So buzzing to have penned two chapters for the book Arcade Adventures from @lostincult.co.uk and @harpercollins.bsky.social! • One chapter looking at shmups’ fascinating influence over the wider medium • Another on the how developers and players pushed each other to take shmups to wild new heights

This has to be one of the most ringing endorsements of our podcast we've ever had!

My First Press Games order arrived! Arrived about 11 months late, but… Three bangin’ shmups. Ginga Force, Natsuki Chronicles, and Rival Megagun. And wow… the quality, length, and detail of the manuals; game systems, strategy insights, lore told in comic form, etc. How manuals should be! #shmups

#CRTWR: Suck off some demon's souls (not those ones) and cast your Three-Word Reviews of Onimusha: Warlords (2001) our way today (by 19:00 UK BST Tuesday)!

Video Wizards return like the Jedi! Join us for our most Star Wars episode yet, courtesy of Lucasfilm, Atari and Reagan, as we travel back to 1983's spring season in #arcadegames, world news and pop culture for 7.5 hrs of fun and nostalgic podcasting. videowizardspodcast.com/2026/06/02/v...

New podcast: Sin & Punishment: Star Successor (early access) Leon, Chris O'Regan and Sean grapple with Isa and Kachi across eight intense stages of on-rails, danmaku-style shmup madness from the crazy geniuses at Treasure. Available now via Patreon - just $2 to support the podcast.

Just finished up my latest video. Instead of releasing it at 1 in the morning, I set it to premiere tomorrow at 10am. youtu.be/oJO66ya-DVo #shmup #stg

Coming very soon to a podcast app near you... it's Video Wizards episode 32, all about the #arcadegames, world news and pop culture of the spring season of 1983! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nscR...

While we work on the materials for the full public release, here is the Patreon advance listen of part 2/2 of Video Wizards episode 32, all about the #arcadegames, world news and popular culture of 1983's spring season! #retrogaming www.patreon.com/posts/video-...

New podcast: Metal Slug “PEACE FOREVER!” Leon, Chris W, Michiel and @onecreditclassics.bsky.social go over the top with Nazca’s sensational 3D sprite-work dig into the usual minutiae and explore the possibility of the fabled 1CC. Listen now at the usual places, inc Spotify, YouTube etc.

youtu.be/phiWRZ_VCCA fun video about an arcade genre that doesn't seem quite as well-remembered as, like, shmups. i had a little difficulty picking out the voice over from the background music but it's definitely worth it. you gotta share videos like these so they don't fly under the radar!

New podcast: Castlevana: Circle of the Moon (early access) Join Brian, Chris W, Jon and Leah as they discuss Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. Find out if the first GBA Castlevania had enough bite to leave a mark on the legendary franchise. Support the pod for just $2 to listen today!

#CRTWR: Are you ready for more Sin & Punishment? Aim your Three-Word reviews for this Star Successor / Successor of the Skies sequel at us today!

#indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev

New podcast: Yakuza: Dead Souls (early access) Brian, Leah, Michiel and Sean explore the eerily familiar zombie filled landscape in Yakuza: Dead Souls. Does this Kiryu helmed spinoff have any bite, or does it leave them infected with misery? Available NOW on our $2 Patreon.

great interview

Lewd themes.

Lucky & Wild is not talked about enough as a bonafide arcade classic. Game rules.

Playing some fighting games with the kiddos, this rainy afternoon. #streetfighter3thirdstrike #tekken8

#CRTWR: Majima, have you been bitten? Take a nibble and infect this post with your Three-Word Reviews of Yakuza: Dead Souls by 8PM GMT for potential inclusion in the recording!

Blame the fine people at @caneandrinse.com for me playing this again. We can do this. Go check the podcast up on their Patreon. Loads of fun.

New podcast: Metal Slug (early access) Leon, Chris W, Michiel and guest Ben Cartlidge go over the top with Nazca's sensational 3D sprite-work, dig into the usual minutiae, and explore the possibility of the fabled 1CC or even no-death clear. Available to listen to now via Patreon.

Back to gamedev'ing after taking too much time away 😅 I must say... with a new pc, I spent most of today fixing things that WEREN'T broken instead of adding to it. Fresh install of GMS2 is a newer version and a lot of commands were changed, breaking lots of things. Anyhoo, preview of Warp 7 & 8

Overhead Bump Combat Action! Hyper Bun Buster Demo HAS HAMMERED Steam!

We’ve been featured in a real life paper magazine yet again! And it’s in the beautiful quarterly #indiegames focused @debugmag.com Considering the amount of indie games that come out each quarter, we’re extremely happy that our #shmup Schildmaid MX got a 2 page spread in this cool publication 🙏🏻

My hardcore video game collecting is currently on the backburner, but I could not leave these 2 NTSC beauts behind, when I came across them on the floor of Dutch Animecon, last weekend.

