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Castlevania has just marked its 40th anniversary! To celebrate, I've 3D scanned what is by far the rarest keshi in my collection: Simon Belmont! Created by boutique toy maker Zoomoth, as few as 80 of these figures were ever sold, during just two days in 2014! Enjoy: archive.org/details/kesh...

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dale coop ☕️ @dalecoop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Code in BASIC directly on the NES with BITBAS by @kierannolan.bsky.social ! 😮 BASIC on a real NES… how cool is that?! #NES #Homebrew #NESdev #Famicom #RetroGaming

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Yakumono @luigiblood.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Releasing now! Satellaview Super Mario Bros. 2 (BS Super Mario USA) MSU1 ROM containing all 4 episodes with full english dub on project.satellaview.org! #Satellaview #SNES Have fun!

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SNES Central @snescentral.com · 27/09/2026

I just dumped this Satellaview 8M pack that I recently purchased. Unfortunately it was just a barebones RPG Tsukuru 2 save. That is the 8M pack lottery!

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

September 27 2000, Shiren the Wanderer 2 debuted on the N64 in Japan! Designer Kouji Malta, who also worked on Earthbound, was inspired by the board game Catan when implementing the castle building mechanics; this entry remains a very popular game in the series to this day!

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Steve Bowling @steve.gvg.io · 25/09/2026

Welcome back

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ozidual @ozidual.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

There have been some 1991 Japanese magazine scans this past year, and I went poking around to see what I could find for pre-release Zelda A Link to the Past images. The Sanctuary mid-rain storm is classic since that never happens. Special thanks to @dushubz.bsky.social for some recent scans

Zelda A Link to the Past pre-release screenshot showing Link looking north toward the Sanctuary in a rain storm.

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History of Hyrule, Zelda Archivist @historyofhyrule.com · 22/09/2026

If you guys need something delicious to feast on today: here are some of the finest tears on offering. (I'm kind of a collector of sorts: My take? Collecting should be for fun or preservation and children/adults shouldn't ever be priced out of stuff typically sold in stores)

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Chris Kohler @kohler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Wow! Between this and Terranigma...

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Boost Mix Music - game music remastering @boostmixmusic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In 1993 Famitsu had members of game companies submit 4-koma gag manga for a battle royale competition of which company could make the best one, of those I picked up here: Zelda, Shining Force II, Fatal Fury 2, Torneko, Nobunaga's Ambition, Metal Max 2, Wizardry Gaiden III

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MDFW - Mystery Dungeon Franchise Wiki @mysterydungeonwiki.com · 21/09/2026

Only now realizing that the desk mat sold at the 2025 Tokyo Game Show was a reissue of the old Dreamcast pre-order mouse pad in a way! Even the artwork appears to be a spiritual successor.

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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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Trudi Castle @trudicastle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As a kid, my fave side mission in Link’s Awakening was the ghost following you who wanted to see its old house, only to feel sad and ask to be taken to its grave. It’s so bittersweet! ❤️

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 19/09/2026

As I'm dealing with 36 PAL VHS captures going through cropping before upload, I'm putting this here for someone in the future who needs it: Not using the same hard drive or SSD for the cropped output as the uncropped input can be a massive difference in speed.

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Gaming Alexandria @gamingalexandria.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Even in 2026 there's still undumped games to release for the NES/Famicom. Bought a lot of Fukutake Studybox tapes awhile back and they'll be released soon!

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm just over here 3D printing vintage Ocarina of Time merchandise.

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Gaming Alexandria @gamingalexandria.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Complete dumps of 4 non-retail iQue Player consoles obtained by members of iQueBrew have been released by jhynjhiruu along with an article all about the Chinese Nintendo 64 created by BroadOn in partnership with Nintendo. Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/09/i...

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ZeroooO0OooooO0Ooooo @scootercomputer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Send this to a 30 or 40 year old to watch them stare into the middle distance about how fleeting life is

The start screen for the Super Nintendo emulator ZNES. Game menu is open with Load selected. The loading snow is also on the screen.

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Hear, hear. The lowering of the quality barrier is one of the most frustrating aspects of GenAI. From graphic design to translations, eh it's good enough and I want it now and it's 'free' seems to give a pass to stuff that would not fly even a few years ago.

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Yakumono @luigiblood.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It occured to me that most people aren't aware: BS Zelda and BS Zelda Ancient Stone Tablets already have an english dub MSU1 version to play as originally intended. For AST it can be slightly more messy about the save however. #Satellaview #SNES bszelda.zeldalegends.net/bszelda.shtml

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The BS Zelda HomePage - THE place to find everything about BS Zelda games

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Torneko coming back to modern platforms gives me an excuse to post the all-timer U.S. box art for the original. Look at that fucking Slime.

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ozidual @ozidual.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Happy BDay GameCube! So many great memories from a friend asking me to help them with a game leading me to one of my all-time favorites (Pikmin) to finally having money to buy my own GC and that’s when the free Zelda Collection came out.

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N64brew @n64brew.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

N64brew user nobbo2000 has ported the retro multiplayer shooter TeeWorlds to the N64, adding support for bots (for a singleplayer experience) and 4 player split screen: github.com/elohmeier/tw64 youtube.com/watch?v=ji8Y...

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Teeworlds 64 – Nintendo 64 Homebrew Gameplay Showcase (v1.1.2)

YouTube video by Nobbo

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SwitchTools @saoriyuki.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

[Switch 2] A data exchange between a Game Boy Advance and a Switch 2 becomes reality An astonishing experience to say the least has just taken a new step: an adapter allowing a real Game Boy Advance to... Read more

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Kevin Bunch (ubersaurus) @atariarchive.org · 31/08/2026

Back in May, I helped dump seven prototype game cartridges that represent some of the earliest steps toward home video games as we know them today. I've published my findings on a new Archive Annex video: meet the FRED III. youtu.be/180erQryZFw

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FRED III: RCA's Original Prototype Game Console - Archive Annex 6

YouTube video by Atari Archive

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ohh, this is a wonderful addition!

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Flash Forward Speedrun Marathon @flashfwd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The first ever Flash Forward Speedrun Marathon has ended with our fundraising goal exceeded with $1,059 USD raised for @archive.org. Thank you to everyone who ran, volunteered, donated, and watched online. You're the ones who helped make our first year a great success!

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I've gone back and rerendered the preview images for all 43 of my Zelda 1 keshi scans, which were among the first scans I did. I've also converted them all from .obj format to .stl format for your convenience. I rescanned Digdogger as well! See 'em here: archive.org/details/@kes...

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I was able to get hold of the previously missing Donkey Kong Country mine cart keshi wheels accessory and scan it for you! Check it out and others from the 1995 Donkey Kong Country keshi gomu set here: archive.org/details/@kes...

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Opra Zebb @oprazebb.com · 30/08/2026

Torneko Time twitch.tv/oprazebb

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MDFW - Mystery Dungeon Franchise Wiki @mysterydungeonwiki.com · 30/08/2026

Interesting that Mr. Nakamura posed with a Mini Mamel Plush, and 2 Mamel Bonbons, as opposed to 3 Mamel Bonbons. 👀

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A remake of the NES game Battle of Olympus is scheduled to hit early access next year. From the original devs, looks like they're updating the pixel art to 16-bit-ish. Hope for the best! store.steampowered.com/app/5013380/...

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The Battle Of Olympus on Steam

The 1988 classic action-RPG returns! The original creators are rebuilding the code and redrawing the pixel art for a handcrafted Steam remake of a mythic journey across ancient Greece. Support develop...

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VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A strange detail in this photo dated October 1, 1990: the four buttons on the Super Famicom controller are red. It is a well-known controller prototype, but it is surprising to see it just a month before the console's release. Scan by @gamingalexandria.bsky.social archive.org/details/the-...

Ten people (including Koichi Sugiyama) are sitting in front of a television while one of them plays.

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Graham Pembrey @grahampembrey.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

From reverse-engineering the Game Boy to his work at @q-games.com, it was fantastic speaking with @dylancuthbert.bsky.social about his entire career in games for the latest issue of Pixel Addict. Available here! www.simulant.media/pixel-addict

Front cover of Pixel Addict issue 35, with Fox McCloud on the front.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 25/08/2026

We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books. The short answer: page by page, by hand. You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it. Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/m...

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Yakumono @luigiblood.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I am rebooting BS-X Project into "Project Satellaview". This comes with a full website revamp, and I'll pursuing new goals in relation to Satellaview... and I hope to set the example I've explained in the post. #Satellaview project.satellaview.org

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Project Satellaview - Home

All about the Satellaview and its games!

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Dr. Fim @fim.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Ansel Adams on assignment for IBM - one of my favourite shots. Not the usual landscape but the skill of a woman weaving magnetic core memory. The beat up nails captures total “woman in STEM” vibes.

A woman with extremely short painted nails weaving magnetic core memory. A series of rows and columns of wires in a grid.

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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Four years ago, we were running some tests for what would become the world's largest Donkey Kong.

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Furrtek @furrtek.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Freshly decapped and scanned NEO-PCM2: ADPCM ROM multiplexing and security used by late NeoGeo games. Hopefully will help fix inexact descrambling emulation. Fujitsu CG47 gate array from 1999 Kindly donated by @Rolel42

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GenerationAmiga.com @generationamiga.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Warcraft II just got bigger. ChonkCraft rebuilds the classic RTS for modern PCs, unleashing huge armies and massive real-time battles on Windows, macOS and Linux. Old-school strategy, modern scale. Would you play it? #Warcraft #RTS #RetroGaming

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Warcraft II goes big: ChonkCraft unlocks massive RTS warfare

Warcraft II still plays like Warcraft II. That sounds obvious, but getting a game from 1995 running properly on a modern PC isn't always straightforward. Ch

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GenerationAmiga.com @generationamiga.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

SimCopter is back. This Unreal Engine 5 remake rebuilds Maxis’ 1996 helicopter classic for modern PCs, with SimCity 2000 city imports, missions, upgraded visuals and modern controls. Here’s what version 0.9.5 brings. #SimCopter #RetroGaming

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The SimCopter Remake is becoming a complete modern version of the Maxis classic

SimCopter is getting a second life on modern hardware, but this isn't just the original game running through a compatibility layer. SimCopter Remake rebuild

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Yakumono @luigiblood.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The fact it has not been cheaper is actually something I partially blame on how console makers didn't want to scare retailers off. But it was the beginning of the end because it makes more money digitally and we accepted this bullshit excuse. Anyway: lol no it's NOT going cheaper

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We're at @magwestofficial.bsky.social this weekend! Swing by our booth to learn more about our digital archive, play a lost video game, and get a souvenir MAGWest 2026 photo!

A booth for the Video Game History Foundation in a hotel lobby.

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Breathing Retro @breathing-retro.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Mine64 — infinite-world block-building homebrew game for #Nintendo64 github.com/garfbargle/M... #retrogaming #n64dev #n64 #graphicsprogramming #lowpoly

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History of Hyrule, Zelda Archivist @historyofhyrule.com · 15/08/2026

I mean... how can I not love it? zelda manga meme by @lost-and-not-found.bsky.social

A comical manga panel of Link going apeshit and cackling with glee while he runs around with some dude's head skewered on his sword

A really silly drawing of a woman looking horrified like "oh no, stop" but, like, seriously, in the silliest way possible

A meme image of a parrot, probably a blue-crowned conure, lovingly rubbing its face on a slice of watermelon. It's in ecstasy. The text overlayed on the watermelon it says "unhinged Zelda mangas from the 1980s" and text over the parrot it says "me."

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Antistar 🦊 @antistar.fr · 15/08/2026

⚠️ RAPPEL : à 14h, le Mariothon bascule en mode CHAOTIC EVIL absolu. (pour rappel, Mario no Photopi n’est MÊME PAS dans les vitrines du Nintendo Museum, histoire de vous situer le niveau de folie)

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History of Hyrule, Zelda Archivist @historyofhyrule.com · 09/08/2026

If you like #Mario the two 1986 Wanpakku manga, by Sho Kobayashi, for Super Mario Brothers, have been fully scanned now. They're game guides just like the Zelda manga he did: archive.org/details/@its... Follow @its-a-me-scanio.bsky.social for rare Mario, and some other 80's videogame, scans.

A cover for a Japanese manga. It has Mario punching his way through some bad guys with Peach and Bowser in the background.

A cover for a Japanese manga. It has Mario jumpkicking with Bowser and a Koopa behind him on the left and Peach and someone like Toad below him.

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I think people have lost the plot of the phrase "runs on a potato" A potato isn't a PC with an entry price of $900 without a monitor and Windows or whatever A potato is the computers at the library that have people gaming on them EVERY SINGLE DAY I'm in there

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