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
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Happy 30th birthday, Bahamut Lagoon! A game for me that's wrapped up in ZSNES and fan translation nostalgia, eagerly awaiting each new update in 2001-02.
Absolutely gorgeous, with some of Square's best giving one of the last hurrahs to the Super Fami before setting sail for PlayStation shores.
Absolutely gorgeous, with some of Square's best giving one of the last hurrahs to the Super Fami before setting sail for PlayStation shores.
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Happy 30th birthday, Bahamut Lagoon! A game for me that's wrapped up in ZSNES and fan translation nostalgia, eagerly awaiting each new update in 2001-02.
Absolutely gorgeous, with some of Square's best giving one of the last hurrahs to the Super Fami before setting sail for PlayStation shores.
Absolutely gorgeous, with some of Square's best giving one of the last hurrahs to the Super Fami before setting sail for PlayStation shores.
The Eyes of the Cosmos, She who perceives the threads of fate and sees the destinies of all things, everywhere.
One of my favourite pieces of artwork from the game so far.
📺: Mime - Floating Dream, 1995 (PC-98)
One of my favourite pieces of artwork from the game so far.
📺: Mime - Floating Dream, 1995 (PC-98)
February 9, 2026 at 8:51 PM
The Eyes of the Cosmos, She who perceives the threads of fate and sees the destinies of all things, everywhere.
One of my favourite pieces of artwork from the game so far.
📺: Mime - Floating Dream, 1995 (PC-98)
One of my favourite pieces of artwork from the game so far.
📺: Mime - Floating Dream, 1995 (PC-98)
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The attract loop for Amok, a Sega Saturn mech blast 'em up from 1996.
Developed by Lemon, published by Scavenger, and with music by Jesper Kyd.
This is a pretty damn cool game that uses voxels for its graphics rather than polygons, giving it a look that I more associate with Novalogic sims.
Developed by Lemon, published by Scavenger, and with music by Jesper Kyd.
This is a pretty damn cool game that uses voxels for its graphics rather than polygons, giving it a look that I more associate with Novalogic sims.
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The attract loop for Amok, a Sega Saturn mech blast 'em up from 1996.
Developed by Lemon, published by Scavenger, and with music by Jesper Kyd.
This is a pretty damn cool game that uses voxels for its graphics rather than polygons, giving it a look that I more associate with Novalogic sims.
Developed by Lemon, published by Scavenger, and with music by Jesper Kyd.
This is a pretty damn cool game that uses voxels for its graphics rather than polygons, giving it a look that I more associate with Novalogic sims.
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Côte d'Azur C (Club Kart European Session, Arcade, Sega Mechatro, 2001)
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Côte d'Azur C (Club Kart European Session, Arcade, Sega Mechatro, 2001)
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*coughs* I'm fading fast, kid... I can feel the reaper knocking, haha... But listen to me... before I go, promise me one thing... *coughs* Put some glasses on your OCs, or your drawing of... any characters... That's my final... wish. Put... a pair of... pretty glasses... *dies*
February 9, 2026 at 7:23 AM
*coughs* I'm fading fast, kid... I can feel the reaper knocking, haha... But listen to me... before I go, promise me one thing... *coughs* Put some glasses on your OCs, or your drawing of... any characters... That's my final... wish. Put... a pair of... pretty glasses... *dies*
Back on the Mime - Floating Dream playthrough now that Kit is home again, with the wisdom of floof given to us as we pick up the trail on what we were doing last on it.
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Back on the Mime - Floating Dream playthrough now that Kit is home again, with the wisdom of floof given to us as we pick up the trail on what we were doing last on it.
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We want you, said Squaresoft - and Aya - in a 1998 issue of Next Generation magazine.
Don't phone, though, lest it suddenly burst into flames.
Note the Square Electronic Arts - an artifact of the time the two entered into a joint partnership to localize Square's games in North America.
Don't phone, though, lest it suddenly burst into flames.
Note the Square Electronic Arts - an artifact of the time the two entered into a joint partnership to localize Square's games in North America.
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We want you, said Squaresoft - and Aya - in a 1998 issue of Next Generation magazine.
Don't phone, though, lest it suddenly burst into flames.
Note the Square Electronic Arts - an artifact of the time the two entered into a joint partnership to localize Square's games in North America.
Don't phone, though, lest it suddenly burst into flames.
Note the Square Electronic Arts - an artifact of the time the two entered into a joint partnership to localize Square's games in North America.
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!!
Oh! Happy 30th, Bahamut Lagoon! :D
(All credit to @sharkabytes.bsky.social for the reminder)
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/04/02/t...
Oh! Happy 30th, Bahamut Lagoon! :D
(All credit to @sharkabytes.bsky.social for the reminder)
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/04/02/t...
Bahamut Lagoon: The world is Square
What makes a Square game a Square game? It’s not an easy a question to answer: This productive pre-Square-Enix period – something that now feels like an eternity ago – reaches as …
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
!!
Oh! Happy 30th, Bahamut Lagoon! :D
(All credit to @sharkabytes.bsky.social for the reminder)
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/04/02/t...
Oh! Happy 30th, Bahamut Lagoon! :D
(All credit to @sharkabytes.bsky.social for the reminder)
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/04/02/t...
Happy 30th birthday, Bahamut Lagoon! A game for me that's wrapped up in ZSNES and fan translation nostalgia, eagerly awaiting each new update in 2001-02.
Absolutely gorgeous, with some of Square's best giving one of the last hurrahs to the Super Fami before setting sail for PlayStation shores.
Absolutely gorgeous, with some of Square's best giving one of the last hurrahs to the Super Fami before setting sail for PlayStation shores.
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Happy 30th birthday, Bahamut Lagoon! A game for me that's wrapped up in ZSNES and fan translation nostalgia, eagerly awaiting each new update in 2001-02.
Absolutely gorgeous, with some of Square's best giving one of the last hurrahs to the Super Fami before setting sail for PlayStation shores.
Absolutely gorgeous, with some of Square's best giving one of the last hurrahs to the Super Fami before setting sail for PlayStation shores.
Soykaf and Superb Owl with your greets this morning. 🔥 Good morning/afternoon, and hope the week ahead treats you kindly ♥️
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Soykaf and Superb Owl with your greets this morning. 🔥 Good morning/afternoon, and hope the week ahead treats you kindly ♥️
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"Hello there! Welcome to the World of POKéMON!"
And cute wee game consoles.
Trivia: The first two Pokémon games for Japan, released in early 1996, were Red and Green. Blue, released later that year as an updated version, was the template for the worldwide releases in '98.
And cute wee game consoles.
Trivia: The first two Pokémon games for Japan, released in early 1996, were Red and Green. Blue, released later that year as an updated version, was the template for the worldwide releases in '98.
July 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
"Hello there! Welcome to the World of POKéMON!"
And cute wee game consoles.
Trivia: The first two Pokémon games for Japan, released in early 1996, were Red and Green. Blue, released later that year as an updated version, was the template for the worldwide releases in '98.
And cute wee game consoles.
Trivia: The first two Pokémon games for Japan, released in early 1996, were Red and Green. Blue, released later that year as an updated version, was the template for the worldwide releases in '98.
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A time-capsule glimpse of one of the most fascinating companies of the Japanese computer game scene of the 80s: Bothtec.
Crammed into the upper floor of a former café, and founded off the back of Enix game design contest wins and sales of those games.
📖: MSX Magazine, March 1986,
Crammed into the upper floor of a former café, and founded off the back of Enix game design contest wins and sales of those games.
📖: MSX Magazine, March 1986,
October 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A time-capsule glimpse of one of the most fascinating companies of the Japanese computer game scene of the 80s: Bothtec.
Crammed into the upper floor of a former café, and founded off the back of Enix game design contest wins and sales of those games.
📖: MSX Magazine, March 1986,
Crammed into the upper floor of a former café, and founded off the back of Enix game design contest wins and sales of those games.
📖: MSX Magazine, March 1986,
"Kaneda" by Groogy (2024), a gorgeous recreation of the iconic bike slide from Akira on the ZX Spectrum in its standard graphics mode.
February 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
"Kaneda" by Groogy (2024), a gorgeous recreation of the iconic bike slide from Akira on the ZX Spectrum in its standard graphics mode.
Check this out! Seriously impressive stuff. There are technical details in the vid description for how it's done and how it differs from previous implementations of Bad Apple on GB/C.
February 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Check this out! Seriously impressive stuff. There are technical details in the vid description for how it's done and how it differs from previous implementations of Bad Apple on GB/C.
