iTatton
@itatton.bsky.social
(He/Him) I’m a big fan of video games, video game history, and anime.
Currently spending my spare time working on trying to find all of the digital pinball games released for consoles and handhelds. And playing Wacca. I love Wacca.
Currently spending my spare time working on trying to find all of the digital pinball games released for consoles and handhelds. And playing Wacca. I love Wacca.
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My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
It looks like Rebecca Heineman’s treatment path took a turn for the worse.
If you can, please take a moment to share some kind words and any appreciation you have for the contributions she’s made to our various communities. Let’s share the celebration of her life with her while she’s still with us.
If you can, please take a moment to share some kind words and any appreciation you have for the contributions she’s made to our various communities. Let’s share the celebration of her life with her while she’s still with us.
This is it. I nearly suffocated by using the reetroom. I’m asking my doctors agreeing on a short cure. Only really sure painful prolonged angona is hereafter the grim reaps me. Please donate on the funeral fund me now.
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It looks like Rebecca Heineman’s treatment path took a turn for the worse.
If you can, please take a moment to share some kind words and any appreciation you have for the contributions she’s made to our various communities. Let’s share the celebration of her life with her while she’s still with us.
If you can, please take a moment to share some kind words and any appreciation you have for the contributions she’s made to our various communities. Let’s share the celebration of her life with her while she’s still with us.
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KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
GAME OVER: $25k+ of tech stolen from Kent arcade
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage video game equipment was stolen from a Kent arcade this week.
www.kiro7.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
Getting ready to sell of some of our games tomorrow. I’ve long advocated for leaving price tags on games because they can tell their own sets of stories. It can’t be overstated how cheap many of these games used to be.
Figured I’d share since these are likely to lose their tags once I let them go.
Figured I’d share since these are likely to lose their tags once I let them go.
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Getting ready to sell of some of our games tomorrow. I’ve long advocated for leaving price tags on games because they can tell their own sets of stories. It can’t be overstated how cheap many of these games used to be.
Figured I’d share since these are likely to lose their tags once I let them go.
Figured I’d share since these are likely to lose their tags once I let them go.
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Hard to believe it's already been ten years that Gaming Alexandria has been around. Here's a (late) article about our history, as well as special thanks and small blurbs from others of what Gaming Alexandria has meant to them. Here's to another ten years! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/11/g...
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Hard to believe it's already been ten years that Gaming Alexandria has been around. Here's a (late) article about our history, as well as special thanks and small blurbs from others of what Gaming Alexandria has meant to them. Here's to another ten years! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/11/g...
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Is it #RandomGameSaturday or Silver Ball Saturday?
Attack from Mars, 1998, Tiger (yes, THAT Tiger!)
This game deserves way more attention.
It uses actual digitized sound effects, multiple modes, decent controls, a pull back plunger, LCD wiggle Martians, and a solid table layout.
It's great o'clock.
Attack from Mars, 1998, Tiger (yes, THAT Tiger!)
This game deserves way more attention.
It uses actual digitized sound effects, multiple modes, decent controls, a pull back plunger, LCD wiggle Martians, and a solid table layout.
It's great o'clock.
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Is it #RandomGameSaturday or Silver Ball Saturday?
Attack from Mars, 1998, Tiger (yes, THAT Tiger!)
This game deserves way more attention.
It uses actual digitized sound effects, multiple modes, decent controls, a pull back plunger, LCD wiggle Martians, and a solid table layout.
It's great o'clock.
Attack from Mars, 1998, Tiger (yes, THAT Tiger!)
This game deserves way more attention.
It uses actual digitized sound effects, multiple modes, decent controls, a pull back plunger, LCD wiggle Martians, and a solid table layout.
It's great o'clock.
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So I just checked our sales - we're at 289 copies sold.
We need 11 more to reach 300, which is our internal threshold to go ahead and start planning Issue #2 - let's do this!
We need 11 more to reach 300, which is our internal threshold to go ahead and start planning Issue #2 - let's do this!
Anime Herald Magazine's first issue launches in just a couple of weeks! We're shipping this 90+-page volume in November, so get your orders in today 🥰
Digital copy ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical copy ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
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Digital copy ($15.75 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1dig 💻
Physical copy ($17.95 USD): hera.fyi/buyahmag1 📔
Bundle: hera.fyi/buyahmag1bun 📦
November 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
So I just checked our sales - we're at 289 copies sold.
We need 11 more to reach 300, which is our internal threshold to go ahead and start planning Issue #2 - let's do this!
We need 11 more to reach 300, which is our internal threshold to go ahead and start planning Issue #2 - let's do this!
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Still one of the fav things I've made
October 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Still one of the fav things I've made
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As resources get more scare, donating items is one way to ensure we send less to the landfill and repurpose and reuse items that still have value. Find a list of places to donate items compiled by Columbus Food Rescue here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
PUBLIC Donations Suggestions
GOT STUFF? HERE ARE PLACES THAT WILL ACCEPT THOSE DONATIONS! GENERAL GO-TO OPTIONS Community Development for All People Free Store (South Side) Address: 946 Parsons Ave 43206 Donation hours: M-Th 9a...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
As resources get more scare, donating items is one way to ensure we send less to the landfill and repurpose and reuse items that still have value. Find a list of places to donate items compiled by Columbus Food Rescue here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Given the right voltage, everything becomes light-emitting.
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Given the right voltage, everything becomes light-emitting.
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The King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise - English translation is now available!
Enjoy this KOF board game with lots of references to the series, in English for the first time in 25 years!
Download: www.marcrobledo.com/neo-geo-pock...
#KingOfFighters #NeoGeoPocket #KingOfFighters
Enjoy this KOF board game with lots of references to the series, in English for the first time in 25 years!
Download: www.marcrobledo.com/neo-geo-pock...
#KingOfFighters #NeoGeoPocket #KingOfFighters
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise - English translation is now available!
Enjoy this KOF board game with lots of references to the series, in English for the first time in 25 years!
Download: www.marcrobledo.com/neo-geo-pock...
#KingOfFighters #NeoGeoPocket #KingOfFighters
Enjoy this KOF board game with lots of references to the series, in English for the first time in 25 years!
Download: www.marcrobledo.com/neo-geo-pock...
#KingOfFighters #NeoGeoPocket #KingOfFighters
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Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.
If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
I love the random discussions my wife and I have on car trips. Today’s led to “At some point in our lives, every one of us had a Milhouse for a friend, and also every one of us was someone else’s Milhouse”
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I love the random discussions my wife and I have on car trips. Today’s led to “At some point in our lives, every one of us had a Milhouse for a friend, and also every one of us was someone else’s Milhouse”
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A new Frogger added to the collection for #RandomGameSaturday
Frogger, 1983, Gakken VFD.
Though it looks like the Coleco Mini-Arcade from the same year, it is tougher! It added a snake in the 2nd level on, for more frog peril. I prefer the gameplay of the Gakken.
However, the viewing angle sucks.
Frogger, 1983, Gakken VFD.
Though it looks like the Coleco Mini-Arcade from the same year, it is tougher! It added a snake in the 2nd level on, for more frog peril. I prefer the gameplay of the Gakken.
However, the viewing angle sucks.
October 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A new Frogger added to the collection for #RandomGameSaturday
Frogger, 1983, Gakken VFD.
Though it looks like the Coleco Mini-Arcade from the same year, it is tougher! It added a snake in the 2nd level on, for more frog peril. I prefer the gameplay of the Gakken.
However, the viewing angle sucks.
Frogger, 1983, Gakken VFD.
Though it looks like the Coleco Mini-Arcade from the same year, it is tougher! It added a snake in the 2nd level on, for more frog peril. I prefer the gameplay of the Gakken.
However, the viewing angle sucks.
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Emma and the old bench:
October 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Emma and the old bench:
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Happy 58th birthday to video game composer Yoko Shimomura!
Career Highlights:
- Mario & Luigi series
- Kingdom Hearts series
- Super Mario RPG
- Street Fighter II
- Super Smash Bros.
- Radiant Historia
+ A lot more!
Career Highlights:
- Mario & Luigi series
- Kingdom Hearts series
- Super Mario RPG
- Street Fighter II
- Super Smash Bros.
- Radiant Historia
+ A lot more!
October 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Happy 58th birthday to video game composer Yoko Shimomura!
Career Highlights:
- Mario & Luigi series
- Kingdom Hearts series
- Super Mario RPG
- Street Fighter II
- Super Smash Bros.
- Radiant Historia
+ A lot more!
Career Highlights:
- Mario & Luigi series
- Kingdom Hearts series
- Super Mario RPG
- Street Fighter II
- Super Smash Bros.
- Radiant Historia
+ A lot more!
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Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
October 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
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Please believe me when I tell you:
Double the fuck down on your spiritual practice now.
You are going to need it.
And no, that doesn't have to be a prayer-god thing.
The thing that sustains and nourishes you.
That makes you more alive to yourself, the world, others.
More present.
More:
Double the fuck down on your spiritual practice now.
You are going to need it.
And no, that doesn't have to be a prayer-god thing.
The thing that sustains and nourishes you.
That makes you more alive to yourself, the world, others.
More present.
More:
fortify inside
why spiritual practice matters during the rising authoritarian tide
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Please believe me when I tell you:
Double the fuck down on your spiritual practice now.
You are going to need it.
And no, that doesn't have to be a prayer-god thing.
The thing that sustains and nourishes you.
That makes you more alive to yourself, the world, others.
More present.
More:
Double the fuck down on your spiritual practice now.
You are going to need it.
And no, that doesn't have to be a prayer-god thing.
The thing that sustains and nourishes you.
That makes you more alive to yourself, the world, others.
More present.
More:
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The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
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Inktober 12 - Shredded
October 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Inktober 12 - Shredded
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Happy birthday Nakoruru 🎉
October 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Happy birthday Nakoruru 🎉
Fingers crossed for a new Kirby’s Pinball Land.
Kirby Series General Producer Shinya Kumazaki hints at the future:
"There's a lot to look forward to in the future, so for now I'd like to leave some room for imagination."
More 3D Kirby Platformers please!
www.ndw.jp/kirby-interv...
"There's a lot to look forward to in the future, so for now I'd like to leave some room for imagination."
More 3D Kirby Platformers please!
www.ndw.jp/kirby-interv...
October 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Fingers crossed for a new Kirby’s Pinball Land.
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Has the VGHF archived original Bubsy 3D art from a press CD provided to GamePro magazine? Yes. Do you want it? No? Well you're getting it anyhow... archive.gamehistory.org/folder/0119a...
October 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Has the VGHF archived original Bubsy 3D art from a press CD provided to GamePro magazine? Yes. Do you want it? No? Well you're getting it anyhow... archive.gamehistory.org/folder/0119a...
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I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
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October 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3