Darren Hupke
@darrenhupke.bsky.social
Video game book maker (32 Bit Library, Retro Game Zine). Writer. Podcast host (Complete Discography, Pixels and Polygons). Owner of @pixelsandpolygons.net
Links to my books, podcast, and creative output below 👇
https://linktr.ee/darrenhupke
Links to my books, podcast, and creative output below 👇
https://linktr.ee/darrenhupke
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Darren Hupke
@darrenhupke.bsky.social
· May 10
For new and interested followers:
I’m Darren Hupke! I do a lot of different things in the retro gaming world.
I’m a writer:
📚32 Bit Library
I’m a publisher:
📖 Retro Game Zine
I’m a podcaster:
🎙️Pixels and Polygons
Find out more about all of these projects right here: linktr.ee/darrenhupke
I’m Darren Hupke! I do a lot of different things in the retro gaming world.
I’m a writer:
📚32 Bit Library
I’m a publisher:
📖 Retro Game Zine
I’m a podcaster:
🎙️Pixels and Polygons
Find out more about all of these projects right here: linktr.ee/darrenhupke
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It’s release day for this latest issue! Dive into the cyberpunk world of Snatcher with some amazing guest contributors.
I’m also doing a “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” sale for all Retro Game Zine issues on my website for TODAY ONLY!
You can also get it digitally on my Patreon at Patreon.com/darrenhupke/shop
I’m also doing a “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” sale for all Retro Game Zine issues on my website for TODAY ONLY!
You can also get it digitally on my Patreon at Patreon.com/darrenhupke/shop
Retro Game Zine Issue 012 investigates the cyberpunk Kojima cult classic, Snatcher!
Guest contributions from @iamdavidbrothers.com & @fjbarb.bsky.social
Purchase links, both physical and digital, are at the start of this thread ☝️
Guest contributions from @iamdavidbrothers.com & @fjbarb.bsky.social
Purchase links, both physical and digital, are at the start of this thread ☝️
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It’s release day for this latest issue! Dive into the cyberpunk world of Snatcher with some amazing guest contributors.
I’m also doing a “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” sale for all Retro Game Zine issues on my website for TODAY ONLY!
You can also get it digitally on my Patreon at Patreon.com/darrenhupke/shop
I’m also doing a “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” sale for all Retro Game Zine issues on my website for TODAY ONLY!
You can also get it digitally on my Patreon at Patreon.com/darrenhupke/shop
This technically ends tomorrow, so you’ve got time tonight to buy something new!
Hey! Today you can get a special “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” on ALL issues of Retro Game Zine, as well as 20% off the 32 Bit Library and Beat ‘Em Up books!
Head over to pixelsandpolygons.net right now and buy yourself something nice. Or buy a gift. You know what, do what makes you happy.
Head over to pixelsandpolygons.net right now and buy yourself something nice. Or buy a gift. You know what, do what makes you happy.
Pixels and Polygons Store
Buy Pixels and Polygons products direct. Home of the 32 Bit Library series and Retro Game Zine!
pixelsandpolygons.net
December 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
This technically ends tomorrow, so you’ve got time tonight to buy something new!
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Y’all want something to read on your break? How about another free drop on my Patreon!
www.patreon.com/posts/144835...
www.patreon.com/posts/144835...
Farm Fresh Fidelity | Pixels and Polygons
Get more from Pixels and Polygons on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Y’all want something to read on your break? How about another free drop on my Patreon!
www.patreon.com/posts/144835...
www.patreon.com/posts/144835...
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Mean Machines Sega, Sega Pro, Sega Power, Megatech, etc. Why did the UK have so many Sega magazines during the 16bit era… www.forgottenworlds.net/sega-magazines
Sega magazines the 90s. UK vs US — Forgotten Worlds
Sega Visions magazine, Sega, Mega Drive, Sega Genesis, Master System, Nintendo Power, Sega Force, Sega Power, Mean Machines Sega
www.forgottenworlds.net
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Mean Machines Sega, Sega Pro, Sega Power, Megatech, etc. Why did the UK have so many Sega magazines during the 16bit era… www.forgottenworlds.net/sega-magazines
30 x 30 PICROSS? I’ve got it.
