SimCity 2000 (1993)

quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap

I had never heard of this but I can confirm, with horror, that PC Gamer did a special feature where the staff ate an entire bucket of KFC every day for a week archive.gamehistory.org/item/6d3b28a... "Undoubtedly, Bucket Week will prove to be our undoing. " @garywhitta.bsky.social why

I can’t think of any better innovation in backpack technology.

COME TO PAPA

It is really weird to me when people don’t like reading and books. I get not having enough time to read. I get wanting to read more, but there are just too many distractions around you. Obviously, I get having disabilities that make it difficult to read. But just not liking books? Who are you?

This 1997 EB games catalog - https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/14f2d94d-49c7-449c-984d-44babeedb314 - starts with some stone-cold PC classics, including C&C: Red Alert and Total Annihilation on CD-ROM.

now that megaman 12 has a release date we can finally confirm that clarissa explains it all takes place in the year 2027

Almost time to pull out Holiday Lights v2 (1995)

I had one of these accounts circa early 2000, after my initial Hotmail account was compromised. Has it really been that long?

Back in the US for three hours and I’m already wanting to head out on vacation again. View from Shibuya Sky, two nights ago.

Okay – so he rizzed up a muscle mommy goth baddie at the gym, put a ring on it, is currently hittin, and you still mad

So anyway I restored Daicon IV from scratch. This was a joint project with Chris Person (papapishu), who sourced the incredibly Rare Laserdisc release. The raw files can be found on the internet archive for those interested in processing it yourself. Enjoy! archive.org/details/DAIC...

Can anyone else hear this screenshot?

Anyone ever play Shadow Warrior (1997)?

The saddest thing about the Gundam statue being taken down is we won't get news outlets calling it a Transformer anymore.

Sid Meier's Civilization II (1996). City building + battles + mods. What more did we need?

I’m probably crazy. Probably.

We were promised Internet The City in 1996. Why does it feel like the final scene from Terminator 2?

Still obsessed with the one time a North American cartoon producer tried to make a voice actress a pop star: Lisa Lougheed from The Raccoons. Still such an ear worm, even if the (very 80s) video is a bit all-over-the-place. I also remember my dad remarking that the cartoon was very communist

TTRPG disclaimers today: your not allowed to play our game if your evil in real life. please dont make anyone uncomfortable at the table TTRPG disclaimers in the early 90s: magic is real and we do not condone its practice

We've acquired the historic game magazine Computer Entertainer. As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free. Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy and happiness.

Penny Arcade for June 19th 2002, 23 years ago today is still one of my favorites. www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/0...

Just took a subway ride that cost me 20 bucks! …in Taiwan dollars.

If I could afford to live here, I think I probably would.

Yeah, this city seems pretty nice. Although I’ve heard they practice managed democracy around here, and I can’t seem to figure out a way to deploy stratagems.

Osaka night, two weeks ago.

Maybe I should actually post stuff. I might use this as a travelogue or something, with random reposts.