Reposted by Abandonware FranceRamo @antoineramo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Beaucoup de jeux essaient de mélanger les genres, mais cette approche est encore trop subtile à nos yeux. On part donc à la recherche de ceux qui ont plutôt décidé d'atomiser les genres à coups de batte de baseball. ᯓ⚾️ Nouvelle grosse vidéo ! ➡️ youtu.be/lfZ8WPPRr1M 415985
Abandonware France @abdw.fr · 28/09/2026A case of inappropriate timing: Opération Jupiter/Hostages was made with support from the GIGN task force, whose code of honor was praised on the box. It came out about two months after the Ouvéa cave assault, where the GIGN killed 19 pro-independence hostage takers in contentious circumstances.en.wikipedia.orgOuvéa cave hostage taking - Wikipedia 093
Reposted by Abandonware FranceSEGA-16 @sega-16.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Sega Channel was an exciting time in Sega's history. One of the major players in its creation was Doug Glen, who worked to bring the Sega games to cable TV, take on Nintendo, and expand Sega's software offerings to a wider audience. www.sega-16.com/2026/09/inte... 0165
Abandonware France @abdw.fr · 26/09/2026Cette news du samedi est une spéciale fantrad et langues étrangères, avec entre autres : 🐱Let's Go (1999) 💎Who Is Oscar Lake ? (1996) 🏛️Imperium Romanum (1996) 💰Der Schatz im Silbersee (1993) 🥊World Championship Boxing Manager (1990)abandonware-france.orgAbandonware France, S27 E3- La fête des traducteursBonjour,Le 30 septembre, jour de la saint-Jérôme, c'est la journée internationale de la traduction, et pour nous, le dernier samedi du mois de septembre, c'est l'occasion de mettre en ligne des traduc... 052
Reposted by Abandonware FranceDamiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Pour le public francophone: mon article on l'histoire de ScummVM est maintenant disponible en Francais. Mercì David! obligement.free.fr/articles/scu...obligement.free.frL'histoire de ScummVM - ne l'appelez pas un �mulateur 092
Reposted by Abandonware FranceAssociation MO5 @assomo5.bsky.social · 23/09/2026📺 Invité.e.s ? Vous avez dit invité.e.s ? A l’occasion de notre stream ce samedi à 20h nous aurons le plaisir d’échanger avec plusieurs guests ! Chacun leur tour ils nous partageront leurs impressions et leur expérience de la première phase du musée mais également de leurs attentes pour la suite. 1169
Reposted by Abandonware FranceVideo Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We've passed over 5000 out-of-print magazines in our digital archive! This is a big milestone that wouldn't have been possible without our community of supporters, collaborators, and industry partners. And it's about to keep growing. Learn more...gamehistory.orgVGHF Digital Archive passes 5000 magazines. Here's what's next. | Video Game History FoundationWe've passed a big milestone for our digital archive. Let's talk about where our magazine collection is going next... 234999
Reposted by Abandonware FranceIain Mew @superchartisland.com · 21/09/2026In 1980s Britain, snooker was enjoying a boom that began with colour TV. Several saw the Spectrum as a similar opportunity. CDS & Mike Lamb made a great game and brought in a world champion too, with lasting results. New post on Steve Davis Snooker: superchartisland.com/steve-davis-snookersuperchartisland.comSteve Davis Snooker – “Colour wanted”In 1969, the controller of BBC Two, one David Attenborough, had a bit of an issue. He had a few colour cameras, and a desire to put something unique on his channel that would maximise the use of th… 64214
Reposted by Abandonware FranceKimimi🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 20/09/2026The great thing about having an entire galaxy's of possibilities at your fingertips is that just about anything can happen. Here's my Elite II space diary, charting everything from embarrassing mishaps to SPACE CRIMES and radioactive littering: kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2019/06/13/a...kimimithegameeatingshemonster.comFrontier Elite II: A space diary from the FrontierThe entire Milky Way on a couple of floppy discs – how could anyone hope to resist that? I certainly couldn’t, and that is why Frontier: Elite II took up an awful lot of my admittedly e… 35413
Abandonware France @abdw.fr · 19/09/2026La saison démarre pour de bon avec cette news et des titres se déroulant en milieu aqueux (coucou): 🌊Submarine Titans (2000) 🚰La Quête de l'eau (2000) 🏴☠️Pavillon noir (1999) ⛵Les Glénans : Croisières virtuelles (1998) 🏝️Tim 7 et le cadeau volant (1996) 🐟L'Océan des origines (1996)abandonware-france.orgAbandonware France, S27 E2- De l'eau, de l'eau, encore de l'eau...Bonjour,Une météo news très particulière aujourd'hui qui apporte son lot de changements. En effet, après trois ans de rédaction de news, Mon Ours passe le relais à Hoagie. De plus, Stamparade a choisi... 061
Reposted by Abandonware FranceComputer Chronicles Revisited @deviledeggpress.com · 18/09/2026The series of mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate shenanigans that led to Kevin O'Leary forming the greatest CD-ROM shovelware operation of the 1990s, The Learning Company, remains one of the great cautionary tales about hypergrowth capitalism. www.computerchronicles.blog/computer-chr...computerchronicles.blogThe Learning CompanyHow Kevin O'Leary spent the 1990s destroying the most notable computer game companies of the 1980s 24922
Reposted by Abandonware FranceIain Mew @superchartisland.com · 14/09/2026"For some reason the Americans wouldn't touch it." The UK's Ocean Software, though, happily turned an Oscar-winning film about the hell of war into a hit computer game. And the conflicted critical responses it got are fascinating. New post on Platoon, the game: www.superchartisland.com/platoonsuperchartisland.comPlatoon – “The first casualty of war”Does this game-of-the-movie capture the coolest parts of the film? Was its development time (probably around three months) long enough to create a competent computer game? Are the graphics and soun… 610542
Reposted by Abandonware FranceFelipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026BTW, when researching places that rented TVs & consoles, I also came across stores in India that rented handhelds - all the way back to the Nintendo Game & Watch in the 1980s! radhikaiyengar.squarespace.com/work/videoga...radhikaiyengar.squarespace.comBabu: A custodian of gaming history — RADHIKA IYENGARTake a trip down memory lane and visit one of the oldest video game stores in India. 16318
Abandonware France @abdw.fr · 12/09/2026Pour la rentrée, on reprend en douceur les mises à jour hebdomadaires, avec : 🌉NI.BI.RU. : Sur la Piste des dieux mayas (2005) 🏎️SCAR : Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo (2005) 🏫La Famille coup de pouce (1999) 🛡️Total Annihilation : Kingdoms (1999) 👳♂️Indian Mission (1988)abandonware-france.orgAbandonware France, S27 E1- C'est la rentrée sur Abandonware FranceBonjour à tout le monde,C'est la rentrée sur Abandonware France. Qui dit rentrée, dit jeu de la rentrée. Logique non ? On essaye de mettre à l'honneur des jeux qui vous plaisent mais aussi des titres ... 1105
Reposted by Abandonware Francemartin pichlmair @martinpi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The original Mahjong Solitaire (Brodie Lockard, 1981) on the PLATO looked glorious. Also clever to show stack height with outline width. 629575
Reposted by Abandonware FrancePixx @pixxell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Oulà on sort direct de la zone de confort avec Lands of Lore ! Moi sur un RPG des années 90 dites donc. 👇 À tout de suite 👇 twitch.tv/pixx3ll 0122
Abandonware France @abdw.fr · 10/09/2026Few people know there was already a Twin Peaks game on PC, and it was reviewed by the British magazine Strategy Plus in its April 1991 issue: "Twin Peaks Confidential" (Log Lady Games Inc.). 🐟 0165
Reposted by Abandonware Francesseb22 @sseb22.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Le 8e colloque du CNJV a sa date : le 10 octobre 2026 Theme : « Quand le jeu vidéo joue sa partition » Demandez le programme : www.cnjv.fr/colloque-8/cnjv.frColloque #8Samedi 10 octobre 2026 - Huitième colloque national du CNJV MUSIQUE ET SONS « Quand le jeu vidéo joue sa partition » 031
Reposted by Abandonware FranceDamiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Today is ssspecial. I will be streaming the English version of NOC, a Polish point and click 1995 adventure game, kindly translated by one of my Discord members (magical things are happening there, link in bio!). FIRST TIME EVAH 6.30 PM (CET) don't miss out: www.twitch.tv/thegenesiste... 1208
