Forgotten Worlds
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Looking back at video game magazines and culture from the 80s and 90s. Check the website for articles / interviews about obscure magazines and retro games… https://www.forgottenworlds.net
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Why did the UK have so many Sega specific magazines compared to the US? I asked a bunch of magazine editors from the 16bit era. Link below👇
#Sega #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #SegaPower #MeanMachines #MasterSystem ☀️🌴
Why did the UK have so many Sega specific magazines compared to the US? I asked a bunch of magazine editors from the 16bit era. Link below👇
#Sega #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #SegaPower #MeanMachines #MasterSystem ☀️🌴
Let’s take a moment to appreciate how cool / 90s the Neo Geo logo is.
#NeoGeo #SNK #Design #RetroGaming
#NeoGeo #SNK #Design #RetroGaming
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Let’s take a moment to appreciate how cool / 90s the Neo Geo logo is.
#NeoGeo #SNK #Design #RetroGaming
#NeoGeo #SNK #Design #RetroGaming
A couple of new additions to the collection. Delta is my favourite R-Type game…
#Shmup #STG #Rtype #Earthion #Playstation #RetroGames ☀️🌴
#Shmup #STG #Rtype #Earthion #Playstation #RetroGames ☀️🌴
December 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A couple of new additions to the collection. Delta is my favourite R-Type game…
#Shmup #STG #Rtype #Earthion #Playstation #RetroGames ☀️🌴
#Shmup #STG #Rtype #Earthion #Playstation #RetroGames ☀️🌴
A world that no longer exists…
“Chakushin Melody Damon is a utility for creating music and sound, and also features a collection of melodies and sounds for using in mobile phones.” It was released for PSone in 1999.
#Playstation #PSone #Sony #Cats #90s #Japan #RetroGaming 🐱📱
“Chakushin Melody Damon is a utility for creating music and sound, and also features a collection of melodies and sounds for using in mobile phones.” It was released for PSone in 1999.
#Playstation #PSone #Sony #Cats #90s #Japan #RetroGaming 🐱📱
December 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A world that no longer exists…
“Chakushin Melody Damon is a utility for creating music and sound, and also features a collection of melodies and sounds for using in mobile phones.” It was released for PSone in 1999.
#Playstation #PSone #Sony #Cats #90s #Japan #RetroGaming 🐱📱
“Chakushin Melody Damon is a utility for creating music and sound, and also features a collection of melodies and sounds for using in mobile phones.” It was released for PSone in 1999.
#Playstation #PSone #Sony #Cats #90s #Japan #RetroGaming 🐱📱
I always liked the Japanese box art for Ecco the Dolphin...
#MegaDrive #Sega #SegaGenesis #Art #Design #Aesthetic #dolphin 🐬🌞🌴
#MegaDrive #Sega #SegaGenesis #Art #Design #Aesthetic #dolphin 🐬🌞🌴
December 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I always liked the Japanese box art for Ecco the Dolphin...
#MegaDrive #Sega #SegaGenesis #Art #Design #Aesthetic #dolphin 🐬🌞🌴
#MegaDrive #Sega #SegaGenesis #Art #Design #Aesthetic #dolphin 🐬🌞🌴
Back when you had to get your gaming hints and tips from monthly magazines...
#Shmup #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #MeanMachines #90s #VideoGameMagazines
#Shmup #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #MeanMachines #90s #VideoGameMagazines
December 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Back when you had to get your gaming hints and tips from monthly magazines...
#Shmup #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #MeanMachines #90s #VideoGameMagazines
#Shmup #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #MeanMachines #90s #VideoGameMagazines
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December 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Super Nintendo Super CD. Concept art and speculation. I like the minimalist design…
#Nintendo #SuperNintendo #SNES #IndustrialDesign #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
#Nintendo #SuperNintendo #SNES #IndustrialDesign #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
December 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Super Nintendo Super CD. Concept art and speculation. I like the minimalist design…
#Nintendo #SuperNintendo #SNES #IndustrialDesign #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
#Nintendo #SuperNintendo #SNES #IndustrialDesign #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
Bushido Blade. Released for PSone in 1997. Still looks lovely… 🥷
#PlayStation #PSone #Sony #LowPoly #RetroGaming ☀️🎋
#PlayStation #PSone #Sony #LowPoly #RetroGaming ☀️🎋
December 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Bushido Blade. Released for PSone in 1997. Still looks lovely… 🥷
#PlayStation #PSone #Sony #LowPoly #RetroGaming ☀️🎋
#PlayStation #PSone #Sony #LowPoly #RetroGaming ☀️🎋
Psycho Soldier is a pretty average game, but I love the Japanese soundtrack with the muffled vocal samples and random screaming.
#SNK #Arcades #Japan #80s #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
#SNK #Arcades #Japan #80s #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
December 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Psycho Soldier is a pretty average game, but I love the Japanese soundtrack with the muffled vocal samples and random screaming.
#SNK #Arcades #Japan #80s #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
#SNK #Arcades #Japan #80s #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
Zelda 3 in the Super Nintendo Buyers Guide from, I wanna say, 1991… looks promising. ⚔️🛡️🔶
#Nintendo #LegendOfZelda #SuperNintendo #EGM #RetroGames ☀️🌳
#Nintendo #LegendOfZelda #SuperNintendo #EGM #RetroGames ☀️🌳
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Zelda 3 in the Super Nintendo Buyers Guide from, I wanna say, 1991… looks promising. ⚔️🛡️🔶
#Nintendo #LegendOfZelda #SuperNintendo #EGM #RetroGames ☀️🌳
#Nintendo #LegendOfZelda #SuperNintendo #EGM #RetroGames ☀️🌳
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I am forever fascinated by the wonky TurboGrafx-16 box art…
#Art #Design #PCengine #TurboGrafx #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
#Art #Design #PCengine #TurboGrafx #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
December 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I am forever fascinated by the wonky TurboGrafx-16 box art…
#Art #Design #PCengine #TurboGrafx #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
#Art #Design #PCengine #TurboGrafx #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
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Retro Game Zine Issue 012 investigates the cyberpunk Kojima cult classic, Snatcher!
Guest contributions from @iamdavidbrothers.com & @fjbarb.bsky.social
Purchase links, both physical and digital, are at the start of this thread ☝️
Guest contributions from @iamdavidbrothers.com & @fjbarb.bsky.social
Purchase links, both physical and digital, are at the start of this thread ☝️
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Retro Game Zine Issue 012 investigates the cyberpunk Kojima cult classic, Snatcher!
Guest contributions from @iamdavidbrothers.com & @fjbarb.bsky.social
Purchase links, both physical and digital, are at the start of this thread ☝️
Guest contributions from @iamdavidbrothers.com & @fjbarb.bsky.social
Purchase links, both physical and digital, are at the start of this thread ☝️
And since we’re on the topic. Here’s issue 4 of EGM magazine from 1989 promising more Master System coverage for Sega owners…👇
#EGM #MasterSystem #Sega #SegaGenesis #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
#EGM #MasterSystem #Sega #SegaGenesis #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
And since we’re on the topic. Here’s issue 4 of EGM magazine from 1989 promising more Master System coverage for Sega owners…👇
#EGM #MasterSystem #Sega #SegaGenesis #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
#EGM #MasterSystem #Sega #SegaGenesis #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
Sega magazines were few and far between in the US market. I asked a bunch of magazine editors why? Link below👇
#Sega #SegaSaturn #32X #SonicTheHedgehog #RetroGames ☀️🌴
#Sega #SegaSaturn #32X #SonicTheHedgehog #RetroGames ☀️🌴
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Sega magazines were few and far between in the US market. I asked a bunch of magazine editors why? Link below👇
#Sega #SegaSaturn #32X #SonicTheHedgehog #RetroGames ☀️🌴
#Sega #SegaSaturn #32X #SonicTheHedgehog #RetroGames ☀️🌴
New article is live!
Why did the UK have so many Sega specific magazines compared to the US? I asked a bunch of magazine editors from the 16bit era. Link below👇
#Sega #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #SegaPower #MeanMachines #MasterSystem ☀️🌴
Why did the UK have so many Sega specific magazines compared to the US? I asked a bunch of magazine editors from the 16bit era. Link below👇
#Sega #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #SegaPower #MeanMachines #MasterSystem ☀️🌴
November 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
New article is live!
Why did the UK have so many Sega specific magazines compared to the US? I asked a bunch of magazine editors from the 16bit era. Link below👇
#Sega #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #SegaPower #MeanMachines #MasterSystem ☀️🌴
Why did the UK have so many Sega specific magazines compared to the US? I asked a bunch of magazine editors from the 16bit era. Link below👇
#Sega #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #SegaPower #MeanMachines #MasterSystem ☀️🌴
You can commission a modern remake of one Phantasy Star game. Which one are you choosing?
#Sega #PhantasyStar #JRPG #MasterSystem #MegaDrive #Dreamcast ✨🌟
#Sega #PhantasyStar #JRPG #MasterSystem #MegaDrive #Dreamcast ✨🌟
November 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
You can commission a modern remake of one Phantasy Star game. Which one are you choosing?
#Sega #PhantasyStar #JRPG #MasterSystem #MegaDrive #Dreamcast ✨🌟
#Sega #PhantasyStar #JRPG #MasterSystem #MegaDrive #Dreamcast ✨🌟
Neo Geo’s Fatal Fury 2 being reviewed on PC Engine in an old issue of Edge magazine feels like some kinda retro gaming triple-play…
#NeoGeo #SNK #PCengine #FataFury #RetroGames ☀️🌴
#NeoGeo #SNK #PCengine #FataFury #RetroGames ☀️🌴
November 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Neo Geo’s Fatal Fury 2 being reviewed on PC Engine in an old issue of Edge magazine feels like some kinda retro gaming triple-play…
#NeoGeo #SNK #PCengine #FataFury #RetroGames ☀️🌴
#NeoGeo #SNK #PCengine #FataFury #RetroGames ☀️🌴
Okay, but does your hotel room come with a giant, built in Neo Geo system?
#NeoGeo #SNK #Japan #90s #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
#NeoGeo #SNK #Japan #90s #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Okay, but does your hotel room come with a giant, built in Neo Geo system?
#NeoGeo #SNK #Japan #90s #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
#NeoGeo #SNK #Japan #90s #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
Back when games came on 5.25” disks. Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0 from 1988…
#Microsoft #Aesthetic #Vaporwave #Art #Design #RetroComputers #MSdos ☀️🌴
#Microsoft #Aesthetic #Vaporwave #Art #Design #RetroComputers #MSdos ☀️🌴
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Back when games came on 5.25” disks. Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0 from 1988…
#Microsoft #Aesthetic #Vaporwave #Art #Design #RetroComputers #MSdos ☀️🌴
#Microsoft #Aesthetic #Vaporwave #Art #Design #RetroComputers #MSdos ☀️🌴
Xbox 360 Japanese launch promo. Found this in an old copy of Weekly Famitsu from 2005. Zoom in to check out the launch lineup.
#Xbox #Xbox360 #Japan #RetroGames 💚🤍💚🤍
#Xbox #Xbox360 #Japan #RetroGames 💚🤍💚🤍
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Xbox 360 Japanese launch promo. Found this in an old copy of Weekly Famitsu from 2005. Zoom in to check out the launch lineup.
#Xbox #Xbox360 #Japan #RetroGames 💚🤍💚🤍
#Xbox #Xbox360 #Japan #RetroGames 💚🤍💚🤍
Stupid sexy Flanders…
Found in an copy of Weekly Famitsu circa 2006
#Famitsu #Nintendo #SuperMarioBros #Japan #MarioKart #RetroGames ☀️🌴
Found in an copy of Weekly Famitsu circa 2006
#Famitsu #Nintendo #SuperMarioBros #Japan #MarioKart #RetroGames ☀️🌴
November 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Stupid sexy Flanders…
Found in an copy of Weekly Famitsu circa 2006
#Famitsu #Nintendo #SuperMarioBros #Japan #MarioKart #RetroGames ☀️🌴
Found in an copy of Weekly Famitsu circa 2006
#Famitsu #Nintendo #SuperMarioBros #Japan #MarioKart #RetroGames ☀️🌴
