retroLEL
@retrolel.bsky.social
Videojuegos clásicos, investigación y preservación. Administrado por @ICEknight.
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There is SO much high-resolution Metal Gear Solid art in this collection
(from CD 193 archive.gamehistory.org/item/8a5db5f...)
(from CD 193 archive.gamehistory.org/item/8a5db5f...)
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
There is SO much high-resolution Metal Gear Solid art in this collection
(from CD 193 archive.gamehistory.org/item/8a5db5f...)
(from CD 193 archive.gamehistory.org/item/8a5db5f...)
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We've added 100 new CDs to our collection of press CDs from GamePro magazine, with thousands of pieces of game art, screenshots, and more
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
The art of GamePro | VGHF Library Highlights
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We've added 100 new CDs to our collection of press CDs from GamePro magazine, with thousands of pieces of game art, screenshots, and more
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
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Still need more baseball?
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Still need more baseball?
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
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Last month at PRGE, we held a reunion panel with Nintendo employees who launched the NES. Hear from Bruce Lowry, Gail Tilden, and Lance Barr about how the scrappy staff at NOA defied all odds and released one of the most iconic game systems ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2WDfsiLiRA
November 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Last month at PRGE, we held a reunion panel with Nintendo employees who launched the NES. Hear from Bruce Lowry, Gail Tilden, and Lance Barr about how the scrappy staff at NOA defied all odds and released one of the most iconic game systems ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2WDfsiLiRA
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Space Invaders – The Original Game by Taito for the Super Famicom has been scanned in high resolution. Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/11/s...
November 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Space Invaders – The Original Game by Taito for the Super Famicom has been scanned in high resolution. Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/11/s...
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So far I haven't seen anyone point out, via a Google search even, a deep-cut joke in the Super Mario RPG remake: www.gamespot.com/articles/sup...
On SNES, the 6 hint notes were attributed to Magellan, DeGama, and Van Doren (2 each).
In the remake, the note authors are different... 🧵
On SNES, the 6 hint notes were attributed to Magellan, DeGama, and Van Doren (2 each).
In the remake, the note authors are different... 🧵
Super Mario RPG - Sunken Ship Puzzle Answers Guide
Find all the clues and solve a riddle in the Sunken Ship in Super Mario RPG.
www.gamespot.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So far I haven't seen anyone point out, via a Google search even, a deep-cut joke in the Super Mario RPG remake: www.gamespot.com/articles/sup...
On SNES, the 6 hint notes were attributed to Magellan, DeGama, and Van Doren (2 each).
In the remake, the note authors are different... 🧵
On SNES, the 6 hint notes were attributed to Magellan, DeGama, and Van Doren (2 each).
In the remake, the note authors are different... 🧵
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I'm proud to share that I've 3D scanned a complete set of Mysterious Mario Bros. keshi (怪奇マリオブラザーズ), a line of 10 keshi gomu rubber figures depicting monstrous-looking versions of characters from the original Super Mario Bros.
Read more and download the figures here:
archive.org/details/kesh...
Read more and download the figures here:
archive.org/details/kesh...
October 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I'm proud to share that I've 3D scanned a complete set of Mysterious Mario Bros. keshi (怪奇マリオブラザーズ), a line of 10 keshi gomu rubber figures depicting monstrous-looking versions of characters from the original Super Mario Bros.
Read more and download the figures here:
archive.org/details/kesh...
Read more and download the figures here:
archive.org/details/kesh...
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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
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...
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Two well-known voice clips from Super Mario Sunshine are Mario saying "Aren't I done yet?!" and "There's more?!" in an exasperated way, long presumed unused. However, there is actually a way to hear them in-game, as they have a chance to play when he enters a level at low health.
October 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Two well-known voice clips from Super Mario Sunshine are Mario saying "Aren't I done yet?!" and "There's more?!" in an exasperated way, long presumed unused. However, there is actually a way to hear them in-game, as they have a chance to play when he enters a level at low health.
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Today I'm releasing an early prototype of Nintendo's "Joy Mech Fight" (FC), from over a year before its release! This build, then named "Battle Battle League" (FDS), was created for the 1992 Nintendo-Dentsu Game Seminar. Links are below!
hiddenpalace.org/Battle_Battl...
hiddenpalace.org/Battle_Battl...
September 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Today I'm releasing an early prototype of Nintendo's "Joy Mech Fight" (FC), from over a year before its release! This build, then named "Battle Battle League" (FDS), was created for the 1992 Nintendo-Dentsu Game Seminar. Links are below!
hiddenpalace.org/Battle_Battl...
hiddenpalace.org/Battle_Battl...
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Super Smash Bros. contains a sneaky "delayed action" anti-piracy measure to lull the illegitimate user into a false sense of security. The game will be normal the first 68 times it is launched. Starting with the 69th time, however, every selected character will turn into Mario.
September 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Super Smash Bros. contains a sneaky "delayed action" anti-piracy measure to lull the illegitimate user into a false sense of security. The game will be normal the first 68 times it is launched. Starting with the 69th time, however, every selected character will turn into Mario.
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Today's 3D scanned keshi is God Bomber, from the unreleased (!) Virtual Boy game Virtual Bomberman!
A keshi figure for a game that never came out is pretty unusual, isn't it? In fact, I think this is the only one I've ever encountered!
Download the scan here: archive.org/details/kesh...
A keshi figure for a game that never came out is pretty unusual, isn't it? In fact, I think this is the only one I've ever encountered!
Download the scan here: archive.org/details/kesh...
September 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Today's 3D scanned keshi is God Bomber, from the unreleased (!) Virtual Boy game Virtual Bomberman!
A keshi figure for a game that never came out is pretty unusual, isn't it? In fact, I think this is the only one I've ever encountered!
Download the scan here: archive.org/details/kesh...
A keshi figure for a game that never came out is pretty unusual, isn't it? In fact, I think this is the only one I've ever encountered!
Download the scan here: archive.org/details/kesh...
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If your placeholder assets aren't clearly placeholders, you'll forget to replace them
Back in ~1999, the art director for some dollhouse game made a temporary diamond-shaped model for their character UI. By the time he realized they hadn't replaced it, it was too late and it shipped as-is. Oops!
Back in ~1999, the art director for some dollhouse game made a temporary diamond-shaped model for their character UI. By the time he realized they hadn't replaced it, it was too late and it shipped as-is. Oops!
September 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
If your placeholder assets aren't clearly placeholders, you'll forget to replace them
Back in ~1999, the art director for some dollhouse game made a temporary diamond-shaped model for their character UI. By the time he realized they hadn't replaced it, it was too late and it shipped as-is. Oops!
Back in ~1999, the art director for some dollhouse game made a temporary diamond-shaped model for their character UI. By the time he realized they hadn't replaced it, it was too late and it shipped as-is. Oops!
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Speaking of the st.5 boss, here he is in prototype form, from when the player characters were the Slugs & you had a 5pt health bar. The vast majority of the prototype images out there don't have the health bars.
No idea if these are earlier or later revisions though
No idea if these are earlier or later revisions though
September 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Speaking of the st.5 boss, here he is in prototype form, from when the player characters were the Slugs & you had a 5pt health bar. The vast majority of the prototype images out there don't have the health bars.
