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MP83
@mp83.bsky.social
I'm a retro game geek who loves Japanese video games especially. MSX computers and game preservation are my passions.

I also livestream frequently at:
https://www.twitch.tv/themp83
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Meet AshGuine -- part human, part reptile. Created by CM Land's director, Tae-Young Lee, in collaboration with Japanese illustrator and modeler Kou Yokoyama. He started off as Panasonic's mascot for their FS-A1 (1986) and FS-A1mkII (1987) models of MSX2 computers.
Doki Doki Penguin Land series overview (excluding the mobile phone releases and "Sega Ages Memorial Selection Vol. 2" for the Saturn, which contains the first game).

i.imgur.com/10sc5Ki.png
January 22, 2026 at 1:27 AM
I've played Doki Doki Penguin Land (SG-1000/MSX/Arcade) many, many times in my lifetime and I've never had this happen before. Does anyone know what the trigger is to have the mole appear from the window like that? I'm having troubles trying to recreate this.
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 PM
@lgr-yt.bsky.social Just so you know, I've uploaded all 24 Pocket Playcard Games to Internet Archive, with original publisher's blessing:

archive.org/details/pock...

Bringing this up to you since these things were mentioned on one of your unboxing videos some years back.
Pocket Playcard Game - The Complete Collection : RH Plastcenter Oy, Cube Design Oy, Inmar Software Oy : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
In the early 2000s RH Plastcenter Oy (now known as Plastcenter Nordic Oy) published 24 unique Windows games in Finland, on credit card shaped CDs called...
archive.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:52 PM
In the early 2000s RH Plastcenter Oy (now known as Plastcenter Nordic Oy) published 24 unique Windows games in Finland. They came on credit card shaped CDs called Pocket Playcard Game. They're now all downloadable for free with the original publisher's blessing:

archive.org/details/pock...
Pocket Playcard Game - The Complete Collection : RH Plastcenter Oy, Cube Design Oy, Inmar Software Oy : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
In the early 2000s RH Plastcenter Oy (now known as Plastcenter Nordic Oy) published 24 unique Windows games in Finland, on credit card shaped CDs called...
archive.org
January 19, 2026 at 8:33 PM
A drawing I did back in 2014 when trying to do a deathless playthrough of VVVVVV and failing constantly at The Gravitron minigame part.
January 11, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Here's one of the ending images from the MSX2 version of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys, which I colorized back in 2006 (the original image was sepia toned).
January 11, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Found these old forum banners I made for Ancient Land of Ys message board back in 2006 and 2011, teaching people the correct way to spell Ys. They're still useful today as there's bunch of people still misspelling it. 😅
January 11, 2026 at 6:49 AM
There's some interesting looking stat bars in Milano's Odd Job Collection. 😅
January 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Reposted by MP83
Aw man 😞 Rest in peace Mr Cheifet, host of Computer Chronicles: obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...

What a legend. His work in both presenting and preserving the early days of computer history has been (and will continue to be) deeply appreciated! My condolences to his family and friends.
Stewart Cheifet Obituary December 28, 2025 - Goldsteins Funeral
View Stewart Cheifet's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Here's another "Ys Online: The Call of Solum" related thing I archived -- the physical Japanese release known as Ys Online Premium Package:

archive.org/details/ys_o...

It's a silly thing to archive since the game is long dead, but preservation is preservation. 😅
Ys Online Premium Package (J) : E-Frontier, CJ Internet, Netmarble : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Ys Online: The Call of Solum was an MMORPG that ran from 2007 to 2012, based on the long-running Ys series. This is the physical Japanese release of it, known...
archive.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Back in 2009-2012, when I was playing Ys Online: The Call of Solum on European, Japanese, and Taiwanese servers, I took 1000+ screenshots. I've now made these public:

archive.org/details/mp83...
MP83's Ys Online Screenshots (2009-2012) : CJ Internet, Netmarble : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Here's over 1000 screenshots from my time of playing Ys Online: The Call of Solum, an MMORPG that ran from 2007 to 2012. All the screenshots were taken from...
archive.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Here's the final screenshot I took from Ys Online: The Call of Solum, when the last remaining Taiwanese server was shutdown. I miss you, game.
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Heh, I wonder what games these title screens from Family Games II (CD-i, 1995) are referencing. 😄
December 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Interesting language selection screen from the Captain Alphabet mini-game from Family Games I (CD-i, 1994):
December 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I enjoyed The Girl from Gunma Kai on Steam so much that I had to get a physical copy of the game. I don't mind that if it's an older version of the game. A physical copy is a physical copy. (:
December 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
So, I've had these never-before-seen concept art and other things from Ys Online: The Call of Solum, an MMORPG that ran from 2007 to 2012, for over a decade now. Might as well upload and archive them online:

archive.org/details/ys_o...
Concept Art from Ys Online: The Call of Solum : CJ Internet, Netmarble : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Here's tons of never-before-seen concept art and other things from Ys Online: The Call of Solum, an MMORPG that ran from 2007 to 2012. It had servers in five...
archive.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Illustrations of Adol Christin, Eresian female, Kimoan female, and Afrocan female from Ys Online: The Call of Solum (2007-2012):

imgur.com/a/tNuMQky
December 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Key art for the Japanese version of Ys Online: The Call of Solum (Windows, 2007-2012):

i.imgur.com/YyuTU9F.jpeg
December 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Illustrations from King Kong 2 (MSX2, 1986) manual:
i.imgur.com/hE1zlZG.png
December 7, 2025 at 5:48 AM
This rarest Japanese Eggerland/Adventures of Lolo game release has now been fully scanned and archived online:

archive.org/details/egge...
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Illustrations from Heisei Tensai Bakabon (Famicom, 1991) manual:
i.imgur.com/dKdKlzn.png
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I love the Eggerland/Adventure of Lolo series. ♥️ If only HAL Laboratory would release a new entry in the series. Even an Eggerland/Lolo collection would be great.
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Illustrations from Adventures of Lolo (Game Boy, 1995) manual:
i.imgur.com/hZu36k2.png

This game is a greatly expanded version of "Lolo no Daibouken", released one year earlier. Not only does it have 94 more puzzles, but it also has extra cutscenes and Super Game Boy support.
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Illustrations from Adventures of Lolo II (Famicom, 1990) manual:
i.imgur.com/FpwYmpn.png

This game was released in the West as 'Adventures of Lolo 3'. It has the same intro, map layout, boss fights, and ending as the Japanese release, but the puzzles themselves are different.
December 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Illustrations from Adventures of Lolo 2 (NES, 1990) manual:
i.imgur.com/2K1uNT1.png

This game got released in Japan as 'Adventures of Lolo'. They share the same intro and ending, but the puzzles themselves are different.
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM