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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · 10h

Apparently Red Hot Chili Peppers actually signed for an MMV game, but SEGA demanded a less controversial band and that's how we ended up with INXS

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · 10h

No, unfortunately the archive is pretty scarce on MMV materials. I did unearth some emails between staff brainstorming ideas for future MMV games.

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · 10h

The Hasbro footage? I believe I have that and some footage of the Axlon offices.

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · 11h

I don't have access to the full clip right now as this archive is scattered across several 2TB - 5TB HDDs at my office, but I posted a clip of it on LinkedIn a while back www.linkedin.com/posts/joshfa...

Happy 50th birthday to Microsoft! To celebrate, here's a lost piece of Microsoft history: Tom Zito, who would go on to found Digital Pictures (the pioneers of FMV video games), pitches a young Bi...

Happy 50th birthday to Microsoft! To celebrate, here's a lost piece of Microsoft history: Tom Zito, who would go on to found Digital Pictures (the pioneers of FMV video games), pitches a young Bill G...

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · 11h

I don't have direct access to the video right now, but I posted a part of it over on LinkedIn a few months ago www.linkedin.com/posts/joshfa...

Happy 50th birthday to Microsoft! To celebrate, here's a lost piece of Microsoft history: Tom Zito, who would go on to found Digital Pictures (the pioneers of FMV video games), pitches a young Bi...

Happy 50th birthday to Microsoft! To celebrate, here's a lost piece of Microsoft history: Tom Zito, who would go on to found Digital Pictures (the pioneers of FMV video games), pitches a young Bill G...

www.linkedin.com

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · 11h

Oddly enough, I have a great video for that of Bill Gates playing an unreleased "Make My Video: The Cars" on Hasbro's Control Vision console

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · 11h

I have some paperwork that shows DP actually licensed a few stock video explosions for Citizen X and I have a U-matic tape containing film for the game. It's possible I have the missing explosion somewhere.

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · 11h

I will try and remember to upload it somewhere along with the 15 minute interview that preceded it.

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · 19h

Even worse, imagine paying that for Make My Video with Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · 19h

Yeah, pre-Windows that was probably the easiest way to distinguish the section.

Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · 1d

Extremely rare b-roll footage of an Electronics Boutique in late 1994 or early 1995. Enjoy it!

I found this among 40TB of files from Digital Pictures' archive.

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Sep 7

It's a stacked last chance day for www.limitedrungames.com!

Pre-orders for our physical releases of Shantae Risky Revolution and Shinobi Art of Vengeance close in only a few hours!

Don't miss this pair of incredible games.

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Aug 30

I also want to take some time to thank NOA's #1 tour guide, @blurrygil.bsky.social

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Aug 30

We spent the last two days in Redmond for a few meetings with Nintendo. Today, I got to eat a pizza cooked by Doug Bowser himself. We also played some Mario Kart, and one of my co-workers narrowly defeated Doug in a knockout tour! It's going to be very hard for any other work trip to top this one.

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Aug 28

I am in love with our Dreamcast game case keychains. If it wasn't clear from our mockups, these little guys open up and have tiny discs inside.

Everything snaps securely, but I loosened it all up to show it with one hand.

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Aug 27

With games like this, how was the 3DO not a hit?

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Aug 24

Even after 30 years, the Windows 95 startup sound still gives me chills.

Something about it is nostalgic in a way few other startup sounds are.

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Jul 9

If they'd gone for a complete boxed N64 set, they would have quickly come to realize how hard it is to find the two Elmo games CIB.

This is why I like collecting full sets - discovering the deceptively rare games that otherwise are never talked about.

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Jun 17

I know no one needed a novelization of Plumbers Don't Wear Ties, but this is honestly an incredible book. Well worth picking up for $8 - $10!

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · Jun 17

Plumbers Don't Wear Ties paperback book is $10.19 on Amazon (or $8.14 if you have a targeted coupon) buff.ly/oO42CxW #ad

25% off targeted coupon buff.ly/aei6j3J

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Jun 15

This is a default message from Purple Dot, the platform we use for pre-orders. Nothing we sell is a reoccurring charge. We'll look into having this message modified.

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Jun 15

As a heads up, the Switch 2 compatibility patch is still in review with Nintendo, but I'm hoping it'll get through soon as it was submitted all the way back on June 4th. 🤞

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Jun 15

GEX Trilogy has been a labor of love for our team, and I am genuinely excited for people to finally have a chance to play it!

This package features bonus content, massive performance improvements, native widescreen, and a re-written character controller that enables full analog movement.

Limited Run Games @limitedrungames.com · Jun 15

👀Tomorrow’s the big day! Get ready for the release of GEX Trilogy and wishlist to get notified when it drops!

You don’t want to miss this classic Carbon collection!

Physical: bit.ly/4jhv0b3
Steam: bit.ly/4h7jpcI
Nintendo: bit.ly/4kuXCP0
PlayStation: bit.ly/43Uo3rc
Xbox: bit.ly/3HKdqi1

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Jun 5

While we have no say in the format chosen for games we didn't manufacture (like a CE that incorporates an existing retail release), any title Limited Run publishes and manufactures will include the game on the physical media.

Thank you, everyone, for your continued support!

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Jun 5

Happy Switch 2 launch day!

There's no better time than now to confirm that Limited Run is officially registered as a publisher and developer on the platform!

We aren't ready to announce our first Switch 2 release, but please expect to see an announcement in the coming months.

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Josh Fairhurst @limitedrunjosh.bsky.social · Oct 22

Raise your hand if you know what these are.

This is one of the first examples of an officially licensed online exclusive direct to consumer game release for a major platform.

It's pretty much the earliest ancestor to the limited print publishing model.

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