Brenden
@bro3256.com
the guy who owns a Famicom
and admin of FamiWiki (23)
(profile picture by @Akfamilyhome.com)
573/1042 Famicom cartridges
https://ko-fi.com/bro3256
and admin of FamiWiki (23)
(profile picture by @Akfamilyhome.com)
573/1042 Famicom cartridges
https://ko-fi.com/bro3256
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Just got done building the Lego Game Boy, pretty fun build that I would recommend for those wanting to kill a few hours and have a neat decoration.
December 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Just got done building the Lego Game Boy, pretty fun build that I would recommend for those wanting to kill a few hours and have a neat decoration.
Since we're approaching the end of 2025 I thought I would lay out plans for next year for FamiWiki, specifically some goals I want to achieve with the site. So here are 10 things I want to see improved to some degree.🧵
December 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Since we're approaching the end of 2025 I thought I would lay out plans for next year for FamiWiki, specifically some goals I want to achieve with the site. So here are 10 things I want to see improved to some degree.🧵
I would have loved to hear more people mention this before my Switch 2 screen scratched. I'm actually in the process of getting a replacement system cause said scratch is noticeable to my eyes.
So please spend an extra couple bucks (not sponsored) instead of a couple hundred like I am.
So please spend an extra couple bucks (not sponsored) instead of a couple hundred like I am.
The Switch 2 comes with a thin plastic layer over the glass screen... this is NOT a screen protector. It WILL scratch!
Grab yourself a 3-pack for cheap on Amazon right now!
JSAUX: amzn.to/4qp9MLE #ad $7.49
amFilm: amzn.to/3WC04Ja $7.99
both brands are great
Grab yourself a 3-pack for cheap on Amazon right now!
JSAUX: amzn.to/4qp9MLE #ad $7.49
amFilm: amzn.to/3WC04Ja $7.99
both brands are great
December 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I would have loved to hear more people mention this before my Switch 2 screen scratched. I'm actually in the process of getting a replacement system cause said scratch is noticeable to my eyes.
So please spend an extra couple bucks (not sponsored) instead of a couple hundred like I am.
So please spend an extra couple bucks (not sponsored) instead of a couple hundred like I am.
It's a Christmas miracle.
Merry Christmas 2025!
Merry Christmas 2025!
December 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It's a Christmas miracle.
Merry Christmas 2025!
Merry Christmas 2025!
I ended up getting another game card case this Christmas, so now I can fit another 80 Switch cards which by the time I hit that limit we'll probably be out of the Switch 2 era of Nintendo.
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I ended up getting another game card case this Christmas, so now I can fit another 80 Switch cards which by the time I hit that limit we'll probably be out of the Switch 2 era of Nintendo.
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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...
The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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...
こんにちは、日本のファミコンプレイヤーの皆さん！
potential EME alert 🚨- apparently the Japanese are signing up to bluesky in droves. If you check the newskies feed 99% of posts are now Japanese
cc: @surfdude29.ispost.ing @laurenshof.online
cc: @surfdude29.ispost.ing @laurenshof.online
December 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
こんにちは、日本のファミコンプレイヤーの皆さん！
In 2019, a prototype ROM of this game was being auctioned in Japan and there was an attempt by western players to win and preserve the data. Unfortunately they were outbid by a Japanese collector who claimed that they only won the item in order to prevent "copy sales and dumps".
December 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In 2019, a prototype ROM of this game was being auctioned in Japan and there was an attempt by western players to win and preserve the data. Unfortunately they were outbid by a Japanese collector who claimed that they only won the item in order to prevent "copy sales and dumps".
Reposted by Brenden
I found the worst baseball game. Major Dream: Major Wii: Perfect Closer is one of the most notorious video games ever released in Japan and there's more things wrong with it than you can imagine.
youtu.be/KQc0cxbsehE
youtu.be/KQc0cxbsehE
A Baseball Video Game So Bad, It Destroys Your Console
YouTube video by RndStranger
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I found the worst baseball game. Major Dream: Major Wii: Perfect Closer is one of the most notorious video games ever released in Japan and there's more things wrong with it than you can imagine.
youtu.be/KQc0cxbsehE
youtu.be/KQc0cxbsehE
Thank god this game is now playable in current year.
Square's Tom Sawyer - Jim Design Fix (NES) Added
Square's Tom Sawyer - Jim Design Fix - Content
In this ROM hack, Jim’s appearance is changed to resemble his appearance in the 1980 anime. Four new portraits were drawn for him.
romhack.ing
December 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Thank god this game is now playable in current year.
So I may have spoke too soon...
I couldn't help it, I was in the Phoenix area and took the opportunity to visit that Book-Off location. At least it was worth it!
I couldn't help it, I was in the Phoenix area and took the opportunity to visit that Book-Off location. At least it was worth it!
December 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
So I may have spoke too soon...
I couldn't help it, I was in the Phoenix area and took the opportunity to visit that Book-Off location. At least it was worth it!
I couldn't help it, I was in the Phoenix area and took the opportunity to visit that Book-Off location. At least it was worth it!
I'm predicting in some eventual future that the term Metroidvania dies not because people stop using it, but rather Nintendo wanting to protect their Metroid trademark from being used in a genre name for things like marketing.
Probably won't stop nerds from using it though.
Probably won't stop nerds from using it though.
Who coined "Metroidvania"? It wasn't @jparish.bsky.social, and he'll be the first to tell you. Besides, there are far more interesting questions, like: How did it spread? Evolve? And what's it got to do with rickrolling?
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
The History Of The Word "Metroidvania" And How It Spread
YouTube video by Critical Kate (of A Critical Hit!)
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I'm predicting in some eventual future that the term Metroidvania dies not because people stop using it, but rather Nintendo wanting to protect their Metroid trademark from being used in a genre name for things like marketing.
