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Caspian Whistler @cazwis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

God I am beyond thrilled. The special edition in particular has come out absolutely amazingly. Can’t wait for you all to see this! 🤖💫

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POLYGON BIRD Games @polygonbird.games · 23/09/2026

Take control of the HALCYON 🗡️ Defeat the RADON Daughters 🦅 Destroy the WORLD-EGG 🥚 BIRDCAGE is out now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation & XBOX consoles! www.eastasiasoft.com/games/BIRDCAGE

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

What's a Tattoo Assassins-loving sicko like myself to do when given access to EVERY sprite frame in the game in high quality? Make GIFs of cut content from the game and share them with the world, of course! First, behold Luke's original/cut fart animation.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Trying to understand something. In the olden days, one of the benefits of subscribing to a gaming magazine was that it usually arrived in my mailbox before most stores got it in. With Game Informer today, I pretty much always receive my subscriber copy 2 to 3 weeks after stores get them. Why?

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Great footage of the absolutely immaculate Tattoo Assassins arcade cab at Game Terminal in Nashville, TN. I really need to get out there soon to play it in person. youtu.be/qtBBLTMppf8?...

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Tattoo assassins and Bio freaks prototype arcade games #arcade

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Ultimate Pullahoko @pullahoko.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This is what every game developer sounds like right now.

A chef insisting that his cake made with diarrhea is perfectly fine to consume.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

If you're not rocking this desktop wallpaper right now, then what are we even doing?

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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Gen ATLAS robot head at Summer Game Fest

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Fangamer @fangamer.com · 03/06/2026

Our first wave of Mina the Hollower merch is almost here! You can sign up now to be notified as soon as it's available: www.fangamer.com/collections/...

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Kimmo Lahtinen @gimblll.com · 23/04/2026

Yes, it's true! Sektori is coming to Switch 2 on May 14th. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IQE...

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Sektori - Switch 2 Trailer

YouTube video by Kimmo Lahtinen

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Vampire Survivors 🧄 @vampire.poncle.games · 14/04/2026

legendary composer, Yoko Shimomura, made the MAIN THEME for our new upcoming game - Vampire Crawlers!! 😭🎉 we're still stunned and have had this track on repeat for DAYS 🤩 full version is on our YouTube, go give it a listen!! 🫵🤯

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Had the pleasure of playing a demo of this game at PAX East recently, and it's WAY better than I think most people realize. I excitedly asked some Retroware guys about its release date, assuming it would be soon-ish, but they told me it won't be until sometime next year. I was heartbroken.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

@mossmouth.bsky.social Hey Derek, I was wondering if the team is aware of the broken CRT filters on the Switch version of UFO 50. I understand that pixel perfect was added to make them look better in handheld mode, but they're still busted in docked and now with Boost Mode on the Switch 2.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

This makes me SO happy! So many people there will be seeing this game for the first time, I'm sure.

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Playdate @play.date · 26/03/2026

Devils on the Moon is out now on Catalog!! Themed on the astrologically Occult, this single board VG-Pinball won 🏆️ Most Anticipated Game of 2025 at the Playdate Community Awards! Flip your way through 3 different zones and discover over 50 different demons to summon! 😈 play.date/games/devil...

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Saw the Knights of Tears string quartet perform songs from Hollow Knight and Silksong with my son tonight in Orlando, FL as a birthday present from my wife. Highly recommend to anyone who is a fan of the games and Christopher Larkin's memorable scores. tickets.knightsoftears.com/events/knigh...

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Enough is enough with Sony this generation. They're ruining the lives of developers and making this easily the worst Playstation generation in history with their mismanagement. I propose a wide-scale #FUCKSONY movement. If Konami deserved one a decade ago, then Sony sure as hell deserves one now.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

A treat for Friday the 13th: We've added the near-complete run of Game Player's magazine to our digital library! 232 issues across 12 (!) different series archive.gamehistory.org/folder/b3155...

Five different series of Game Player's with slightly different titles.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/02/2026

Raskin to Bondi: "You're not showing a lot interest in the victims. Whether it's Epstein's human trafficking ring or the homicidal government violence against citizens in Minneapolis, as AG you're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims."

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Just shouting this into the void in hopes that some fortunate soul heeds my words and buys the game. Sektori is one of the most addictive, challenging, and satisfying twin-stick shooters ever made. I can't put it down.

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Sektori - Launch Trailer

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I had a great time discussing Tattoo Assassins at length alongside lead programmer Kevin Martin on this episode of the Secret Characters Podcast, which goes live tonight at 7pm EST. Kevin regaled us with recollections from his time working on the game, and I offered a player/fan's perspective.

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The Secret Characters Podcast # 2 Tattoo Assassins Featuring ScOULaris and Kevin Martin

YouTube video by Trenternet

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🦇 Hallow-Ina! 🎃 @ina-strangeworld.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Real Plumber Plays SUPER MARIO BROS. For The First Time

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

To ring in the new year, we have yet another round of Tattoo Assassins emulation fixes courtesy of FBneo dev dink. The latest FBneo (standalone and Libretro) build enables the missing background sound effects on certain stages (two examples below). Now it's nearly perfect on both MAME and FBneo. 👌

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

I'm just gonna say it. Neon Inferno has the best pixel art I've seen since the original Metal Slug trilogy. I'm just in awe of what they've accomplished here, and the game itself is great too. Bonus points for shipping with a competent CRT filter as well.

