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One week early for our Patreon subscribers: recorded LIVE at Retro World Expo, @jparish.bsky.social @hg101.bsky.social & @johnandersen.bsky.social take you back to 1985 for a NES launch lineup hootenanny Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/139440...

And it begins.

The "Pac Family Museum" (a collection of home video game consoles from 1970 to 1982) at Retro World Expo, and Connecticut's role in video game history and which games the state would make appearances in. Regarding Coleco, its old HQ was about a 10-minute drive away from Retro World Expo.

Pinball and arcade game highlights from last weekends Retro World Expo in Hartford, CT. I was so busy shopping and looking around for used games at the expo hall vendors I didn't make time to play any of these.😓

I think from now on I'm going to cite photo sources in the image itself (the sources will be displayed at the bottom of the photo). I'm just running out of room.😕

From Software founder Naotoshi Zin in 1998. From Software staff member Minako Goto holds up a sword, she worked on localization and PR for both King's Field 1 (and then the sequel). She moved to Square Enix in 2004 to work on the DQ PR team. A commemorative King's Field item in the corner.

From Software development office in 1998 during the PlayStation/PSX era. From left: Armored Core producer Yasuyoshi Karasawa, Echo Night producer Toshifumi Nabeshima, Shadow Tower producer Shinichiro Nishida and CG team leader Mitsuo Tosaka. Here's what they've worked on since then via MobyGames.

New Camp Computer Games starting soon!! Featuring my dear hacker bride @mingdoyle.bsky.social Watch here at 7 ET: twitch.tv/neilcic/home

The TECMO aesthetic in 1992 with its booth at the AM Show in Japan, to its Tecmo Fantastic World game center in Kisarazu (when clowns were still in). Via: Japan Amusement Monthly Vol. 2 No. 2 (October 1992).

Sixteen months after this picture of the IREM booth was taken at the Japan AM Show in 1992, IREM staff were notified the company was shutting down. In the book Metal Slug: The Ultimate History, game staff Hiyamuta and Okui recall that moment. Get the book here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...

SNK was letting off some steam at its booth during the 1992 30th Annual AM Show in Japan with World Heroes and King of the Monsters 2. Via: Japan Amusement Monthly Vol. 2 No. 2 (October 1992)

You couldn't miss Taxan's giant sign on it's rented Tokyo HQ in 1991. You also couldn't miss their NES games it published stateside including KID-developed Burai Fighter, Low G Man, GI Joe, and Hudson Soft's Star Soldier. A division of KAGA Electronics, Taxan also produced PC and arcade monitors.

Pour one out for Billy from Game Chasers. Rest in peace.

If only this DeLorean I saw last weekend at Retro World Expo had an actual working Flux Capacitor. Doc, get me outta 2025.

due to circumstance, giving up being a Disney Adult and seeking refuge in becoming a Data East Adult

I love that our employee cafe sells honey from bees kept in hives on our campus

Seattle area folks, please keep an eye out. Our beloved local game store owner Maitreya (Game Gurus) has been missing since 12am. He is the one on the left in the photo, with the eyepatch.

Loved getting turned down for a Covid vaccine today. 🙄 Going to roll the dice and try next week or somewhere else.

Made a Virtual Boy to Switch 2 adapter after I saw the news this morning. I prefer to play VB games with the proper controller. So far it works great, but I'll have plenty of time to tune it before Nintendo drops the VB update. youtu.be/e60283SywV8?...

FRIENDS: celebrate the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. with myself, @hg101.bsky.social, and @johnandersen.bsky.social by voting for its place among the NES launch lineup! Also, three lucky attendees will win a first-off-the-presses NES Era book…

Swear to god, I go offline for a couple of hours and the WILDEST shit goes down Anyway, prepare yourself by buying my book. It will help you to understand how much Innsmouth no Yakata rules limitedrungames.com/collections/...

Hey if you're near Hartford, CT this weekend I'll be a guest at Retro World Expo and will join @jparish.bsky.social and @hg101.bsky.social on Saturday at Retronauts: The NES Launch Ranking Hootenanny panel at 6:00 PM! Three whole days of fun gaming events ahead mateys! More info: retroworldexpo.com

Of course the first question I'd ask as a serious professional reporter with no shame would have to be: "Were there any games on this ship?"😐

I still remember bugging the Hollywood Video and EB managers to hold these for me when they were done. 😅

PSA for those with a PS3/PSVita: Over the past year PS1 and PS2 Classic titles have been delisted from the PlayStation Store. This includes Gradius V, Twisted Metal 2 & EA-published PS1/PS2 titles. Even though the game pages remain, the Add To Cart buttons are GONE. Get your games B4 it's too late.

The former office of DATA EAST USA at 470 Needles Drive in San Jose, CA. The company operated out of this 35,000 sq. ft. facility from October 1985 to the Summer of 1989. Their first NES games sold from here, as well as arcade hits Robocop, The Real Ghostbusters, Cobra Command, Bad Dudes and Karnov.

影山雅司 永眠のお知らせ We are deeply saddened to share that Gimmick! composer Masashi Kageyama has passed away.

I am really excited to be a part of this! This will be the ultimate NES Ranking Hootenanny! Join us!!

I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️ "Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"

Gameplay footage of Get A Way, a game released in 1978 by Universal in Japan, and then a year later overseas. Get A Way used the 16-bit Texas Instruments TMS9900 microprocessor for its CPU, making it the first arcade game to use a 16-bit processor, something its flyer proudly boasted about.

My #PAXWest2025 talk on Industry Game Preservation is complete! I hope all who attended and listened to my stories enjoyed it! It's a messy, complex and often bureaucratic world, but it is where I call home

Remember the Hollywood film vault that was SUPPOSEDLY being trashed a few months ago? There is now an explanation, some insight, and some very good news: www.hollywoodlandnews.com/hollywood-fi...

unlike you, I only get my news from reputable sources

Composer Shinichi Sakamoto at his desk at Tehkan (later renamed Tecmo) 42 years ago. He was 17 years old at the time. The computer is an HP64000, and the two posters hanging on the wall to the left are for Namco games: Bosconian and Dig Dug. xcancel.com/sintan_jp/st...

The Making Of: Earthion - "Working On It Again Reminded Me Just How Incredible The Mega Drive Really Is".

The average U.S. video game collector awaiting the fulfillment of a pre-order is well aware the sounds of a U.S. Postal Service truck, a UPS truck and FedEx truck. DHL is a rare species in my geographical area. Does this ability of hearing a very specific delivery truck occur overseas? Reply if so.

Nintendo Tokyo hack: under the games section they still carry old promotional pamphlets, including the big Smash Ultimate collage!

Oh IBM what have you made here. This is what that thing called love at first sight must be all about.😍 #IBM #Selectric #Retro

I haven’t taken a lot of photos of Evo, tbh it’s hard to capture what it feels like on the show floor. Was up in the staff room yesterday on a maker mission and took these shots overlooking things to try and show some sense of scope of it all

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/

When you trip, stumble, and fall on a sidewalk be prepared for the immense pain you’ll experience on the side of your body you fall on……which happens to be the day after. Ugh. 🩹

The Story Of Jet Set Radio's Unexpected Journey From Dreamcast To Game Boy Advance. (Repost)

Truxton Extreme pop-up in Japan. Hope some of the items can be available worldwide eventually…

Earthion!!!

“There [has] been a huge swathe of retro arcades dying around the UK. Unless you’re a huge chain, it’s a tough world out there. So, if you’ve got something independent and local to you, and that you cherish, remember to give them some love."

I have added a new section to my website: a gallery of company logos with the names of their respective designers. vgdensetsu.net/companylogog...

Still wondering why James McAvoy never got an Oscar nomination for “Split”.

R-Type Delta HD Booster box art by Wataru Inata / 稲田航: city-connection.co.jp/r-type_delta/

A gentle reminder for your upcoming Earthion reviews: this isn't just Yuzo Koshiro's game. Makoto Wada, who joined Ancient about 30 years ago, is the lead graphic designer and programmer. He worked on the Dreamcast version of Streets of Rage 4, Shenmue, and directed Protect Me Knight.