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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

illustration, oh!x, magazine (1995) archive.org/details/OhX_...

a very neat computer setup (sharp x68000) on a compact stand with a screen and keyboard and drawing tablet(?) slotted in at the right hand side. on the rack above is a printer(?) and speakers and a disk drive. on the left of the stand is a cd rack, on the right is an upright musical keyboard.

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Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We don't talk enough about the soundtrack of Fuck's Quest II, which was clearly made by someone who understands how to compose music and used that knowledge for evil

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PC-98 Bot @pc98bot.gang-fight.com · 30/09/2026

Sei Shōjo Sentai Lakers III // Apple Pie // PC-98

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ULTRA💀BLAST @ultrakillblast.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Happy National Coffee Day

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GearStrike @gearstrike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Definitely the games that influenced me the most at my absolute core when it comes to aesthetics, gameplay, storytelling, design ideas, etc etc. Only the most ultimate games here. Yes that include the baby Ecco game with a bitchin' ambient soundtrack.

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papaia @papaiamk2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🐱🐱🐱☕❤️

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

illustration, computer + video games, magazine (1991) archive.org/details/c-vg...

dude with long dark hair, spiked upwards, wearing shades, wearing a short sleeved leather jacket, torn pants, is riding a motorcycle with a bunch of tech attached including a computer/computer screen. he looks happy with his tongue protruding from between his teeth and a band aid on his forehead.

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Nora Blake @skulldaughter.exportaud.io · 13/09/2026

the amano cover for the japanese release of claw of the conciliator has maybe the most moe severian i've seen yet

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GearStrike @gearstrike.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Between Townfall and f, Silent Hill has never been in a weirder spot and honestly? Keep making shit like it, it's so bizarre and honestly not great to play, but there's effort there. I like it. 2 Remake still pretty damn good too.

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Magic Art @moxarcana.com · 29/09/2026

Turn to Frog (Ravnica: Clue Edition) Artist: Warren Mahy "Ribbit." #magicthegathering #mtg

Art for the Magic: the Gathering card 'Turn to Frog' from the set 'Ravnica: Clue Edition' by the artist 'Warren Mahy'

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GearStrike @gearstrike.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here's my Silent Hill: Townfall review: God what a pretty game, such wonderful lighting, character models, animation work, gorgeous color use. also a great ambient soundtrack. All let down by some of the worst on-the-nose writing and annoying death/QTE sequences and cryptic puzzles.

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GearStrike @gearstrike.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hi i'm back from my internet being down for like 6 days and lemme tell you it was weird. Work sucks and I finished Silent Hill Townfall.

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harper @harpanet.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

how waking up after 2pm feels

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Kate Barrett @thewaether.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm doing a little experiment with pre-rendered backgrounds. I wanted the backgrounds to look lousy as hell, btw

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ooh, Xevious 3D/G is this week's ACA game, always been curious about this one, especially now I understand Xevious a bit more~! (No SW1 / PS4 version, only SW2 / PS5 / XS) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e1u...

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Arcade Archives 2 XEVIOUS 3D/G

YouTube video by HAMSTER Corporation

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Privaty Business @wanwanattack.qtbrewer.moe · 22/09/2026

Completely stunlocked by the battle music. This OWNS

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Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (ADV/VN) @traindetective.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A few of us from the Detective Instinct team, among many other friends, made a game for GBJAM this year! Definitely one of the more bizarre and ambitious things we've done for this jam over the years: gallowaygames.itch.io/don-bruto-an...

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude for the sega genesis is not a good game but the idea of bikini babes just standing around on beaches waiting to dispense ancient lore about cursed aztec treasure does crack me up

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Brenden @bro3256.com · 22/09/2026

An unreleased Nintendo 64 game has been released today by Team Carrot. Kaminari no Gotoku: Choukousoku Igo by Seta is as you can guess from the screenshots a table Go game. This prototype build appears to be near final and can be fully played, as long as you have knowledge of Japanese and Go.

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GearStrike @gearstrike.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Beat Mystical Ninja starring Goemon for the first time in almost a decade. Still a 10/10 game, no notes. Weirdly funnier AND dumber than I remember with its jokes. A lot more mazey as well. Soundtrack is still tops and will be playing it for the next few days.

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Coyote vs. LinkedIn @knabewolf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

September, but I lost my 45 adapter

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Out Of Context International Dubs @outofcontxtdubs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Show: The Simpsons Language: Japanese

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 21/09/2026

I was just reminded that Fuck's Quest 2 is a game that is somehow real and actually good. As in it's a legit good retro Zelda-like, but also the incredibly, brain-smashingly dumb without being offensive. Funny, even. The kind of weaponized dumbassery that only a smart person could create.

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Fuck's Quest II on Steam

in this game u play as Fuck and u get to use crappy weapons and talk to horrible NPCs and find the bible crystals and explore my game and find secrets and play further to see what the next part of the...

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Ironlily @ironlilyart.com · 20/09/2026

mfw armour proves its worth

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Felipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Rhapsody of Zephy remaster is impressive... they added widescreen, full-voice acting and lots of QoL & cheat options like quest compass, more XP and auto-battle - all optional. Also, the remaster includes the original game! Excellent preservation work! Now to wait for the English translation...

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Weasel ⛳🏌️ @wildweasel486.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tune of the evening: a relaxing day at the links, in Dynamic Country Club (1993, SEGA, Mega CD).

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Møtif (Alex) - 🎂24th @m0tif.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Good morning, everyone!

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GearStrike @gearstrike.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Went to my sister's wedding over the weekend, will say despite feeling horribly anxious around my sister and cousins (extended family too), I felt relieved feeling out of sorts and not being in the same boat as my relatives. I don't have my shit together, but I'm at least enjoying my hobbies so hey.

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Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

HARD CORE NON STOP ACTION GAME FOR CHICKEN BOYS AND CLUELESS GIRLS!

A Japanese magazine ad for Mad Panic Coaster, featuring some crazy concert poster style visuals. Features include "GO STRAIGHT TO HELL" and "SHOCK! SMASH! SCREAM!"

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alexis @steppinlazer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

it would be helpful to mention japanese labor laws re: layoffs as a factor in these types of stories

Quiet Restructuring vs. U.S.-Style Layoffs

In Japan, U.S.-style sudden mass layoffs are rare by law and custom. Instead, firms practice a "quiet change". They curb hiring, redeploy staff internally, and expand early-retirement schemes. For example, Tokyo Shoko Research reports that 46 listed companies in FY2025 offered early retirement to over 20,000 workers. Notably, many announcements emphasized retraining and redeployment over firing. A consultant's study notes that Japanese companies are focusing on "eliminating redundant tasks" to boost productivity, rather than simply cutting headcount.

What, if any, additional considerations apply if large numbers of dismissals (redundancies) are planned? How many employees need to be affected for the additional considerations to apply?
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In cases of layoffs, courts tend to determine the validity of the dismissal by comprehensively considering the specific circumstances related to the following four elements (Tokyo District Court Decision, January 21, 2000; Osaka High Court Judgment, March 24, 2016, etc.).Since restructuring dismissals are dismissals based on the employer’s circumstances, stricter standards are applied in determining their validity than for dismissals attributable to the employee’s fault. These standards apply regardless of the number of employees targeted for dismissal.

(i) Necessity of Personnel Reduction: The implementation of personnel reduction must be based on sufficient necessity arising from corporate management issues such as recession, decline, or poor business performance, or be recognised as an unavoidable measure.

(ii) Efforts to Avoid Dismissal (Necessity of Selecting Layoffs as a Means of Workforce Reduction) : Measures to avoid layoffs must have been implemented, such as reducing expenses (including cutting overtime pay by stopping overtime work), reducing temporary workers, reducing or eliminating executive compensation and employee bonuses, not renewing fixed-term contracts, halting new hires, suspending pay raises, reassigning employees, or offering voluntary retirement programs.

(iii) Rationality of Selection: Objective and reasonable criteria must be established for selecting employees subject to dismissal, and these criteria must be applied fairly.

(iv) Fairness of the termination process: Conducting labour-management negotiations, individual interviews, and other procedures to provide explanations, disclose information, and engage in consultation with workers.

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GearStrike @gearstrike.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

You know, replaying Mystical Ninja starring Goemon, I really wanna play the other entries to the series. I only ever put it off because I have NO idea how long each game is or if I'm gonna entirely vibe with them. I adore the anachronistic world and how goofy these games are still.

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Gematsu @gematsu.com · 17/09/2026

Toshinden Collection announced for PS5, Switch 2, and PC Edia has announced fighting game collection Toshinden Collection for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2027 worldwide.... www.gematsu.com/2026/09/toshinden-c…

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Toshinden Collection announced for PS5, Switch 2, and PC

Edia has announced fighting game collection Toshinden Collection for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2027 worldwide.

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Alayna #DELFINOSUMMER AUGUST 26TH 2026 @taptroupe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

[2022 crosspost] don't know why it took me until now to draw tetris plus assistant girl. thank you tetris plus assistant girl

assistant from tetris plus (pink explorer's hat with daisy stuck in the hat, one piece outfit with a red shirt under the collar, brown-yellow belt, yellow jacket button, and orange collars on both the puffed sleeves and shorts. brown shoes with matching loose brown socks).

she is blowing a kiss to the screen, posing in a sitting fashion. a red heart emanates from her pouted lips, and tetris pieces float around her. the background is brown brick tiling.

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Lorsan @fern-us.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

✨ Timeline cleanse ✨ quote this with your favorite Tumblr post I always think of this audio when I think of Tumblr

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Ultimate Pullahoko @pullahoko.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I love this secret character (Yogurt) because he's a secret character you can get and he sucks, and you think if you do some kind of questline he might be good, but no, he just sucks and he always sucks but he's a gopher with a helmet so he's got that going for him.

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GearStrike @gearstrike.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Every single time i boot up Devil Dice, i wind up cracking a bit more of it and oh god this is horribly addicting

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Game Vecanti @gamevecanti.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Magazine ad for "Bass Landing 3" (PS2). [バスランディング]

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Videogame Beaches🏳️‍⚧️ @videogamebeach.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Sea Zoo (Fighting Layer, Arcade, Arika, 1998)

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dino! 🌈 @dinosaurgerms.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🔊 Trail ➡️ By Hitoshi Sakimoto, Masaharu Iwata 👾 Kingdom Grandprix, 1994, Raizing [ vgmrips.net/packs/pack/k... | CW: flashing lights ] #DinoArcadeTunes

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