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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 πŸ’½πŸ•Ή

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CONTINUE: A Defiant, New Videogames Magazine Bringing together journalists, devs and artists, CONTINUE celebrates and interrogates videogame culture, creativity and community

I want to introduce you all to something myself and @jacksonwryan.com have been working on.

A PRINT MAGAZINE about video games and video game culture.

We know things have been bad for games writing recently. We're asking, "do you want to Continue?"

www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...

10.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 362 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 49

Congrats. The Kickstarter is doing numbers. Looking forward to seeing the first issue.

11.03.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The classics…

And still some of the best video games ever made.

#Nintendo #SuperMarioBros #NES #Famicom #SNES #RetroGaming β˜€οΈπŸŒ΄

10.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out the details in that Phantasy Star 3 logo. Via the Sega Mega Drive: Ultimate Works book… πŸ‘€

#Sega #MegaDrive #PhantasyStar #JRPG #SegaGenesis #Design #Logos

10.03.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Salamander 2 arcade flyer. Konami. 1995.

#Konami #Shmup #STG

09.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bushido Blade visuals never get old…

#PSone #BushidoBlade #Sony #90s πŸ₯·

09.03.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I bought it for Switch 2. But it’s available across multiple formats.

09.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can spot an early 90s Edge layout a mile away.

08.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blaze of Storm is another great indie shooter from Terarin Games. 8/10. Check it out.

Protip: The Napalm secondary weapon is your best option and acts as a really efficient bullet sponge.

#Shmup #STG #TerarinGames

08.03.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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F1 video game box art and flyers are whole sub genre of art.

Including mangled sponsor names… πŸŽοΈβ˜€οΈπŸŒ΄

#F1 #AusGP #Art #Design #RetrGaming

08.03.2026 04:47 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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video game fanzines β€” Forgotten Worlds Video game fanzines, Arnie Katz, retro gaming, video games, mega drive, snes, nintendo, sega, Master System, Game Gear, Sega Genesis

Hey folks, let me known if there’s an email I can reach you on (or just DM me). I’d love to talk more about this project. Here’s something I previously published… www.forgottenworlds.net/video-game-f...

08.03.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon of archer holding a camera with the words something something danger zone written below him ALT: a cartoon of archer holding a camera with the words something something danger zone written below him
07.03.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Super Air Diver. 1993.

The game is only okay, but this Japanese print ad goes in hard - Top Gun the anime.

#Nintendo #SNES #Anime #RetroGames

07.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That looks very much up my alley. Thanks for tagging me in. I’ll reach out to the group.

07.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grey import shooter action. Hellfire for the Mega Drive reviewed in CVG magazine.

#Shmups #STG #Toaplan #MegaDrive #Sega β˜€οΈπŸŒ΄

07.03.2026 11:48 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ridge Racer makes the cover of Edge. March 1994. πŸš—β˜€οΈπŸŒ΄

#Namco #RidgeRacer #90s

06.03.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dynastic Hero. Released for the PC Engine in 1994.

I’ll always know it as Wonder Boy in Monster World…

#PCengine #WonderBoy #HudsonSoft #90s #RetroGames β˜€οΈπŸŒ΄

05.03.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Look what just arrived from Australia. It’s @forgottenworlds.bsky.social #7 & 8.

05.03.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! This issue was a lot of fun to produce.

05.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ha!

05.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cool, these are starting to pop up in mailboxes around the world ☺️

05.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lulz

05.03.2026 10:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mack the Knife is an amazing name for a character.

05.03.2026 10:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œCommit scumocide.” Captain Commando. Super Nintendo. 1995…

Capcom’s marketing team needs to calm down..

#Capcom #SNES #Nintendo #90s

04.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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It’s Super Bomberman. For the Super Nintendo. I have nothing else to add… πŸ’£

#SNES #HudsonSoft #Nintendo

04.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And here’s the back cover…

04.03.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cool. Hope you like it. ☺️

03.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The first batch of magazines is starting to arrive on UK shores ☺️

03.03.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Went back to Lumines Remastered, and the soundtrack is infinitely better than the recent title…

#PSP #Sony #Playstation

03.03.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember. Amazing by 1994 standards

02.03.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0