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We are saddened by the passing of Graeme Baird, a visionary programmer who, alongside Ian Oliver and Andy Onions, co-founded Realtime Games Software. While the 16-bit era is often credited for the 3D revolution, it was Graeme, working with Ian, who brought Starglider to the 8-bit generation. (1/4)
January 27, 2026 at 11:22 PM
We are saddened by the passing of Graeme Baird, a visionary programmer who, alongside Ian Oliver and Andy Onions, co-founded Realtime Games Software. While the 16-bit era is often credited for the 3D revolution, it was Graeme, working with Ian, who brought Starglider to the 8-bit generation. (1/4)
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With David Rosen's death, bad information about Sega as a company is starting to re-emerge across the internet.
I will try to give a very condensed version of the Sega corporate shenanigans here as to clear some of the air. 🧵
I will try to give a very condensed version of the Sega corporate shenanigans here as to clear some of the air. 🧵
January 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
With David Rosen's death, bad information about Sega as a company is starting to re-emerge across the internet.
I will try to give a very condensed version of the Sega corporate shenanigans here as to clear some of the air. 🧵
I will try to give a very condensed version of the Sega corporate shenanigans here as to clear some of the air. 🧵
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David Rosen, who helped create Sega and changed the coin-op industry forever, has passed away.
www.replaymag.com/segas-dave-r...
An absolute titan in video game history. May he rest in peace.
www.replaymag.com/segas-dave-r...
An absolute titan in video game history. May he rest in peace.
January 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
David Rosen, who helped create Sega and changed the coin-op industry forever, has passed away.
www.replaymag.com/segas-dave-r...
An absolute titan in video game history. May he rest in peace.
www.replaymag.com/segas-dave-r...
An absolute titan in video game history. May he rest in peace.
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We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of David Rosen, one of the founders of SEGA, and a true pioneer in the video game industry. SEGA would like to offer its condolences to the family, friends and acquaintances of Mr. Rosen, and we will always remember his contributions to our company.
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 AM
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of David Rosen, one of the founders of SEGA, and a true pioneer in the video game industry. SEGA would like to offer its condolences to the family, friends and acquaintances of Mr. Rosen, and we will always remember his contributions to our company.
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David Rosen氏のご逝去の報に接し、ご遺族、ご友人、関係者の皆様に謹んで哀悼の意を表します。
Rosen氏はセガ創設者の一人であり、ゲーム業界における真の先駆者として多大な功績を残されました。従業員一同、Rosen氏の貢献に深く感謝し、心よりご冥福をお祈りいたします。
Rosen氏はセガ創設者の一人であり、ゲーム業界における真の先駆者として多大な功績を残されました。従業員一同、Rosen氏の貢献に深く感謝し、心よりご冥福をお祈りいたします。
January 7, 2026 at 9:15 AM
David Rosen氏のご逝去の報に接し、ご遺族、ご友人、関係者の皆様に謹んで哀悼の意を表します。
Rosen氏はセガ創設者の一人であり、ゲーム業界における真の先駆者として多大な功績を残されました。従業員一同、Rosen氏の貢献に深く感謝し、心よりご冥福をお祈りいたします。
Rosen氏はセガ創設者の一人であり、ゲーム業界における真の先駆者として多大な功績を残されました。従業員一同、Rosen氏の貢献に深く感謝し、心よりご冥福をお祈りいたします。
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Did you know that there was a Wii that used wired Wii Remotes, couldn't be accessed by players, yet could swap between 22 retail titles? In our latest feature article, we look at the weird, the wonderful, the Starlight Wii.
dolphin-emu.org/blog/2025/11...
dolphin-emu.org/blog/2025/11...
Starlight Spotlight: A Hospital Wii in a New Light
In the early 1990s, the world found itself at a crossroads of technological change. Electronic entertainment was blowing up just about everywhere, with Nintendo at the forefront of the home video game...
dolphin-emu.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Did you know that there was a Wii that used wired Wii Remotes, couldn't be accessed by players, yet could swap between 22 retail titles? In our latest feature article, we look at the weird, the wonderful, the Starlight Wii.
dolphin-emu.org/blog/2025/11...
dolphin-emu.org/blog/2025/11...
