John Andersen
@johnandersen.bsky.social
Video game history - researching how the games we love to play were made. Documentaries, game historian, writer, movies. Opinions are my own. LGBTQ ally. BLM. Portfolio!: linktr.ee/johnandersen
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another interview from this event: animation director Takeshi Nozue, lead programmer Hirofumi Hayashida, animator Hirohiko Sugamura & & cinematic animator Tomonori Kubokawa discuss the making of D-2 www.4gamer.net/games/999/G9... 🇯🇵 there is some talk of the M2 version, too
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
another interview from this event: animation director Takeshi Nozue, lead programmer Hirofumi Hayashida, animator Hirohiko Sugamura & & cinematic animator Tomonori Kubokawa discuss the making of D-2 www.4gamer.net/games/999/G9... 🇯🇵 there is some talk of the M2 version, too
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A New Documentary On The Original 'Resident Evil' Is Airing In Japan This Month.
A New Documentary On The Original 'Resident Evil' Is Airing In Japan This Month
Featuring fresh interviews with Shinji Mikami, Tokuro Fujiwara, and more
www.timeextension.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A New Documentary On The Original 'Resident Evil' Is Airing In Japan This Month.
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D2 Best Selection - Kenji Eno Vinyl up for preorder at Lost in Cult buff.ly/68dgOpL #ad
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
D2 Best Selection - Kenji Eno Vinyl up for preorder at Lost in Cult buff.ly/68dgOpL #ad
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Here's a sneak preview of a wild new arcade that is coming in January 2026. Located in the Pittsburg area, members of the Pittsburgh Arcade Collective have turned a beautiful retired church into a new Retro Arcade.
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#pinball #arcade #pittsburgh #retroarcade
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#pinball #arcade #pittsburgh #retroarcade
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Here's a sneak preview of a wild new arcade that is coming in January 2026. Located in the Pittsburg area, members of the Pittsburgh Arcade Collective have turned a beautiful retired church into a new Retro Arcade.
www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
#pinball #arcade #pittsburgh #retroarcade
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#pinball #arcade #pittsburgh #retroarcade
That the Data East main office in Tokyo was located across the street from a graveyard, leading some staff to believe the office was haunted. One more piece of useless knowledge: The voices for a version of Karate Champ were supposedly recorded in an empty women's locker room on the top floor.
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
That the Data East main office in Tokyo was located across the street from a graveyard, leading some staff to believe the office was haunted. One more piece of useless knowledge: The voices for a version of Karate Champ were supposedly recorded in an empty women's locker room on the top floor.
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Not So Random, #RandomGameSaturday
Today is the 24th anniversary of Rez, so here’s a bunch of versions of Rez.
Today is the 24th anniversary of Rez, so here’s a bunch of versions of Rez.
November 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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It's Nov 22nd in Japan which means it's the 30th anniversary of Namco Museum Vol. 1
These days thanks to Hamster & Namco, we also have home ports of games like Aqua Jet & Tokyo Wars which didn't even exist in arcades when Vol.1 released
Every era is a Namco era
These days thanks to Hamster & Namco, we also have home ports of games like Aqua Jet & Tokyo Wars which didn't even exist in arcades when Vol.1 released
Every era is a Namco era
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It's Nov 22nd in Japan which means it's the 30th anniversary of Namco Museum Vol. 1
These days thanks to Hamster & Namco, we also have home ports of games like Aqua Jet & Tokyo Wars which didn't even exist in arcades when Vol.1 released
Every era is a Namco era
These days thanks to Hamster & Namco, we also have home ports of games like Aqua Jet & Tokyo Wars which didn't even exist in arcades when Vol.1 released
Every era is a Namco era
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Neon Inferno is OUT NOW on all platforms! 🔥
🖥️ Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2957720/...
🔴 Nintendo Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
🔵 PlayStation: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
🟢 Xbox: www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
🎮 Physical Edition: limitedrungames.com/collections/...
🖥️ Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2957720/...
🔴 Nintendo Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
🔵 PlayStation: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
🟢 Xbox: www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
🎮 Physical Edition: limitedrungames.com/collections/...
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Neon Inferno is OUT NOW on all platforms! 🔥
🖥️ Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2957720/...
🔴 Nintendo Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
🔵 PlayStation: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
🟢 Xbox: www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
🎮 Physical Edition: limitedrungames.com/collections/...
🖥️ Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2957720/...
🔴 Nintendo Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
🔵 PlayStation: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
🟢 Xbox: www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
🎮 Physical Edition: limitedrungames.com/collections/...
We really need more back-stories on how these masters are found. Was an archivist completing an overdue inventory or was this hidden away on a top shelf?
The "Golgo 13" anime (from 1971) will be released on Blu-ray in Japan.
This series was considered lost until the masters were found two years ago.
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This series was considered lost until the masters were found two years ago.
natalie.mu/comic/news/6...
November 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
We really need more back-stories on how these masters are found. Was an archivist completing an overdue inventory or was this hidden away on a top shelf?
Pre-order Ken’s book about Game Gear now!
November 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Pre-order Ken’s book about Game Gear now!
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A Jun Ishikawa and Hideki Kanazashi jam 😁
Just dropped: HAL's Hole in One Golf AKA Jumbo Ozaki's Hole in One (ジャンボ尾崎のホールインワン) #gamemusic #vgm www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnO5...
[SNES/SFC] HAL's Hole in One Golf OST Boost Mix / ジャンボ尾崎のホールインワン BGM (Jumbo Ozaki's Hole in One)
YouTube video by Boost Mix Music - Game Music Channel
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
A Jun Ishikawa and Hideki Kanazashi jam 😁
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While employed at Naxat, Yoshiharu Takaoka (Coryoon) worked on Sleeping Overlord, an action RPG for the Super Famicom that was never completed.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
While employed at Naxat, Yoshiharu Takaoka (Coryoon) worked on Sleeping Overlord, an action RPG for the Super Famicom that was never completed.
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You Win
'Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram'
SEGA Dreamcast
'Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram'
SEGA Dreamcast
November 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
You Win
'Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram'
SEGA Dreamcast
'Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram'
SEGA Dreamcast
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Don James, former executive vice president of operations at Nintendo of America, has been elected to the Board of Trustees at The Strong National Museum of Play! So excited to learn from Don over the coming months. He was an absolute joy to work with on our giant Donkey Kong project.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Don James, former executive vice president of operations at Nintendo of America, has been elected to the Board of Trustees at The Strong National Museum of Play! So excited to learn from Don over the coming months. He was an absolute joy to work with on our giant Donkey Kong project.
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Cannon Dancer – Osman (S) $2.99 via eShop. https://ow.ly/YZBh50XtxVO
🎵 I'm your canon dancer
A dancer for money
I'll do what you want me to do 🎵
ININ Games Publisher Sale via eShop. https://ow.ly/Ncjx50XtxVL
🎵 I'm your canon dancer
A dancer for money
I'll do what you want me to do 🎵
ININ Games Publisher Sale via eShop. https://ow.ly/Ncjx50XtxVL
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Cannon Dancer – Osman (S) $2.99 via eShop. https://ow.ly/YZBh50XtxVO
🎵 I'm your canon dancer
A dancer for money
I'll do what you want me to do 🎵
ININ Games Publisher Sale via eShop. https://ow.ly/Ncjx50XtxVL
🎵 I'm your canon dancer
A dancer for money
I'll do what you want me to do 🎵
ININ Games Publisher Sale via eShop. https://ow.ly/Ncjx50XtxVL
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Your 3D scanned keshi today is Jack from Might Bomb Jack on Famicom! I believe this figure is by Amada.
Download the stl model here: archive.org/details/kesh...
Download the stl model here: archive.org/details/kesh...
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Your 3D scanned keshi today is Jack from Might Bomb Jack on Famicom! I believe this figure is by Amada.
Download the stl model here: archive.org/details/kesh...
Download the stl model here: archive.org/details/kesh...
From Software "Shadow Tower" and "Echo Night" PlayStation magazine ads (1998).
Via: Weekly Hyper PlayStation Magazine - Aug 1998.
Via: Weekly Hyper PlayStation Magazine - Aug 1998.
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
From Software "Shadow Tower" and "Echo Night" PlayStation magazine ads (1998).
Via: Weekly Hyper PlayStation Magazine - Aug 1998.
Via: Weekly Hyper PlayStation Magazine - Aug 1998.
No one did a server flex in the late-1990's better than Hironobu Sakaguchi and Square.
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
No one did a server flex in the late-1990's better than Hironobu Sakaguchi and Square.
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Digital Eclipse just released new DLC for Atari 50, covering Namco ports for Atari platforms. And... hey, what's this?
That's Computer Entertainer, the game magazine we released into the Creative Commons this summer! It's already being used in commercial game history projects
That's Computer Entertainer, the game magazine we released into the Creative Commons this summer! It's already being used in commercial game history projects
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Digital Eclipse just released new DLC for Atari 50, covering Namco ports for Atari platforms. And... hey, what's this?
That's Computer Entertainer, the game magazine we released into the Creative Commons this summer! It's already being used in commercial game history projects
That's Computer Entertainer, the game magazine we released into the Creative Commons this summer! It's already being used in commercial game history projects
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The story of how Rebecca Heineman overcame corporate incompetence to develop the Doom 3DO port in two and a half months is incredible (via @bghof.com) www.badgamehalloffame.com/doom-3do/
DOOM (3DO) - Bad Game Hall of Fame
"Swept With the Boom, Don’t Forget to Assume, Time Catches up With Some 3DO DOOM." DOOM's foray onto the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer doomed from the word go, thanks to its being handled by the indust...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The story of how Rebecca Heineman overcame corporate incompetence to develop the Doom 3DO port in two and a half months is incredible (via @bghof.com) www.badgamehalloffame.com/doom-3do/
Heads up: Max Headroom is on Tubi.
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Heads up: Max Headroom is on Tubi.
Thoughts are with Rebecca, her family, her friends and her colleagues. I wish I had the opportunity to meet her.
Please visit her GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Please visit her GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Thoughts are with Rebecca, her family, her friends and her colleagues. I wish I had the opportunity to meet her.
Please visit her GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Please visit her GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
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one of the odder events planned for the 40th anniversary of Ninja JaJamaru-kun: City Connection prez Yoshikawa's so fed up with seeing ppl repeating falsehoods about Jaleco "ripping off" UPL's Ninja-kun that they're going to dig up the original paperwork proving it had an official co-sign from UPL 🇯🇵
November 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
one of the odder events planned for the 40th anniversary of Ninja JaJamaru-kun: City Connection prez Yoshikawa's so fed up with seeing ppl repeating falsehoods about Jaleco "ripping off" UPL's Ninja-kun that they're going to dig up the original paperwork proving it had an official co-sign from UPL 🇯🇵