Probably won't stop nerds from using it though.
Probably won't stop nerds from using it though.
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Ah, the Mexican prototype forger returns! This is the latest in a series of similar forgeries that rip off game collectors around Mexico City. The scammer peels labels off retail games to make them kinda look like prototypes to the untrained eye. www.reddit.com/r/retrogamin...
December 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ah, the Mexican prototype forger returns! This is the latest in a series of similar forgeries that rip off game collectors around Mexico City. The scammer peels labels off retail games to make them kinda look like prototypes to the untrained eye. www.reddit.com/r/retrogamin...
Anyone else find it strange that we have not seen a single re-release of an older Bomberman game since 2017 for Wii U Virtual Console? It's especially strange that out of all the collections Konami has released in recent years none of them involve Bomberman, why is that?
December 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Anyone else find it strange that we have not seen a single re-release of an older Bomberman game since 2017 for Wii U Virtual Console? It's especially strange that out of all the collections Konami has released in recent years none of them involve Bomberman, why is that?
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Our Main Page was recently redesigned with a brand new layout! This new revision keeps what was previously present and introduces new sections such as Featured and News. You can also find our latest YouTube uploads as well.
famiwiki.net
famiwiki.net
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Our Main Page was recently redesigned with a brand new layout! This new revision keeps what was previously present and introduces new sections such as Featured and News. You can also find our latest YouTube uploads as well.
famiwiki.net
famiwiki.net
This will likely be my final Famicom haul for the year, mostly boxed items with a few carts that I was missing.
December 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This will likely be my final Famicom haul for the year, mostly boxed items with a few carts that I was missing.
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As part of our project to preserve the history of Sega Channel, we have recovered OVER 100 new Sega Channel ROMs, including the legendary lost game Garfield: Caught in the Act - The Lost Levels.
Read more: gamehistory.org/segachannel/
Read more: gamehistory.org/segachannel/
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As part of our project to preserve the history of Sega Channel, we have recovered OVER 100 new Sega Channel ROMs, including the legendary lost game Garfield: Caught in the Act - The Lost Levels.
Read more: gamehistory.org/segachannel/
Read more: gamehistory.org/segachannel/
Thank you @akfamilyhome.com for this holiday themed artwork of my character!
December 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Thank you @akfamilyhome.com for this holiday themed artwork of my character!
This was especially apparent in the GameCenter CX episode for the game where Arino admits to not understanding what they're saying and wished a Japanese version was made.
December 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This was especially apparent in the GameCenter CX episode for the game where Arino admits to not understanding what they're saying and wished a Japanese version was made.
Reposted by Brenden
Happy Friday! We're thrilled to announce the full run of Marukatsu PC Engine is now available to download/view. We believe we have now scanned every Japanese PC Engine focused magazine completely. Enjoy and please spread the word by liking/RT'ing. www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/12/m...
December 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Happy Friday! We're thrilled to announce the full run of Marukatsu PC Engine is now available to download/view. We believe we have now scanned every Japanese PC Engine focused magazine completely. Enjoy and please spread the word by liking/RT'ing. www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/12/m...
I only watched the last hour of the 2025 Game Awards but that Mega Man announcement was so funny on my end cause I immediately called it at the music motif before any characters showed up on screen.
As for the rest of the announcements, meh.
As for the rest of the announcements, meh.
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I only watched the last hour of the 2025 Game Awards but that Mega Man announcement was so funny on my end cause I immediately called it at the music motif before any characters showed up on screen.
As for the rest of the announcements, meh.
As for the rest of the announcements, meh.
December 8, 2025 was the day that the Oasis "online gaming platform" released in the Ready Player One universe.
Meanwhile in our universe, since March 2021 I have been active in an online platform thanks to VRChat which is actually the closest thing we are ever getting to that fictional concept.
Meanwhile in our universe, since March 2021 I have been active in an online platform thanks to VRChat which is actually the closest thing we are ever getting to that fictional concept.
December 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
December 8, 2025 was the day that the Oasis "online gaming platform" released in the Ready Player One universe.
Meanwhile in our universe, since March 2021 I have been active in an online platform thanks to VRChat which is actually the closest thing we are ever getting to that fictional concept.
Meanwhile in our universe, since March 2021 I have been active in an online platform thanks to VRChat which is actually the closest thing we are ever getting to that fictional concept.
I've been collecting retro video games for over a decade and only now do people realize folks in my generation got into this old stuff?
Was I ahead of the curve when I was a teenager? Cause I am certain there were other folks my age who have been appreciating this stuff for years.
Was I ahead of the curve when I was a teenager? Cause I am certain there were other folks my age who have been appreciating this stuff for years.
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I've been collecting retro video games for over a decade and only now do people realize folks in my generation got into this old stuff?
Was I ahead of the curve when I was a teenager? Cause I am certain there were other folks my age who have been appreciating this stuff for years.
Was I ahead of the curve when I was a teenager? Cause I am certain there were other folks my age who have been appreciating this stuff for years.
This technically qualifies for Random Game Saturday, you're welcome.
The cartridge in question I was gonna trade-in. The store would have been cursed if they accepted it.
December 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
This technically qualifies for Random Game Saturday, you're welcome.
I forgot it was GameStop trade anything day because I was gonna test to see if they would accept a JP Famicom cart. From what I heard you are usually not allowed to trade-in "import" games and it either must have an ESRB rating or have been released in North America. Guess I struck out...
December 7, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I forgot it was GameStop trade anything day because I was gonna test to see if they would accept a JP Famicom cart. From what I heard you are usually not allowed to trade-in "import" games and it either must have an ESRB rating or have been released in North America. Guess I struck out...