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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Jump into the weekend with some #Axelay from the excellent composer Taro Kudou and one of his few games as a composer (the other being Castlevania IV, as Souji Taro)! Here's "Unkai" from the 1st level, setting the stage! retro.gg/music/axelay... ! Game page: retro.gg/game/axelay/...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Are you ready for an #UNREAL experience? #EpicMegagames and #DigitalExtremes surely thought so when they sent gaming into the future with #Unreal (Win, 1998) - an FPS with groundbreaking details & effects. In fact, its game engine stands today as one of the industry titans! retro.gg/game/unreal/...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

We're live with @ericaderadio.bsky.social doing a SPECIAL LIVE EPISODE about #AlexanderBrandon! The talented musician behind many iconic games like #Unreal, #JazzJackrabbit 2, #DeusEx and many more! Listen live @here: ericade.radio !

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

The World is holding its breath as one of the most anticipated games in the World Cup is soon upon us! It's been 28 years since Norway was in the #WorldCup. 28! With mere hours away from kick-off, how will the game go!?! Here to tell us all about it is #FIFA14! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTsa...

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FIFA 2014 predicts the World Cup 2026: Brazil VS Norway (Round of 16)

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We're continuing a long running tradition and series of old FIFA games predicting the #WorldCup! So we asked #FIFA 2006 World Cup to take a look at one of the first round of 32 matches, namely #BrazilVSJapan. And oh boy do we have an answer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihCp...

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FIFA 2006 World Cup predicts World Cup 2026: Brazil VS Japan (Round of 32)

YouTube video by Retro Spirit

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

We've dug up some really ancient history! Back in a time when we hosted the site ourselves, the green box here was the first server The Retro Spirit (then called The DOS Spirit) was hosted on (~2005)! It was then migrated to whatever that silver thing is ^^ in ~2006-7.

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Some (rare) games from our physical collection🤩. A few of the games pictured: Ecco The Dolphin, #FinalFantasy IV /V, Sonic the Hedgehog, #Talesof Destiny, Haunted Ground and The Legend of Zelda collector's Edition to mention a few. Find the game pages for many of these here: retro.gg/games

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

While the #FIFA World Cup is raging the World with hyped crowds all around, we have a tradition to use old FIFA games to predict the FIFA games! Here's are those we did for the FIFA #WorldCup 2018, back in ... well 2018 obviously. Enjoy some retro football! #eagames www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8t6...

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FIFA 2006 World Cup predicts the World Cup 2018 Finals: France vs Croatia

YouTube video by Retro Spirit

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

The World has been remapped into geozones based on Tiberium contamination: Red, yellow and blue. Blue being least contaminated. Kane, presumed dead (many times), returns and leads NOD into attacking GDI thus triggering a Third Tiberium War. Welcome back, Commander! #cnc retro.gg/game/command...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We've setup a Fluxer server where we'll slowly migrate to seeing as Discord is a literal dumpster fire. Join us over yonder here: fluxer.gg/BjkPEr6l ! First 10 that join will also get a special "Inaugural Goblin role" tied to their user (+any other privileges you had from the old Discord server)!

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

🎄12 Days of Christmas 2025 - Day 12🎄 Tales of Symphonia ( #GameCube, 2003)! Join Lloyd, Genis & many more as they join Colette, the Chosen One, to regenerate the World. This must-play entry in the #TalesOf series is not only a fantastic JRPG, but an emotional rollercoaster. retro.gg/game/tales-o...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

🎄12 Days of Christmas 2025 - Day 11🎄 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door ( #GameCube, 2004) Mario's on a quest for the legendary treasure behind the Thousand-Year Door in Rogueport. Of course, that requires stars spread all through the kingdom. To adventure - in paper form! retro.gg/game/paper-m...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

🎄12 Days of Christmas 2025 - Day 10🎄 Snatcher ( #PCEngine 1992) In the far flung future of 2047, bioroids called "Snatchers" have appeared, killing people and taking their place in society. As Gillian Seed you'll join J.U.N.K.E.R, a corporation tasked at hunting them down. retro.gg/game/snatche...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

🎄12 Days of Christmas 2025 - Day 9🎄 Assassin's Creed ( #Windows, 2007) Desmond abducted from his normal life by Abstergo is forced to recollect the genetic memories of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. Explore Acre, Damascus and Jerusalem and hunt down targets all across the lineage! retro.gg/game/assassi...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

🎄12 Days of Christmas 2025 - Day 8🎄 #Disgaea: Hour of Darkness ( #PS2, 2003) The Netherworld is in chaos after the late King Krichevskoy has passed away.His heir, Laharl, has been sleeping 2 years too long & has to reclaim the throne. There's hell to pay inthis strategy gem! retro.gg/game/disgaea...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

🎄12 Days of Christmas 2025 - Day 7🎄 Resident Evil 2 ( #PSX, 1998) The zombies invades Racoon City when an accident spills the T-Virus into the sewers! Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield make their way to the city, and have to fight for their lives in this cult classic! #RE2 retro.gg/game/residen...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🎄12 Days of Christmas 2025 - Day 6🎄 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero ( #Commondore64, 1985) G.I. JOE is alive on your very on computer! Take control of one of 16 characters and battle it out against the slimy evil COBRA agents all around the world and put them behind bars! retro.gg/game/g-i-joe...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🎄12 Days of Christmas 2025 - Day 5🎄 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night ( #PSX, 1997) Dracula's back, so is Castlevania and Belmont has vanished! Awakened from his self-induced slumber, Alucard needs to figure out what the heck is going on in this cult platform classic! retro.gg/game/castlev... #SOTN

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🎄12 Days of Christmas 2025 - Day 4🎄 Overboard ( #Windows, #PSX, 1997) Piracy on the high-seas! Navigate your very own pirate ship through dangerous waters in this top-down arcade style shooter. Equipped with cannons & even rockets, not towns nor enemies will stand a chance! retro.gg/game/overboa...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

🎄12 Days of Christmas 2025 - Day 3🎄 Grand Theft Auto 2 (#Win, 1999) They say respect is everything, and especially in the GTA World! The series' second game sees players do missions from rivaling criminal syndicates - gaining favors from one makes enemies of the others. #GTA retro.gg/game/grand-t...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

🎄12 Days of Christmas 2025 - Day 2🎄 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing! (#DOS, 1987) Ready, Set, Type! Get ready as typing is name of the game -literally! Back in the 80s when computers started to become popular, Mavis taught the World how to have fun while learning a useful skill! retro.gg/game/mavis-b...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

12 Days of Christmas 2025🎄 has officially begun! First one up is Contract J.A.C.K from 2003 - an action oriented FPS placed in the NOLF universe, but with less thinking and more shooting. Follow along this year's Anniversary edition of 12 Days of Christmas here: retro.gg/seasons/12-d...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

We've update the landing page for 12 Days of Christmas to easier showcase what's been added each day! See for yourself at retro.gg - Happy Holidays!

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

🎄12 Days of Christmas - Day 1🎄 retro.gg/game/contrac... Jump into the shoes of John Jack, a tough anti-hero in the services of the bad-guys H.A.R.M who has to stop rival bad-guys from getting a rocket! This prequel to NOLF 2 is mostly focused on high-octane FPS action rather than puzzles & stealth.

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Our coverage of the #Edison2025 demo party we did back during summer together Ericade Radio is now available on YouTube! We met and interviewed some great and talented people and got introduced to quite a bunch of new faces too! Read more and listen to the broadcasts here: retro.gg/news/we-re-g...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

The final batch of #SegaGenesis / #Megadrive games that we've captured has been published to the site! That means games from T -> Z - a total of 258 games! Classics like ToeJam & Earl, Wonder Boy, Ys & Vector Man are just the tip of the iceberg of this enormous update. Enjoy! Browse here: retro.gg

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

The next batch of #SegaGenesis / #Megadrive games have been published to the site. This time it's games starting with the letter N -> S - a total of 177 games! Some absolute cult classics in here, like one of the platforms biggest - Phantasy Star II and Sonic! Enjoy! Browse 'em here: retro.gg/games

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The next batch of #SegaGenesis / #Megadrive games have been published to the site, this time those starting with I -> M - a total of 103 games! From movie tie-ins to simulators, racing and game collections there's a wide array of genres on display here. Browse them here: retro.gg/games

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Together with Ericade Radio we'll be covering the Edison 2025 Demo Party in Stockholm 18-20th July 2025! Read more here: retro.gg/news/we-re-g...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

The next batch games from our capture of the entire #SegaGenesis catalogue have been published to the site. This time games starting with D to H - a total of 116 games! Some wellknown games in this round, along with a plethora of games released in Japan only. Enjoy! Browse them here: retro.gg/games

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Continuing our quest to catalogue every game on old consoles, we're headed to a cult icon we feel has been sorely lacking on the site: #SegaGenesis (or #SegaMegadrive)! We've captured & added every game starting with 0-9 to C this time - a total of 106 games! Enjoy! Browse them here: retro.gg/games

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

We're teaming with our friend The Baron of Dubstep to revisit an old classic from 2004. Before "Can it run Crysis?", it was "Can it run #FarCry?" This was unprecedented freedom in tropical paradise. Watch Revisited: Far Cry (Windows, 2004) - Episode 1 here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF5H...

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Revisited: Far Cry (Windows, 2004)

YouTube video by Retro Spirit

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

‪The sixth and final batch of Nintendo #GameBoy games have been published to the site, this time those starting with S->Z - a total of 311 games! The genre selection is in full effect here, from cult classics to obscurities. Platformers, trivia, RPGs & more! Enjoy! Browse them here: retro.gg/games

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Fifth batch of Nintendo #GameBoy games have been published to the site, this time those starting with N -> R - a total of 179 games! From train simulators, ninjas, bootlegs and pachinko to #Pokémon, dogfights and tetris clones. Truly a unique mix! Enjoy! Browse them here: retro.gg/games

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Fourth batch of Nintendo #GameBoy games have been published to the site, this time those starting with I -> M - a total of 230 games! Unsurprisingly, whole slew of genres in this update; from movie-tie-ins to learning games, some classics and inferior ports. Enjoy! Play them here: retro.gg/games

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

The very first Longest Journey had a rather humorous message on the requirement box sticker. Bottom right it says "Cannot be played on a Mac. Sorry!". : D Thankfully The Longest Journey (Den Lengste Reisen) can now be played on most systems, thanks to ScummVM! Game page: retro.gg/game/the-lon...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Third batch of Nintendo #GameBoy games have been published to the site, this time games starting with F -> H - a total of 142 games. Football, fighting, sports, JRPGs (Final Fantasy of course) and pinball are some of the prominent genres in this mix. See them here: retro.gg/games

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This summer, The Retro Spirit and Ericade Radio (ericade.radio) will be hosting a Live Summer Show from Edison 2025 in Stockholm (18-20th July)! We're inviting YOU to suggest tracks you want to hear during our broadcast. Find details and the submission form @here: forms.gle/HGBrHrMZ2zYG...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Just in case you didn't know, we've developed The Book of Memories, a unique section utilizing the vast amounts of data on the site to serve up a unique challenge every day! Test your old gaming skills! How many did you get right (on 1st try :) ? Check it out here: retro.gg/book #oldgamesquiz

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

The cult classic that basically invented modern survival horror, #ResidentEvil, was released 29 years ago today for the Sony Playstation (22nd of March, 1996)! A cult classic any horror fan sure knows and cherishes! #jillsandwitch #psx #playstation retro.gg/game/residen...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Second batch of Nintendo #GameBoy games have been published to the site, this time games starting with C -> E - a total of 110 games. Action, sports, fighting & anime related games are well represented here along with educational ones. See all recent game additions to the site here: retro.gg/games

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

In our first batch of Nintendo #GameBoy games published to the site, we're looking at titles starting with 0-9, A and B - a total of 115 games. Horse racing, board games, sequels and puzzles are only some of the categories here. See all recent game additions to the site here: retro.gg/games

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Right on the heels of automatically capturing _the entire Game Boy library_, we're looking at a console and its library that we've missed for so long: the #SegaMegaDrive (Genesis)! Capture has been going on for ~12hrs+ at least, 94% done! Look forward to new game entries on the site! retro.gg

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Seems like the source code for many of the original Command & Conquer games (including C&C Renegade!) have now been open-sourced - and by EA themselves even! Pretty wild! github.com/electronicar... github.com/electronicar... Browse all #CommandandConquer games on the site: retro.gg/search/serie...

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Way way back in 2005 when we played the original RE4 on Gamecube and a CRT. A groundbreaking experience. #residentevil4 #gamecube

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Couple years back we upscaled and interpolated all movies and assets in Dust: An Elysian Tail to 1080p 48fps (Source is 720p, 24fps). Due to the game's hard locked asset resolution, muxing in 1080p assets caused weird glitches : / Enjoy this smoothly animated Fidget! #dustelysiantail #fidget

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The Retro Sprit - Gaming History Preserved @retrospirit.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Way back when you could multiplayer via...EMAIL! : ) (From the game Age of Wonders, #Windows, 1999)

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