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Steve Lin
@stevelin.bsky.social
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Board member @gamehistoryorg, arcade & pinball enthusiast. Adopt senior pets!
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Am I doing this right?
"NEW CAPACITORS for Sega Game Gears" in the Zorhan Mamdani font and color scheme
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 AM
stevelin.bsky.social
I'll never forget baggage claim at SFO after that E3 where literally a dozen of these came tumbling onto the conveyor belt
kohler.bsky.social Chris Kohler @kohler.bsky.social · 2d
Random old dude at the farmers market is dragging around the legendary E3 2005 PlayStation party bag
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
stevelin.bsky.social
This is amazing restoration work and I'm so appreciative of @polymatt.bsky.social's skill and attention to detail. S/O to @bambulabglobal.bsky.social for sponsoring!
polymatt.bsky.social polymatt @polymatt.bsky.social · 2d
New video up! Just finished the massive project of restoring/rebuilding @lgr-yt.bsky.social’s destroyed Chaplet Halikan LA-30A. This was a big one 😅. Enjoy!

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Restoration or Resurrection? Re-creating a rare 80's laptop from the ground up
YouTube video by polymatt
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November 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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frankcifaldi.bsky.social
Y'all, I know two hours is a big time commitment, but this panel I arranged and hosted last month is one of the most important things I've ever done for video game history. The launch of the NES is a crazier story than most people realize, and my guests were extremely generous with their memories.
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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takiudon.bsky.social
I just want to put this out into the universe.

If you are a homebrew developer of a GB, GBC, GBA, NES, SMS, MD/Genesis, N64, or PS1 game with a free version or a free demo of you game, I’d love to ship it with SuperStation as a physical or digital demo disk.
takiudon.bsky.social Taki Udon @takiudon.bsky.social · 8d
This is a very impressive PS1 game by @eliasdaler.bsky.social running on SuperStation.
November 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
stevelin.bsky.social
Early morning at the Alameda Flea Market. Picked up this Space Duel poster that I need to find more about. I was already interested in the ComputerMate floppy organizer and when I picked it up it was heavier than expected. So for $5 I now own the organizer and someone's C64 pirate/legit collection
A large Atari Space Duel promotional poster on a cardboard back and sealed in bag. It features a space ship flying towards the lower right with laser blasts, space stations, and planets in the background. A Computermate Floppy Disk organizer box that features a picture of the organizer and "Holds 60 Floppy Disks" on the box. Behind it is a boxed Milton Bradley SIMON game and a Raggedy Ann doll. There's also a telephone with 70s style numbers on large buttons. The ComputerMate floppy organizer on a table. In front is a Fujifilm 5.25 floppy disk inside a Kodak sleeve. The label reads: Jumpman & games Load "$",8. Other floppies are visible behind it including a Perry Mason Case of the Mandarin Murder disk
November 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
stevelin.bsky.social
Sour Patch Kids dethroned as most popular this year by newcomer Shin Ramyun!
Two metal bowls. Bowl on the left has packets of Shin Ramyun spicy instant ramen. Bigger bowl on the right has full size boxes of Sour Patch Kids, M&M caramel, M&M peanut, Twix, Twix Cookie Dough, Snickers, Snickers Peanut Butter, and Hershey's bars
November 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
stevelin.bsky.social
Lol trick or treater's parents were dressed as 6 and 7 because "We're trying to make it jump the shark as quickly as possible"
November 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Mad Men "I don't think about you at all" elevator
October 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
stevelin.bsky.social
Maybe this is some kind of psy op to get Americans into cricket
October 28, 2025 at 6:37 AM
stevelin.bsky.social
If/when they hit inning 20 they pivot to 1:1 hand-to-hand player matchups. Much like Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection releasing on October 30th
Screenshot from Batman The Dark Knight with the Joker holding two pool cues and henchmen in the foreground. The caption reads "So, we're gonna have tryouts"
October 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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Googling Toronto productivity prop bets
October 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
stevelin.bsky.social
I don't have a dog in this hunt but super long overtimes do bring back fond memories like the 1995 ALDS where Tony Pena ended it with a walk-off at 2am or 2000 Flyers/Penguins where they were shooting the puck into the stands so they could buy time to sharpen skates and wolf down slices of pizza
October 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
stevelin.bsky.social
Honestly the consistency of the patina is quite impressive
The Matthew McConaughey Smoking Meme. Wide eyes as he takes a deep inhale from his cigarette
October 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
stevelin.bsky.social
The last time I recapped a PC LT I swore I'd never do it again. Somewhat comforting to know that even a subject matter expert found it to be a pain!
zaxour.bsky.social zaxour 阿宅 @zaxour.bsky.social · 17d
Don’t see one of these every day…full recap on a PC Engine LT! More like PITA, am I right?
October 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM
stevelin.bsky.social
I was tempted by this laserdisc that appeared to just be level-by-level Space Harrier gameplay footage just to see how it was captured. Not $200 tempted apparently
A blue laser disc jacket with the Space Harrier logo on top and Sega logo at the bottom. There are four screenshots of Space Harrier gameplay including the two headed dragon and moai heads. Upper right corner is the Sony logo and there's a round price sticker that reads $200
October 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Man I went from "I don't need another 3D printer" to ordering an H2D with dual AMS2s so fast...

It just takes one enabling evangelist
October 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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This is a 100% do not miss panel at PRGE! First-hand account of the lead up to and launch of the NES in the US from a small and scrappy team when nobody knew about Nintendo. So proud of the work that @frankcifaldi.bsky.social has done to bring our panelists together today!
gamehistoryorg.bsky.social Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 26d
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...
October 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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@papapishu.bsky.social You are here with us at Portland Retro in spirit
An OK Baby arcade candy cabinet in the show floor of Portland Retro Gaming Expo
October 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Fun Day -1 setup yesterday at Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Some vendors with some really unique stuff. Looking forward to seeing friends this weekend!
A table full of strange looking NES-on-a-chip bootleg systems along with Brazilian Mega-Jets on a table. They are mostly very angular with strange button configurations and actual joysticks for controllers. Show do Milhão Volume 2 for the Mega Drive featuring a prominent photo of Silvo Santos on the cover LP called Knight Rider Hits with K.I.T.T. leaping towards the viewer. There's the KITT dashboard at the bottom and the songs featured include Lambada, Girl I'm Gonna Miss You, Looking for Freedom, You Got It, Touch Me, Can't Shake The Feeling, and Sit and Wait. David Hasslehoff is on the cover as well and it's from Germany given the Aus Der Fernsehwerbung at the top of the jacket. PHOTON Electronic Double Warrior Battle Game boxed set. A huge light gun kit with two helmets, guns, battery packs, and chest sensors. Peak 80s
October 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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The Untitled (How Does It Feel) music video is basically an overscan tutorial for video editors of the era. R.I.P.
October 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
stevelin.bsky.social
Though of this time capsule of a music video earlier tonight

Martha Quinn Martha Martha Quinn...
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Naughty By Nature - Down Wit' MTV (1991 MTV)
YouTube video by DARKSIDE JUICE
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October 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Been messing around with the retrobrite process this weekend and have had some okay results. I also realized I took almost no pictures other than this NES Advantage in-progress
A very yellowed NES Advantage joystick with the ball and turbo dials removed. It's also dirty with scratches on the case The NES Advantage with a more traditional grey color though the original lighter color is still visible in the seams. It is just the shell with somewhat still yellowed buttons stacked in the background
October 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
stevelin.bsky.social
Cool things happening thanks to @nathaniellockhart.bsky.social ‘s Street Fighter: The Movie: The Arcade Game CPS1/2 harness! Now I can easily swap in the board for a quick fix instead of re-wiring the cabinet

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A Street Fighter: The Movie Arcade PCB attached to a board inside a Capcom Mini Cute cabinet. The board is connected to a separate board that breaks out the kicks, punches, and sound so that it can easily be connected to a cabinet wired for the standard Capcom CPS1 or 2 boards A screenshot of the Capcom Mini Cute arcade cabinet with joysticks and buttons visible. On the screen is the Street Fighter: The Movie game logo The same Capcom mini cute but this time on the screen there is a picture of a close up of Jean Claude Van Damme flexing and his American flag tattoo is visible
October 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Headed to Portland next week for PRGE and in hindsight I should have bought this T-shirt I spotted at the flea market
A cream colored T-shirt with three frogs on it. The one in the middle has a cowboy hat and two in the background have nightly colored hair. The text around the frogs reads "Giddy Up Sluts"
October 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM