ball” — a candidate for the first-ever video game — celebrating its (75th) Diamond Anniversary this year! 🧵👇

How did Virgin go from music to games like Command and Conquer, The 7th Guest, Aladdin, and The Lion King? We explore the rise and fall of Virgin Games, from early development and European distribution to major licenses and corporate collapse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEM3...

this is like that time I wrote an entire thesis on arcade games and referred to every single instance of it as "Donkey Pong"

Idk if trans kids these days know this but back in my day you could just walk into a RadioShack and walk out with one of these puppies

Jan. 28, 1978 Crazy news week: SCOTUS says it’s ok for Illinois Nazis to march under 1A; the guitarist for Chicago (accidentally) shot himself in the head; the Blizzard of ‘78 kills 90 people; Volodymyr Zelenskyy is born. We’re headed to the arcade to listen to #AT40 and play Space Wars

The best day to support Kate was yesterday, and the second-best day to do so is today

More and more people are discovering the therapeutic benefits of the 1701 monitor

Day #202: Atari (1983)

January 24, 1976: Haters of disco ease into a false sense of security, the musical genre seemingly peaked in popularity and now waning. Little do they know what’s coming. We’re headed to the arcade to listen to the #AT40 and play three (3) different video games based on sharks.

We talk endlessly about the Billboard Hot 100, but there aren’t many articles doing an in-depth analysis of the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100—the chart for the songs not popular enough to chart. That’s where I come in. tedium.co/2026/01/19/b... new @tedium.co

January 12, 1974: President Nixon is busy managing a “burglary” scandal while Kissinger practices some kind of diplomacy leading to gasoline rationing. Everyone is happy. We’re headed to the arcade to listen to the #AT40. There are now 73 different video games available and 99% of them are Pong.

not my house, but I know my way around

I've recovered a cache of documents and videos from the pre-production phase of Project Apollo, a canceled Batman game Monolith worked on for Warner Bros. The materials, from 4/2009 to 1/2010, were in deleted sectors of a HDD used at a game company. archive.org/details/proj... 1/9🧵

Watch the VOD of @quarterpast.bsky.social and I's exciting adventures in Arcade Dating! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwlY... We're nearing Space Invaders, people. Things are about to get real-real.

January 8, 1972: It’s the first day of Richard Nixon’s re-election campaign! The first scientific “pocket” calculator is available for purchase. John Wayne Gacy has started his killing spree. We’re headed to the arcade to see this new electronic game called Computer Space and listen to the #AT40.

If you read this in time, here are the four (4) valid reasons for not watching: ◻ lol sorry loser, I'm at MAGFest ◻ pfft—I'm on my third drink and gonna watch the Fiesta Bowl ◻ read news all day; need to stick head in toilet, flush repeatedly ◻ who are you? why is this in my tl Starts in an hour

With David Rosen's death, bad information about Sega as a company is starting to re-emerge across the internet. I will try to give a very condensed version of the Sega corporate shenanigans here as to clear some of the air. 🧵

Live on the free feed: @jparish.bsky.social @atariarchive.org @benjedwards.com & @pettycommajared.bsky.social welcome you to 2026 with talk of 1976 & 1986 retronauts.com/article/2469...

the medium is the message

Ultimately, there is only 2 genres of video games * Non-Burgertimelikes * Burgertimes

David Rosen, who helped create Sega and changed the coin-op industry forever, has passed away. www.replaymag.com/segas-dave-r... An absolute titan in video game history. May he rest in peace.

It's time for retrospection! I got a LOT done in 2025 and it's vitally important for folks like us to always keep that in mind. So let's do the sweep - in multiple parts - and pat ourselves on the back a bit. For this thread, it'll be my own accomplishments. 🧵

Did you know? Last year I recorded a Christmas song about the continued layoffs. bsky.app/profile/pool...

NEW EPISODE! Atari Party 2025 was last month and I got to chat with a bunch of amazing people! Have you played Atari today? @rectapete.bsky.social @atarispot.bsky.social @atariarchive.org @nathaniellockhart.bsky.social @fergojisan.bsky.social Listen here! ⬇️⬇️ stillloading.libsyn.com/still-loadin...

How often should one plug their Patreon? I still don't know the answer. I know times are tough, and I've lost a lot of patrons b/c of it. So supporting my research would really help me out if you are in a position to do so. www.patreon.com/acriticalhit

December 19, 1970: Tell yourself it’s the 70s if you need to. Two days from now, Elvis will visit Richard Nixon in the White House. Commercial video games don’t exist yet, but we’re still headed to the arcade to listen to the #AT40 and play whatever add-a-ball pin tables are there.

Confession: I've stolen this joke irl and if you time it properly you can make someone spit their drink out their nose

This one's a masterpiece

Behold—a thread that dares explore the formative years, when the recording industry was indistinguishable from the coin-op business! (and some really high-quality pics too) 👇🧵

not interested in wading too much into the politics here, but as someone who's spent a decent amount of time studying the history of the FCC, today was truly one for the books

The newest Atari Archive looks at the history of one of Atari's most influential and critically acclaimed games, its VCS port, and also Submarine Commander is here:

I've been considering a ton of projects for the future...but for now, here's a report of my first visit to Pinball Hall of Fame (aka Pinball Museum) in Las Vegas, Nevada. I've known about this place for a while, but I finally got to visit and bask in all of the coin-op history. (1) #coinophistory

Super Miser Bros.

December 10, 1977: Saturday Night Fever will hit theaters later this week, but the soundtrack has been on sale for about a month. We’re headed to the arcade to play Super Bug and listen to the #AT40. Spoilers: This countdown features the most memory-holed #1 song of the decade in its top spot.

The greatest coin-op magazine cover ever published has finally found its forever home

Look at this weird old magazine ad I found, has anyone heard of this?

Live it up!