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ohfivepro.bsky.social @ohfivepro.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In other Taito news, they're having another Arcade Archives sale so anyone who doesn't own Warrior Blade, The Ninja Warriors or Time Tunnel can now rectify their lives for less

the 10x 30% off games from the ACA1 line up

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ohfivepro.bsky.social @ohfivepro.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This week's Arcade Archives release is SNK's 1988 golf game 'Fighting Golf' afaik there is only golf & the fighting is relegated to you fighting for the best score, rather than killing your rivals with a golf club, which would have done a lot to increase my interest levels⛳ tldr, Neo Turf Masters

The Jp flyer, a painting of a golfer swinging his golfing stick

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Melly Fiore @mellyinchains.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

presenting one of the nerdiest things i've ever made; the hidden umk3 wavenet 'hall of fame' easter egg (www.youtube.com/watch?v=piyE...) but using genesis sprites of note; the mk1 cabinet isn't present in the genesis version of either mk3s, and i had to make that exclamation mark myself

noob saibot, two mk2 arcade machines, rayden, and rain standing in the 'lost world' stage in umk3 with the text WELCOME TO THE MORTAL KOMBAT HALL OF FAME!

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The artwork of Strider 2 by Harumaru featured on page 10 of Capcom's Secret File #26: Strider Hiryu 2. Usual upscale/clean/retouch process applied.

Strider 2 clean artwork by Harumaru featured on page 10 of Capcom's Secret File #26: Strider Hiryu 2. Image depicts Strider Hiryu on the left side in his usual blue attire with the red scarf, holding his cypher on his left hand with other characters faces on the right side such as a white hair masked ninja, a young woman, and a masked man with a smirk on his face. Above, part of a menacing man face can be seen as well as some ominous eyes hiding in a flame background.

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HNS @thedivinefist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Managed to go to Play Expo in Blackpool for the day despite circumstances that nearly prevented it from happening. Went fine otherwise. Played through Sega Golden Gun for the first time and bought a few imports from the stalls.

A collection of Japanese games on a recliner

Left to right, top to bottom row:

Sega Ages 2500: Alien Syndrome (PS2)
Shin Hokuto Musou: Treasure Box (PS3) - AKA Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2. New condition apparently
PaRappa the Rapper 2 (PS2)
Um Jammer Lammy (PS1)
Xevious 3D/G+ (PS1)
Puyo Puyo Sun (Saturn)
Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast)
Crazy Taxi 2 (Dreamcast)

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This week's Arcade Archives is Taito's Balloon Bomber from 1980. Use your cannon and blast the bombs being carried by balloons, but aim carefully- hit the balloon and the bomb's coming down, destroying part of the platform or you! Dreamwidth post! tepidsnake.dreamwidth.org/47573.html

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Sasquatchulous Yeti ❄️ Yeti Vtuber ❄️ Eggbug Friend @sasyeti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What the fuck. I saw that new anime FX show is airing so I had to pull up the AI Mai Mi episode of wasting all your money on the FX, but apparently CR no longer has Ai Mai Mi besides the final season. CR clearly got too afraid of having a show that has people wasting all of their money on the FX.

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HNS @thedivinefist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I wasn't aware that the PSVR2 version of Hard Bullet came out today, I forgot it was coming to PS5 as well as the modern VR platforms. Instant buy. Most of my PC VR time was spent playing around on this title. More or less a sandbox bullet time gun action game (with physics and excess gore)

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ohfivepro.bsky.social @ohfivepro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We're going back to 1980 this week for single screen shooting on Arcade Archives with Taito's Balloon Bomber #バルーンボンバー #アーケードアーカイブス #アケアカ #タイトー

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The Namco Historian @namcohistory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On May 10, 1987, the Japanese TV show PC Sunday (パソコンサンデー) featured two robots at Namco’s headquarters. Uketsuke Komachi was the front-desk receptionist and Kyūji-kun, a smaller robot that served tea to visitors. Both robots were featured in the Namco Museum series and Marvel Land.

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For more info on Bubble Buster, you can watch this old stream of mine! It starts at 51:52~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvhy...

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The Gaming Hell Stream #330 ~ Puzzle Bobble

YouTube video by the gaming hell youtube thing

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The unreleased Bubble Bobble-less version of Puzzle Bobble, Bubble Buster, got its first official release on this Apple Arcade app today and it, uh, doesn't react well when you reach the competition screen at the end! (The answer is 'TAITO...THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN!')

