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Man that's even cooler than the Naboo Starfighter hiding within Rogue Squadron 1!
January 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Man that's even cooler than the Naboo Starfighter hiding within Rogue Squadron 1!
And as for us, we’ve got some awesome content planned for 2026, including new interviews, archive materials, and internet debuts, so stay tuned! If you like what we do, please consider supporting us through Patreon or PayPal! We couldn’t do this without your support! hitsave.org/support-us/
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January 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
And as for us, we’ve got some awesome content planned for 2026, including new interviews, archive materials, and internet debuts, so stay tuned! If you like what we do, please consider supporting us through Patreon or PayPal! We couldn’t do this without your support! hitsave.org/support-us/
We hope you all had as much fun unwrapping and watching these videos as we did sharing them!
Special thanks again to @nostalgistsarchive.bsky.social for the generous donation; without him none of this would have happened at all! Check out his own archival efforts here:
archive.org/details/@nos...
Special thanks again to @nostalgistsarchive.bsky.social for the generous donation; without him none of this would have happened at all! Check out his own archival efforts here:
archive.org/details/@nos...
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
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January 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
We hope you all had as much fun unwrapping and watching these videos as we did sharing them!
Special thanks again to @nostalgistsarchive.bsky.social for the generous donation; without him none of this would have happened at all! Check out his own archival efforts here:
archive.org/details/@nos...
Special thanks again to @nostalgistsarchive.bsky.social for the generous donation; without him none of this would have happened at all! Check out his own archival efforts here:
archive.org/details/@nos...
Begin the process of being able to digitize Betacam tapes internally at Hit Save in the future!
January 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Begin the process of being able to digitize Betacam tapes internally at Hit Save in the future!
Find leads for future research and interviews thanks to company credits that rarely shared publicly.
January 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Find leads for future research and interviews thanks to company credits that rarely shared publicly.
Uncover Beta footage of Ninja Gaiden (2004) that the community had never seen before.
January 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Uncover Beta footage of Ninja Gaiden (2004) that the community had never seen before.
Get a perfect digital to digital transfer of a Digibeta tape that puts even DVD rips of the same trailer to shame
January 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Get a perfect digital to digital transfer of a Digibeta tape that puts even DVD rips of the same trailer to shame
Showcase ads and trailers of popular games that haven’t been watchable since the early 2000s
January 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Showcase ads and trailers of popular games that haven’t been watchable since the early 2000s
Release versions of ads and trailers that far exceed the quality of those found online in almost every case.
January 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Release versions of ads and trailers that far exceed the quality of those found online in almost every case.
Preserve commercial-grade master footage originating directly from publishers' marketing and video production teams, a rarity in the preservation space.
January 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Preserve commercial-grade master footage originating directly from publishers' marketing and video production teams, a rarity in the preservation space.
Reposted by Hit Save!
"Point-and-click" started as a camera phrase that was adopted by authors to refer to using a mouse. Suddenly in August 1989 two different magazines described two different games as a "point-and-click adventure."
January 5, 2026 at 11:20 PM
"Point-and-click" started as a camera phrase that was adopted by authors to refer to using a mouse. Suddenly in August 1989 two different magazines described two different games as a "point-and-click adventure."
So that’s the end of our 12 Days of Hit Save! We'll be doing a summary post later today or tomorrow, but we hope you enjoyed our first big holiday event!
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
So that’s the end of our 12 Days of Hit Save! We'll be doing a summary post later today or tomorrow, but we hope you enjoyed our first big holiday event!
In any case, we’re thrilled we were able to recapture these tapes with higher detail and color fidelity, and we’re even more excited to see if the quality jumps further when we recapture in SDI down the line!
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
In any case, we’re thrilled we were able to recapture these tapes with higher detail and color fidelity, and we’re even more excited to see if the quality jumps further when we recapture in SDI down the line!
Any capture is better than no capture at all. But getting to compare the same exact piece of analog media captured with two separate decks is a perfect opportunity to showcase the frankly frightening difference that hardware can make when it comes to analog video!
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Any capture is better than no capture at all. But getting to compare the same exact piece of analog media captured with two separate decks is a perfect opportunity to showcase the frankly frightening difference that hardware can make when it comes to analog video!
Too often does a rare piece of history disappear into a collector’s vault without being preserved in some capacity. Retro Quick Stop said “NOT TODAY!” And we here at Hit Save salute you for that! 🫡
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Too often does a rare piece of history disappear into a collector’s vault without being preserved in some capacity. Retro Quick Stop said “NOT TODAY!” And we here at Hit Save salute you for that! 🫡
We found out that Retro QuickStop is who sold the tapes to our donor in the first place! And while @nostalgistsarchive.bsky.social did promise to see them preserved, it is absolutely commendable that Retro QuickStop took the time to digitize these tapes beforehand!
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
We found out that Retro QuickStop is who sold the tapes to our donor in the first place! And while @nostalgistsarchive.bsky.social did promise to see them preserved, it is absolutely commendable that Retro QuickStop took the time to digitize these tapes beforehand!
While there's nothing more exciting for a preservation group than being able to debut formerly lost media back to the community, the existence of this these uploads is something to be celebrated! 🎉 Why, because it highlights one of Hit Save's core values: Preservation is a team effort!
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
While there's nothing more exciting for a preservation group than being able to debut formerly lost media back to the community, the existence of this these uploads is something to be celebrated! 🎉 Why, because it highlights one of Hit Save's core values: Preservation is a team effort!
“Wild!” We said to ourselves. “Do they have any other tapes on their channel? ....Well would you look at that. 6 of our 11 Betacam tapes, all right here!"
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
“Wild!” We said to ourselves. “Do they have any other tapes on their channel? ....Well would you look at that. 6 of our 11 Betacam tapes, all right here!"
However, We were met with quite a surprise upon looking up comparisons for this trailer. As usual there were a few heavily compressed uploads that our Betacam blows out of the water, but hey…that’s funny! Someone else found a Betacam for this game? What are the odds?
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
However, We were met with quite a surprise upon looking up comparisons for this trailer. As usual there were a few heavily compressed uploads that our Betacam blows out of the water, but hey…that’s funny! Someone else found a Betacam for this game? What are the odds?
This capture came out beautifully, and exceeds the quality of everything else we found online!
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
This capture came out beautifully, and exceeds the quality of everything else we found online!