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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 14h

Mugen no Shinzou… an RPG from 1984 released on the PC-88 platform. Apparently it’s an early genre classic. I just like the Windows Paint style character art. #CRPG #RetroComputers #Japan #RetroGaming #WindowsPaint ⚔️🛡️

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Master System was relaunched for the US market in 1990. This trade paper ad promotes the new low price and redesigned hardware of the Master System 2… not that it really helped. #Sega #MasterSystem #AlexKidd #RetroGaming ☀️🌴

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I still think the cover art is ghastly, and looks like ones of those cheap “100% hits” CD compilations you might see at a service station… but I couldn’t resist these Toaplan classics. #Toaplan #Shmup #STG #RetroGaming

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Next Gen magazine, class of 1995 cover feature. A thread - with sales figures and several surprise inclusions…👇 #Sega #NeoGeo #Playstation #3DO #Nintendo #Retrogaming ☀️🌴

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m a sucker for cutesy, mid 90s, Japanese graphic design. Also, Puzzle Bobble is heaps fun… #Taito #PuzzleBobble #Japan #GraphicDesign #RetroGaming

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Spoiler alert. Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom. One of the conclusions - depending on who you married… I loved this game back in the day. The whole multi-planet, multi-generation approach felt huge in scope. #Sega #PhantasyStar #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #JRPG

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Street Fighter III: New Generation. Character profiles. Circa 1997… #Capcom #StreetFighter #90s #RetroGaming 💪

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Tekken 2 print ad… Back when we had magazines, creative agencies, and budgets. #Tekken #Namco #Playstation #PSone #RetroGaming

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Double Dragon - 8bit console comparison in Mean Machines magazine. I still go back and play the second NES game on a regular basis… 🐲🐲 #NES #MasterSystem #Sega #Nintendo #Technos #RetroGaming

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Early days, but I’m really liking the PSone JRPG energy of Suikoden II. Picked up a physical copy on sale. First game in the series I’ve played. #Konami #JRPG #PSone #Retrogaming ⚔️ 🛡️

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Classic Sega Mega Drive print ad from the UK. This was the early days, with Altered Beast still the pack-in title. I always thought it was a nice piece of graphic design. #Sega #MegDrive #GraphicDesign #90s #RetroGaming

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I’m currently ranked #43 on the global high score leaderboard for Turbo Force… Which probably says more about its obscurity, than my shmup skills 🤷🏻‍♂️ What’s a game you’re vaguely good at? #Shmup #STG #ArcadeArchives #RetroGaming 🚗🚙💫🪐

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Matt Alt @mattalt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Japanese government's attempts to transform anime, manga, games, and films into the nation's economic engine rely on a lot of wishful thinking. I sat down with the Institute of Geoeconomics to discuss how to build a fantasy-industrial complex: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxlo...

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Japan's Content Industry and Geoeconomics: What Comes After Soft Power?

YouTube video by 地経学研究所 / Institute of Geoeconomics

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

R-Type for the Sega Master System. 10/10 review in a very early issue of EGM. #Sega #MasterSystem #Irem #Shmup #STG #EGM #RetroGaming

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

EGM previews a new system on the way from SNK. The Neo Geo. … is it just me, or is this write-up kinda confusing? I think they’re saying you can rent Neo Geo carts (and the home system) from Japanese arcades 🤷🏻‍♂️ #NeoGeo #SNK #EGM #RetroGaming

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

One of my favourite shoot-em-ups for the Sega Saturn - Darius Gaiden. Great graphics, wonderful soundtrack, mechanical fish… #Taito #Shmup #STG #Sega #SegaSaturn #RetroGaming 🐟 🐠🪼

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Valis 3 for the Sega Genesis. Via the Renovation supplement in the Oct 1991 issue of EGM… #Sega #SegaGenesis #MegaDrive #Renovation #EGM #RetroGaming

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Just some real nice mid 90s box art for the Super Famicom. Via Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Dōchū: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake… aka Legend of Mystical Ninja 🥷 #Konami #SuperNintendo #SNES #Goemon #Nintendo #RetroGaming 🎋🎏

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

And speaking of UK grey imports, here’s Bomberman for the PC Engine being reviewed in Raze magazine. Read more 👉 www.forgottenworlds.net/blog/video-g... #PCengine #Bomberman #HudsonSoft #Retrogaming ☀️🌴

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Back when Sega was distributed in the US by Tonka Toys… #Sega #Tonka #MasterSystem #RetroGaming 🚁

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New for the Sega Master System… As featured in the 1989 EGM Buyers Guide. #Sega #MasterSystem #EGM #RetroGaming

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ocarina of Time remake looks great. Let’s hope it comes with an instruction manual 🙏 #LegendOfZelda #Nintendo #N64 #RetroGaming

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Some early Super Nintendo reviews in EGM magazine… Taken from the 1992 Buyers Guide. #Nintendo #SNES #Shmup #STG #RetroGaming ☀️🌴

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Meanwhile, here’s a 1992 South Korean promo by Samsung, advertising their localised range of Sega products… #Sega #MegaDrive #MasterSystem #GameGear #Samsung #AladdinBoy #RetroGaming #SouthKorea

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

New article is live! For a brief period in the late 80s, the UK had access to the Sega Mega Drive and PC Engine ahead of the US. A narrative that turns video game history on its head. Read more 👉 www.forgottenworlds.net/blog/video-g... #PCengine #MegaDrive #NeoGeo #RetroGaming ☀️🌴

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

My take - the industry used to focus on making games that were fun to play. These days it’s run by marketing teams, accountants, and lawyers, trying to extract as much money as possible from the end user. That’s the fundamental problem. #GameCrash #Playstation #Xbox

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

What happened to all the golf games? I feel like we used to have a bunch on the market… These days, not so much. #SNK #Golf #RetroGaming #Japan

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Jeremy Parish (Radio Edit) @jparish.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

With this week's video upload, I have completed the journey through the 1989 TurboGrafx-16/CD library. And it's been very good! I love this system! I can't wait for 1990! youtu.be/9CasU3_Ukqg Sadly, I have to endure the Color Dreams catalog for ’89 first.

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The ’Lair disc project: Monster Lair | Turbo Works 15

YouTube video by Jeremy Parish | Video Works

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“Come at me, bro.” Hot-Blooded Tough Guy Kunio: The Further Brawls. Released in Japan for the Gameboy in 1990. AKA: Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun: Bangai Rantō Hen #Gameboy #DoubleDragon #Technos #Nintendo #RetroGaming

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Video game magazine layouts are a lost art… Here’s a Parodius spread in an old Japanese PC Engine magazine 👀 #Konami #PCengine #Shmup #STG #Parodius #RetroGaming ☀️🎋

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss wouldn’t see a PAL release until 1996. By that point the Super Nintendo was competing with the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and the imminent arrival of the Nintendo 64… #Castlevania #Konami #SuperNintendo #RetroGaming 🦇

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Strider 2 for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive. Nothing to do with Capcom. And not very good… it was developed in Europe under license. #Capcom #Sega #MegaDrive #RetroGaming #USgold

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I’ll always associate Columns with the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. But I like this cover art for the PC Engine port from 1991. It’s very Never Ending Story… #PCengine #Sega #MegaDrive #RetroGaming #Design ☀️🌴

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Let’s fact check the Neo Geo ‘Bigger Badder Better’ supplement from February 1992. [from the archive] 👉 www.forgottenworlds.net/blog/neo-geo... #NeoGeo #SNK #RetroGaming #90s ☀️🌴

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Bryan Guido Hassin @guido23.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Happy TurboGrafx Day to all who celebrate! The TurboGrafx-16 was released in North America on this day in 1989. Strong recommendation to follow @jparish.bsky.social and @randomstranger.bsky.social for awesome Turbo content!

Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Radical action from Capcom… Mega Man 2 and Strider for the NES. #Capcom #MegaMan #Strider #Nintendo #NES #RetroGaming

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Grand Theft Auto… the PlayStation 2 trilogy. Which one is your favourite? #GTA6 #PS2 #GrandTheftAuto #Playstation #RetroGaming ☀️🌴

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Double Dragon 2 for the Gameboy… In its original incarnation as Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun: Bangai Rantō Hen. #Gameboy #Nintendo #DoubleDragon #RiverCityRansom #RetroGaming ☀️🌴

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Forgotten Worlds issue nine is approaching fast… Here’s a little teaser/clue about the magazine’s central theme. #RetroGaming #PCengine #TurboGrafx #Fanzine #Zines ☀️🌴

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Out here browsing old PC Engine magazines… Here’s Ninja Gaiden from 1992. A port of the Famicom/NES title originally released in 1988/89. #PCengine #NinjaGaiden #TurboGrafx #Tecmo #RetroGaming #NES 🥷

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“I’m Wario when i'm in Mario Kart.” Shout outs to Yung Lean. Kyoto goes hard… #MarioKart #N64 #YungLean #RetroGaming #Nintendo ☀️🌴

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

GameFan magazine layouts are instantly recognisable… Here’s a very generous take on Raiden for the Atari Jaguar. #GameFan #AtariJaguar #Shmup #STG #Raiden #RetroGaming

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

EGM previews the Super Nintendo… with a nasty looking prototype design. #EGM #SuperNintendo #Nintendo #IndustrialDesign #RetroGaming ☀️🌴

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Forgotten Worlds @forgottenworlds.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Folks! I’m hyped for the release of Super Mario Bros 3… Via the June/July 1989 issue of Game Players magazine. #Nintendo #SuperMarioBros #NES #RetroGaming ☀️🌴

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