Kevin Bunch (ubersaurus)
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Science Communicator, Video Game Historian, author of Atari Archive, old school FGCer, occasional Retronaut host, and chicken owner. He/him
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– Limited Run Games
Limited Run Games is the industry-leading publisher and distributor of award winning collector's editions, rare video games, and merchandise for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS5, PC, and retro cons...
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Hello new followers! I'm Kevin, game historian, science communicator, and fighting games old head. My history focus is on the early days of gaming history in particular, so I want to plug some of my work: first and foremost with my book, for sale through Limited Run (and on Amazon in paperback).
I was told last night that as of around 8:30pm no one had beat my high score on the Magfest museum space invaders cabinet. Count those shots! Asteroids was also pretty okay, though I’ve never been quite the UFO hunter in that game I aspire to
January 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I was told last night that as of around 8:30pm no one had beat my high score on the Magfest museum space invaders cabinet. Count those shots! Asteroids was also pretty okay, though I’ve never been quite the UFO hunter in that game I aspire to
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I dont know what compelled me to draw fanart for adventure (1980) for atari but here you go
January 11, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I dont know what compelled me to draw fanart for adventure (1980) for atari but here you go
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People have got Quan Chi madness. Fashionable women at parties are doing key bumps in Quan Chi makeup. Trend forecasters are declaring it “Quan Chi summer.”
January 11, 2026 at 3:16 AM
People have got Quan Chi madness. Fashionable women at parties are doing key bumps in Quan Chi makeup. Trend forecasters are declaring it “Quan Chi summer.”
I guess I won Donkey Kong
January 10, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I guess I won Donkey Kong
I am ready to learn from @philsalv.bsky.social @lainenooney.bsky.social and @kendraserra.bsky.social about the newest goings-ons in game history #magfest
January 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I am ready to learn from @philsalv.bsky.social @lainenooney.bsky.social and @kendraserra.bsky.social about the newest goings-ons in game history #magfest
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January 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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In an episode exclusively for our $5 patrons: @jparish.bsky.social @atariarchive.org & @pettycommajared.bsky.social look back at the many epic polygonal moments of 1996
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January 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
In an episode exclusively for our $5 patrons: @jparish.bsky.social @atariarchive.org & @pettycommajared.bsky.social look back at the many epic polygonal moments of 1996
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I also need to highlight someone else’s contribution to the Magfest museum this year: a slew of Japanese keitai with games on them! These were staples of Japanese gaming pre-smartphone, and it’s rad to see them presented here on their original hardware.
January 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I also need to highlight someone else’s contribution to the Magfest museum this year: a slew of Japanese keitai with games on them! These were staples of Japanese gaming pre-smartphone, and it’s rad to see them presented here on their original hardware.
Also at MAGfest: if you visit the museum, you'll be able to try out a selection of Family BASIC games! The folks on the @gamingalexandria.bsky.social discord have been typing in these obscure Famicom games and bringing them back to life, and now's a good chance to give them a shot!
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Also at MAGfest: if you visit the museum, you'll be able to try out a selection of Family BASIC games! The folks on the @gamingalexandria.bsky.social discord have been typing in these obscure Famicom games and bringing them back to life, and now's a good chance to give them a shot!
MAGfest folks: I've got a panel Friday at noon! Come out to panels 4 if you want to learn about Star Trek fan games, and most notably the one that wound up being ported to practically everything under the sun around the globe.
January 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
MAGfest folks: I've got a panel Friday at noon! Come out to panels 4 if you want to learn about Star Trek fan games, and most notably the one that wound up being ported to practically everything under the sun around the globe.
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Some online accounts are, oddly, using a professional headshot of me, claiming it's an image of the victim in the Minneapolis shooting.
Obviously it's not me; thankfully I'm alive and well. If you see anything like this, please report to the appropriate platforms.
Thanks! ~SM
Obviously it's not me; thankfully I'm alive and well. If you see anything like this, please report to the appropriate platforms.
Thanks! ~SM
January 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Some online accounts are, oddly, using a professional headshot of me, claiming it's an image of the victim in the Minneapolis shooting.
Obviously it's not me; thankfully I'm alive and well. If you see anything like this, please report to the appropriate platforms.
Thanks! ~SM
Obviously it's not me; thankfully I'm alive and well. If you see anything like this, please report to the appropriate platforms.
Thanks! ~SM
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Anybody going to MAGfest? I'll be giving a talk on Saturday at 2:30pm in Panels 5, titled "Fun with Hardware Logic: A DIY TTL Primer"!
I'll be teaching the basics of digital logic electronics, showing some examples, and hopefully recruiting the next generation of hardware weirdos!
I'll be teaching the basics of digital logic electronics, showing some examples, and hopefully recruiting the next generation of hardware weirdos!
January 8, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Anybody going to MAGfest? I'll be giving a talk on Saturday at 2:30pm in Panels 5, titled "Fun with Hardware Logic: A DIY TTL Primer"!
I'll be teaching the basics of digital logic electronics, showing some examples, and hopefully recruiting the next generation of hardware weirdos!
I'll be teaching the basics of digital logic electronics, showing some examples, and hopefully recruiting the next generation of hardware weirdos!
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Let's make 2026 the year we induct Caper in the Castro (1989) into the Video Game Hall of Fame.