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Also, since I'm a gen 2 mood tonight, here's an Italian promo of Pokémon Gold and Silver, which yeah it's the US one but dubbed over and with a few changes to tell you that the game is in color and in Italian
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Also, since I'm a gen 2 mood tonight, here's an Italian promo of Pokémon Gold and Silver, which yeah it's the US one but dubbed over and with a few changes to tell you that the game is in color and in Italian
Sasha and Kit in near unison as we're trying out the Monster Hunter Stories 3 demo (which looks gooorgeous) and see Kora for the first time.
Sasha: "Ohh...." 😳
Kit: "Ohh..." 😳
Sasha: "Ohh...." 😳
Kit: "Ohh..." 😳
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Sasha and Kit in near unison as we're trying out the Monster Hunter Stories 3 demo (which looks gooorgeous) and see Kora for the first time.
Sasha: "Ohh...." 😳
Kit: "Ohh..." 😳
Sasha: "Ohh...." 😳
Kit: "Ohh..." 😳
December 1993: A review for Secret of Mana on Super Nintendo sizzles in the pages of the UK's Nintendo Magazine System. ARPG fans whose appetites will have been whetted by A Link to the Past will have been looking hungrily at these pages, though their tummies will be rumbling for another 10 months.
February 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
December 1993: A review for Secret of Mana on Super Nintendo sizzles in the pages of the UK's Nintendo Magazine System. ARPG fans whose appetites will have been whetted by A Link to the Past will have been looking hungrily at these pages, though their tummies will be rumbling for another 10 months.
I'm so hungry for a big, flashy arcade racer. And while there are indie arcade racers that capture the spirit and speed within their own specific aesthetics, I'd still like one that's a graphics and style powerhouse like the Ridge series always strove to be.
Ultimately, I want a new Ridge Racer.
Ultimately, I want a new Ridge Racer.
getting into Ridge Racer has helped me to understand the core appeal of arcade-style racers and why it's sad when the market is underserved
they're for people who like the sense of speed, enjoy improving at challenges of execution over time, and - crucially - do not actually give a shit about cars
they're for people who like the sense of speed, enjoy improving at challenges of execution over time, and - crucially - do not actually give a shit about cars
February 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I'm so hungry for a big, flashy arcade racer. And while there are indie arcade racers that capture the spirit and speed within their own specific aesthetics, I'd still like one that's a graphics and style powerhouse like the Ridge series always strove to be.
Ultimately, I want a new Ridge Racer.
Ultimately, I want a new Ridge Racer.
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You got new weapon:
Scanline Sunday
Scanline Sunday
February 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
You got new weapon:
Scanline Sunday
Scanline Sunday
“The choice is made. The destroyer of worlds has come.”
“Whoa! Whoa! Nobody 'choosed' anything! Did you choose anything?”
“No.”
“Did you?”
...
"Cloud?"
"I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood, something that could never, ever possibly destroy us:"
“Whoa! Whoa! Nobody 'choosed' anything! Did you choose anything?”
“No.”
“Did you?”
...
"Cloud?"
"I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood, something that could never, ever possibly destroy us:"
February 8, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“The choice is made. The destroyer of worlds has come.”
“Whoa! Whoa! Nobody 'choosed' anything! Did you choose anything?”
“No.”
“Did you?”
...
"Cloud?"
"I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood, something that could never, ever possibly destroy us:"
“Whoa! Whoa! Nobody 'choosed' anything! Did you choose anything?”
“No.”
“Did you?”
...
"Cloud?"
"I tried to think of the most harmless thing. Something I loved from my childhood, something that could never, ever possibly destroy us:"
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All your favourites thus far: Aerith, Bullet, Cloud, and Frog.
📖: GameFan, May 1996
📖: GameFan, May 1996
April 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
All your favourites thus far: Aerith, Bullet, Cloud, and Frog.
📖: GameFan, May 1996
📖: GameFan, May 1996
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I like this slime's "bro, I can't believe you shot me!" face.
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 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I like this slime's "bro, I can't believe you shot me!" face.
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Gameplay snippet for MiG-29: Soviet Fighter on NES. A 1992 conversion of what was originally a ZX Spectrum game. Maybe the constant blaring of demo scene music gave that away. Still, it's a neat mix of an Afterburner clone that can turn into a vertical shoot 'em up. Unlicensed, but good?
#chosting
#chosting
February 8, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Gameplay snippet for MiG-29: Soviet Fighter on NES. A 1992 conversion of what was originally a ZX Spectrum game. Maybe the constant blaring of demo scene music gave that away. Still, it's a neat mix of an Afterburner clone that can turn into a vertical shoot 'em up. Unlicensed, but good?
#chosting
#chosting
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February 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM