I just got a copy of @gnotknormal.bsky.social ‘s zine! I always love to support people who are relatable. You can easily tell which people have a sincere interest in their hobbies! It’s like going back to the days of GaiaOnline except this time around I actually have a little spending money.

Ongoing Scholar Vol 2 magazine research for TangoPunk. A zine that's currently covering another magazine!

One day there'll actually be a social media platform that doesn't restrict text unnecessarily, actually let you attach more than four images, and doesn't crop pictures in really annoying ways. One day. Maybe in 2030...

Groove Coaster Future Performers has been updated. The patch notes say it has corrected several typographical errors in story conversations, song selection screens, collection screens, and navigator selection screens. Finally, some progless!

As seen in CD-ROM Scholar for Windows Vol 2.

It's the weekend, so I'm back to researching this one single magazine and computer game. CD-ROM Scholar for Windows Vol 2, featuring VIPER Puzzle Paradise. I'm still obsessed after several weeks. I think I'm finally done translating all the lore behind it though!

Trials in the Sky 1st Chapter Recipe Book PDF is Free via Publisher. https://ow.ly/82tP50X3aPH

I hadn't played the first Trilogy collection, but did it always have a Scene Creator? If you can make your own little Ace Attorney scenes, that sounds really cool!

This is the coolest thing ever to me! I’m not interested in the online prize side of things (because let’s face it, that kind of connectivity just leads to region locking) but I would absolutely love a mini pachislot machine powered by USB.

Oh my gosh, I only just found the lore behind the DDR song Silent Hill. "According to an interview with Thomas Howard, Silent Hill's original title was Christmas is Here. It was renamed by KONAMI because they did not want the word "Christmas" in the song title." www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q6F...

TangoBunny - Viper Puzzle Paradise's Jungle Night Once again, I've been commissioning art from games that very few people have played. Reward art from @luxar92.bsky.social

I’m only missing two Scholar issues now! I have Vol 18 somewhere around my room, and here’s 1-15, so now I just need to track down 16 and 17.

I’ve been tidying my room again. This is my Gamer Shelf, guaranteed to disappoint anybody who sees it.

Viper Puzzle Paradise for Windows 3.1 is a minigame/puzzle collection that was only ever released as a cover disc of the men's magazine Scholar. It's a shame it never achieved any fame because I honestly think it's one of the best Win 3.1 games. It reminds me of The Crystal Maze!

Ever heard of Viper Puzzle Paradise for Windows 3.1? I sure hadn't! It was a fully mysterious game to me, but I've gone crazy investigating it and written 16 A5 pages (so far). It'll be in the next issue of my zine, and the full WIP is up now online. Check it out!

This week I wrote about Night Writer, the typing-game sequel to the strip mahjong game DR² Night Janki by Leaf! The full article ended up being twelve A5 pages long, check it out on my patreon at tangopunk.com if you're interested!

Muu's a god-tier artist who hangs out around the same places I do but never gets any attention. I must help fix this!

ATTENTION BRITAIN! 🇬🇧 The UK now has a petition to STOP CENSORSHIP by MasterCard and VISA of legal products! This joins the Australian and Canadian petitions that are gaining momentum. Come on, let's get these signed! And spread the word! The UK petition: petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...

Birthday buddies

Royal Mail in the UK has now resumed mail to America after the de minimis changes. TangoPunk will continue to have physical copies. It costs more for me, but I won't change the price. If you stumble across this post from searching 'de minimis' here's more info: www.royalmail.com/usapersonalu...

I've been playing Pilot Quest again since UFO 50 was released on Switch. I finally beat it! Everything maxed out!

Groove COASTED Future Pending

Coverage of Leaf's DR2 Night Janki from TangoPunk EGG Issue 5

ChoroQ 2 coverage in TangoPunk EGG Issue 5.

Victory Life / Yuu Yuu Jinsei coverage, from TangoPunk EGG 5!

Capcom World coverage from TangoPunk EGG 5. Initial shipments on Monday 18th August - get it before the de minimis exception nonsense takes place in America!

Future Sex, by KUKI, for Windows 3.1

TangoPunk EGG Issue 5 zine prints received and shipping soon! If you're thinking of getting it and live in America, you'd best join the physical issue tier before August 23rd 2025. After that date, there's a risk to some shipping chaos due to the de minimis exception changes in America.

