Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️⚧️
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I'm curious and passionate about a whole bunch of nerdy and cool stuff! I also publish a fortnightly retro gaming and anime 'zine and write on several blogs:
Scanlines zine: betweenthescanlines.itch.io
Main blog: scanlineartifacts.wordpress.com
I'm curious and passionate about a whole bunch of nerdy and cool stuff! I also publish a fortnightly retro gaming and anime 'zine and write on several blogs:
Scanlines zine: betweenthescanlines.itch.io
Main blog: scanlineartifacts.wordpress.com
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Learn how to play Battletech in '94 with some cutesy anime flair!
I've shared the cover of one of the Fujimi Dragon Book Fantasy File guides for D&D before, now here's one for Battletech.
Absolutely adorable stuff, especially the crew at the bottom.
I've shared the cover of one of the Fujimi Dragon Book Fantasy File guides for D&D before, now here's one for Battletech.
Absolutely adorable stuff, especially the crew at the bottom.
January 18, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Learn how to play Battletech in '94 with some cutesy anime flair!
I've shared the cover of one of the Fujimi Dragon Book Fantasy File guides for D&D before, now here's one for Battletech.
Absolutely adorable stuff, especially the crew at the bottom.
I've shared the cover of one of the Fujimi Dragon Book Fantasy File guides for D&D before, now here's one for Battletech.
Absolutely adorable stuff, especially the crew at the bottom.
When Poogie and Palico join forces to take down monsters... Monster Hunter G!
Monster Hunter G was another port of an expanded version of the original Monster Hunter, bundled with a themed Classic Controller and a demo of Monster Hunter Tri.
#VideoBytes
Monster Hunter G was another port of an expanded version of the original Monster Hunter, bundled with a themed Classic Controller and a demo of Monster Hunter Tri.
#VideoBytes
January 18, 2026 at 3:28 PM
When Poogie and Palico join forces to take down monsters... Monster Hunter G!
Monster Hunter G was another port of an expanded version of the original Monster Hunter, bundled with a themed Classic Controller and a demo of Monster Hunter Tri.
#VideoBytes
Monster Hunter G was another port of an expanded version of the original Monster Hunter, bundled with a themed Classic Controller and a demo of Monster Hunter Tri.
#VideoBytes
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Post the first game you actually completed!
I don't even remember how old I was when I finished it, but I do know I was playing it since I was 2. This freaking game changed my life forever and I'm still replaying it to death for 22 years. I love Super Mario 64 soooo much
I don't even remember how old I was when I finished it, but I do know I was playing it since I was 2. This freaking game changed my life forever and I'm still replaying it to death for 22 years. I love Super Mario 64 soooo much
January 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Post the first game you actually completed!
I don't even remember how old I was when I finished it, but I do know I was playing it since I was 2. This freaking game changed my life forever and I'm still replaying it to death for 22 years. I love Super Mario 64 soooo much
I don't even remember how old I was when I finished it, but I do know I was playing it since I was 2. This freaking game changed my life forever and I'm still replaying it to death for 22 years. I love Super Mario 64 soooo much
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Post the first game you actually completed!
It was definitely Super Mario World. I had to think on it carefully but I do remember family members showing me the secret warps to go directly to Bowser via Star World, and eventually I was able to do that on my own.
It was definitely Super Mario World. I had to think on it carefully but I do remember family members showing me the secret warps to go directly to Bowser via Star World, and eventually I was able to do that on my own.
January 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Post the first game you actually completed!
It was definitely Super Mario World. I had to think on it carefully but I do remember family members showing me the secret warps to go directly to Bowser via Star World, and eventually I was able to do that on my own.
It was definitely Super Mario World. I had to think on it carefully but I do remember family members showing me the secret warps to go directly to Bowser via Star World, and eventually I was able to do that on my own.
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Pass (Kotobuki Grand Prix, PS1, Syscom Entertaiment, 1999)
January 18, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Pass (Kotobuki Grand Prix, PS1, Syscom Entertaiment, 1999)
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Post the first game you actually completed!
Definitely either this, or Vendetta (System 3, still on Commodore 64) or Robocop (Ocean, Commodore 64) or Batman the Movie ( again Ocean, C64) since they were more or less contemporary, I think I will put this, as it's the one I always enjoyed the most.
Definitely either this, or Vendetta (System 3, still on Commodore 64) or Robocop (Ocean, Commodore 64) or Batman the Movie ( again Ocean, C64) since they were more or less contemporary, I think I will put this, as it's the one I always enjoyed the most.
January 18, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Post the first game you actually completed!
Definitely either this, or Vendetta (System 3, still on Commodore 64) or Robocop (Ocean, Commodore 64) or Batman the Movie ( again Ocean, C64) since they were more or less contemporary, I think I will put this, as it's the one I always enjoyed the most.
Definitely either this, or Vendetta (System 3, still on Commodore 64) or Robocop (Ocean, Commodore 64) or Batman the Movie ( again Ocean, C64) since they were more or less contemporary, I think I will put this, as it's the one I always enjoyed the most.
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Post the first game you actually completed!
I'm very sure this was the first one I was able to complete, and that's thanks to Argentina's special shot that autotargets to the rival's goal.
I'm very sure this was the first one I was able to complete, and that's thanks to Argentina's special shot that autotargets to the rival's goal.
January 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Post the first game you actually completed!
I'm very sure this was the first one I was able to complete, and that's thanks to Argentina's special shot that autotargets to the rival's goal.
I'm very sure this was the first one I was able to complete, and that's thanks to Argentina's special shot that autotargets to the rival's goal.
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Post the first game you actually completed:
I played a lot of games before this one came out when I was 7, but most of them were either rentals, or too difficult for me to truly understand outside of basic gameplay mechanics. This was the game that helped me understand objectives and scripting
I played a lot of games before this one came out when I was 7, but most of them were either rentals, or too difficult for me to truly understand outside of basic gameplay mechanics. This was the game that helped me understand objectives and scripting
January 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Post the first game you actually completed:
I played a lot of games before this one came out when I was 7, but most of them were either rentals, or too difficult for me to truly understand outside of basic gameplay mechanics. This was the game that helped me understand objectives and scripting
I played a lot of games before this one came out when I was 7, but most of them were either rentals, or too difficult for me to truly understand outside of basic gameplay mechanics. This was the game that helped me understand objectives and scripting
Post the first game you actually completed!
I'm racking my brains, and you know what, it would likely have been The Secret of Monkey Island? It wasn't until picking up an Amiga that I started completing games from start to finish.
I'm racking my brains, and you know what, it would likely have been The Secret of Monkey Island? It wasn't until picking up an Amiga that I started completing games from start to finish.
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Post the first game you actually completed!
I'm racking my brains, and you know what, it would likely have been The Secret of Monkey Island? It wasn't until picking up an Amiga that I started completing games from start to finish.
I'm racking my brains, and you know what, it would likely have been The Secret of Monkey Island? It wasn't until picking up an Amiga that I started completing games from start to finish.
Embrace the Ray Ray CD-ROM Revolution
The card is a cute little promo to celebrate the release of Raystorm and Ray Tracers.
The card is a cute little promo to celebrate the release of Raystorm and Ray Tracers.
January 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Embrace the Ray Ray CD-ROM Revolution
The card is a cute little promo to celebrate the release of Raystorm and Ray Tracers.
The card is a cute little promo to celebrate the release of Raystorm and Ray Tracers.
Sorry Rango, I don't know why there's not been another classic Ridge Racer game with fierce online and single player arcade racing, a dramatic storyline of ambition, rivalry, and passion with rival racing teams, arcade callbacks, and Reiko Nagase AND Ai Fukami.
January 18, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Sorry Rango, I don't know why there's not been another classic Ridge Racer game with fierce online and single player arcade racing, a dramatic storyline of ambition, rivalry, and passion with rival racing teams, arcade callbacks, and Reiko Nagase AND Ai Fukami.
Good morning/afternoon, y'all 💜
a woman sitting in front of a window with blinds
Alt: A clip of Motoko Kusanagi rising from sleep and opening her blinds
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January 18, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Good morning/afternoon, y'all 💜
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Hey yall so im tapped out for the month and could use help getting my meds today. Im outta my hormones and T blockers and anti anxiety meds
If anyone's able to help it'd be much appreciated
If anyone's able to help it'd be much appreciated
hiii we're Kayin!! x3
silly nonbinary gal
who posts about mecha,fighting/video/tabletop games, models, n photography :3
we're a near fulltime unpaid caretaker for my disabled mom
n could really use some help for like living n such anything and everything helps!
Paypal.me/Vahllen
cash.app/$KayinJunn
silly nonbinary gal
who posts about mecha,fighting/video/tabletop games, models, n photography :3
we're a near fulltime unpaid caretaker for my disabled mom
n could really use some help for like living n such anything and everything helps!
Paypal.me/Vahllen
cash.app/$KayinJunn
January 17, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Hey yall so im tapped out for the month and could use help getting my meds today. Im outta my hormones and T blockers and anti anxiety meds
If anyone's able to help it'd be much appreciated
If anyone's able to help it'd be much appreciated
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If you need me, I'll be at SexyDynamite 💕
📺: Cyberdoll, Betop, Sega Saturn, 1996
📺: Cyberdoll, Betop, Sega Saturn, 1996
January 17, 2026 at 1:19 PM
If you need me, I'll be at SexyDynamite 💕
📺: Cyberdoll, Betop, Sega Saturn, 1996
📺: Cyberdoll, Betop, Sega Saturn, 1996
Learn how to play Battletech in '94 with some cutesy anime flair!
I've shared the cover of one of the Fujimi Dragon Book Fantasy File guides for D&D before, now here's one for Battletech.
Absolutely adorable stuff, especially the crew at the bottom.
I've shared the cover of one of the Fujimi Dragon Book Fantasy File guides for D&D before, now here's one for Battletech.
Absolutely adorable stuff, especially the crew at the bottom.
January 18, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Learn how to play Battletech in '94 with some cutesy anime flair!
I've shared the cover of one of the Fujimi Dragon Book Fantasy File guides for D&D before, now here's one for Battletech.
Absolutely adorable stuff, especially the crew at the bottom.
I've shared the cover of one of the Fujimi Dragon Book Fantasy File guides for D&D before, now here's one for Battletech.
Absolutely adorable stuff, especially the crew at the bottom.
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this game has such lovely things to show u all the time if u have the patience to see it :3 this is all stuff i wouldve missed if i was just doing the normal fast travel where u just load and some time passes. walking everywhere has been so wonderful and rewarding!
January 17, 2026 at 9:04 PM
this game has such lovely things to show u all the time if u have the patience to see it :3 this is all stuff i wouldve missed if i was just doing the normal fast travel where u just load and some time passes. walking everywhere has been so wonderful and rewarding!
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The first PlayStation mascot - Captain Rock.
Star of Polys Entertainment's Motor Toon Grand Prix, and created by artist Susumu Matsushita, Cap'n Rock greets you as you fire up Japan's Demo Demo - the first PSX demo disc available to the general public.
Let's have a peek at it in this 🧵
Star of Polys Entertainment's Motor Toon Grand Prix, and created by artist Susumu Matsushita, Cap'n Rock greets you as you fire up Japan's Demo Demo - the first PSX demo disc available to the general public.
Let's have a peek at it in this 🧵
April 20, 2024 at 9:18 PM
The first PlayStation mascot - Captain Rock.
Star of Polys Entertainment's Motor Toon Grand Prix, and created by artist Susumu Matsushita, Cap'n Rock greets you as you fire up Japan's Demo Demo - the first PSX demo disc available to the general public.
Let's have a peek at it in this 🧵
Star of Polys Entertainment's Motor Toon Grand Prix, and created by artist Susumu Matsushita, Cap'n Rock greets you as you fire up Japan's Demo Demo - the first PSX demo disc available to the general public.
Let's have a peek at it in this 🧵
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Japanese TV commercial from 1986 for Transformers: Convoy no Nazo on NES. It was made due to the movie not getting to Japan for a few years. Read more about it here: www.badgamehalloffame.com/transformers...