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2025: Web pages vanished. Links broke. Public data disappeared. But the Internet Archive kept the receipts.
From investigative reports to video features, these stories show why preserving the web became one of the year’s defining information battles.
➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/12/22/t...
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From investigative reports to video features, these stories show why preserving the web became one of the year’s defining information battles.
➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/12/22/t...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
2025: Web pages vanished. Links broke. Public data disappeared. But the Internet Archive kept the receipts.
From investigative reports to video features, these stories show why preserving the web became one of the year’s defining information battles.
➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/12/22/t...
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From investigative reports to video features, these stories show why preserving the web became one of the year’s defining information battles.
➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/12/22/t...
🧵
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If "a Game Boy made with attack drone metal" doesn't make you think "maybe this isn't good":
ModRetro is founded by Palmer Luckey, the founder of weapons manufacturer Anduril, a Trump fundraiser, and general shithead who went off the rails after Oculus made him a billionaire.
ModRetro is founded by Palmer Luckey, the founder of weapons manufacturer Anduril, a Trump fundraiser, and general shithead who went off the rails after Oculus made him a billionaire.
December 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If "a Game Boy made with attack drone metal" doesn't make you think "maybe this isn't good":
ModRetro is founded by Palmer Luckey, the founder of weapons manufacturer Anduril, a Trump fundraiser, and general shithead who went off the rails after Oculus made him a billionaire.
ModRetro is founded by Palmer Luckey, the founder of weapons manufacturer Anduril, a Trump fundraiser, and general shithead who went off the rails after Oculus made him a billionaire.
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The latest Origin of Game article is live! Pleased to bring you yet another of the great Japanese arcade companies.
Nick did a great job digging into sources and context to forge this riveting tale of true entrepreneurship under difficult circumstances.
Nick did a great job digging into sources and context to forge this riveting tale of true entrepreneurship under difficult circumstances.
We return with another amazing tale of video games past!
This time: The international story of Taito. Learn about the colorful Ukranian founder, the origin of the modern crane game, and how a peanut vending company redefines the world of video games.
www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/11/p...
This time: The international story of Taito. Learn about the colorful Ukranian founder, the origin of the modern crane game, and how a peanut vending company redefines the world of video games.
www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/11/p...
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The latest Origin of Game article is live! Pleased to bring you yet another of the great Japanese arcade companies.
Nick did a great job digging into sources and context to forge this riveting tale of true entrepreneurship under difficult circumstances.
Nick did a great job digging into sources and context to forge this riveting tale of true entrepreneurship under difficult circumstances.
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Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
The Reality of AI Animal Content – Sedgwick County Zoo
If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably seen them – bears bouncing on trampolines, apes caught on doorbell cameras, or “rescued” wild animals acting in ways that seem too good to be…
scz.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
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Some gaming history for your Thanksgiving week.
In the early 1990s, programmers writing online games for BBSes faced a LOT of constraints, from slow modems to extremely limited sound and graphics.
How did they work around those limitations?
(1/x) #retrocomputing #gamedev #retrogaming #bbs
Some gaming history for your Thanksgiving week.
In the early 1990s, programmers writing online games for BBSes faced a LOT of constraints, from slow modems to extremely limited sound and graphics.
How did they work around those limitations?
(1/x) #retrocomputing #gamedev #retrogaming #bbs
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🕹️☎️
Some gaming history for your Thanksgiving week.
In the early 1990s, programmers writing online games for BBSes faced a LOT of constraints, from slow modems to extremely limited sound and graphics.
How did they work around those limitations?
(1/x) #retrocomputing #gamedev #retrogaming #bbs
Some gaming history for your Thanksgiving week.
In the early 1990s, programmers writing online games for BBSes faced a LOT of constraints, from slow modems to extremely limited sound and graphics.
How did they work around those limitations?
