ozidual

can't sleep, so i have instead decided to investigate why friday the thirteenth (nes)'s data says "copyright (c) 1928" but on screen it properly reads 1988. not one single person on god's green earth cares about this but here we are

Happy birthday to @rare.co.uk's Jet Force Gemini, which turns 26 today! Game 8 of Rare's 11-game run on the Nintendo 64 was interesting and unique, both in concept and in control scheme! We take dual analog sticks for granted now, but back in the 90s 3D control schemes were a real Wild West!

In the meantime also if you or someone you know is hiring remote or hybrid (Seattle) and are in the market for a software developer or engineering manager with a specialization in Python/backend development, data pipeline and platform work, and strong low-level skills, please HMU!

On an unrelated note, and this is something I really hate doing, I'm still looking for a job and while I'm pulling in some money through my work with @retrobitgaming.bsky.social I'm behind on several bills at the moment and could really use a hand. Please consider donating!
aeongenesis.net/donate

Continuing the spoopy theme for #RandomGameSaturday this week I have something really special. If I know you on discord you've probably already seen this but here's one of two known authentic prototypes of the unreleased NES game "Drac's Night Out". It's the one that the circulating dump comes from!

Simon Belmont: "ah dang, I have low health, what will i do?!"

The ever so useful wall chicken:

God I love that word. I can't remember where I saw it, but there was some video that said "Castlevania got its name because it's a Metroidvania set inside of a castle".

What does it mean to add 64DD to Nintendo Classics? (Blog Post) - Yakumono's Personal Site

New Blog Post: What does it mean to add #64DD to Nintendo Classics?

I wanted to explain what it needs to do 64DD emulation, both technically for the 64DD hardware itself, and the games.

luigiblood.neocities.org/blog/2025-10...

Clarifying RetroAchievements’ Goals TL;DR RetroAchievements supports openness and celebrating retro gaming, but we will not provide a platform for games that contain illegal, hateful, or otherwise abhorrent content. Achievement sets for...

Our founder, Scott, would like to discuss the recent situation that happened on RetroAchievements as well as the measures we will be taking going forward to ensure a healthy, welcoming community for all enjoyers of retro games and achievements.

retroachievements.org/forums/topic...

A shower curtain that is a screenshot of Ocarina of Time where the text “Water Temple” is on the screen, hung up over a shower.

Has the VGHF archived original Bubsy 3D art from a press CD provided to GamePro magazine? Yes. Do you want it? No? Well you're getting it anyhow... archive.gamehistory.org/folder/0119a...

Dokodemo Dodgeball Fantasia (どこでもドッジボ−ルファンタジア) was a dodgeball RPG released for keitai in 2006. Yes, you read that right! It's got a coming-of-age story and a real time battle system. We preserved this game earlier this year, and it's incredibly unique.

This comes from a press CD we digitized for WCW/nWo Revenge. We're working on getting the next batch of ~100 CDs from the GamePro art collection into our digital archive!

Ok so the top mystery art at the museum is the original hand drawn w pencil and water colored version of this

Check out this amazing remastered (at 4k!) version of "The Making of Myst" mini-doc! Originally included on the Myst CD-ROM in 1993, this version has been carefully recreated by Ted Sase using footage preserved by the VGHF!
https://youtu.be/xBtLZDPnYlM

I am offering a bounty for Neo Geo Pocket games you loan for me to scan. I will pay $10 for each complete game you send me to scan in good condition + shipping both ways. If you would be interested in helping please DM me. Link to spreadsheet with what's needed docs.google.com/spreadsheets... -

Your 3D scanned keshi today is Auto from Mega Man 7!

Find the 3D model file here: archive.org/details/kesh...

I finally got the N64DD mug scanned in at high resolution (1600dpi 48-bit) and uploaded to IA. You can see the scans here: archive.org/details/64dd... and get a better view of the RandNet icons pictured on it.

Hamlet Game type in game for Nintendo Family BASIC has been preserved by @ozidual.bsky.social. Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/10/h...

This went completely under the radar, but the Star Trek mainframe game created by legendary game designer Don Daglow was found a few years ago.

www.galacticstudios.org/the-other-st...

I actually have info on yet another Star Trek game I need to publish at some point.

More scanlines from this game!

Getter Love!! / ゲッターラブ!!
Hudson - N64 - 1998
Sony BVM A20 CRT
🟥🟩🟦

September 27 2000, Shiren the Wanderer 2 debuted on the N64 in Japan!
Designer Kouji Malta, who also worked on Earthbound, was inspired by the board game Catan when implementing the castle building mechanics; this entry remains a very popular game in the series to this day!

Hi, I'm Melora, the main source of scanned #Zelda art & out-of-print publications since The Internet. I was also the lead campaigner for Zelda manga & art/info books to exist outside of Japan. Join me as I try to create a gallery of every piece of licensed Zelda art via collecting & with your help!

Whew! Family BASIC is extremely cool and the existence of these hacker-made expansions is really interesting to me and worth trying to hold onto.

Professor Hector running to do some science

GYROMITE
NINTENDO 1985
NES

A quick video of me unboxing NES Silver Surfer. This is a freebie copy that the team received when the game was launched. It's been sat in a cupboard for over 30 years as I have no way of playing it as it requires an NTSC NES/TV setup. Therefore, it has never been played! Mint condition.

In the upper right corner is displayed "The #1 RPG in Japan" which was well earned -- Dragon Quest II (its original name) was a tremendous hit in Japan. By the end of 1987, it reportedly sold 2.4 million copies (contextually respectable numbers in today's world but in the late 80s, an absolute phenomenon). A few screenshots decorate the page as well which simply asks readers to "Seek Allies for Your Quest. The Vast Journey Lies Ahead."

A 1991 ad for the North American release of 87's Dragon Quest II that debuted in Japan, now renamed Dragon Warrior II for a new audience.

The ad also shows a posting for a "pre-release contest" for Dragon Warrior III promising twenty winners a chance to win a "pre-release Dragon Warrior III pack".

Doshin The Giant wishes you a great and relaxing weekend!

Doshin The Giant wishes you a great and relaxing weekend!

A.N.A.L.O.G. Computing/Analog Computing – No. 17 – March 1984 has been scanned by @thestacks.ca in 600DPI. Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/09/a...