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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 7h

A much-loved cult classic arcade shoot-'em-up, Juno First is overdue for a Phosphor Dot Fossils test flight. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr_8...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Juno First (arcade, 1983)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In the latest Voyage of Shelf Discovery, alas, the Hasbro/Kenner Marvel Retro 3 3/4" line came down to one last ride - and who better to take it with than #GhostRider himself? www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIzC...

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Voyages Of Shelf-Discovery: Hasbro/Kenner Marvel Retro Ghost Rider

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Popular in the arcades, Time Pilot was guaranteed to have an afterlife in cartridge form. But does its #Atari2600 port do the game any favors... or does it actually leave stuff out? Time for a Phosphor Dot Fossils examination. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jhF...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Time Pilot (Atari 2600, 1983)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

With a console capable of aping arcade hardware, surely Donkey Kong 3 would be nearly perfect on the #NES. But does it do Stanley, the forgotten hero of the Donkey Kong series, justice? Donkey Kong 3 is the latest addition to Phosphor Dot Fossils. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGMk...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Donkey Kong 3 (NES, 1986)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A certain movie trailer trumpeting the imminent return of a certain film franchise in '99 was an unavoidable topic. If you can't beat 'em, steal their taglines. Infinite Sheep rounds up an unlikely #localtv promo campaign that united #StarTrek DS9 and...the Simpsons!? www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF01...

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Infinite Sheep: Every legend has a... (1999)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Which came first, this music trivia game, or the MTV logo splashed all over its cabinet artwork? The hits just keep on coming (and going) for the Phosphor Dot Fossils look at MTV Rock-n-Roll Trivia Part 2. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-nt...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: MTV Rock-n-Roll Trivia Part 2 (arcade, 1986)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

An obscurity in the heyday of 80s toy lines, Power Lords seems like an unlikely candidate for a video game unless it's on the #Odyssey2 / #Videopac console. Power Lords goes on a Phosphor Dot Fossils power trip to see if its fun factor matches its rarity. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=rApi...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Power Lords (Odyssey2, 1983)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Eaglemoss' Star Trek shuttlecraft boxsets could be an embarrassment of riches, a crap shoot, and a good excuse to collect the smaller vehicles that powered the #StarTrek universe. The 60th anniversary continues with more little shuttles, some sharing a design lineage. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrTk...

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Voyages Of Shelf-Discovery: Eaglemoss Star Trek Shuttlecraft Set #5

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You could pause and reflect or, if you're feeling more daring, keep moving and keep an eye on the reflectors. The 1976 arcade classic Night Driver, the game that launched first-person racing games, is taken for a Phosphor Dot Fossils spin. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWOr...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Night Driver (arcade, 1976)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Any line cook job is bound to help you get your steps in, but this #Atari2600 homebrew makes those steps a matter of life or death. Chaotic Grill is a colorful new homebrew port of an arcade classic, and worthy of a Phosphor Dot Fossils takeout order. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzMi...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Chaotic Grill (Atari 2600, 2025)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It's a bar. There are drinks! Your friends might be there! How can you rack up 30 seconds of #localradio ad copy about a bar? The Infinite Sheep answer is to get crazy with it, especially if it's St. Patrick's Day. And add a #StarTrek reference nobody asked for. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vquT...

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Infinite Sheep: Pub Crawl (1993)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

For some of us action-figure-collecting kids of a certain age who also loved classic #StarTrek, it just didn't get much better than this - the entire Enterprise bridge crew all in one beautiful package, and the crew kept growing from there. Happy 60th, Star Trek! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dDO...

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Voyages Of Shelf-Discovery: The Playmates Star Trek: The Original Series set

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Pick Axe Pete had plans to pick through a more graphically elaborate Misty Mountain Mine on the cancelled Odyssey3 console. Learn more about the Odyssey3 and see the game in action in a Phosphor Dot Fossils playthrough that is definitely "in the zone". #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUTr...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Pick Axe Pete (Odyssey3, 1983 [unreleased prototype])

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Collect them all or be exterminated! Voyages of Shelf Discovery takes a trip back in time (appropriately enough for #DoctorWho toy collecting) to the 1980s/90s Daleks that filled many a collector's shelves, and played well with other toy lines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zss...

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Voyages Of Shelf-Discovery: Doctor Who Dapol Daleks

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Ms. Pac-Man on the #NES has a more bizarre history than most arcade ports, especially since the game arrived in two different forms. This Phoshpor Dot Fossils delves into the issues surrounding the rarer version of this branch of the #Pacman family tree. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfR0...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Ms. Pac-Man (NES, 1990 - Tengen version)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Gather around, children, and listen to tales of the ancient times, when text messaging alone could leave a family in financial ruin! Infinite Sheep revisits scary vintage #localtv news promos about early 2000s cell phone use. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjTR...