Abandonware France @abdw.fr · 05/09/2026C'est la dernière news de l'été, avec ses jeux non-abandonwares (sauf un) : 🔢Sudoku junior (2005) 🌒Warhammer : Dark Omen (1998) ⚔️The Final Battle (1991) 👑Bandit Kings of Ancient China (1989) 🪐Purple Saturn Day (1988) www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/... 0125
Reposted by Abandonware FranceLoomattic90 @loomattic90.eurosky.social · 23/08/2026Full support for the massive #MSDOS #MT32 preservation work of @barbarianbros.bsky.social "Complete soundtrack from game DUNE, MS-DOS release with MT-32 sound module. Music recorded from a genuine Roland MT-32 (rev.1 old) device. Music by @stephanepicq.bsky.social" m.youtube.com/watch?v=8zYS...barbarianbros.bsky.socialBarbarian_bros (@barbarianbros.bsky.social)French videogames collector. 073
Abandonware France @abdw.fr · 03/09/2026Ce test paru dans le magazine américain PC Games (10/1996) m'apprend que "Fort Boyard : le défi" a été distribué aux États-Unis. Je me demande comment ils ont traduit "père Fouras". 1171
Reposted by Abandonware FranceForgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A lovely piece about 6/10 games from @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com 👉 kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/08/14/t...kimimithegameeatingshemonster.comThe magic kind of middling: All my love to 6/10 gamesWhat’s the best score a game can get? The enthusiastic critical acclaim of a 9/10? The once-a-generation perfection of a 10/10? No. The best score a game can ever get is a 6/10. I’ll freely a… 02811
Reposted by Abandonware FranceDamiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Finally on my Patreon a story I've been working on the whole summer. How a small team of young stubborn Danish guys managed to survive several of the industry's attempts to kill their dreams, and ended up influencing the Amiga's history, the Atari Jaguar and... The Elder Scrolls?patreon.comDanish will stick together - the history of Torben & Søren | The Genesis TempleIn 80s Denmark, games were not a cheap hobby. That’s the first thing that Torben Bakager tells me when he recalls running papers for his nei 1219
Reposted by Abandonware FranceIain Mew @superchartisland.com · 31/08/2026Over the summer, I've written histories of 13 computer games which reached #1 in the UK charts during 1987: superchartisland.com/timeline/#1987 Here is a thread on what the British public was buying that year, with links 29339
Reposted by Abandonware FranceRick Lane @ricklane.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Also wrote about Megapaks, early budget PC gaming, and the joy of exploring a big bundle of games that weren't algorithmically curated to perfection/hell. www.pcgamer.com/games/modern...pcgamer.comModern gamers spoiled by Steam will never understand the joy of a MegaPakA requiem for the early days of budget PC gaming. 45111
Reposted by Abandonware FranceSham Mountebank @shammountebank.bsky.social · 30/08/2026A new blog post about the UK arm of MicroProse. Includes discussion about anti-American attitudes, the West German practice of Indexing, and the worst photograph taken for this blog. whereweretheynow.blogspot.com/2026/08/micr... #Amstrad #C64 #ZXSpectrum #AtariST #Amiga #RetroGaming #RetroComputingwhereweretheynow.blogspot.comMicroProse 13414
Abandonware France @abdw.fr · 29/08/2026La rentrée approche, voici une dernière livraison de jeux non-abandonwares, avec : 🧌Heroes of Annihilated Empires (2006) ⚛️Shadow Vault (2006) 👑Rising Kingdoms (2005) 📡Command H.Q. (1990) www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/... 092
Reposted by Abandonware FranceLGR @lgr-yt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026This is amazing! SimCopter had a great soundtrack by Jerry Martin but the game’s files were highly compressed. So LucasVB got in touch with Mr. Martin and he was able to find most of the original high quality tracks! Awesome to hear “Hangar” in such clarity after 30 years archive.org/details/SimC...archive.orgSimCopter original soundtrack (high quality)SimCopter is a somewhat obscure game released in 1996 by Maxis, the studio behind the SimCity and The Sims franchises.In the game, the player controls a helicopter pilot in various missions across a c... 21743242
Reposted by Abandonware FranceCPU ⬜ Carré Petit Utile @cpu.pm · 27/08/2026📻️ Rediffusion sur @radiofmr.bsky.social : Jeux de logiques, du carton sur table à l'ordinateur, avec Pierre Berloquin, le légendaire créateur des jeux de la revue Jeux & Stratégies. Enregistré au festival Apple II de @assosilicium.bsky.social en 2019. Librement ré-écoutable cpu.pm/0118cpu.pmEx0118 Logiques, stratégies et jeuxDans cette release : Avance de 5 cases, relance les dés, je contre avec une interrupt et Kamoulox ! Notre invité est Pierre Berloquin, ludographe, co-fondateur du magazine Jeux 184
Reposted by Abandonware FrancePixx @pixxell.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Salut Internet ! Un lost media un peu particulier a fait surface: la trad' anglaise d'un thriller psychologique culte danois des 90's avec des marionnettes étranges dans un Copenhague en 1:32ème. Oui ça fait beaucoup, mais mes sous-titres sont prêts. 👇 À tout de suite 👇 🌇 twitch.tv/pixx3ll 🌇 0103
Reposted by Abandonware Francekate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 26/08/20263 minutes of Tim Curry holding back laughter while filming scenes for Red Alert 3 83115723901
Reposted by Abandonware FranceNels Anderson @nelsanderson.zone · 26/08/2026And @duncanfyfe.net's glorious cataloguing of this perfect moment is worth (re)reading again today: www.vice.com/en/article/a...vice.comAn Oral History of Tim Curry’s Escape to the One Place Uncorrupted by CapitalismHow an unforgettable performance in Red Alert 3 became legend. 05422
Reposted by Abandonware FranceDamiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Today there's quite a nice stream cooking up, I have gotten hold of Italian Multimedia CDs NEVER BEFORE SEEN ON THE INTERNOOOT. Get ready to dive into the unknown world of late 90s multimedia Italy and also some rare adventure games?? 18.30 here www.twitch.tv/thegenesiste... 23516
Abandonware France @abdw.fr · 22/08/2026Et revoilà une news dédiée aux jeux non-abandonwares, en majorité de la stratégie : 🧙Fantasy Wars (2007) 💣Act of War : Direct Action (2005) ♍Wars & Warriors : Jeanne d'Arc (2004) 🏹Warlords : Battlecry (2000) www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/... 12611
Reposted by Abandonware FranceSasha's Retrobytes 🏳️⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026A neat peek into a video game store in France in 1993, the wonderfully named Microfolies (Micromadness) Old mags are some of our best sources for photos of them, especially in such quality we can see the covers. I spy F-19 on PC and LHX on MD, two of my fave flight sims! 📖: Joystick, July 1993 810115
Reposted by Abandonware FranceFelipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026One I always recommend is Yusuke Koyama's History of the Japanese Video Game Industry, a translation of his book 日本デジタルゲーム産業史 Dude talks about things Western sources usually aren't interested in, like piracy in Japan or the extreme impact of Puzzles & Dragons. 16713
Reposted by Abandonware FranceSimon Dor @simondor.com · 20/08/2026J'ai eu le plaisir de faire un entretien avec Dominic Arsenault pour La Grande Ludothèque à CISM, pour discuter de Dune II: The Building of A Dynasty (Westwood, 1992), ses précurseurs et son héritage dans l'histoire des jeux de stratégie. L'émission commence dans 1h!simondor.comJe suis à CISM pour parler de Dune IIJ'ai eu le plaisir de faire un entretien avec Dominic Arsenault pour La Grande Ludothèque à CISM, la radio de l'Université de Montréal, pour discuter de Dune II: The Building of A Dynasty (Westwood, 1992), ses précurseurs et son héritage dans l'histoire des jeux de stratégie. 01610
Reposted by Abandonware FranceFelipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Ah man, they're doing a huge museum exhibit about Chinese single-player games in Shanghai! Look at that giant wall of games the West knows nothing about! How I wish I could visit! D: Only issue is that it's a political statement as well, since many (if not most) of those games are from Taiwan... 529160
Reposted by Abandonware FrancePhil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Of all the footage in the Cyan collection, I'm not sure anything hit me with the same "OH, SHIT" reaction that this did. Footage of Tasha Koontz singing the legendary Gallery theme from Uru. I never even considered this was something that could exist archive.gamehistory.org/item/5aa1900... 713731
Reposted by Abandonware FranceKimimi🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 18/08/2026Pregnant spaceships, scattered clones, and one of the most interesting communication tools in all of gaming - that's Captain Blood: kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/12/02/w...kimimithegameeatingshemonster.comCaptain Blood: Welcome to the age of the BIO-GAMEIt’s remarkable to think Captain Blood managed to stand out from the crowd in the late ’80s, a time when alien menaces with laser cannons and planet hopping space adventures were consid… 76216
Reposted by Abandonware FranceJoachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We posted an interview with Kristjan Hatlelid today. It's about his work in games (he did audio programming and music for a bunch of classics in the eighties and nineties). He also reveals that he's making new games now, and a sequel to Frantic Freddie. Interview by @retrogamingpappa.bsky.social .spillhistorie.noInterview with Kristjan Hatlelid - Spillhistorie.noHe did the music and sound programming in everything from Test Drive II to Stunts. Now he's working on his own indie games. 097
Reposted by Abandonware FranceThierry Falcoz (Pixel Bento) @thierryfalcoz.fr · 14/08/2026J’ai eu « l’envie » de cet article grâce à @raphaellucas.bsky.social, @patrickhellio.bsky.social et @hoopyjv.bsky.social. Merci à eux ! Mais il a fallu attendre mon retour estival en France et l’accès à mes cartons pour pouvoir l’écrire. C’est chose faite 😊👇 www.thierryfalcoz.fr/p/super-viei...thierryfalcoz.frSuper Vieilles BoîtesRedécouverte et partage de quelques-unes de mes boîtes de jeux favorites (et clin d’œil à l’émission Super Vieux Jeux de Origami). 710230
Abandonware France @abdw.fr · 15/08/2026À défaut de pluie, nous avons de nouvelles fiches de jeux non-abandonware : 🚗Cars : La Coupe internationale de Martin (2007) 🦂Command & Conquer 3 (2007) 👼Requiem : Avenging Angel (1999) 🔶Formes et lecture (1993) 🐲Dragon's Lair (1989) www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/... 0100
Reposted by Abandonware FranceGames That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 14/08/2026Another intriguing "what happened?" story... Abattoir in Cosmos was an ambitious PC space shooter by AxySoft, planned as "Part I" of a series before disappearing during development around 2000. Could anything still survive? www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/08/abat...gamesthatwerent.comAbattoir in Cosmos (PC) - Games That Weren'tAbattoir in Cosmos was an unreleased shoot-em'-up game developed around 2000 by the Russian shareware game company AxySoft (known for creating the relatively popular 3D Qix/Xonix clone AirXonix). 0154
Reposted by Abandonware FranceFelipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Thanks to @nazihfares.com I'm now learning about the challenges & history of Arabic translations in games. Stuff like how a Yemeni worked with Taiwanese companies in the 90s to localize Captain Tsubasa II into Arabic, integrating it into local bootleg Famicom consoles: pixelarab.com/%d8%ad%d9%88... 311831
Abandonware France @abdw.fr · 08/08/2026If you're into "celebrities invited at video game events", take your pick: do you prefer "Rocco Siffredi at the French Dreamcast release party" or "Samantha Fox at the French GameCube release party"? 1129
Reposted by Abandonware FranceDamiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 31/05/2026My article on the history of Italy's first viral game, Tabboz Simulator, and interview with its developers is online on my Patreon. They recall various events, like people who wanted to profit on the game and almost getting sued. As usual, all support is appreciated in these tough times!patreon.comThe history of Tabboz Simulator - Italy's first viral game | The Genesis TempleThe history of Tabboz Simulator - Italy's first viral game by The Genesis Temple on Patreon. Join The Genesis Temple's community for exclusive content and updates. 05019
Abandonware France @abdw.fr · 08/08/2026C'est reparti pour une dose de fiches de jeux non-abandonware (sauf un) : 📺Qui veut gagner des millions - Seconde Édition (2002) ⚔️Kohan : Battles of Ahriman (2002) 🏝️Rhem : Le Monde ultime (2002) ✈️F22 Air Dominance Fighter (1997) ♟️Star Wars Chess (1993) www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/... 0112