Ralph Barbagallo
@flarb.com
Founder FLARB. DEMON’S TILT, XENOTILT, VR, AR, XR! #gamedevelopment #pinball #virtualreality #augmentedreality #mixedreality
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Ralph Barbagallo
@flarb.com
· Aug 18
Save 10% on XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION on Steam
LIGHTNING STRIKES AGAIN!! XENOTILT, the sequel to the cult hit, DEMON'S TILT. Get ready for another PINBALL FANTASY. XENOTILT shreds the envelope with face-melting gameplay & graphics.
store.steampowered.com
RIP to an absolute legend.
I know this is going to seem like such a random update, but, long-time importers from WAAAAAAY back in the day will recognize this name ;
I believe NCSX out of New York has finally closed up. 🪦
I believe NCSX out of New York has finally closed up. 🪦
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
RIP to an absolute legend.
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Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
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Future Sports Series Speedball Resurrected on PS5 This Month. (Repost)
Future Sports Series Speedball Resurrected on PS5 This Month
Ballin'
www.pushsquare.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Future Sports Series Speedball Resurrected on PS5 This Month. (Repost)
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Spotted this promo item on the shelves of the Strong.
January 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Spotted this promo item on the shelves of the Strong.
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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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This is videogame thinking where you win a battle and suddenly the map changes colors and all the factories and barracks are yours
With Nicolás Maduro out of power, the Trump administration is racing to assemble an interim governing structure for Venezuela.
After Maduro Ouster, Trump Takes On the Risks of Governing Venezuela
The administration is racing to get an interim government in place, even as pushback from Maduro’s allies raise fears of instability.
on.wsj.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
This is videogame thinking where you win a battle and suddenly the map changes colors and all the factories and barracks are yours
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The sheer audacity of Alien Breed '92's end sequence! This is it! All of it! It goes from "This is your fault for buying a budget game" to "We ran out of space but on purpose" via "Using our ~huge~ selection of in-game cheats means you wasted your time" and then "Please buy AB2!" Fuck you too, AB92!
January 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The sheer audacity of Alien Breed '92's end sequence! This is it! All of it! It goes from "This is your fault for buying a budget game" to "We ran out of space but on purpose" via "Using our ~huge~ selection of in-game cheats means you wasted your time" and then "Please buy AB2!" Fuck you too, AB92!
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Media ethicists don't struggle to see where things went wrong. Flacks on panels. Guests allowed to lie with impunity, then invited back. Too much anonymous sourcing. Anecdotes replacing data. Fearing the government. Avoiding hard truths in favor of bothsidesism. Proft over news.
January 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Media ethicists don't struggle to see where things went wrong. Flacks on panels. Guests allowed to lie with impunity, then invited back. Too much anonymous sourcing. Anecdotes replacing data. Fearing the government. Avoiding hard truths in favor of bothsidesism. Proft over news.
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“XENOTILT is the turducken of #pinball games” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/a...
6 Splendid Games You May Have Missed in 2025
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:33 PM
“XENOTILT is the turducken of #pinball games” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/a...
Had no idea. obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei... RIP to the legendary Stewart Cheifet
Stewart Cheifet Obituary December 28, 2025 - Goldsteins Funeral
View Stewart Cheifet's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Had no idea. obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei... RIP to the legendary Stewart Cheifet
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I'd be sworn into office on a copy of Introduction to Algorithms.
January 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I'd be sworn into office on a copy of Introduction to Algorithms.
YESSSSSSS thedigitalbits.com/columns/bill...
EXCLUSIVE: Speed Racer (2008) is coming to 4K Ultra HD in 2026, plus Happy New Year from The Digital Bits!
EXCLUSIVE: Speed Racer (2008) is coming to 4K Ultra HD in 2026, plus Happy New Year from The Digital Bits!
thedigitalbits.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:35 AM
YESSSSSSS thedigitalbits.com/columns/bill...
Well that’s a wrap for season 1. My last developer interview of the year is up: youtu.be/jqHfy-_FAN0?...
200 Games Later: Mike Arkin on Game Industry History, Lost IP, Remasters, and Survival #gamedev
YouTube video by Ralph Barbagallo
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Well that’s a wrap for season 1. My last developer interview of the year is up: youtu.be/jqHfy-_FAN0?...
The performance on the Switch 2 version of Shadow Labyrinth is really bad. Scrolling is so choppy it’s hard to play. I should have gone with the PS5 version which is also on sale.
December 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The performance on the Switch 2 version of Shadow Labyrinth is really bad. Scrolling is so choppy it’s hard to play. I should have gone with the PS5 version which is also on sale.
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I wrote a long article about Rieko Kodama, her career at Sega, the evolution of her company, the games she worked on (including some canceled games and/or games for which she is not credited), the status of women and working conditions in the video game industry, etc.
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama/
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama/
October 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I wrote a long article about Rieko Kodama, her career at Sega, the evolution of her company, the games she worked on (including some canceled games and/or games for which she is not credited), the status of women and working conditions in the video game industry, etc.
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama/
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama/
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Stephen Miller found an immigrant he likes.
Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet
Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Stephen Miller found an immigrant he likes.
Humanity having to shut down the UGC stuff on consoles is a shame--consoles need a Steam Workshop like system that lets subscribers to the platform store their UGC in the cloud. It would make features like that much more economically viable.
December 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Humanity having to shut down the UGC stuff on consoles is a shame--consoles need a Steam Workshop like system that lets subscribers to the platform store their UGC in the cloud. It would make features like that much more economically viable.
Wow -- I never actually knew Atari did a Batman coin-op based off the first Tim Burton film in 1990? I've never seen this game before: youtu.be/dD5YTh8B5cM?... Looks like late period System 2?
Batman Longplay (Arcade) [4K]
YouTube video by AL82 Retrogaming Longplays
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Wow -- I never actually knew Atari did a Batman coin-op based off the first Tim Burton film in 1990? I've never seen this game before: youtu.be/dD5YTh8B5cM?... Looks like late period System 2?
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I'm a big fan of 'checking each eye' acting.
December 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'm a big fan of 'checking each eye' acting.
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If only Americans had a recent way to know how crucial immigrants were for the success of the Manhattan Project. A big Hollywood movie where a lot of the nuclear scientist characters speak with accents and talk about fleeing Europe that makes tons of money and wins a bunch of Oscars, perhaps.
Immigrant-hating Stephen Miller talks about Americans being "first to harness the atom." But the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was conducted by a team led by Italian immigrant Enrico Fermi, who didn't become a U.S. citizen until a year and a half later.
December 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
If only Americans had a recent way to know how crucial immigrants were for the success of the Manhattan Project. A big Hollywood movie where a lot of the nuclear scientist characters speak with accents and talk about fleeing Europe that makes tons of money and wins a bunch of Oscars, perhaps.
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If Nintendo can bring back the Virtual Boy with a Switch 2 peripheral, they can do the same with R.O.B.
December 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
If Nintendo can bring back the Virtual Boy with a Switch 2 peripheral, they can do the same with R.O.B.
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Battlemechs of the Inner Sphere - PC-98 Edition!
📺: Mechwarrior, Victor Musical Industries (original version: Activision/1989), 1993
📺: Mechwarrior, Victor Musical Industries (original version: Activision/1989), 1993
December 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Battlemechs of the Inner Sphere - PC-98 Edition!
📺: Mechwarrior, Victor Musical Industries (original version: Activision/1989), 1993
📺: Mechwarrior, Victor Musical Industries (original version: Activision/1989), 1993