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Selena the Retro-Princess

@superselena64.bsky.social
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Polymath Technician, occasional artist and all-around Nerd Girl excited about retrogaming, tech, Star Trek, D&D, comics and whatever else I like! Contributing writer for RetroRGB Ham Radio Callsign: VE7LNA Also on Mastodon at @SuperSelena64@hachyderm.io

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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 9h
I forgot today's the official start of Spooky Season! Me September 30th vs me October 1st #selfie
Collage of two selfies of me back to back - left in pink, pink top, light pink zip-up, punk skirt - right in black, black lipstick, black tank top black skirt, holding a rose that matched me red peekaboo bra
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 12h
Here's something for #ThrowbackThursday - I was once able to complete every Street Pass puzzle on my Nintendo 3DS, And the very last puzzle piece I needed was the ONLY piece held by the final person I got a stress pass with! What a mind-blowing coincidence! #nintendo #3ds #streetpass
A pic of my 3DS screen, my nearly-completed puzzle on the left of the screen shows 1 piece missing from the bottom right, the person I've street passed with has no pieces other than a question mark piece at the bottom right of their screenThe screen you get on the 3DS after completing every Street Pass puzzle, blue text reads "Congratulations! You collected all of the pieces" on a white background
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not to make my feed just a stream of consciousness, but since I mentioned Kaettekita Mario Bros for the Famicom Disk System yesterday, this is a great opportunity to show you my actual favourite of Nintendo's 8-bit chiptunes from its title screen! #nintendo #mario #8bit #chiptunes #fds #famicom
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This isn't the first time playing a recovered, obscure old Nintendo game has prompted me to mail in for a prize! Kaettekita Mario Bros, a special grocery promotion disk for the Famicom Disk System did the same thing once I scored over 100,000 points! #nintendo #famicom #fds #retrogaming
A screen in Kaettekita Mario Bros taken from my TV, explaining how you could win a Mario 3 trading card for getting ober 100,000 points. A koopa appears to be imagining the words and looking up at them. A pip is visible on screen.A screen with the default Mario and Luigi sprites standing on bricks, text bordered with red flowers above them says "Good Job! You scored 100,000 points"Same screen with the Mario and Luigi sprites, now the text says the code and tells you to mail it in
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I found all the Golden Mario statues on stage 1 and located and defeated Wart's hidden chamber - the game then gives me a code and a mailing address to enter for a prize! #retrogaming #nintendo
Results screen on my CRT showing all the statues and all the defeated bossesThe screen showing the mailing address and special password and score to send in to win a prize for completing the stage!
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The game is about collecting 10 golden Mario statues before the story ends, while dealing with the wacky changes they throw at you. Several actual golden Mario statues were made as prizes and promo items when this game was released and I happened to run into one at a silent auction not long ago!
Photo of my TV, Mario is standing next to one of the golden Mario statues you need to collectThe preserved golden Mario statue made for the Broadcast Satellaview release of Super Mario USA
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For #ThrowbackThursday here's a wild way I successfully repaired a missing SNES barrel jack after misinterpreting someone's suggestion! Using a piece cut from a ballpoint pen around 1 pin holds the jack's center pin in place with enough tension to keep the plug from moving! It works great!
Back of my Super Nintendo with just 2 prongs where the barrel jack should be to connect powerMy hand with a knife cutting a small piece off a pen's plastic inkwellThe piece of inkwell superglued into it's new home as part of the new barrel jack on my SNES
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My newest article for RetroRGB is up, all about playing the first-person Legend of Doom on 3DS, with Links for those interested (pun not intended) - retrorgb.com/legend-of-do... #retrogaming #homebrew #nintendo #doom
The Legend of Doom header from its itch.io page with my hand holding up my 3DS imposed on it and "3DS Port!" written over top
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I made a short video showing what the game is like! It's part audio drama with the conversation between the characters affecting gameplay in real time, regardless of where you are in the level when it happens. Swapping characters, powerups, bombs falling from the sky - and they talk about it!
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
So cool to see the access light on my Broadcast Satellaview on! 🤩 I'm playing the new BSX release of Mario 2 USA! It adds back the original broadcast music and character voices - with a new optional English dub! The badguys randomly change who you're playing as and the characters talk about it!
My Super Famicom with SF fash cart inserted, the power light and green access light on the attached Broadcast Satellaview are both lit up!Opening artwork of Mario throwing a turnip at Wart on my TV screen The level select screen, Mario has a box in the upper corner as he speaksBirdo popping in during the game to say something before changing the player from Mario to Luigi on you!
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Related to my post yesterday about Legend of Doom on 3DS, here's a #throwbackthursday post about the 3DS port of Doom that actually DOES use the 3D effect. Which is SUPER COOL to experience, but of course I used it for silliness and loaded Chex Quest on it! IN 3D! #retrogaming #doom
Doom (PrBoom-Plus) on my 3DS game menuThe Chex Quest title screen on my 3DS. The bottom screen indicates the touch screen functions as mouse controls.A pic I took of the game in action. Ghosting on the image is the result of the 3D effect functioning
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Last night I put "Legend of Doom" on my 3DS! It's Zelda 1 but Doom-style. I loved having the original map on the bottom screen and the way it supports both thumbsticks to be a twin-stick fps. But it doesn't (yet?) support the 3D effect! Which surprised me! #retrogaming #zelda #doom #nintendo #3ds
The Legend of Doom title screen on my red "New" 3DS XLMe holding my 3DS in hand showing the gameplay. Top screen is first person with Zelda sprites, holding a shield and wooden sword in front of you, bottom screen shows the map, your hearts, and some item countersSame as before, but this time in a dungeon
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This weekend I played 2017's Sonic Mania on my Dreamcast! An excellent port and having Sonic back home on Dreamcast felt oh so right 😌 #retrogaming #sega #sonic
Sonic Mania title screen on my TV in the background, my black Sega Sports controller in the foreground with the Sonic Mania logo on its VMU screen
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I had some fun this week drawing myself in the style of Star Trek: Lower Decks! Feels like an appropriate way to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Star Trek! #art #startrek
Cartoon depiction of myself wearing a blue science uniform from Lower Deck, with a matching blue choker, and the front flap is open.
The background shows asteroids and shooting comets, which I just lifted directly from some Lower Decks promo art...
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Here's something I've posted before for #ThrowbackThursday Space Invaders for Game Boy actually contained the entire SNES (actually Japanese Super Famicom) ROM! If you put it in a Super Gameboy and choose Arcade mode, it'll "invade" your SNES and give you the complete 16-bit game! #retrogaming
The 8-bit Gameboy cartridge of Space Invaders in my handSpace Invaders in my Super Gameboy 2, plugged into one of my more yellowed SNES units4 panels showing selecting Arcade mode, the screen saying they're invading my Super NES, a GIANT pixelated Space Invade on my screen, and lastly the 16-bit Space Invaders: The Arcade Game title screen A picture of the 16-bit Space Invaders being played on my TV without the Super Gameboy border
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One of my computers, a desktop, randomly died on me so I spent the long weekend troubleshooting and doing some upgrades to get going again. Once it was good to go I tried looking around for something modern I could play on it to take advantage of the upgrades, but just wound up playing DOS classics!
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Alright I put some stuff on the new shelf! It was a nice opportunity to not only spread out some of the crowded stuff I have on display, but also bring out some other things from the closet that have been languishing! #retrocollecting #collection
The shelf populated with disks and carts and headsets and Mario Kart Live Luigi on the bottom - Densha de Go and a second Virtual Boy on top, next to my other shelves with another VB, a Vectrex, ROB the Robot, PSOne, and more A closer look at the shelf (before I put the second Virtual Boy on top)
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
NEW SHELF ALERT! Literally found it on the curb like half a block away! I foolishly got rid of my CD rack years ago and now CD racks are weirdly expensive?? But this one is in genuinely good condition! #retrocollecting
The shelf, light coloured wood with a tower for CDs on the right-hand side of itAnother angle, showing it next to some more crowded shelves in the game room (virtual boy and Vectrex prominently displayed)
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This is where I post from
Educational museum piece in the style of like a victorian submarine, but it's screen is on the default XP home screen
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Very cool to run into this still-functional Trackball Golf game the other night,nstill using it's original CRT, even! #arcade #retrogaming
Tube screen showing a mini golf putting green, a coin slot beside the screen. A panel below has buttons for start and number of players with a protruding box housing the trackball
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
For #throwbackthursday how about my customized Atari Lynx! I absolutely love this guy! Not only did it get a new digital screen, but like my Game Gear it's been fitted with HDMI-out! #retrogaming #atari #diy #hack #mods
Me holding my Atari Lynx with the Xybots title screen displayed. An HDMI cable is attached to the top, my TV is in the background displaying "no signal"Same picture as before, but now the screen on the Lynx is black (the power light it still lit) and the Xybots title screen is being displayed on the TV behind it!
