Phantasy Star II celebrates its 37th anniversary today, and we have two great interviews covering its development. This one comes from The World of Phantasy Star; my favorite detail is how the fiendishly complex dungeons were the result of a tryharding new employee. shmuplations.com/phantasystar...
29 years ago today, Toonami launched on Cartoon Network.
A pop-up on Twitch that says "Hey, come back! This commercial break can't play while you're away." "Avoid minimizing or muting Twitch for a better experience"
Oh, that's why my metrics have taken a dive recently - Twitch pushed a new update that doesn't count someone as a viewer if they don't have the Twitch tab in focus
RIP everyone who watches streams in the background, Twitch has no idea how people actually use their platform
It's Mar10 Day, and that seems as good a reason as any to post a thread of the notable Super Mariology studies I've been doing on Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games.
First up: SMB2 was made *after SMB3. That's why it looks better.
www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/super-m...
How Doujin Illustrators Influenced The Aesthetics of Japan’s Underground Music Culture: Kai Redfield explores Japan's underground music scene and how doujin illustrators have played an invaluable role in defining the aesthetics and vibes of the landscape.
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Tomorrow, we're recording an episode of the Video Game History Hour with the team behind Sega Channel! (as promised!)
If you're a member of our Patreon Discord ($10/month), you can submit questions for us to ask during the episode
Using "Remake" for what's just a first part felt kinda deceptive, too. Lot of weird decisions made there.
Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Steam codes for Code Vein II courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social. Giveaway closes on Jan 29th, 2:30 PM PT
Game is $58.30 at Gamesplanet w/ code BLOODWARIO buff.ly/laoWLaf
Every single artist that posts on BlueSky should have this saved to their computer because so many of you are posting character torsos all day.
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You can shop his inventory on ABE books also. Here's the link. I know Greg would appreciate any business he can get as ICE has really tamped down on people shopping.
www.abebooks.com/DreamHaven-B...
A crt tv screenie of a prototype rom, the second, being run on our N64. It shows a first-person cockpit view from Robotech/Macross's veritech fighter of an immense warship in Earth orbit. All done in only slightly blurry N64 polygons.
The SDF-3, as seen in the sadly cancelled Robotech: Crystal Dreams for N64. This would have been right up my alley; an ambitious Wing Commander-esque (with a little Privateer) Robotech space combat game.
First announced in 1995, it would go through three years of development before cancellation.
Oops, I started a new project: Skyreader, an RSS reader on the AT Protocol. Share cool articles like it's 2010 and Google Reader would never die. skyreader.app
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
It would be super cool to sell a painting today
So... I haven't shared this on here yet, but I wrote a book detailing, step by step, how to get paid work in the US comic industry from ANYWHERE. Oh, and it's completely free to download.
Download here: christofwritescomics.com/break-into-c...
Merry Christmas! If you'd like to spend 45 minutes celebrating video game history with me, we're about to debut The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I worked on his ALL YEAR, and I genuinely think it will reshape how we all think about the system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJvp...
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They are getting CLOSE with the goal for this project!
I think it's the pivot we need in the webcomic spaces right now, so please support it if you can!
I was interviewed by Architectural Digest for the 40th anniversary of Clue on the mansion design and decor. You can go read it here because they're good at their job and don't kill stories.
Great news: they narrowed it down to Momo not being terminal! It's likely an acute injury, but we're waiting on test results. The bad news is that he needs to stay 48 more hours, and that'll cost a lot. Anything helps donation-wise or by sharing. Thank you for all your help so far, I appreciate it.
A photo showing a large arrangement of games, fitted together at all angles so there are no gaps in spite of their varying sizes and shapes. Titles range from modern PC games like Baldur's Gate 3 to original arcade boards (Knights of Valour 2 Nine Dragons).
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while KOSA passed the subcommittee, there is still the full committee meeting it needs to go through before being voted on by the Senate/House
support is more split on it than you'd think, we just need to pull away enough votes to block it. CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES!
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Absolutely fantastic stuff @gamesack.net and @mylifeingaming.bsky.social. As someone who read EGM *religiously* and then was lucky enough to get a job there in 1994, I appreciated seeing this inside look into the early days of the magazine and its history. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E010...
Tomorrow night, together with @gamesack.net, we're excited to premiere "Pixels to Pages: The Story of EGM." This documentary has been in the works on and off for 7 years and covers the history of the magazine up through and shortly after being acquired by Ziff Davis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E010...
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I switched to this and @bookshop.org for every book, ebook, and audiobook purchase where they have what I want - which is 99% of them -- and the apps are great, and I get to support a local bookstore. It's all win here, folks.
Mickey hand and animatronic hand reaching toward one another
So you made a robot stand up and talk... now what? In this over 4-hour journey, Kevin follows the promise of Disney's Living Character Initiative, an effort to populate Disney theme parks with free-roaming, interactive beings. It was touted as the future. How's it going? Watch here: bit.ly/49C6vng
