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a meditation on videogame (w/ occasional technology and web) history. donate to my ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/moshboy/ also find me on mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@moshboy nfaq: https://pastebin.com/vUmrYKx6
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rollercoaster tycoon, unfinished build, pc (1996) tcrf.net/File:RCT-Ear...
blue and purple isometric landscape with placeholder graphics for rollercoasters and attendees of the park. there is a grey box on screen with red header strip 'test string 2'. the user interface within the grey box only contains zoom in and zoom out functions.
November 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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bodyworks, title screen, dos (1993) www.mobygames.com/game/235691/...
a woman that vaguely looks like princess di is standing their with half her skeleton showing and half her organs showing through her skin. up the top of the screen is user interface (menus and a line of icons including a skull, body parts, organs, a male and female symbol, etc). to the right of the menu are the words 'skeletal system'.
November 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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farmer, loading screen, sinclair ql (1987) qxl.win/farmer.htm
the farmer, red hat, light blue top, purple sleeves, white pants, dark blue boots, is reach out for a large pear in the middle of the screen. on the other side of the pear is a small purple creature with green legs and blue feet, spiky white hair, yellow nose, tongue out(?).
November 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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fish eyes II, print ad (1999) www.mobygames.com/game/54589/r...
print ad imagery is an illustration of someone in a boat tossing their line out (fishing) in a river as the shadow of a massive fish swims close to their boat. greenery and tall trees on either side of the river. text: if you want to be happy for a day, get drunk. if you want to be happy for a week, get married. if you want to be happy for a life, take up fishing. text above title: no. 1 fishing game some small in game screenshots on the left side, down the bottom of the ad.
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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tales of mystery, back cover screenshot, commodore 64 (1984) www.mocagh.org/loadpage.php...
a graphic of a grinning white ghost in a doorway, holding its arms/hands up, something in one of its hands.
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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maxell floppy disks, print ad (1996) archive.org/details/Mac-...
imagery is a woman in pink, holding up a piece of paper or sign with what looks like a cute pixelated black cat drawn on it with a pink love heart in front of its face and the word 'lucky' printed in pink. it also has the name reiko chiba printed/signed on it, who, according to wikipedia is a "japanese actress, voice actress, gravure idol, and occasional j-pop singer." so that's who the woman is.
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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stairway to hell, amstrad cpc (1988) www.mobygames.com/game/211006/...
chickenshit indiana jones-like dude w/ a line of bullets strung over his shoulder and around his body, has quit the game before he even started and is running away from the stairway to hell (through the jungle), the entrance of which is a huge stone skull with glowing red eye sockets, surrounded by stone pillars. the entrance is blocked by a devilish monkey-like creature hanging on a vine(?) and another that is peeking its head around the corner of the inner entrance.
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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mario paint, magazine screenshot, recreation of a scene from star fox, snes (1993) archive.org/details/Nint...
small winged craft facing off against a large grey shaded polygon head. background is curved browns, oranges.
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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magazine screenshot (1987) archive.org/details/MSX-...
decapitated bloody hand and almost skeletal head in a puddle of blood. the almost skeletal head has its eyes knocked out and in the blood.
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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bear bovver, print ad (1984) archive.org/details/your...
a bear is climbing a ladder and waving. the bear is wearing a green top with a black t printed on it and blue pants. aside from the game title, text: it's no picnic!
November 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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magazine screenshot (2000) archive.org/details/nice...
3d graphics of a room with a coffee table over by a double window with the curtains drawn and a desk with a computer on it against the wall. the desk has multiple draws.
November 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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island of death, developer message, oric (1983) 'in the game's code, the message can be found in the .tap dump at 0x687.' tcrf.net/Island_of_De...
caps text: true adventurers do not cheat by reading program code.
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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print ad, imagery (1997) archive.org/details/pc-g...
woman with attitude, wearing those old coloured 3d glasses, large head phones, short-ish black kinda spiked up hair, yelling, angry face, green shirt, her hand pulling down the 3d glasses a little so you can see her eyes.