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A treat for myself after finishing my course! A PlayStation memory card? With a screen? And an SD card? That's cool I guess OH WAIT ITS ALSO AN OPTICAL DRIVE EMULATOR! It can load .ISO files directly off the SD card on an unmodified PS2! Way easier than my PS2 HDD set up! #retrogaming #playstation
Me holding the MemCard PRO2 above its box. The screen is blank and you can read "8BitMods" engraved on it
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
It's social media, so I expect absolutely no one noticed my absence for the past couple weeks, but I was busy recertifying at St John's Ambulance to save your lives and I'm proud to say I absolutely crushed my final exam/practicals! 😎 Now back to playing Videogames! 🥳
A heavily redacted evaluation form showing 99% on the written exam and 100% on all three practical scenarios!
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I missed Random Game Saturday yesterday, nonetheless I offer to you the SURPRISINGLY good Elder Scrolls for N-Gage! N-Gage gets a lot of sass (inb4 goatse ref) but I'm legit happy to own one! #retrogaming #ngage #elderscrolls
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
In keeping on theme with the article I did for RetroRGB this week, this week's #ThrowbackThursday post is about the custom Vectrex controller I built! I used outdoor electronics housing, some sanwa parts, then manually hand-wired the digital-to-analog circuit for it! #diy #retrogaming #vectrex
My completed Vectrex joystick sitting on a sunny windowsill A collage with the insides of my joystick and all the wires everywhere, with the circuit diagram on the bottomMy Vectrex playing Armor Attack with the appropriate overlay, the original Vectrex controller is plugged in next to my custom Vectrex controller
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I made my own e-ink labels for the two new Virtual Boy releases! I'm especially proud of my Zero Racers label! It should look like the F-Zero game that it is! Anyways, here's a link to the .bwr files if you have an eink flash cart! drive.google.com/file/d/1VsVr... #retrogaming #virtualboy #art
Previews of the eink bitmaps for the two labels, Zero Racers and Dragon Hopper
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today's the day! Playing some newly released official Virtual Boy games from Nintendo on my original Virtual Boy! Dragon Hopper and a new F-Zero! I'm using the kickass e-ink flash cart so I can design my own labels! #retrogaming #nintendo #virtualboy
My (custom made) Zero Racers digital label on my eink flash cartMy Dragon Hopper label on my e-ink flash cart with my virtual boy behind it
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
My newest article for RetroRGB went live this morning! I spent an absolute enormous amount of time troubleshooting this issue, but now I can announce the solution for anyone else who has two Vectrex controllers and the V3 Multicart! retrorgb.com/vectrex-v3-m... #retrogaming #vectrex
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Vectrex V3 Multicart Simple Fix for 2-Player Glitch - RetroRGB
Vectrex owners using Sean Kelly’s V3 multicart may occasionally run into an unusual issue when launching some 2-player titles such as Armor Attack or Rip Off - player 2's joystick directions don’t register, even though the face buttons work normally. Fortunately, the solution is both simple and reliable! After launching an affected game from the
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Random game Saturday! It's Bushido Blade for PS1 - except I've networked two of my Playstation systems together for multiplayer across multiple TVs! #retrogaming #ps1 #psx
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I got a good price on a PSTV and have been having fun hacking the hell out of it! Removing the blacklist so it can play ALL my Vita games, putting Adrenaline on it for everything PSP, and the myriad of homebrew games and community-made ports! And Moonshell! It even supports Xbox Cloud Gaming! #diy
PSTV resting precariously on the edge of my TV standUncharted for VITA (a black-listed game) running on my PSTV, using the Dual Shock 3 touch pad in place of the touch screenPSP menu on my flat panel The list of homebrew games and apps to install, with the Perfect Dark decomp port highlighted
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Last thing about the Hori controller for the Gamecubes Gameboy Player - it's SNES controller shaped but with flared wings on the back for better grip which reminds me of LRG's new Rumble controller for SNES! But the Hori one DOESN'T have rumble! Even though GameBoy Player-enhanced GBA games have it!
