Mike Diver
@mikediver.bsky.social
Mostly works in marketing. Mostly.
Author of gaming books inc. From Coin-Ops to Table-Tops, The Console, Indie Games, Retro Gaming. Aliens: The Video Games out in 2026.
Ex-music industry.
Semi-professional tea drinker.
#saintsfc
Author of gaming books inc. From Coin-Ops to Table-Tops, The Console, Indie Games, Retro Gaming. Aliens: The Video Games out in 2026.
Ex-music industry.
Semi-professional tea drinker.
#saintsfc
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Mike Diver
@mikediver.bsky.social
· Apr 26
It's #alienday.
And Independent Bookstore Day.
So here's a thing.
Aliens: The Video Games.
Games old and new, licensed and unofficial, crossovers, fan projects, unreleased titles.
Loads of new interviews covering games from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Cover by @sammgreer.bsky.social
Out in 2026.
And Independent Bookstore Day.
So here's a thing.
Aliens: The Video Games.
Games old and new, licensed and unofficial, crossovers, fan projects, unreleased titles.
Loads of new interviews covering games from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Cover by @sammgreer.bsky.social
Out in 2026.
No Promise Mascot Agency, no party. Is what I'm hearing.
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
No Promise Mascot Agency, no party. Is what I'm hearing.
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Related: wrote a whole book about video game consoles.
People like it. It got good reviews. It's out there, if yr interested.
People like it. It got good reviews. It's out there, if yr interested.
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Related: wrote a whole book about video game consoles.
People like it. It got good reviews. It's out there, if yr interested.
People like it. It got good reviews. It's out there, if yr interested.
Consoles I own...
Master System
Mega Drive + 32X + MCD
Game Gear
Saturn
Dreamcast
NES
SNES
N64
GameCube
Wii
Wii U
Switch
Game Boy / GBC /GBA
DS + 3DS
Lynx
2600 Jr / +
So many Speccies
Xbox
360
XB1
Series X
PS 1/2/3/4/5
PSP
Vita
Gamate
Evercade VS / EXP /OG
GX4000
CD-i
Playdate
Loadsa 'minis'
Etc
Master System
Mega Drive + 32X + MCD
Game Gear
Saturn
Dreamcast
NES
SNES
N64
GameCube
Wii
Wii U
Switch
Game Boy / GBC /GBA
DS + 3DS
Lynx
2600 Jr / +
So many Speccies
Xbox
360
XB1
Series X
PS 1/2/3/4/5
PSP
Vita
Gamate
Evercade VS / EXP /OG
GX4000
CD-i
Playdate
Loadsa 'minis'
Etc
List of consoles/game systems I have owned, or were in my family growing up…
1990 - PC (and have owned one ever since)
1992 - Sega Gamegear
1993 - Sega Megadrive II
2018 - Nintendo Switch (still own)
It’s not the longest list ever 😅
1990 - PC (and have owned one ever since)
1992 - Sega Gamegear
1993 - Sega Megadrive II
2018 - Nintendo Switch (still own)
It’s not the longest list ever 😅
List of consoles/game systems I have actually owned, or was in my family growing up
Atari 2600
BBC Micro
PC
SNES
N64
Gameboy
Gameboy Advance
PlayStation
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Switch
PSP
Xbox
Meta quest
How about you?
Atari 2600
BBC Micro
PC
SNES
N64
Gameboy
Gameboy Advance
PlayStation
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5
Switch
PSP
Xbox
Meta quest
How about you?
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Consoles I own...
Master System
Mega Drive + 32X + MCD
Game Gear
Saturn
Dreamcast
NES
SNES
N64
GameCube
Wii
Wii U
Switch
Game Boy / GBC /GBA
DS + 3DS
Lynx
2600 Jr / +
So many Speccies
Xbox
360
XB1
Series X
PS 1/2/3/4/5
PSP
Vita
Gamate
Evercade VS / EXP /OG
GX4000
CD-i
Playdate
Loadsa 'minis'
Etc
Master System
Mega Drive + 32X + MCD
Game Gear
Saturn
Dreamcast
NES
SNES
N64
GameCube
Wii
Wii U
Switch
Game Boy / GBC /GBA
DS + 3DS
Lynx
2600 Jr / +
So many Speccies
Xbox
360
XB1
Series X
PS 1/2/3/4/5
PSP
Vita
Gamate
Evercade VS / EXP /OG
GX4000
CD-i
Playdate
Loadsa 'minis'
Etc
Reposted by Mike Diver
Love the #GAMEBOY? Whether you adored the original model, COLOR, ADVANCE or all three, we’ve got a book for you. Our nostalgic history books are love letters to the hardware, and all three are on sale now! Save up to 40% whilst stocks last!
www.nintymedia.net/collections/...
www.nintymedia.net/collections/...
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Love the #GAMEBOY? Whether you adored the original model, COLOR, ADVANCE or all three, we’ve got a book for you. Our nostalgic history books are love letters to the hardware, and all three are on sale now! Save up to 40% whilst stocks last!
www.nintymedia.net/collections/...
www.nintymedia.net/collections/...
Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day.
Give a man a fish-eye lens and he'll make three dozen music videos in the 1990s.
Give a man a fish-eye lens and he'll make three dozen music videos in the 1990s.
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Give a man a fish and you'll feed him for a day.
Give a man a fish-eye lens and he'll make three dozen music videos in the 1990s.
Give a man a fish-eye lens and he'll make three dozen music videos in the 1990s.
Just finished a fourth proofing round on Aliens: The Video Games. I'm super proud of it, and really hope folks enjoy it as much as I did writing it.
That's out next year. If you fancied supporting my work this year, please consider Retro Gaming as a Christmas gift. Your purchases pay me pennies! TY
That's out next year. If you fancied supporting my work this year, please consider Retro Gaming as a Christmas gift. Your purchases pay me pennies! TY
November 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Just finished a fourth proofing round on Aliens: The Video Games. I'm super proud of it, and really hope folks enjoy it as much as I did writing it.
That's out next year. If you fancied supporting my work this year, please consider Retro Gaming as a Christmas gift. Your purchases pay me pennies! TY
That's out next year. If you fancied supporting my work this year, please consider Retro Gaming as a Christmas gift. Your purchases pay me pennies! TY
Not watching that Alexa gaming ad and no amount of your reposting is gonna make... oh, go on then.
Bloody hell.
Bloody hell.
November 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Not watching that Alexa gaming ad and no amount of your reposting is gonna make... oh, go on then.
Bloody hell.
Bloody hell.
A Sunday morning screen share. Look, a book! Sort of.
November 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A Sunday morning screen share. Look, a book! Sort of.
Was listening to a YT video about the PS2, but the presenter just called the Panasonic Q one of the worst-looking consoles of all time.
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Was listening to a YT video about the PS2, but the presenter just called the Panasonic Q one of the worst-looking consoles of all time.
On a related PS2 budget game tip... Super Bust-a-Move is another £1 Cex special, and it's fine, obviously, because it's Puzzle Bobble. But just when you thought that cover couldn't do you more damage, you see the spine...
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
On a related PS2 budget game tip... Super Bust-a-Move is another £1 Cex special, and it's fine, obviously, because it's Puzzle Bobble. But just when you thought that cover couldn't do you more damage, you see the spine...
Probably the best quid I've spent in Cex. #randomgamesaturday
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Probably the best quid I've spent in Cex. #randomgamesaturday
A very amusing comment in a little bbc video on Instagram, about some pub quiz cheaters. 90s hip-hop - who else but the middle-aged is more ideally placed to get questions on that right?
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A very amusing comment in a little bbc video on Instagram, about some pub quiz cheaters. 90s hip-hop - who else but the middle-aged is more ideally placed to get questions on that right?
Timeless tho.
20 (blame booze)
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Timeless tho.
So it's the Metroid Prime 4 and Poochie Show, then. That's what you're telling me.
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
So it's the Metroid Prime 4 and Poochie Show, then. That's what you're telling me.
Something that pops into my head, every few days:
Are there fewer funny people in the world, now, than say, the 90s?
Probably not. But I'm sure, in the UK at least, you'd see more People On The Telly who were just naturally funny people. Like Rik Mayall. America wise, Robin Williams. Those sorts.
Are there fewer funny people in the world, now, than say, the 90s?
Probably not. But I'm sure, in the UK at least, you'd see more People On The Telly who were just naturally funny people. Like Rik Mayall. America wise, Robin Williams. Those sorts.
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Something that pops into my head, every few days:
Are there fewer funny people in the world, now, than say, the 90s?
Probably not. But I'm sure, in the UK at least, you'd see more People On The Telly who were just naturally funny people. Like Rik Mayall. America wise, Robin Williams. Those sorts.
Are there fewer funny people in the world, now, than say, the 90s?
Probably not. But I'm sure, in the UK at least, you'd see more People On The Telly who were just naturally funny people. Like Rik Mayall. America wise, Robin Williams. Those sorts.
Reposted by Mike Diver
✨ Gaming media callout ✨
I’m on the look out for US folks who are actively covering Black Friday / Holiday Gift Guides, as I have some cool deals I can share.
Is this you? Let me know! And what cool things you ask? See below. 👇🏼
I’m on the look out for US folks who are actively covering Black Friday / Holiday Gift Guides, as I have some cool deals I can share.
Is this you? Let me know! And what cool things you ask? See below. 👇🏼
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
✨ Gaming media callout ✨
I’m on the look out for US folks who are actively covering Black Friday / Holiday Gift Guides, as I have some cool deals I can share.
Is this you? Let me know! And what cool things you ask? See below. 👇🏼
I’m on the look out for US folks who are actively covering Black Friday / Holiday Gift Guides, as I have some cool deals I can share.
Is this you? Let me know! And what cool things you ask? See below. 👇🏼
Sorry, I suppose this is a bit of a dunk, but it's also illustrative of the importance of checking your work before publishing, or having a second set of eyes on there. See if you can spot the mistake... that runs through the entire article.
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Sorry, I suppose this is a bit of a dunk, but it's also illustrative of the importance of checking your work before publishing, or having a second set of eyes on there. See if you can spot the mistake... that runs through the entire article.
A poster I drew 13 years ago for a show I put on 13 years ago.
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
A poster I drew 13 years ago for a show I put on 13 years ago.
More Alien: Earth was always going to happen. Did season one land all of its creative leaps? Nowhere close. Was it fun? Totally. Did loads of folk watch it? They did. Haters will do their thing, but if Alien to you exclusively means spooky spaceships, you've plenty of other material to chew on.
Noah Hawley, the creative force behind FX' Alien Earth, is staying in business with the network and Disney Entertainment Television.
‘Alien Earth’ Renewed For Season 2 As Creator Noah Hawley Re-Ups Overall Deal With FX & Disney Entertainment TV
Noah Hawley, the creative force behind FX' Alien Earth, is staying in business with the network and Disney Entertainment Television.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
More Alien: Earth was always going to happen. Did season one land all of its creative leaps? Nowhere close. Was it fun? Totally. Did loads of folk watch it? They did. Haters will do their thing, but if Alien to you exclusively means spooky spaceships, you've plenty of other material to chew on.
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Wrote the index to the Alien book last night.
Already itching to start over on a new book project. I have ideas! Who wants em?
Already itching to start over on a new book project. I have ideas! Who wants em?
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Wrote the index to the Alien book last night.
Already itching to start over on a new book project. I have ideas! Who wants em?
Already itching to start over on a new book project. I have ideas! Who wants em?
What are your favourite LPs of 2025, so far? I am, as always, playing catch up.
Some of mine:
Joanne Robertson - Blurrr
The Callous Daoboys - I don't want to see you in Heaven
These New Puritans - Crooked Wing
Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power
Quade - The Foel Tower
Deftones - Private Music
Some of mine:
Joanne Robertson - Blurrr
The Callous Daoboys - I don't want to see you in Heaven
These New Puritans - Crooked Wing
Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power
Quade - The Foel Tower
Deftones - Private Music
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
What are your favourite LPs of 2025, so far? I am, as always, playing catch up.
Some of mine:
Joanne Robertson - Blurrr
The Callous Daoboys - I don't want to see you in Heaven
These New Puritans - Crooked Wing
Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power
Quade - The Foel Tower
Deftones - Private Music
Some of mine:
Joanne Robertson - Blurrr
The Callous Daoboys - I don't want to see you in Heaven
These New Puritans - Crooked Wing
Deafheaven - Lonely People with Power
Quade - The Foel Tower
Deftones - Private Music