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Video game history & preservation non-profit, focused on global preservation efforts and community building. www.hitsave.org
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Happy Giving Tuesday! If you're looking to be generous to a scrappy little nonprofit working to help preserve video game history, we'd appreciate the support! 🥰 hitsave.org/support-us/
Merry Christmas everyone! We've got presents for the game preservation community this year: under the tree are 11 professional Betacam tapes from Activision, Tecmo, and Vivendi! We'll be opening one per day starting tomorrow, so join our discord if you want to vote on which one to open first!
December 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Merry Christmas everyone! We've got presents for the game preservation community this year: under the tree are 11 professional Betacam tapes from Activision, Tecmo, and Vivendi! We'll be opening one per day starting tomorrow, so join our discord if you want to vote on which one to open first!
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Merry Christmas! If you'd like to spend 45 minutes celebrating video game history with me, we're about to debut The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I worked on his ALL YEAR, and I genuinely think it will reshape how we all think about the system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJvp...
The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Merry Christmas! If you'd like to spend 45 minutes celebrating video game history with me, we're about to debut The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I worked on his ALL YEAR, and I genuinely think it will reshape how we all think about the system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJvp...
Happy holidays, everyone! We've got something special for the game preservation community this year, and just couldn't wait till tomorrow to share a little preview! Keep an eye out for another announcement tomorrow, and join our discord if you want to participate!🎄https://discord.gg/JQbGjPwE
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Happy holidays, everyone! We've got something special for the game preservation community this year, and just couldn't wait till tomorrow to share a little preview! Keep an eye out for another announcement tomorrow, and join our discord if you want to participate!🎄https://discord.gg/JQbGjPwE
Merry Ripmas to all, and to all a good write? Wait no don’t overwrite DON’T OVERWRITE
Is holiday dumps another name for seasonal affective disorder
Shout out @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social for the holiday dumps!
December 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Merry Ripmas to all, and to all a good write? Wait no don’t overwrite DON’T OVERWRITE
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Calling all 6502/NES programmers!
We recently preserved and shared a source code snapshot of the lost Police Academy game! Which is great, except it's in a pretty bad state.
I'm hoping there's enough to "revert" back to its trade show demo. Any interest in helping?
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pgm4m...
We recently preserved and shared a source code snapshot of the lost Police Academy game! Which is great, except it's in a pretty bad state.
I'm hoping there's enough to "revert" back to its trade show demo. Any interest in helping?
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pgm4m...
December 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Calling all 6502/NES programmers!
We recently preserved and shared a source code snapshot of the lost Police Academy game! Which is great, except it's in a pretty bad state.
I'm hoping there's enough to "revert" back to its trade show demo. Any interest in helping?
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pgm4m...
We recently preserved and shared a source code snapshot of the lost Police Academy game! Which is great, except it's in a pretty bad state.
I'm hoping there's enough to "revert" back to its trade show demo. Any interest in helping?
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pgm4m...
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How often should one plug their Patreon? I still don't know the answer. I know times are tough, and I've lost a lot of patrons b/c of it. So supporting my research would really help me out if you are in a position to do so.
www.patreon.com/acriticalhit
www.patreon.com/acriticalhit
Get more from Critical Kate on Patreon
creating essays about the history of comics and video games
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December 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
How often should one plug their Patreon? I still don't know the answer. I know times are tough, and I've lost a lot of patrons b/c of it. So supporting my research would really help me out if you are in a position to do so.
www.patreon.com/acriticalhit
www.patreon.com/acriticalhit
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Who coined "Metroidvania"? It wasn't @jparish.bsky.social, and he'll be the first to tell you. Besides, there are far more interesting questions, like: How did it spread? Evolve? And what's it got to do with rickrolling?
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
The History Of The Word "Metroidvania" And How It Spread
YouTube video by Critical Kate (of A Critical Hit!)
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Who coined "Metroidvania"? It wasn't @jparish.bsky.social, and he'll be the first to tell you. Besides, there are far more interesting questions, like: How did it spread? Evolve? And what's it got to do with rickrolling?
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
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Finally did a silly little digital preservation bucket list item: scanned the actual CMYK plates used to print a video game box using an oversized film scanner, and combined them in Photoshop to make a "perfect" digital version.
December 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Finally did a silly little digital preservation bucket list item: scanned the actual CMYK plates used to print a video game box using an oversized film scanner, and combined them in Photoshop to make a "perfect" digital version.