My GameCube Hori controller next to the Limited Run Games SNES rumble controller The backs of both controllers showing the flared "wings" for grip
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I thought I'd loaded everything I could want onto the SD card in my Gamecube's serial port, but every time I had to make a change it meant I had to unscrew the GameBoy Player! Thankfully I got this from LaserBear and now the micro SD on my PicoBoot modded Cube is easy to access! #nintendo #mod
The new SP2SD adapter with purple 3D printed housingThe new adapter connected to the bottom of my GameCube, filling the oddly-shaped spaceThe side of my GameCube with Game Boy player attached to the bottom, but the microSD sticking out the side
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Another way to use the cool Hori controller for GameCube is, of course, with your Wii! Only a few actual Wii titles support it, like Muramasa, but the entire Virtual Console library does! You can play every SNES game with it! Or Genesis or TurboGrafx 16 game, etc! #retrogaming #nintendo #wii #hori
My Hori Controller connected to the GameCube ports on my WiiSuper Mario All-Stars on my flat panel TV screen in the background, holding the Hori controller in the foreground
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
If you want a random game this Saturday, I don't think anything is more random than my copy of the unreleased StarCraft Ghost on the original Xbox #xbox #starcraft #randomgamesaturday
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The cool Hori Gameboy Player controller for the GameCube is also just a GameCube controller! The lack of analog stick makes it suboptimal (or even incompatible) with many 3D games but its fantastic for pretty much anything 2D! Like the original Zelda on the Collector's Edition disk! #nintendo #zelda
My GameCube on the floor, power light on, Hori Gameboy Player controller in port 1, the case for the Zelda Collectors Edition disk next to itClassic Zelda 1 on my CRT with me holding the Hori controller in the foreground
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
For #throwbackthursday I present the time I used a homemade cable to connect two Sega Genesis through controller port 2 so I could network them together and play multiplayer Zero Tolerance across two TVs #sega #diy
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I'll never stop posting to the Miiverse on my WiiU. Nintendo will just have to kill me. #art #wiiu #pretendo #nintendo #zelda
A drawing I made on my WiiU tablet on the TV screen, the tablet controller is out of focus in the foreground. It depicts Tingle from Legend of Zelda and his catchphrase "Kooloo Limpah!" Surrounded by rupees and butterflies and sparkles
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Question for my followers! Despite my all-encompassing collection I DO NOT OWN a single Amiibo! As a collector, getting into Amiibos feels like a real can of worms! (and I've found ways to spoof their NFC signals) SO MY QUESTION IS: If I were to have JUST ONE Amiibo -which should it be and why?
