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Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Game UI Database YouTube channel has just reached 400 videos!! Featuring uninterrupted footage of various games, with all of their UI menus and elements featured: www.youtube.com/@gameuidatab... More initiatives are coming soon to the channel, including tutorials!

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John Andersen @johnandersen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Would anyone in Japan be able to help me and Sonic researcher BitBlitz track down a TV commercial book titled "CM年鑑 '83" also known as "ACC CM年鑑(1983)"? We're looking for any mention of SEGA in the book. It's accessible online to those with NDL library access in Japan only. More info in reply.

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 03/10/2026

Just want to say that if you like the work that I do, and all the spotlighting of weird games and lesser-known releases, please bookmark and regularly check Steam Hype! Comment, read the articles! The whole 'launching a new less-mainstream PC gaming site' thing is experimental. Help me make it work

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Steam Hype

Steam Hype is your go-to destination for discovering the latest, greatest, and most talked-about games on Steam.

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Jack Yarwood @jackgyarwood.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Mike has just sent me a message elaborating on what he does and doesn’t remember from the Uniracers lawsuit He’s also offered to help try and get a comment from some of the key people involved (David Jones and Tony Harman). You can read his message to me below:

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Drew Mackie @drewgmackie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I interviewed @sincama.bsky.social and @luigiblood.bsky.social about bringing the most obscure bit of Super Mario Bros. 2 fandom to the English-speaking world for the first time ever. Also? Peach utters a profoundly offensive swear word. Really!

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Translating the Long-Lost Sequel to Super Mario Bros. 2 — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games

An interview with the collaborators who made BS Super Mario USA playable in English.

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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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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In recent years, the media has quietly begun to change the way in which it writes about Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard. PMG investigates how Kotick used the threat of defamation to reshape his legacy in the games business, one article at a time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...

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Inside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the Press

YouTube video by People Make Games

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Jack Yarwood @jackgyarwood.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I was genuinely in shock when I first read about this two days ago. I thought someone must have made a mistake. He was so unbelievably kind & generous with his time when I was looking into stories about Software Creations & ZedTwo. My thoughts are with his family & friends.

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Damien McFerran @damienmcferran.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I love my job. Getting to chat with @playtonicgames.com's Chris Sutherland about his @rare.co.uk debut (and one of the first Game Boy titles I fell in love with) was a real joy. Please give it a read 🙇 ✌️

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

ICYMI: in the Video Game History Foundation's latest YouTube video, John Rairdin uses VGHF's archives to explore the work of pioneering - and perhaps overlooked - Nintendo 3D camera creator Takumi Kawagoe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zmd...

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Takumi Kawagoe - Camera Systems, Cinematics, and Defeating Ganondorf

YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation

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John Andersen @johnandersen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Several years ago I was able to get in touch with former SEGA executive Hideki Sato. He originally joined SEGA in 1971 to work in R&D. He agreed to answer a couple of questions via email, one of which had been on my mind for a while: Who at SEGA designed Heavyweight Champ released in 1975? (1/4)

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Jack Yarwood @jackgyarwood.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Here you go! Our first piece of evidence that this actually took place (note: Uniracers & Red's Dream are not mentioned here). Interestingly, one part of the story has already been disproven; it wasn't a "moron" judge agreeing with Pixar. Pixar and Nintendo of America settled between themselves.

A case docket for Pixar v. Nintendo of America filed in 05/31/1995, and terminated on 10/17/1995

A list of actions related to the court case, which are unfortunately not digitised because of their age.

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Steam Hype @steamhype.com · 18/09/2026

Thank You !! 🥳 1,000 followers in under 5 days. Your follow means the world to us; this is just the first milestone of many, many more. Stay tuned, and please continue to share our stuff ❤️

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Gaben Cave Johnson: Gabe Newell on Potato Phone

ALT: Gaben Cave Johnson: Gabe Newell on Potato Phone

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Jack Yarwood @jackgyarwood.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This got buried amid the AI controversy, but a few months ago, a former Sega Studios Australia employee revealed details about an old Crazy Taxi game pitch from 2009. While the artwork that's surfaced online says "Crazy Taxi 4", one of the names the studio reportedly kicked around was "World Tour".

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Jack Yarwood @jackgyarwood.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I really hope some images of the LEGO course prototypes mentioned here exist somewhere in someone's archive. As a kid, I was always fascinated by the part in the MGS2 Making Of where Kojima had built LEGO models of the Big Shell and Tanker

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Jack Yarwood @jackgyarwood.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

UPDATE! As I expected, since making this live, I've had someone come forward with more info. I'm currently reaching out to more people, but it seems a case was filed and dismissed in 1995.

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Jack Yarwood @jackgyarwood.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This is my "random" story of the day - I've been spending the last few weeks trying to find further details on the Pixar vs Nintendo court case that has apparently prevented a Uniracers/Unirally rerelease, & found out it may have never happened (or at the very least, not in the way it's been told).

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Jack Yarwood @jackgyarwood.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

With games media imploding atm, I've been trying my best to get as many original features/news items on Time Extension as possible (reaching out to cool people/working with fantastic translators to contact Japanese devs). If you think that's something worth supporting, lend me your eyeballs!

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鋼🎃Stephen Meyerink @sjmtaelus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

longshot: trying to track down contact info for Sabine Duvall, who was involved in localization work for many projects over the years, including (for my purposes) the FR/ES/DE versions of King's Quest VI. FB and LinkedIn were a bust, so hoping to locate an email address or something.

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鋼🎃Stephen Meyerink @sjmtaelus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

More good stuff from the Benimaru Itoh interview! Support Jack's great work and check it out!

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 14/09/2026

It's TIME! TO! GET! HYPE! Today, I get to proudly unveil Steam Hype, the project I've been working on with the help of @hookshot.media for the past two and a half months. A new PC gaming site which aims to demystify PC gaming, cut through the 100+ daily releases and spotlight indies as much as AAA

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Steam Hype

Steam Hype is your go-to destination for discovering the latest, greatest, and most talked-about games on Steam.

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鋼🎃Stephen Meyerink @sjmtaelus.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Mega thanks to @jackgyarwood.bsky.social for having me be a part of this awesome piece. Itoh-san gave wonderful, detailed responses and I learned so much about Star Fox and beyond! Don't miss this!

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Jack Yarwood @jackgyarwood.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Thanks to the help of Gail Tilden & @sjmtaelus.bsky.social, I was recently able to ask the artist/writer Benimaru Itoh some questions about the creation of Nintendo Power’s Star Fox comics

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Springboard @dbspringboard.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hands-on impressions with Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse - a potential GOTY. In addition, an interview with two from Evil Empire and Konami Producer Tsutomu Taniguchi. darylbaxter.com/posts/castle...

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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse hands-on and interview

"We put some twists in the boss fights. You haven't seen that yet, but it's cool."

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Jack Yarwood @jackgyarwood.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The idea of having Jack & Sally's kids in a Nightmare Before Christmas sequel game isn't one I'm necessarily sure I'm on board with. But I do like that they were named "Nick" & "Sandy" after "Sandy Claws." It shows Jack is still trying to bring a bit of Christmastown back with him.

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Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Back in 1994, I called the Nintendo Hotline to ask how to get to the Lost World in Donkey Kong Country 3. …then I took credit for their advice by submitting it to CVG Magazine, who printed it the following month. My secret shame 😭

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Jack Yarwood @jackgyarwood.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Recently, I've been diving deep into the history of the Nintendo UK hotline, interviewing three of the original six hotliners and combing through old UK newspaper archives. Beyond the hotline stuff, there's some p. fascinating info on how Nintendo games were sold & marketed in the UK here

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Bertie @clert.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Like this little curio-chaser. Nice way to talk about Tim's work and life, and relationship to gaming, in a way that's different to everywhere else

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Kris Moyse @krismoyse.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hi, I’m now the News Editor at ⭐️Time Extension!⭐️ Will be delivering daily news & curios plucked from the sphere of classic (and modern/classic) gaming. Finally my sick Road Avenger skills are paying off Thankyou to Hookshot for this opportunity & to *all* my friends for your treasured support 🖤

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Chun Wah Kong @chunwah.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

These games don't exist. I commissioned someone to fabricate 2 games I worked on back in the day that never came out. @breakintoprogram.co.uk @jackgyarwood.bsky.social Barbie will go to @bone6502.bsky.social while I'm content with the upcoming limited edition on the Switch.

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Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hey researcher / author / YouTuber friends: if you've used our digital library for your research, I want talk with you to learn more! Hit me up

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Jack Yarwood @jackgyarwood.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

These images have been online for over a decade. What's new is that I spoke to the artist behind them (not linked in the original post): www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09...

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How Kingdom Hearts Almost Paved The Way For A Smash Bros-Like Fighter From Disney & Activision

"We all thought it was the greatest idea in the world"

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