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Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Cranking these out a couple times a week so I can crank out a ton of Castlevania videos next month. 🤣 This one is Marble Madness on the NES! Always an awesome one to fire up and pick-up-and-play. youtu.be/ikM6A6Fe1fU?...

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MARBLE MADNES for the NES.. Short and sweet, but always worth revisiting.

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John Romero @johnromero.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Check out my trip to the Dutch Pinball Museum where I discover a new FPS, possibly the first FPS. dutchpinballmuseum.com

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Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The #DOOMII slaughter mapset I've been working on for the better part of the last year is now up. Would really appreciate it if you give it a try and share with others! www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/...

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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Flock takes their privacy very seriously. But the ethical gray area in surveillance technology works both ways. Under no circumstances should elected officials or public servants enjoy an expectation of privacy when spending tax dollars to attend a surveillance lobbying event.

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Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

That’s really cool. I don’t think these were ever leaked previously? 🤔

Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Hi. If you didn't know, I've been making terrible pinball gameplay videos on YouTube for over a decade. If you haven't followed it yet, it would be greatly appreciated if you do. I'm close to monetization over there as well, so if you actually watch a bit, you'll push my channel over the edge.

Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Anyone that buys carts on eBay, avoid this seller, "collectibleresource". They take your money, refuse a cancellation after and don't ship the product. Their feedback history shows a track record of doing the same.

Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Sad but probably true. I still main my gmail from over 20 years ago. :(

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Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

My first league in six months, I ended up coming in first in the top/A division at the Ocelot league! It came down to the final game on Fish Tales. I feel I didn't earn it and got lucky, but it was also nice to win. Could use a few more of those in my life at this point in time, heh.

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StopSkeletonsFromFighting @stopskeletons.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Good Shatterday to all who celebrate

Contra Shattered Soldier (PS2)
Shatter Hand (NES)
Silent Hill Shattered Memories (PS2)

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The Dreamcast Junkyard (is 20 Years Old!) @thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk · 11/07/2026

Super Monkey Ball is finally rolling onto Dreamcast! Memorix101 has a number of levels running smoothly using assets from the decompiled GameCube version. It's not public yet, but the early results are seriously impressive. 🐵 More info: www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2026/07/supe...

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Super Monkey Ball is Getting Ported to the Sega Dreamcast — Impressive Footage Shown Off!

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Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

If you see this, post a haunted house.

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Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I was raised on these streets.

Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Born in the wrong fucking decade..

Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Once in a blue moon you can get some pretty good deals. Solid 2600 games with label damage or wear for a buck a piece! They cleaned up decently enough. Now to test them! #atari

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Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Hey folks, I don’t share this often, but I do have a Discord server. It’s a small community made up of good/chill retro enthusiasts. It’s also a good place to check for channel updates (from all my YT stuff, not just here). If you would like to join up, use this link here: discord.gg/t2Xy48Q4f

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MatteusBeus Retro Developer @matteusbeus.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

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Working on the Steam demo it kinda works I guess... #segagenesis #megadrive #indiedev #gamedev

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I love you too Robocop

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Kate @x-pert74.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Finally finished watching this in full - it was excellent. Really incredibly comprehensive look at Digital Pictures, and I learned a lot from this. I highly recommend checking it out

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Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Sh*t’s looking pretty barren. 😔 Crunch time. I’m out of here on the 18th.

Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

One of the last times I will see these two together. And they usually aren’t like this (Milo is usually terrorizing Patchy).

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PandaMonium @pandamonium.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Double Switch is next in my Saturn series. After getting an obscene amount of material, this spiraled into a 7+ hour video about the history of Digital Pictures, its canceled projects, and why it shut down. Digging for Isix early release for Patreons/Ko-fi by April 30th, public premiere on May 9th.

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Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Even after downsizing so many of my things, I still feel like I have too many things. Moving sucks.

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Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I beat Pitfall II on the Atari 2600 for the first time! But because it went so quickly to the attract mode, I couldn’t grab a photo. So here instead is my best game of River Raid ever. 😂

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Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

CRT does NOT like being dragged around… it’s all discolored.

Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Both times I have owned it have been the shortest time I’ve had nearly any other system. There are some cool games on the NEC PC-FX, but nothing Earth-shattering for action game fans.

Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Going to stream on YouTube in a short bit for the first time in many months. I want to show off the DOOM maps I've been working on, and want to show the easier difficulties of Afflicted, which I've done previous LPs on. I'll post the link here in the comments of this post when I go live.

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Nerd Of Gold(Everywhere) @geordangoldtrap.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Day 2 of asking everyone to go subscribe to @patrickhwillems.bsky.social on YouTube because he deserves a million followers and a Hollywood contract. I think we can change the first one, so that way he can get the second one. DO IT!!!

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Austin Mackert @amackert.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Ended up finishing the hard route of Star Fox 64 last night. I don’t recall doing that back in the day. The normal route is generally pretty easy and near the end of this run I couldn’t figure out why I was struggling so much.. turns out I triggered the more difficult pathway. Oops!