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Since I have the Hori Super Gameboy Commander controller for my SNES, I figured I'd import their Gameboy Player equivalent! It feels REALLY GOOD to use, and also, in my typical manner I've done some shenanigans with it, so expect me to post more about this guy! #retrogaming #nintendo #gameboy #hori
Boxes for the two Hori Gameboy controllers, SNES and NGCThe two controllers themselvesMy TV playing Kirby's Nightmare in Dreamland on my CRT through the Gameboy Player, the new Hori controller held in the foreground
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Random game Saturday: Soul Calibur! For the Sega Dreamcast! Played using the motion controls of the fishing controller! #retrogaming #sega
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Building off yesterday's post, here's my custom 3DO! The modified lightbar on the front mimics the Red-Blue-Yellow colours of the 3DO logo! It has an ODE and a custom mini-DIN RGB-out that allows me to get more horizontal video (with a RetroTINK) making it nearly widescreen natively! #retrogaming
My 3DO, with the external ODE on top for loading games, and the lit up light bar on the from with the new colours matching the logo you can see on the ODE.The back of my 3DO with the new video output port beneath the power cableStar Control II on my flat panel TV to show the extra width of the video
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
For #ThrowbackThuraday here's my heavily customised Sega Game Gear with enhanced screen, HDMI-out, USB-C power supply and 2-player support (for Master System games)! #retrogaming #sega #diy
My Game Gear in the foreground with an HDMI cable connected and the TV screen behind it displaying the Game Gear gameThe top of my Game Gear showing the HDMI port and the glowing green USB-C portMy Game Gear on a table with a Master System controller connected to the EXT port through a short converterThe messy, wire-filled insides of my Game Gear (just the HDMI mod, before the power mod)
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I didn't realise it until someone pointed it out, but somehow my copy of Breath of the Wild is the UAE version? I don't know how that happened. But it plays fine in my Canadian WiiU #zelda #gamecollector #nintendo #WiiU
Cover of my WiiU copy of Zelda Breath of the Wild with the UAE label at the bottom leftWii U title screen for Breath of the Wild on my TV
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I'm late to the game on this one, but this weekend I made some time to play some Zquest games! If you don't know Zquest, think of it like an open-source Mario Maker, but for Zelda! Tons of great community-made games for it! It's really cool! #zelda #opensource #diy #gamedev
An example screenshot from the built-in demo showing Zelda 1 style sprites, a text box, items mapped to button at the top and a health and magic meterAnother screenshot of the same, player is in a cave getting a wooden sword
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Sunday Selfie! I've been wearing too much pink lately and had to get back to my roots! Hope everyone's having a good weekend! 🌹 🖤 #selfie #goth
Me in a black top and skirt, hair in pigtails, black lipstick holding a rose that matches bit of bra showing
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Pokemon Mini appreciation post! One of Nintendo's least-discussed platforms! The flash cart for it is called the "Ditto" cart, which is amazingly thematic! 😆 #randomgamesaturday #nintendo #retrogaming #pokemon
My purple Pokemon Mini next to its box and a two cartridges A closer look at the Pokemon Mini with it's boot screen displayedThe title screen for Pokemon Pinball Mini
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Working from home today and in between tasks I'm re-learning how to inject my own DS games into the WiiU Virtual Console so I can play my favourite DS games on my TV! #nintendo #DS #hack #diy #retrogaming
Tv in the background acting as the upper DS screen, WiiU tablet in the foreground acting as the FSçs lower/touch screen. This one is showing Kirby Super Star Ultra Same image with the TV and WiiU tablet acting as the DS screens, this time for Space Invaders Extreme Same image with the TV and WiiU tablet acting as the DS screens, this time for Phantasy Star ZeroSame image with the TV and WiiU tablet acting as the DS screens, this time for Dragon Quest IX
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
#throwbackthursday to me getting my GameCube to network with my Wii for one of my parties so we could do 8-player Mario Kart! #retrogaming #mariokart #nintendo #hack
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I was playing some Vib-Ribbon last night, using my Jet Set Radio CD in the system! I'm a big fan of games that let me put different disks into my system, like Monster Rancher! Long live physical media 😉 #retrogaming #playstation #ps1 #sega
Collage - a pic of Vib-Ribbon title screen on the top, a photo showing Jet Set Radio's CD in the systemAnother collage - Monster Rancher disk in my hand with the monster rancher title screen behind it.
And Ecco the dolphin for Sega CD in my hand with the disk for it inside my PlayStation
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Selena the Retro-Princess @superselena64.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I'm not American, but yesterday I connected two of my PS1 consoles through Serial Link to play linked-up Independence Day on two of my TVs! It's the day the world declared in one voice we will not go quietly into the night! #retrogaming #july4th #ps1
Two TVs showing the multiplayer screen with "Link Cable" selected, both PS1s are visible in the floor with the cable connecting them
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