A few years ago I ripped all of Quest 64's music data and applied modern soundfonts for a series of "enhanced OST" videos I intended to release. The project got out of scope so I never finished it, but here's the Mammon Battle theme, for which I created a fully playable crane game.

I uploaded scans for Famicom 4koma Land: Super Mario & The Legend of Zelda, 1993, Keibunsha. Find it here: archive.org/details/4kom... Hiroshi Aizawa (Moga) 愛沢"モカ"ひろし is the first artist for #Mario #SMB- he's done comics for several Zelda strategy guides.

Rewrite Machine CD-ROM, January 1998 This is an artifact of the Nintendo Power system of convenience store kiosks, for selling Super Famicom (later Game Boy) games on rewritable cartridges. This disc would presumably have loaded kiosks with 104 SFC games in early 1998. Info: redump.info/disc/131221

The Acrobat was an ambitious comic book-style adventure by Simon Price and Mike Lewis, planned for PC, Atari ST and Amiga before MicroProse cancelled the project. Released today on Games That Weren't, including the surviving source code. www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/06/the-...

New article up on the site! @playhistory.bsky.social breaks down the oddly exciting legal drama where Donkey Kong clobbered King Kong. This the true story! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/06/h...

No matter how much you think you know about the Universal v. Nintendo lawsuit (the battle of the Kongs), @playhistory.bsky.social's new piece will very likely fill in some gaps on what happened and why it went down the way it did. www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/06/h...

World-first reveal! Tony Smales (ex-Melbourne House) gives a tour of never-released pinball Arcade Wizzard for Commodore 64! Plus: definitive overview of the Sega Dreamcast, and home PC shopping in 1998. youtu.be/ThWzhOzD8BI and be sure to check @gamesthatwerent.com for more on Tony's attic disks!

Some videos had.. less effort put into them than others...

I had made several of these Quest 64 enhanced OST animations, like this video for one of my favorite tracks, Dindom Dries!

Years ago I ripped all Quest 64's music data and applied modern soundfonts (my goal was to upload a full "orchestral" OST to youtube). I decided to add little jokey animations to each track, but I got carried away, which doomed the project to never be completed. Here's the battle theme.

Happy 40th anniversary to the Famicom version of Ghosts 'n Goblins!

Sorry but we'll never shy away from an excuse to highlight one of the rarest items in our archive: Check out some clips of Nintendo veteran Steve Okimoto introducing the GBA to Nintendo of America employees for the first time! This tape is dated 9/22/00, nearly 8 months prior to the GBA's US launch!

We've got a big one today. Almost 20 years after Maxis released Spore, we talked to eight people -- including Will Wright -- about the studio's big experiment.

In honor of Nintendo's big Zelda announcement today, we've just added "Wieviel Hältst Du Aus?" to our archive! This German VHS tape contains, among other things, beta footage for Zelda 64, aka Ocarina of Time!

Barbie Vacation Adventure, an unreleased SNES game, is getting an official release on the Barbie Rewind collection later this year. You can read the article on this game on SNES Central. snescentral.com/article.php?...

This is the original concept art for Spyro, provided to us by former Insomniac artist Craig Stitt. Hear all about Craig's work and his career on this video episode of our podcast, the Video Game History Hour!

Lots of really great wonky Mario art on this cardboard backer (台紙) for a series of bootleg Super Mario World watches.

My new video for @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is out now! I dig into press and marketing coverage leading up to the launch of EarthBound, and explore what came between this now legendary game and commercial success. youtu.be/M69F6Vj_DME

We've got an extra special addition to our archive to announce today: Nintendo 1991 Funente Oy, a Point-Of-Sale VHS tape from Finland that contains 24 different late 80s Nintendo commercials in better quality than we can find anywhere else online! Read more here: hitsave.org/high-quality...

I've got a very busy Summer ahead of me, so I'm taking some time off from doing my daily keshi scans. The great news is I have OVER 800 figures currently 3D scanned and available for you to download right now! Enjoy, and have a great Summer! archive.org/details/@kes...

Your 3D scanned Dragon Quest keshi today is King Slime from Dragon Quest VI! This figure was released by Bandai in 1996. Get the model right here: archive.org/details/kesh...

Mike Fischer began his Sega tenure at a young age and spent his first few years in Japan before transferring over to SOA. He went on to executive positions at Namco, Square/Enix, and Xbox. He told us about some of the historic events he witnessed over the years. www.sega-16.com/2026/05/inte...

Your 3D scanned Bomberman keshi this week is Great Bomber from Super Bomberman 4! This figure was produced by Kabaya a part of their Bomberman Ramune line. Get the model here: archive.org/details/kesh...

Who's that Pokemon?! It's Pikachu!!! Your 3D scanned Pokemon keshi this week is the world's most famous yellow electric mouse, Pikachu! This figure was released by Bandai in 1996. Model file available here: archive.org/details/kesh...

I've 3D scanned a glow-in- the-dark of a keshi figure depicting a Lynel from The Legend of Zelda! This figure was released in Lotte's 2nd series of Famicom Choco blind boxes, in or around 1986. Get the model here: archive.org/details/kesh...

Clearing some of my personal stuff out of my parents' house today. I found a batch of photos I took when I snuck into the Summer CES in 1994 before I was "officially" a part of the industry. Nothing tremendously earthshaking here other than a snapshot of the pre-E3 tradeshow 32 years ago.

I've 3D scanned a pewter metal figure depicting Mario from Super Mario 64. This is from a series of metal figures produced by Kyodo called Super Mario 64 Metal Collection (スーパーマリオ64 メタルコレクション). Download the model file right here! archive.org/details/kesh...

Your 3D scanned Dragon Quest keshi this week is Mudo/Murdaw, the first Dread Fiend the party encounters! This figure is from a set of Dragon Quest VI keshi produced by Bandai in 1996. Download the stl model here: archive.org/details/kesh...

Your 3D scanned keshi figure today is Bomberman Riding Dogun Jr., from Super Bomberman 4! This is another of Kabaya's Bomberman Ramune figures. Grab the model files right here: archive.org/details/kesh...

Your 3D scanned Polemon keshi this week is... the mighty Nidoking!! This figure was released by Bandai way back in 1996. Get the model here: archive.org/details/kesh...

A couple of years ago I shared a scan of a keshi depicting JaJaMaru-kun (from Jaleco's Nija JaJaMaru-kun) riding atop the giant frog Gamapa-kun. The only problem? Gamapa-kun was missing!! That changes today! Here is Gamapa-kun, 3D scanned at long last. archive.org/details/kesh...

Here is a 3D scan of the Blooper pawn from the Super Mario Bros. 2 board game, released in Japan by Bandai in 1986! Get the model file here: archive.org/details/kesh...

Let's celebrate Super Mario RPG which just recently had its 30th anniversary!

Your 3D scanned keshi today is Gracos, one of the Dread Fiends the player must defeat in Dragon Quest VI! This figure was released by Bandai in 1996. Get the 3D scan here: archive.org/details/kesh...

Your Bomberman keshi scan this week is Bazooka Bomber from Super Bomberman 4! Get the stl model file here: archive.org/details/kesh...

Your 3D scanned Pokemon keshi figure this week is... Raticate! Grab the model here: archive.org/details/kesh...

In the '80s, a team of game developers rented costumes and filmed fake fights as visual reference for a game that was never released, never announced, and never heard of until I wrote about it just now.

Your 3D scanned keshi figure of the day is Princess Yuki, from a set of Ganbare Goemon Karakuri Dōchū keshi released in 1986! Grab the model here: archive.org/details/kesh...

Beep beep! Today's 3D scanned keshi figure is Yoshi in his car transformation! This is from a set of Yoshi's Island figures that Bandai released in 1996. Roll on over here to download the model file: archive.org/details/kesh...

A lost Atari Lynx prototype of Monster Demolition has been recovered by the AtariAge community, offering a fresh look at this early take on what became Rampage. Featuring multiple levels and large scale characters, it is a fascinating glimpse at an alternate direction.

A Liquid Metal Slime has appeared!! This is a 3D scan of a Dragon Quest VI keshi figure that Bandai released in 1996. Get the model file here! archive.org/details/kesh...

Today's 3D scanned keshi is Lady Bomber from Super Bomberman 4! This figure is from Kabaya's Bomberman Ramune series. Get the model files here: archive.org/details/kesh...

Your 3D scanned Pokemon keshi this week is... Nidorino! Isn't "Nidorino" a fun word to say? Download this 1996 Pokemon toy right here: archive.org/details/kesh...

Today we've got a 3D scan of a hard-to-find keshi of Lina from Yume Kōjō Doki Doki Panic, the game that became Super Mario Bros. 2 for us in the West! This is the 3rd Lina variant we've scanned, of 4 known to exist. Download the scan here: archive.org/details/kesh...

I've 3D scanned a pewter metal figure depicting Whomp from Super Mario 64! It's from a series of metal figures produced by Kyodo called Super Mario 64 Metal Collection (スーパーマリオ64 メタルコレクション). Grab the scan here: archive.org/details/kesh...

Hello, everyone overseas. This time, I’m going to introduce the development materials for the NES game *Metal Slider Glory*. These are the actual tools used during development, and with just this single disk, you can create everything from pixel art to animations.

More code wrestling with my old NES source archives. This time I've managed to get version 48 of NES Wolverine running - dated 23rd October 1990. As you can see, we have an elevator mechanic in this early build - very 'Impossible Mission' like! Wolverine and Logan sprite variations too. No claws yet

Here's another Dragon Quest VI keshi for you, freshly 3D scanned for your enjoyment: It's Dhuran, one of the Dread Fiends the player must defeat! Hey the 3D scan here: archive.org/details/kesh...