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Joey ‘Detchibe' W.
@thestacks.ca
World's first transgender cistorian
28 NB (they) queer historian - MLIS student - YYC
Bishouge/coin-op archivist @gamingalexandria.bsky.social
Press material archivist @hitsave.org
thestacks.ca
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PFP: @imgdist.bsky.social
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I always feel icky asking for money, but if you like what I do and want to support me it really helps a lot
Donations can always be made on ko-fi: ko-fi.com/detchibe
I also have a Patreon now if that's what you prefer: www.patreon.com/cw/TheStacksCA
Thank you for any and all support 💛
The Stacks | Patreon
Archival scans and games writing
www.patreon.com
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I have also uploaded a gender swapped version by yours truly! The granddaddy of erotic videogames, alongside its history, has now thoroughly been reclaimed by and for queer people. Please enjoy! archive.org/details/Yaky...
December 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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My Christmas gift to you all is the MZ-700 type-in version of the first commercial erotic game: Yakyūken! This 1983 release of Hudson Soft’s forgotten eroge includes colour and some minor revisions, please enjoy!
The included pages are also my 1000th scan 💛
Yakyūken type in game by T. Sano for the Sharp MZ-700 has been preserved by @thestacks.ca. Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/12/y...
December 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Another Twitter exodus? Well, what the fuck were y'all still doing there? 😀

Anyway, welcome. I'm in this @thestacks.ca starter pack of local porn/eroge enthusiasts. Although, I'm by far the most unhinged of them. Sorry about that? The rest are nice, regular people. Follow them, maybe 🙏
December 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Merry Christmas from Jolyne and I!
Hopefully next Christmas it’ll be from Jolyne, Michael, and I 🥹
December 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
My Christmas gift to you all is the MZ-700 type-in version of the first commercial erotic game: Yakyūken! This 1983 release of Hudson Soft’s forgotten eroge includes colour and some minor revisions, please enjoy!
The included pages are also my 1000th scan 💛
Yakyūken type in game by T. Sano for the Sharp MZ-700 has been preserved by @thestacks.ca. Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/12/y...
December 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A very Merry Christmas to you and yours! Thank you all for making 2025 the most fantastic year, and my sincere gratitude for all your support, it really keeps me going ❤️💚❤️💚
Through your enjoyment of my work, you have in many ways given my life newfound purpose 💛
December 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Okay, I threw together a quick Starter Pack of Gaming History & Preservation for the new arrivals. Pls signal boost (and let me know who I inevitably forgot).

go.bsky.app/KCnJY1w
October 17, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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Merry Christmas Eve! Please enjoy this scan of Game Navi [ゲームナビ] Vol. 1 (April 28, 1997). This has been a hard one to actually nab so I was chuffed to find the first issue.

archive.org/details/Game...
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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A cool issue and an ode to the diversity of games on the Saturn. Here’s Koei’s Dark Hunter, a supernatural thriller that was part of a larger franchise aimed towards teaching players English. The scenario was written by none other than Kaoru Kurimoto of Guin Saga fame!
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Merry Christmas Eve! Please enjoy this scan of Game Navi [ゲームナビ] Vol. 1 (April 28, 1997). This has been a hard one to actually nab so I was chuffed to find the first issue.

archive.org/details/Game...
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Cinco Paus remains one of my favourite games, you should take Raigan up on this offer! Here’s my ancient review of the game: kuso.games/post/7074517...
December 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My totally not late Christmas Eve Eve gift to you is..
Comic Gunbuster!
archive.org/details/Comi...
A compilation of side-stories taking place at the same time as the first OVA. Please enjoy!
December 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
2025's scans, minus two more that are coming very soon..
December 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Hey @plante.bsky.social just wanted to say thank you so much for the shout-out on Post Games, it means the absolute world to hear you enjoy my work so much 🥹 (and if you want a pile of pages to wallpaper your bathroom with let me know, I've got dupes)
December 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Rather than do actual work I've spent most of today waffling about some updated branding for The Stacks
December 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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here is a more extensive write-up on this curious little capsule vending machine I got:
おもしろい 点取占い (Interesting Score Fortune Telling)
pinballnovice.blogspot.com/2025/12/inte...

#retroarcade #gacha #gachapon #gashapon #fortunetelling #japan #showa
December 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities

if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Who coined "Metroidvania"? It wasn't @jparish.bsky.social, and he'll be the first to tell you. Besides, there are far more interesting questions, like: How did it spread? Evolve? And what's it got to do with rickrolling?

Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
The History Of The Word "Metroidvania" And How It Spread
YouTube video by Critical Kate (of A Critical Hit!)
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The inimitable @unabandonware.bsky.social has just put together a full English guide for Pocket Hello Kitty, derived from the guide book she sent me to scan a while back, you should check it out!
pockethellokitty.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
He’s so much cooler than I’ll ever be.. (Channel 9 Vol. 1)
December 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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even in this toxic hellscape of a year, we can still enjoy the original Christmas Nights website
nights.sega.jp/nights1/cont...
December 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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From i-D Japan January 1993

Yo!! Men!
December 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
From i-D Japan January 1993

Yo!! Men!
December 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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I've been considering a ton of projects for the future...but for now, here's a report of my first visit to Pinball Hall of Fame (aka Pinball Museum) in Las Vegas, Nevada. I've known about this place for a while, but I finally got to visit and bask in all of the coin-op history. (1) #coinophistory
December 17, 2025 at 5:10 AM