The first Halloween Harry game came out in 1985 on the Australian made Microbee computer. #GodotEngine #IndieDev #IndieGames #DevLog store.steampowered.com/app/3040430/...

It’s been 1 year since The Crimson Diamond was released!. To celebrate, we’re digging into our Dank Zine archives for an exclusive behind-the-scenes video chat with creator Julia Minamata : agentannk.com/2025/08/15/from-ontario-to-ega-julia-minamatas-crimson-diamond-turns-one/

... oh I grinded too hard on Groove Coaster Future Performers and reached a point where the game isn't finished yet I knew there'd be updates to continue the story, but didn't expect that the game wouldn't have a basic ending yet!

It's been a week since doujincon (Doujin Con London) and I'm still revelling in the things I found there! The doujin that left the most lasting memory for me is Gin, an R18 BL fanbook by Spoiled Milk. It's so rare to find new R18 content being produced/sold in the UK.

@goatistream.bsky.social (thanks to @krokodyl.bsky.social) talks about Kai Magazine’s Original* Mega Drive/Genesis games sold for actual money: youtu.be/_dQCdJFiWgo?...

Been playing Princess Maker 2

A commission of anime-style Tiffany I got at Doujin Con London, drawn by Owa! The artwork beside it is the key art for doujincon and looks amazing, created by the same artist. It's great seeing doujin events in England. Owa's links are at: www.instagram.com/owa25owa/ x.com/owa25owa

it goes further: Yu Suzuki had a oh-shit-the-boss-is-here button installed on his devkits that'd corrupt the screen and make the game look visibly "unfinished", in order to keep his boss from trying to force the game out the door ASAP shmuplations.com/afterburner/

Did you miss that yesterday was #おっぱいの日 and wondering why everyone is posting Bunny art today? Wouldn't it be nice if you could see when to post art and what hashtags are used? I made a site to document all (that i know of) of the various JP themed-art days. zoiteki.github.io/goroawase-ar...

It's Bunny Day! #バニーの日 I got another commission from Reabault (@reabault.bsky.social) at Doujin Con London to celebrate! I can't get over how skilled their penmanship is. So many fades and textures created through ink!

I always loved how Japan had a similar thing, except on PC-8801/PC-9801 adult games and it was called something like the the 'mom arrived key.' These two images are from Bonnou Yobikou and Zankai Denshoku.

A thousand thanks to @swamptuft.bsky.social for the Morning Coffee doujin at DoujinCon! Their art style and manga shading techniques are incredible.

I'm heading to DoujinCon today! I'm really curious to see how it compares to early smaller-scale doujin events in Japan. I want to table there in the future just for the novelty at a doujin selling event! It's one of those things that seemed like I'd only experience in fiction until now.

The new Groove Coaster - Future Performers - is out on the Nintendo Switch! Why the heck wasn't this in the Nintendo Direct?! I only found out about its release by accident while wading through the new releases on the eShop!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d-o... Finding out about Bind's video on Uncle Henry's Playhouse and getting a TangoBunny self-jumpscare at 16:30

I forgot to say that my copy arrived yesterday! 😮👍🏻 I'm not in it at all (and can't remember if I was supposed to be or not 😂🤷🏻‍♂️) but it doesn't matter. I love what I've read so far 😍👍🏻 Check out "Gamers: Ghosts in the Machine" by Mel Croucher. If it's your sort of thing! ISBN 978-1-0682314-4-5 😎

Super adorable TangoBunny artwork by @pantyranger.bsky.social - Thank you so much!

I’m in the corpse book! I mostly know of Mel Croucher for Deus Ex Machina on the ZX Spectrum, but I’m happy to see he’s still making unhinged creative works that blend reality and fiction with Gamers - Ghosts in the Machine. It takes balls to write things like this. I love balls.

Sakura 🌸

Jokes on you, UK government! You may have blocked kinky games I'd awkwardly play with one hand, but now I've moved onto games where I'm destroying both of my wrists!

I made a video tutorial on finding, buying, and patching for (mostly eroge and nukige) adult games. It is as comprehensive as my knowledge is and goes through steps to get a VPN and purchase from DLsite, among other things Please share and mirror/reupload with credit! mega.nz/file/WgtgDJq...

It's the last few days for this promotion! When August starts, the offer will mysteriously disappear. www.patreon.com/TangoPunk