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Matt
@makgameadv.bsky.social
East Coast, MD

Game Master, Writer, Game Designer, whose enthusiasm for video games knows no boundaries http://twitch.tv/gamemastermak

Video Games, Nintendo, Zelda, Game Development, Games Journalism, Game Music

https://twitter.com/makgameadv
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Captain N - Solar Striker
Game Music Graffiti - Nintendo Complete Works Collection (1990)
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Metroid II: Return of Samus. Released in 1991…

#Metroid #Nintendo #GameBoy
December 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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In 1992, Australian program A Current Affair reported on Miyamoto's modest compensation despite his central role in Nintendo's success. To illustrate, they filmed him humbly biking to work.

After determining where they filmed, I walked The Miyamoto Path myself! ...Has much changed in 33 years?
December 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Battle stations! Planet Latis is under threat! Lord British reaches out to Planet Gradius and three ace pilots for aid.

Salamander, Studio Pierrot's 1988 three episode OVA, adapts the first three games of the Gradius series, adding character and political drama and featuring music from the games.
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Skawo made a video doing a deep dive into the #64DD code of Zelda Ocarina of Time and how it could be used by the original devs.
Been helping Skawo a slight bit about that but he's still way way more knowledgeable about OoT's code than I do.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xyk...
Ocarina of Time 64DD Disk-ussion
YouTube video by Skawo
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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December 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Ocarina of Time, one of the greatest video games ever created, just recently turned 27!!

To celebrate, here's a 3D scan of a Princess Zelda action figure which was released by BD&A in 1998!

You can grab the .stl model file here: archive.org/details/kesh...
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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The Legend of Zelda series is available to watch on Tubi buff.ly/Qo3Vg61
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Super OngakuVania IV was tight, and we're going experience again on November 16th. 🎃

Tune into twitch.tv/ongakuoverdrive for our VO4 watch party, featuring @themegas.bsky.social, @premvintageband.bsky.social, @rnji.bsky.social, and Follow Me, Fox! Plus our costume contest.
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Official artwork for Trials of Mana
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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PLAY issue 55 has six interviews interviews a row. Here are Keiji Inafune, Koji Igarashi, Takashi Tezuka, and Tomonobu Itagaki's.
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Y'all, I know two hours is a big time commitment, but this panel I arranged and hosted last month is one of the most important things I've ever done for video game history. The launch of the NES is a crazier story than most people realize, and my guests were extremely generous with their memories.
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Hear about the NES US launch 40 years ago from the people that made it happen: Gail Tilden, Bruce Lowry and Lance Barr with @frankcifaldi.bsky.social from the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social moderating! Panel recording at youtu.be/f2WDfsiLiRA
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today - Gail Tilden, Lance Barr, Bruce Lowry - PRGE 2025 Portland
YouTube video by Portland Retro Gaming Expo
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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With today being the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation's launch (in Europe), I have FINALLY managed to get a promo spot for my PS1 retrospective photo essay book up on YouTube. Available for preorder through Nov. 2, $39.99: youtu.be/w2Aa_EnyHdU

limitedrungames.com/collections/...
Celebrate 30 years of PlayStation (in print form)
YouTube video by Jeremy Parish | Video Works
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Jeremy Parish’s hardcover coffee table book -30- A PlayStation Retrospective details the PS1’s rise to the top in an era of neck and neck competition across the gaming industry.

Was it something about the console? The cutting-edge games?
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Well, this snuck up on me, but it looks like today is the last day my PlayStation retrospective book will be available for preorder?! Be sure to get your order in before deadline, or else Elly will haunt YOU, too limitedrungames.com/collections/...
November 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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DVD vs. Original film negatives.
January 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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So anyway I restored Daicon IV from scratch. This was a joint project with Chris Person (papapishu), who sourced the incredibly Rare Laserdisc release. The raw files can be found on the internet archive for those interested in processing it yourself. Enjoy! archive.org/details/DAIC...
DAICON III & IV Opening Animation -Domesday Duplicator Remaster] : hideaki anno : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Deinterlaced & remastered version of the original Laserdisc for Daicon IV & III.
archive.org
October 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Next Level (Arranged) - Blaster Master Zero
Next Level (Arranged) - Blaster Master Zero
YouTube video by Gencoil
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Lufia 2 remix "Stand Tall" by OceansAndrew

remix.thasauce.net/song/RTS0030/
Lufia 2 'Stand Tall' - ReMix:ThaSauce - Lufia 2 ReMixes
remix.thasauce.net
October 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM