Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️⚧️
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I'm curious and passionate about a whole bunch of nerdy and cool stuff! I also publish a fortnightly retro gaming and anime 'zine and write on several blogs:
Scanlines zine: betweenthescanlines.itch.io
Main blog: scanlineartifacts.wordpress.com
I'm curious and passionate about a whole bunch of nerdy and cool stuff! I also publish a fortnightly retro gaming and anime 'zine and write on several blogs:
Scanlines zine: betweenthescanlines.itch.io
Main blog: scanlineartifacts.wordpress.com
Ahh, I'm glad a replacement has come online.
The pronouns labeler shut down but there's a new one over here
Click into this thread to choose your displayed pronouns
February 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Ahh, I'm glad a replacement has come online.
Feeling like you can take on the whole Empire yourself? Then Factor 5 had you sorted in '95 and '96.
Getting to see new live-action footage for Star Wars was pretty exciting stuff. Easily my favourite of the FMV action/rail shooter games.
📺: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire, 1996 (PS1 version)
Getting to see new live-action footage for Star Wars was pretty exciting stuff. Easily my favourite of the FMV action/rail shooter games.
📺: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire, 1996 (PS1 version)
February 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Feeling like you can take on the whole Empire yourself? Then Factor 5 had you sorted in '95 and '96.
Getting to see new live-action footage for Star Wars was pretty exciting stuff. Easily my favourite of the FMV action/rail shooter games.
📺: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire, 1996 (PS1 version)
Getting to see new live-action footage for Star Wars was pretty exciting stuff. Easily my favourite of the FMV action/rail shooter games.
📺: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire, 1996 (PS1 version)
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A deadly encounter on the streets of 21st Century Kyoto in the wake of devastation from an earthquake that also unleashed a horde of demons - and magic back into the world.
A point-and-click and RPG hybrid that received an English translation in 2019.
📺: Makyouden, Nihon-Create, 1992 (PC-9801)
A point-and-click and RPG hybrid that received an English translation in 2019.
📺: Makyouden, Nihon-Create, 1992 (PC-9801)
February 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
A deadly encounter on the streets of 21st Century Kyoto in the wake of devastation from an earthquake that also unleashed a horde of demons - and magic back into the world.
A point-and-click and RPG hybrid that received an English translation in 2019.
📺: Makyouden, Nihon-Create, 1992 (PC-9801)
A point-and-click and RPG hybrid that received an English translation in 2019.
📺: Makyouden, Nihon-Create, 1992 (PC-9801)
Coming to a microcomputer near you in 1982... Mousezilla and Friends.
February 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Coming to a microcomputer near you in 1982... Mousezilla and Friends.
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New blog post! How did Jaleco adapt their Mega System 1 hardware to the needs of mahjong? And the plot of this game is... what? Mahjong Daireikai! nicole.express/2026/spooky-...
Story Follows Function: Mahjong Daireikai
We like to say that video games are art, and there’s truth in that. But in the capitalist world, video games are also a business. Not everything is the produ...
nicole.express
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
New blog post! How did Jaleco adapt their Mega System 1 hardware to the needs of mahjong? And the plot of this game is... what? Mahjong Daireikai! nicole.express/2026/spooky-...
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Coin Journal July 1991
Probably the first Sonic plushes and prizes?
Probably the first Sonic plushes and prizes?
February 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Coin Journal July 1991
Probably the first Sonic plushes and prizes?
Probably the first Sonic plushes and prizes?
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Buddy cop lunchtime in the city of the future.
📺: Appleseed OVA, 1988 (VHS)
This was snapped from the Manga Video release which had copious amounts of profanity. It's uh, quite the experience to rewatch these days xD
📺: Appleseed OVA, 1988 (VHS)
This was snapped from the Manga Video release which had copious amounts of profanity. It's uh, quite the experience to rewatch these days xD
February 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Buddy cop lunchtime in the city of the future.
📺: Appleseed OVA, 1988 (VHS)
This was snapped from the Manga Video release which had copious amounts of profanity. It's uh, quite the experience to rewatch these days xD
📺: Appleseed OVA, 1988 (VHS)
This was snapped from the Manga Video release which had copious amounts of profanity. It's uh, quite the experience to rewatch these days xD
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started flower, sun, and rain last night so I could re-experience the story of Sumio, his computer Catherine, and his bitchin' Toyota celica
February 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
started flower, sun, and rain last night so I could re-experience the story of Sumio, his computer Catherine, and his bitchin' Toyota celica
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Gentlemen, open your senses.
Go to Synaesthesia!
Late #Randomgamesaturday but got this recently. Sasha’s post inspired me
Never played but planning to once I make a Dreamcast overlay on twitch.
Was on the fence ps2 vs DC but it feels more unique on DC.
A lot of DC to play this year…
Go to Synaesthesia!
Late #Randomgamesaturday but got this recently. Sasha’s post inspired me
Never played but planning to once I make a Dreamcast overlay on twitch.
Was on the fence ps2 vs DC but it feels more unique on DC.
A lot of DC to play this year…
February 8, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Gentlemen, open your senses.
Go to Synaesthesia!
Late #Randomgamesaturday but got this recently. Sasha’s post inspired me
Never played but planning to once I make a Dreamcast overlay on twitch.
Was on the fence ps2 vs DC but it feels more unique on DC.
A lot of DC to play this year…
Go to Synaesthesia!
Late #Randomgamesaturday but got this recently. Sasha’s post inspired me
Never played but planning to once I make a Dreamcast overlay on twitch.
Was on the fence ps2 vs DC but it feels more unique on DC.
A lot of DC to play this year…
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I share this post is because I was caught off guard testing and realised the intro goes way way way too hard for what Iexpected.
Have I made a huge mistake all these years and overlooked something cool? Probably not but rock on!
BEHOLD Brave Sword's intro recorded off my ps1..
#retrogames #ps1
Have I made a huge mistake all these years and overlooked something cool? Probably not but rock on!
BEHOLD Brave Sword's intro recorded off my ps1..
#retrogames #ps1
February 8, 2026 at 8:39 AM
I share this post is because I was caught off guard testing and realised the intro goes way way way too hard for what Iexpected.
Have I made a huge mistake all these years and overlooked something cool? Probably not but rock on!
BEHOLD Brave Sword's intro recorded off my ps1..
#retrogames #ps1
Have I made a huge mistake all these years and overlooked something cool? Probably not but rock on!
BEHOLD Brave Sword's intro recorded off my ps1..
#retrogames #ps1
2002.12.19 ON SALE: Panzer Dragoon Orta.
Gorgeous artwork and ad for what for me is the best Panzer Dragoon game (yes, from recent experience, even including Saga/Azel).
Gorgeous artwork and ad for what for me is the best Panzer Dragoon game (yes, from recent experience, even including Saga/Azel).
February 8, 2026 at 11:28 AM
2002.12.19 ON SALE: Panzer Dragoon Orta.
Gorgeous artwork and ad for what for me is the best Panzer Dragoon game (yes, from recent experience, even including Saga/Azel).
Gorgeous artwork and ad for what for me is the best Panzer Dragoon game (yes, from recent experience, even including Saga/Azel).
Good morning! <3 And I have some cool pixel artwork of my catgirl from @panicpuppies.bsky.social to share with greets. 🔥
February 8, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Good morning! <3 And I have some cool pixel artwork of my catgirl from @panicpuppies.bsky.social to share with greets. 🔥
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A PS2 multitap fuelled by the flesh and souls of living beings. 👻 Clearly, one of them isn't happy at having been bound in plastic!
📖: Naki Marvel Video Game Products Catalogue, 2002
📖: Naki Marvel Video Game Products Catalogue, 2002
November 13, 2024 at 9:55 PM
A PS2 multitap fuelled by the flesh and souls of living beings. 👻 Clearly, one of them isn't happy at having been bound in plastic!
📖: Naki Marvel Video Game Products Catalogue, 2002
📖: Naki Marvel Video Game Products Catalogue, 2002
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Super Fami - Super covers! 💜
August 4, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Super Fami - Super covers! 💜
A deadly encounter on the streets of 21st Century Kyoto in the wake of devastation from an earthquake that also unleashed a horde of demons - and magic back into the world.
A point-and-click and RPG hybrid that received an English translation in 2019.
📺: Makyouden, Nihon-Create, 1992 (PC-9801)
A point-and-click and RPG hybrid that received an English translation in 2019.
📺: Makyouden, Nihon-Create, 1992 (PC-9801)
February 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
A deadly encounter on the streets of 21st Century Kyoto in the wake of devastation from an earthquake that also unleashed a horde of demons - and magic back into the world.
A point-and-click and RPG hybrid that received an English translation in 2019.
📺: Makyouden, Nihon-Create, 1992 (PC-9801)
A point-and-click and RPG hybrid that received an English translation in 2019.
📺: Makyouden, Nihon-Create, 1992 (PC-9801)
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20 years after the release of Dirge of Cerberus on January 2006, Takayoshi Nakazato felt a cold shiver, as if a dozen keyboards clattered and mouse clicks sounding the gunfire of the Cerberus.
With a slight smile on his lips, he says "What the hell took you so long? Don't you people read?"
With a slight smile on his lips, he says "What the hell took you so long? Don't you people read?"
February 7th 2026: The day that BlueSky collectively played the first stage of Dirge of Cerberus with mouse and keyboard.
February 7, 2026 at 8:50 PM
20 years after the release of Dirge of Cerberus on January 2006, Takayoshi Nakazato felt a cold shiver, as if a dozen keyboards clattered and mouse clicks sounding the gunfire of the Cerberus.
With a slight smile on his lips, he says "What the hell took you so long? Don't you people read?"
With a slight smile on his lips, he says "What the hell took you so long? Don't you people read?"
Azzy inquires: would you play with her on her Commodore 64?
February 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Azzy inquires: would you play with her on her Commodore 64?
*drums wildly* "ugh!"
A burst of Manga Video in the Analog Age.
A burst of Manga Video in the Analog Age.
February 7, 2026 at 7:55 PM
*drums wildly* "ugh!"
A burst of Manga Video in the Analog Age.
A burst of Manga Video in the Analog Age.
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Pouring one out for the 3DD singer by the knowledge that he fostered many, many an AMV and is therefore as much a part of weeb history as any other
It was likely a galaxy-scale inevitability that at least one Gundam Wing AMV with 3 Doors Down's My Kryptonite would be produced once that song dropped in Jan 2000.
The Toonami Arsenal web address watermark is a nice little timepiece in itself.
The Toonami Arsenal web address watermark is a nice little timepiece in itself.
February 7, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Pouring one out for the 3DD singer by the knowledge that he fostered many, many an AMV and is therefore as much a part of weeb history as any other
Many a Dungeoneer's quest in UK TV 'virtual reality' late 80s/90s adventure game show Knightmare came to an abrupt end due to being given wrong or hasty instructions by their guiding team.
This moment here is probably the biggest 'Why, why did you say that?' of the entire run. ;o;
#VideoBytes
This moment here is probably the biggest 'Why, why did you say that?' of the entire run. ;o;
#VideoBytes
February 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Many a Dungeoneer's quest in UK TV 'virtual reality' late 80s/90s adventure game show Knightmare came to an abrupt end due to being given wrong or hasty instructions by their guiding team.
This moment here is probably the biggest 'Why, why did you say that?' of the entire run. ;o;
#VideoBytes
This moment here is probably the biggest 'Why, why did you say that?' of the entire run. ;o;
#VideoBytes
Sam's done it, I've done it, a bunch of others have for years now. And I genuinely don't know why those who use actively post to Substack and aren't a horrible Nazi haven't banded together in the past two plus years and demanded that the platform remove them.
Revealed: Something a *LOT* of us have been banging on about for years now.
Also, the explicit reason why I refuse to promote or repost Substacks, no matter how interesting the content may be.
Also, the explicit reason why I refuse to promote or repost Substacks, no matter how interesting the content may be.
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
February 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Sam's done it, I've done it, a bunch of others have for years now. And I genuinely don't know why those who use actively post to Substack and aren't a horrible Nazi haven't banded together in the past two plus years and demanded that the platform remove them.
Cel-shaded characters, cyberpunk horror, sensuality, and one of my favourite things; when full-motion video backgrounds are used in real-time: Fear Effect 2: Double Helix.
Remember the bits in Final Fantasy 7 when the camera would start pulling away into an FMV but you could still move Cloud about?
Remember the bits in Final Fantasy 7 when the camera would start pulling away into an FMV but you could still move Cloud about?
February 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Cel-shaded characters, cyberpunk horror, sensuality, and one of my favourite things; when full-motion video backgrounds are used in real-time: Fear Effect 2: Double Helix.
Remember the bits in Final Fantasy 7 when the camera would start pulling away into an FMV but you could still move Cloud about?
Remember the bits in Final Fantasy 7 when the camera would start pulling away into an FMV but you could still move Cloud about?
📖 Bytes of Game Ads 📺
Immerse yourself completely in the pleasure generator... Rez.
Absolutely not talking about the Rez Dream Trance Vibrator there. Nope.
Immerse yourself completely in the pleasure generator... Rez.
Absolutely not talking about the Rez Dream Trance Vibrator there. Nope.
February 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
📖 Bytes of Game Ads 📺
Immerse yourself completely in the pleasure generator... Rez.
Absolutely not talking about the Rez Dream Trance Vibrator there. Nope.
Immerse yourself completely in the pleasure generator... Rez.
Absolutely not talking about the Rez Dream Trance Vibrator there. Nope.
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PC-98 in the streets,
Sega Mega Drive between the sheets~
One image of a slideshow prod of carefully converted artwork from their original PC-98 colour palette and resolution to that of the Mega Drive, which I popped onto our MD's Everdrive to check out.
📺: Possessioner, Queen Soft, 1994
Sega Mega Drive between the sheets~
One image of a slideshow prod of carefully converted artwork from their original PC-98 colour palette and resolution to that of the Mega Drive, which I popped onto our MD's Everdrive to check out.
📺: Possessioner, Queen Soft, 1994
February 4, 2026 at 8:56 PM
PC-98 in the streets,
Sega Mega Drive between the sheets~
One image of a slideshow prod of carefully converted artwork from their original PC-98 colour palette and resolution to that of the Mega Drive, which I popped onto our MD's Everdrive to check out.
📺: Possessioner, Queen Soft, 1994
Sega Mega Drive between the sheets~
One image of a slideshow prod of carefully converted artwork from their original PC-98 colour palette and resolution to that of the Mega Drive, which I popped onto our MD's Everdrive to check out.
📺: Possessioner, Queen Soft, 1994
I reached into my 360 games boxes and came away with Magna Carta II!
A game I mostly remember for having a colour palette that seemed to consist of various bluey-greys.
A game I mostly remember for having a colour palette that seemed to consist of various bluey-greys.
February 7, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I reached into my 360 games boxes and came away with Magna Carta II!
A game I mostly remember for having a colour palette that seemed to consist of various bluey-greys.
A game I mostly remember for having a colour palette that seemed to consist of various bluey-greys.