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@jparish.bsky.social

Retronauts Co-Host, NES Works Producer, Limited Run Book Guy, and RGB addict. Did not invent the word "Metroidvania." He/him. Header pic by Sonya Yruel.

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Yeah basically

05.03.2026 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess the second edition of my book will need an update: "metroidvanias AND PORN are based on The Tower of Druaga"

05.03.2026 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 194    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Rethinking Defender: In defense of Williams' groundbreaking 1980 metroidvania. In this 50,000 word video essay, I wi

05.03.2026 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A text thead from Chris Sims, who constantly hassles me about Super Mario World being a metroidvania, chastising me for mentioning Super Mario World in my metroidvania book (it's not a metroidvania)

A text thead from Chris Sims, who constantly hassles me about Super Mario World being a metroidvania, chastising me for mentioning Super Mario World in my metroidvania book (it's not a metroidvania)

Damn, called out

05.03.2026 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

It's not in the book, but I am putting together an errata video of things that just missed the cut, and it will be included there.

04.03.2026 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Special thanks in particular to my editor, @editrix-rachel.bsky.social, who took a pretty damn good book (IMO) and refined it into something genuinely great, and @apncreates.bsky.social for her cover art, which miraculously encompasses the entirety of 1980s pre-metroidvania games

04.03.2026 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Backtrack to the bookstore: Metroidvania: The First Decade | Metroidvania Works Special
YouTube video by Jeremy Parish | Video Works Backtrack to the bookstore: Metroidvania: The First Decade | Metroidvania Works Special

My new book launched yesterday! With the help of our friends at @darkhorse.com! Which means you can buy it at any bookstore worth a damn! Here's an overview (link in video description), plus a few little bonus Metroidvania Works segments that were added to the print edition: youtu.be/7My3pi-MEO8

04.03.2026 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
A photo of a shelf at a bookstore showing various video game related books like: WipeOut Futurism: The Graphic Archives, Joysticks to Haptics, Video Game of the Year by Jordan Minor, Good Game No Rematch by Mike Drucker, and The Art of Battletoads.   Faced out is The History of Metroidvania Decade One: 1980-1990 by Jeremy Parish. A shelftalker beneath it reads: β€œAttention Hollow Knight Silksong fans: learn the early origins of your favorite genre of exploratory platform games with this meticulously researched and beautiful book all about it!”

A photo of a shelf at a bookstore showing various video game related books like: WipeOut Futurism: The Graphic Archives, Joysticks to Haptics, Video Game of the Year by Jordan Minor, Good Game No Rematch by Mike Drucker, and The Art of Battletoads. Faced out is The History of Metroidvania Decade One: 1980-1990 by Jeremy Parish. A shelftalker beneath it reads: β€œAttention Hollow Knight Silksong fans: learn the early origins of your favorite genre of exploratory platform games with this meticulously researched and beautiful book all about it!”

Excited to tell every customer who comes in at work about the new @jparish.bsky.social book

www.instagram.com/p/DVcmyHDkY9b/

04.03.2026 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I received this for Christmas six or seven years ago and only bring it out for XTreme situations

04.03.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And here I thought I was being too annoyingly pushy about it

04.03.2026 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Fancy gin in a fancy glass

Fancy gin in a fancy glass

Broke out some of the Good Stuff to celebrate my book launch

04.03.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to see an end to one of the most bizarre copyright conflicts in gaming history

03.03.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
It's the Pokopia logo, altered to say "Pokopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken". A play on the original Japanese title for The Portopia Serial Murder Case

It's the Pokopia logo, altered to say "Pokopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken". A play on the original Japanese title for The Portopia Serial Murder Case

02.03.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Get ready for… Side Walkin'

02.03.2026 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 218    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly just dress to match the vibe level of the eyeglasses, regardless of the seasonality of the fabric or cut, and you'll be fine

02.03.2026 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I legit love that your primary strategy for tackling middle age has been "slowly morph into Elton John"

02.03.2026 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

After a few episodes this papier-mache weirdo is replaced by a real human, but the puppet regularly returns as her antagonistic β€œevil” version. They never explain the cavemen. It’s a very strange VHS magazine

01.03.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

free yourself today from any felt obligation to kiss a troop’s ass

01.03.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 671    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Experience the weird wonder of GTV (no, not that GTV) Before PlayStation, Sony sponsored its own monthly games mag, Game Tech Video... on VHS?

I have uploaded the nightmarish first episode of another vintage VHS-based games magazine from 1980s Japan to ruin your morning: retronauts.com/article/2484...

01.03.2026 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Shane, we’re heading into MARCH 1st, not April

01.03.2026 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's called a tonsure, and it's a sign that this console has chosen to devote its life to ascetic privation for the sake of spiritual enlightenment

28.02.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OK, photo project distraction complete, time to return to my usual state of increasingly furious impotence about the state of the world I guess

28.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah.... I'll.... think about it....

28.02.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Riot Zone starring Tony and Hawk

Riot Zone starring Tony and Hawk

I assume this game ends with the protagonists doing the DragonBall fusion dance to merge into the ultimate pro skater

28.02.2026 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Haha, that one was shot under controlled and carefully observed conditions for safety

28.02.2026 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A crapload of rare sealed TG16 games

A crapload of rare sealed TG16 games

As ever, Turbo Works is only possible because of generous people who somehow trust my clumsy ass to photograph their unspeakably valuable TurboGrafx collections without destroying anything

28.02.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
Tokyo Jungle for PS3 boxart mockup featuring Pombon from Pokemon Winds and Waves

Tokyo Jungle for PS3 boxart mockup featuring Pombon from Pokemon Winds and Waves

28.02.2026 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1451    πŸ” 458    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5

In hindsight, that was a horribly constructed sentence. But, in my defense, I was jazzed as HELL at the time

I still can't believe they let me use my dumb "official logo of the metroidvania genre" title design with zero pushback, tho

27.02.2026 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Off by a block!

26.02.2026 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't wait to learn who the Sisko analogue is

26.02.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0