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Looking back at video game magazines and culture from the 80s and 90s. Check the website for articles / interviews about obscure magazines and retro games… https://www.forgottenworlds.net πŸ’½πŸ•Ή

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Huzzah! I’ve never played Final Fantasy Tactics before. Been looking forward to this. βš”οΈπŸ›‘οΈ

#FinalFantasy #SRPG

06.10.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great find. I still need to get a copy of issue 1.

05.10.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GamePro history β€” Forgotten Worlds GamePro video game magazine history

Oh yeah, I wrote a piece about GamePro a little while back, and spoke to a former editor about the glory days of video game magazines… www.forgottenworlds.net/gamepro-hist...

05.10.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The seller was based in Australia, so the shipping rates were actually super reasonable.

04.10.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Someone was selling a bunch of GamePro back issues for cheap on EBay. I couldn’t resist…

#GamePro #VideoGames #RetroGaming #90s #Sonic #StreetFighter #MortalKombat

04.10.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Mega Man promo from the NES / Famicom era…

#Capcom #MegaMan #NES #Nintendo
#RetroGaming β˜€οΈπŸŒ΄

03.10.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m with you. A Wonderful Life is my sentimental favourite. But Back to Nature probably has more features.

03.10.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is Back to Nature the best Harvest Moon game?

#HarvestMoon #CosyGames #Sony #PlayStation #Natsume #RetroGaming πŸŒ΄β˜€οΈ

03.10.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Where is M2 when you need them?

#Shmup #STG #SuperNintendo #SNES #SuperPlay #RetroGaming

02.10.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mean Machines review of Super Aleste…

#Shmup #STG #SuperNintendo #SNES #SuperPlay #RetroGaming

02.10.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
a peaceful forest where sunlight filters through the leaves // Samurai Shodown 2 for Neo Geo AES, photography on CRT TV

a peaceful forest where sunlight filters through the leaves // Samurai Shodown 2 for Neo Geo AES, photography on CRT TV

#crt #photography #SNK

02.10.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
A snap of a Japanese magazine ad for Shining Force CD, with text explaining it's one of the games as a result of the Mega RPG project, and has character illustrations of characters for the game in a mystic-looking crest.

A snap of a Japanese magazine ad for Shining Force CD, with text explaining it's one of the games as a result of the Mega RPG project, and has character illustrations of characters for the game in a mystic-looking crest.

πŸ“– Bytes of Game Ads πŸ“Ί

One of the fruits of the 'Mega RPG Project' initiated by Sega in mid=1994 to bring more RPGs to Sega systems. Shining Force CD was one of two M-CD releases to fall under the short-lived incentive's banner.

02.10.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 166    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks. I need all the vitamins. I’ll drop you a line about a PAX catch up.

02.10.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

SuperJump! Of course. Sorry, I’m running a fever here and at deaths door.

02.10.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Super Aleste. AKA Space Megaforce. Super Nintendo review in Super Play magazine…

Does anyone use the word β€˜super’ these days?

#Shmup #STG #SuperNintendo #SNES #SuperPlay #RetroGaming

02.10.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Also Hiroshi Nagai is wildly under appreciated as an artist… 🌴

01.10.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Work has commenced on the next two issues of Forgotten Worlds. Here’s a teaser for #7 and some vague clues about its central themes…

#Showa #Aesthetic #Japan #zines #RetroGaming πŸŒ΄β˜€οΈ

01.10.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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And here’s some Fist of the North Star for the Sega Master System / Mark III

#Anime #Manga #Sega #MasterSystem #Art #Design #RetroGaming πŸŒ΄β˜€οΈ

01.10.2025 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I didn’t know you worked on this, nice. And yeah, I appreciate the actual team was considerably bigger. But the fact any devs were given credit on the front cover at all speaks off a very different time and place, where games could be steered by the people making them, rather than committees 😊

01.10.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Brought to you by Microsoft co-pilot in conjunction with the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and the Kushner family. In association with KPMG accountants.

01.10.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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An early UK ad for the original EA Hockey and Road Rash…

30.09.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m thankful that I got to experience the gaming industry during its early days, before it became a vehicle for investment bankers and accounts.

30.09.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This would have been an amazing time to work at EA.

30.09.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, the EA I knew as a kid ceased to exist a long, long time ago. I’m just hoping that indie adaptation of Desert Strike that’s in development does the original justice.

30.09.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the Electronic Arts I grew up with…

Dev teams were small enough to get individual acknowledgment on the box art.

#ElectronicArts #EA #16bit #Sega #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis πŸŒ΄β˜€οΈ

30.09.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven’t actually been yet. Gonna check it out this weekend.

29.09.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fist of the North Star box art for the Famicom πŸ‘Š

#Nintendo #Famicom #Art #Design #NES #BoxArt πŸŒ΄β˜€οΈ

29.09.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to announce the release of scans for the entire run of Technopolis! Read about the history of this Japanese computer gaming magazine written by @ftb1979.bsky.social and download/view the scans. Enjoy and please RT to help spread the word. www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/09/t...

28.09.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 282    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 8
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1985 GAME FREAK Super Dead Heat Vol. 19 Doujinshi Satoshi Tajiri & Ken Sugimori | eBay Australia Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1985 GAME FREAK Super Dead Heat Vol. 19 Doujinshi Satoshi Tajiri & Ken Sugimori at the best online prices at eBay Australia!

Issue 19. Also $10,000

www.ebay.com.au/itm/23613716...

28.09.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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1986 GAME FREAK Doujinshi Vol. 22 Created By Satoshi Tajiri & Ken Sugimori | eBay Australia Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1986 GAME FREAK Doujinshi Vol. 22 Created By Satoshi Tajiri & Ken Sugimori at the best online prices at eBay Australia!

Issue 22. $10,000

www.ebay.com.au/itm/23547669...

28.09.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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