People forget that the Amiga was $/£299-$/£399 when PCs were $/£1000+, for a while it was the death of the affordable personal computer scene when Commodore went bankrupt.

My instinct with these things is generally "I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member," but on the other hand, it gives me an excuse to share a Westwood game, and there's never a bad time for that. 😎

Hold up…. WHAT?!?!?

Time for more retro commercials. Summer is over. ;( watch --> twitch.tv/contricode

We'll be rollin' and rockin' in just a bit. www.twitch.tv/play_history Join us for research, justice, and everything in between.

Daniel Greenberg: GOTY Edition has been delayed to 2026. I apologize for my inconvenience.

Yasumi "The World Has Not Improved In The Last 30 Years" Matsuno

The Ivalice Chronicles adds smart refinements to an all time classic, honing it to a sheen. But it’s impossible to play this game and not see it reflected in the state of modern America. I wrote about that, and the idea of resistance for Rolling Stone www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...

Public Enemy Lauryn Hill MF DOOM Andre 3000 De La Soul

I am super happy for everyone that is reviewing the FFT remake right now while I blitz to do work between works before I work more work and--- *breaks into sobbing*

Behold, the song I have listened to more than any other in my life. Sakimoto and Iwata absolutely crushed the FFT OST, and the party menu music is a notable part of that. Infinitely listenable, thematic yet innocuous. Perhaps the most seamless integration of music into a spreadsheet ever performed.

Without hesitation, easily a top-ten game of all time.

As promised, Big Announcements! (Vol. 1) 1: After 11 years, I'm stepping away from my senior R&D role at Tyler Technologies. I'm proud of everything my team and I accomplished over the decade-plus, especially my time spent improving the platform's a11y. It was just the right time to make a change.

Happy WDHIY Wednesday! Horchata, Rowdy Roddy Piper, and spooky movies are on the docket for this week! Thanks to everyone who listens - we'd still probably be recording these if no one did, but it's neat to know some people enjoy it. Available whenever you listen to podcasts.

Playing FF Tactics for the first time? Here’s a tip. Go to Mandalia Plain. You’re gonna spend 5 miserable hours having all your characters power up like goku next to a terrified bird or have them throw rocks at each other until they’re max level. This is the best game ever made btw.

I really recommend Blippo+ - it lands the absurd alien tone its going for, has some great earworms, and emulates that bygone channel hopping sensation wonderfully (while never feeling overwhelming with the amount of shows 'required' to follow the story). And A++++ for having a Teletext mode.

Okay. Okay, yes, okay. Can definitely confirm. ANNOUNCEMENTS TOMORROW.

I've never been to Silent Hill. I'm told it's nice, nothing against the eldritch evils there, but I'm afraid of West Virginia in general.

Activision would mail you sew-on patches for reaching goals in their games. No charge. Good job! You are getting less, paying more, and being told in the process you should be grateful for it, or that you have somehow earned the right to part with even more of your money. Money they don't deserve.

Skeptical, but I'll try it.

sudo npm install ICC -c USA

80 Song Pack is back on sale, 50% off so grab it before it's gone! click the link, buy the pack, tell your friends, share the post: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack #gamedev #musicsky #vtuber

Shanah tovah, bubs and bubettes!

I might have liked this more after I became a career programmer and thus legally required to like coffee. Kid me? Not a fan.

Good news: this comes from a digital press kit that we made downloadable in our digital archive! It includes layered packaging art archive.gamehistory.org/folder/9eade...

Winterion Game Studios has never been given a $50,000 bribe for [redacted], but if we are, local county guidelines DO require a paper bag and not plastic.

The abduction theme / big change hype of the video does a pretty good of "first half not gonna lie" excitement generation for the 99% of people who were hoping for an exodus to less dystopic shores.

Okay, a couple moving parts... ...make it Wednesday! 😁

Genuinely powerful words to live by.

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Hey there Delilah I am writing the Quixote Adding hermeneutic weight to what Miguel wrought crude and floaty Vis-à-vis The work— attributed to me? Or only he?

The migration from PC to touch-based devices for home entertainment robbed future generations of free soft skill development that gave them a massive advantage in white collar careers centered around computer labor. I watched student computer literacy CRATER from 2010 to 2020. A disastrous choice.

Things were better when computer was in room. Now everywhere is computer. This is bad. Computer should never have escaped room.

CAPS HOCKEY TOMORROW IS PARTY NOW #ALLCAPS

We're almost 90% of the way to the 100 new subscribers we need to put a Final Fantasy and politics issue on the docket. Join the fight here: unwinnable.com/subscribe/

Some of the best game sound and music I've heard is by this person.

In an increasingly opaque, captured media landscape, you can always trust IONGAMING for an unfiltered view of such critical issues of the day, like how good Bubble Bobble is. Winterion Game Studios - better for your brain than the algorithm!

Noticing a lot of compromised accounts in the last 24. Be safe out there! Change up those passwords, and don't use them across sites!

Ready to show off your #retro masterpiece? The MAGFest x Indie Retro Homebrew Showcase is still accepting new awesome works! We're looking for everything from every genre! Share your #videogame and submit it here: bit.ly/MFIRHSA2026 Submissions close on October 6, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST.

We've passed 4000 magazines in our digital library! Every issue is cataloged and text-searchable, so it's easier than ever to do historical research with game magazines archive.gamehistory.org/folder/9a193... Here's a few recent highlights... 🧵

Kingdoms of the Dump releases November on Steam! wishlist now to help us out for launch store.steampowered.com/app/2159270/...

New Side Quests episode with @jinxist.superghost.site from @superghost.site gushing about Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon. Go give it a listen!

'Perfect Tides: Station to Station' launches January 22nd on Nintendo Switch and PC. store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/... youtu.be/4EHdGHAmXxo?...

Godspeed, Billy Chaser. ❤️

Here's one thing you can do: a disney+ subscription is around 16 dollars. Go on Patreon/Kofi, find your top 16 creators/youtubers with less than a million subscribers and give them each $1 a month. Changes lives, believe me

20 years ago Telltale Games embarked on a plan to create Sam & Max games. Right now Skunkape has a contest to win this vintage poster that I drew for that occasion: bsky.app/profile/did:...