Steve Lin
@stevelin.bsky.social
Board member @gamehistoryorg, arcade & pinball enthusiast. Adopt senior pets!
Union Stock Yards presents: Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"
reading moby-dick and getting brainwashed by Big Spermaceti
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Union Stock Yards presents: Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"
My partner: Why did you just order 2 theremins?
yeah
January 7, 2026 at 6:21 AM
My partner: Why did you just order 2 theremins?
The first time I read "heavy television support" I interpreted it as something like a Sony PVM
Part of VGHF's Mark Flitman papers (https://archive.gamehistory.org/folder/205c628c-5d0a-4de8-a5a5-782f31706ac0), here's an internal postmortem on why Midway's racing sequel San Francisco Rush 2049 underperformed vs. sales goals on N64 and Dreamcast. (Not enough TV spend?)
January 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The first time I read "heavy television support" I interpreted it as something like a Sony PVM
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January 01, 2026
#NeoGeo #PocketHoroscope
#NeoGeo #PocketHoroscope
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
January 01, 2026
#NeoGeo #PocketHoroscope
#NeoGeo #PocketHoroscope
Sad to hear that Stewart Cheifet passed away. Computer Chronicles is an incredible 400 episode time capsule capturing the evolution of the tech/computing industry. Check out @lgr-yt.bsky.social's watch alongs if you need a fun on-ramp to the show obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
Stewart Cheifet Obituary December 28, 2025 - Goldsteins Funeral
View Stewart Cheifet's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Sad to hear that Stewart Cheifet passed away. Computer Chronicles is an incredible 400 episode time capsule capturing the evolution of the tech/computing industry. Check out @lgr-yt.bsky.social's watch alongs if you need a fun on-ramp to the show obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...
Got to witness a mini soap opera at the tire shop today. Woman comes in and asks if [redacted] is working. Employee says no and the woman rushes out angrily texting and then peels out of the parking lot.
December 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Got to witness a mini soap opera at the tire shop today. Woman comes in and asks if [redacted] is working. Employee says no and the woman rushes out angrily texting and then peels out of the parking lot.
Someone on iomega's marketing team was *screaming* for help
December 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Someone on iomega's marketing team was *screaming* for help
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Merry Christmas! If you'd like to spend 45 minutes celebrating video game history with me, we're about to debut The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I worked on his ALL YEAR, and I genuinely think it will reshape how we all think about the system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJvp...
The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Merry Christmas! If you'd like to spend 45 minutes celebrating video game history with me, we're about to debut The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I worked on his ALL YEAR, and I genuinely think it will reshape how we all think about the system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJvp...
Everyone wanted the red ring. I just wanted to hear Urshurr. Happy holidays!
December 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Everyone wanted the red ring. I just wanted to hear Urshurr. Happy holidays!
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If you wanna be one of the last 30 people to sign up for @readonlymemo.com before I do a giveaway to celebrate hitting 3,000 subscribers, now's the time 👀👀 readonlymemo.com#/portal/sign...
Read Only Memo
Videogame emulation news and exclusive interviews, from the aesthetics of razor sharp scanlines to the wild technical challenges of making yesterday's games run on tomorrow's hardware.
readonlymemo.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
If you wanna be one of the last 30 people to sign up for @readonlymemo.com before I do a giveaway to celebrate hitting 3,000 subscribers, now's the time 👀👀 readonlymemo.com#/portal/sign...
Hmmm... my workshop space or 4 linked Daytona USA sit-down cabinets
December 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Hmmm... my workshop space or 4 linked Daytona USA sit-down cabinets
Sure @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social just released 144 Sega Channel ROMS but the hits keep coming with @frankcifaldi.bsky.social's live stream today! I know some of the things we think are in this lot and it'll be fun to see the data out in the wild.
Hey! Are you gifted in piecing together game data? I'm going to need help during this live stream today! I'm putting raw EPROMs in a public folder, but need help piecing them together. Systems are NES, GEN, SNES, GB, GG, Jag. There are new unreleased games here! www.youtube.com/live/RJwR8jX...
Let's Dump Mystery Prototype ROMs - Again!
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Sure @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social just released 144 Sega Channel ROMS but the hits keep coming with @frankcifaldi.bsky.social's live stream today! I know some of the things we think are in this lot and it'll be fun to see the data out in the wild.
Well, shit. Going to have to find a way to visit one last time before they close
Namco's legendary Sugamo arcade (fka Namco PlayCity Carrot Sugamo) will be closing its doors on March 22 🇯🇵 this venue's been operating since '84 and is not only the mecca for pre-release Namco games & hot games in general but also built the communities that would underpin much of JP's games media
December 16, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Well, shit. Going to have to find a way to visit one last time before they close
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How amazing is this? VGHF
- found a never-before-seen NES prototype
- obtained the rights
- finished the game using period-accurate tools
- is releasing it physically through iam8bit as a charity fundraiser.
- found a never-before-seen NES prototype
- obtained the rights
- finished the game using period-accurate tools
- is releasing it physically through iam8bit as a charity fundraiser.
We're partnering with @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social + @megacatstudios.bsky.social to release Xcavator 2025, a never before seen NES game from the legendary Chris Oberth.
100% of profits go to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social!
Pre-order now to play the newest old game on the market: bit.ly/xcavator-2025
100% of profits go to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social!
Pre-order now to play the newest old game on the market: bit.ly/xcavator-2025
December 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
How amazing is this? VGHF
- found a never-before-seen NES prototype
- obtained the rights
- finished the game using period-accurate tools
- is releasing it physically through iam8bit as a charity fundraiser.
- found a never-before-seen NES prototype
- obtained the rights
- finished the game using period-accurate tools
- is releasing it physically through iam8bit as a charity fundraiser.
Incredible stories shared at the Byte Shop 50th Anniversary from people who were there at the time like Paul Terrell, Lee Felsenstein, Steve Leininger, and Steve Wozniak. Cool artifacts and projects on display as well. Happy 50th Byte Shop!
December 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Incredible stories shared at the Byte Shop 50th Anniversary from people who were there at the time like Paul Terrell, Lee Felsenstein, Steve Leininger, and Steve Wozniak. Cool artifacts and projects on display as well. Happy 50th Byte Shop!
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A treat for helping us reach the goal for our annual fundraiser:
We've redigitized the MaxiVision Power Video Challenge, an infomercial for an unlicensed NES multicart, featuring WWF superstars in the WORLD GAME FEDERATION
Read more: gamehistory.org/maxivision-p...
We've redigitized the MaxiVision Power Video Challenge, an infomercial for an unlicensed NES multicart, featuring WWF superstars in the WORLD GAME FEDERATION
Read more: gamehistory.org/maxivision-p...
MaxiVision Power Video Challenge (VHS Domesday capture)
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A treat for helping us reach the goal for our annual fundraiser:
We've redigitized the MaxiVision Power Video Challenge, an infomercial for an unlicensed NES multicart, featuring WWF superstars in the WORLD GAME FEDERATION
Read more: gamehistory.org/maxivision-p...
We've redigitized the MaxiVision Power Video Challenge, an infomercial for an unlicensed NES multicart, featuring WWF superstars in the WORLD GAME FEDERATION
Read more: gamehistory.org/maxivision-p...
Godzilla 70th celebration in Japantown. Byte Shop 50th in San Jose. Alameda antiques fair on Sunday. D&D session, Werewolf party, and a board game night. Prepping for a pretty pretty pretty nerdy weekend
December 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Godzilla 70th celebration in Japantown. Byte Shop 50th in San Jose. Alameda antiques fair on Sunday. D&D session, Werewolf party, and a board game night. Prepping for a pretty pretty pretty nerdy weekend
I find these Bob Zed MAME update videos so satisfying. Fuck yeah rando chess computer or slot machine is now emulated. That and exposure to platforms that I have never seen before youtu.be/WvsfFixLCsY?...
MAME 283 - What's new
YouTube video by Bob Zed
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I find these Bob Zed MAME update videos so satisfying. Fuck yeah rando chess computer or slot machine is now emulated. That and exposure to platforms that I have never seen before youtu.be/WvsfFixLCsY?...
Had to do some repairs on my AlphaSmart Neo 2 and figured I’d try out Un Kyu Lee‘s 3D printed Typewriter Transformation Kit. Used that Mac Classic-colored filament and really happy with the results!
November 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Had to do some repairs on my AlphaSmart Neo 2 and figured I’d try out Un Kyu Lee‘s 3D printed Typewriter Transformation Kit. Used that Mac Classic-colored filament and really happy with the results!
Neighbor is moving and now we unexpectedly own their power washer. Is this how the game starts?
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Neighbor is moving and now we unexpectedly own their power washer. Is this how the game starts?
Went on a bird walk at Lake Merritt. When we were walking though the community garden a woman was harvesting sunchokes and when I commented on how good they looked she gave me a bag of them to take home. Community gardens rule!
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Went on a bird walk at Lake Merritt. When we were walking though the community garden a woman was harvesting sunchokes and when I commented on how good they looked she gave me a bag of them to take home. Community gardens rule!
Apologies for the tease but picked up a pretty big lot of game stuff today, some of which I've been trying to shake loose for 15+ years. Nothing earth shattering but rare nonetheless.
Getting it over to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social so that we can properly document and share what we are allowed to!
Getting it over to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social so that we can properly document and share what we are allowed to!
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Apologies for the tease but picked up a pretty big lot of game stuff today, some of which I've been trying to shake loose for 15+ years. Nothing earth shattering but rare nonetheless.
Getting it over to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social so that we can properly document and share what we are allowed to!
Getting it over to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social so that we can properly document and share what we are allowed to!
I had heard about the rapid increase in RAM prices but apparently the market is so volatile that Central Computers stopped printing price tags
November 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I had heard about the rapid increase in RAM prices but apparently the market is so volatile that Central Computers stopped printing price tags
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did you know that you can find free Cortex M0 development boards at the side of the road? folks call them disposable vapes but they're hackable, and i've reverse engineered a bunch of them! see github.com/schlae/VapeRE/
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
did you know that you can find free Cortex M0 development boards at the side of the road? folks call them disposable vapes but they're hackable, and i've reverse engineered a bunch of them! see github.com/schlae/VapeRE/