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The Bloop Museum

@bloopmuseum.bsky.social
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We're a 501(c)(3) non-profit electronic entertainment museum! Expect games, computers, interesting media, and tech gadgets. You can see, hold, and a lot of the time, power on a lot of items in our inventory! bloopmuseum.org

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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Want to see the cool stuff that comes through the #museum? Join the #inventory team! Cone get a tour of Bloop and we'll show you what the fuss is about. #pgh #Pittsburgh #nonprofit #volunteer #technology #tech #computers #games #museums
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Game Preservation Society @gamepresint.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Japan's golden age of gaming, from our archive. This week: First Queen (PC-98M, ©KSK 1988) — a hundred tiny soldiers, each with a mind of its own, clash in real time in the "gocha-kyara" swarm. Box art by Yoshitaka AMANO. www.patreon.com/gamepres/pos...
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Game Preservation Society — We're saving Japanese Video Games!
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We'll be promoting at @cppcon.bsky.social! What do you want to see at our booth? It needs to fit in @inversephase.bsky.social's carry-on and not raise too many eyebrows at security.
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Inverse Phase @inversephase.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ok I'm officially putting out the call for help, Wonderbread (my prius) is acting up and I think it's unsafe to drive it to Chicago. Looking for folks driving through Pittsburgh to #VCFMW. I will need a little bit of cargo space.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Oops, got my own time wrong 😅 Please repost this one instead! Looking forward to seeing y'all at #VCFMW! Come to our talk on Saturday at NOON in the main talk room to hear all of the adventures of moving Bloop over the last year or so! Send questions in advance and I'll include it in the talk!
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Game Preservation Society @gamepresint.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Japan's golden age of gaming, from our archive. This week: Star Cruiser (PC-88SR, ©Arsys 1988) — fly freely through a solid, full-color universe, then land and walk its towns. A grand space opera that drops you inside an SF movie. www.patreon.com/gamepres/pos...
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Game Preservation Society — We're saving Japanese Video Games!
Get more from Game Preservation Society on Patreon. We're saving Japanese Video Games!. Support Game Preservation Society and get exclusive access to their work.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Today at #Tekko2026 #tekko #pgh #Pittsburgh #anime #conventions #cosplay #McDonalds
A Ronald McDonald cosplayer holds up a copy of the McDonald's game for the Sega Pico in the Tekko vendor area.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We're at #Tekko! Come visit our table in the back of the vendor hall! It's just to the right of the autograph area. #Tekko2026 #anime #pgh #Pittsburgh #conventions #sugoi
a mass of attendees descend upon the dealer room at an anime conventionA Bloop Museum promotion table complete with Casio Loopy and Sega Pico. There's also a little big speaker in the middle.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
As Big Boy 4014 makes the news everywhere, don't forget about Big Boy 418!
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Get yourself some classic PC shmup action, or play it in the museum!
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Museum world problems
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Answer: This song is in a very early PC demo called, you'll never believe this, "Coldcut" by UltraForce. Amiga folks had lots of sampled music but the PC was still catching up. For PC users, this was a very early "cool" thing folks with soundcards would show friends. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMOQ...
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PC Demo: Coldcut by Ultraforce 1080p @ 24
YouTube video by Jim Leonard
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Still lamenting the early closing of Filmogs and wondering... What's your favorite "manage my movie collection" database? Is it free? How many formats do you collect? What are the strengths and weaknesses you've found?
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Can anyone suggest a good place for us to recycle Tetra-Pak in Pittsburgh? Our curbside recycler does not take it.
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Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
If you are free tomorrow do you fancy a visit to the Northwest Computer Museum to help them celebrate their 3rd birthday? Entry is free and there's so much to see and do. I hope to see you there, please say hello if you do! It's located in Leigh, near Manchester. Here's a flyer from their socials.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Just think what will happen when you bring your kid to the museum and they discover all these other artifacts...
A screenshot of Albysf49's post from r/daddit "7h ago" titled "My 5yo has described an unknown piece of technology":

"At school we have Disney plus, but it's not like the one at home where you see all the films and choose.

There is a small box and inside there's a thing with a hole. Then the teacher presses a button and a small drawer comes out, then she puts the thing with the hole into the drawer, presses the button again and the drawer goes back.

Then the film starts”

2.9k upvotes, 178 comments, 2 cute pink heart things.
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Game Preservation Society @gamepresint.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Japan's golden age of gaming from our archive. This week: Snatcher (PC-88SR, ©Konami 1988) Hideo KOJIMA's cyberpunk masterpiece that still asks the question: who can you trust Help us keep this history alive ! → patreon.com/cw/gamepres #hideokojima #konami #retrogaming #pixelart #gaming
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The inventory battlestation is ready! We've repurposed a donated computer from our neighborhood and some screens from a local coder. #tiefighter #museums #tech #computers
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Inverse Phase @inversephase.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Headed to #VCFEast for #retrocomputing hijinks this weekend. Ask me for a @bloopmuseum.bsky.social flyer and dump your old junk that goes bleep bloop on me to take back to the #Museum! #tech #technology #vintage #retro #vcf
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Amyone out there in #Washington #PA? Today we're at the #Pennsylvania #Trolley #Museum's #vintage #tech #fest promoting Bloop! #retro #hashtagcity
the front doors of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. It has a rustic lodge aesthetic.A skirted table setup with a Bloop museum poster, four CRT televisions with video games, VHS / laser discs, and flyers.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Yo #Pittsburgh! Bloop is streaming @revision-party.bsky.social live this weekend! Drop by and hit the doorbell anytime 9a~6p today, Saturday, or Sunday to discover the #demoscene at the official US watch party! You can even vote on entries - we've got the codes! #PGH #events #easter #PA #tech #art
A cartoonish 3D render of an evil robot is being projected onto a wall between two stereo speakers amongst some arcade stars-and-wavy-lines carpet, game consoles, arcade machines, and chairs.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
It's been 10 months since we bought our new building. I'm at the bitter end of getting the #Museum stuff out of Baltimore, and just a little bit loopy.
A packing label that reads "Oops! All arcade PCBs."
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
we prefer this local bus
VESA Local Bus! It's the local bus before PCI. Picture from wikipedia.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Ominous #Pittsburgh storms loom, but we are still open for business today until 6pm. It's Walk-in Wednesday at the #Museum!
A posted real estate sign has been replaced with a sign board that says, "Book a tour today - It's free!" Also the Bloop Museum logo and website, bloopmuseum.com
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
In the hunt for a good 386 to put on the time line, we found some #demoscene goodness! #retrocomputing #msdos #pc #gaming #museum #tech #pittsburgh #pgh
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
That's okay Google, we can't confirm *you're* an adult either.
A screenshot where Google complains that it can't confirm that the Museum is an adult, and has enabled several safety features that keep kids safe on the Internet.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Apparently editing your place on google maps from a government building to a museum gets your business account suspended 😅 Anyway, Bloop is hard at work on getting our places in order so it's easier to find us, and recently, PRT renamed our bus stop to include us! Victory!
A screenshot of Google Maps displaying a pin for "Frankstown Rd at #12245 (Bloop Museum)".
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Bloop Museum version 0.7 is now OPEN! Today is "Walk-in Wednesday" and the first day that we're open all day from 10am to 6pm. Swing on by, #PennHills and #PGH folks! Time to show you all the cool stuff we're working on.
It's a big room with computers and games, fairly well organized, with some flamboyantly tableclothed tables, red and blue pixelated designs, a big "room-size" univac in the middle, and more!Our International (up/left) and Arts&Culture (down/right) corners are still being worked on, but they were deemed good enough to open and there's still a lot to see and talk about in those areas. Come take a closer look!It's our Japan room! Densely populated because I need more shelves, there's Sharp, Fujitsu, NEC, MSX, Nintendo vs Sega, and more obscure stuff to see. I went for a wood-and-white theme, just like those Japanese house pictures you see.It's a 1982 living room! With the exception of the cheap pacman rug I ordered, I think we hit the mark on this one. Everyone had that brown/orange plaid 80s couch, console TV, Atari 2600, and computer hutch. You can also see a Wurlitzer jukebox sneaking into the bottom of the photo.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Code clearance bonanza! Bloop version 0.7 is about ready to go. The #museum had a few problem areas that we are cleaning up over the course of the next month to get to 1.0. In the meantime, we're going to try and pass code. #PGH #Pittsburgh #tech
A woman in a jacket covered in patches for metal bands, painting a bathroom door with a paint roller. The door was the color of expired Pepto Bismol, and will soon be a maroon shadeA man in a beige shirt has painted the other bathroom door with the same shade of maroon paint and is now working on the trim with a paintbrush
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Inverse Phase @inversephase.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I'm fairly convinced at this point that the secret to longevity is a nice hot shower. In 2024, I went to @revision-party.bsky.social for one and wrote a song about it... inversephase.bandcamp.com/track/hubsch... Inspired by leinad, it's also a @bloopmuseum.bsky.social shill. #demoscene
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Hubschie Duschie (party version) | Inverse Phase
track by Inverse Phase
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Bloop is just shy of $100 from $300K all time donations! Be the one to push us past that mark: givebutter.com/bloopholiday #museum #museums #PGH #pittsburgh #tech #technology #retrocomputing #retrogaming
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Bloop Museum Moves to Pittsburgh
We got the building! Here's what's next.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
YOU ARE IN A TWISTY MAZE OF PASSAGEWAYS, ALL DIFFERENT
A view out Bloop's front door. Slightly more snow has been removed from our last post.A view from the previous photo to the street. One vehicle can enter the parking lot. We are hoping that vehicle will be the mail carrier and our other couriers.A view up the hill to the street from our other parking lot. Again, there is basically room for one car to go up or down the hill: Us.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
YOU ARE IN A MAZE OF TWISTY LITTLE PASSAGES, ALL ALIKE.
perspective view into our snow shoveling path from our front door, but we've barely started The snow is over a foot deep.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Weather report from the museum
A snowy scene of the street in front of the museum, which is barely visible. A lamp post, tree, and sign for the bus stop are in the foreground. Another parking lot is in the background.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Shout-outs to @gamesdonequick.com which is already underway. Not a low badge number but still a cool one! Brendan's doing a late night #AGDQ2026 panel about how he ended up running #MAGFest back in the day and then Bloop #Museum, and doing Q&A - come on by Friday night at 10PM! #Pittsburgh #PGH
Badge 2000 for Games Done Quick screenshot!
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Just #Pittsburgh things
The cargo space of a Toyota Prius entirely filled with glass block.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Bloop got a donation match! Donations before the end of 2025 will be doubled by an anonymous donor - up to $10,000! See comments. givebutter.com/bloopholiday #tech #museum #museums #technology #retrogaming #retrocomputing #pittsburgh #PGH #education #nonprofit
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Bloop Museum Moves to Pittsburgh
We got the building! Here's what's next.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
“20 totes a-packing” isn't really a lyric to 12 days of Christmas but it IS the most we've ever stuffed into the Prius! #museum #storage #tetris #moving
The cargo space of a Toyota Prius hatchback with 20 of the 27-gallon black totes — we call them bumblebees — surrounded on all sides by the yellow lids that accompany them.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Happy #Holidays from the #museum! Our timeline is almost fully populated and we're building out exhibits as fast as we can. Check out the cool lighting from one of our volunteers! #Pittsburgh #PGH #museums #technology #retrocomputing #retrogaming
You are standing at a curved table looking directly at some white shelving behind the tables. An Atari 800 and second VIC-20 are connected to TVs on the table, and a boxed Atari 400 and VIC-20 are on the shelves. Also visible to the left and right are a Commodore PET, Apple II, TRS-80, TI-99, IBM PC, Commodore 64, Macintosh, and you can barely see an Atari ST and Amiga 1000 around the bend to the right. There are red and green uplights accenting the furniture and red and blue carpet mats in front of the tables. There are no ceiling tiles but a little fairy told me they're coming soon.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Picked up a cute little TV, what do y'all think?
The Weather Channel, retro edition! An "old" Sony Trinitron CRT TV with Weatherstar 4000 emulation.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Our heat pump had icicles on it, so I had to do the obvious
"If you're cold, they're cold - Bring them inside"  meme, but it's a heat pump instead of an animal or pet
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Attic find. How'd I do?
An ASR 33 teletype in an attic.An ASR 33 in the passenger seat of a car.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Truly an honor and a privilege to have Matt and his son helping us at the museum! Join the newsletter and see what they helped with in our next update!
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
We are working around the clock to build Bloop and open by the end of the year, and that includes Thanksgiving. Happy holidays if you celebrate!
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
We've been working hard, and things are coming along! Please support the #museum this giving season - givebutter.com/bloopholiday #retrogaming #retrocomputing #gaming #games #computer #stem #technology #tech
A view of a sidewalk in front of an old beige brick municipal building with a red roof, and "coming soon: bloop museum" on a signpost out front. The scenery includes a tree that has lost its leaves from fall near the sign, and a tall radio tower behind the building.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
So saddened to lose Burger Becky, teller of stories, coder of games, ports, libraries. Becky was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma just 2 months ago. The gofundme was to help with her care; now it's for the funeral. gofund.me/b71c7b1ae Please help us archive your stories or ephemera related to Becky!
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Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
It sounds cliché, but one of the hardest things standing up a new museum location has been communication! Getting a hold of people on the phone is hard!
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Ripley from the movie Alien in a "ready to fight" stance; her pulse rifle has suspiciously been replaced by an Amstrad CPC 464
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
It's about to get lit ... "lit"erally! Puns aside, this three-digit number of T8 LED bulbs will drop Bloop's lighting costs by 80~85%!
4 big boxes full of LED lighting tubes in the cargo area of a hatchback car.
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The Bloop Museum @bloopmuseum.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Last day of PGX! Come by and see us at #Pittsburgh #Gaming Expo in Monroeville, it's been a great weekend meeting folks! #PGH #PGX2025
A view down a PGX vendor aisle, with the Bloop booth on the right.
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