November 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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akira, $5 rebate card, included w/ the 1994 vhs release of the movie. the rebate was to be obtained via proof of both vhs & 16-bit video game purchase. although the game was intended for release on various systems in 1994, it was cancelled. lostmediawiki.com/Akira_(parti...
akira title font (big black english letters, lightly overlaid with red japanese) with the protagonist on his red futuristic bike above. blurry night city can be seen in the background. text: coming soon to your 16-bit home gaming systems $5.00 rebate when you buy an akira home video & an akira 16-bit video game (details on back)
November 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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computer graphics (2000) web.archive.org/web/20000407...
two close-ups of woman's faces, one upside down, one right side up. the upside down woman has slightly longer hair, hanging down over her eyes, dark/black hair for both. only faces and necks visible. expressions neutral. by takuya tanaka w/ lightwave 3d.
November 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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carmageddon 2: carpocalypse now, modified car skins, pc (2003) web.archive.org/web/20030814...
3d red brown car with a skull on the side. black beetle(?) with a red skull on the side. black monster truck with huge, chunky wheels with a large white skull on the hood and a smaller but still large white skull on the side. a sports car that looks like its made up of a bunch of pieces of rusted metal. it has a small black skull on the front of the hood.
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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magazine screenshot (2000) archive.org/details/inte...
a screenshot of a browser application (on shockwave.com) called south park toonmaker text: create your own cool toons and send them to your friends on the right: the south park kids and chef, standing on a road with snow and snowy trees behind.
November 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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infocom, game studio, catalog, back, excerpt (1983) archive.org/details/vgmu...
black outlined image of a human, standing outside, their arm on a computer on a desk, at sunset time, trees/shrubs around. text" "a human never stands so tall as when stooping to help a small computer." -infocom motto
November 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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thief: the dark project, screenshot, pc (1998) web.archive.org/web/20040825...
dark 3d first person environment, within a church. red robed/cloak skeletons with swords are in front of you.
November 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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derek yu's top ten favorite games (2002) www.classicgaming.com/blackeyesoft...
text: derek's top ten favorite games 10. star control II (pc) 9.. metal slug III (neo-geo) 8.. nethack (pc) 7.. final fantasy VI (snes) 6.. phantasy star II (sega genesis) 5.. castlevania: symphony of the night (playstation) 4.. doom II (pc) 3.. liero (pc) 2.. street fighter II: championship edition (snes) 1.. legend of zelda: a link to the past (snes) (bottom shows the same title as the top as a drop down menu, except it appears above).
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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death stalker, title screen, zx spectrum (1989) www.mobygames.com/game/65693/d...
a red robed figure, holding up a sword. tress and fires are to the right. a deathly zombie-like creature is looking at him from behind, also to the right. the night sky is above as well as the large title font with a snake for the s in stalker. code masters logo at the bottom left of the title screen.
November 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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simcity 3000, print ad (1998) archive.org/details/pc-g...
graphical isometric shot of alcatraz alongside an isometric shot of the white house. big text: inmates or interns? small text: simcity 3000 is sure to be a landmark in pc games thanks to its dozens of real-life landmarks. from the halls of the white house to the cells of alcatraz, it gives you everything you need to formulate your own fantasy of famous cities. so will your burg be the seat of power or the seat of the electric chair? home to the birdman or bubba? will tomorrow's hot topic be imprisonment or impeachment? we just give you the power. what you do with it's your business.
November 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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conker's bad fur day, map, concept art (pre-2001) tcrf.net/Prerelease:C...
a collage type of concept map where images of places (with lines inbetween) have been stuck on a bunch of white pages that have been placed together.
November 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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clipart (1997) web.archive.org/web/19970525...
a line art drawing of a cat's head among flowers.
November 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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shoshinkai software exhibition, tokyo, japan (1996) 'the spotlight was on n64, or "the evolving video game machine," as it was being touted by nintendo. a couple of examples of how the n64 might evolve in the future were on display at the show, including the 64dd.' web.archive.org/web/19961222...
the 64dd n64 peripheral is on display in a glass case on a stand (n64 sits on top 64dd). n64 signage is on the front of the stand. photo caption: our first look at the 64dd. we could look, but we couldn't touch. zoomed out display of the 64dd display with screens displayed above. attendees are wandering around or looking at the screens. a large n64 controller (attached to scaffolding) and n64 signage is above the screens. photo caption: this is the 64dd display from afar. this setup took pictures of show attendees, then mapped their likenesses in three dimensions on the screen.
November 8, 2025 at 4:50 AM