January 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Let's make 2026 the year we induct Caper in the Castro (1989) into the Video Game Hall of Fame.
If you take one thing away from this podcast it's that you should really play Starflight
Live on the free feed: @jparish.bsky.social @atariarchive.org @benjedwards.com & @pettycommajared.bsky.social welcome you to 2026 with talk of 1976 & 1986
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a picture of fireworks with the date july 4 1986
Alt: a blurry GIF of fireworks on july 4 1986 (quite the celebration that day)
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January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
If you take one thing away from this podcast it's that you should really play Starflight
Boy this one slipped by me, but I'm all over it. TMNT TF rules romhack.ing/database/con...
Grandmasters Edition - TMNT Tournament Fighters - Content
This is an improvement for the game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters to make the boss characters FULLY INTEGRATED into the game. This involves balancing changes, completion of missing...
romhack.ing
January 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Boy this one slipped by me, but I'm all over it. TMNT TF rules romhack.ing/database/con...
It turns out when every institution and person capable of holding him responsible for an insurrection decides to drag their feet and pass the buck to somebody else, he could strongarm and fool enough regular folks that it must not have been that big of a deal to come back and make it a problem
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
It turns out when every institution and person capable of holding him responsible for an insurrection decides to drag their feet and pass the buck to somebody else, he could strongarm and fool enough regular folks that it must not have been that big of a deal to come back and make it a problem
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RIP Loren Carpenter (1947-2025), who I just learned passed away on December 21 at the age of 78. He worked for the Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Division (where he helped create the Genesis effect for Star Trek 2, and Rescue on Fractalus!). He co-created RenderMan and was chief scientist of Pixar. 🤯
January 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
RIP Loren Carpenter (1947-2025), who I just learned passed away on December 21 at the age of 78. He worked for the Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Division (where he helped create the Genesis effect for Star Trek 2, and Rescue on Fractalus!). He co-created RenderMan and was chief scientist of Pixar. 🤯
Had the epiphany last night watching the Pertwee doctor who blu ray set I got for Christmas that had I caught the old series as a kid on pbs I would have been absolutely obsessed
January 5, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Had the epiphany last night watching the Pertwee doctor who blu ray set I got for Christmas that had I caught the old series as a kid on pbs I would have been absolutely obsessed
One thing I appreciate about older fighting games is that they are what they are, and you approach them on their own merits without any expectations of how it might change.
Seeing random people complain about the current state of their game, it feels really good to be a KI player where there's still so much fun and interesting growth occurring in a 12 year old game that isn't receiving updates
January 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
One thing I appreciate about older fighting games is that they are what they are, and you approach them on their own merits without any expectations of how it might change.
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How to use ultra wide monitors for gaming
January 2, 2026 at 6:32 PM
How to use ultra wide monitors for gaming
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🥳 Welcome to the Public Domain: creative works from 1930 & sound recordings published in 1925! Duke Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain has highlighted some of the most anticipated works entering the #publicdomain in 2026!
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@dukelaw.bsky.social
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@dukelaw.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 5:02 AM
🥳 Welcome to the Public Domain: creative works from 1930 & sound recordings published in 1925! Duke Law's Center for the Study of the Public Domain has highlighted some of the most anticipated works entering the #publicdomain in 2026!
More ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
@dukelaw.bsky.social
More ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
@dukelaw.bsky.social
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New @romchip.bsky.social issue just dropped and it's a big one! Come for @lainenooney.bsky.social's epic interview with Leigh Alexander, stay for Hanae Kramer's dive into the Japanese hobby culture around "superguns".
www.romchip.org/index.php/ro...
www.romchip.org/index.php/ro...
ROMchip
ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories is a platform designed for the advancement of critical historical studies of games.
www.romchip.org
December 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
New @romchip.bsky.social issue just dropped and it's a big one! Come for @lainenooney.bsky.social's epic interview with Leigh Alexander, stay for Hanae Kramer's dive into the Japanese hobby culture around "superguns".
www.romchip.org/index.php/ro...
www.romchip.org/index.php/ro...
mocoshow.com/2025/12/30/m... Maryland Arcade Tour getting ever better
Massive 49,000 Sq. Ft. Entertainment Destination Set To Open Second Maryland Location - The MoCo Show
Round1 Bowling & Arcade is coming to Wheaton Mall with plans to open a massive 49,000-square-foot entertainment complex, bringing one of the country’s fastest-growing arcade and bowling concepts to Mo...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:34 AM
mocoshow.com/2025/12/30/m... Maryland Arcade Tour getting ever better
This list is correct and we should acknowledge this
The most important releases of 2025
1. Ridge Racer
2. Super Dimension Fortress MACROSS II
3. The Outfoxies
4. VS Tower of Babel
5. Mach Breakers
6. Dead Connection
7. Marchen Maze
8. Nebulas Ray
9. Gee Bee
10. Castle of Dragon
1/12⬇️
1. Ridge Racer
2. Super Dimension Fortress MACROSS II
3. The Outfoxies
4. VS Tower of Babel
5. Mach Breakers
6. Dead Connection
7. Marchen Maze
8. Nebulas Ray
9. Gee Bee
10. Castle of Dragon
1/12⬇️
December 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This list is correct and we should acknowledge this