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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 22h

Near Portland? Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of the NES with a once-in-a-lifetime panel with the people who made it happen! We're hosting a panel on the actual 40th anniversary date with ex-Nintendo staff. Memories, photos, surprises and more! www.patreon.com/posts/nes-40...

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revenant @notrevenant.bsky.social · 2d

forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.ph...

wrote up a bit of info on a less common US revision of Micro Machines for the NES, featuring a pretty nasty bug, discovered just a little too late and then worked around by using a PLD to patch a single *bit*. this is what day one patches looked like in 1991!

front view of a NES cartridge PCB, featuring ROM, RAM, and two logic chips

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X ΘΔ @xkeeper.net · 3d

can't sleep, so i have instead decided to investigate why friday the thirteenth (nes)'s data says "copyright (c) 1928" but on screen it properly reads 1988. not one single person on god's green earth cares about this but here we are

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Hit Save! @hitsave.org · 4d

Happy birthday to @rare.co.uk's Jet Force Gemini, which turns 26 today! Game 8 of Rare's 11-game run on the Nintendo 64 was interesting and unique, both in concept and in control scheme! We take dual analog sticks for granted now, but back in the 90s 3D control schemes were a real Wild West!

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 4d

In the meantime also if you or someone you know is hiring remote or hybrid (Seattle) and are in the market for a software developer or engineering manager with a specialization in Python/backend development, data pipeline and platform work, and strong low-level skills, please HMU!

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 4d

On an unrelated note, and this is something I really hate doing, I'm still looking for a job and while I'm pulling in some money through my work with @retrobitgaming.bsky.social I'm behind on several bills at the moment and could really use a hand. Please consider donating!
aeongenesis.net/donate

Aeon Genesis ~ News

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 4d

Continuing the spoopy theme for #RandomGameSaturday this week I have something really special. If I know you on discord you've probably already seen this but here's one of two known authentic prototypes of the unreleased NES game "Drac's Night Out". It's the one that the circulating dump comes from!

Drac's Night Out prototype cartridge. It's a blank NES cartridge with a hole cut out of the top cover near the cartridge contacts, with two EPROMs sticking out of the hole.

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Darkonius Mavakar @darkonius-mavakar.itch.io · 6d

Simon Belmont: "ah dang, I have low health, what will i do?!"

The ever so useful wall chicken:

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Game Sack @gamesack.net · 6d

God I love that word. I can't remember where I saw it, but there was some video that said "Castlevania got its name because it's a Metroidvania set inside of a castle".

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Yakumono @luigiblood.bsky.social · 10d

New Blog Post: What does it mean to add #64DD to Nintendo Classics?

I wanted to explain what it needs to do 64DD emulation, both technically for the 64DD hardware itself, and the games.

luigiblood.neocities.org/blog/2025-10...

What does it mean to add 64DD to Nintendo Classics? (Blog Post) - Yakumono's Personal Site

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RetroAchievements @retroachievements.org · 7d

Our founder, Scott, would like to discuss the recent situation that happened on RetroAchievements as well as the measures we will be taking going forward to ensure a healthy, welcoming community for all enjoyers of retro games and achievements.

retroachievements.org/forums/topic...

Clarifying RetroAchievements’ Goals

TL;DR RetroAchievements supports openness and celebrating retro gaming, but we will not provide a platform for games that contain illegal, hateful, or otherwise abhorrent content. Achievement sets for...

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 7d

A shower curtain that is a screenshot of Ocarina of Time where the text “Water Temple” is on the screen, hung up over a shower.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 9d

Has the VGHF archived original Bubsy 3D art from a press CD provided to GamePro magazine? Yes. Do you want it? No? Well you're getting it anyhow... archive.gamehistory.org/folder/0119a...

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RockmanCosmo @rockmancosmo.bsky.social · 9d

Dokodemo Dodgeball Fantasia (どこでもドッジボ−ルファンタジア) was a dodgeball RPG released for keitai in 2006. Yes, you read that right! It's got a coming-of-age story and a real time battle system. We preserved this game earlier this year, and it's incredibly unique.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 9d

This comes from a press CD we digitized for WCW/nWo Revenge. We're working on getting the next batch of ~100 CDs from the GamePro art collection into our digital archive!

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Ge-O-Lantern 🎃 @bombosmedallion.bsky.social · 13d

Ok so the top mystery art at the museum is the original hand drawn w pencil and water colored version of this

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Cyan Worlds @cyan.com · 13d

Check out this amazing remastered (at 4k!) version of "The Making of Myst" mini-doc! Originally included on the Myst CD-ROM in 1993, this version has been carefully recreated by Ted Sase using footage preserved by the VGHF!
https://youtu.be/xBtLZDPnYlM

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Gaming Alexandria @gamingalexandria.bsky.social · 13d

I am offering a bounty for Neo Geo Pocket games you loan for me to scan. I will pay $10 for each complete game you send me to scan in good condition + shipping both ways. If you would be interested in helping please DM me. Link to spreadsheet with what's needed docs.google.com/spreadsheets... -

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 14d

Your 3D scanned keshi today is Auto from Mega Man 7!

Find the 3D model file here: archive.org/details/kesh...

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ozidual @ozidual.bsky.social · 14d

I finally got the N64DD mug scanned in at high resolution (1600dpi 48-bit) and uploaded to IA. You can see the scans here: archive.org/details/64dd... and get a better view of the RandNet icons pictured on it.

A hi resolution scan of a mug. The mug itself has a yellow bar along the top and bottom. In the top bar in white is the letter S with a circle around it. In the bottom bar is Stachara 1999-2000 in white letters. Visible between the yellow bars are 8 columns of 6 icons each. The icons are cartoon-like images of animals, people, gens, a key, skull, party hat, etc. Some are outlined with black lines and others are fuzzy around the edges.

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Gaming Alexandria @gamingalexandria.bsky.social · 14d

Hamlet Game type in game for Nintendo Family BASIC has been preserved by @ozidual.bsky.social. Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/10/h...

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 14d

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Play History @playhistory.bsky.social · 17d

This went completely under the radar, but the Star Trek mainframe game created by legendary game designer Don Daglow was found a few years ago.

www.galacticstudios.org/the-other-st...

I actually have info on yet another Star Trek game I need to publish at some point.

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Turom @turom.me · Apr 15

More scanlines from this game!

Getter Love!! / ゲッターラブ!!
Hudson - N64 - 1998
Sony BVM A20 CRT
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Getter Love!!: Chō Renai Party Game Tanjō
ゲッターラブ!!　ちょー恋愛パーティゲーム誕生
Hudson - N64 (deblur) - 1998

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 19d

September 27 2000, Shiren the Wanderer 2 debuted on the N64 in Japan!
Designer Kouji Malta, who also worked on Earthbound, was inspired by the board game Catan when implementing the castle building mechanics; this entry remains a very popular game in the series to this day!

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