Yellow devil spoilers?
Yellow devil spoilers?
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
30 x 30 PICROSS? I’ve got it.
Yellow devil spoilers?
Yellow devil spoilers?
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Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen...
Against Me (touring for As the Eternal Cowboy)
Bad Religion (Touring for Process of Belief plus 30+ more times after)
AFI (Sing the Sorrow record release show)
Refused (Glasshouse warm up for Coachella reunion)
Saves the Day (music video show)
Against Me (touring for As the Eternal Cowboy)
Bad Religion (Touring for Process of Belief plus 30+ more times after)
AFI (Sing the Sorrow record release show)
Refused (Glasshouse warm up for Coachella reunion)
Saves the Day (music video show)
November 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen...
Against Me (touring for As the Eternal Cowboy)
Bad Religion (Touring for Process of Belief plus 30+ more times after)
AFI (Sing the Sorrow record release show)
Refused (Glasshouse warm up for Coachella reunion)
Saves the Day (music video show)
Against Me (touring for As the Eternal Cowboy)
Bad Religion (Touring for Process of Belief plus 30+ more times after)
AFI (Sing the Sorrow record release show)
Refused (Glasshouse warm up for Coachella reunion)
Saves the Day (music video show)
PICROSS X CAPCOM!
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
PICROSS X CAPCOM!
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⚔️ DEFEND HYRULE ⚔️
Andre is once again joined by Goo of Flashback 64 to continue their discussion on Zelda II: Adventure of Link, this time examining the criticism the game has received over time.
Listen Now ⚡️
Andre is once again joined by Goo of Flashback 64 to continue their discussion on Zelda II: Adventure of Link, this time examining the criticism the game has received over time.
Listen Now ⚡️
In Defense of Zelda 2 | Forgotten Worlds | SuperPod Network
Andre and Goo from Flashback 64 continue their discussion on Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, focusing on the criticism the game has received over time. Is it...
superpodnetwork.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
⚔️ DEFEND HYRULE ⚔️
Andre is once again joined by Goo of Flashback 64 to continue their discussion on Zelda II: Adventure of Link, this time examining the criticism the game has received over time.
Listen Now ⚡️
Andre is once again joined by Goo of Flashback 64 to continue their discussion on Zelda II: Adventure of Link, this time examining the criticism the game has received over time.
Listen Now ⚡️
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen...
Against Me (touring for As the Eternal Cowboy)
Bad Religion (Touring for Process of Belief plus 30+ more times after)
AFI (Sing the Sorrow record release show)
Refused (Glasshouse warm up for Coachella reunion)
Saves the Day (music video show)
Against Me (touring for As the Eternal Cowboy)
Bad Religion (Touring for Process of Belief plus 30+ more times after)
AFI (Sing the Sorrow record release show)
Refused (Glasshouse warm up for Coachella reunion)
Saves the Day (music video show)
November 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen...
Against Me (touring for As the Eternal Cowboy)
Bad Religion (Touring for Process of Belief plus 30+ more times after)
AFI (Sing the Sorrow record release show)
Refused (Glasshouse warm up for Coachella reunion)
Saves the Day (music video show)
Against Me (touring for As the Eternal Cowboy)
Bad Religion (Touring for Process of Belief plus 30+ more times after)
AFI (Sing the Sorrow record release show)
Refused (Glasshouse warm up for Coachella reunion)
Saves the Day (music video show)
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Let’s play the bsky version of my podcast!
Reply with your own answer to this question:
“What is an average game (or below) that you love that doesn’t get enough attention?”
Feel free to share and tell us why!
Reply with your own answer to this question:
“What is an average game (or below) that you love that doesn’t get enough attention?”
Feel free to share and tell us why!
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Let’s play the bsky version of my podcast!
Reply with your own answer to this question:
“What is an average game (or below) that you love that doesn’t get enough attention?”
Feel free to share and tell us why!
Reply with your own answer to this question:
“What is an average game (or below) that you love that doesn’t get enough attention?”
Feel free to share and tell us why!
Reposted by Darren Hupke
This is true and it's why it's important to support independent critics... like me!!! I just posted a 2500 word essay on Baby Steps and I've worked hard this year to talk about more new and independent games like it. I don't have any steady income right now, just $1 per month makes a difference:
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is true and it's why it's important to support independent critics... like me!!! I just posted a 2500 word essay on Baby Steps and I've worked hard this year to talk about more new and independent games like it. I don't have any steady income right now, just $1 per month makes a difference:
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Bosses
'Mighty Final Fight'
Famicom
'Mighty Final Fight'
Famicom
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Bosses
'Mighty Final Fight'
Famicom
'Mighty Final Fight'
Famicom
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Evergreen: 32 Bit Library is my series of books covering whole chunks of the PlayStation library.
Buy them digitally here:
Patreon.com/darrenhupke/shop
Buy them physically here:
pixelsandpolygons.net or
shorturl.at/I6MKP
Read more about them (and other stuff) here:
linktr.ee/darrenhupke
Buy them digitally here:
Patreon.com/darrenhupke/shop
Buy them physically here:
pixelsandpolygons.net or
shorturl.at/I6MKP
Read more about them (and other stuff) here:
linktr.ee/darrenhupke
December 7, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Evergreen: 32 Bit Library is my series of books covering whole chunks of the PlayStation library.
Buy them digitally here:
Patreon.com/darrenhupke/shop
Buy them physically here:
pixelsandpolygons.net or
shorturl.at/I6MKP
Read more about them (and other stuff) here:
linktr.ee/darrenhupke
Buy them digitally here:
Patreon.com/darrenhupke/shop
Buy them physically here:
pixelsandpolygons.net or
shorturl.at/I6MKP
Read more about them (and other stuff) here:
linktr.ee/darrenhupke
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Beat ‘Em Up Vol 1 is available now!
You can purchase a copy today at pixelsandpolygons.net.
If you live internationally, check your local Amazon (.ca, .uk, and more).
www.amazon.com/Beat-Em-Darr...
Written by me with contributions from @pc98audi.bsky.social & @rnaboursiii.bsky.social.
You can purchase a copy today at pixelsandpolygons.net.
If you live internationally, check your local Amazon (.ca, .uk, and more).
www.amazon.com/Beat-Em-Darr...
Written by me with contributions from @pc98audi.bsky.social & @rnaboursiii.bsky.social.
August 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Beat ‘Em Up Vol 1 is available now!
You can purchase a copy today at pixelsandpolygons.net.
If you live internationally, check your local Amazon (.ca, .uk, and more).
www.amazon.com/Beat-Em-Darr...
Written by me with contributions from @pc98audi.bsky.social & @rnaboursiii.bsky.social.
You can purchase a copy today at pixelsandpolygons.net.
If you live internationally, check your local Amazon (.ca, .uk, and more).
www.amazon.com/Beat-Em-Darr...
Written by me with contributions from @pc98audi.bsky.social & @rnaboursiii.bsky.social.
Reposted by Darren Hupke
In 1995, multiple video game magazines discussed a game that was less than halfway finished, shown off at that year's JAMMA show. That was Vic Viper: Battle Racing, a Gradius spin-off in the vein of F-Zero and Wipeout featuring Gradius vehicles and, you guessed it, battle racing. It never released.
Retro spotlight: Vic Viper: Battle Racing
Konami spun Gradius out into other genres, but in the mid-90s, they nearly went somewhere they should still really go.
retroxp.beehiiv.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
In 1995, multiple video game magazines discussed a game that was less than halfway finished, shown off at that year's JAMMA show. That was Vic Viper: Battle Racing, a Gradius spin-off in the vein of F-Zero and Wipeout featuring Gradius vehicles and, you guessed it, battle racing. It never released.
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All I want for Christmas is for you and two of your friends to go preorder Metroidvania: The First Decade at your favorite cool local book shop
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
All I want for Christmas is for you and two of your friends to go preorder Metroidvania: The First Decade at your favorite cool local book shop
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This if your friendly reminder to put more than one video game book on your 2025 Gaming Gift Guide.
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This if your friendly reminder to put more than one video game book on your 2025 Gaming Gift Guide.
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Keys of Fury: Typing Action launches today!