No idea if these are earlier or later revisions though
No idea if these are earlier or later revisions though
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Más ejemplos de juegos glitcheados como si estuviesen corriendo en el Genecyst, a ver si los reconocéis 😛
September 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Más ejemplos de juegos glitcheados como si estuviesen corriendo en el Genecyst, a ver si los reconocéis 😛
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Ando testeando todos los juegos de Mega Drive que recuerdo que hagan "cosas raras" para que la futura emulación de Teradrive en el MAME quede niquelada, ¿Se os ocurre alguno poco obvio que se me haya podido pasar? 🤔
September 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ando testeando todos los juegos de Mega Drive que recuerdo que hagan "cosas raras" para que la futura emulación de Teradrive en el MAME quede niquelada, ¿Se os ocurre alguno poco obvio que se me haya podido pasar? 🤔
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I did some more research, and this Mario pawn is actually from a different board game than I originally identified! It's NOT from Bowser's Castle Conquest, but rather Party Joy 3: Super Mario Land Game (パーティジョイ3 スーパーマリオランドゲーム)
September 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I did some more research, and this Mario pawn is actually from a different board game than I originally identified! It's NOT from Bowser's Castle Conquest, but rather Party Joy 3: Super Mario Land Game (パーティジョイ3 スーパーマリオランドゲーム)
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PSA for those with a PS3/PSVita: Over the past year PS1 and PS2 Classic titles have been delisted from the PlayStation Store. This includes Gradius V, Twisted Metal 2 & EA-published PS1/PS2 titles. Even though the game pages remain, the Add To Cart buttons are GONE. Get your games B4 it's too late.
September 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
PSA for those with a PS3/PSVita: Over the past year PS1 and PS2 Classic titles have been delisted from the PlayStation Store. This includes Gradius V, Twisted Metal 2 & EA-published PS1/PS2 titles. Even though the game pages remain, the Add To Cart buttons are GONE. Get your games B4 it's too late.
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Ceefax 1988. Unfortunately the rest of the carousel was pretty much unreadable but I thought this picture was worth uploading.
August 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Ceefax 1988. Unfortunately the rest of the carousel was pretty much unreadable but I thought this picture was worth uploading.
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Regarding this Chaotix boss, internally named Devil Sonic, Ryō Kudou explained that the design was created by Takumi Miyake, then a 3D model was created using Strata 3D, and finally Kudou converted it into pixels.
xcancel.com/rin_kotou/st...
vgdensetsu.net/takumimiyake/
vgdensetsu.net/ryokudou/
xcancel.com/rin_kotou/st...
vgdensetsu.net/takumimiyake/
vgdensetsu.net/ryokudou/
September 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Regarding this Chaotix boss, internally named Devil Sonic, Ryō Kudou explained that the design was created by Takumi Miyake, then a 3D model was created using Strata 3D, and finally Kudou converted it into pixels.
xcancel.com/rin_kotou/st...
vgdensetsu.net/takumimiyake/
vgdensetsu.net/ryokudou/
xcancel.com/rin_kotou/st...
vgdensetsu.net/takumimiyake/
vgdensetsu.net/ryokudou/
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For absolutely no real reason whatsoever, I spent the weekend creating a patch for Bug! and Bug Too! to run on modern Windows
Bug!er Up fixes Windows 11 compatibility; adds support for XInput controllers, removes the CD-ROM requirement and allows custom soundtracks.
github.com/LukeUsher/bu...
Bug!er Up fixes Windows 11 compatibility; adds support for XInput controllers, removes the CD-ROM requirement and allows custom soundtracks.
github.com/LukeUsher/bu...
August 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
For absolutely no real reason whatsoever, I spent the weekend creating a patch for Bug! and Bug Too! to run on modern Windows
Bug!er Up fixes Windows 11 compatibility; adds support for XInput controllers, removes the CD-ROM requirement and allows custom soundtracks.
github.com/LukeUsher/bu...
Bug!er Up fixes Windows 11 compatibility; adds support for XInput controllers, removes the CD-ROM requirement and allows custom soundtracks.
github.com/LukeUsher/bu...
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It is now the 8th anniversary of Mania so time to dig up some Sonic trivia... This year, it's Kanga Clanga! (aka the Kangus). This lovable robo-roo originally lived in the outback but now entertains us all in Pinball Carnival Zone!
August 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It is now the 8th anniversary of Mania so time to dig up some Sonic trivia... This year, it's Kanga Clanga! (aka the Kangus). This lovable robo-roo originally lived in the outback but now entertains us all in Pinball Carnival Zone!