krugman
@krugman.net
PC-98 enthusiast, a.k.a. otaku 🇺🇦 🇵🇸
駿河屋最速 ♡ 国宝泥棒 ♡ 共産 ♡ 菜食
CW: My bad attempts at 🇯🇵 comedy
Dumps/Scans: https://archive.org/details/@krugman
Archival Blog: https://dirtyfloppies.com
Guides: https://krugman.net
Pls 🔁 scans to spread J-PC magic✨
駿河屋最速 ♡ 国宝泥棒 ♡ 共産 ♡ 菜食
CW: My bad attempts at 🇯🇵 comedy
Dumps/Scans: https://archive.org/details/@krugman
Archival Blog: https://dirtyfloppies.com
Guides: https://krugman.net
Pls 🔁 scans to spread J-PC magic✨
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krugman
@krugman.net
· Feb 5
Much fun has been had about the high lewd to in-game pic ratio in the game covers I've been scanning. While hilarious, in the world of #PC98, this doesn't mean the games are bad, or an afterthought.🧵 I think the higher-ups / marketing guys just had a "firm" stance on which "assets" to promote 😹
idk who this "crazy newton" character is, but he's clearly designed as dessler in char's outfit, and you can't convince me otherwise 😆
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 AM
idk who this "crazy newton" character is, but he's clearly designed as dessler in char's outfit, and you can't convince me otherwise 😆
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If you don't get that the "yucky porn games" are the gateway to censor further media that YOU personally think is acceptable, you need to get your head out of your ass. They're trying to divide people into smaller groups so their collective power is also smaller. Kill the cop in your head.
Already seeing folks say, "Well, HORSES isn't YUCKY PORN like other games are, so..." which is super frustrating.
Now is NOT the time to be throwing the hentai games you happen not to like under the bus. Your rage should be directly at payment processors.
Join the fight
stop-paypros.neocities.org
Now is NOT the time to be throwing the hentai games you happen not to like under the bus. Your rage should be directly at payment processors.
Join the fight
stop-paypros.neocities.org
Stop payment processors from censoring games!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
If you don't get that the "yucky porn games" are the gateway to censor further media that YOU personally think is acceptable, you need to get your head out of your ass. They're trying to divide people into smaller groups so their collective power is also smaller. Kill the cop in your head.
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It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
PicoIDE
An open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator for vintage computers
www.crowdsupply.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It's official! #PicoIDE, the open source IDE/ATAPI drive emulator I've been working on for the better part of this year, will be launching at Crowd Supply! Go there to sign up for updates and to be notified when the campaign is live: www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
normal cat pose for a change
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
normal cat pose for a change
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I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.
You Can't Report on Hunger While Taking Bread Off the Table
On the proliferation of machine translation in video game outlets covering the effects of AI on labor.
dateemups.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.
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they have an entire media apparatus designed to prevent you from living this way
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM
they have an entire media apparatus designed to prevent you from living this way
idk how you sleep in that position, but alright
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
idk how you sleep in that position, but alright
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If you have nostalgia for gaming in the 70s, 80s, 90s and early 00s, whether it’s for console, arcade, or PC, check out Gaming Alexandria! Our focus for the past 10 years has been preserving mostly Japanese media creating a treasure trove of games, game dev, advertising and artwork.
Hard to believe it's already been ten years that Gaming Alexandria has been around. Here's a (late) article about our history, as well as special thanks and small blurbs from others of what Gaming Alexandria has meant to them. Here's to another ten years! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/11/g...
November 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
If you have nostalgia for gaming in the 70s, 80s, 90s and early 00s, whether it’s for console, arcade, or PC, check out Gaming Alexandria! Our focus for the past 10 years has been preserving mostly Japanese media creating a treasure trove of games, game dev, advertising and artwork.
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by viewing this post, your cache has downloaded the accompanying image and thus constitutes the possession of an image of strangulation. this is a crime under uk law.
repost to be guilty of publishing an image of strangulation and make your friends guilty of possession too! 🤗
repost to be guilty of publishing an image of strangulation and make your friends guilty of possession too! 🤗
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
by viewing this post, your cache has downloaded the accompanying image and thus constitutes the possession of an image of strangulation. this is a crime under uk law.
repost to be guilty of publishing an image of strangulation and make your friends guilty of possession too! 🤗
repost to be guilty of publishing an image of strangulation and make your friends guilty of possession too! 🤗
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Latest pickups from Japan to scan etc. First up is a bunch of boxed games, including the arguably rarest Super Cassette Vision game Pole Position II! And another undumped Gundam RX78 cart. Not many left of these to preserve thankfully. (1/3)
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Latest pickups from Japan to scan etc. First up is a bunch of boxed games, including the arguably rarest Super Cassette Vision game Pole Position II! And another undumped Gundam RX78 cart. Not many left of these to preserve thankfully. (1/3)
Late night auction browsing
November 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Late night auction browsing
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1982 was very early for Japanese adventure games, with only a small number of releases. Takara Building Adventure thus is one of the earliest adventure games in Japanese, but it was not generally available...
...until today.
Includes some unexpected history!
bluerenga.blog/2025/10/29/t...
...until today.
Includes some unexpected history!
bluerenga.blog/2025/10/29/t...
Takara Building Adventure Part 1 (1982)
The last time I wrote about a Japanese game was with The Palms, where I mentioned skipping over two games from 1982 because there were no copies available. This was one of them. Brief history recap…
bluerenga.blog
October 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
1982 was very early for Japanese adventure games, with only a small number of releases. Takara Building Adventure thus is one of the earliest adventure games in Japanese, but it was not generally available...
...until today.
Includes some unexpected history!
bluerenga.blog/2025/10/29/t...
...until today.
Includes some unexpected history!
bluerenga.blog/2025/10/29/t...
waiting for rare games to drop
October 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
waiting for rare games to drop
Two of my educational game dumps for #PC98 just got cracked, thanks to the wizardry of Alpharobo! 🕺 This means they're now both playable using emulators, in addition to real hardware. If you run into issues later on in the game(s), do let us know! ✨ bsky.app/profile/krug...
bsky.app/profile/krug...
bsky.app/profile/krug...
October 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Two of my educational game dumps for #PC98 just got cracked, thanks to the wizardry of Alpharobo! 🕺 This means they're now both playable using emulators, in addition to real hardware. If you run into issues later on in the game(s), do let us know! ✨ bsky.app/profile/krug...
bsky.app/profile/krug...
bsky.app/profile/krug...
I was saying Yukawa-senmu... 🤷♀️
October 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I was saying Yukawa-senmu... 🤷♀️
I think we've established the official floppy preservationist garb www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
October 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I think we've established the official floppy preservationist garb www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...
The Time Machine - a cool-looking educational software for #PC98 now dumped and ready for playing (at least on real hardware, as the images look protected and I've yet to find a crack) 😁 archive.org/details/time...
October 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The Time Machine - a cool-looking educational software for #PC98 now dumped and ready for playing (at least on real hardware, as the images look protected and I've yet to find a crack) 😁 archive.org/details/time...
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Thrilled to announce the release of scans for the entire run of Technopolis! Read about the history of this Japanese computer gaming magazine written by @ftb1979.bsky.social and download/view the scans. Enjoy and please RT to help spread the word. www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/09/t...
September 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Thrilled to announce the release of scans for the entire run of Technopolis! Read about the history of this Japanese computer gaming magazine written by @ftb1979.bsky.social and download/view the scans. Enjoy and please RT to help spread the word. www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/09/t...
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ARK: “What about ‘inner-city‘ crime?”
October 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
ARK: “What about ‘inner-city‘ crime?”
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Do Hardboiled Boy Dreams Down Town? (from Kunio-kun 4-koma manga series)
September 30, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Do Hardboiled Boy Dreams Down Town? (from Kunio-kun 4-koma manga series)