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Videogame emulation newsletter - readonlymemo.com PC Gamer magazine
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Read Only Memo
Videogame emulation news and exclusive interviews, from the aesthetics of razor sharp scanlines to the wild technical challenges of making yesterday's games run on tomorrow's hardware.
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Genuinely wild how Batou-coded Rutger Hauer was in Split Second
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Cabel Sasser
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this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.
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Does this "didn't break generational containment" clause invalidate The Middle? If so, then: Complicated??
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With the leaving Substack discussion, I’d like to see my media peers evolve the framing away from simply “rival platforms” to highlight the versatility of some of those platforms and how much easier it is to self-host now. It’s as much about the philosophy of a healthier internet as it is saving $$$
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New newsletter Sunday~ We’ve got Cemu, we’ve got CrankBoy, we’ve got Killer Instinct, and a surprising new UI for the MiSTer! Things, happening!
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matte jones
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knew this reminded me of something
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Rick Lane
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26 years ago, three Canadian modders found themselves in the incredible position of making an official Die Hard game. For two of them, it was the start of decades-long careers in the games industry. For the third, it spelled the end of that career before it had begun.
www.pcgamer.com/games/action...
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How a trio of Canadian modders stumbled into making an official Die Hard game: 'I've had projects disappear that had 10 times the promise that this did'
The strange origin of MechWarrior steward Piranha Games.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/how-a-trio-of-canadian-modders-stumbled-into-making-an-official-die-hard-game-ive-had-projects-disappear-that-had-10-times-the-promise-that-this-did/
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Game Preservation Society
2 days ago
Japan's golden age of gaming from our archive. This week: Metal Gear (MSX2, ©Konami 1987) Before the legend, there was the mission. The original stealth action game, as KOJIMA intended it. Help us keep this history alive ! →
patreon.com/cw/gamepres
#hideokojima
#retrogaming
#metalgear
#konami
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lol the Calibre e-book library app now has a right-click "Discuss selected book with AI" feature. fucking. KILL ME
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Tyler
4 days ago
Path of Exile 2's big endgame now has storylines to take you through it. A HUGE improvement over aimlessly traveling around a gigantic map.
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/pa...
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Path of Exile 2's 'biggest expansion ever' reworks its entire post-campaign grind for new and returning players alike
Several new quests will walk you through its endless endgame experience.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/path-of-exile-2s-biggest-expansion-ever-reworks-its-entire-post-campaign-grind-for-new-and-returning-players-alike/
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Bill Bearing, Hunter
4 days ago
Very happy with how this one turned out
www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/it...
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It's time to set the record straight: Doomguy's armor does not have a tummy window, his shirt just got ripped
Thy Shirt Consumed.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/its-time-to-set-the-record-straight-doomguys-armor-does-not-have-a-tummy-window-his-shirt-just-got-ripped/
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I've been thinking about this headline for 2 weeks straight. The simplicity of it. Saying something so obviously that still feels a little like a revelation. The story delivers that, too
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The Hardest Part Of History To Tell Is How It Felt | Defector
I had already done the hard part that night: getting my kids to sleep. It was dark now, May 20, 2022, one of the last cool evenings before summer hit central Indiana. I told my wife I was going on a w...
https://defector.com/the-hardest-part-of-history-to-tell-is-how-it-felt?giftLink=16fe80b7b29df70be7b61a8b20d57ac2
5 days ago
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Bill Chambers
5 days ago
Really sad to hear about the passing of Tony Stella. What he had you can't fake.
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Videogame Beaches🏳️⚧️
7 days ago
Check this out! This is possibly one of the most beautiful games on the GBA, with super original and cool designs.
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Derek Pascarella (ateam)
7 days ago
(1/6) Happy to announce the v1.0 English translation patch of Warshi's 2007 game "Triggerheart Exelica" on the SEGA Dreamcast! DOWNLOAD:
github.com/DerekPascare...
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I've contracted Xbox 360 disease and am now playing Bionic Commando. It's fun for 2-3 minutes at a time and then something like this will happen
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Jeremy Peel
9 days ago
Tremendous writing awaits beyond this link
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SaigonTime, M.D.🇵🇸
10 days ago
finally found something to make me laugh and it's this I've watched this like 30 times in a row
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@mangiotto.bsky.social
curious if you've ever seen Magic Crystal -- watched it last night and was knocked on my ass by 2/3 of the best kung fu setpieces I've ever seen alongside some bonkers comedy that reminded me of '90s FMV videogames. Wild tonal whiplash but so fun
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Baxter
10 days ago
New post! Today I'm exploring Web Mystery, an obscure Dreamcast FMV adventure game all about crime and a fake 1999 internet, and how it all plays living on the net today. Enjoy!
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Talking games | Web Mystery ~Yochimu wo Miru Neko~
The mystery and horror of the net
https://www.tsundokudiving.com/talking-games-web-mystery-yochimu-wo-miru-neko/
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Caves of Qud
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10 days ago
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Heard the words “Cheddar Bay Biscuits” and immediately thought “I would commit murder to eat a Cheddar Bay Biscuit right now”
11 days ago
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Defector
11 days ago
Subscribe to Defector:
defector.com/products
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Thank you for submitting to the subreddit. Unfortunately, your post has been removed by the moderators for the following: *You did not perform the full Litany Against Fear *You did not use the [Mind-killer] or [Little-death] tag in the title of your post. Our automod adds flair based on these tags
11 days ago
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I have to say I am getting pretty damn tired of tech guys saying they've figured out how to use immense amounts of cloud compute to skip the "making art" step of making art
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Roblox is pulling a DLSS 5, offering yet another example of a tool mistaking itself for an artist
Roblox makes a new version of the AI slop pitch we've seen time and again: replacing the creative process instead of making it easier.
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/roblox-is-pulling-a-dlss-5-offering-yet-another-example-of-a-tool-mistaking-itself-for-an-artist/
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Phil Bennett
12 days ago
Galaxian 3 Emulation Teaser
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH3u...
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Galaxian³ Emulation Teaser
YouTube video by beaumotplage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH3uyB_WhEo
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Forgive me lord, I'm Vanquishposting
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There are dozens of us! The best third-person shooter of all time sees HUGE* player spike on Steam after Capcom's Pragmata
That's right: Everybody's playing Vanquish.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/there-are-dozens-of-us-the-best-third-person-shooter-of-all-time-sees-huge-player-spike-on-steam-after-capcoms-pragmata/
12 days ago
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Chapu
13 days ago
PATCH UPDATE! Were you having trouble defeating the Undead Minion in "Tiny Bullets"? It's not you, it's me! 😅 The translation patch introduced a bug in the way the boss takes damage. V1.1 fixes this, now live at
rhpz.org/33382
All memory card saves are compatible with the new patch.(1/3)
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Tiny Bullets (English Translation) PlayStation - RomHack Plaza
A young boy is accidentally trapped on a tower run by a powerful demon called Gudia. Now, he must fight his way out while helping warriors rescue Carla, a
https://rhpz.org/33382
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It's time
13 days ago
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Sometimes you think the bonds of love are unshakeable and then you open up the dishwasher and find the small bowls on the bottom rack
13 days ago
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Damn, that glimpse of the track ahead snaking over the horizon... 🌄
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14 days ago
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86Box
15 days ago
we are live
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CIH: WINDOWS 9X'S KILLJOY | 8 6 B O X — L I V E (April 26, 2026)
YouTube video by 86Box
https://youtube.com/live/Pyr5jzIHYww
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Christopher Livingston
15 days ago
Had a hard time finding a day to publish my diary about running a gun store called "Gun Store" in this gun store sim, due to all the gun violence headlines in the US on a daily basis. So I finally pubbed it Saturday morning hoping maybe no notable gun violence would happen Saturday night 👍
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People love buying weapons so much in this gun store sim that I'm making bank even though I only sell brass knuckles
No guns? No problem. Any weapon is a best seller.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/people-love-buying-weapons-so-much-in-this-gun-store-sim-that-im-making-bank-even-though-i-only-sell-brass-knuckles/
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I saw very little Neo Geo+ coverage this week bothering to mention the man who owns SNK, and I think that is a failing. The retro gaming scene continues to shy away from any uncomfortable realities that get in the way of nostalgic good times. It can and should be better than that
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If you're going to hype up the Neo Geo+, at least admit you know about all the blood
Also this issue: RetroAchievements come to the MiSTer, and a PS1 cross between Zelda and Tomb Raider gets a translation.
https://readonlymemo.com/if-youre-going-to-hype-up-the-neo-geo-at-least-admit-you-know-about-all-the-blood/
15 days ago
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I literally edited my registry to get rid of Microsoft Game Bar last year and Windows 11 reinstalled it without permission last night and Sea of Thieves has now crashed on me 3 times 😇
16 days ago
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Here’s the story of Ancient Roman’s English translation featuring the one and only
@snowyaria.goodorevengreat.games
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18 days ago
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Robert Jones
18 days ago
I'm happy to announce the latest issue of the freshly redesigned
@pcgamer.com
magazine is out now, with world exclusive access to
@blizzard.com
's wicked new
@diablo.blizzard.com
4: Lord of Hatred expansion. 😈 Proud to have helped bring this new look PC Gamer mag to life!
tinyurl.com/3cmzr936
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PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred
Plus, Directive 8020, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Control Resonant, Masters of Albion, Crimson Desert, DLSS 5, compact keyboards tested, and much more, too
https://tinyurl.com/3cmzr936
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lincoln carpenter
18 days ago
Late drop of a big story tonight—the research team that jailbroke AI safety standards with weaponized poems have published their Adversarial Humanities Benchmark, broadening their research through cyberpunk attack-fiction and ADVERSARIAL HERMENEUTICS:
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The Dutch oven — having mastered the Satsui no Hado — unleashes its Shun Goku Satsu on an unprepared Julia Child
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When is a laptop not just a laptop? When it's maybe the only thing standing between you and the total mental obliteration following the tech industry in 2026
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At least there's one tech company making me feel sane in an increasingly insane world
In the AI era, the upgradeable computer is now a subtle act of rebellion.
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/at-least-theres-one-tech-company-making-me-feel-sane-in-an-increasingly-insane-world/
19 days ago
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@cabel.panic.com
Playdate sighted in the background of the
@frame.work
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20 days ago
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Video Game History Foundation
21 days ago
For the first time in our 9-year history: WE ARE HIRING! We're seeking a full-time fundraising manager to establish and grow our non-profit's development department - in other words, to raise money and help us grow! Remote-hybrid in the SF Bay Area with benefits!
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...
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The Video Game History Foundation hiring Fundraising Manager in Emeryville, CA | LinkedIn
Posted 12:59:43 AM. Apply if this sounds like a match:We are seeking a growth-oriented, self-starter with prior…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4403331398/
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The Onion and Tim Heidecker combining forces to run Infowars is news so good that it'll either forcefully shunt us onto a new utopian timeline or instead trigger a counterbalancing negative event in the form of nuclear war. No middle ground
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Tim Onion
21 days ago
With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars. We've enlisted the help of
@timheidecker.bsky.social
, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director. Please stand by for more.
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Resident Evil 6 is mostly middling to hilariously bad, but the shitty parts were almost all worth it for this Ada puzzle where you continuously fry zombies in electric chairs to open a chest
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23 days ago
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What in the fuck kind of hotkey is Alt + Shift + Ctrl + W anyway
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Nels Anderson
24 days ago
After a length of development that - if I truly, deeply thought about it, I would instantly go insane as if I'd opened some Lovecraftian skin-bound tome - our narrative city-builder Generation Exile has launched out of Early Access into full 1.0 today!
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
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Save 35% on Generation Exile on Steam
Rebuild settlements entirely within a colossal generation ship in this turn-based city builder. Expand your city, manage limited resources and optimize production chains as you navigate difficult choi...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/Generation_Exile/
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