(1/x) #retrocomputing #gamedev #retrogaming #bbs
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He ran a kickstarter with some grand animation expectations & then took the money and ran, not giving anyone the things they pledged for. Radio silence on that always. I can't stand people who bite the hand that feeds them... TL:dr: Don't send me Snow Bear plz 🙏
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
He ran a kickstarter with some grand animation expectations & then took the money and ran, not giving anyone the things they pledged for. Radio silence on that always. I can't stand people who bite the hand that feeds them... TL:dr: Don't send me Snow Bear plz 🙏
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Ages ago during the metoo era at least 4 women artists I had looked up to came out with accusations of misogyny against him. Twitter exploded into X and very little of that remains to link back to. I watched him live do some suss political art around georgefloyd & mock a lgbt student's coming out
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Ages ago during the metoo era at least 4 women artists I had looked up to came out with accusations of misogyny against him. Twitter exploded into X and very little of that remains to link back to. I watched him live do some suss political art around georgefloyd & mock a lgbt student's coming out
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So tired of constantly being sent Aaron Blaise's work because of what I draw. Having to tell these well meaning people that I can't support his art because he's a giant asshole. Then inevitably having to explain why over and over despite not wanting to. Even shitty people can make beautiful art.
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
So tired of constantly being sent Aaron Blaise's work because of what I draw. Having to tell these well meaning people that I can't support his art because he's a giant asshole. Then inevitably having to explain why over and over despite not wanting to. Even shitty people can make beautiful art.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Morio Kishimoto, director of Team Sonic, was an NMK alumni. He worked on a lot of shmups there, including Gunnail, Macross, Rapid Hero, and Desert War.
Desert War was NMK's last video game, and sometime after Kishimoto went to Sammy. Guess who Sammy merged with years later?
Desert War was NMK's last video game, and sometime after Kishimoto went to Sammy. Guess who Sammy merged with years later?
September 7, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Morio Kishimoto, director of Team Sonic, was an NMK alumni. He worked on a lot of shmups there, including Gunnail, Macross, Rapid Hero, and Desert War.
Desert War was NMK's last video game, and sometime after Kishimoto went to Sammy. Guess who Sammy merged with years later?
Desert War was NMK's last video game, and sometime after Kishimoto went to Sammy. Guess who Sammy merged with years later?
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It felt like a way of keeping up with modern releases in markets where upgrading to modern consoles was prohibitively expensive
You were basically being sold a fantasy
I'm lucky because PT quickly shed the need for bootleg systems by the mid to late 90s. Others weren't so lucky
You were basically being sold a fantasy
I'm lucky because PT quickly shed the need for bootleg systems by the mid to late 90s. Others weren't so lucky
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
It felt like a way of keeping up with modern releases in markets where upgrading to modern consoles was prohibitively expensive
You were basically being sold a fantasy
I'm lucky because PT quickly shed the need for bootleg systems by the mid to late 90s. Others weren't so lucky
You were basically being sold a fantasy
I'm lucky because PT quickly shed the need for bootleg systems by the mid to late 90s. Others weren't so lucky
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Trading messages with a JP dude about my bootleg videos, made me realize there's a bit of context I never properly explained:
Bootleg games like Street Fighter & Donkey Kong Countryon NES or Tekken on the Mega Drive existed because +
Bootleg games like Street Fighter & Donkey Kong Countryon NES or Tekken on the Mega Drive existed because +
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Trading messages with a JP dude about my bootleg videos, made me realize there's a bit of context I never properly explained:
Bootleg games like Street Fighter & Donkey Kong Countryon NES or Tekken on the Mega Drive existed because +
Bootleg games like Street Fighter & Donkey Kong Countryon NES or Tekken on the Mega Drive existed because +
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Backed by the Heritage Foundation and Big Tech, KOSA will force everyone to upload their ID to access the internet. In an age when Palantir has direct ties to ICE, where technofascists are in power and want to eliminate and censor everything, we CANNOT allow KOSA to pass.
It NEEDS mass pushback.
It NEEDS mass pushback.
🚨‼️As of yesterday KOSA is at 64 cosponsors with @vanhollen.senate.gov + @kim.senate.gov - who claim to support LGTBQ+ rights but are clearly okay with supporting legislation that’ll censor us off the internet- newly signed on.
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
You know what to do: www.stopkosa.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Backed by the Heritage Foundation and Big Tech, KOSA will force everyone to upload their ID to access the internet. In an age when Palantir has direct ties to ICE, where technofascists are in power and want to eliminate and censor everything, we CANNOT allow KOSA to pass.
It NEEDS mass pushback.
It NEEDS mass pushback.
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head's up #youtube is being Gross and is forcing automatic AI dubbing shit on everyone. you have to opt out by going into youtube studio, settings, upload defaults, advanced settings- you know. such an obvious place for it to be...
October 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
head's up #youtube is being Gross and is forcing automatic AI dubbing shit on everyone. you have to opt out by going into youtube studio, settings, upload defaults, advanced settings- you know. such an obvious place for it to be...
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Se empiezan a hacer eco de la movida en medios extranjeros ✨️ bsky.app/profile/game...
Trouble has been brewing at Spanish developer MercurySteam for a while now, and the latest findings reveal a culture of crunch, lack of communication, and veiled threats.
www.gamewatcher.com/news/mercury...
www.gamewatcher.com/news/mercury...
MercurySteam developers denounce crunch around Blades of | GameWatcher
Trouble has been brewing at Spanish developer MercurySteam for a while now, and the latest findings reveal a culture of crunch, lack of communication, and veiled threats.
www.gamewatcher.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Se empiezan a hacer eco de la movida en medios extranjeros ✨️ bsky.app/profile/game...
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Report: Metroid Dread developer MercurySteamworks accused of retaliation and forced crunch
Report: Metroid Dread developer MercurySteamworks accused of retaliation and forced crunch
The developer of Metroid Dread and Blades of Fire is accused of intimidating and retaliating against employees after demanding they work 10 hours a day, five days a week.
www.gamedeveloper.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Report: Metroid Dread developer MercurySteamworks accused of retaliation and forced crunch
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Trouble has been brewing at Spanish developer MercurySteam for a while now, and the latest findings reveal a culture of crunch, lack of communication, and veiled threats.
www.gamewatcher.com/news/mercury...
www.gamewatcher.com/news/mercury...
MercurySteam developers denounce crunch around Blades of | GameWatcher
Trouble has been brewing at Spanish developer MercurySteam for a while now, and the latest findings reveal a culture of crunch, lack of communication, and veiled threats.
www.gamewatcher.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Trouble has been brewing at Spanish developer MercurySteam for a while now, and the latest findings reveal a culture of crunch, lack of communication, and veiled threats.
www.gamewatcher.com/news/mercury...
www.gamewatcher.com/news/mercury...
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Fantastic stuff!
@lgr-yt.bsky.social I'm a volunteer for the Internet Archive. I know you've been interested in episodes of the Computer Chronicles in the past. I thought you might want to know we're slowly adding previously "lost" episodes found on tape.
archive.org/details/@dav...
archive.org/details/@dav...
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
archive.org
September 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Fantastic stuff!
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We have started a fundraiser to help our brother & friend Mel (Sega Lord X) & his family.
Mel's sister is battling cancer again, and his mom has gone broke doing all she can to fight it. He did NOT ask us to do this, but we have to help our brother out! ♥
www.paypal.com/donate?campa...
Mel's sister is battling cancer again, and his mom has gone broke doing all she can to fight it. He did NOT ask us to do this, but we have to help our brother out! ♥
www.paypal.com/donate?campa...
September 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We have started a fundraiser to help our brother & friend Mel (Sega Lord X) & his family.
Mel's sister is battling cancer again, and his mom has gone broke doing all she can to fight it. He did NOT ask us to do this, but we have to help our brother out! ♥
www.paypal.com/donate?campa...
Mel's sister is battling cancer again, and his mom has gone broke doing all she can to fight it. He did NOT ask us to do this, but we have to help our brother out! ♥
www.paypal.com/donate?campa...