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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Scores for Crackdown on the #MegaDriveChallenge @johnbunday.bsky.social 163,150 @hadyn79.bsky.social 132,200 SpareOmbres 92,250 @retromartin.bsky.social 13,250 Some great scores there from our other entrants. Host just blowing himself up clearly!

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New #MegaDriveChallenge awaits and it is a fromage calamity with Cheese Cat-astrophe starring Speedy Gonzalez! Rules in the video/description & have fun youtu.be/baUmvxEZ1RY?...

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MegaDrive Challenge #81 - Cheese Cat-astrophe starring Speedy Gonzalez

YouTube video by Martin Whitehouse

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swooperd.bsky.social @swooperd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🆕️ @SEGAGuys podcast 🎙 Join me and @MrTomFum for a journey through 40 years of Sega's iconic Outrun. From the genre defining debut, to the stunning sequels and the oddball spinoffs, we celebrate the coolest driving series ever made. youtu.be/wGoJc4rtwjI

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40 Years of Outrun - podcast s7e12

YouTube video by The SEGAGuys

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

One of those weekend things keeping a 7 year old busy. James and I had to draw a 4 panel Mighty & Ray (it's a #SonictheHedgehog thing) comic. I really enjoyed his choices of comedy and action from the mini brief I gave him per panel. And yes. I'm 41 and my art is utter tripe 😂

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

How about a Sunday Short Video? Come check out the recent fan translation of Nostalgia 1907 for the #MegaCD which is now available for NTSCU & PAL gamers on the system! youtu.be/Ummr_129nhY?...

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Nostalgia 1907 (MegaCD - 1991) English fan translation and NTSCU/PAL conversion

YouTube video by Martin Whitehouse

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I regret not being able to keep up or get Into parts of my favourite franchises for a significant time in the 2000s onwards. I missed out on lots of stuff that's really tough to get hold of. Been rooting around for Transformers comics I missed out on and getting certain anime on disk. It's hard!

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Scores for Gynoug on the #MegaDriveChallenge SlotItInThere 660,030 SpareOmbres - 554,590 @johnbunday.bsky.social 318,370 @hadyn79.bsky.social 234,400 @grumpydriver.bsky.social 133,000 Me - 121,400 Some real winged Wor-riers here (bad pun.....)

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There was only one correct option for bedtime story for my son tonight..... #Transformers

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A new #MegaDriveChallenge is exploding its way into your screens with Crack Down! Rules in the vid/description. Runs for the usual 2 weeks and I hope everybody enjoys! youtu.be/0v2E6-npzZ0?...

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MegaDrive Challenge #80 - Crack Down

YouTube video by Martin Whitehouse

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#Transformers the movie this evening for its 40th anniversary screenings with my 7 year old son in tow. Still fantastic. Thought the short was...a thing. Didn't blow me away but nice to hear Cullen/Welker one final time. Sons first time seeing the film and he was beyond excited when it started!

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A mostly English translated version of Shadowrun for #MegaCD has been released for PAL (NTSCU is being worked on says the creator) Some menu elements and the odd option are untranslated but the story is fully followable as evidences by the fact I'm 2 acts completed. Brilliant stuff!

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Chris McFeely @chrismcfeely.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on THE WELL OF ALL SPARKS is now live! Journey with me once again into Cybertron's ancient past, as we return to the Age of the Primes to learn the secrets of the sacred wellspring that is the source of all Transformer life! youtu.be/sNzH6SWRH-Y

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TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on the WELL OF ALL SPARKS

YouTube video by Chris McFeely

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A brand new #MegaDriveChallenge takes flight with Gynoug (or Wings of Wor for the Americans.) Rules in the vid & description and runs for the standard two weeks. I hope everybody enjoys! youtu.be/6G0pUXSvbIE?...

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MegaDrive Challenge #79 - Gynoug (Wings of Wor)

YouTube video by Martin Whitehouse

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Devastating news and of all 3 that have happened this week. This one stings the most. Absolute legend of my childhood. Optimus and Venger long line in the memory. RIP Peter Cullen www.tmz.com/2026/08/27/p...

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'Transformers' Voice Actor Peter Cullen Dead at 85

Peter Cullen, famous for voicing Optimus Prime in the 'Transformers' franchise, is dead.

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

#MegaDriveChallenge players - I'm going to extend Sonic & Knuckles by a week. Work has really prevented me from having any form of go on the game and I would like to actually get an entry in on my own flippin challenge 😂 It will now end at 2359 GMT Thursday 3rd September

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ちめ @mikansando327.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

おすわりトリップちゃん。 #tripthesungazer

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TheSpookularAnimatron @themagicalanim.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

For no particular reason please enjoy this Golden Axe comic I made with the wonderfully talented Kathy Murdoch and @alkalineazel.bsky.social

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Toejam & Earl 2 #MegaDriveChallenge scores Spare Ombres 148,600 @swooperd.bsky.social 59,700 @sonicechoes.bsky.social 53,000 @johnbunday.bsky.social 29,300 @retromartin.bsky.social 23,700 @3headedmonkeyyt.bsky.social 16,900 Sorry for the delay, work was VERY busy this weekend. Well done all!

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A new #MegaDriveChallenge arises as we step back to the world of Sonic the Hedgehog with Sonic & Knuckles! Rules are in the video as always and it runs for the usual fortnight. I hope everybody enjoys! youtu.be/LPEqkxufpqo?...

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MegaDrive Challenge #78 - Sonic & Knuckles

YouTube video by Martin Whitehouse

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I have foregone the usual video gaming for a week or so and have managed to finish: Avatar the last airbender series 2 Final series of Stranger Things Stranger things Tales of 85 Masters of the Universe Ready Player One War Machine A few random direct to video style films. Love a good catch up!

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museumofcomputing.bsky.social @museumofcomputing.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Chill out in the world of retro computing 🖥️ and gaming 🕹️ with our extensive collection of computers and games consoles, all ready for you to try in our air-conditioned gallery! Saturday - 9:30am to 5pm Adult £7 Child £4 Family £17 #Swindon #computer #museum

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Bloggo's POW! @bloggospow.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

What goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas as the saying goes. Luckily these days the same does not apply to 30 year old Playstation games. But what are they? Lets use our eyes and find out. youtu.be/ICaUtwQrIzs

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Japanese Only Playstation Games POW

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Sonic the Comic Rescan Project @stcscans.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Issue 130 of Sonic The Comic has been scanned at 600 DPI and is available on the Internet Archive. It will be added to the STC Scans website soon. archive.org/details/soni...

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

As expected only a couple.of entries for the last #MegaDriveChallenge (a new one is up for ToeJam & Earl 2) so here's the scores for Man Overboard: Me - 6800 Spare Ombres - 6000 @johnbunday.bsky.social - 5600 We definitely sunk with only 5 or 6 stages cleared out of the 100 on offer!

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A new #MegaDriveChallenge with ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (that's the second one!) Rules in the vid & description. Kick out those pesky human tourists from Funkotron and have fun! youtu.be/_BJ3uVVIsF0?...

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MegaDrive Challenge #77 - ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron

YouTube video by Martin Whitehouse

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Chris McFeely @chrismcfeely.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on SUNSTORM is now live! To accompany the recent news of his upcoming new toy, behold the blazing 'bot with delusions of divinity - who went from one of the hottest characters of the early 2000s to a guy Hasbro rarely seems to want to acknowledge! youtu.be/cgG8He4cgZU

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TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on SUNSTORM

YouTube video by Chris McFeely

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A new #MegaCD Appreciation Society podcast appears and this time the dynamic four are beating each other up over Fatal Fury Special for the system! There's also shenanigans, drab 90s voice acting and a framed disk! Go watch and join in on the fun! youtu.be/xmIZD_ADb1w?...

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Mega CD Appreciation Society Episode 10 - Fatal Fury Special

YouTube video by John Bunday

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This just got randomly delivered today. Can't beat a bit of #Transformers It will sit nicely with my original movie OST CD.

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A new video! Hot off the heels of Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch, two new #MegaCD PAL conversions arrive with both the JRPGs Vay & Popful Mail now converted. Video description for how to obtain and enjoy thanks to @johnbunday.bsky.social for the conversion and playtest by me. youtu.be/NYf37hx8qxQ?...

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New Mega CD PAL fan conversions - Vay & Popful Mail

YouTube video by Martin Whitehouse

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Had a bit of a day reading comics with my son whilst recovering from my night shift into my days off. Some excellent IDW #SonicTheHedgehog (especially the Amy 30th special)and courtesy of @magicalmorg.bsky.social (ace job!) a cracking little fan StC comic. What a time to be alive!

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Scores for Twin Hawk/Daisenpuu #MegaDriveChallenge @johnbunday.bsky.social - 332,360 @retromartin.bsky.social - 302,120 SpareOmbres - 238,630 @hadyn79.bsky.social - 143,420 Retroredsteve - 94,130 Well done all and congrats Mr Bunday!

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The 76th #MegaDriveChallenge is here with SS Lucifer Man Overboard (one of its many names) a fun little puzzler in the vein of Krusty's Fun House. Rules in the vid, runs for 2 weeks. Enjoy! youtu.be/5yxYb99faMU?...

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MegaDrive Challenge #76 - SS Lucifer Man Overboard

YouTube video by Martin Whitehouse

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Lewis Wake @lewiswake.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Huge milestone for the Sonic The Comic Rescan Project. We now have a complete run of high resolution scans complete from Issue 1 to Issue 100! Two months of effort and 3612 pages scanned! All downloadable in various resolutions from the STC Scans website. stcscans.zone

Covers of Issue 1 and Issue 100 of Sonic The Comic on a Green Hill style checked background

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Lol ikr many people my age, Sam Neil was introduced to us through the medium of Jurassic Park. I went and saw it twice as a kid and utterly loved it. I've not seen loads of his films or TV, but those I have, he has always been phenomenal in. He will be missed. R.I.P. Sam Neil

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Jurassic Park: First Dinosaur Sighting

ALT: Jurassic Park: First Dinosaur Sighting

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Lewis Wake @lewiswake.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We have now scanned over 100 issues of Sonic The Comic at 600 DPI! All are available on the Internet Archive and direct download links are on the STC Scans website. stcscans.zone

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Sonic the Comic Rescan Project | High-Quality Fleetway STC Scans

Download high-resolution, complete 600 DPI scans of Fleetway's Sonic the Comic. The ultimate STC archive for fans, preserving every issue and special.

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Through the door today. The Nights Perfect Album which contains the entire OST + Christmas Nights and the Knuckles 30th anniversary IDW hardback - bit disappointing as whilst the main strip is very cool, the second strip is just a reprint from the 30th special. Feels lazy.

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swooperd.bsky.social @swooperd.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🆕️ @SEGAGuys video 🎞 Picture the scene: The worst has happened and you have to sell youre entire game collection. However, you get to keep 5 games, what would they be? Dan and James provide their choices. youtu.be/MK3xkT77ag4

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Sell Your Retro Collection - Keep Just FIVE Games. - podcast s7e06

YouTube video by The SEGAGuys

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Trying out the new #MegaCD fan translation of Mahou no Shojo Silky Lip with a PAL conversion. I've played a bit of it before but the translation helps as it can be very maze-like! Has a cool unique conversation mechanic which changes Lip's stats and it has an episodic format to it per chapter!

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I have just watched a 25 minute montage of 90s UK kids TV openings and I feel better than I did 39 minutes ago. Joyous.

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The latest acquisitions for the #SonicTheHedgehog comic series. Enjoying going through the IDW series so far. We've had two fantastic comic series' now that follow the games.

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RetroMartin @retromartin.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A new #MegaDriveChallenge arrives with not a single hawk but a Twin Hawk! Rules in the video & description and enjoy! youtu.be/TWipMDhdtbU?...

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MegaDrive Challenge #75 - Twin Hawk

YouTube video by Martin Whitehouse

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Nintendeal @nintendeal.com · 01/07/2026

Own the games you buy. A complete list of true Nintendo Switch 2 physical releases: www.dekudeals.com/switch-2-phy... Automatically updated as more physical releases are announced

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Cazzy 🎮🕹️🧵🧶🎨🤘 @gatchacaz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It’s Gatchastitch's 6th Anniversary, and I’m having a sale in my shop to celebrate throughout July 2026. Full details can be found via the links in my bio: bio.link/gatchastitch #pokemon #videogames #crossstitch #shopsale

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Lewis Wake @lewiswake.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Issue 64 of Sonic the Comic has been scanned at 600 DPI and is available for reading and download on the Internet Archive. Standard and high resolution CBZ files are also available to download from the STC Scans website now. archive.org/details/soni...

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Sonic the Comic the Podcast @sonicpodcast.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

At last! SONIC THE COMIC THE PODCAST #179 is OUT NOW! @gavtrdq.bsky.social joins us for DEEP LORE as Sonic Adventure continues with Tikal and the ancient Echidnas! Like from the game! PLUS: The Kids Choice Awards Pub Quiz! AND: Raiding the tomb of the unknown Chewits! stctp.zone?name=2026-06...

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