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downchasm @downchasm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

yes, *I LIVE IN A BUBBLE* ever since I was assaulted by these two individuals, so SORRY if I don't hear every song on the radio my family is still seeking justice on my behalf

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つらら @icelemon07.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

「お給仕いたしますっ！」

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bonus clip: here's that EDF fight and my poor Minicon getting blasted into the sea www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake/c...

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Flying Mini-Con - TepidSnake on Twitch

Watch TepidSnake's Retro clip titled "Flying Mini-Con" on Twitch.

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The stream went well. This game is so ultimate, and this isn't even showing the EDF-style fight against a gigantic Decepticon battleship! www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake/c...

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Why did I sleep on this game?! - TepidSnake on Twitch

Watch TepidSnake's Retro clip titled "Why did I sleep on this game?!" on Twitch.

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tonight on the Gaming Hell Stream, we're back to waging our battles against the evil forces of the Decepticons and also picking up tiny robot friends along the way, continuing Transformers on PS2! www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This week's Arcade Archives is Namco's System 11 Xevious sequel Xevious 3D/G. The Solvalou blasts off in 3D with new weapons and gigantic bosses to fight, with the Zapper for airborne enemies and the Blaster for ground-based foes! Dreamwidth post! tepidsnake.dreamwidth.org/47144.html

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HNS @thedivinefist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

May peace be with you, Richard Harrison. There are some great videos and interviews with him that made me appreciate what he did beyond the IFD Arts movies. A well travelled gentleman who lived a long interesting life. You could listen to him speak for hours about all his experiences.

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The stream went well. Can you believe the THQ-published US version cut such amazing dialogue as "Haha! Here I come! Spaaaaaankerrrrr!" (that's the name of his car, honest) www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake/c...

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The Tracer car they call Spanker - TepidSnake on Twitch

Watch TepidSnake's Retro clip titled "The Tracer car they call Spanker" on Twitch.

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AnimEigo @animeigo.com · 23/09/2026

New Animeigo & Whole Grain Pictures pre-orders! First up... AD Police! The classic OVA series newly remastered in 4K! Includes UHD disc & a standard Blu-ray! Plus an exclusive slipcover at the MediaOCD store mediaocd.com/product/ad-p...

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tonight on the Gaming Hell Stream, the engine's over the red degrees and we've got criminals to catch- we're playing Playstation exclsuive Ray Tracers! www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake

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shmuplations.com @shmuplations.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Learn about the making of Samurai Shodown and life at SNK in the "arcade action" era of the late 80s in this massive interview with alumni Yasushi Adachi and Tomoaki Fukui! shmuplations.com/samuraispiri...

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The Samurai Craftsmen of SNK - shmuplations.com

This massive interview with SNK alumni Yasushi Adachi and Tomoaki Fukui originally appeared in the SNK Anniversary Fan Book.

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GSK | ALL CITY SLOP SHOP (ETA SOON) @allcityslopshop.com · 23/09/2026

this week's Arcade Archives 2 (no OG ACA) title: Namco's 1996 revival game, Xevious 3D/G www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e1ub85dsyk this is a triple-duty anniversary pull, chosen to commemorate 5 years of Namco x ACA, the 100th Namco ACA title & 500 consecutive weeks of ACA drops

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6 likes, 1 comment. "Arcade Archives 2 XEVIOUS 3D/G"

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ooh, Xevious 3D/G is this week's ACA game, always been curious about this one, especially now I understand Xevious a bit more~! (No SW1 / PS4 version, only SW2 / PS5 / XS) www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e1u...

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Arcade Archives 2 XEVIOUS 3D/G

YouTube video by HAMSTER Corporation

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ohfivepro.bsky.social @ohfivepro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

and remember that ACA Darius II is the 3-screen version which is not identical to the 2-screen game & isn't on any of the collections

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ohfivepro.bsky.social @ohfivepro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Taito & Hamster are having a bunch of discounts across all platforms inc. Steam to celebrate 'Darius Unveiling Day' if you're wanting anything Darius or Taito related for less than usual. I've put a selection of them below but there's plenty of others on the consoles too

A few of the Taito Switch games on discount

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A Taito-centric Arcade Archives sale! These are all 30% off on PSN and Switch (sale might not be live in your region just yet, be patient!) Crazy Balloon Space Seeker Space Cruiser Pirate Pete Chack'n Pop Darius Raimais Darius II Megablast Flipull

A screenshot of the Arcade Archives website with 10 Taito games currently on discount, taken via Windows' Print Screen function.

Crazy Balloon (1980)
Space Seeker (1981)
Space Cruiser (1981)
Pirate Pete (1982)
Chack'n Pop (1983) [Actually released in 1984]
Darius (1986)
Raimais (1988)
Darius II (1989)
Megablast (1989)
Flipull / Plotting (1989)

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Kars @karoshimyriad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Mahoutsukai no Yoru is currently 50% off on Steam for an all-time low of $19.99. store.steampowered.com/app/2052410/...

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Discotek Media @discotekmedia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Patlabor TV Series is up to pre-order! The TV adventures of Special Vehicles Division 2 are coming back to Blu-ray! All 47 episodes are here! mediaocd.com/product/patl... www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-BD...

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Patlabor TV Series - Opening from Blu-ray

YouTube video by Discotek Media

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videajames 👻 @videajames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Rally and Minnie, back-to-back! (commission) A follow-up to a previous drawing I posted.

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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 22/09/2026

MGS 2 is perhaps the greatest sequel of all time; a game that stands before its audience and dares to ask them if all they really want is more of the same, if they're content forever chasing after someone else's shadow: kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/09/25/c...

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Can’t say goodbye to yesterday

There can be no talk of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty without first acknowledging the runaway success of the 1998 title that spawned it, a PlayStation game so unbelievably popular it sold ove…

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Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The artwork of Pro Tennis: World Court used for arcade flyers in Japan and on the cover of the #SharpX68000 release. Removed logos, applying the usual upscale/clean/retouch process. No clue on the artist, any info let me know!

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wowmd.bsky.social @wowmd.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

lol, the Ashita no Joe NeoGeo game misspells José Mendoza's name as "Hose Mendose." Contrary to popular belief, this was released outside Japan (in Europe), but it seems they didn't put much care into it.

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GSK | ALL CITY SLOP SHOP (ETA SOON) @allcityslopshop.com · 19/09/2026

one extra wrinkle to this saga: Escala, the Brazilian company that had licensed the Malibu comic for BR release, was so desperate for material post-cancellation that they wrote a couple new issues themselves (& many afterwards, from #6 onwards they jettisoned the Malibu stuff & did their own thing)

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The stream went well. Optimus Prime's headbutt is too powerful. www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake/c...

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Headbutt - TepidSnake on Twitch

Watch TepidSnake's Retro clip titled "Headbutt" on Twitch.

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Tonight on the Gaming Hell Stream, this battle reminds me of the Shrikebats of Dromedon... Let's play Transformers on the PS2! Yep, just Transformers. www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake

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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 18/09/2026

A little game for the weekend? "Approximately thirty minutes of dryly amusing sci-fi interactive fiction, encompassing everything from the fate of the solar system to (potentially) biscuit-based interpretive dance." kimimi.itch.io/terror-of-th...

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Terror of the Alien Mindmasters by Kimimi

A short bit of interactive fiction, for your entertainment (hopefully).

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Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This week's Arcade Archives release is Universal's 1983 follow-up to Mr. Do!, Mr. Do!'s Castle / Mr. Do! vs. Unicorns. Use your hammer to send the blocks down the board and squish the unicorns causing a hassle in the castle! Dreamwidth post! tepidsnake.dreamwidth.org/47091.html

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GSK | ALL CITY SLOP SHOP (ETA SOON) @allcityslopshop.com · 17/09/2026

QQQbeats!!!, which is now a year old, is also 65% off atm for the same length of time, and they've just added Amekoro as DLC www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrCRRonU87E idk whether these discounts will be worldwide... QQQbeats, maybe, but iirc Spell Bubble just went off sale elsewhere

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taitochannel - YouTube

71 likes, 8 comments. "【追加DLC】キャラクターパック雨衣『QQQbeats!!!』"

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GSK | ALL CITY SLOP SHOP (ETA SOON) @allcityslopshop.com · 17/09/2026

Touhou Spell Bubble aint dead! ~2.5yrs after the last update (& ~1yr since the release of the unofficial sequel, QQQbeats!!!) they've added a couple new songs for free, and released a Suika Ibuki DLC pack youtu.be/ZXWmRM_h434 it's also down to ¥1980 in JP for the next ~month, a record low

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taitochannel - YouTube

195 likes, 27 comments. "Nintendo Switch『東方スペルバブル』「伊吹萃香」キャラクター紹介"

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