I'm running an AMA on Reddit under
r/pcgaming
Stop by and Ask Me Anything!
I'm running an AMA on Reddit under
r/pcgaming
Stop by and Ask Me Anything!
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Keys of Fury: Typing Action launches today!
I'm running an AMA on Reddit under
r/pcgaming
Stop by and Ask Me Anything!
I'm running an AMA on Reddit under
r/pcgaming
Stop by and Ask Me Anything!
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I shared a bit about what I have been working on lately. Read my newest progress report right now!
Progress Report: 32 Bit Library Greatest Hits Volume 1 | Pixels and Polygons
Get more from Pixels and Polygons on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I shared a bit about what I have been working on lately. Read my newest progress report right now!
You know what’s been in my head? The name “Demonschool,” but sung like Evenflow by Pearl Jam.
a man is sitting on a balcony with a camera on his head .
Alt: Eddie Vedder diving into a crowd at an early Pearl Jam concert
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
You know what’s been in my head? The name “Demonschool,” but sung like Evenflow by Pearl Jam.
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The final piece of the Retro Game Zine 2025 ANNUAL came in…
Check out the wonderful artwork by @wiloverton.bsky.social!
We’ve got our mascots, Pixel and Polygon, in the center, but surrounding them is a representation of every game covered this year collected in the book.
I love it!
Check out the wonderful artwork by @wiloverton.bsky.social!
We’ve got our mascots, Pixel and Polygon, in the center, but surrounding them is a representation of every game covered this year collected in the book.
I love it!
November 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The final piece of the Retro Game Zine 2025 ANNUAL came in…
Check out the wonderful artwork by @wiloverton.bsky.social!
We’ve got our mascots, Pixel and Polygon, in the center, but surrounding them is a representation of every game covered this year collected in the book.
I love it!
Check out the wonderful artwork by @wiloverton.bsky.social!
We’ve got our mascots, Pixel and Polygon, in the center, but surrounding them is a representation of every game covered this year collected in the book.
I love it!
Retail manager?
Well, kids, it started when I dropped out of high school, scoring high on state tests (top 95% in the state of CA the two years I was enrolled!) but absolutely not going to put effort into homework. I got a job young and am too smart to quit and too dumb to quit.
Well, kids, it started when I dropped out of high school, scoring high on state tests (top 95% in the state of CA the two years I was enrolled!) but absolutely not going to put effort into homework. I got a job young and am too smart to quit and too dumb to quit.
November 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Retail manager?
Well, kids, it started when I dropped out of high school, scoring high on state tests (top 95% in the state of CA the two years I was enrolled!) but absolutely not going to put effort into homework. I got a job young and am too smart to quit and too dumb to quit.
Well, kids, it started when I dropped out of high school, scoring high on state tests (top 95% in the state of CA the two years I was enrolled!) but absolutely not going to put effort into homework. I got a job young and am too smart to quit and too dumb to quit.
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🔺 THANKS A MILLION 🔺
Zelda II’s reputation must be rehabilitated, goddamnit! Andre is joined by Gooey of @flashback64.com to talk about why they love the one and only Adventure of Link in this first part of a two-part series.
Listen Now ⚡️
Zelda II’s reputation must be rehabilitated, goddamnit! Andre is joined by Gooey of @flashback64.com to talk about why they love the one and only Adventure of Link in this first part of a two-part series.
Listen Now ⚡️
In Love with Zelda 2 | Forgotten Worlds | SuperPod Network
When Zelda II: The Adventure of Link hit the scene in 1988, it was celebrated as the rightful classic that it is, or at least that's how we remember it. But...
superpodnetwork.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Do you want me to ask a question of your choosing as an icebreaker for a future episode? Well, you can submit your own questions if you support the show at the $1 tier (or higher), and I'll even give you a shout-out if I pick your question! Check it out right here:
Pixels and Polygons | Patreon
Publishing books, zines, and podcasts about retro video games.
patreon.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Do you want me to ask a question of your choosing as an icebreaker for a future episode? Well, you can submit your own questions if you support the show at the $1 tier (or higher), and I'll even give you a shout-out if I pick your question! Check it out right here: