RQ: RetroNomicon Quarterly
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Retro and Homebrew Video Game Magazine
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RQ Magazine Issue 1 Summer 2025
*Unmute for the ritual* The first issue of RetroNomicon Quarterly is both artifact and invitation. It’s a richly illustrated grimoire filled with exclusiv
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The tome has opened. 📖
RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 (Summer 2025) is now live — and free to all readers.
🔹 Read the full digital edition: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroNomiconQuarterly #RetroGaming #Homebrew #GameDev #Fanzine #IndieRetro
RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 (Summer 2025) is now live — and free to all readers.
🔹 Read the full digital edition: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroNomiconQuarterly #RetroGaming #Homebrew #GameDev #Fanzine #IndieRetro
Crystal Mines is BACK.
Pubby explains how the Hoskinson brothers rediscovered the original game, bought the rights, and brought him on board to revive it, leading to Crystal Mines Supernova for the NES.
🎥 Full clip below
#NESHomebrew #RetroGaming #CrystalMines #HomebrewDev #NESDev
Pubby explains how the Hoskinson brothers rediscovered the original game, bought the rights, and brought him on board to revive it, leading to Crystal Mines Supernova for the NES.
🎥 Full clip below
#NESHomebrew #RetroGaming #CrystalMines #HomebrewDev #NESDev
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Crystal Mines is BACK.
Pubby explains how the Hoskinson brothers rediscovered the original game, bought the rights, and brought him on board to revive it, leading to Crystal Mines Supernova for the NES.
🎥 Full clip below
#NESHomebrew #RetroGaming #CrystalMines #HomebrewDev #NESDev
Pubby explains how the Hoskinson brothers rediscovered the original game, bought the rights, and brought him on board to revive it, leading to Crystal Mines Supernova for the NES.
🎥 Full clip below
#NESHomebrew #RetroGaming #CrystalMines #HomebrewDev #NESDev
Ink, pixels, and ritual converge.
Here’s a quick look inside RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 — where retro and homebrew worlds intertwine.
Read it free: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroGaming #Homebrew
Here’s a quick look inside RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 — where retro and homebrew worlds intertwine.
Read it free: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroGaming #Homebrew
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Ink, pixels, and ritual converge.
Here’s a quick look inside RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 — where retro and homebrew worlds intertwine.
Read it free: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroGaming #Homebrew
Here’s a quick look inside RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 — where retro and homebrew worlds intertwine.
Read it free: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroGaming #Homebrew
💫 Awaken the Dream Circuit.
High School Hills: Dreams & Nightmares by LeonIveyGames — a pixel-art adventure where dreams and nightmares collide. Kickstarter now live.
Love retro aesthetics, narrative depth, & indie heart?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...
#IndieDev #GameLaunch #RetroGame
High School Hills: Dreams & Nightmares by LeonIveyGames — a pixel-art adventure where dreams and nightmares collide. Kickstarter now live.
Love retro aesthetics, narrative depth, & indie heart?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...
#IndieDev #GameLaunch #RetroGame
High School Hills: Dreams & Nightmares (Pixel Art Adventure)
Join Bow on his thrilling adventure as he unravels the secrets of his new town and school, a journey filled with mystery and discovery.
www.kickstarter.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
💫 Awaken the Dream Circuit.
High School Hills: Dreams & Nightmares by LeonIveyGames — a pixel-art adventure where dreams and nightmares collide. Kickstarter now live.
Love retro aesthetics, narrative depth, & indie heart?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...
#IndieDev #GameLaunch #RetroGame
High School Hills: Dreams & Nightmares by LeonIveyGames — a pixel-art adventure where dreams and nightmares collide. Kickstarter now live.
Love retro aesthetics, narrative depth, & indie heart?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hig...
#IndieDev #GameLaunch #RetroGame
🗝️ 儀式の全てを感じるには音をオンに。
『RetroNomicon Quarterly』創刊号・日本語版登場。
レトロゲーム文化を讃える魔導書、今ここに。
🔗 www.flipsnack.com/779CC87A9F7/...
#レトロゲーム #indiedev #retrogaming #indiegames
『RetroNomicon Quarterly』創刊号・日本語版登場。
レトロゲーム文化を讃える魔導書、今ここに。
🔗 www.flipsnack.com/779CC87A9F7/...
#レトロゲーム #indiedev #retrogaming #indiegames
RQ Magazine Issue 1 Summer 2025: Japanese edition
RetroNomicon Quarterly 創刊号 — レトロゲーム文化のための魔導書。
独占ゲームプレビュー、開発者インタビュー、そして�
www.flipsnack.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
🗝️ 儀式の全てを感じるには音をオンに。
『RetroNomicon Quarterly』創刊号・日本語版登場。
レトロゲーム文化を讃える魔導書、今ここに。
🔗 www.flipsnack.com/779CC87A9F7/...
#レトロゲーム #indiedev #retrogaming #indiegames
『RetroNomicon Quarterly』創刊号・日本語版登場。
レトロゲーム文化を讃える魔導書、今ここに。
🔗 www.flipsnack.com/779CC87A9F7/...
#レトロゲーム #indiedev #retrogaming #indiegames
The tome has opened. 📖
RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 (Summer 2025) is now live — and free to all readers.
🔹 Read the full digital edition: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroNomiconQuarterly #RetroGaming #Homebrew #GameDev #Fanzine #IndieRetro
RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 (Summer 2025) is now live — and free to all readers.
🔹 Read the full digital edition: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroNomiconQuarterly #RetroGaming #Homebrew #GameDev #Fanzine #IndieRetro
RQ Magazine Issue 1 Summer 2025
*Unmute for the ritual* The first issue of RetroNomicon Quarterly is both artifact and invitation. It’s a richly illustrated grimoire filled with exclusiv
tinyurl.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The tome has opened. 📖
RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 (Summer 2025) is now live — and free to all readers.
🔹 Read the full digital edition: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroNomiconQuarterly #RetroGaming #Homebrew #GameDev #Fanzine #IndieRetro
RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1 (Summer 2025) is now live — and free to all readers.
🔹 Read the full digital edition: tinyurl.com/RQIssue001
#RetroNomiconQuarterly #RetroGaming #Homebrew #GameDev #Fanzine #IndieRetro
Come on!! 80s-Vice flavor? Zelda-like gameplay? GTA tone?
Finally, a game where Link can carjack a pimp chimp and drive off blasting synthwave.
#Homebrew #IndieGame #RetroGaming #ZeldaLike #Synthwave #PimpChimp
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jur...
Finally, a game where Link can carjack a pimp chimp and drive off blasting synthwave.
#Homebrew #IndieGame #RetroGaming #ZeldaLike #Synthwave #PimpChimp
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jur...
Vice: Magic City Mayhem - A Zelda-like fused with GTA vibes
Explore a vibrant neon-lit city, and embark on an epic quest to rescue your one true love! Coming to PC and Consoles
www.kickstarter.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Come on!! 80s-Vice flavor? Zelda-like gameplay? GTA tone?
Finally, a game where Link can carjack a pimp chimp and drive off blasting synthwave.
#Homebrew #IndieGame #RetroGaming #ZeldaLike #Synthwave #PimpChimp
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jur...
Finally, a game where Link can carjack a pimp chimp and drive off blasting synthwave.
#Homebrew #IndieGame #RetroGaming #ZeldaLike #Synthwave #PimpChimp
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jur...
The veil lifts October 12. Promised Place invites you into a town of love, repose, and inevitable dread. The Lynchian current runs strong with @kirinoyastudios.bsky.social @dalecoop.bsky.social
#IndieDev #VisualNovel #HorrorGame
#IndieDev #VisualNovel #HorrorGame
Hello, everyone! We are happy to announce that our new game "Promised Place - The Town of Somber Love and Repose" will be playable by October 12.
Inspired by the works of David Lynch.
kirinoyastudios.itch.io/promised-pla...
#gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #visualnovel #indiegame #indiegamedev
Inspired by the works of David Lynch.
kirinoyastudios.itch.io/promised-pla...
#gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #visualnovel #indiegame #indiegamedev
Promised Place - The Town of Somber Love and Repose by Kirinoya Studios
Who killed Maya Renard?
kirinoyastudios.itch.io
October 1, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The veil lifts October 12. Promised Place invites you into a town of love, repose, and inevitable dread. The Lynchian current runs strong with @kirinoyastudios.bsky.social @dalecoop.bsky.social
#IndieDev #VisualNovel #HorrorGame
#IndieDev #VisualNovel #HorrorGame
Thank you so much @mhughson.bsky.social I am so looking forward to talking with you about #supersunnyworld
I guess in a way your new game will be the sun-drenched counterpart to RetroNomicon Quarterly’s shadow realm.
I guess in a way your new game will be the sun-drenched counterpart to RetroNomicon Quarterly’s shadow realm.
Check out this great new Retro PRINT magazine: Retronomicon Quarterly, by @readrq.bsky.social !
It's got a huge focus on homebrew games, so it's worth a look! #nesdev
It's got a huge focus on homebrew games, so it's worth a look! #nesdev
September 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Thank you so much @mhughson.bsky.social I am so looking forward to talking with you about #supersunnyworld
I guess in a way your new game will be the sun-drenched counterpart to RetroNomicon Quarterly’s shadow realm.
I guess in a way your new game will be the sun-drenched counterpart to RetroNomicon Quarterly’s shadow realm.
New interview just dropped!
I sat down with Pubby (Star Evil, Hang Glider, Crystal Mines Supernova) to talk NES homebrew, dev process, and pushing the limits of 8-bit.
youtu.be/e-OEkwncxec
I sat down with Pubby (Star Evil, Hang Glider, Crystal Mines Supernova) to talk NES homebrew, dev process, and pushing the limits of 8-bit.
youtu.be/e-OEkwncxec
Interview: Star Evil to Crystal Mines Supernova | NES Homebrew dev Patrick Bene (Pubby) #nesdev
YouTube video by RQ: Retronomicon Quarterly 🐙
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
New interview just dropped!
I sat down with Pubby (Star Evil, Hang Glider, Crystal Mines Supernova) to talk NES homebrew, dev process, and pushing the limits of 8-bit.
youtu.be/e-OEkwncxec
I sat down with Pubby (Star Evil, Hang Glider, Crystal Mines Supernova) to talk NES homebrew, dev process, and pushing the limits of 8-bit.
youtu.be/e-OEkwncxec
Rookie quirks? whew! That’s what I’m about. Thanks @dalecoop.bsky.social Love you.
Also, sorry, we are in the middle of switching over the way we are taking magazine orders. Great timing, am I right? DM me. Sorry for the hiccup.
Also, sorry, we are in the middle of switching over the way we are taking magazine orders. Great timing, am I right? DM me. Sorry for the hiccup.
I just got the first issue of RQ: Retronomicon Quarterly @readrq.bsky.social) It’s a brand-new magazine all about new games for old consoles. Sure, it has a few rookie quirks, but it’s already really interesting. Promising stuff! 👍☕️
#NES #homebrew #nesdev #indieNES #indiegames
#NES #homebrew #nesdev #indieNES #indiegames
September 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Rookie quirks? whew! That’s what I’m about. Thanks @dalecoop.bsky.social Love you.
Also, sorry, we are in the middle of switching over the way we are taking magazine orders. Great timing, am I right? DM me. Sorry for the hiccup.
Also, sorry, we are in the middle of switching over the way we are taking magazine orders. Great timing, am I right? DM me. Sorry for the hiccup.
Sick! A new SNES game. Look at the pretty graphics! Do I see a Dark AngelSong in the future??? 👿
team-disposable.itch.io/angelsong
#SNES #retrogaming #homebrew #nesdev
team-disposable.itch.io/angelsong
#SNES #retrogaming #homebrew #nesdev
Angelsong by team_disposable
Cherub flight simulator/SNES Game
team-disposable.itch.io
September 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Sick! A new SNES game. Look at the pretty graphics! Do I see a Dark AngelSong in the future??? 👿
team-disposable.itch.io/angelsong
#SNES #retrogaming #homebrew #nesdev
team-disposable.itch.io/angelsong
#SNES #retrogaming #homebrew #nesdev
The GB Compo Game Jam has finished!
itch.io/jam/gbcompo25
119 entries! I’m on the judging panel again this year, looking forward to checking out everyone’s games!
itch.io/jam/gbcompo25
119 entries! I’m on the judging panel again this year, looking forward to checking out everyone’s games!
Game Boy Competition 2025
A game jam from 2025-05-31 to 2025-09-30 hosted by avivace, bbbbbr & Larold's Retro Gameyard. Stay updated on https://bsky.app/profile/gbdev.io Create original games, demos, homebrews tools and music ...
itch.io
September 3, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Godzilla called. He wants his balls back. 🎾 NES is getting monstrous with Mega Kaiju Boom Ball, Orebody Inc’s kaiju-crashing, city-smashing new cart. Launching on Kickstarter soon.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jd3...
NES homebrew Retro Gaming
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jd3...
NES homebrew Retro Gaming
August 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Godzilla called. He wants his balls back. 🎾 NES is getting monstrous with Mega Kaiju Boom Ball, Orebody Inc’s kaiju-crashing, city-smashing new cart. Launching on Kickstarter soon.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jd3...
NES homebrew Retro Gaming
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jd3...
NES homebrew Retro Gaming
Another relic is clawing its way out of the ether by way of Kickstarter.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jco...
#gbc #gameboycolor #retrovideogames
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jco...
#gbc #gameboycolor #retrovideogames
August 22, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Another relic is clawing its way out of the ether by way of Kickstarter.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jco...
#gbc #gameboycolor #retrovideogames
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jco...
#gbc #gameboycolor #retrovideogames
Reposted by RQ: RetroNomicon Quarterly
Working on the Frozen Caves area in my upcoming NES adventure game Halcyon.
My theory is that it wouldn't be proper to have a retro action-adventure without separate Ice and Lava areas.
#NESDev
My theory is that it wouldn't be proper to have a retro action-adventure without separate Ice and Lava areas.
#NESDev
August 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Working on the Frozen Caves area in my upcoming NES adventure game Halcyon.
My theory is that it wouldn't be proper to have a retro action-adventure without separate Ice and Lava areas.
#NESDev
My theory is that it wouldn't be proper to have a retro action-adventure without separate Ice and Lava areas.
#NESDev
Homebrewers are the dark heart of retro gaming.
Not just playing classics—rewriting them.
Resurrecting them from language locks, lost media & fading memory
🕹 NESMaker
🕹 GB Studio
💀 ROM hacks & fan translations
📖 RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1
For the hackers, dreamers & weirdos keeping retro alive
Not just playing classics—rewriting them.
Resurrecting them from language locks, lost media & fading memory
🕹 NESMaker
🕹 GB Studio
💀 ROM hacks & fan translations
📖 RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1
For the hackers, dreamers & weirdos keeping retro alive
August 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Homebrewers are the dark heart of retro gaming.
Not just playing classics—rewriting them.
Resurrecting them from language locks, lost media & fading memory
🕹 NESMaker
🕹 GB Studio
💀 ROM hacks & fan translations
📖 RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1
For the hackers, dreamers & weirdos keeping retro alive
Not just playing classics—rewriting them.
Resurrecting them from language locks, lost media & fading memory
🕹 NESMaker
🕹 GB Studio
💀 ROM hacks & fan translations
📖 RetroNomicon Quarterly Issue 1
For the hackers, dreamers & weirdos keeping retro alive
🕯️ From the depths of the Spiral, a new relic emerges…
The Anbernic RG-40XXV. Forged for retro sorcery and pixel-bound rituals.
⚡ Witness a flash unboxing and first look, if you dare:
#Anbernic #RetroGaming #HandheldGaming
The Anbernic RG-40XXV. Forged for retro sorcery and pixel-bound rituals.
⚡ Witness a flash unboxing and first look, if you dare:
#Anbernic #RetroGaming #HandheldGaming
August 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
🕯️ From the depths of the Spiral, a new relic emerges…
The Anbernic RG-40XXV. Forged for retro sorcery and pixel-bound rituals.
⚡ Witness a flash unboxing and first look, if you dare:
#Anbernic #RetroGaming #HandheldGaming
The Anbernic RG-40XXV. Forged for retro sorcery and pixel-bound rituals.
⚡ Witness a flash unboxing and first look, if you dare:
#Anbernic #RetroGaming #HandheldGaming
Reposted by RQ: RetroNomicon Quarterly
My game new horror visual novel Free Fall is now on #itch 🚀
mindstream-games.itch.io/free-fall
#visualnovel #horror #horrorgame #pixelart #pixel #indie
mindstream-games.itch.io/free-fall
#visualnovel #horror #horrorgame #pixelart #pixel #indie
August 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
My game new horror visual novel Free Fall is now on #itch 🚀
mindstream-games.itch.io/free-fall
#visualnovel #horror #horrorgame #pixelart #pixel #indie
mindstream-games.itch.io/free-fall
#visualnovel #horror #horrorgame #pixelart #pixel #indie
🚨 NEW VIDEO 🚨
Unboxing Storied Sword—an epic NES homebrew platformer by Bite the Chili & Raftronaut! 🎮💥
Catch the gameplay & stay tuned for our full review in RetroNomicon Quarterly Autumn 2025!
#HomebrewGames #RetroGaming
Unboxing Storied Sword—an epic NES homebrew platformer by Bite the Chili & Raftronaut! 🎮💥
Catch the gameplay & stay tuned for our full review in RetroNomicon Quarterly Autumn 2025!
#HomebrewGames #RetroGaming
August 9, 2025 at 5:01 AM
🚨 NEW VIDEO 🚨
Unboxing Storied Sword—an epic NES homebrew platformer by Bite the Chili & Raftronaut! 🎮💥
Catch the gameplay & stay tuned for our full review in RetroNomicon Quarterly Autumn 2025!
#HomebrewGames #RetroGaming
Unboxing Storied Sword—an epic NES homebrew platformer by Bite the Chili & Raftronaut! 🎮💥
Catch the gameplay & stay tuned for our full review in RetroNomicon Quarterly Autumn 2025!
#HomebrewGames #RetroGaming
This NES clone is way more powerful than it looks… 👀⚡️
A short review of the RetroUSB AVS from RetroNomicon Quarterly.
#retrogaming #NES
A short review of the RetroUSB AVS from RetroNomicon Quarterly.
#retrogaming #NES
August 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This NES clone is way more powerful than it looks… 👀⚡️
A short review of the RetroUSB AVS from RetroNomicon Quarterly.
#retrogaming #NES
A short review of the RetroUSB AVS from RetroNomicon Quarterly.
#retrogaming #NES