Reposted by GoldS_TCRFThe Cutting Room Floor @tcrf.net · 22/07/2026We're rolling out a new tool to help compare images throughout the wiki! These are on limited pages currently but the selection is expanding. Shoutouts to Hawk for its work on this! 11664140
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFUniversal Arcade Facts @universalfacts.bsky.social · 02/07/2026In the interview, Ueda gives context for the mysterious dinosaur tiles found within Lady Bug's sprite data. These sprites were actually designed to serve as an in-game ad for Ueda's next planned project, an entirely dinosaur-themed game, that ultimately never came to fruition. 13118
GoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 05/06/2026While I'm out here correcting my own misinformation, the alternate expressions for Yurika in the Special Course ending are, in fact, used. You need to end the game with a score where the tens and hundreds digits match. There are five of these - see article for more info. tcrf.net/Cameltry_(Ar... 13411
GoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Since I'm the the one who wrote the article, I looked back into the code. For the two desert stages (Trick Trap Track / Whirlwind Break), if you cleared the round before it (Space Walker / Magician's Escape) with 1.0 seconds or less on the clock, the camel will appear. tcrf.net/Cameltry_(Ar... 713451
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFRockmanCosmo @rockmancosmo.bsky.social · 09/04/2026The original i-mode port of Cleopatra Fortune was preserved by @wowmd.bsky.social and Cuebus! This was released by Taito in 2002, making it a very early keitai game. It was later updated with improved visuals. 513655
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFThe Cutting Room Floor @tcrf.net · 09/04/2026Hey folks! We have an anonymous release today of a very early Punch-Out prototype! There's a lot to see in it (but not hear); check out the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social video here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T5A...youtube.comThis Punch-Out!! Prototype is Unlike Anything We've Seen BeforeYouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation 4303134
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFProto Challenge @protochallenge.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Today, we bring you a prototype of Mario's Picross for the Game Boy! Dated January 23rd, 1995, this build comes a few months before release and contains different puzzles, a different Super Game Boy title screen, and other graphical differences. archive.org/details/mari... 418564
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFohfivepro.bsky.social @ohfivepro.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Here's a little known Pi fact for you In Chack'n Pop, killing more than 2 hatched enemies with a bomb gives a score item with a chance of an invincibility heart. You can guarantee a heart if a specific bomb on each stage causes a multi-kill After the training stage, the 'heart' bomb number is Pi 1247
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFGaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Something very neat from Hamster's Adventure Canoe livestream, a list an arcade fan kept in 1983 of all the arcade games they saw, complete with dates and distributors. Adventure Canoe was seen on 12/02/1983 at the Takadanobaba FunFactory arcade! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdKg... 33115
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFGaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 20/02/2026This week's Arcade Archives release is the outrageously rare Adventure Canoe from Taito, something you can't play in MAME, only on the Taito Egret II Mini until now. Make your way up the river and hunt down the giant crocodile! Dreamwidth post! tepidsnake.dreamwidth.org/37765.html 0238
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFGaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Taito's ultra-violent rail shooter Space Gun has two alternate titles hiding in the game's data- Annihilator and Creatures Shock. tcrf.net/Space_Gun_(A... The tweets linked on TCRF sadly no longer exist, but at least they were paraphrased- Space Gun was only meant as a tentative name, but it stuck! 33312
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFＳＵＤＤＥＮ・ＤＥＳＵ @sudden-desu.net · 23/12/2025I was serious! One more article to close out the year... Let's take a quick look at Sega's 1991 beat-em-up Riot City, a supposedly Japanese only game that has an English localization hidden away, as well as a little known alternate, spicy ending... 🔗 sudden-desu.net/entry/riot-c... 312243
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFGames That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 17/12/2025Our first big Christmas update is with an amazing recovery of the final build of Resident Evil on Gameboy Color. Hotgen's impressive conversion that got canned. This is much closer to completion, and seems completable too. Lots to discover! www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/12/resi... 311237583
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFVideo Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 15/12/2025As part of our project to preserve the history of Sega Channel, we have recovered OVER 100 new Sega Channel ROMs, including the legendary lost game Garfield: Caught in the Act - The Lost Levels. Read more: gamehistory.org/segachannel/ 6728951417
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFGoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 25/11/2025The stages in Dead Connection have min and max difficulty values. One of the items in the game is a cross that gives 500 points. It also resets the stage difficulty back to its minimum, unless you're playing as Gary, in which case the stage difficulty is maxed out. I've no idea what to make of this. 1126
GoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 25/11/2025The stages in Dead Connection have min and max difficulty values. One of the items in the game is a cross that gives 500 points. It also resets the stage difficulty back to its minimum, unless you're playing as Gary, in which case the stage difficulty is maxed out. I've no idea what to make of this. 1126
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFSEGADriven.com @segadriven.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Unreleased Sega Technical Institute RTS ‘Dark Empires’ Dumped and Preserved www.segadriven.com/2025/11/unre... #SegaTechicalInstitute #MegaDrive #DarkEmpires #SegaGenesis #Sega #SegaDriven #Gaming #RTS 118979
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFWest Mansion: The Splatterhouse Homepage @west-mansion.bsky.social · 01/11/2025STOP THE PRESSES. The ROM for the unreleased Famicom RPG Splatter World has been released (in a thread on 4chan, of all places). I've tried it myself, and it does seem to be genuine. If it's a fake, it's a damn good one. Expect (more) coverage on West Mansion soon. @hg101.bsky.social 271533644
GoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 23/10/2025If you buy Midnight Landing on Arcade Archives this week, you'll receive a Biorhythm calculator at no extra cost! You can use it to measure your humors or whatever, I don't know. I'm not from the 70s. (Original find by Phil Bennett - see article for details) tcrf.net/Midnight_Lan... 02610
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFarmadylo @armadylo.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Today I'm releasing an early prototype of Nintendo's "Joy Mech Fight" (FC), from over a year before its release! This build, then named "Battle Battle League" (FDS), was created for the 1992 Nintendo-Dentsu Game Seminar. Links are below! hiddenpalace.org/Battle_Battl... 8285140
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFPlay History @playhistory.bsky.social · 21/08/2025It's finally here! archive.org/details/the-... The errata of The Ultimate History of Video Games by Steven Kent. Took me a few years (cough) but its many errors are now compiled for your perusal. I will update this, so let me know of any errors you spot. 25274110
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFBo @bbayles.bsky.social · 07/08/2025I swear this is a real screen in the 2002 E.T. game for PlayStation. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...32bits.substack.comUnder the microscope: E.T. Interplanetary Mission (PlayStation)In which the beloved movie alien condemns terrorism in very colorful terms 8561212
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFGames That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 16/07/2025Something very special today from GTW - several #SNES prototype builds of Porky Pig’s Haunted Holiday (from 1993–1994), including 6 unseen subgames (PORKATHLON!), early sprites, and loads of content cut from the final release. Plenty to discover! www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/07/pork... 67521
GoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Getting into the groove of making articles again. Here's one for Strategy X, which was released on Arcade Archives a few weeks back. Includes version differences with the older Stern set, an unused enemy, and evidence for a possible older Konami set buried in Stern's version. tcrf.net/Strategy_X 0166
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFVideo Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Introducing our newest collection: The Craig Stitt art and design papers! Craig Stitt was an artist and designer for Sega and Insomniac, working on games like Sonic 2, Spyro the Dragon, and Ratchet & Clank. Read more:gamehistory.orgIntroducing the Craig Stitt papers | Video Game History FoundationPresenting our newest library collection from Sega and Insomniac artist Craig Stitt. 3575185
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFGaming Alexandria @gamingalexandria.bsky.social · 11/06/2025About 5 years ago I started scanning Play Meter and have finished all of what I currently have on hand. 392 issues are now preserved on the Internet Archive and the magazines themselves have been sent to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social for their library. archive.org/search?query... 109331
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFＳＵＤＤＥＮ・ＤＥＳＵ @sudden-desu.net · 02/06/2025Got a few interesting things for you today. First, a late prototype of Heavy Nova for the Sega Mega CD. It does not boot, however... (thread) archive.org/details/heav...archive.orgHeavy Nova (Prototype 19911102) : Micronet : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveHeavy Nova (Prototype 19911102) for Sega Mega CDNote that this does not boot on hardware or emulator due to using preproduction security code.The Archival... 33112
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFGoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 07/06/2025(TCRF-Adjacent Content??) Finally talking about something I've been working on for about 2-and-a-half years: Scans of 134 drafts from 100 episodes of The Simpsons, covering Seasons 1 to 16 (mostly the first 6). This was a big time sink. Hope you'll enjoy them. #Simpsons archive.org/details/@gol... 01910
GoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 07/06/2025(TCRF-Adjacent Content??) Finally talking about something I've been working on for about 2-and-a-half years: Scans of 134 drafts from 100 episodes of The Simpsons, covering Seasons 1 to 16 (mostly the first 6). This was a big time sink. Hope you'll enjoy them. #Simpsons archive.org/details/@gol... 01910
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFGames That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 21/05/2025We've today uncovered 7 #NES prototype builds of The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt (1993 Ocean)- including an early version with cut content and different room layouts. A fascinating glimpse at the game in development. www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/05/the-... 57015
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFVideo Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 16/05/2025For this piece, @drewgmackie.bsky.social requested documents from the Capcom v. Data East lawsuit from the National Archives in the US... and donated his copies to our library! Thanks Drew! archive.gamehistory.org/item/937b31e... 116647
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFohfivepro.bsky.social @ohfivepro.bsky.social · 06/05/2025jaia.jp/aou%e3%83%8b... Every issue of the All Japan Amusement Operators Association AOU Newsletter published between 1986 & 2004 has been officially scanned & uploaded Definitely one for the arcade archivist / history types that follow mejaia.jpAOUニュースアーカイブ | JAIA | 一般社団法人日本アミューズメント産業協会JAIAの前身組織である、AOU（全日本アミューズメント施設営業者協会連合会）の発行していたAOUニュースのアーカイブができました。創刊号から2004年までのデータを先行して公開いたします。 1235
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFGaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 02/05/2025A clean video of Taito's 1993 futuristic arcade racing game VERTEXER has been uploaded to YouTube, showing a single course. The visual effects are a little eye-straining and flashy, so be warned! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P85...youtube.com【資料映像】VERTEXER "PLANET COURSE"YouTube video by higenekodo 913055
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFＳＵＤＤＥＮ・ＤＥＳＵ @sudden-desu.net · 20/04/2025Here you go, Bluesky, you get the notification a day earlier than twitter: New article up! Let's take a look at Capcom's Alien vs Predator for the CPS2 hardware and the slew of debug tools hidden inside. 🔗 sudden-desu.net/entry/alien-... 010446
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFGDRI @gdri.bsky.social · 01/04/2025From Video Game Ephemera: Battletoads NES Rare Pre-Release Beta Footage www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlzy...youtube.comBattletoads NES Rare Pre-Release Beta FootageYouTube video by VideoGameEphemera 0143
GoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Seems like the most appropriate day to post this: In Dragon Unit / Castle of Dragon (article to come) if you hold 2P Start and then insert 2 coins, the second player - usually a palette swap - will instead be a lady knight with unique sprites. This only works if the game's license is set to Athena. 54812
GoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 07/03/2025This is a week late, but here's a TCRF article on Dead Connection that I made a few years back. Notable finds include a big debug menu, scrapped 4P support, a location test screen, hidden cameos from Zak and Mel of Pu-Li-Ru-La fame, and a mess of unused destructibles. tcrf.net/Dead_Connect... 05826
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFThe Cutting Room Floor @tcrf.net · 01/03/2025There's a hidden question in SimAnt, should you force it to show a message for losing the tutorial: tcrf.net/SimAnt_(SNES... 19322
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFGaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 23/02/2025I've made a bit of a big addition to my Arcade Archives spreadsheet- a list of Taito and Namco arcade games that shows what collections they've been in and which ones have Arcade Archives releases. I hope you find it useful! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...docs.google.comARCADE ARCHIVES 710249
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFＳＵＤＤＥＮ・ＤＥＳＵ @sudden-desu.net · 18/02/2025New article up! It only took 6 years but... the translation of the Tōki Denshō - Angel Eyes development diary is finally up! Go have a look at the constant trouble this game faced while in the shadow of Dead or Alive... 🔗 sudden-desu.net/entry/touki-... 1318586
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFJason Scott @textfiles.com · 15/02/2025I'm not sure why Peter Mount chose Valentine's Day to upload 2,000 arcade game manuals but here we are. archive.org/details/@pet...archive.orgInternet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine 9509157
GoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Thunder Fox has one of those Double Dragon-style twists wherein after the final boss is defeated in a 2P game, both players are compelled by forces beyond their control to fight each other. Behold: 152
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFVideo Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 30/01/2025The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are. Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...youtube.comlibrary.gamehistory.org — Now in early accessYouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation 8850252586
GoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I'm going to try to explain how Thunder Fox's game clear score bonuses work. It's a little confusing and more than a bit buggy. This only applies to a 1CC game; otherwise, the player gets no bonus. 1. The player gets 400,000 points for each life remaining. The "100000PTS" text is incorrect. 140
GoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Thunder Fox is coming to the Arcade Archives! Here's the TCRF article on the game I made like 3 years ago, which has an alternate, radder title, details on debug functions, and many, many alternate and unused graphics. tcrf.net/Thunder_Fox_... 04413
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFThe Hidden Palace @handle.invalid · 26/12/2024Merry (S)NESMas, everyone! Presenting a collection of NES and SNES prototypes, courtesy of @frankcifaldi.bsky.social of @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social, Josh Hamblin of SideQuest Games, and Josh Byerly Tune in tomorrow for our second wave of releases! hiddenpalace.org/News/NESMas_... 6264111
Reposted by GoldS_TCRFＳＵＤＤＥＮ・ＤＥＳＵ @sudden-desu.net · 10/12/2024@detchibe.bsky.social has been doing *awesome* work with scans, in particular those of Game-PIA and Gekkan Coin Journal, the latter of which is a gold mine of game center info/images. I actually found a previously unknown Sega game center in one, which I put on Retro: segaretro.org/Amusement_Pl...segaretro.orgAmusement Place Vivid Sega - Sega Retro 0168
GoldS_TCRF @golds-tcrf.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Final Blow is out on Arcade Archives. There's a hidden image that can be triggered in attract mode that's a sly reference to similar images found in Taito Kumagaya Lab's games - see link(s) for more on that and other content. tcrf.net/Final_Blow_(... x.com/ZackmannX/st... #ファイナルブロー #アーケードアーカイブス 010
![A screenshot from the 19/02/2026 Hamster Arcade Archives stream, taken via Windows' Print Screen function, showing an arcade enthusiast's personal list of games they saw at arcades, noting the distributor, date and location. Below are all the names transcribed, with typo fixes done by me and extra info such as alternate names in square brackets also by me. If anyone has info on ones I ask about, please chime in!
Xevious, Namco
Joyful Road [Munch Mobile], SNK
Fishing Bird, Lody [Info?]
Sky Lancer, Orca
Tip Top [Congo Bongo], Sega
Jump Coaster, Kaneko
Peetan, [Info?]
Skater Gaiter [Skater], Data East
Adventure Canoe, Taito [underlined]
Dorodon, Sega [listed as UPL on internet]
Daifugo, Esco
Mahjong, Nichibutsu
Clean Octopus, E.F.O.
Super Rider, Taito
Rainbow, Kaneko
Birdie King 2, Taito
Roc'n Rope, Konami
Chack'n Pop, Taito [other sources say this was an 1984 game, was this a location test?]
Van Van Car, Sanritsu
Champion Baseball, Alpha Denshi
Mouser, Universal Play Land
Mr. Jong, Kiwako
Zodiack, Orca
La-Pa-Pa [Rootin' Tootin'], Data East
Highway Race, Taito
Star Jacker, Sega
Net Wars, Orca
Bagman, Stern
Giger Champion, Sanyo [Info?]
Bio Attack, Taito
Guzzler, Tehkan
Jantotsu, Sanritsu
New Sinbad 7, [ATW]
Astron Belt, Sega
Water Ski, Taito
Night Star, Data East
Radical Radial, Nichibutsu
Sinistar, Williams
Time Attacker, Japan [1980 game by Shonan?]
Mahjong Classroom, SNK
Scrambled Egg [Eggs], Technos
Espial, Orca
App Loon, F*Rek [Info?]
Food Fight, Atari
Juno First, Konami
Arabian, Sun Electronic
Bubbles, Williams
Mappy, Namco
Time Limit, Chun
Marine Boy, Orca
Elevator Action, Taito
Fighting Roller, Kaneko
Gyruss, Konami
Mr. Kougar, [ATW]
Birdiy, Mama Top
Dingo, Jaleco
Sind Boy (Bad), Sega [note asks whether this is an early name for Sindbad Mystery)
Zippy Race, Irem
Captain Gat, ? [Info?]
