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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 1d

Something very special today with the release of Jeff Minter's 'Fastlife' for the ZX81 - based on Conway's 'Life', preserved for the first time by Steve Brown of the TZXVault and released by Games That Weren't today! More details and download here:

www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/earl...

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Computer History Museum Slovenia @racunalniskimuzej.bsky.social · 1d

Our collection on display at the museum has recently been expanded with another computer. The iconic NeXT, just like the one Tim Berns Lee used as the first web server on the Internet. You can see it during our opening hours!

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Gaming Alexandria @gamingalexandria.bsky.social · 2d

Have 82 boxed complete Super Famicom games for sale. Sold as is and in various conditions. $410 for the lot + shipping. (5 bucks a game). Please DM me if interested. Thank you!

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 2d

Thanks to LiqMatrix’s incredible preservation work (with support from @museumofplay.bsky.social and wcnews.com), the KATT Games Master Keyboard (obscure 90s gaming device) is archived. We've uploaded raw scans and files, + an unboxing video by LiqMatrix here:
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Shrapnel @shrapnel21.bsky.social · 3d

Wedge presenta: Deja Vu (Apple IIGS)
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A.Rea. 21 | Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True [Apple IIGS]

Portabandiera di un modo tutto nuovo di intendere le avventure grafiche dal punto di vista delle interfacce utente, Deja Vu ha riscosso al tempo dell'uscita un notevole successo ed è stato quindi conv...

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 4d

Ocean Software had once planned an #Amiga conversion of EA's NHL Hockey from the Mega Drive, alongside Shaq Fu & Jungle Strike. While those two appeared, NHL Hockey never materialized. Were Enigma Variations the team behind the conversion? Read more at:
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/nhl-...

NHL Hockey (Commodore Amiga) - Games That Weren't

A short entry for now to highlight that Ocean Software had once signed a deal with Electronic Arts to convert a bunch of their SEGA Mega Drive titles to the Amiga. One of those titles would be a conve...

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Rogue Amoeba @rogueamoeba.com · 6d

The latest version of our powerful Mac audio control tool SoundSource works around multiple issues on MacOS 26.0. It also continues our unending quest toward perfection. We may never reach that goal, but we’ll never stop trying.

Get SoundSource 5.8.8 now: rogueamoeba.com/soundsour…

Stylized SoundSource icons and the version number 5.8.8

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Shrapnel @shrapnel21.bsky.social · 7d

Goliath presenta: Xybots (Lynx)
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A.Rea. 21 | Xybots [Atari Lynx]

Nella sua versione originale per le sale giochi, Xybots nasce dal vulcanico estro creativo di Ed Logg. Ebbene sì, quello stesso Ed Logg al quale dobbiamo un'autentica pietra miliare nella storia dei v...

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 8d

We've been busy recently working on recovering a lost 1989 EA game - not for PC Engine, but for the #Amiga. Path of the Little Dragon is an early proto beat-’em-up done PC Engine style, and today we’re sharing several builds with you. Learn more here:
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/path...

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 11d

Did you know Kickle Cubicle was once finished for the #PCEngine platform as Meikyuu Jima Special - with over 100 levels? Sadly never released and still at large today. We take a look at this lost puzzler gem with the hope it can be found:
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Kickle Cubicle (PC Engine) - Games That Weren't

Originally debuting in arcades in 1988 under the title of Meikyuu Jima, Irem's quirky puzzle-action game centred on freezing enemies into blocks of ice and kicking them across the stage to build paths...

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Gaming Alexandria @gamingalexandria.bsky.social · 11d

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... -

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Shrapnel @shrapnel21.bsky.social · 11d

Wedge presenta: The Legend of Kyrandia (Macintosh II)
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A.Rea. 21 | The Legend of Kyrandia [Apple Macintosh II]

Nonostante il nome di Westwood Studios sia legato principalmente agli strategici in tempo reale (avrete sicuramente sentito nominare, almeno di sfuggita, un certo Command & Conquer) e non sia di certo...

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shmuplations.com @shmuplations.bsky.social · 12d

Finally, we have a nice Final Fantasy III DS interview from the FFIII Official Complete Guidebook. The team discusses the revamped character designs, job system, and difficulty level, while also touching on aspects of the original Famicom development. shmuplations.com/ff3ds/

Final Fantasy III DS – 2006 Developer Interview - shmuplations.com

This lengthy Final Fantasy III roundtable interview originally appeared in the FFIII Official Complete Guidebook in 2006.

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Read-Only Memory @readonlymemory.com · 12d

With unprecedented access to Sony Interactive Entertainment’s archives, PlayStation: The First 30 Years presents never-before-seen prototypes of consoles and controllers, captured by photographer Benedict Redgrove. Pre-order your copy now: readonlymemory.com/pages/playst...

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The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org · 12d

1121. PERFECT CATALOGUE - CASIO GAME

👉 https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/perfect-catalogue-casio-game

#Books #Booksky #Gaming #VideoGames

Book cover: PERFECT CATALOGUE - CASIO GAME

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boli @boli.bsky.social · 13d

October is here

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 14d

Litil Divil was a Gremlin title for PC, CDi and Amiga CD32, though there were plans for #AtariST, #SNES and SEGA #MegaDrive versions as well as others. Console editions went with a platformer style game - some rare SNES screens have been located. More at:
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/09/liti...

Litil Divil (Various platforms) - Games That Weren't

Litil Divil was a Gremlin title that had seen massive delays, but was worth the wait for the most part - scoring well across the board on the likes of PC DOS, CD-i and Amiga CD32 platforms. There were...

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 14d

Desert Falcon, a Zaxxon-style isometric shoot-em-up, complete with a really cool Sphinx www.hardcoregaming101.net/desert-falcon/

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Read-Only Memory @readonlymemory.com · 14d

30 years of PlayStation® history.
Never-before-seen prototypes.
Exclusive stories from the creators.
PlayStation: The First 30 Years.

Shipping Spring 2026.
Pre-order now, only from ROM: readonlymemory.com/pages/playst...

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Games That Weren't @gamesthatwerent.com · 15d

It's our ninth Games That Weren't #Commodore64 digest of 2025 with the release of Indiana Jones 3, remains of lost Gremlin game Hill 19, rare graphics for Piranha's Coven game recovered - as well as 6 other new entries and 18 existing entry updates.
www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/09/gtw6...