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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 27/09/2026

The popup Sonic museum in LA is tiny but has some nice artifacts.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We'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...

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VGHF Digital Archive passes 5000 magazines. Here's what's next. | Video Game History Foundation

We've passed a big milestone for our digital archive. Let's talk about where our magazine collection is going next...

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Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com · 22/09/2026

Reminder this is the chief strategy officer at Xbox...

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 12/09/2026

Uh. So where’s this Nintendo Customer Appreciation Sale??

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 12/09/2026

I finally got kicked of the cool list and didn’t get a Meta Connect invite this year. Granted, I didn’t try very hard to get one.

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 11/09/2026

The new Onimusha is super hard. First boss may be a shelf moment for me. Absolutely gorgeous game, though.

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Un-cancel Virtual Hamster you cowards

The cover of Sega's unreleased Virtual Hamster for 32X, starring a hamster on a skateboard with a rocket pack going through tubes

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 08/09/2026

People will complain about absolutely anything. This Ocarina remake looks brilliant.

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Staci D. Kramer @sdkstl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

How @archive.org pulled together the BET Digital collecrion and made it usable: wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer...

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 06/09/2026

I’m “talking to rappers about colonoscopies” years old

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 04/09/2026

People were actually using Xbox cloud steaming?

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 04/09/2026

I’m completely cracked out on Zero Company despite it crashing or hanging at least once per session.

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Tanya X. Short @tanyaxshort.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

god, you guys, just buy the indie game that looks kinda cool. don't play the demo, don't agonize over the reviews or wishlist, JUST BUY THE INDIE GAME!! if you didn't like it, oh well, whatever, maybe next time, meanwhile you supported an artist, thanks for coming to the gig, want a t-shirt?

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 01/09/2026

Finally getting around to playing the Onimusha series in order to prepare for the new one. I never liked the games back in the day--finished the PS4 remaster of the original. A fun, tight little game. It is funny to think how cutting edge it was at the time. It's so simplistic now. Just started 2.

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 29/08/2026

All of these dining scenes in Dynasty Warriors Origins have me craving a succulent Chinese meal.

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 23/08/2026

Never knew this existed. youtu.be/-bZQWES1JaY?... Hamster Console Archives needs to get on this.

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Saturn Longplay [035] Terra Cresta 3D (JP)

YouTube video by World of Longplays

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 19/08/2026

Why is there no official print of the Death Stranding 2 poster you can buy? This is the greatest thing ever--but all I can find are bootlegs.

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 19/08/2026

Uh oh, Felix & Paul is going under?? The VR-pocalypse continues!

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 19/08/2026

Why haven’t they given Uncharted Waters the Dynasty Warriors Origin treatment? Especially with the success of Black Flag, a proper next gen new entry would blow up.

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Joby Otero @jobyotero.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Had a blast in the interview hot seat w/ @flarb.com. Spans my career & approach. Indie games, AAA, toys, robotics/AI…and back to solo dev. Full interview out tomorrow. Here’s a playlist of clips. For even more bite-sized stuff, check his channel. #indiegames #solodev youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Joby Otero Interviews - YouTube

Some of my interviews from my career in games, toys, robotics, and AI.

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 14/08/2026

@deltaemulator.com can you make an option to have the file browser on an opaque background with white text instead of the emulator semitransparent behind a frosted panel? It’s impossible to read.

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 13/08/2026

Hmmmm. Dare I get into FF XIV on Switch 2?

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 09/08/2026

I really want to like Beasts of Reincarnation but the systems are kind of incomprehensible, the controls aren’t great, and this vine growing mechanic is half baked. Oh and the text is too small!! I’m still into ir, though.

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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 09/08/2026

Falcom Star Trader remake/sequel/anything when? D:

An image of Lefi from Star Trader (PC-88). The image has been created by stitching together a series of screenshots that in the game originally panned upwards, resulting in a large vertical image of the character that shows her entire body, as well as the floor/ceiling/open doors she's standing in front of. Her surroundings are metallic and sci-fi styled, while she is wearing '80s anime casual clothing: a short purple skirt and light blue shirt with matching calf-high purple boots and a pink jacket. She is waiting with a pinkish suitcase, hoping to come in.

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 08/08/2026

Finally played through Resident Evil 9. I enjoyed it but it really runs out of gas towards the end.

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Todd Ciolek @kidfenris.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

For the first time since March 22, 1996 this notice is A LIE.

From an old Next Generation: "Sorry! No new games were made available for review this month on the following system: Virtual Boy."

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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"saudi arabia owns EA" is going to be the headline you see basically everywhere for this one but "jared kushner is about to use EA as a vehicle for trump administration bribes" is equally relevant imo

The firm is fully owned by Jared Kushner and has a staff of approximately 20 people.[2][5] By 2024, the firm had returned no profits to its investors.[6] The firm has been controversial due to conflicts of interests arising from Kushner soliciting funds from Middle Eastern governments while also working as an envoy having direct and indirect dealings with those governments in his role in the second Trump administration.[7] According to reporting by Bloomberg News, investors in the firm do so with the expectation of influencing the Trump administration.[8]

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 04/08/2026

Just signed a new physical deal for @xenotilt.bsky.social -- Stay tuned for details!

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MP83 @mp83.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

(Re-uploaded with improved video quality and an error fixed.) Here's the spiral staircase scene from Ys III: Wanderers from Ys across the different versions of the game. For some reason, this scene isn't included in the Famicom and PS2 releases. #Falcom #Ys

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 02/08/2026

Today I just learned the term "Ball & Gun Gamer" lol

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 02/08/2026

Almost forgot—FLARB is 25 years old today! Or yesterday depending on how you count it.

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 31/07/2026

My local arcade had this triple screen cabinet in the '80s. I gotta say I was fairly privileged as that spot had like EVERY rare cutting edge game throughout the '80s including this.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 30/07/2026

Game devs start worker hardship fund for laid off colleagues: aftermath.site/uvw-cwa-game-w...

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Minovsky @minovskyarticle.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

caucasian baby names

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Shawn Alexander Allen @shawndoublea.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Good news! 🧟You can get Beatdown City Survivors 💯Which is 100% Very Positive on Steam 💸For 25% off! beatdown.city/bdcsrstm

Beatdown City Survivors store listing showing 100% Very Positive.

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 19/07/2026

SUPER LTTP but holy shit Witcher 3 is good. I put it off for over a decade, but I heard a new expansion was coming out so I dipped in. Woah.

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 17/07/2026

Microsoft went rummaging around in the closet and realized they own Fallout.

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DEMON’S TILT @demonstilt.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

😈 STILL 60% OFF 😈 DEMON'S TILT — occult pinball, bullet hell, hellish bosses, mega-driven OST. On sale now on PlayStation. $19.99 → $7.99 ⛧ — on sale now store.playstation.com/en-us/produc... #pinball #indiegame #bullethell

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DEMON'S TILT

OCCULT PINBALL ACTION

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DEMON’S TILT @demonstilt.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

😈 60% OFF, HELLSPAWN 😈 DEMON'S TILT is 60% OFF on PlayStation — turbo-charged occult pinball: bullet hell, hellish bosses & a MEGA-DRIVEN soundtrack. $19.99 → $7.99 ⛧ Ends July 16 store.playstation.com/en-us/produc... #pinball #indiegame #bullethell

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DEMON'S TILT

OCCULT PINBALL ACTION

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Ralph Barbagallo @flarb.com · 14/07/2026

In lieu of GTA VI, Nintendo should partner with Rockstar on a full blown Chinatown Wars remake for Switch 2.

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