Reposted by SUDDEN・DESUKelly ♡☆ @kellygoround.bsky.social · 27/09/2026real cab viable secret flicky! 36319
Reposted by SUDDEN・DESUJoey ‘Detchibe' W. 🏳️⚧️ @thestacks.ca · 28/09/2026SEGAPOLIS [セガポリス]/Gamest Mook [ゲーメストムック] Vol. 45 has been scanned and archived thanks to a donation from @sudden-desu.net Please enjoy! archive.org/details/SEGA... 010224
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 21hNew Patreon article up! OOPARTS has a debug tool hidden away with features like stage skip, pause, and perhaps most useful, a ball steering function. MAME cheats included in the post so you can give it a try yourself! 👇👇 www.patreon.com/SUDDENDESU/p...patreon.comOOPARTS - Debug Tools | SUDDEN DESUOOFARTS OOPARTS was an unreleased block kuzushi game for Sega C2 arcade hardware, featuring sexy sorceresses illustrated by the legendary TA 153
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 24/09/2026I haven't advertised this in a while so: I also run a blog about Japanese bubble era (1980s to early 90s) aesthetics. If you enjoy retro Japanese style, consumerism, and pop culture (which presumably you do if you follow this account), check out BUBBLISM here: bubblism.jpbubblism.jp𝘉𝘜𝘉𝘉𝘓𝘐𝘚𝘔・Japanese pop style in the bubble era 05922
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 19/09/2026Man, prototype Pai was cute with the blush marks and smile. Final version included for reference. 0133
Reposted by SUDDEN・DESUGame Preservation Society @gamepresint.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Japan's golden age of gaming, from our archive. This week: Schwarzschild (PC-88SR, ©Kogado 1988) — a strategy game built as a story, where a small star-nation's young king gathers allies to survive a war engulfing the galaxy. www.patreon.com/gamepres/pos...patreon.comGame Preservation Society — We're saving Japanese Video Games!Get more from Game Preservation Society on Patreon. We're saving Japanese Video Games!. Support Game Preservation Society and get exclusive access to their work. 0122
Reposted by SUDDEN・DESUJtduckman @jtduckman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026the virtua racing game over always gave me a sorta astral-ascension type vibe, as if its the games way to gently return you back to realitystatic.klipy.comSpongeBob's Mysterious AscensionALT: SpongeBob's Mysterious Ascension 0102
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 19/09/2026Mentaiko spaghetti for lunch, probably my favorite quick, “dump it all together and eat” food 040
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 19/09/2026Tired: DAY-TOOO-NAAAAAAAAA Wired: GAAAaaaaaame OOO-BAaaaaaa........ 1131
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 18/09/2026Really wish they had actually used those colorful, fun typefaces/logos in Virtua Racing... 0111
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 18/09/2026Was going through my many binders of Sega paperwork for more Virtua Fighter research (shocking.), when I saw this... Hey wait, 1993 is way too early for Sonic the Fighters... Ahh, it's actually an earlier name for SegaSonic Cosmo Fighter. (oh and there's Virtua Fighters at the top.) 0121
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 17/09/2026Part of the Virtua Fighter research, believe it or not... 0175
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 17/09/2026Can you just imagine seeing Virtua Formula on the floor at AOU 1993? How mindblowing that must have been? What a setup. What a force Sega used to be... 3202
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 17/09/2026You know what? The internet is a free place. I take it back, copy whatever you want to TCRF, as much as you want. 000
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 17/09/2026I guess if we're gonna have a typhoon *again*, may as well be when the kids are home from school anyway... 030
Reposted by SUDDEN・DESUThe Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 17/09/2026Tropical Storm Dujuan may bring rainfall during the Silver Week holidays next week, putting a damper on vacation plans.ebx.shTropical Storm Dujuan may hit Japan over upcoming Silver Week holidayRain is expected over the rare five-day holiday — an alignment that has not occurred in 11 years — putting a damper on vacation plans. 0102
Reposted by SUDDEN・DESUSUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 16/09/2026New Patreon post up! I'm super, super excited for this one: Virtua Fighter has some real interesting stuff hidden away, including some substantial remnants of its "Barcode Battler" mode that used an actual barcode reader. Check it out! 👇 www.patreon.com/SUDDENDESU/p...patreon.comVirtrua Fighter: Barcodes, Debug Tools, Tournament/League Mode, and more... | SUDDEN DESUA barcode scanner on a fighting game...? 082
Reposted by SUDDEN・DESUDave@Not-Convention Recovery @sasuraiger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026gamesoftrobo.ghost.io/super-real-m... "So throughout, Venus Returns is kind of shocking. Not at all in terms of its sexual content— which is again quite tame— but in terms of the level of detail, the pains taken, the way you can hear buttons unfastening. Turns out video games *are* art, after all."gamesoftrobo.ghost.ioSuper Real Mahjong: Venus Returns delivers the quaint nudity of another ageSo throughout, Venus Returns is kind of shocking. Not at all in terms of its sexual content— which is again quite tame— but in terms of the level of detail, the pains taken, the way you can actually h... 5388124
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 16/09/2026New Patreon post up! I'm super, super excited for this one: Virtua Fighter has some real interesting stuff hidden away, including some substantial remnants of its "Barcode Battler" mode that used an actual barcode reader. Check it out! 👇 www.patreon.com/SUDDENDESU/p...patreon.comVirtrua Fighter: Barcodes, Debug Tools, Tournament/League Mode, and more... | SUDDEN DESUA barcode scanner on a fighting game...? 082
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 16/09/2026Wow, lots of mail arriving today... - Kat's Run - Need the manual for research on an upcoming arctle - VF Maniax... for an upcoming article. - Yume Kōjō 87 Zenkiroku, with its high quality images of the early Sega Mach Vision, for Sega Retro 051
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 16/09/2026Oh man, the best thing about preorders is completely forgetting about them, and then getting a surprise in the mail months later! 0111
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 15/09/2026The background and sprite art in Sailor Moon arcade is really gorgeous... 0137
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 15/09/2026The color behind the TIME icon in Virtua Fighter changes? And has a meaning? Yes and yes. :) 071
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 15/09/2026I've scrubbed all my past contributions to TCRF from their site. I ask that any finds I post or have posted here or on the blog *not* be re-posted to the TCRF wiki. Thank you. 342
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 15/09/2026Seems like its compatible with PC. That was an insta-purchase. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgUQ...youtube.comHORI Arcade Classic Pro for Nintendo Switch™ 2 製品紹介PVYouTube video by HORI 公式チャンネル 161
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 11/09/2026I wasn't sure which article I wanted to finish and post next, but oh man... I think I've decided. It's gonna be another landmark Sega game. Maybe you've heard of it... :) 050
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 11/09/2026New Patreon post! Kat's Run (Super Famicom) has a couple hidden messages in its mode 7 course maps... Join the Patreon to get updates and new findings before they make it into the blog post... and maybe even for some Patreon exclusives very soon...? www.patreon.com/SUDDENDESU/p...patreon.comKat's Run - Hidden Messages in Maps | SUDDEN DESUKat's Run one of those games that hits that sweet spot for me: cute anime girls paired with cars/mechs/other technology. And... man I wish 130
Reposted by SUDDEN・DESUSUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 11/09/2026This 'lil guy has been locked away in the game's data since 1990. It's about time we set him free. You can read all about him and how to restore him in Rad Mobile here: sudden-desu.net/entry/rad-mo...sudden-desu.netRad Mobile - Input Codes, Broken Gameplay Elements, and Cut ContentThere's more to Rad Mobile than the Sonic rear-view mirror ornament: Input codes, buggy and half finished functionality, and lots of unused content. 0186
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 11/09/2026This 'lil guy has been locked away in the game's data since 1990. It's about time we set him free. You can read all about him and how to restore him in Rad Mobile here: sudden-desu.net/entry/rad-mo...sudden-desu.netRad Mobile - Input Codes, Broken Gameplay Elements, and Cut ContentThere's more to Rad Mobile than the Sonic rear-view mirror ornament: Input codes, buggy and half finished functionality, and lots of unused content. 0186
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 11/09/2026Forget about Sonic, forget about Flicky... Let's bring back Mr. Nastyface to his proper place of glory in Rad Mobile! 181
Reposted by SUDDEN・DESUKelly ♡☆ @kellygoround.bsky.social · 10/09/2026welp looks like i'm gonna spend some time getting real friendly with these panel buttons 061
Reposted by SUDDEN・DESUSUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 09/09/2026Let's take a deep dive into Rad Mobile, Sega's first 32-bit game and Sonic's first appearance. We got: Weird input codes! Broken gameplay elements! Lots of cut content! And a new rear-view mirror ornament! Check it out! 👇👇👇👇👇 sudden-desu.net/entry/rad-mo...sudden-desu.netRad Mobile - Input Codes, Broken Gameplay Elements, and Cut ContentThere's more to Rad Mobile than the Sonic rear-view mirror ornament: Input codes, buggy and half finished functionality, and lots of unused content. 36225
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 09/09/2026Let's take a deep dive into Rad Mobile, Sega's first 32-bit game and Sonic's first appearance. We got: Weird input codes! Broken gameplay elements! Lots of cut content! And a new rear-view mirror ornament! Check it out! 👇👇👇👇👇 sudden-desu.net/entry/rad-mo...sudden-desu.netRad Mobile - Input Codes, Broken Gameplay Elements, and Cut ContentThere's more to Rad Mobile than the Sonic rear-view mirror ornament: Input codes, buggy and half finished functionality, and lots of unused content. 36225
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 07/09/2026Do you remember IRC? Do you have an aversion to Discord's epic gamer quirk chungus sensibilities? Do you like retro Japanese pop culture, with a focus on old games? Consider yourself old-school otaku? Join #neokobe on irc.synirc.net! Come join and idle with us. 060
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 07/09/2026"Oh the Rad Mobile article is almost done," I thought. "Let's go ahead and announce it for Monday!" I thought. "Surely I won't find *even more* unused content to write about and won't be rushed to finish the article on time," I thought... 0110
Reposted by SUDDEN・DESUVGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Tetris in Japan, a thread: I’ve been thinking for some time now that the success of the Famicom version of Tetris and, more broadly, the popularity of Tetris in Japan owes a great deal to Sega’s arcade version. Both versions were released in December 1988, but according to Henk Rogers, the Famicom 2219115
Reposted by SUDDEN・DESUSUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 06/09/2026Mail’s here. Not a game card for once, but a telephone card! And come back on Monday for a new article - pic related ;) 1102
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 06/09/2026Mail’s here. Not a game card for once, but a telephone card! And come back on Monday for a new article - pic related ;) 1102
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 05/09/2026Something is... different here in Sailor Moon arcade. What is it... hmmm.... 0140
SUDDEN・DESU @sudden-desu.net · 02/09/2026Tired: Rad Mobile is the first appearance of Sonic the Hedgehog in a video game as a rear-view mirror ornament. Wired: The game also has a hidden Flicky ornament, hidden behind an input code. 2182