Misread sprites in video games. This is Wang with his bo staff in Yie Ar Kung Fu (MSX/Famicom), or as I've always seen him: a big head with legs!

Did you know that there was laserdisc games for MSX computers? Here's MSX exclusive screens from the arcade port of Esh's Aurunmilla (1985, Funai):

Did you know that there was laserdisc games for MSX computers? Here's MSX exclusive screens from the arcade port of Badlands (1984, Konami):

Illustrations from Crime Crackers PS1 manual (cleaned up): i.imgur.com/0d1u5FV.png

All 51 Sakura costumes from Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura: Eternal Heart (PS1): i.imgur.com/8uFghfn.png

Sakura 1 idle animation from Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura: Eternal Heart (PS1):

Mega-Lo-Mania/Tyrants: Fight Through Time portrait comparisons:

I love anime girls with magical orbs in video games. They used to be really prevalent in the late 80s to mid 90s. You know, those solid, spherical objects, often floating in the air. Here's just a small collection of such girls (I'll leave out obvious fortune tellers):

Feena from the title screen of every version of Ancient Ys Vanished - The Omen:

They did Dogi dirty in the X68000 version of Ys I:

While going through my old files at random, I stumbled on this screenshot I took from Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (PS1) back in 2003:

If you ever wondered why the SNES/SFC version of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys feels off, take a look at some of these hitboxes:

Illustrations from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / Jekyll Hakase no Houma ga Toki (NES/Famicom) manual, cleaned up:

Same energy in this track as the Red Sun track from Fist of the North Star: Legends ReVIVE? www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg4Q...

Heh, this track from Double Dragon Revive is trying so hard not to turn into First Step Towards Wars from Ys 1: youtu.be/ipHyJ1FLdP4?...

The witch shopkeeper from Kid Dracula (Game Boy):

Terrible fonts in videos. Here's the font from the ZX Spectrum and MSX versions of Tuareg:

I've been having too much fun in Wplace with placing pixels all around the world map. Just finished this giant key art/title screen from Season of the Sakura/Sakura no Kisetsu (1996, PC-98/DOS/Windows) with a group of people.

Thrilled to announce the release of scans for the entire run of Technopolis! Read about the history of this Japanese computer gaming magazine written by @ftb1979.bsky.social and download/view the scans. Enjoy and please RT to help spread the word. www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/09/t...

Pausing in the MSX game, Iga Ninpou Chou Mangetsujou no Tatakai (Casio, 1986), is pretty funny:

The pause animation from the MSX game, Yokai Yashiki (Casio, 1986). This game also got ported to Famicom Disk System.

The pause animation from the MSX game, Issunboushi no Donnamondai (Casio, 1986):

The pause animation from the MSX game, Yami no Ryuuou Hadesu no Monshou (Casio, 1986):

The pause animation from the MSX game, Moai no Hihou (Casio, 1986):

The pause animation from the MSX game, Koneko no Daibouken: Chibi-chan ga Iku (Casio, 1986):

Screenshot from the ZX Spectrum port of Rodland. Beautiful! Ship it!

The Story of Melroon (PC-88/PC-98) calendar image from Technopolis magazine (volume 91, Feb 1990), cleaned up. Thanks to @gamingalexandria.bsky.social for the original scan. This is the same image that was used in the game's manual, but now in colors.

"You didn't win, but you did score 0 points." Geez. Thanks Waldo.

Ys III is taking place in its version of Switzerland. Anyone knows what this Valestine Castle in the game is based on? It seems digitized? Screenshot from the PC-88 version of Ys III.

Apparently, this developer has a history of lifting existing assets. Here are some examples from his previous game:

I've always loved this European NES cover for Mega Man 3. Such a good composition.

It's the end of an era. The final issue of the Future Disk disk magazine, FD#50, got released recently. I'll be livestreaming it this Satuday. I'm excited! www.twitch.tv/themp83 26 July 2025, 17:00/5 PM (UTC)

Illustrations from Penguin-kun Wars 2 MSX2 manual (cleaned up): i.imgur.com/VRSsT8y.png

Illustrations from Penguin-kun Wars Famicom/MSX manual (cleaned up): i.imgur.com/qytlRJ8.png

Rough illustrations made during the development of Yie Ar Kung-Fu for the MSX (1985, Konami):

Adol Christin looking good in the SFC/SNES version of Ys III!

11th July 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of Satoru Iwata's passing. I can't believe that it has been 10 years already. Feels like it happened only a few years ago.

Here's the PV-7 MSX computer that Casio released in 1984 (their first MSX computer, in fact). Those chicklet and cursor keys look interesting (I bet they feel awful).

I was watching @hikanowaguild.bsky.social playing Super Mario 2 on SNES today. That's when I noticed Peach's sprite flickering animation when she's under the star item power. On one of the frames, she has a blue dress and pink hair, and the crown changed to... a Fatal Fury cap?! 😂

I am afraid I have absolutely terrible news. I need a lot of help now, from everyone. I currently have NO CLEARED DONOR for transplant and we only have a short period of time to get this done. Please SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE AND PLEASE TRY TO DONATE! All the information is at iggyland.org

Illustrations from Catrap (Game Boy) manual. In Japan the game was released as Pitman. i.imgur.com/fnGDqHw.png

Illustrations from the Japanese manual of Pitman (Game Boy). In the US, the game was released as Catrap. Had the game been released in Europe, it would've been called Power Paws (a prototype exist). i.imgur.com/zYgrMuY.png

Ys VI references from Ys: The Call of Solum, a long-dead MMORPG based on the Ys series (last server was closed on October 1, 2012, in Taiwan).

From Dengeki PC Engine (02-1994):

What an odd thing to find from a Japanese gaming magazine (Dengeki PC Engine, 12-1993). Shout out to @gamingalexandria.bsky.social for scanning/uploading all these magazines.

Regional differences of Super Bomberman (SFC/SNES):

Here's Canon V-8 MSX computer. That's some nice cursor key placement there. 😅 Nice cursor key layout too.

I'm looking for help: I've been cleaning up illustrations from the Japanese 'Contra: The Hard Corps' Mega Drive manual, but there's some bits covered by other elements. I've managed to fill in some of the blanks with the help of other sources, but I'm still missing some bits (marked in magenta).