Reposted by Leevincent @papa.yaga.gay · 19hi rewatched The Matrix trilogy recently and could not help but laugh when i saw each movie had a different production logo. they were all released within four years, with the second and third movie released in the same year! 21575447
Reposted by LeeGabriel Jones @pepsimanvsjoe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's Sting time once again. 1995's Yōkai Buster vs 1994's The Jetsons: Invasion of the Planet Pirates. If you have to play one, then go with Yōkai Buster. #retrogaming #snes 2276
Reposted by LeeJoe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Also, pretty clear HBO Max is using AI to translate its show descriptions into UK English, because look what they call John Candy… 251046228
Reposted by Leeizzy curse-trel @iznaut.com · 06/05/2025pokémon npcs before they challenge you to a fight: 2989251
Reposted by LeeD180223 #SRW @d180223.bsky.social · 02/10/2026On the 3rd of October 1982, the 1st episode of Super Dimension Fortress Macross aired. Created by Shoji Kawamori, this would be the start of the iconic Macross franchise. Happy 44th Anniversary 🎉 010974
Reposted by LeeDaniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Occasionally need to repost this Astro Boy panel where Dr. Ochanomizu's butt looks like the Bernie Sanders logo. 121245246
Reposted by LeeKimimi🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 28/09/2026This cover's a great illustration of just how big of a deal Sakura Wars is. Look at it: The series ~being remembered decades later~ is enough to relegate fresh Persona, Silent Hill, Ace Combat, Dynasty Warriors and more news to plain text in the top-right corner. 428986
Reposted by LeeTom Shapira @tomshaps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So funny that Larry Hama got someone at Hasbro to sign-up on this script for their Toy Soldier Commercial Comics 14014
Reposted by LeeNick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026in my talk today, as an example of the strange things you can do in comics given their sequential but also spatial/simultaneous nature, I included this gonzo panel from 1950s Batman, which I just love in all its weirdness! Yes, I have more intentionally clever examples, but something about this... 18415120
Reposted by LeeMark Reznicek @realmarkrez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Amazing Spider-Man no. 38 (July 1966) cover by Steve Ditko, his final issue. This was the end of an era, and for me Spidey was never quite as good. Ditko was so far out the door, he didn’t even draw a cover for this one, which is a paste up job made from interior panels. A good issue, nonetheless! 10543
Reposted by LeeHyrule Interviews @hyruleinterviews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Our 1st original interview!: @willowstration.bsky.social and I got to chat with Jim Wornell. Jim was an Associate Producer for Ocarina of Time, and later, the graphic designer for many iconic logos and packages during the GameCube era. We discussed branding, art, crediting, logistics, and more!hyruleinterviews.comInterview with Jim Wornell: Nintendo Producer and Graphic DesignerJim worked for Nintendo of America from 1989 to 2006. He was an Associate Producer for Ocarina of Time, and as a graphic designer he played a pivotal role in helping to define Nintendo’s brand during ... 36630
Reposted by LeeGSK | ALL CITY SLOP SHOP (ETA SOON) @allcityslopshop.com · 24/09/2026lots of info here on the makings of early Samsho (and quite a few pre-NG titles, too), including some insight on just how Samsho 3 ended up the way it did 07735
Reposted by LeeGaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A Taito-centric Arcade Archives sale! These are all 30% off on PSN and Switch (sale might not be live in your region just yet, be patient!) Crazy Balloon Space Seeker Space Cruiser Pirate Pete Chack'n Pop Darius Raimais Darius II Megablast Flipull 13115
Reposted by LeeSamantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.social · 20/09/2026Reskeeting the PSA. You *CAN* set Japanese audio in Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave from the start, but holy shit do they make you work for it 12215
Reposted by LeeVGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 20/09/2026According to Yosuke Okunari, internal documents indicate that September 20 was the day Sega began selling the Deluxe cabinet of OutRun. Additionally, the master submission date was scheduled for October 1986, so... Outrun wasn't put into service before october or november 1986. x.com/okunari/stat... 2161
Reposted by LeeVGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Historian Onitama on the release date of OutRun (the 40th anniversary of which is being celebrated by some today): the game was presented to the press on September 22, then 2 weeks later at the AM Show on October 7. It seems unlikely that it was put into service on September 20 x.com/onionsoftwar... 13112
Reposted by Leegamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026incredibly well-done resident evil teaser from a movie theater 80169485732
Reposted by LeeJohn Andersen @johnandersen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Several 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) 24817
Reposted by LeeScott Gray @scott1gray.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Captain America sketches by a young Steve Ditko from the 1940s. They've been shared by his nephew Mark Ditko on FB. 0123
Reposted by LeeCatsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"Roujin Z" is getting a 4K remaster (Hiroyuki Kitakubo x Katsuhiro Otomo, 1991). Coming in Japanese theaters nationwide in the spring of 2027 (+ limited release this december). natalie.mu/comic/news/6... 5550166
Reposted by LeeNovelty Cistern @noveltycistern.bsky.social · 27/01/2025ME: *writing in my journal with the sole aim of pissing off future historians and archaeologists* I returned to my home - which is built in the usual style - by the normal way, and prepared and ate dinner in the way I often but not always do 270232883308
Reposted by LeeRumic World @furinkan.com · 11/09/2026Scenes such as this where the light is reflecting on the water are accomplished through a process called "backlighting", "underlighting" or "bipack glow". To create the effect a matte is cut and light is shone through the holes. 141659626
Reposted by LeeBrandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 12/09/20262nd Loop arcade in Torrance is a really nice 90s-style arcade with dozens of candy cabs in a small space and a nice community vibe. $5 for 30 mins of play (or you can pay as you go) 101089
Reposted by LeeThe Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 12/09/2026Lovely video about the restoration of Norwich castle where they dared to bring back rooms to what they really looked like during the middle ages: painted, colourful, glorious! This is how it should be done. youtu.be/q3kGKM3YQbg?...youtu.beRebuilding Norwich Castle | The Colour of PowerYouTube video by Eye Film 517139
Reposted by LeeBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Writer for NBC10 Boston fuckin HATES Mercury 943603457
Reposted by Lee🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃 @zackdavisson.com · 10/09/2026THE PREMISE IS THE MUPPET SHOW!!!!! 109120
Reposted by LeeBrandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 23/03/2025The Sega Saturn should have been the most popular game console or all time 20734139
Reposted by LeeScott Gray @scott1gray.bsky.social · 10/09/2026In 1997 Steve Ditko agreed to have a comic published by Fantagraphics. ‘Steve Ditko’s Strange Avenging Tales’ was the result. It’s a great read with some lovely art – Ditko uses ink wash on the first story to great effect. 191
Reposted by LeeＳＵＤＤＥＮ・ＤＥＳＵ @sudden-desu.net · 09/09/2026Let's take a deep dive into Rad Mobile, Sega's first 32-bit game and Sonic's first appearance. We got: Weird input codes! Broken gameplay elements! Lots of cut content! And a new rear-view mirror ornament! Check it out! 👇👇👇👇👇 sudden-desu.net/entry/rad-mo...sudden-desu.netRad Mobile - Input Codes, Broken Gameplay Elements, and Cut ContentThere's more to Rad Mobile than the Sonic rear-view mirror ornament: Input codes, buggy and half finished functionality, and lots of unused content. 36225
Reposted by LeeMike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Thinking about this exchange today 34181004487
Reposted by LeeOutbursts Of Everett True @everetttrue.bsky.social · 30/05/2025The Evansville Press, April 10,1916 9182512336
Reposted by LeeVGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Tetris in Japan, a thread: I’ve been thinking for some time now that the success of the Famicom version of Tetris and, more broadly, the popularity of Tetris in Japan owes a great deal to Sega’s arcade version. Both versions were released in December 1988, but according to Henk Rogers, the Famicom 2219115
Reposted by LeeThe Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 31/08/2026Niels did it again! www.facebook.com/CouldBeWorse... 432964
Reposted by LeeThe Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 06/09/2026Jimmy the Welsh Viking complains about history films being bland and colourless. So of course I had to share it :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7B1...youtube.comStop Making Bland History MoviesYouTube video by The Welsh Viking 28912
Reposted by Leepmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 04/09/2026by artist Ginny Robbins 5067141206
Reposted by LeeVIZ Media @viz.com · 04/09/2026The legend Rumiko Takahashi draws Inuyasha and Kagome together for the first time in forever 2837511336
Reposted by LeeScott Gray @scott1gray.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This is wild: Superman grabs a crook in Action Comics #1, and Roy Thomas gives him some thought balloons 48 years later that suggests he thinks all of this stuff is beneath him: "Lynch mobs, gangsters, wife-beaters - yawn! Where are the supervillains?" 76715
Reposted by LeeVGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 05/09/2026According to Yukio Futatsugi, Junichi Suto, the lead programmer on the 3 Saturn episodes of Panzer Dragoon, has passed away. Someone reported on Twitter that he had died in the summer of 2020. He was still employed as general manager of the development business division at Land Ho! in 2017. 16432
Reposted by LeeChloeCade @chloecade.bsky.social · 03/09/202660 years without him today... I can't believe it 💔 3353752146
Reposted by LeeEvan Dorkin @evandorkin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Old comic I think of every once in a while for reasons. 538961
Reposted by Lee🇨🇦 Soft Lothark @roto13.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It's so funny that Microsoft is desperate for game streaming to be the future but they're so inept they can't help but strangle it in the crib like it deserves 121
Reposted by LeeDaniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Talked to its co-writer Randy Rogel for my book and my favorite part of the story was how he initially wrote a script for Bane, and when the WB home video guys were like "No, it's gotta be about Mr. Freeze," they suggested he simply find and replace every use of "Bane" with "Mr. Freeze." 2296
Reposted by LeeNew York Mammoths @newyorkmammoths.bsky.social · 01/09/2026In “The Mysterious Cube” episode, Superman seeks help from important scientist Professor La Serne. You know he’s an important scientist because his office has this zodiac chart. 2314
Reposted by LeeJ Bogart @jonathanbogart.net · 29/08/2026the gravitational well of DC/Marvel warps the "Golden Age of Comics" to refer almost exclusively to wartime superheroes, but the true Golden Age of US comic books was 1946-1954, when romance, horror, western, war, crime, teen, fantasy and sci-fi titles exploded, many of which Kirby helped pioneer. 23011
Reposted by Lee Jonathan Leung (VGMaps.com / YT: JonLeung1) @vgmaps.bsky.social · 28/08/2026In Mega Man 7, a well-timed Noise Crush can destroy Spring Man before the fight begins. The animation of the Mega Man 7 Robot Masters' health meters filling up shows their ACTUAL health at that moment, so a Robot Master getting hit when the meter first appears with zero means instant death for them. 516556
![A screenshot of the Arcade Archives website with 10 Taito games currently on discount, taken via Windows' Print Screen function.
Crazy Balloon (1980)
Space Seeker (1981)
Space Cruiser (1981)
Pirate Pete (1982)
Chack'n Pop (1983) [Actually released in 1984]
Darius (1986)
Raimais (1988)
Darius II (1989)
Megablast (1989)
Flipull / Plotting (1989)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pgtmk5quqw2klvs54dtyepll/bafkreibzzisu62ek5li3jjzj5gnudzbv7ntauafyq6wyud55szusvb4mee)
![One of the earliest examples of bar jokes is
Sumerian (c. 4500-1900 BC), and it features a dog:
"A dog walked into a tavern and said, 'I can't see a thing. I'll open this one!" [1] The humor of it is probably related to the Sumer way of life and has been lost, but the words remain.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m5nviebtkhhbur3fsfdznxue/bafkreifwhnhtaschqrreajcfmpvnirmtn7hxcm3yd2mlapg54df5u2xqra)