Yearning for the 8-bit days of old? The #GameTank is a brand new, #opensource 8-bit game console that you can build and program for right now! Check our interview with @gametank.zone and listen as Clyde shows what it takes to make a retro console in the modern era! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qtP...
Building a New 8-Bit Console in 2025: The GameTank Story with Clyde Shaffer
YouTube video by Hit Save!
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December 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Yearning for the 8-bit days of old? The #GameTank is a brand new, #opensource 8-bit game console that you can build and program for right now! Check our interview with @gametank.zone and listen as Clyde shows what it takes to make a retro console in the modern era! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qtP...
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
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I had some time today to sit down and edit and clean more of Junichiro Saito's / 斎藤純一郎 Link to the Past #zelda art from the 1992 Shogaku Ichinensei short story chapters. I love this epic piece of Link fighting the Armos Knights.
December 19, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I had some time today to sit down and edit and clean more of Junichiro Saito's / 斎藤純一郎 Link to the Past #zelda art from the 1992 Shogaku Ichinensei short story chapters. I love this epic piece of Link fighting the Armos Knights.
Happy 18th birthday to Nights: Journey of Dreams! Legendary Sega game designer Takashi Iizuka's sequel to the 1996 Sega Saturn hit has a cult following today, but at launch in 2007 it faced some serious holiday competition in the form of Super Mario Galaxy! Which do you prefer, and why?
December 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Happy 18th birthday to Nights: Journey of Dreams! Legendary Sega game designer Takashi Iizuka's sequel to the 1996 Sega Saturn hit has a cult following today, but at launch in 2007 it faced some serious holiday competition in the form of Super Mario Galaxy! Which do you prefer, and why?
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In May, Twitch deleted 100K speedruns among millions of other videos. With the help of ArchiveTeam and @archive.org we saved these speedruns and 500K+ other popular Twitch videos. My search tool for viewing these archives is now live! archive.speedrun.club
Search · Speedrun Archive Club
Search for archived metadata and videos of Twitch broadcasts
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December 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In May, Twitch deleted 100K speedruns among millions of other videos. With the help of ArchiveTeam and @archive.org we saved these speedruns and 500K+ other popular Twitch videos. My search tool for viewing these archives is now live! archive.speedrun.club
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The winter FUNraiser continues at 12pm Pacific: We're dumping a new set of mystery ROMs, live on stream! And we need your help to assemble the data!
Based on the labels on these ROMs, there *will* be at least one new unpreserved game in here.
Based on the labels on these ROMs, there *will* be at least one new unpreserved game in here.
Let's Dump Mystery Prototype ROMs - Again!
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The winter FUNraiser continues at 12pm Pacific: We're dumping a new set of mystery ROMs, live on stream! And we need your help to assemble the data!
Based on the labels on these ROMs, there *will* be at least one new unpreserved game in here.
Based on the labels on these ROMs, there *will* be at least one new unpreserved game in here.
Origin Systems' Wing Commander III turns 31 years old today! The third game in the series took advantage of CD storage space by going all-in on full motion video, and featured a blockbuster cast including @markhamillofficial.bsky.social himself!
December 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Origin Systems' Wing Commander III turns 31 years old today! The third game in the series took advantage of CD storage space by going all-in on full motion video, and featured a blockbuster cast including @markhamillofficial.bsky.social himself!
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Please join us Monday for a special presentation.
Don't Just Watch TV: The Secrets of Sega Channel
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Please join us Monday for a special presentation.
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We are SO EXCITED to finally show you Xcavator 2025! This is an unreleased (and unannounced!) NES game from 1991 that we recovered from its source code. The rights to it were 100% donated to us, and it's being published as a fundraiser cartridge to support our work!
We're partnering with @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social + @megacatstudios.bsky.social to release Xcavator 2025, a never before seen NES game from the legendary Chris Oberth.
100% of profits go to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social!
Pre-order now to play the newest old game on the market: bit.ly/xcavator-2025
100% of profits go to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social!
Pre-order now to play the newest old game on the market: bit.ly/xcavator-2025
December 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We are SO EXCITED to finally show you Xcavator 2025! This is an unreleased (and unannounced!) NES game from 1991 that we recovered from its source code. The rights to it were 100% donated to us, and it's being published as a fundraiser cartridge to support our work!
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Join us tonight at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern for a YouTube Premiere of @frankcifaldi.bsky.social's impassioned, energetic talk about the state of video game preservation. This was previously for GDC attendees only, but has been unlocked for all. We'll be in chat! youtu.be/_00AjQNjgDk?...
Preserving Game History: It's Just Us
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Join us tonight at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern for a YouTube Premiere of @frankcifaldi.bsky.social's impassioned, energetic talk about the state of video game preservation. This was previously for GDC attendees only, but has been unlocked for all. We'll be in chat! youtu.be/_00AjQNjgDk?...
Joey has been a tremendous help in sorting through our ridiculous amount of video game press material and getting it up on our archive for the world to see! Game preservation can be thankless at times, and the personal satisfaction waxes and wanes, but know that you make a difference in our eyes!
This past week I’ve been in a pretty bad spiral re: my archival work and whether or not it’s actually worth it or enjoyed. It often feels incredibly thankless or like folks only like the novelty of it
I would really cherish some words of encouragement or appreciation if it’s not too much to ask 💛
I would really cherish some words of encouragement or appreciation if it’s not too much to ask 💛
December 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Joey has been a tremendous help in sorting through our ridiculous amount of video game press material and getting it up on our archive for the world to see! Game preservation can be thankless at times, and the personal satisfaction waxes and wanes, but know that you make a difference in our eyes!
Happy Giving Tuesday! If you're looking to be generous to a scrappy little nonprofit working to help preserve video game history, we'd appreciate the support! 🥰 hitsave.org/support-us/
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Happy Giving Tuesday! If you're looking to be generous to a scrappy little nonprofit working to help preserve video game history, we'd appreciate the support! 🥰 hitsave.org/support-us/
Happy 37th birthday to Zelda II: The Adventure of Link! We don't have much related to Zelda II in our archive (yet) but here's a cool fact: Did you know that there's a 16-bit version of the Zelda II title theme on certain versions of the SNES Burn-in Test Cartridge? We'd love to know who made it!
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Happy 37th birthday to Zelda II: The Adventure of Link! We don't have much related to Zelda II in our archive (yet) but here's a cool fact: Did you know that there's a 16-bit version of the Zelda II title theme on certain versions of the SNES Burn-in Test Cartridge? We'd love to know who made it!
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I got this rare Japanese envelope art of Link for #zelda 1 cleaned and uploaded to the gallery. 3 were physically gifted & sent to me by @linksliltri4ce.bsky.social (who is always beyond amazing!) & the flute one was scanned for me by Ikhana www.ikhanakingdom.com (who is also always beyond amazing!)
December 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I got this rare Japanese envelope art of Link for #zelda 1 cleaned and uploaded to the gallery. 3 were physically gifted & sent to me by @linksliltri4ce.bsky.social (who is always beyond amazing!) & the flute one was scanned for me by Ikhana www.ikhanakingdom.com (who is also always beyond amazing!)
Happy 15th birthday to Epic Mickey! Industry legend Warren Spector and his team at Junction Point Studios were acquired by Disney Interactive Studios in 2007 and tasked with giving Mickey Mouse a fresh coat of paint. In doing so, they also reintroduced Oswald The Lucky Rabbit to the world at large!
November 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Happy 15th birthday to Epic Mickey! Industry legend Warren Spector and his team at Junction Point Studios were acquired by Disney Interactive Studios in 2007 and tasked with giving Mickey Mouse a fresh coat of paint. In doing so, they also reintroduced Oswald The Lucky Rabbit to the world at large!
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Has anyone ever made a list of trans video game protags? If not, suggest them below, let’s get a list happening. What’s the earliest one?
i can’t believe I’d never heard The Devil Inside (2000). Written and directed by the writer of Alone In The Dark, you play as reality TV action hero Dave, who can transform into a sexy witch named Deva by activating pentagrams found throughout the levels? How is this real? How is it so obscure?
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Has anyone ever made a list of trans video game protags? If not, suggest them below, let’s get a list happening. What’s the earliest one?
Today we'd like to express our gratitude to the game preservation community! Whether you're scanning, dumping, researching, maintaining, programming, interviewing, donating, or any of the other innumerable tasks involved, it's because of your passion that game preservation persists. Thank you! ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Today we'd like to express our gratitude to the game preservation community! Whether you're scanning, dumping, researching, maintaining, programming, interviewing, donating, or any of the other innumerable tasks involved, it's because of your passion that game preservation persists. Thank you! ❤️