#gaming #retro #Nintendo 🎮
#gaming #retro #Nintendo 🎮
January 17, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Japanese TV commercial from 1986 for Transformers: Convoy no Nazo on NES. It was made due to the movie not getting to Japan for a few years. Read more about it here: www.badgamehalloffame.com/transformers...
#gaming #retro #Nintendo 🎮
#gaming #retro #Nintendo 🎮
PC-98 Policenauts office ASMR
January 17, 2026 at 9:46 PM
PC-98 Policenauts office ASMR
An appropriately wintery Old Los Angeles, 2040AD. Wrap up warm if you're going to hit the streets, brr!
📺: Policenauts, 1994 (PC-98 version)
📺: Policenauts, 1994 (PC-98 version)
January 17, 2026 at 9:17 PM
An appropriately wintery Old Los Angeles, 2040AD. Wrap up warm if you're going to hit the streets, brr!
📺: Policenauts, 1994 (PC-98 version)
📺: Policenauts, 1994 (PC-98 version)
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It's #RandomGameSaturday! Here's Endless Space on PC/Mac DVD-ROM!
It had some issues and is no Endless Space 2 but it still has great races and an amazing soundtrack which is a big part of its excellent vibes.
And it includes a cool artbook!
It had some issues and is no Endless Space 2 but it still has great races and an amazing soundtrack which is a big part of its excellent vibes.
And it includes a cool artbook!
January 17, 2026 at 8:51 PM
It's #RandomGameSaturday! Here's Endless Space on PC/Mac DVD-ROM!
It had some issues and is no Endless Space 2 but it still has great races and an amazing soundtrack which is a big part of its excellent vibes.
And it includes a cool artbook!
It had some issues and is no Endless Space 2 but it still has great races and an amazing soundtrack which is a big part of its excellent vibes.
And it includes a cool artbook!
Aaaa... Kit surprised me with some new art of my catgirl, commissioned from @rainynebula.bsky.social in their absolutely gorgeous retro anime style 💜
Thank you, Jenna; you did an amaze job with her. 🔥
Will be switching to it as my profile pic for a while. 💜
Thank you, Jenna; you did an amaze job with her. 🔥
Will be switching to it as my profile pic for a while. 💜
January 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Aaaa... Kit surprised me with some new art of my catgirl, commissioned from @rainynebula.bsky.social in their absolutely gorgeous retro anime style 💜
Thank you, Jenna; you did an amaze job with her. 🔥
Will be switching to it as my profile pic for a while. 💜
Thank you, Jenna; you did an amaze job with her. 🔥
Will be switching to it as my profile pic for a while. 💜
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#RandomGameSaturday
Panzer Bandit on the PlayStation
Had this quite some time now and still not really played. It looked really neat but my impression was I def want to read the manual to better get understand the controls.
Really liked the art style.
Panzer Bandit on the PlayStation
Had this quite some time now and still not really played. It looked really neat but my impression was I def want to read the manual to better get understand the controls.
Really liked the art style.
January 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
#RandomGameSaturday
Panzer Bandit on the PlayStation
Had this quite some time now and still not really played. It looked really neat but my impression was I def want to read the manual to better get understand the controls.
Really liked the art style.
Panzer Bandit on the PlayStation
Had this quite some time now and still not really played. It looked really neat but my impression was I def want to read the manual to better get understand the controls.
Really liked the art style.
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Raiden-ing out onto your feeds: some Japanese PC eye candy. The FM Towns has such an interesting design with its narrow tower and CD drive - reportedly the first computer to come with one as standard.
December 29, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Raiden-ing out onto your feeds: some Japanese PC eye candy. The FM Towns has such an interesting design with its narrow tower and CD drive - reportedly the first computer to come with one as standard.
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Never done #RandomGameSaturday before so how about this, SFC Tengai Makyou Zero. Proud of the quality of the box some 30 years later, have a few imports for the SFC/SNES that survived the decades well.
January 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Never done #RandomGameSaturday before so how about this, SFC Tengai Makyou Zero. Proud of the quality of the box some 30 years later, have a few imports for the SFC/SNES that survived the decades well.