Syncoplay Retro Gaming
@syncoplay.bsky.social
(Joe Bourrie) Author: Beyond the NES, Owner: Syncoplay Retro Gaming. Founding member of THE VOID VR, Game Designer for EA/THQ, Tetris Blitz designer, Famicom enthusiast.
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Beyond the NES: Rediscovering 8-bit on the Japanese Famicom
www.BeyondTheNES.com
Update on www.BeyondTheNES.com
- Edit is about 80% complete (thanks @editorscott.bsky.social)
- A total of 554 Famicom games reviewed across 330 pages
- Interviews with experts and enthusiasts across the retro gaming space
- Numerous surprises throughout
- Edit is about 80% complete (thanks @editorscott.bsky.social)
- A total of 554 Famicom games reviewed across 330 pages
- Interviews with experts and enthusiasts across the retro gaming space
- Numerous surprises throughout
This is how Sailor Moon ended.
They knew what they were doing.
They knew what they were doing.
January 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
This is how Sailor Moon ended.
They knew what they were doing.
They knew what they were doing.
No matter what your stance on generative AI is, it's worth understanding that it's IMPOSSIBLE for a single company to train a useful AI purely on its own data.
What this actually means is "we'll use an AI trained on everybody's data, but we'll instruct it to only generate stuff in our style".
What this actually means is "we'll use an AI trained on everybody's data, but we'll instruct it to only generate stuff in our style".
January 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
No matter what your stance on generative AI is, it's worth understanding that it's IMPOSSIBLE for a single company to train a useful AI purely on its own data.
What this actually means is "we'll use an AI trained on everybody's data, but we'll instruct it to only generate stuff in our style".
What this actually means is "we'll use an AI trained on everybody's data, but we'll instruct it to only generate stuff in our style".
An image because 300 characters is not enough to contain my rage
January 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
An image because 300 characters is not enough to contain my rage
Holy crap. This album is blowing my mind. This is so wildly experimental for 1986 - it's like Kate Bush's evil alien cousin fucked Phil Collins and had a 2000 IQ baby. Produced by Joe Hisaishi - nuts!
Or, as my friend suggested, it's the music an FF7 NPC would listen to.
youtu.be/V32BgAXmSI4?...
Or, as my friend suggested, it's the music an FF7 NPC would listen to.
youtu.be/V32BgAXmSI4?...
SYOKO ／ SOIL 未来の記憶
YouTube video by 睦月 (Muzuki)
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Holy crap. This album is blowing my mind. This is so wildly experimental for 1986 - it's like Kate Bush's evil alien cousin fucked Phil Collins and had a 2000 IQ baby. Produced by Joe Hisaishi - nuts!
Or, as my friend suggested, it's the music an FF7 NPC would listen to.
youtu.be/V32BgAXmSI4?...
Or, as my friend suggested, it's the music an FF7 NPC would listen to.
youtu.be/V32BgAXmSI4?...
My nine year old is currently telling me all about Super Mario Land enemy types, complete with their real names.
I've never heard of any of them.
I've never heard of any of them.
January 7, 2026 at 12:37 AM
My nine year old is currently telling me all about Super Mario Land enemy types, complete with their real names.
I've never heard of any of them.
I've never heard of any of them.
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The best time to save your game is immediately after saving your game, just to be sure.
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The best time to save your game is immediately after saving your game, just to be sure.
For @profbloom.bsky.social and anybody who appreciates the Sonic R soundtrack
youtu.be/6JW5P9MsFqE?...
youtu.be/6JW5P9MsFqE?...
난 괜찮다고 또 웃으며 / Good Bye
YouTube video by death's dynamic shroud - Topic
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 10:49 AM
For @profbloom.bsky.social and anybody who appreciates the Sonic R soundtrack
youtu.be/6JW5P9MsFqE?...
youtu.be/6JW5P9MsFqE?...
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【1月4日のレトロゲーム】今日はファミコン『ツインビー』の発売40周年。グラディウスと並ぶコナミシューティングの金字塔で2人同時プレイも可能な、コミカルな外観とは裏腹に難易度高めの名作STG。
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
【1月4日のレトロゲーム】今日はファミコン『ツインビー』の発売40周年。グラディウスと並ぶコナミシューティングの金字塔で2人同時プレイも可能な、コミカルな外観とは裏腹に難易度高めの名作STG。
Pop Quiz: Without using Google, can you name which Final Fantasy this is from?
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Pop Quiz: Without using Google, can you name which Final Fantasy this is from?
Should we try 2025 again, or take our chances with 2026?
January 1, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Should we try 2025 again, or take our chances with 2026?
Where my Koei fans at?
December 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Where my Koei fans at?
It's Always Soulsy in Lordran
December 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It's Always Soulsy in Lordran
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Woke dolphin shit
December 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Woke dolphin shit
A surprise guest
December 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A surprise guest
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I got emergency food for Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I got emergency food for Christmas
Most likely, a combination of decades of level designers' work and millions of hours of Let's Play content is being stolen to make this A.I. work.
Merry Christmas?
Merry Christmas?
It blows my mind that you can create a startup based on a fucking absurd series of lies and impossible promises, make billions of dollars while companies cut staffing believing the lie, then walk away from the smoldering crater without being guillotined straight to hell
www.ft.com/content/9b1b...
www.ft.com/content/9b1b...
AI ‘world models’ promise to reshape $190bn video games industry
Google DeepMind and Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs target gaming with AI-generated 3D environments
www.ft.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Most likely, a combination of decades of level designers' work and millions of hours of Let's Play content is being stolen to make this A.I. work.
Merry Christmas?
Merry Christmas?
Remembering that one time when I was an innocent kid who bought my mom a cute coffee mug for Christmas. It had a smiling cartoon bear holding a red heart on it.
It said "Does this mean you love me, or do you always have a heart on?"
She still has the mug. I'm not sure she understood it.
It said "Does this mean you love me, or do you always have a heart on?"
She still has the mug. I'm not sure she understood it.
December 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Remembering that one time when I was an innocent kid who bought my mom a cute coffee mug for Christmas. It had a smiling cartoon bear holding a red heart on it.
It said "Does this mean you love me, or do you always have a heart on?"
She still has the mug. I'm not sure she understood it.
It said "Does this mean you love me, or do you always have a heart on?"
She still has the mug. I'm not sure she understood it.
death's dynamic shroud.wmv : I'll Try Living Like This
YouTube video by Vapor Memory
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A few days ago I woke up very angry at @quest64official.bsky.social .
He was a teacher at my school and gave us a timed test written in cockney rhyming slang.
Melatonin is amazing.
He was a teacher at my school and gave us a timed test written in cockney rhyming slang.
Melatonin is amazing.
December 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A few days ago I woke up very angry at @quest64official.bsky.social .
He was a teacher at my school and gave us a timed test written in cockney rhyming slang.
Melatonin is amazing.
He was a teacher at my school and gave us a timed test written in cockney rhyming slang.
Melatonin is amazing.
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Fran at Home:
December 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Fran at Home:
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Site News: Why We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward.
Site News: Why We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward
The 'Anduril Chromatic' is the final straw
www.timeextension.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Site News: Why We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward.
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Here's the full set 👀
December 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Here's the full set 👀
I love these!
They're just Flaming Hot Cheetos - they taste identical, as far as I can tell. But that's why I love them. I really like Flaming Hot Cheetos, but I hate that they stain my fingers, and my mouth, and if I'm not careful my clothes, with their unnecessary red coloring. A+
They're just Flaming Hot Cheetos - they taste identical, as far as I can tell. But that's why I love them. I really like Flaming Hot Cheetos, but I hate that they stain my fingers, and my mouth, and if I'm not careful my clothes, with their unnecessary red coloring. A+
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I love these!
They're just Flaming Hot Cheetos - they taste identical, as far as I can tell. But that's why I love them. I really like Flaming Hot Cheetos, but I hate that they stain my fingers, and my mouth, and if I'm not careful my clothes, with their unnecessary red coloring. A+
They're just Flaming Hot Cheetos - they taste identical, as far as I can tell. But that's why I love them. I really like Flaming Hot Cheetos, but I hate that they stain my fingers, and my mouth, and if I'm not careful my clothes, with their unnecessary red coloring. A+