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Samantha Mackenzie Greer @sammgreer.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Twenty years on and I still think this is the most breathtaking sequence ever put in a videogame. Testament to the fact that scale and awe are not virtues of graphical horsepower alone

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

It's become a Christmas tradition for me to receive at least a couple gaming art/reference books every year. My collection is coming along quite nicely, I must say. I just can't ever move because transporting all of this stuff is gonna be a nightmare.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

To all the 2D game devs lurking around here, check this thread to see if your game releases this year are getting their flowers for excellence in 2D art and animation. This was a really standout year for highly accomplished 2D games IMO, so I wanted to highlight that.

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Let's take a moment to appreciate some of the stellar 2D art and animation in games released this year

As a lover of traditional animation in both film and in games, this year has made me pretty happy when it comes to the number of developers pushing great 2D art and animation in their games. Whether i...

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Obsolete Sony @obsoletesony.com · 12/12/2025

1997 ❤️

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

As a lifelong fan of print media and dedicated journalistic games coverage, seeing this in my local Barnes & Nobles today made me very happy. I made sure it was front and center on the newsstand for all to see. Game Informer is better now than it's ever been IMO.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I made some animated GIFs for a few unused/cut sprites from Tattoo Assassins that the game's lead programmer shared with the TattAss Discord server a while back. There are three in total. See thread for the GIFs and some background on each. 👇

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ANTONBLAST💥 @summitsphere.com · 03/12/2025

THE END is coming. See you on December 18th, punks.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

It's 2025, and I'm currently subscribed to more gaming magazines than I was in the 90's and early 2000's. Life's not so bad after all. 🎮📚

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Okay this is ridiculous now. I've received two issues of Nintendo Life magazine, a bi-monthly publication, before receiving ONE issue of Game Informer. What on earth went wrong with the Outer Worlds 2 issue?

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

My eight-year-old son wanted a Silksong shirt, because he's the coolest. So naturally I had to order one too. Look out, world.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Great work the VGHF is doing with the Digital Library. Just an absolute treasure trove for a games preservationist sicko like me. You can spend countless hours going down different rabbit holes on there.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

A Profound Waste of Time Issue 5 arrived in my mailbox yesterday, and it's just perfection as I've come to expect from APWOT. The cover story about Unicorn Overlord and Vanillaware was great and accompanied by some spectacular artwork throughout. @cazwis.bsky.social congrats on the release!

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SEGA-16 @sega-16.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

At the '94 AMOA Show, Data East's Joe Kamenkow stands with the infamous Tattoo Assassins, begun before DE sold its pinball division to Sega. Kaminkow stayed on the team to finish the game before switching over. Although it had a story penned by Back to the Future's Bob Gale, it was never released.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

@gameinformer.com Hey GI Team, Is something wrong with shipments of the physical magazine? Neither my brother nor I have received the Outer Worlds 2 issue, which at this point is well over a month late. Been kind of a bummer since I haven't received an issue in almost two months now.

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Playdate @play.date · 02/10/2025

3️⃣ OUT TODAY: Playdate system update 3.0. Now with Folders, and a new Game Library app. Organize your games, your way. ⬇️ Get it: Playdate > Settings > System > System Update 🔡 Read more about it: help.play.date/manual/3.0/

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

More fun findings from the Video Game History Foundation's Digital Library. This GamePro (Issue 54) coverage for MK2 in the months leading up to its release was absolutely captivating to me as a kid. Reading that Reptile would be PLAYABLE and had his own fatalities blew my young mind.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Found a hidden gem among the EGM2 uploads in the VGHF Digital Library tonight! A behind-the-scenes two-page article about the making of Tattoo Assassins, featuring pictures of character concept art that I've never seen anywhere else. This is so cool! archive.gamehistory.org/item/2646e22...

Page 1 of the EGM2 "making of" coverage for Tattoo Assassins in the November 1994 issue.

Page 2 of the EGM2 "making of" coverage for Tattoo Assassins in the November 1994 issue.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

The Video Game History Foundation Digital Library's archive/scan of EGM2 Issue 10 (April 1995), which includes the most in-depth coverage of the cancelled game Tattoo Assassins of any gaming publication. Glad to see this preserved. archive.gamehistory.org/item/c7da9ff...

Page 1 of the EGM2 Tattoo Assassins preview coverage.

Page 2 of the EGM2 Tattoo Assassins preview coverage.

Page 3 of the EGM2 Tattoo Assassins preview coverage.

Page 4 of the EGM2 Tattoo Assassins preview coverage.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Spotted these two on my eight-year-old son's doodle page from aftercare today. My kid's cool as shit.

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

FYI - The last round of sound fixes for Tattoo Assassins are part of MAME .280. No ROM update necessary since these were changes made to the emulator itself. I decided to record an arcade playthrough of how the game runs and sounds in MAME now. No more weird squealing noises. 👍

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Tattoo Assassins (1995) Arcade Playthrough - Derek O'Toole

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Apparently the first-ever online Tattoo Assassins tournament (post-sound fixes) was run at Sawcon Zero recently. I wish I'd known about this beforehand because I totally would've entered it! Some nice mid-to-high level play in this, and I completely agree with them banning infinites for this.

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SawCon Zero - Tattoo Assassin's Tournament (Tournament)

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ScOULaris @scoularis.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Golly gee the fine people at @lizardcube.bsky.social sure are good at making video games.

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