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2Tie @2tie.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In 1993, the Funland arcade opened in the Brickyard Mall in Chicago. It boasted 16,000 square feet of floor space, including indoor bumper cars, a SEGA R360 motion simulator, and an entire floor geared for younger audiences. (small thread)

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2Tie @2tie.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

In January 1936, the Coin Machine Review asked a few stars of the biz what they did before jobbing. Irv gave a vexing response: 12 years in coinops, and 5 years selling cars before that. This would hypothetically cover his entire adult life since graduating high school in 1918... (thread)

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2Tie @2tie.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Thanks to the International Arcade Museum Library's trade magazine holdings I've been able to glean further information about the SEGA 1000 Stereo Jukebox. Rather than poast things piecemeal here, this will be the topic of my next article on Note. Stay tuned!

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KodamaSoft / KodamaSounds @kodamasoft.net · 17/06/2026

Return to the depths.

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Dustpocalypse 🐱 Wishlist on Steam! @dustpocalypse.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Hello Bluesky! 👋 This is Dustpocalypse, our cute twin stick/bullet heaven game where you play as a little cat fighting off hordes of evil dust monsters with a vacuum! We have a demo coming out soon, so be sure to wishlist on Steam and follow us! LINK: bit.ly/4xhFrTq #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev

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Bad Computer @badcomputer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Razing Core is a shoot 'em up in development for SEGA Master System/Mark III. I plan to release it this year on itch digitally with a physical version to follow. #homebrew

Title screen in space with a round ball weapon type object at the centre.

Gameplay of the player ship flying above an enemy station in space.

Gameplay of the player ship flying above an icy landscape.

Gameplay of the player ship flying above a large asteroid surface attacking 3 enemy silos.

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2Tie @2tie.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

After an article from note.com user tripwalker today, some new information has come to light about some material I have previously posted about.

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2Tie @2tie.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Does anyone know good contact info for the International Arcade Museum Library/Museum of the Game? Been trying to reserve some research time for a couple months now but haven't gotten a response. Tried both staff2020 and library2024.

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2Tie @2tie.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

In memoriam of Hideki Sato (1950 -2026), this shall be a thread for rarities and curios about his life and career.

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

if you played sonic the hedgehog and put down the controller, sonic would look at you and tap his foot impatiently. this was proof that sega genesis cartridges had souls. the decision was made to make the storage cases a lot larger than the cartridges so they would have room to move around in there

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2Tie @2tie.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

rational brain: Unaltered Yagi Double Sega Logo is probably a one-off fluke, it can't hurt you the Unaltered Yagi Double Sega Logo:

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2Tie @2tie.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

In rememberance of David Rosen (1930 - 2025), today's thread will cover a couple rarities about his life and career.

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2Tie @2tie.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Today's Sega history dive is about their logos over the decades. During their initial years, it's unknown if they had anything like a wordmark, as instead of putting out ads themselves they would usually appear on distributor lists instead. (thread)

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2Tie @2tie.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

In 1962, Sega's european operations was headquartered in an office at Roebuck House (now The View) in Westminster, London. Director Martin Bromley had one of the two penthouses and manager James Humpert also owned a flat there.

A photo of a yellow Rolls Royce in front of Roebuck House in the 60s, bearing the vanity plate "MB 2"

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2Tie @2tie.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Here's a fun trivia question: When was Sega created? There's at least five different answers that could be considered correct depending on what exactly you mean by the question. Here's a fun little stroll through the decades. (a thread)

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2Tie @2tie.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

In their official histories, Sega will often mention the SEGA 1000 Jukebox. The first domestically manufactured jukebox, it helped them overcome the three-way tie with taito and v&v to become the dominant jukebox distributor in japan. But is it even real? (a thread)

an excerpt from sega's internal Harmony magazine, where it mentions the SEGA-1000 jukebox manufactured in july of showa year 35 (1960).

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2Tie @2tie.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Service Games "Complex"? I find it quite simple,

An aerial map of Sega's main buildings near Haneda Airport circa 1986 and the years they were moved into.

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