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Infinite Sheep: News Promos about Cell Phones (early 2000s)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Frogger hopped onto the Atari 2600 more than once; you've already seen the second coming of Frogger via the Supercharger, but was the Parker Brothers cartridge version anything to sneeze at? Frogger hops back in for a Phosphor Dot Fossils playthrough. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ22...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Frogger (Atari 2600, 1982)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It was a game that made plenty of PC owners want to build new cities from the ground up, but could #SimCity have worked on the #NES? After a bit of Phosphor Dot Fossils civil engineering, the answer is yes - so why did this game not see the light of day? #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAtN...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: SimCity (NES, 1991 [unreleased prototype])

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A delightfully obscure coin-op that doesn't have nearly enough home versions, King & Balloon floats onto the Colecovision (provided one has the Super Game Module). Phosphor Dot Fossils checks to see if it floats or if it's made of wood. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=V87Q...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: King & Balloon (Colecovision, 2018)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The Space Firebird burns its way across the cosmos to crap on your car and your planet. It's an example of Nintendo's early arcade efforts before its coin-op division started monkeying around, and we give it the Phosphor Dot Fossils test flight. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne8F...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Space Firebird (arcade, 1980)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

In the old days, the TV ads promised that the #AppleII computer could bring any business into the future. But what about plumbing? With creatures? Phosphor Dot Fossils gets some work experience with the Mario Bros. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E_x...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Mario Bros. (Apple II, 1984)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The Wizard of Wor may have lost his voice, but he's lost none of his menace, as the classic arcade game arrives on the Colecovision by way of the Super Game Module. Will Phosphor Dot Fossils fall under the wizard's spell? #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk9a...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Wizard Of Wor (Colecovision, 2018)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If you think this mage is going to be able to ease on down the road, think again. A slightly obscure mid-80s coin-op, the Wiz is a one-man band with a wand, and Phosphor Dot Fossils tries it out for a spell. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=v14P...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Wiz (arcade, 1985)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

So your local water grid can't keep up with the demands of AI? Believe it or not, that was a problem even back in the early '90s. Phosphor Dot Fossils has a wrenching experience with Pipe Dream on the #AppleII. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmIJ...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Pipe Dream (Apple II, 1990)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The Mouse Police are back on the case! We give Mappy for the Colecovision (with Super Game Module) the Phosphor Dot Fossils test run to see if he can still stay ahead of felonious felines. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_I4...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Mappy (Colecovision, 2016)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

With the various home versions of the game in the rear-view mirror, it's time to put the coin-op original to the Phosphor Dot Fossils test with Pleiades (or Pleaids - it's a bit confusing). #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVpu...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Pleiades (arcade, 1981)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Always happy to sit in and bring the bagna cauda!

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Everyone is the hero of their own story, but Activision's H.E.R.O. is the hero of every gamer's story (of a certain age). Phosphor Dot Fossils test flies H.E.R.O. on the #AppleII computer. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3JN...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: HERO (Apple II, 1984)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Those recent close-ups of the moon didn't show everything - such as those brave souls with their Tandy Color Computers fending off intergalactic demons. Phosphor Dot Fossils looks at the CoCo's graphically elaborate port of Imagic's Demon Attack. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Pc...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Demon Attack (Tandy CoCo, 1984)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

How far underground can our search for ports of Dig Dug go? On this edition of Phosphor Dot Fossils, it's time to look at the Commodore VIC-20 version, to see if it faithfully upholds the game play or if something else is taking root. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoLN...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Dig Dug (VIC-20, 1983)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

You've stared at the constellation. You've seen me play the unreleased Atari 2600 port. Maybe you even know the arcade game. Now it's time for the Phosphor Dot Fossils test flight of Pleiades on the Emerson Arcadia 2001. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-To...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Pleiades (Arcadia 2001, 1983)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I'm diggin' the brickwork in the port of Lode Runner for the semi-obscure Sega SG-1000 console, and though it's tough, this one's on track to be a Phosphor Dot Fossils favorite. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY2M...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Lode Runner (Sega SG-1000, 1984)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Sometimes a Pac-Man by any other name is just as sweet, and sometimes the official licensed versions are real head-scratchers. Why did the Commodore VIC-20 port turn out the way it did? It's time for a Phosphor Dot Fossils quest for Pac-truth. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2C8...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Pac-Man (VIC-20, 1983)

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Bold Bubbles @boldbubbles.com · 20/07/2026

Are you attending Creation's Trek to Las Vegas, AKA Star Trek Las Vegas? So am I! With so many of us gathered at the same place at the same time, this is a perfect opportunity to offer a special deal on Bold Bubbles just for attendees. More info here: boldbubbles.com/pages/star-t... #STLV

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It's a maze crawling with bugs, all of them out to consume you utterly. In the latest addition to Phosphor Dot Fossils, it's time to boot up the Tandy Color Computer and find out if this twist on the classic maze game has a Mega Bug ...or a mega feature. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH5n...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Mega Bug (Tandy CoCo, 1982)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

From prime time to game time, does the '90s syndicated sci-fi show Time Trax survive the transition to the #SNES? Is it just a TV tie-in fighting game? Time for a Phosphor Dot Fossils tune-in: see if Time Trax is a temporal anomaly, or one for the ages. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKX_...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Time Trax (SNES, 1994)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The Gorfian invasion is happening again, and this edition of Phosphor Dot Fossils arms itself with the Commodore VIC-20 port of the arcade classic, finding that everything is intact except the robot laughter. Now with bonus Shatner! #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZvV...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Gorf (VIC-20, 1982)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The Temple of Rom is loaded with danger and treasure. Death lurks around every corner. So do items that appear to be randomly-but-helpfully placed cups of coffee. Temple of Rom for the Tandy Color Computer is latest adition to Phosphor Dot Fossils. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XI5...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Temple Of Rom (Tandy CoCo, 1984)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

It's a perfectly serviceable (and tough enough) side-scrolling shoot-em-up for the #SNES ...but ultimately it's most famous for its infamous box art. Let's take Phalanx for a Phosphor Dot Fossils test flight to see what the actual game is like. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA17...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Phalanx (SNES, 1992)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

The Girl's Garden is full of flowers, no surprise there. It is also full of bees and...vicious bears? It's time for a Phosphor Dot Fossils breakdown of this unbearably cute but challenging game for the Sega SG-1000. #retrograming www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdCn...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Girl's Garden (Sega SG-1000, 1984)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

This is turning into the cursed summer of back-to-back Gofundmes. My delightfully floofy cat had a medical emergency. He is receiving care, there is a payment plan in place, it's still going to be four figures. Help me #SavetheKoosh here - gofund.me/b74ac6f74

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Update: Well, because this is precisely what I needed to ha… Earl Green needs your support for Koosh's vet bill (formerly "Just trying to stay housed...")

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Route 16: it's worse than most morning commutes, the traffic is killer! An obscure arcade game gets an even more obscure home version on the Emerson Arcadia 2001. Phosphor Dot Fossils gives Route 16 a test drive. #retrograming www.youtube.com/watch?v=14-T...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Route 16 (Arcadia 2001, 1983)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Rodents with radar? That's all we need. Whether you know it as Radar Rat Race or, as it is called on the Commodore VIC-20, VIC Rat Race, it's one rat race where it's very hard to come out ahead, in the latest edition of Phosphor Dot Fossils. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lGp...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: VIC Rat Race (VIC-20, 1981)

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Ashley Thomas @thenerdyblogger.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

. @thelogbook.bsky.social & I often joke that we start recording the VAM & a podcast breaks out. Well, this time we did it! We made an "OOPS! ALL VAM!" for our supporters. Listen at the link, & if you're not a paid member, you can sign up too! #StarTrek @roddenberrypod.bsky.social

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Once more unto the beedy beedy beedy breach! Buckle in with Buck Rogers one more time for more strafing runs on the Planet of Zoom. It's a Phosphor Dot Fossils flight test of the #Commodore64 port. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EU0...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: Buck Rogers: Planet Of Zoom (Commodore 64, 1983)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It's always a very dangerous thing, putting me and Larry on a live mic. But just this once, to re-introduce folks to the stuff we dig into on Gene-ology, we kept it down to about the length of a normal episode of The Trek Files!

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Being stuck in a maze with killer robots and electrified walls is nothing new, but that doesn't make K-Razy Shootout any less challenging on the Atari home computers. It's the latest game covered in Phosphor Dot Fossils. #retrogaming www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncYi...

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Phosphor Dot Fossils: K-Razy Shootout (Atari 8-bit computers, 1981)

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Earl (that guy from theLogBook) @thelogbook.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This edition of Gene-ology presents all-too-human memories of Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett Roddenberry from those who knew them, from this year's TrekTalks to benefit Hollywood Food Coalition. Listen here: www.missionlogpodcast.com/remembering-... Donate to TrekTalks here: www.trektalks.net

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