MP83
banner
mp83.bsky.social
MP83
@mp83.bsky.social
I'm a retro game geek who loves Japanese video games especially. MSX computers and game preservation are my passions.

I also livestream frequently at:
https://www.twitch.tv/themp83
Heh, I'm apparently an official member of Team Action Man now. All I needed to do was watch some Action Man toy commercials and TV show clips, then play three simple mini-games. Thanks Action Man Mission CD!
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Misread sprites in video games. This is Wang with his bo staff in Yie Ar Kung Fu (MSX/Famicom), or as I've always seen him: a big head with legs!
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Did you know that there was laserdisc games for MSX computers? Here's MSX exclusive screens from the arcade port of Esh's Aurunmilla (1985, Funai):
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Did you know that there was laserdisc games for MSX computers? Here's MSX exclusive screens from the arcade port of Badlands (1984, Konami):
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Illustrations from Crime Crackers PS1 manual (cleaned up):

i.imgur.com/0d1u5FV.png
November 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
All 51 Sakura costumes from Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura: Eternal Heart (PS1):

i.imgur.com/8uFghfn.png
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Sakura 1 idle animation from Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura: Eternal Heart (PS1):
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Mega-Lo-Mania/Tyrants: Fight Through Time portrait comparisons:
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I love anime girls with magical orbs in video games. They used to be really prevalent in the late 80s to mid 90s. You know, those solid, spherical objects, often floating in the air. Here's just a small collection of such girls (I'll leave out obvious fortune tellers):
November 2, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Feena from the title screen of every version of Ancient Ys Vanished - The Omen:
November 2, 2025 at 6:04 AM
They did Dogi dirty in the X68000 version of Ys I:
November 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM
While going through my old files at random, I stumbled on this screenshot I took from Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (PS1) back in 2003:
November 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
If you ever wondered why the SNES/SFC version of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys feels off, take a look at some of these hitboxes:
November 2, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Illustrations from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / Jekyll Hakase no Houma ga Toki (NES/Famicom) manual, cleaned up:
October 29, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Same energy in this track as the Red Sun track from Fist of the North Star: Legends ReVIVE?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg4Q...
Double Dragon Revive OST - Character Select
YouTube video by sleeping0dragon
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Heh, this track from Double Dragon Revive is trying so hard not to turn into First Step Towards Wars from Ys 1:

youtu.be/ipHyJ1FLdP4?...
Double Dragon Revive OST - The Calm Before...(Chapter 8)
YouTube video by sleeping0dragon
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
The witch shopkeeper from Kid Dracula (Game Boy):
October 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Terrible fonts in videos. Here's the font from the ZX Spectrum and MSX versions of Tuareg:
October 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I've been having too much fun in Wplace with placing pixels all around the world map. Just finished this giant key art/title screen from Season of the Sakura/Sakura no Kisetsu (1996, PC-98/DOS/Windows) with a group of people.
October 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Reposted by MP83
Thrilled to announce the release of scans for the entire run of Technopolis! Read about the history of this Japanese computer gaming magazine written by @ftb1979.bsky.social and download/view the scans. Enjoy and please RT to help spread the word. www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/09/t...
September 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Pausing in the MSX game, Iga Ninpou Chou Mangetsujou no Tatakai (Casio, 1986), is pretty funny:
September 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The pause animation from the MSX game, Yokai Yashiki (Casio, 1986). This game also got ported to Famicom Disk System.
September 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The pause animation from the MSX game, Issunboushi no Donnamondai (Casio, 1986):
September 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The pause animation from the MSX game, Yami no Ryuuou Hadesu no Monshou (Casio, 1986):
September 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM