Forgotten Worlds
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Looking back at video game magazines and culture from the 80s and 90s. Check the website for articles / interviews about obscure magazines and retro games… https://www.forgottenworlds.net
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2025 is just about done. Turns out I published a bunch of articles. Here are some highlights. Links below👇
1️⃣ Sega magazines in the 16bit era
2️⃣ From EGM to 1up
3️⃣ Sega Visions magazine
4️⃣ Video Games & Computer Entertainment magazine
5️⃣ The Al Nilsen interview
#Sega #Nintendo #NeoGeo #PCengine ☀️🌴
1️⃣ Sega magazines in the 16bit era
2️⃣ From EGM to 1up
3️⃣ Sega Visions magazine
4️⃣ Video Games & Computer Entertainment magazine
5️⃣ The Al Nilsen interview
#Sega #Nintendo #NeoGeo #PCengine ☀️🌴
The graphical leap from 16bit racing games to Ridge Racer on the PSone was crazy. I don’t think we’ll ever see anything like that again…
#Namco #RidgeRacer #PlayStation #PSone #32bit #RetroGaming 🚗☀️🌴
#Namco #RidgeRacer #PlayStation #PSone #32bit #RetroGaming 🚗☀️🌴
January 29, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The graphical leap from 16bit racing games to Ridge Racer on the PSone was crazy. I don’t think we’ll ever see anything like that again…
#Namco #RidgeRacer #PlayStation #PSone #32bit #RetroGaming 🚗☀️🌴
#Namco #RidgeRacer #PlayStation #PSone #32bit #RetroGaming 🚗☀️🌴
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Released in 2009 for the Nintendo DS. Apparently you can make your own mini games…
#WarioWare #Nintendo #NintendoDS #Wario ☀️🌴
#WarioWare #Nintendo #NintendoDS #Wario ☀️🌴
January 29, 2026 at 12:40 AM
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Released in 2009 for the Nintendo DS. Apparently you can make your own mini games…
#WarioWare #Nintendo #NintendoDS #Wario ☀️🌴
#WarioWare #Nintendo #NintendoDS #Wario ☀️🌴
Had this one back in the day. Sega’s answer to Zelda on the Genesis / Mega Drive…
#Sega #JRPG #MegaDrive ☀️🌴
#Sega #JRPG #MegaDrive ☀️🌴
January 28, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Had this one back in the day. Sega’s answer to Zelda on the Genesis / Mega Drive…
#Sega #JRPG #MegaDrive ☀️🌴
#Sega #JRPG #MegaDrive ☀️🌴
When your magazine about classic video game magazines is sent off to the printers… next two issues of Forgotten Worlds are arriving soon!
#VideoGames #RetroGaming #Zines 📚
#VideoGames #RetroGaming #Zines 📚
January 27, 2026 at 12:18 PM
When your magazine about classic video game magazines is sent off to the printers… next two issues of Forgotten Worlds are arriving soon!
#VideoGames #RetroGaming #Zines 📚
#VideoGames #RetroGaming #Zines 📚
Random question. Why didn’t Sega evolve Daytona into a franchise? Namco’s Ridge Racer kept evolving with more content over several games. Sega never bothered. That seems like a missed opportunity 🤷🏻♂️
#Sega #SegaSaturn #Namco #RidgeRacer 🚗☀️🌴
#Sega #SegaSaturn #Namco #RidgeRacer 🚗☀️🌴
January 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Random question. Why didn’t Sega evolve Daytona into a franchise? Namco’s Ridge Racer kept evolving with more content over several games. Sega never bothered. That seems like a missed opportunity 🤷🏻♂️
#Sega #SegaSaturn #Namco #RidgeRacer 🚗☀️🌴
#Sega #SegaSaturn #Namco #RidgeRacer 🚗☀️🌴
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January 25, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Street Fighter 2 is coming to the Super Nintendo.
An early EGM preview of the biggest news in 16bit gaming.
#Capcom #Nintendo #SNES #SuperNintendo
An early EGM preview of the biggest news in 16bit gaming.
#Capcom #Nintendo #SNES #SuperNintendo
January 25, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Street Fighter 2 is coming to the Super Nintendo.
An early EGM preview of the biggest news in 16bit gaming.
#Capcom #Nintendo #SNES #SuperNintendo
An early EGM preview of the biggest news in 16bit gaming.
#Capcom #Nintendo #SNES #SuperNintendo
The random stuff you find trawling old video game magazines... like this ad for the cancelled Sega Genesis port of Lufia.
#JRPG #SegaGenesis #MegaDrive #Taito ⚔️🛡️
#JRPG #SegaGenesis #MegaDrive #Taito ⚔️🛡️
January 24, 2026 at 12:15 PM
The random stuff you find trawling old video game magazines... like this ad for the cancelled Sega Genesis port of Lufia.
#JRPG #SegaGenesis #MegaDrive #Taito ⚔️🛡️
#JRPG #SegaGenesis #MegaDrive #Taito ⚔️🛡️
RayCrisis box art battle. PAL on the left. NTSC on the right. Which one do you prefer?
#Shmup #STG #BoxArt #PlayStation #PSone ☀️🌴
#Shmup #STG #BoxArt #PlayStation #PSone ☀️🌴
January 23, 2026 at 11:25 PM
RayCrisis box art battle. PAL on the left. NTSC on the right. Which one do you prefer?
#Shmup #STG #BoxArt #PlayStation #PSone ☀️🌴
#Shmup #STG #BoxArt #PlayStation #PSone ☀️🌴
January 23, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Super Ghouls and Ghosts preview in EGM.
Watching the Pixels to Pages doco on YouTube has given me a newfound appreciation for Ed Semrad's screen captures.
#Capcom #EGM #SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo
Watching the Pixels to Pages doco on YouTube has given me a newfound appreciation for Ed Semrad's screen captures.
#Capcom #EGM #SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo
January 22, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Super Ghouls and Ghosts preview in EGM.
Watching the Pixels to Pages doco on YouTube has given me a newfound appreciation for Ed Semrad's screen captures.
#Capcom #EGM #SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo
Watching the Pixels to Pages doco on YouTube has given me a newfound appreciation for Ed Semrad's screen captures.
#Capcom #EGM #SNES #SuperNintendo #Nintendo
Here’s a promo booklet Capcom produced to celebrate the launch of Street Fighter 2 on the PC Engine…
#Capcom #PCengine #ChunLi #StreetFighter ☀️🌴
#Capcom #PCengine #ChunLi #StreetFighter ☀️🌴
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Here’s a promo booklet Capcom produced to celebrate the launch of Street Fighter 2 on the PC Engine…
#Capcom #PCengine #ChunLi #StreetFighter ☀️🌴
#Capcom #PCengine #ChunLi #StreetFighter ☀️🌴
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If you were waiting for the deluxe A4-sized slipcase edition of 32 Bit Library Greatest Hits Volume 1, you can order your copy now!
These are limited, so if you are interested, get yourself a copy today. Read more about it at the link below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
These are limited, so if you are interested, get yourself a copy today. Read more about it at the link below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
If you were waiting for the deluxe A4-sized slipcase edition of 32 Bit Library Greatest Hits Volume 1, you can order your copy now!
These are limited, so if you are interested, get yourself a copy today. Read more about it at the link below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
These are limited, so if you are interested, get yourself a copy today. Read more about it at the link below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dar...
Couple of new additions to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive collection - Grind Stormer and Slap Fight.
#Shmup #STG #Sega #MegaDrive ☀️🌴
#Shmup #STG #Sega #MegaDrive ☀️🌴
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Couple of new additions to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive collection - Grind Stormer and Slap Fight.
#Shmup #STG #Sega #MegaDrive ☀️🌴
#Shmup #STG #Sega #MegaDrive ☀️🌴
JCPenney Christmas catalog from 1990. I like how they’re called ‘game packs’.
#Nintendo #NES #SuperMarioBros #TMNT
#Nintendo #NES #SuperMarioBros #TMNT
January 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM
JCPenney Christmas catalog from 1990. I like how they’re called ‘game packs’.
#Nintendo #NES #SuperMarioBros #TMNT
#Nintendo #NES #SuperMarioBros #TMNT
January 19, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Crazy Taxi. Now on Nintendo GameCube.
Love these Y2K vibes.
#Nintendo #Sega #GameCube #Dreamcast #Y2K ☀️🌴
Love these Y2K vibes.
#Nintendo #Sega #GameCube #Dreamcast #Y2K ☀️🌴
January 18, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Crazy Taxi. Now on Nintendo GameCube.
Love these Y2K vibes.
#Nintendo #Sega #GameCube #Dreamcast #Y2K ☀️🌴
Love these Y2K vibes.
#Nintendo #Sega #GameCube #Dreamcast #Y2K ☀️🌴
Street Fighter 2 AND Final Fight on GameBoy Advance…
#Capcom #StreetFighter #FinalFight #Nintendo #GameBoy #Y2K ☀️🌴
#Capcom #StreetFighter #FinalFight #Nintendo #GameBoy #Y2K ☀️🌴
January 17, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Street Fighter 2 AND Final Fight on GameBoy Advance…
#Capcom #StreetFighter #FinalFight #Nintendo #GameBoy #Y2K ☀️🌴
#Capcom #StreetFighter #FinalFight #Nintendo #GameBoy #Y2K ☀️🌴
January 17, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Forgotten Worlds issue 7 and 8 tests prints are back from the printers. New magazines incoming. More details soon ☀️🌴
January 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Forgotten Worlds issue 7 and 8 tests prints are back from the printers. New magazines incoming. More details soon ☀️🌴
January 15, 2026 at 11:44 AM