Four ways to avoid taking damage in FF6

New for October in our monthly Kickstarter Kompilation: video game-related crowdfunding projects from @ogrepixel.bsky.social @fearzinemagazine.com @blanksword.bsky.social @hagensalley.bsky.social & more retronauts.com/article/2436...

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One week early for our Patreon subscribers: @bobservo.bsky.social @othatsraspberry.com & Brendan James form a human triangle—or Delta if you will—to talk about the high-res 2025 Metal Gear Solid 3 remake Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/139507...

New minus worlds just dropped www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq4e... (This takes a while for the payoff but oh my goodness is there ever a payoff, if you like glitch art)

Video games are about choices

So, who are my Final Fantasy Tactics weirdos out there?

Up on the free feed: @jparish.bsky.social @hg101.bsky.social & @johnandersen.bsky.social harness the power of live Connecticutians to rank the NES launch lineup retronauts.com/article/2435...

SEGA Bluesky / October 2025

another first for Arcade Archives: this week's title, Namco's Gee Bee, is the first ACA release to support mouse controls www.arcadearchives.com/en/title/aca... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrg5...

This Month In Retronauts: @feitclub.bsky.social & @stuartgipp.bsky.social send off September with Nintendo Direct news, Silksong stuff, and important news regarding October Available to backers at the $5 level & up: www.patreon.com/posts/140157...

It would be weird if Bubble Bobble were meant to have an anti-alcohol message. But it was also be weird if it didn't, given how the ending plays out.

i have discovered never before seen documents detailing the creation of the failed American DarkStalkers cartoon series 1900hotdog.com/2025/09/nerd...

Fairytale's Dead of the Brain 2 is the second and final installment to the series just received an English translation. It has gorgeous art and a neat story. If you're an adventure game buff, check this one out!

(solemnly) You've had mail.

!!NEW VIDEO!! This time I cover Chunsoft’s Sound Novel franchise, a hugely important series in the history of Japanese video games that served as the progenitor to the visual novel genre and was a source of inspiration for all kinds of developers. WATCH - www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9BT...

this japanese blogger is so hype for the english language release of fantasy moon wars that they translated their past blog about the game for fans abroad

NEW VIDEO!! Marvel vs Capcom 3’s stages are so dense in detail that I needed an expert @seventhforce.bsky.social to come in for the assist! Join us as we analyze every single glorious stage. Retweets always appreciated 🥰 youtu.be/iwhbrEwPKb0?...

the fatal frame 2: crimson butterfly remake adds a mechanic devs didn’t get to use 22 years ago and thought was too important to abandon now: you can hold your sister’s hand 🦋 i love this little commitment to gentle intimacy — it’s the power of female-led horror www.gamesradar.com/games/surviv...

NEO GEO Premium Selection: A definitive selection of NEOGEO titles reimagined to meet modern gaming needs. More titles will be added www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/neogeo-pr...

youtu.be/SqzRILN323c?... I've been meaning to talk about the Metroid series for a dog's age. So let's do that. The first one is a real mess, and we should all be very thankful.

In Yoshi's Island, a "tongue overflow" glitch exists whereby Yoshi's tongue is able to fly away and begin gaining infinite length, overwriting the game's memory. The tongue-based corruption can have any number of effects, including skipping to the credits and ending the game.

Somewhere in the back of my mind I'm always thinking about the vs screen theme from makeruna makendo 2 for sfc

Game over, man. (You’re welcome) #TakenobuMitsuyoshi

Today I'm releasing an early prototype of Nintendo's "Joy Mech Fight" (FC), from over a year before its release! This build, then named "Battle Battle League" (FDS), was created for the 1992 Nintendo-Dentsu Game Seminar. Links are below! hiddenpalace.org/Battle_Battl...

Happy Michael Festival

One week early for our Patreon subscribers: @bobservo.bsky.social @othatsraspberry.com & Brendan James form a human triangle—or Delta if you will—to talk about the high-res 2025 Metal Gear Solid 3 remake Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/139507...

Here is the full Luigi Advantage Matrix for your convenience!

My upcoming presentations in war-torn antifa hellscape Portland have officially been announced! Come brave the IEDs, roaming Marxist gangs, and radioactive hot spots to hang out with me, Bob, and Diamond in three weeks at Portland Retro Gaming Expo: www.retrogamingexpo.com/speakers2025...

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we’re in pretty good company her- wait what??

Live on the free feed: @jparish.bsky.social @atariarchive.org @feitclub.bsky.social & @stuartgipp.bsky.social wish they could fix the worst games they ever played retronauts.com/article/2432...

this is like when you opened an EGM in early 2005 and saw a fake prerendered screenshot for what ps3 games could look like

Andrew Dice was a wonderful colleague, and I will sorely miss him as both a coworker and a friend. My heart goes out to Robin and all of Andrew's friends and loved ones. I'm still blindsided.

Following the departure of Doug Bowser, a suspiciously familiar figure is reportedly stepping into the role of President of Nintendo of America. paletteswap.site/dif...

So long, Doug Bowser

Listening to @jparish.bsky.social try to figure out how Master System's ALF could have been good, I'm reminded of this @vgapocalypse.bsky.social game pitch I made a few years ago. TL;DR -- Whole new concept. Reskin Reggie Jackson Baseball to bring Melmac's favorite sport, Bouillabaseball, to life.

Ko-fi supporters get to read my angry, disappointed thoughts on Shinobi's 2025 revival a week before anyone else! ko-fi.com/post/Shinobi...

New Banshee's Last Cry collaboration with Street Fighter 6 to celebrate the visual novel's 30th anniversary, featuring a new World Tour scenario on October 15 (same as C. Viper's release).

Thirty-two years ago today, Myst was released. Happy Birthday, little guy! 🎂

Live on the free feed: @jparish.bsky.social @atariarchive.org @feitclub.bsky.social & @stuartgipp.bsky.social wish they could fix the worst games they ever played retronauts.com/article/2432...

Experimental post: The Inevitable March of Time From the moment of this post, Super Mario Bros. is now closer to World War II than it is to the present day.

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RT to piss off and confound anyone with basic knowledge of video game history, then reply to me to explain what it is they were trying to actually convey here

G-MODE's once again asking players to submit requests for future G-MODE Archives reissues & this time they're partnering with Dengeki for a formal survey, with the results made public in mid-Nov dengekionline.com/article/2025... 🇯🇵 form translation, should you need it mastodon.social/@gosokkyu/11...

Good morning I was relearning how to play Zombie Revenge for some SEGA Dreamcast clips I needed to record. A zombie managed to reverse a figure-four leglock at zero HP. Now that's tōkon.

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...

This Week In Retro: prepare for heartbreak as we reflect on ten years of UNDERTALE Sign up to read/listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/139165...