Independent games researcher, Ethan Johnson. Preserving gaming history!
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We're all set up for #PAXEast! Swing by our booth to learn about video game preservation, play some unavailable retro games like Duck Hunt or modern titles from our indie partners, get a #GameBoyCamera selfie photo, or fresh new Hit Save merchandise! This year we've got magnets, pins, and lanyards!
A treat for Friday: We've added new items to some development material collections in our library! See our latest additions to the Mark Flitman and Andrew Nelson papers
From the Gaming Alexandria moderators, our statement about the recent Researcher Tool project - www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2026/03/s...
To celebrate Jedi Outcast's 24th anniversary, I've updated my oral history. 🫡
You'll learn the full story behind the creation of this SW adventure, including how the same actor played both Gremlins and Luke Skywalker, and how LucasArts reacted when stormtroopers were cut down in pools of blood.
A gamer in his natural habitat.
Photo scan by @benjedwards.com
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Join us for another "fun" (in airquotes) livestream about dating video games!
www.twitch.tv/play_history
Was the game out this month? Next month? Was it out twice? OR AT ALL? These are the questions @quarterpast.bsky.social and I endeavor to answer.
Things you love? Things we love. It's me and @quarterpast.bsky.social back again - tomorrow at 7PM CST to date arcade games.
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If you miss out, then we may be a bit sad.
Also a bit late (my b) but the last stream VOD is also up!
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The dream of hot food vending in North America lived for a brief moment in the 1950s and 60s - the era of food kitsch.
These images from the latest scans by @thestacks.ca provided by @cpi.pinball.horse
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In which I give the history of the founding of Enix, the (in)famous contest which they used to solicit their first round of games, and the utterly bizarre Seiko's Adventure, which comes close to being the most surreal game I've ever played for the blog.
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Also known as Seiko no Adventure or 星子のアドベンチャー; I decided to use the English title given in the game itself. Yasuhiro Fukushima was the child of entrepreneurs (his father: movie theaters and pachin…
