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Dr Alasdair Bachell
@alasdairbachell.bsky.social
Archivist, advocate for video game preservation.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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December 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Join Dimitrios Chatzinas to find out how Warhammer was used to make real-world records management engaging, relatable and fun!

Find out more and book your space: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dimitrios-...
Dimitrios Chatzinas: Warhammer, Records, and the Art of Engagement
Join Dimitrios Chatzinas to find out how Warhammer was used to make real-world records management engaging, relatable and fun!
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December 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Deeply appreciate M87 Games taking the time to talk me through the practical, political, and deeply personal decisions behind creating fonts for a Ukrainian edition of @morkborg.com www.wargamer.com/mork-borg/uk...
"Typefaces carry meaning": Why rebellious tabletop RPG MÖRK BORG ditched Russian fonts for its Ukrainian edition
I spoke to Ukrainian publisher M87 Games about the deeply political, personal, and innovative process of translating punk TTRPG MÖRK BORG.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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It was the 30th anniversary of Windows 95's release yesterday (I had a nagging feeling there was a big one), so here's some melodic boot up for your early Monday feeds. 💾🎶

Happy birthday, Win 95 - my first version.
August 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light
August 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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🎮 Retro games shaped generations. But many are vanishing.

Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever.

Journalist @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters: blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/v...

🕳️ #VanishingCulture
May 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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We've acquired the historic game magazine Computer Entertainer.

As in, we got the rights. We own the magazine. And we're putting it into the Creative Commons for anyone to use for free.

Learn more: gamehistory.org/computerente...
August 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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we truly are in his grips now.
March 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are.

Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...
library.gamehistory.org — Now in early access
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
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January 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Hi I wrote about the imminent availability of the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social digital archive of video game magazines and spoke to @nvmuk.bsky.social about why mags are important to preserve!

www.theguardian.com/games/2025/j...
Scans for the memories: why old games magazines are a vital source of cultural history – and nostalgia
As the Video Game History Foundation opens a new digitised archive, what can titles like Crash, Mega, Edge and GamesMaster tell us about the early days of gaming?
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM