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ozidual @ozidual.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

That’s my favorite version of Pool of Radiance! It is a more simplistic version, but I enjoy not worrying about arrows or tons of worthless loot after every small battle.

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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 24/06/2026

This may be controversial but I think when someone asks a well meaning but dumb question about (games) preservation or history they shouldn’t be chastised for their question being dumb. The worst part of this ‘field’ is the rampant elitism and turning people away for being curious

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japmagads @japmagads.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🕹️ Fushigi no Dungeon 2 - Furai no Shiren 📚 Jugemu 1996 01 👤 @ozidual.bsky.social

Ad for Fushigi no Dungeon 2 - Furai no Shiren from Jugemu magazine, issue 1996 01

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krugman ＠動作不良品(カビ) @krugman.net · 08/10/2026

here's something a little outside my expertise: a digital recreation of four elemecha arcade racing cabinets, for win95 and 3.1 - rare, absurdly niche, undumped, all that good stuff. requested by someone knows this stuff, haha. enjoy! archive.org/details/trot...

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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 09/10/2026

Joey (that's me!) scans a little bit of everything, but with a focus on erotic/bishoujo games, digital pornographies, coin-op, and short-run/rare games magazines. They also do press materials archiving with Hit Save! and capital-A Archiving in a capital-A Archives 💛 archive.org/details/@chu...

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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 07/10/2026

Ethan Johnson (@playhistory.bsky.social) has scanned in hundreds of games lawsuit documents and testimony, as well as some choice early games books and magazines archive.org/details/@pla...

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Boost Mix Music - game music remastering @boostmixmusic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Lovely hand drawn Link's Awakening map

Colored pencil style map. From Play One magazine and .. Charles de Lucca?

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cara giaimo @cjgiaimo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

i was fortunate enough to profile Margaret Hamilton in 2019. A really kind and curious person. This was my favorite story she told me:

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Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

On this platform I cannot say what I think the people responsible deserve

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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 07/10/2026

ゲーム会議 [Game Conference] Vol. 1 (Summer Issue/July 1995) has been scanned and archived, please enjoy! An attempt to get game devs more involved in the games press, I think? Column by Enix programmer Toru Hidaka within archive.org/details/Game...

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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 06/10/2026

MrTalida (@mrtalida.bsky.social) doesn't just scan and preserve press kits archive.org/details/@mrkao, doesn't JUST back up dev disks archive.org/details/@dav..., but is also 3D scanning an inordinate amount of Japanese keshi gomu archive.org/details/@kes..., a man of many talents!!!

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Keshi Corner

Preserving game history by creating 3D scans of video game-related merchandise, primarily the keshi gomu rubber figures of the 1980s and 1990s.Use the search bar below to search for specific character...

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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 06/10/2026

Caitlyn (@cpi.pinball.horse) is assuredly Canada's top eremeka/pinball/pachi researcher. She also scans ooold coin-op magazines from the 30s-50s, and arranges scans of countless arcade flyers! AND has documented >5800 eremeka machines! earlyarcadesjapan.blogspot.com archive.org/details/@cai...

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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 06/10/2026

FTB (@ftb1979.bsky.social) scans issues of Login, ASCII, and American early computing magazines! archive.org/details/@f-t...

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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 05/10/2026

Rex Nabours III (@rnaboursiii.bsky.social) has been writing about, presenting on, and archiving anime materials and software (with a huge GAINAX focus) since 2019!! archive.org/details/@bey...

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BeyondElectricSheep

www.beyondelectricsheep.comlinktr.ee/rnaboursiii for socials and such

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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 05/10/2026

Rage (@bblm2.bsky.social) is spread across a couple accounts, but she scans game boxes, eroge and anime/manga magazines, and plenty of anime paraphernalia linktr.ee/rage_beat06

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Linktree. Make your link do more.

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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 05/10/2026

Please check out the following wonderful folks who are archiving our world! 🧵 Starting with @ozidual.bsky.social, a total underdog when it comes to scanning Japanese games magazines and boxes! He’s been especially great with Famitsu spinoffs and Famicom stuff+type-ins archive.org/details/@ozi...

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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 30/09/2026

Scanning rare magazines is expensive and thirsty work! If you'd like to help keep me going, donations via Patreon and ko-fi are always immensely appreciated 💛 www.patreon.com/cw/TheStacksCA ko-fi.com/detchibe

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The Stacks — Archival scans and games writing

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Goony! @goonybaloney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The problem is that on the grand scheme of things, the AI projects do taint the scene and makes people practically want to avoid them. Because a poser who just wants clout can come in and take all the tools made by the community and ask the AI and shit out dogshit, unmaintainable broken code.

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Darío @dariosamo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I still see a lot of confusion about what decompilation, recompilation and ports are and what level of effort is involved in each type of project. It's important that people understand the difference, as recompilation took a drastically different meaning that when it was originally introduced.

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JJSignal is still! Open!! For work!!! @jjsignal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When I first watched a friend play Resident Evil and that first zombie encounter cutscene happened. That first encounter hit a nerve.

Image of the first zombie encounter from Resident Evil. Its blue eyes staring back with red all over its mouth. The rest of its head is hairless and skull like, with chalky pasty "flesh."

The illustration by, Stephen Gammell, of a skull with blue eyes, red all over its nose and mouth. The skull is sticking out of the ground, its neck rooted in it like a tree.

Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton from Once Upon A Time in Hollywood pointing at maybe a TV screen. I never watched this movie.

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

NES Wizards and Warriors was originally titled 'The Tale'. I took this screengrab from an early build of the game from Paul Proctor's original development disk which I was preserving.

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Jo-eek! ‘Dead-chibe' W. 👻 @thestacks.ca · 04/10/2026

ゲームウォッチ [Game Watch!] Vol. 1 (August 1999) has been scanned and archived, please enjoy! archive.org/details/Game...

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I've just uploaded a "Demo Disc" prototype build and electronic press kit for the PS1 game BoomBots, dated from May of 1999, around 6 months before release. archive.org/details/boom...

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 02/10/2026

Just getting around to listening to last week's Post Games podcast from @plante.bsky.social and... Is that a Drac's Night Out mention? I'm probably one of the few who can legitimately say this but that game ended up being a significant piece of my childhood!

Drac's Night Out prototype cartridge, frames and hung on the wall of my office.

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Had a fabulous day with former Software Creations colleague and good friend, Paul Tonge, after a 10 year gap. He's worked on the music and audio for many videogames including SNES Ken Griffey Jr. presents Major League Baseball, The Tick, Spider-Man / Venom: Maximum Carnage ( Genesis ) etc.

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Kevin Edwards ( Retro game developer ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My haul of LEGO game developer bricks that I was awarded for working on the games. TT Fusion and TT Games staff receive one brick for helping make the game. We were allowed to choose the mini-figure within the acryllic brick from a selection of 4 to 5 characters related to the game. Yes, they stack!

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Darío @dariosamo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just a warning for everyone, since Video Game Slopterica keeps being the most irresponsible YouTube Channel to exist these days. The Banjo-Tooie Recompilation is NOT associated with us. It is entirely AI-generated. Both Zelda: Recompiled and Banjo: Recompiled have very clear No AI stances.

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MrTalida @mrtalida.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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

I'll leave you with the classic Master Sword shot. These images were taken from The Super Famicom 1991-05-31 (Thanks Hubz!) and Hippon Super 1991-06. These same images are in Famimaga and Famitsu from that time frame. SNES Central's screenshots appear to be based on Famimaga 1991-05-24.

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

I love these screenshots. Especially the diamond-shaped swords the soldiers are holding. One magazine with the screenshots also had an article about Spaceworld 1991. It's possible they are related, but it could also be a coincidence.

Zelda A Link to the Past Pre-release screenshot. Link is in the dungeon with Zelda and a Ball and Chain Trooper.

Zelda A Link to the Past Pre-release screenshot. Link is in Castle Hyrule surrounded by soldiers. Link is facing south with his sword and shield held out on either side after swinging his sword.

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

Some more. This includes outside and inside the desert temple. I originally found TCRF's article which had a limited number of images. SNES Central has a much better article with all the screenshots and comparisons: snescentral.com/review.php?i...

Zelda A Link to the Past Pre-release screenshot. Link is swinging his sword south of the Desert Temple while facing East toward a Geldman.

Zelda A Link to the Past Pre-release screenshot. Link is in the main room of the Desert Temple facing South with his sword held out in front of him. He is surrounded by leevers and a devalant.

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

Kakariko Village looking odd and Death Mountain. I checked magazines from the Super Famicom's release date to Zelda A Link to the Past's release date, and it seems like there was only one set of pre-release screenshots released. They came out around May 1991.

Zelda A Link to the Past Pre-release screenshot showing Link facing south holding a bush ready to throw. The sweeping lady is 2 steps south from him. A house is 2 steps north. There are 2 cuccos north east and the sprinting person to the west.

Zelda A Link to the Past Pre-release screenshot. Link is on Death Mountain on a ledge between two cave openings. There is another ledge nearby with another cave opening and below Link are two move cave openings.

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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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