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Pixel art I and @kingboo93.bsky.social made! Reference picture of Mihoshi provided by @firstsecond.bsky.social
Another year goes by, and the carnival still spins on…
#tenchimuyo
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The perfect form factor existed back in 1997. Psion Series 5 Palm-top computer.
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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retrocomps.bsky.social
For a machine called the "Spectravideo," how come it's a grey and white box with only a tiny splash of red?
An ad from the August 1983 issue of Compute! magazine. Page top, the heading "PRESENTING THE REMARKABLE SV-318." Beneath is a photo of the machine hovering in an abstract blue and white field; the machine has a white case, a red-and-yellow logo, a 71 key keyboard with grey chiclet keys, and most notable of all, a red joystick machine right about the size of a pinball plunger instead of cursor keys. Page center, the slogan: "The personal computer you'll grow into, not out of." Page bottom left, a dense table presenting the Spectravideo as superior to its competitors (accomplished with gentle amounts of lyings, such as saying the Commodore 64 doesn't have a cartridge slot). Extremely dense text appears page bottom right. At the very bottom, the red-and-orange "SV 318" logo appears, followed by "For under $300" and the final, ultimate disclaimer: "This device has not been approved by the Federal Communications Commission."
December 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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retrocomps.bsky.social
The "first hypermedia PC", the Tulip Universa took cues from the Classic Mac, but included features Apple never did - such as an IR remote, allowing users to view their photo CDs from the comfort of a chair up to about four yards away (six yards in even lighting). (Source.)
A white PC, taking design cues from the classic Macintosh; the CRT and main computer are in the same body, with the "Tulip" logo prominent; the computer has a floppy, a 4x CD drive, and detached keyboard and mouse. The mousepad features the Tulip mascots, an unshaven guy with a big nose and a mouse with a not quite as big nose, waving at the user.
December 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Gardevoir Sketch
December 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Gardevoir 😊
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Gardevoir!
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Gardevoir and the Weeding ring 💍
November 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Gardevoir Work
December 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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firstsecond.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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retrocomps.bsky.social
Fallout (PC, 1996)
The main interface for the game Fallout. The PC is currently in a cave; a two-headed cow corpse is visible screen left. Top center is dominated by the Pipboy view. Left are the player's current inventory (a rifle and two stacks of ammunition); top center is the PC's appearance, a grey green army man; middle is the current armor, some football-pad-looking leather armor; bottom shows the left hand is empty, and the right hand has a grey pistol. Top right are the character's key stats (ST 15, DX 17, IQ 11, HT 14, PD 2, DR 7, Move 7, Dodge 7), attack stats (Magnum, 3d bullet), Total Weight 10, Points 138, and Unspent Points -38. Bottom left is a log showing everything the player has looked at, an inventory button, the menu button, HP 14, FP 15, the left hand button showing Punch/Kickthe right hand button showing a Magnum, three toggles for action control, a Pip-Boy button, a Character Sheet button, a button for movement, and a mollyguard that would show combat options.
November 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Uni is in a good mood! Look at that tiny smile :3
A black and white cat with yellow eyes looks up while wearing a red bow tie, showing a tiny lifted smile.
November 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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firstsecond.bsky.social
A festive anon comm. Watch out for those weird cookies.
November 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Hyper Securities - Kinmirai Bishoujo Police Nisshi // Mebio Software // PC-98
Hyper Securities - Kinmirai Bishoujo Police Nisshi // Mebio Software // PC-98
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The year is Heisei 11, and you're on the market for an amplifier. Why go with another plastic wall wart hanging off the back of your sound center, when even the amplifier can look like a work of digital art? (Source.)
An amplifier. The case is an inverted quadrilateral made of brushed aluminum; the sides and stand are made of turquoise-anodized aluminum, a chevron of glass frames the big center dial, and insets of glass along the top hint at machinery underneath. Face left, a big clicky button reads 'Power'. and the logo on the left reads "ΔΣ 1Bit Amplifier SM-SX100 Sharp"; face center, there is a heavy dial underneath a glass chveron; face right, there are signal LEDs for Digital 1, Digital 2, Digital 3, Digital 4, Saco, Line 1, and Line 2.
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Marvel Super Heroes Computer Fun: Book Two (Richard Guaraldo; BASIC, 1984) (Source.)
The back cover of Marvel Super Heroes: Computer Fun, book two. The back promises: "Your computer will turn you into a Super Hero!", wish such features as "The Gray Gargoyle has got Captain America Trapped!" or "Professor X has created a test to measure response speed." Images of Iron-Man flying push some listings out of the way, while Spider-Man swings into other listings. The bottom lists the computers the programs will run on: Apple II, Apple IIe, Apple II+1, Apple IIC, Commodore 64, VIC-20, IBM PC, IBM PC Jr., Radio Shack Color Computer, Radio Shack TRS-80 Mod 3." The logo of Donald I. Fine appears at the bottom.
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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retrotechdreams.bsky.social
Sharp GF-555 boombox (1981)
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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firstsecond.bsky.social
Forbidden yuri from the archives.
ryoko getting all in on that ayeka action. lewd shit
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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So I heard there was this new RPG going around and I took a look, it looks pretty good. Available in CD and DVD, too, that's always snazzy.
The closing screen for the demo of 1998 game, Baldur's Gate. "Immerse yourself in the 1998 Roleplaying Game of the Year." The photo shows the box contents: a quick reference card, a game manual, a map of Baldur's gate, and five CDs (or one DVD for the DVD edition). At the bottom, it reads: "Call 1-800 INTERPLAY to order by credit card and mention code BGE3, or visit your favorite game software retailer. Visit the website at www.interplay.com/bgate"
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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How thankful are you to be here on this fine evening?

#EquestriaGirls #CommissionsOpen #HappyThanksgiving #Thanksgiving #Thanksgiving2025
November 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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retrotechdreams.bsky.social
The Motorola MDT-9100-T from the 1980s was the perfect cyberdeck
November 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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cozyrael.bsky.social
NiGHTS caught you in your wet dream, it seems they like you, just a hunch.
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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pc98bot.gang-fight.com
Magical Girl Pretty Samy Part 1 // AIC Spirits // PC-98
Magical Girl Pretty Samy Part 1 // AIC Spirits // PC-98
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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An early glimpse of Shenmue in 1999 at the Tokyo Toy Show that year from one of the DOKAN magazine CDROMs.

Always happy to discover stuff like this at relatively high quality.
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM