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Mike Mika

@mikejmika.bsky.social

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Game, TV & Film dev. Studio Head (Digital Eclipse/Atari), Ex-Journalist(NextGen), Hacker(DK Pauline), Atari:GameOver, Creator(#IDARB): Man(child)-of-Action.

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Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social · Jun 4

I can finally stop holding my breath! Our next DE title just got announced! blog.playstation.com/2025/06/04/m...

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Collection launches on PS5, PS4 this year

Digital Eclipse brings the classic arcade, home, and handheld games to PlayStation in 2025.

blog.playstation.com

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Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social · 14h

Who needed Darth Vader when you had the Knight of Darkness? Though I asked for Darth Vader for my birthday, Grandma knew the Knight of Darkness was far better. It was also half the price. It may also have inspired Spaceballs (That hasn't been proven yet).

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Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social · 18h

The older I get, the shorter console lifecycles feel.

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Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social · 20h

a man is smiling and saying we will watch your career with great interest .

ALT: a man is smiling and saying we will watch your career with great interest .

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Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social · 1d

"Good news, everyone!" www.videogameschronicle.com/news/lego-pa...

Lego Party and Digital Eclipse’s Tetris Time Warp will soon be available to stream on Netflix | VGC

They’re two of five streamable party games coming to the service this holiday season…

www.videogameschronicle.com

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Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social · 2d

Good question- both are hard. There are Sprite limits on SNES that could prevent the addition of two more characters, but the arcade can handle the extra bots with possibly the help of extra addressable ROM etc. adding to the arcade is probably the more feasible option.

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Garry Kitchen @garrykitchen.bsky.social · 4d

Announcing the newest game release from Audacity Games for the Atari 2600, Atari 2600+, Atari 7800+

Goes on sale October 22, 2025 at 12:00 noon PST
www.audacitygames.com

David Crane's Rescue From Poseidon's Gate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yYi...

DAVID CRANE'S RESCUE FROM POSEIDON'S GATE™ for the Atari 2600 - www.audacitygames.com

YouTube video by Audacity Games

www.youtube.com

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Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social · 5d

Tron: Ares. The VFX were great, music exceptional, even Jared Leto was good, Greta Lee superb… story was rooted in something cool but just fell short. It does too much in too little time. So yes, it’s a Tron movie. I loved it. #laseroranges

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Digital Eclipse @digitaleclipse.bsky.social · 7d

We've enhanced MK4's graphics with 2x and 4x rendering modes, which give the 1997 arcade original a smooth, modern look. It's entirely optional -- run at the original resolution with the CRT filter for authenticity!

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 11d

Slam Dunk for the Sega Saturn is a third person shooter

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Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social · 11d

"I think we're alone now... There doesn't seem to be anyone around... I think we're alone now... The beating of our hearts is the only sound..." - Tiffany

ɪᴍᴍᴀɴᴜᴇʟ ᴋᴜɴᴛ @soberthots.bsky.social · 11d

question for the timeline

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Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social · 11d

You know- not too far fetched of an observation. Johnny Froggerseed.

Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social · 11d

I dunno, around 1983 or so, at an arcade in a K-Mart, a kid showed me that a swift kick, not that hard, to the coin door of the Frogger machine added a credit. That's how I broke my toe, but also got the high score on Frogger.

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Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social · 12d

Let's imagine that your favorite subscription game services and media streaming platforms didn't even increase their prices, if they simply reminded you how much you are paying them, a lot of us would probably cancel them.

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Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social · 14d

I would have been there ready to play some Firefox. You coulda beat me up and took my lunch money but if you invited me to Showbiz I would have shown up promptly.

Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social · 14d

Oh no!

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