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GDRI (Game Developer Research Institute) researches the history of video games and their creators. Since 2006.
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It's gonna be one hot summer: Fighter's History and OutRunners from Data East
Source: EGM² 1 (July 1994)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogaming #nintendo #sega
Source: EGM² 1 (July 1994)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogaming #nintendo #sega
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
It's gonna be one hot summer: Fighter's History and OutRunners from Data East
Source: EGM² 1 (July 1994)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogaming #nintendo #sega
Source: EGM² 1 (July 1994)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogaming #nintendo #sega
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Atari Jaguar: Let the games begin.
Source: EGM² 1 (July 1994)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogaming #atari
Source: EGM² 1 (July 1994)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogaming #atari
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Atari Jaguar: Let the games begin.
Source: EGM² 1 (July 1994)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogaming #atari
Source: EGM² 1 (July 1994)
Scan Source: RetroMags
#retrogaming #atari
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Yep! I have some more (sorry, poor-quality) photographs here: www.chrismcovell.com/secret/SFC_1...
Japanese Secrets!
www.chrismcovell.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Yep! I have some more (sorry, poor-quality) photographs here: www.chrismcovell.com/secret/SFC_1...
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Yasushi Yamaguchi worked on STI's unreleased Mega Drive game Dark Empires:
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November 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Yasushi Yamaguchi worked on STI's unreleased Mega Drive game Dark Empires:
xcancel.com/judy_totoya/...
xcancel.com/judy_totoya/...
Mindware's PC-98 version of Jump Bug came out in 1996. President Mikito Ichikawa met with the original sound designer, Mr. Inoue. x.com/MickyAlbert/...
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Mindware's PC-98 version of Jump Bug came out in 1996. President Mikito Ichikawa met with the original sound designer, Mr. Inoue. x.com/MickyAlbert/...
Yosuke Okunari: Sega's Dump Matsumoto (Body Slam) arcade game was handled by Mr. Aso (Space Harrier, Thunder Blade), so it was probably an in-house production, not Sanritsu. x.com/okunari/stat...
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Yosuke Okunari: Sega's Dump Matsumoto (Body Slam) arcade game was handled by Mr. Aso (Space Harrier, Thunder Blade), so it was probably an in-house production, not Sanritsu. x.com/okunari/stat...
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D2 / Print ad / WARP Inc. / 1998
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
D2 / Print ad / WARP Inc. / 1998
Absolute Entertainment, Electronic Gaming Monthly February 1992
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Absolute Entertainment, Electronic Gaming Monthly February 1992
Early version of Jaki Crush? (Super Pinball for the Super Famicom) Electronic Gaming Monthly February 1992
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Early version of Jaki Crush? (Super Pinball for the Super Famicom) Electronic Gaming Monthly February 1992
"Hey Gamedoggers!" Electronics Boutique ad, Electronic Gaming Monthly February 1992
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
"Hey Gamedoggers!" Electronics Boutique ad, Electronic Gaming Monthly February 1992
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Q: how many Simpsons video games can appear on the back of a 1992 Electronics Boutique game catalog? A: a lot! (The full thing: https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/3e598ac1-b4bc-4f66-a8ba-6463d78782c1 .)
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Q: how many Simpsons video games can appear on the back of a 1992 Electronics Boutique game catalog? A: a lot! (The full thing: https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/3e598ac1-b4bc-4f66-a8ba-6463d78782c1 .)
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Atarisoft: The Untold Story www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cC2...
Atarisoft: The Untold Story
YouTube video by VCF Midwest
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November 7, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Atarisoft: The Untold Story www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cC2...
Jaws (NES) was former Westone sound designer Shinichi Sakamoto's first Famicom/NES game. x.com/sintan_jp/st...
November 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Jaws (NES) was former Westone sound designer Shinichi Sakamoto's first Famicom/NES game. x.com/sintan_jp/st...
Atarisoft: The Untold Story www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cC2...
Atarisoft: The Untold Story
YouTube video by VCF Midwest
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November 7, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Atarisoft: The Untold Story www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cC2...
1983 Atarisoft Radio Ad www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ChQ...
1983 Atarisoft Radio Ad
YouTube video by retrogamingtimestv
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November 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
1983 Atarisoft Radio Ad www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ChQ...
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Atarisoft: Now your computer fits the original arcade hits.
Source: Computer Gaming World 3.6 (December 1983)
Scan Source: CGW Museum
#retrogames #retrogaming
Source: Computer Gaming World 3.6 (December 1983)
Scan Source: CGW Museum
#retrogames #retrogaming
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Atarisoft: Now your computer fits the original arcade hits.
Source: Computer Gaming World 3.6 (December 1983)
Scan Source: CGW Museum
#retrogames #retrogaming
Source: Computer Gaming World 3.6 (December 1983)
Scan Source: CGW Museum
#retrogames #retrogaming
Mr. Do! is now on Antstream. Does Universal still own that?
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Mr. Do! is now on Antstream. Does Universal still own that?
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Who's on the cover of this 1992 Electronics Boutique game catalog scanned by VGHF? Why, it's EB mascot Elbo the dog. Hi, Elbo! https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/3e598ac1-b4bc-4f66-a8ba-6463d78782c1
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Who's on the cover of this 1992 Electronics Boutique game catalog scanned by VGHF? Why, it's EB mascot Elbo the dog. Hi, Elbo! https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/3e598ac1-b4bc-4f66-a8ba-6463d78782c1
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Hear about the NES US launch 40 years ago from the people that made it happen: Gail Tilden, Bruce Lowry and Lance Barr with @frankcifaldi.bsky.social from the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social moderating! Panel recording at youtu.be/f2WDfsiLiRA
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today - Gail Tilden, Lance Barr, Bruce Lowry - PRGE 2025 Portland
YouTube video by Portland Retro Gaming Expo
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November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Hear about the NES US launch 40 years ago from the people that made it happen: Gail Tilden, Bruce Lowry and Lance Barr with @frankcifaldi.bsky.social from the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social moderating! Panel recording at youtu.be/f2WDfsiLiRA
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #VGHF
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Holy shit. @shmuplations.bsky.social translated a massive thread of old tweets from Hideo Yoshizawa that goes deep into the NES Ninja Gaiden's development, including finally confirming the Castlevania influence shmuplations.com/ninjagaiden/
Ninja Gaiden – Developer Commentary (2023) - shmuplations.com
Taken from a string of social media posts shared in 2023, these comments from director Hideo Yoshizawa recount the making of Tecmo's classic side-scrolling action game, Ninja Gaiden.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Holy shit. @shmuplations.bsky.social translated a massive thread of old tweets from Hideo Yoshizawa that goes deep into the NES Ninja Gaiden's development, including finally confirming the Castlevania influence shmuplations.com/ninjagaiden/
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Yukito Ohayashi mentions that his first job as a graphic designer was on the Famicom Disk System game ‘Ginga Denshō: Galaxy Odyssey’, one of the very first games developed by Atlus (and which has no end credits).
Ohayashi did the helmet and other objects.
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Ohayashi did the helmet and other objects.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Yukito Ohayashi mentions that his first job as a graphic designer was on the Famicom Disk System game ‘Ginga Denshō: Galaxy Odyssey’, one of the very first games developed by Atlus (and which has no end credits).
Ohayashi did the helmet and other objects.
xcancel.com/0884_game/st...
Ohayashi did the helmet and other objects.
xcancel.com/0884_game/st...
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Nice to see Kaz Ayabe (above Asuka) with a full-length reminiscing of his time with NMK/Jaleco at the CC anniversary site city-connection.co.jp/cc20th/#jaleco
株式会社シティコネクション 20周年記念 特設サイト
走り続けて20年！シティコネクション設立20周年を記念した参加型企画やとっておきの新企画などが目白押し！
city-connection.co.jp
November 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Nice to see Kaz Ayabe (above Asuka) with a full-length reminiscing of his time with NMK/Jaleco at the CC anniversary site city-connection.co.jp/cc20th/#jaleco
We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today - Gail Tilden, Lance Barr, Bruce Lowry - PRGE 2025 Portland www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2WD...
We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today - Gail Tilden, Lance Barr, Bruce Lowry - PRGE 2025 Portland
YouTube video by Portland Retro Gaming Expo
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November 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
We Launched the NES 40 Years Ago Today - Gail Tilden, Lance Barr, Bruce Lowry - PRGE 2025 Portland www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2WD...
From Panther to Predator – Atari Jaguar PRGE 2025 Portland Retro Gaming Expo www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HL0...
From Panther to Predator – Atari Jaguar PRGE 2025 Portland Retro Gaming Expo
YouTube video by Portland Retro Gaming Expo
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November 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
From Panther to Predator – Atari Jaguar PRGE 2025 Portland Retro Gaming Expo www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HL0...
CrossFire for the Famicom was released in Japan 35 years ago (11/2/1990). It's kinda like Contra. Still not sure if it was developed by A.I or Sanritsu. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKQZ...
Cross Fire - Famicom Gameplay
YouTube video by nesguide
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November 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
CrossFire for the Famicom was released in Japan 35 years ago (11/2/1990). It's kinda like Contra. Still not sure if it was developed by A.I or Sanritsu. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKQZ...