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Lucas M. Thomas

@lucasmthomas.bsky.social
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Video Game Journalist and Father of Five! Editor-in-Chief of Nintendo Force Magazine, Publisher of Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man & Mega Man: Bot in the Family, President of NF Publishing and Author of The Impact of Iwata. Former Editor-at-Large for IGN.

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Nintendo Force Magazine @nfpublishing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Work is complete on Nintendo Force Magazine's 86th issue! patreon.com/NintendoForce Sign up as a patron before tomorrow to get on the mailing list!
Front cover art for NF Issue #86, featuring the Ocarina of Time Switch 2 remake.The front side of NF #86's double-sided poster, featuring art from the Ocarina of Time Switch 2 remake.The reverse side of NF #86's double-sided poster, featuring art from the Switch 2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds.
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Iris/アイリス 🏳️‍⚧️ @irisdescentbird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
funniest rom hack reasoning of all time
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Philip Summers @heyphilsummers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here's an interview about my inspirations, creative process, and more. Thanks for the opportunity and kind words @legendscookbook.jobjobllc.com!
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Osmose @osmose.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Tower of Zeldaga is a mashup of the Legend of Zelda and Tower of Druaga. Every room has a secret puzzle and the puzzles get more obtuse as you go on. It's free, runs in your browser (incl mobile), supports controllers, and I'd really love for you to try it out! legitimatebusiness.biz/tower/
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Mark "Fryguy64" Kelly @nindb.net · 14/09/2026
I didn't enjoy NES Metroid until I stopped trying to follow guides and started drawing my own maps. I loved videogames as a kid because they gave me a peek into another world. They're not just a bunch of systems to overcome. Sometimes it's worth taking time to explore and chart your own course.
Best ending of NES Metroid. Screenshot taken from a PAL NES running through an upscaler.A hand-drawn map of Metroid showing the route and steps needed to beat it as quickly as possible for the best ending. It is adorned with doodles of Metroid enemies.The original rough hand-drawn map from the first run, the final version and my copy of NES Metroid in box.
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I know @shesez.bsky.social must be thrilled that Kirby literally breaks a boundary to begin his new adventure. :p
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Somebody trapped Kirby in The Truman Show!
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
You're welcome!
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
TEN MINUTES!!!
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Less than four hours left! Go now!
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Nintendo Force Magazine @nfpublishing.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Last call for Mega Man: Bot in the Family on Kickstarter! The campaign ends at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time TONIGHT!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nfp...
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Mega Man: Bot in the Family
Officially licensed by Capcom! An all-new book of comics brought to you by Matthew Taranto, the creator of Brawl in the Family!
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Retronauts @retronauts.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New for September in our monthly Kickstarter Kompilation: video game-related crowdfunding projects from @nfpublishing.bsky.social @syncoplay.bsky.social @gunsavior.bsky.social @dejaview2.bsky.social @possqueen.dev @doublefine.com & more retronauts.com/article/2550...
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Kickstarter Kompilation: September 2026 edition
Featuring books and shelves but no bookshelves
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Nintendo Force Magazine @nfpublishing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
💙BOOK GIVEAWAY!💙 Help spread the word about Mega Man: Bot in the Family! 🎁5 WINNERS: Brawl in the Family Ultimate Edition + The Impact of Iwata e-books 🏆GRAND PRIZE: Hardcovers of BOTH ➡️RULES: Repost + tag ONE friend who'd be interested! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nfp...
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I got to contribute some words to this massive tome! If 8-bit gaming has a place in your heart, give this book a place on your shelf.
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Twinkle Girl has been revealed, filling in one of these seven silhouettes! And the new Jet Stinger weapon must surely come from the one with the pointy head/helmet that's facing to the left. Is that Jet Man? What other revised predictions do you now have after Capcom's Gamescom reveals? #MegaManDO
The silhouettes of seven of the Robot Masters from Mega Man: Dual Overrride. (The eighth will be the winner of the Robot Master Design Contest.)
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Simon S. Andersen @snakepixel.art · 25/08/2026
When I submitted the design for Cactus Man for MegaMan Dual Override, this is roughly what I had in mind. I've based the mockup on the player filling the arena with sand in this playthrough. #pixelart #ドット絵 #megaman
Megaman facing off against cactus man in a stone chamber. The room underneath their platform is filling with sand. Several robotic cacti are visible around the room
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Karakato @karakatodzo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Woke up and first thing I saw online was the new Mega Man DO Robot Master, Twinkle Girl. Gotta draw her.
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Capcom USA @capcomusa.com · 25/08/2026
Mega Man is overriding his limits in 2027 with Mega Man: Dual Override, but this time Proto Man joins the fight! Get equipped with new Custom Chips to modify your abilities, and unleash overwhelming power for a limited time with the new Override system! #MegaManDO 🔵🔴 bit.ly/MegaManDO
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Jonathan Leung (VGMaps.com / YT: JonLeung1) @vgmaps.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Have you seen my latest book review? (Do you think I put too much effort into my book reviews?) This is for @vgmuseum.bsky.social's "NES Endings Compendium - Vol. 2: 1990". Have you seen the endings to these challenging games? www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Fw...
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The NES Enters The '90s! - Review: NES Endings Compendium - Vol. 2: 1990
YouTube video by JonLeung1
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
@robcesternino.bsky.social For your next #bb28 music video, starring Drew:
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VeggieTales: The Hairbrush Song - Silly Song
YouTube video by VeggieTales Official
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Jonathan Leung (VGMaps.com / YT: JonLeung1) @vgmaps.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I just backed Mega Man: Bot in the Family on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/nfp...
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Mega Man: Bot in the Family
Officially licensed by Capcom! An all-new book of comics brought to you by Matthew Taranto, the creator of Brawl in the Family!
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Nintendo Force Magazine @nfpublishing.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Head to Kickstarter.com! Our new book Mega Man: Bot in the Family is currently the Featured Project right on the main page!
Mega Man: Bot in the Family in the Featured Project spot on Kickstarter.com!
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Nintendo Force Magazine @nfpublishing.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
If you missed the cut-off at Patreon.com/NintendoForce, you can now grab the newest issue of NF right here: www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/category/Mag... It's NF #85: Choose Wisely! When a game presents you with multiple paths, which of the paths do you pick? We tackle the topic of player choice!
The front cover of Nintendo Force Magazine's 85th issue, featuring the four initial protagonist choices in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave.One side of the wall poster that's included with all print copies of NF Issue #85, featuring key art from Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave.The reverse side of the wall poster that's included with all print copies of NF Issue #85, featuring key art from Splatoon Raiders.
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Arwen's Close-Up in Lord of the Rings
ALT: Arwen's Close-Up in Lord of the Rings
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74XX Arcade Repair @74xx.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
@lucasmthomas.bsky.social surprised me with a copy of Nintendo Force No. 83 with an article about my Wild Gunman project!! So amazing to have a physical publication covering it. #liretro
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Another historic victory for Haters, I'm afraid.
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The Nostalgia Alchemist @nstlgaalchemist.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
It was an honor to meet @lucasmthomas.bsky.social today! Thank you for showing my son much kindness. 🙏
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Pixels and Polygons @pixelsandpolygons.net · 07/08/2026
I know I’m promoting my latest zine and collected book on Kickstarter, but if you like video game books, you can also get a few others right now, like Mega Man Bot in the Family from @nfpublishing.bsky.social: www.kickstarter.com/projects/nfp...
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Mega Man: Bot in the Family
Officially licensed by Capcom! An all-new book of comics brought to you by Matthew Taranto, the creator of Brawl in the Family!
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The legend himself Walter Day just stopped by my booth, chatted joyfully for 10 minutes, gave me his card and promised to make a trading card of me too. @liretro.bsky.social is going great already!
Lucas holding Walter Day's trading card.
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I have returned to @liretro.bsky.social! It's my second time as a guest at this expo, but my first time running a table. Meet me here this weekend and we'll talk about games and books and magazines!
The NF booth at LI Retro 2026!
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Nintendo Force Magazine @nfpublishing.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We're nearly at $50,000 after just six hours! Thank you all for such a strong showing so quickly! Jump in and join the party if you haven't already!
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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 04/08/2026
Another awesome project from @nfpublishing.bsky.social — www.kickstarter.com/projects/nfp...
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Mega Man: Bot in the Family
Officially licensed by Capcom! An all-new book of comics brought to you by Matthew Taranto, the creator of Brawl in the Family!
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Nintendo Force Magazine @nfpublishing.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We're live! Go go go! Pledge now, for everlasting peace!
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Nintendo Force Magazine @nfpublishing.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nfp... Going live at the top of the hour! Join us at 1:00 p.m. Eastern/10:00 a.m. Pacific and be one of the first to preorder your copy of our all-new book, Mega Man: Bot in the Family!
The header image for the Kickstarter campaign of Mega Man: Bot in the Family!
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Coin of Destiny in #bb28 should just be a guaranteed HOH takeover instead of a 50/50 flip. The odds of being voted into the BB Time Capsule multiplied by the 1-in-10 chance to specifically land on the Coin power in the spinning minigame in there are already enough of a longshot.
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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
In Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, green trampolines make Mario jump so high he goes offscreen for 6 seconds. By extracting his position values from the code, we can "zoom out" the stage and visualize his actual arc, which reveals just how absurdly high the jump is.
Jump Height: 1186 pixels (5 vertical screens)
Jump Distance: 900 pixels (3.5 horizontal screens)
Jump Duration: 360 frames (6 seconds)
Source: info: Jdaster64, supermariofiles.wordpress.com
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I've been wanting to play these for 30 years! And they've also added some Virtual Boy game soundtracks to Nintendo Music. My inner teenage self is ecstatic!
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Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com · 30/07/2026
We were delighted to discover a full-page shout out in the latest @nfpublishing.bsky.social (issue #84), featuring @nadiaoxford.bsky.social and @natedrake.bsky.social latest books. Thank you, @lucasmthomas.bsky.social. 💌 Support us all at: www.nintendoforcemagazine.com & retrogamebooks.com
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History of Hyrule, Zelda Archivist @historyofhyrule.com · 28/07/2026
Lost no longer! Scanned, cleaned, and uploaded at 2400dpi. This Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link poster by Ranmaru comes from the November 1987 issue of Wanpaku comics and it's probably the most I've paid to obtain/scan a single piece of #Zelda art to date. Find it here! archive.org/details/wanp...
A anime style poster from 1987, that looks similar to Osamu Tezuka's art style, showing Link, Zelda, and his parrot Watt, on a barren hill with dark dead trees and forboding, blue, mountains and sky in the background. Link has his sword drawn in his left hand and is holding his right hand back towards Zelda, in a defensive pose of protection. Zelda looks frightened but has still drawn her dagger. She's wearing a wimple, crown, and poofy pants. She is blonde with green eyes. Link has blue eyes and hot pink hair and is wearing his classic original green tunic and turtle neck outfit but also has gloves on.
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The Mega Man Network @themmnetwork.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Oh hey, wouldja look at that?
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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 22/07/2026
Spending the evening with some #StarFox, #RhythmHeaven and #Splatoon thanks to @nfpublishing.bsky.social ❤️ Also, special callout to 𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧: 𝐁𝐨𝐭 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲, Matthew Taranto’s upcoming Kickstarter book. Our community has been getting really excited about that one.
The magazine cover for Nintendo four issue number 84 with star Fox rhythm, heavy groove, and Splatoon Raiders on the cover
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Punch Out King Hippo
Alt: King Hippo would be a great second rep from Punch-Out!!, and would also be another playable Captain N cast member.
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Darren Hupke @darrenhupke.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Fine folks making books and zines (and other things!) about video games!
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Philip Summers @heyphilsummers.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This take on the original Mega Man stage select screen was a fun spread to put together, though in hindsight I wish I had given each robot master their own dedicated spread/section. There's always Mega Man 2 to fix that.
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This is just a list of future video topics for @hprshredder.bsky.social
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Jehtt @turbojehtt.net · 05/07/2026
I love how they expanded on the story in this game.
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The Adventures of Orange Ricky and Smashboy
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Wingman down! Too much Star Fox excitement for one day.
Chance Thomas, three years old, made it about three minutes into watching the Star Fox main campaign before falling asleep.
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Happy Star Fox Day! Make sure to check your G-Diffusers!
Lucas in a Star Fox shirt, holding Star Fox (1993) and Star Fox (2026).
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Lucas M. Thomas @lucasmthomas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Physical PlayStation games? Back in the PS1 days you just needed one weird friend who'd occasionally give you burnt copies of random games.
A copy of Digimon World 2 on PS1 . . . on less-than-official media.
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