It is now the start of month 395 of not having any screenshot maps of Shadowrun (Super NES) on VGMaps.com: The Video Game Atlas. (Okay, I guess it's actually month 287 since VGMaps.com wasn't around as long. 😛)

March 2026's #MapsOfTheMonth honour @ VGMaps.com: The Video Game Atlas goes to Guard Master's Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima (J) (Super Famicom) maps. This game allowed Eiji Aonuma to eventually take the helm on The Legend Of Zelda series! vgmaps.com/Atlas/SuperN...

It's Saturday morning, so, cartoon time! I don't know how long I'll do these, so here are clips from the penultimate episode of Captain N: The Game Master, "Battle Of The Baseball Know-It-Alls", the only S3 episode with the complete team AND this is ALL that we see of Mother Brain this whole season.

Which one is correct?

In every Pokémon generation, I ALWAYS go for a fire starter and my brother ALWAYS goes for a water starter, so this is hilarious to me that in Pokémon Winds/Waves, I will get a cute doggo and he will get a slimy gecko.

There are two different Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade NES games; one published by Taito, the other by UbiSoft. (Doesn't help that their boxes look so similar!) @darklordzagato.bsky.social has mapped both of them! See them on VGMaps.com: vgmaps.com/Atlas/NES/in... vgmaps.com/Atlas/NES/in...

Might as well spill the beans... Very early on in the first episode of "Jon 'N Jason In Japan", I hid a famous code for a Capcom game on the Super NES. What is the code, what game is it for, and where does it appear in my video? www.youtube.com/watch?v=an8A...

Thanks to CastlevaniaCrypt.com, we now have maps of Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair (X360/PS3), including the DLC and its Chapter 10: Origin, based on the original NES Castlevania. Compare it to Revned's unmarked Castlevania map: vgmaps.com/Atlas/NES/in... vgmaps.com/Atlas/X360/i...

In Mega Man: Powered Up (PSP), 12 additional costumes for Roll, themed by month, were originally unlocked by connecting online. They aren't technically DLC, so you can use them now (even if emulating), by downloading a save file from GameFAQs. gamefaqs.gamespot.com/psp/929675-m...

It's Saturday morning again, which means it's time for cartoons, so here's another clip from Captain N: The Game Master. It's the conclusion of "A Tale Of Two Dogs" (Season 3, episode 5) based on Mega Man 3, where we see Doc Robot and the "Peace Robot" (Gamma).

A genre that I LOVE is 1990s PC point-and-click adventure games. But for some reason, that genre is still lacking on VGMaps.com: The Video Game Atlas. If you have any such maps for these games, please consider submitting them! Check out these King's Quest V maps by Dan_: vgmaps.com/Atlas/PC/ind...

Does anyone remember NintendoLand's "The Legend Of Zelda: Battle Quest" on the Wii U? I think it might be one of the only Zelda video games that I haven't actually finished. Have you? I should dust off the Wii U to do this sometime, with friends.

I finally acquired all of the "Cool" and "Rad" NES games!

I got the Virtual Boy accessory for the Virtual Boy "Nintendo Classics" app for Nintendo Switch Online!

Yay, added Virtual Boy today. It's nice to have one full screen of Nintendo Classics apps for Nintendo Switch Online, but I still think it's silly to have split up the E- and T- from the M-rated games for the Nintendo 64.

A year ago, my brother Jason did a blue photoshoot to match my red photoshoot. Which colour do you like better - red or blue?

Happy Release Day for the Virtual Boy "Nintendo Classics" app on Nintendo Switch Online! We have maps of Virtual Boy Wario Land on VGMaps.com: The Video Game Atlas, thanks to @terraesperz.bsky.social and Trebor Almasy! See them here: vgmaps.com/Atlas/Virtua...

25 years ago today, "ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US" appeared on Newgrounds. The line comes from the opening sequence of the Mega Drive version of Zero Wing. Here is the 1991 original on the left, next to the 2023 remake on the right:

I finished the main story of Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment today, and Calamo, who seems like a joke, becomes one of the coolest Zelda characters ever by the end. He and the Knight Construct are awesome together. Also, @prozdishere.bsky.social voiced Calamo - amazing. #Nintendo #Switch2 #Zelda

PSA to my Canadian friends and followers, remember to redeem your Toys Я Us gift cards today or tomorrow while you still can!

Another game-based cartoon clip for Valentine's/Saturday morning (even though The Legend Of Zelda was always on Fridays on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!)... What do you think of Link insisting on kisses from Zelda and/or that she (or other circumstances) kept denying him?

It's Saturday morning AND it's Valentine's Day, so here's a cartoon clip for both! In the season 1 finale of Captain N: The Game Master, "Happy Birthday, Megaman", Megaman undergoes trials to earn a heart to be alive. When he finds the Warp Of Life, will he step through, or go back to save Megagirl?

ValentiNES. From the 2P START! webcomic, originally here: www.2pstart.com/2010/02/11/v... www.2pstart.com/comics/2010-... #NES #retrogaming #videogames #ValentinesDay

Get equipped with... Heart Attack? From the 2P START! webcomic, originally here: www.2pstart.com/2010/03/11/h... www.2pstart.com/comics/2010-... #MegaMan #ValentinesDay

Friday The 13th is often cited as the worst NES game. I do not agree. Off the top of my head, The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle And Friends, Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, Wayne's World, Cool World, Videomation, Chubby Cherub, and numerous generic sports games are all much worse.

Can we get back to that trend of "get to know me by these ten games"? (Yes, I chose eleven, whatever.) The long-defunct Facebook browser game, SimCity Social, and SPECIFICALLY the arcade version of SoulCalibur II are on my list; I don't think I've seen anyone else choose those.

I don't know if it's weird or genius to lean into the most infamous thing about The Transformers: The Movie (1986). Also, they should've put better marketing into Transformers ONE (2024). Just saying. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U62...

Today's PlayStation State Of Play excited me more than the recent Nintendo Direct. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Dead Or Alive 6: Last Round, Mina The Hollower, 007: First Light, and more... Can't wait to play them... BUT on my PC, not my PS5. 😛 www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGdF...

The last FULLY NEW Castlevania video game I enjoyed (not counting remakes, collections, crossovers, the spiritual successor of Bloodstained, or the Netflix series) was Castlevania: Order Of Ecclesia (DS, 2008). 18 years. It's welcome, but it's ridiculous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-S...

36 years ago... (Boy, does that make me feel old...) Kids these days don't know what it's like for almost every gamer to be excited for the same game all at once! Happy North American birthday, Super Mario Bros. 3!

Happy 36th anniversary to the North American release of Super Mario Bros. 3 on the NES! Though I maintain that Super Mario World on the Super NES is the better game, Super Mario Bros. 3 was a much, much bigger deal because more people in North America were simultaneously excited for it.

This is what real justice looks like: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTht...

Here's a scene from Charlie's Angels (2000) where two kids are playing Final Fantasy VIII. Is the second player accomplishing anything by pushing buttons in this single-player RPG?

For VGMaps.com: The Video Game Atlas, @darklordzagato.bsky.social is on a mission to make sure we have maps of every NES game, and you know he's not messing around when we now have maps from The Miracle Piano Teaching System! vgmaps.com/Atlas/NES/in...

If you call Reese's Peanut Butter Cups "Reese's Pieces", I will absolutely judge you.

I saw some (weirdly heated) discussion on X about whether or not video game manuals have value. Even though I was/am fine with figuring out games, I still appreciate manuals. I like the images in Super Mario Bros. 2's and 3's showcasing all the stuff Mario can do, even with only two action buttons.

I'm rather surprised that I can't seem to find a high-res and clean box art scan for the Famicom version of Super Mario Bros. 3. This is the best one I've found so far. For one of the greatest NES games of all time (if not THE greatest), you'd think it should be easy to find, no?

I just hit 1000 followers here on Bluesky! Thank you so much for the attention! It's much nicer here than on X! Why not follow my "JonLeung1" YouTube channel as well? www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xZK...

Panic Restaurant for the NES and Famicom. From left to right, North American, European, and Japanese box art. Which do you think is the best?

Saturday morning, so here's another Captain N clip. From the fifth episode of season 3, "A Tale Of Two Dogs", based on Mega Man 3, Mega Man destroys the "Robo-Turtles" by attacking the Kamegoro Maker with a Shadow Blade, when in the game he should really be attacking the turtles.

VGMaps.com: The Video Game Atlas got new submissions for 17 days in a row, Jan. 17 to Feb. 4! Probably a new record! Have you checked out the new maps? Lots of Super Famicom JRPGs! Map here is from Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajima (J), by Guard Master: vgmaps.com/Atlas/SuperN...

I'm not the only one who thought this, am I? #KPopDemonHunters #WinterOlympics

Street Fighter Alpha 2 being ported to the Super NES was a technical feat, but it's infamously known for having load times. On a cartridge!

It's Atari co-founder and Chuck E. Cheese creator Nolan Bushnell's birthday today! Man, I haven't been to Chuck E. Cheese in a while...

In the spring of 1996, I found an import games store called AV Power². Besides playing Super Mario 64 months before the N64's North American release, I rented Super Famicom games; the first of these was Super Bomberman 3. Cool to see it (and 4 and 5) in the Super Bomberman Collection revealed today!

The opening scene of Popful Mail (Sega CD). The introduction of CDs into gaming was an interesting time! Did you experience that era of video games?

Though this video is >five years old, I still recommend this vid to gamers that somehow don't know what flash cartridges are. Has there been any recent and major developments in the flash cart scene that might justify a new overview video, @mylifeingaming.bsky.social? www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4tX...

I've been emulating for 30 years (maybe close to exactly, it was winter 1995 or 1996 when I started) so it's surprising when I hear of any retrogamer these days that doesn't know what ROMs/emulators are. You'd have to actively avoid gaming to not hear about them even casually.

As a Canadian, whenever I see Americans lamenting their lack of Toys "Я" Us stores, I like to point out that we still have them in Canada. Now that they are facing bankruptcy, if they don't shape up, they might disappear here too, and that sucks. globalnews.ca/news/1165188...

Randomly thought of the time Amy Okuda shot @ijustine.bsky.social in the head. (The Guild, season 6, episode 9: The Case Of The Game Leak) #theguild @felicia.day