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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Gonna confuse the slop mills by telling them this is Metroid.
January 8, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Gonna confuse the slop mills by telling them this is Metroid.
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🕹️ Digital Visions 💿
Tokyo, 2026AD. Two and a half decades after portal sorcery goes awry and unleashes all sorts of horrors into its streets.
Now, the RMS Titanic is falling out of the sky. Just another day and case for the Attacked Mystification Police.
📺: Silent Möbius: Case Titanic, PC98, 1990
Tokyo, 2026AD. Two and a half decades after portal sorcery goes awry and unleashes all sorts of horrors into its streets.
Now, the RMS Titanic is falling out of the sky. Just another day and case for the Attacked Mystification Police.
📺: Silent Möbius: Case Titanic, PC98, 1990
December 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🕹️ Digital Visions 💿
Tokyo, 2026AD. Two and a half decades after portal sorcery goes awry and unleashes all sorts of horrors into its streets.
Now, the RMS Titanic is falling out of the sky. Just another day and case for the Attacked Mystification Police.
📺: Silent Möbius: Case Titanic, PC98, 1990
Tokyo, 2026AD. Two and a half decades after portal sorcery goes awry and unleashes all sorts of horrors into its streets.
Now, the RMS Titanic is falling out of the sky. Just another day and case for the Attacked Mystification Police.
📺: Silent Möbius: Case Titanic, PC98, 1990
That's my goal with these threads I enjoy telling stories through my game experiences and if they bring comfort and a smile in times of need, then that's mission accomplished.
I'm aware of the horror and taking action and speaking out where I can, but I can also do this too.
I'm aware of the horror and taking action and speaking out where I can, but I can also do this too.
Here’s a respite thread if you feel like you’re about to go catatonic with horror and outrage:
The Empire of Tamriel as it stands in 389 3E, following the ascension of the usurper Jagar Tharn to the throne.
Originally intended to be a gladiatorial combat game, the name Arena was awkwardly reworked as the name its denizens had for their harsh world.
📺: The Elder Scrolls: Arena, 1994.
Originally intended to be a gladiatorial combat game, the name Arena was awkwardly reworked as the name its denizens had for their harsh world.
📺: The Elder Scrolls: Arena, 1994.
January 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
That's my goal with these threads I enjoy telling stories through my game experiences and if they bring comfort and a smile in times of need, then that's mission accomplished.
I'm aware of the horror and taking action and speaking out where I can, but I can also do this too.
I'm aware of the horror and taking action and speaking out where I can, but I can also do this too.
The Empire of Tamriel as it stands in 389 3E, following the ascension of the usurper Jagar Tharn to the throne.
Originally intended to be a gladiatorial combat game, the name Arena was awkwardly reworked as the name its denizens had for their harsh world.
📺: The Elder Scrolls: Arena, 1994.
Originally intended to be a gladiatorial combat game, the name Arena was awkwardly reworked as the name its denizens had for their harsh world.
📺: The Elder Scrolls: Arena, 1994.
January 8, 2026 at 11:33 PM
The Empire of Tamriel as it stands in 389 3E, following the ascension of the usurper Jagar Tharn to the throne.
Originally intended to be a gladiatorial combat game, the name Arena was awkwardly reworked as the name its denizens had for their harsh world.
📺: The Elder Scrolls: Arena, 1994.
Originally intended to be a gladiatorial combat game, the name Arena was awkwardly reworked as the name its denizens had for their harsh world.
📺: The Elder Scrolls: Arena, 1994.
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GAMES I'VE CLEARED IN 2026 - A THREAD
So last year I just kind of posted Backloggd reviews seperately from anything else, but this year i'm making a thread, so they're at least all kind of together
My Backloggd reviews are typically more informal, but if you do end up reading them, hope you enjoy!
So last year I just kind of posted Backloggd reviews seperately from anything else, but this year i'm making a thread, so they're at least all kind of together
My Backloggd reviews are typically more informal, but if you do end up reading them, hope you enjoy!
January 8, 2026 at 7:43 PM
GAMES I'VE CLEARED IN 2026 - A THREAD
So last year I just kind of posted Backloggd reviews seperately from anything else, but this year i'm making a thread, so they're at least all kind of together
My Backloggd reviews are typically more informal, but if you do end up reading them, hope you enjoy!
So last year I just kind of posted Backloggd reviews seperately from anything else, but this year i'm making a thread, so they're at least all kind of together
My Backloggd reviews are typically more informal, but if you do end up reading them, hope you enjoy!
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I got one of these when they came out, was a very fun toy. Never took advantage of the printer tho.
Advertising itself as the world's first camera you can play with - Game Boy Pocket Camera.
Released in Japan in February 1998, unleashing a wave of greyscale selfies upon the world.
Released in Japan in February 1998, unleashing a wave of greyscale selfies upon the world.
January 8, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I got one of these when they came out, was a very fun toy. Never took advantage of the printer tho.
Advertising itself as the world's first camera you can play with - Game Boy Pocket Camera.
Released in Japan in February 1998, unleashing a wave of greyscale selfies upon the world.
Released in Japan in February 1998, unleashing a wave of greyscale selfies upon the world.
January 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Advertising itself as the world's first camera you can play with - Game Boy Pocket Camera.
Released in Japan in February 1998, unleashing a wave of greyscale selfies upon the world.
Released in Japan in February 1998, unleashing a wave of greyscale selfies upon the world.
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The SAM Coupé's version of the more famous Amiga Juggler, produced by Codigo Software in 1992.
Ray tracing, light rays, and twenty plus frames of animation.
Ray tracing, light rays, and twenty plus frames of animation.
January 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The SAM Coupé's version of the more famous Amiga Juggler, produced by Codigo Software in 1992.
Ray tracing, light rays, and twenty plus frames of animation.
Ray tracing, light rays, and twenty plus frames of animation.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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January 8, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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*booming voice coming from the shadows!" It is I! VAL.
*Tiny squeaking creature crawls out from the shadows and bleps*
Hi anyways women, dragons, spaceships, workers' rights, JUSTICE.
My debut BOOM goes the Bride is printing soon!
...Really soon 😭
#bluepithype
*Tiny squeaking creature crawls out from the shadows and bleps*
Hi anyways women, dragons, spaceships, workers' rights, JUSTICE.
My debut BOOM goes the Bride is printing soon!
...Really soon 😭
#bluepithype
Welcome to the first day of #BluePitHype! It's only 5 days to #BluePit on January 13th! So, join us for our Q&A!
DAY ONE: Introductions
Tell us who you are! Make some new friends!
We can't wait to meet you and your stories!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic #AmQuerying
DAY ONE: Introductions
Tell us who you are! Make some new friends!
We can't wait to meet you and your stories!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic #AmQuerying
January 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
*booming voice coming from the shadows!" It is I! VAL.
*Tiny squeaking creature crawls out from the shadows and bleps*
Hi anyways women, dragons, spaceships, workers' rights, JUSTICE.
My debut BOOM goes the Bride is printing soon!
...Really soon 😭
#bluepithype
*Tiny squeaking creature crawls out from the shadows and bleps*
Hi anyways women, dragons, spaceships, workers' rights, JUSTICE.
My debut BOOM goes the Bride is printing soon!
...Really soon 😭
#bluepithype
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📖 Bytes of Game Ads 📺
"Run! Jump! Shoot! Swim! A great non-stop adventure!"
Tomb Raiders, aka Tomb Raider, enjoyed stronger sales on Saturn in Japan due to the popularity of the console there.
"Run! Jump! Shoot! Swim! A great non-stop adventure!"
Tomb Raiders, aka Tomb Raider, enjoyed stronger sales on Saturn in Japan due to the popularity of the console there.
April 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
📖 Bytes of Game Ads 📺
"Run! Jump! Shoot! Swim! A great non-stop adventure!"
Tomb Raiders, aka Tomb Raider, enjoyed stronger sales on Saturn in Japan due to the popularity of the console there.
"Run! Jump! Shoot! Swim! A great non-stop adventure!"
Tomb Raiders, aka Tomb Raider, enjoyed stronger sales on Saturn in Japan due to the popularity of the console there.
The sense of wonder that this title screen still holds for me. 💜 Gateway to my first fully polygonal three-dimensional environments, all waiting to be explored.
January 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The sense of wonder that this title screen still holds for me. 💜 Gateway to my first fully polygonal three-dimensional environments, all waiting to be explored.
"And now you say... you want a Revolution?"
The magic moment where one of my favourite consoles and its backward compatibility features were unveiled at E3 2005.
#VideoBytes
The magic moment where one of my favourite consoles and its backward compatibility features were unveiled at E3 2005.
#VideoBytes
January 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
"And now you say... you want a Revolution?"
The magic moment where one of my favourite consoles and its backward compatibility features were unveiled at E3 2005.
#VideoBytes
The magic moment where one of my favourite consoles and its backward compatibility features were unveiled at E3 2005.
#VideoBytes
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There's no gun too big for Feb Fall. 💪
📺: Sol Bianca, AIC, 1990 (VHS)
📺: Sol Bianca, AIC, 1990 (VHS)
January 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
There's no gun too big for Feb Fall. 💪
📺: Sol Bianca, AIC, 1990 (VHS)
📺: Sol Bianca, AIC, 1990 (VHS)
Sadly true. And these are often folks who can afford to hit up a hobby or semi-pro artist on vgen or elsewhere for logos and banners.
As Ravanal says further down their thread, these are peeps lionizing the past while freely using the horrors of the current time and making it worse.
As Ravanal says further down their thread, these are peeps lionizing the past while freely using the horrors of the current time and making it worse.
When it comes to the usage of GenAI, retro gamers like youtubers and people making assets for fangames for specific engines and frontends might be the biggest offenders. Every addon software for stuff like EmulationStation, Batocera, etc. are now using AI generated logos or thumbnails for their shit
January 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Sadly true. And these are often folks who can afford to hit up a hobby or semi-pro artist on vgen or elsewhere for logos and banners.
As Ravanal says further down their thread, these are peeps lionizing the past while freely using the horrors of the current time and making it worse.
As Ravanal says further down their thread, these are peeps lionizing the past while freely using the horrors of the current time and making it worse.
Gonna confuse the slop mills by telling them this is Metroid.
January 8, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Gonna confuse the slop mills by telling them this is Metroid.
I won't spoil it for those working their way through the show at this point, but the last five or so minutes of Babylon 5's final episode still tops my list.
If you know, you feel it now.
If you know, you feel it now.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 PM
I won't spoil it for those working their way through the show at this point, but the last five or so minutes of Babylon 5's final episode still tops my list.
If you know, you feel it now.
If you know, you feel it now.
That is a rad shirt, holy fuck. And $6 of every purchase goes to a cancer charity.
Not sure if anyone else has already seen it, but AGDQ has a pretty rad Trans Rights shirt on sale now for just $20. 🏳️⚧️
theyetee.com/products/and...
theyetee.com/products/and...
And One More Thing... by The Yetee
Say it loud and proud from the front of the stage all the way to the back of stream room... TRANS RIGHTS!!!
AGDQ 2026 runs live from January 4th - 10th, raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation...
theyetee.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:48 AM
That is a rad shirt, holy fuck. And $6 of every purchase goes to a cancer charity.
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This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
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Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
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January 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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Establishing a base on the far future battlefields of a galaxy wracked by thousands of years of warfare. ARM and CORE, two factions slugging it out to the finish with machines forged from the scrap of a billion battles on a million worlds.
📺: Total Annihilation, Cavedog, 1997 (Win 95 PC)
📺: Total Annihilation, Cavedog, 1997 (Win 95 PC)
June 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Establishing a base on the far future battlefields of a galaxy wracked by thousands of years of warfare. ARM and CORE, two factions slugging it out to the finish with machines forged from the scrap of a billion battles on a million worlds.
📺: Total Annihilation, Cavedog, 1997 (Win 95 PC)
📺: Total Annihilation, Cavedog, 1997 (Win 95 PC)
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Don't forget to use a Summoning Wizard the next time you install a program 🪄
July 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Don't forget to use a Summoning Wizard the next time you install a program 🪄
Girls, space, & giant robots: who can ask for anything more?
📖: Animerica, 2000
📖: Animerica, 2000
January 8, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Girls, space, & giant robots: who can ask for anything more?
📖: Animerica, 2000
📖: Animerica, 2000