Puzzcal, Chiyoda [Info?]
Chameleon, Jaleco
750 Rider, Taito [Info?]
Mr. Postman, Sigma
Black Widow, Atari
Krull, Gottlieb
Money Money, Zaccaria
Mario Bros., Nintendo](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pgtmk5quqw2klvs54dtyepll/bafkreiboh3yae6uh63z5y2hqp6y5r3cfad6gqgz25nh6npbj3cwt4jingq)
![A screenshot from the 19/02/2026 Hamster Arcade Archives stream, taken via Windows' Print Screen function, showing an arcade enthusiast's personal list of games they saw at arcades, noting the distributor, date and location. Below are all the names transcribed, with typo fixes done by me and extra info such as alternate names in square brackets also by me. If anyone has info on ones I ask about, please chime in!
Ambush, Nihon Amusement
Graplop, Data East
S.F.-X, Nichibutsu
Assembler, Thanderbolt [Info?]
Block Buster, Kiwako
Pac & Pal, Namco
Battle Cruiser M-12, Sigma
Star Wars, Atari
Popper, Omoro
Boggy 83, Kaneko
Hades, Taito [Info?]
Pro Soccer, Data East
Ixion, Sega
Saturn [Sega crossed out] Jaleco
Nibbler Taito / Rock-Ola
Dog Fight, Orca
Top Roller, Jaleco
Mr. Do! vs. Unicorn, Universal
Genma Taisen [Bega's Battle], DECO
Dommy, Technos
Super Doubles Tennis, DECO
Up'n Down, Sega
Stinger, Seibu Denshi
Crystal Castles, Atari
Dragon's Lair, Cinematronics
Pachifever, [Kogyo]
Joshi Volleyball, Taito
Sparky, Konami
Star Blazer [Galaxy Ranger], Sega
[Some kind of Mahjong?], Nichibutsu
Monoshiri Quiz Osyaberi Macha, Logitec
TX-1, Tatsumi
Laser G.P., Taito
[Junpachi? Janpachi?], KKI
Exciting Soccer, Alpha Denshi
Bramzon [Unreleased!], Data East
Exerion, Jaleco
Dacholer, Nichibutsu [OSTRICH GAMING]
Jangou Night, Nichibutsu
Play Ball, Copac
Senjyou, Tehkan
Pole Position I, Namco
Tropical Angel, Irem
Regulus, Sega
Astro Flash, Sega
[Unknown game], Sun Electronic
Commando, [Irem game?]
Zeroiz, Data East
Hyper Olympic, Konami
Phozon, Namco
Libble Rabble, Namco
Colosseum, G.R.C.
Cliff Hanger, Stern](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pgtmk5quqw2klvs54dtyepll/bafkreib2qr262dhrvwywcm4u3vrsukvysj2nyorrpxmjed5gxb7xkzvwxy)
![A screenshot from The Cutting Room Floor's page on Space Gun, taken via Windows' Print Screen function. Shown are two alternate title screens for the game- Annihilator and Creatures Shock- both being displayed over a sinister green alien with giant prple eyes and horrid fangs.
According to Atsuchi Taniguchi, one of the game's producers, "Space Gun" was originally only a tentative title. During the location test phase, two different titles were proposed, only for the game to end up with the provisional title anyway.
[The two sets of bolded text link to tweets made by Atsuchi Taniguchi that are no longer available due to the account being suspended / inactive.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pgtmk5quqw2klvs54dtyepll/bafkreiczmqwpncelqmuyw7aptwygadgz5ovthntbp6fupfw4vxpn2qahlm)
![Screenshot from the end of Thunder Fox after beating the game with both players present. The background is darkened. Text reads, "THE TERRORISTS HAVE BEEN ANNIHRATED[sic]. BUT, AFTER DEFEATING THE STRONGEST ENEMY, A DESIRE TO KNOW WHICH IS THE STRONGEST FIGHTER ARISES IN THE FEELINGS OF THE TWO."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xz3ffes63gv4zrzjyz4yzzjr/bafkreif2etrfi6znbmn4aaryiwutyqmlm4nvfysjlmjkp24aa4yflgv2wm)
