ザシャ
@zasha-games.bsky.social
ゲームコレクター、#レトロコンシューマー愛好会 №225、プログラマー。 Game collector, Retroconsumer, developer. I love Nintendo and Retro but new and other are cool too!; Gentoo Linuxユーザー。政治🆖
📍 Germanyと日本
✖️(hitter) ✝️: https://x.com/zasha_games
📍 Germanyと日本
✖️(hitter) ✝️: https://x.com/zasha_games
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Free NF issue, today only! In honor of today being the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., you can grab the digital version of NF #48, The Legacy of Super Mario Bros., for free for 24 hours: www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/category/Mag...
September 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Free NF issue, today only! In honor of today being the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., you can grab the digital version of NF #48, The Legacy of Super Mario Bros., for free for 24 hours: www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/category/Mag...
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Was able to recover data from almost all of the Pinnacle Micro disks, minus one marked bad from the developers due to a missing part of the spindle. Some great Freespace stuff on them.
August 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Was able to recover data from almost all of the Pinnacle Micro disks, minus one marked bad from the developers due to a missing part of the spindle. Some great Freespace stuff on them.
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We've acquired the historic game magazine Computer Entertainer.
As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.
Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.
Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
August 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We've acquired the historic game magazine Computer Entertainer.
As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.
Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.
Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
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📚 “Every citizen should know that libraries are under attack.”
In a new interview, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle outlines the structural threats facing libraries today & the paths forward for an enduring library system.
@cni-org.bsky.social @brewster.kahle.org
vimeo.com/1103555091/8...
In a new interview, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle outlines the structural threats facing libraries today & the paths forward for an enduring library system.
@cni-org.bsky.social @brewster.kahle.org
vimeo.com/1103555091/8...
CNI 2025 - Brewster Kahle - Libraries at Risk:Borrowed Infrastructure and and Institutional Resilience
This is "CNI 2025 - Brewster Kahle - Libraries at Risk:Borrowed Infrastructure and and Institutional Resilience" by EDUCAUSE on Vimeo, the home for high…
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July 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
📚 “Every citizen should know that libraries are under attack.”
In a new interview, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle outlines the structural threats facing libraries today & the paths forward for an enduring library system.
@cni-org.bsky.social @brewster.kahle.org
vimeo.com/1103555091/8...
In a new interview, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle outlines the structural threats facing libraries today & the paths forward for an enduring library system.
@cni-org.bsky.social @brewster.kahle.org
vimeo.com/1103555091/8...
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Consume Me just got delisted in a wave of delistings on itchio. It's a semi-autographical game about disordered eating. It won the grand prize at the most recent IGF awards.
When storefronts start mass bannings, everything is threatened.
When storefronts start mass bannings, everything is threatened.
July 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Consume Me just got delisted in a wave of delistings on itchio. It's a semi-autographical game about disordered eating. It won the grand prize at the most recent IGF awards.
When storefronts start mass bannings, everything is threatened.
When storefronts start mass bannings, everything is threatened.
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Will clarify. This is already 2 companies that almost 100% own all hobbies involving anime, saying "Let's team up".
Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings sign strategic partnership
Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings have signed a strategic business alliance agreement aimed at strengthening engagement among anime and manga fans, which will also see Sony acquire 16 million Bandai Namco…
Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings have signed a strategic business alliance agreement aimed at strengthening engagement among anime and manga fans, which will also see Sony acquire 16 million Bandai Namco…
Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings sign strategic partnership
Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings have signed a strategic business alliance agreement aimed at strengthening engagement among anime and manga fans, which will also see Sony acquire 16 million Bandai Namco shares for 68 billion yen, becoming a shareholder holding approximately 2.5 percent of total issued shares of Bandai Namco, the companies announced.
www.gematsu.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Will clarify. This is already 2 companies that almost 100% own all hobbies involving anime, saying "Let's team up".
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Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings sign strategic partnership
Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings have signed a strategic business alliance agreement aimed at strengthening engagement among anime and manga fans, which will also see Sony acquire 16 million Bandai Namco…
Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings have signed a strategic business alliance agreement aimed at strengthening engagement among anime and manga fans, which will also see Sony acquire 16 million Bandai Namco…
Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings sign strategic partnership
Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings have signed a strategic business alliance agreement aimed at strengthening engagement among anime and manga fans, which will also see Sony acquire 16 million Bandai Namco shares for 68 billion yen, becoming a shareholder holding approximately 2.5 percent of total issued shares of Bandai Namco, the companies announced.
www.gematsu.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings sign strategic partnership
Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings have signed a strategic business alliance agreement aimed at strengthening engagement among anime and manga fans, which will also see Sony acquire 16 million Bandai Namco…
Sony Group Corporation and Bandai Namco Holdings have signed a strategic business alliance agreement aimed at strengthening engagement among anime and manga fans, which will also see Sony acquire 16 million Bandai Namco…
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So the fascists are going after free expression on multiple game platforms.
July 24, 2025 at 6:39 AM
So the fascists are going after free expression on multiple game platforms.
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To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend
But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...
🤘 🖤
But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...
🤘 🖤
July 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend
But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...
🤘 🖤
But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...
🤘 🖤
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Yeah, this is bad. Payment processors and banks determining what can and cannot be sold is the reason why you need to buy gift cards from Japan if you want to buy from DLSite now, and why adult games sites are constantly dodging crackdowns.
Banks are the razor-sharp tip of the censorship spear.
Banks are the razor-sharp tip of the censorship spear.
Valve just updated their Steam rules to ban content that “may violate rules set by payment processors or banks.” Sounds boring. It’s not. It’s the quiet normalization of financial censorship and it’s going to hurt LGBTQ+ games and devs
July 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Yeah, this is bad. Payment processors and banks determining what can and cannot be sold is the reason why you need to buy gift cards from Japan if you want to buy from DLSite now, and why adult games sites are constantly dodging crackdowns.
Banks are the razor-sharp tip of the censorship spear.
Banks are the razor-sharp tip of the censorship spear.
July 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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The Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society archives floppy disks, 2000s phone games and other archaic media, but it has a warning for modern digital downloads, too: “When the service is gone, so are the games.”
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
The Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society almost shuttered earlier this year, but a flood of support has buoyed efforts to save games on extinct media.
www.japantimes.co.jp
July 12, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society archives floppy disks, 2000s phone games and other archaic media, but it has a warning for modern digital downloads, too: “When the service is gone, so are the games.”
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“Creating Mega Man” is a series of essays I’m currently writing. Mega Man’s unique gameplay was born by chance through an encounter with a certain person, which I wrote about in Chapter 1.
I hope many game fans will read it—no subscription required: www.patreon.com/posts/mm-01-...
I hope many game fans will read it—no subscription required: www.patreon.com/posts/mm-01-...
June 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
“Creating Mega Man” is a series of essays I’m currently writing. Mega Man’s unique gameplay was born by chance through an encounter with a certain person, which I wrote about in Chapter 1.
I hope many game fans will read it—no subscription required: www.patreon.com/posts/mm-01-...
I hope many game fans will read it—no subscription required: www.patreon.com/posts/mm-01-...
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『ロックマンのつくりかた』はぼくの体験談的エッセイです。じつはロックマンのあの独特なゲームシステムはある人との関わり合いから偶然生まれたもので、その経緯を丁寧に綴っています。多くのゲームファンに読んでもらいたい物語なんです。第１話は無料で読む事ができます。 www.patreon.com/posts/rm-01-...
June 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
『ロックマンのつくりかた』はぼくの体験談的エッセイです。じつはロックマンのあの独特なゲームシステムはある人との関わり合いから偶然生まれたもので、その経緯を丁寧に綴っています。多くのゲームファンに読んでもらいたい物語なんです。第１話は無料で読む事ができます。 www.patreon.com/posts/rm-01-...
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FC2の無料ホームページスペース「FC2WEB」6月30日にサービス終了。「FC2ホームページ」へ運営を一本化させるため。2001年2月のサービス開始から約24年の歴史に幕を閉じる
https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/250414j
https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/250414j
April 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
FC2の無料ホームページスペース「FC2WEB」6月30日にサービス終了。「FC2ホームページ」へ運営を一本化させるため。2001年2月のサービス開始から約24年の歴史に幕を閉じる
https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/250414j
https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/250414j
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Get ready to squeak with delight as we unveil Mouse Work! A 1-4 player party game for Switch 2 using mouse controls! Control adorable mice working various jobs in their desire to earn some extra cheddar. Coming Soon!
#MouseWork #Nitrome #NintendoSwitch2
#MouseWork #Nitrome #NintendoSwitch2
April 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Get ready to squeak with delight as we unveil Mouse Work! A 1-4 player party game for Switch 2 using mouse controls! Control adorable mice working various jobs in their desire to earn some extra cheddar. Coming Soon!
#MouseWork #Nitrome #NintendoSwitch2
#MouseWork #Nitrome #NintendoSwitch2
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FOUND! We dumped BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1! Probably one of the most major finds we did in a while.
BS F-Zero Deluxe has also been updated to version 1.1 to include the original data from this one!
superfamicom.org/blog/2025/03...
#Satellaview #FZERO
BS F-Zero Deluxe has also been updated to version 1.1 to include the original data from this one!
superfamicom.org/blog/2025/03...
#Satellaview #FZERO
March 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
FOUND! We dumped BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1! Probably one of the most major finds we did in a while.
BS F-Zero Deluxe has also been updated to version 1.1 to include the original data from this one!
superfamicom.org/blog/2025/03...
#Satellaview #FZERO
BS F-Zero Deluxe has also been updated to version 1.1 to include the original data from this one!
superfamicom.org/blog/2025/03...
#Satellaview #FZERO
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The day is September 20th, 1990. John Romero has just played John Carmack's Dangerous Dave in “Copyright Infringement” demo in all its smooth-scrolling glory. It was here where everything changed.
Romero's blog and the demo itself have been carefully archived here:
web.archive.org/web/20141231...
Romero's blog and the demo itself have been carefully archived here:
web.archive.org/web/20141231...
January 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The day is September 20th, 1990. John Romero has just played John Carmack's Dangerous Dave in “Copyright Infringement” demo in all its smooth-scrolling glory. It was here where everything changed.
Romero's blog and the demo itself have been carefully archived here:
web.archive.org/web/20141231...
Romero's blog and the demo itself have been carefully archived here:
web.archive.org/web/20141231...
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Aniputer was an 8-bit computer supporting 256 colours and created in 1982 by Ko Nakajima in collaboration with Victor JVC. It could be used to edit videos with digital effects, but was also used to create illustrations (including those for Popcom magazine).
archive.org/details/popc...
archive.org/details/popc...
January 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Aniputer was an 8-bit computer supporting 256 colours and created in 1982 by Ko Nakajima in collaboration with Victor JVC. It could be used to edit videos with digital effects, but was also used to create illustrations (including those for Popcom magazine).
archive.org/details/popc...
archive.org/details/popc...
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The world of famiclones beckons with this Polish commercial from the mid-90s.
The Pegasus was king of the consoles there, lasting well into the 2000s as a popular option (my partner had one right until picking up a PSP in the late 00s) in a myriad of forms including PS1-shaped ones.
#VideoBytes
The Pegasus was king of the consoles there, lasting well into the 2000s as a popular option (my partner had one right until picking up a PSP in the late 00s) in a myriad of forms including PS1-shaped ones.
#VideoBytes
January 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The world of famiclones beckons with this Polish commercial from the mid-90s.
The Pegasus was king of the consoles there, lasting well into the 2000s as a popular option (my partner had one right until picking up a PSP in the late 00s) in a myriad of forms including PS1-shaped ones.
#VideoBytes
The Pegasus was king of the consoles there, lasting well into the 2000s as a popular option (my partner had one right until picking up a PSP in the late 00s) in a myriad of forms including PS1-shaped ones.
#VideoBytes
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As part of the 20th anniversary of BBS Documentary's release, I've ripped the 3 DVDs that were included in the project and have them hosted at Internet Archive. These ISO files can be played in the VLC player like DVDs, and include all bonus features, subtitles, etc.
archive.org/details/BBS_...
archive.org/details/BBS_...
BBS: The Documentary DVD Set : Jason Scott : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The Bulletin Board System: it brought life online. Long before the Internet connected the planet and changed nearly evertying, there was a brave and...
archive.org
January 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
As part of the 20th anniversary of BBS Documentary's release, I've ripped the 3 DVDs that were included in the project and have them hosted at Internet Archive. These ISO files can be played in the VLC player like DVDs, and include all bonus features, subtitles, etc.
archive.org/details/BBS_...
archive.org/details/BBS_...
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To make the BBS Documentary, I went through hundreds of open-license music tracks, working with friends and colleagues, to find the right backing music for the episodes (including knowing when to not use any music at all). Now, play and download the soundtrack here:
archive.org/details/BBS_...
archive.org/details/BBS_...
BBS: The Documentary: The Soundtrack : Various (Compiled by Jason Scott) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
CLICK HERE to download the entire soundtrack (67 mp3 files).NOTES FROM THE CHOICE OF SOUNDTRACK BY THE DIRECTOR, JASON SCOTT The idea of having to create the...
archive.org
January 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
To make the BBS Documentary, I went through hundreds of open-license music tracks, working with friends and colleagues, to find the right backing music for the episodes (including knowing when to not use any music at all). Now, play and download the soundtrack here:
archive.org/details/BBS_...
archive.org/details/BBS_...