I was cleaning out my old room at my parents' house a little while ago when I stumbled upon a clay figurine I made when I was little! I had completely forgotten about it myself, but this is "Aquamentas," the Level 1 boss from The Legend of Zelda.🐲 I'm not sure if it looks like him or not😁 (kyo-ji)

We're in the upcoming doc "Press Start for Nostalgia" by Bruno Ramos, about the relationship and fascination of older gamers with the media of their youth. In this video we talk about the film, why Schildmaid MX is in it and about Bruno's profession as a colorist (EN subs). youtu.be/Hv0quKgd2Gs?...

@mkstayontarget.bsky.social just listening to the Panzer Dragoon Zwei ep and for some reason I’d never thought of the parallels you mention between it and Nausicaa

New podcast: Turrican II: The Final Fight “REVENGE!” Leon, Chris O and Chris W run and gun through the Amiga version, before taking a look at the game’s C64 original and its later computer and console conversions. Available now from podcast providers, Spotify, YouTube etc.

It’s not every day anymore you get to play a top shelf 16bit fighter vs a friend, but that’s what happened when @edwin-s4nl.bsky.social came by last Friday and we threw down in Natsume’s amazing Gundam W Endless Duel! We were figuring out the characters and having some crazy matches in the process.

I'm back in print again, this time for Debug #14! Grab a copy to read my reviews of Cairn (@thegamebakers.com), Into The Grid (@flatlinestudios.bsky.social) & Menace (@overhypestudios.bsky.social). Those reviews were joined by an ICYMI feature on @hitpstudio.bsky.social's Schildmaid MX!

There you go, a 1CC of Gunbird 2 (Dreamcast) on. “Child” level 😅 That wasn’t too bad, actually. Didn’t break a sweat and only played a few runs. I can confidently graduate to “Very Easy” now. #shmup #retrogaming

New podcast (early access and extended): Citizen Sleeper James, Jon, Leah and Sean Bell are trapped on the derelict space station Erlin’s Eye. With hours left until their food runs out, the crew reminisce on paths not taken and friends made and lost along the way. Listen now on Patreon.

Our coverage of Double Dragon and its immense impact on the video game landscape. 🙏 R.I.P. Kishimoto-sensei videowizardspodcast.com/2021/07/19/v...

R.I.P. to a legend

#CRTWR: So good they named it two twice. Send your Three-Word Reviews of Panzer Dragoon II Zwei soaring this way.

This weekend I’m recording a podcast about #PanzerDragoon II Zwei with @caneandrinse.com, so it’s time to pull my collection of games in the series off the shelf for a group pic… and play a bunch of Zwei, of course!

Discussions about arcade games being quarter munchers are happening on twatter again and I just wanna say 3 things : 1. Almost nobody can explain what they mean by "quarter muncher" so they'll shift the meaning around as they please.

#CRTWR: Live. Die. Repeat. Three words that as a Sleeper stranded on The Eye you’ve come to understand all too well. Survival is the goal, but it’s not the be-all and end-all. Help us tell your story with your Three-Word Review of Jump Over the Age’s Citizen Sleeper.

Press Start for Nostalgia. A doc about retro games and nostalgia feels is coming out soon! It will have a screening in NL first on may 3rd, after that also in Brazil and eventually on YouTube. Very professionally made, and it has me in it as well! A must watch, of course. #retrogaming

Why are we in an upcoming documentary by Bruno Ramos on what role nostalgia plays in the world of video games? He talks about it here. www.youtube.com/shorts/Hyk-3...

Crimson Clover: WE (Arrange) 1CC. Easier than the Arcade mode, but somehow more fun. Incredible game.

35 years ago, CVG reviewed SNES Actraiser. I'd already reviewed it in Mean Machines and thought it was great, and the CVG team echoed that opinion. It really was terrific, combining different gameplay elements and top-tier audiovisuals to deliver unique gaming experience. Brilliant!

Just wanted to give a huge shout to y'all for the support on my Legendary Shmups episode. KOMODO was really happy with the video and has graciously offered to partner again whenever the time feels right. Giveaway winners announced 3/18, KOMODO's Spring Sale 3/19. They don't just do shmups either! 💜

By the way, this is what we usually look like after a live performance!💕 We currently sell our CDs online in Japan, but we’d love for people overseas to get their hands on them someday. Last month, a fan who came to Japan from California bought one of our CDs—it was such a wonderful moment.✨

Got some cool gifts for my 50th birthday, last Sunday. Not shown: Zelda Encyclopedia

New podcast: Rollcage and Rollcage Stage II “Race!!!” Join host Rich and panellists Dan, Karl and Tony as they discuss this cult racer, its impact on the late-90s gaming landscape, and its legacy. Available now for free from podcast feed outlets everywhere, Spotify, YouTube etc...

The 9 Games That Define Me I've narrowed down the games that shook my life to its core. Especially Drum Mania, which launched in 1999, has profoundly influenced my career. It's no exaggeration to say my life as a drummer began with this game. YAMAOH #My9Games