Announcing the PC-98 Jam in October! I've made ~400 PC-98 game videos and want more games to cover. So, I will make videos for the top 5 submissions and any games compatible with real hardware. Make a game inspired by Japan's golden era of PC gaming: itch.io/jam/pc-98-jam #pc98 #pc98jam #gamejam

Sapporo Beer x Evangelion collab with a Sapporo Draft Beer Black Label 'Evangelion' themed can. Something tells me that this will help me finally understand the ending.

I finally did it. I beat 7th Saga for the SNES. What a brutal game. I did not have the patience for it as a kid. My team was Esuna and Valsu. The battles are slow, but at high levels you're untouchable. The secret to this game is to just watch something on a second screen while grinding levels.

ZONe Energy, for when you just got home from a 12 hour shift, but still want to grind a few levels on Dragon Quest VII Reimagined.

I couldn't turn down this Kirby sandwich I saw at Family Mart. The stars were calling out to me, whatever they're made out of.

That moment when you reach for a can of coffee and the Dragon Lord is on it. Boss Coffee x Dragon Quest collab for the Dragon Quest I-II Remakes

Final Fantasy IX pop-up cafe near Shinjuku, Tokyo station. Stumbled into this place today. Reservations are required, but the food looks good and the FF9 collectables are some of the best I've seen.

Metal Gear Solid pop up store in Shibuya, Tokyo right now to promote MGS Delta. My apologies to Kojima for sharing this.

Rydia did end up getting some MTG Final Fantasy cards. Just gleefully wiping out her enemies with a Mist Dragon.

Afternoon of Angels: Part III Bangaihen "What are you going to do, wait until she turns around?" This game was one of the first Japanese VNs that got a IBM-PC release. Because IBM-PCs were popular in South Korea at the time, this allowed it become very popular there. MSX Magazine (1990/02)

Before IMDB or Letterboxd, we had Flicks! 30,000 movie reviews could be yours for just one payment of $59.95 ($133 adjusted for inflation). Electronic Games magazine (1993/7)

"This is the Vidkid hotline, the world's hottest free video game tip hotline. Are you a Vidkid? No? I'm hanging up now. Goodbye."

yo, stop hogging all the Donkey Kong cereal Electronic Games magazine (1983/8)

Play arcade games in the middle of a jungle like a true gamer! Electronic Games magazine (1983/3)

What color is yours? This Nintendo Game Boy ad is so 90s. EGM2 magazine (1995/4)

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King for PlayStation 2. This looks like original art. I don't see it in any of the film advertisements. Computer Gaming World #232

Get your PhD in RPG by playing Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds on the NES. Video Games and Computer Entertainment magazine (1992/8)

A Grand Theft Auto mobile game (not really). But based on this advertising, how many people bought it thinking it was? Gangstar: Crime City by Gameloft Edge magazine (Brazil) issue 8

"It'll become your word processor, it'll become your computer. It's your must-have intellectual book." (Ascii magazine 1983/9) #retrocomputing #retro #japan

Do you even have a satellite in your living room? "The Compunication" LOGiN magazine (1982/12) #retrocomputing

High stakes gaming #retrogaming

Really liking how the MTG Final Fantasy cards turned out. One character I'm surprised didn't get a card is Rydia. She was a key player in FF4's story. A card with her summoning Mist Dragon or Titan has tons of potential.

80s Japanese salaryman workplace computer training Ascii magazine (1981/3) #retrocomputing #retro #japan

The Xerox TALK 570 makes printing fun again. Ascii Magazine (1983/11) #retrocomputing #retro #japan

State of the art computing at Computerland Japan Ascii Magazine (1980/10) #retrocomputing

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Nintendo Power Issue 32

Final Fantasy 9 was unique in the tying an Eidolon's strength to items in the party's inventory. For example, Shiva has a base power of 36, but gains 1 power for each Opal the party has. You can quadruple her strength when holding 99 Opals.

I would have expected the Death Stranding 2 release trailer to break the 2 hour mark. I wonder how many editors it took to talk Kojima down to 10 minutes

A forgotten Legend of Zelda game? I found this advertisement in the German language Club Nintendo magazine (Dec 1998). A couple of people on Reddit mentioned that it was a unique Zelda browser game, but it's vanished from the internet. Archive has basically nothing saved for it, too.

Last year, I made this video with the intros of all games that Squaresoft published, 120 in total, before it merged with Enix. It's the most complete list of their games I know of. It includes the Satellaview, PocketStation, and mobile games. The art focus started in game one. youtu.be/IrTs7gxzpyQ

Finally completely this mysterious game after many starts over the years. As a kid I always thought Illusion of Gaia shared some secrets of the universe in it. And maybe it's true.

Zelda II: The Adventures of Link Nintendo Power (Issue 4) Feb 1989

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings games Nintendo Power (Issue 160) Sep 2002

Glad to see Nintendo is calling it the Switch 2. I legit thought the Wii U was an edutainment add-on for the Wii at the time so didn't look more into it. Although, the 'Super Switch' also has a nice ring to it. www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/...

Super Gambling Maid Battle! メイドでおゆうぎ　Maid de Oyuugi P-Mate (Issue 18) #retrogaming#レトロゲーム

Plumbers Don't Wear Ties for 3DO (1994) I had no idea that this game was advertised anywhere. EGM2 Vol 1 Issue 10 (April 1995) #gaming #retrogaming

Wario World (GameCube) Game Pro - Issue 179 #gaming #retrogaming

Hana Monogatari - Natsu （花物語・夏) Windows (2000) Dengeki Hime 電撃姫 (Issue 9) June 2000 #retrogaming #gaming　#レトロゲーム

Touhou Kenbun Roku (東方見文録) by Natsume. Famicom ファミコン (1988). Famitsu ファミ通 magazine (2 Sep 1988) #retrogaming #gaming #レトロゲーム

The most 90s teen fashion on a gaming magazine cover ever. Models: Kate, Leanne, Fiona, Mim Planet Game Boy (Issue 2) #retrogaming #gaming

Air Fortress NES ファミコン (1987) Family Computer Magazine (Issue 12) #retrogaming #gaming #レトロゲーム

The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare Sega Genesis (1993) Die Hard Game Fan magazine (Issue 11) Oct 1993 #gaming #retrogaming

VIPER RSR - (2002) by Sogna for Windows A crazed RPG with some of the best hand-drawn battle animations that exist in gaming. Dengeki Hime (Issue 11) Dec 2000. #retrogaming #gaming #レトロゲーム

Rockman 4 ”Justice, it never fades.” ”Recruiting for the Rockman 4 Boss Character!!" Famitsu ファミ通 (19 Apr 1991) #retrogaming #gaming #megaman　#レトロゲーム

Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode Released in 1988 for the NES. Image: Nintendo Power - Issue 2 (Oct 1988) #retrogaming #gaming #videogames

SD Snatcher "A case where even your dreams are deformed. Cyber strategy, a new RPG." A chibi, RPG version of Snatcher released in 1990 for the MSX2. MSX Fan magazine (May 1995) #retrogaming #gaming #レトロゲーム

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Released in 2001 for PS2, Xbox, and GameCube. Image: Nintendo Power - Issue 160 (Sep 2002) #gaming #retrogaming

Nintendo Magasinet, the Swedish version of the 90s Valiant Nintendo comic series, had detailed comics of Nintendo characters. Link and Zelda often go on adventures together in their comics. Nintendo Magasinet (Feb 1991) #retrogaming #gaming

Super Valis IV An action game released in 1991 for the Super Nintendo and PC Engine. Famitsu magazine (20 March 1992) #retrogaming #gaming

At the new Square Enix Garden in Shibuya, Tokyo that just opened yesterday. Worth a visit even just to see the chocobo and slime statues. #finalfantasy