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Okay, the latest issue of our
#retrogaming
and media 'zine, BETWEEN THE SCANLINES (now releasing on Saturdays), has rolled off the digital presses!
We've got some
#C64
and
#Amiga
in this issue, along with our 40th birthday feature on King's Quest!
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I love it when the DS uses a blend of 2D and polygons like this to such great effect.
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There's something mesmerizing about the mix of polygons and scaling sprites at this framerate
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Nostalgia for a low-poly world that exists only in 32-bit digital visions.
Gran Turismo 2.
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There's a landmark anniversary today, peerless in its importance. Never has gaming been so changed by a single game before.
I am, of course, referring to the 25th anniversary of the release of PEPSIMAN!
Happy birthday, you strangely fun little thing.
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Gunstar Heroes on the OG PlayStation? Pretty much! A Japanese and European exclusive run-and-gun that reportedly missed out on an NA release due to SCEA's policy of no 2D games.
🕹️: Gunners Heaven/Rapid Reload, 1995.
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Akihabara, 1993. In this amazingly clear footage from the time, we see a whole mess of cool stuff from salarymen playing Super Scope to the latest in palmtop technology. I'll link the full video below.
#1990s
#Retrocomputing
#Retrogaming
#TechNibbles
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Did you ever make it out of the parking garage? 😅
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📖 Sharka's Bytes of Game Ads 📺
Ohhh, now this is one helluva clever ad for Alan Wake. Top marks for whoever came up with it.
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A 16-bit SEGA skyline - aglow with electric life and an underbelly of crime... The Streets of Rage.
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This has got to be one of the most iconic images in all of gaming, right?
This has got to be one of the most iconic images in all of gaming, right?
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G-Police is already an awesome game, but y'know what makes it even more amazing? Its own Peter Chung (of Aeon Flux fame) directed animated commercial.
Just look at the proud Psygnosis owl at the start. 🔥
#PS1
#PSX
#Retrogaming
#animation
#GameTVNibbles
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One of the amazing SEGA R360 arcade machines in action back in the day, likely playing G-LOC. 🔥
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An up-close glimpse of 90's arcade wonder. Jeez, those SEGA R360 machines look absolutely amazing.
#Arcade
#Retrogaming
#GameTVNibbles
@cptalbertwesker
@swooper_d
@TheSegaHolic
@SegaLegacy
@OneEightZero
@RetroZo_
@UfoRetro
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🕹️ Sharka's Bytes of Gaming History ⏳
Now this... Now this was the dream way to play Steel Battalion. Snapped in November of 2002, a tower of gaming power and a great big whopping TV (rear projection?) to see ALL the action.
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"We've got the cars, we've got the locations, and I'm bringing the music. I'm Stryker on Crash FM."
Burnout 3: Takedown 🔥🔥🔥
Any fans of this and the Burnout series?
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A nice peaceful drive in the wobbly polygon countryside... 😌
Good morning, y'all!
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Shibuya, Tokyo, 7:02am in the Year 2000. Ready to roll out in one of the finest Sega Dreamcast games and one of my overall continuing racers.
📺: Metropolis Street Racer, Bizarre Creations, 2000
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The first time you accidentally discovered you could do this? A priceless feeling. 😁
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If there was one arcade machine that was a dream of a teen Sharka to have a go at, it was this. The mighty (and costly!) SEGA R360, introduced in Japan in 1990 before making its way overseas a year later. 🔥🔥🔥
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Just had a play of the Wipeout Phantom Edition source port to PC.
Really impressive stuff and I like how it still retains the look and feel of PSX Wipeout - just enhanced! There's even a crunchy 320x240 mode if you want it.
#Wipeout
#Retrogames
#Retrogaming
#PS1
#PSX
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Snowflakes falling on a winter's ZSNES night...
Windows 98/XP SNES emulation memories... 💜
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Happy 20th anniversary, Metroid: Zero Mission!
Born from a desire by Yoshio Sakamoto of Super Metroid fame to introduce the original
#Metroid
to those who had only played Fusion, Zero Mission turned out to be a masterful remake. 💜
Have you played Zero Mission?
#Retrogaming
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When NES graphics hit that sweet spot, they hit it HARD 🦈💜
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Don't mind me, just connecting to the Sega Channel. 😁
This would have been amazing to experience at the time. And it's wonderful peeps are working to restore bits of it in an offline form and add in the games that you would have downloaded at the time.
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In 1990, Nintendo asked you nicely to *puh-leeze* tell your parents and other family members to stop calling everything with a controller and you plugged into a TV a Nintendo, just like they'd talked about 'Atari's'.
Mario thanks you for your compliance, citizen.
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Retro Perspective: It's 1994 and you're at the local arcade with friends. A SEGA Afterburner II upgrade cab catches your eye and so you decide to impress everyone with your piloting skills - nor not!
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Someone's first digital camera photo in 1998. Not too late a year for a woodgrain TV! N64 + PS1? Very nice.
Given the date and Ocarina is on the screen and was released in Nov of '98, could have been a Christmas pressie.
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What if... The PlayStation 2 really had looked like this?
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Quickly now! You have time to reach out and grab one game before they're all devoured by a hungry (but cute!) shark
Which one do you reach for?
#PS1
#PSX
#RETROGAMING
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The original 'God Game' - Populous!
#Amiga
version seen here, and it's just as satisfying as ever to sculpt the world and see your little peeps spread out - and unleash your divine wrath.
Populous fans, raise your hand! What did you play it on?
#Retrogaming
#Retrocomputing
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Happy (Emotion Engine powered) New Year, y'all. Thank you so much for all the well-wishes today, they've been greatly appreciated.
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November 14th, 1997. The day that Final Fantasy VII FINALLY releases in the UK.
And after making it late home from a friend's birthday bash, one young JRPG fan sits herself down and fires up her PlayStation, watching wide-eyed as the iconic intro plays for the very first time.
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Another glimpse of a Toys R Us past. It may be 1999 or 2000, but that doesn't mean you can't still sell SNES games!
This is a pretty hefty selection. Some heavy-hitters there if you zoom in a bit.
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When you were on the go in 2002 and still wanted some rally action.
Look at those wee crunchy polygons!
🎮: Colin McRae Rally 2.0, Game Boy Advance.
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Did you ever try pushing or pulling the yellow Electronic Arts tab to see it it did anything? 😶
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The four pillars of early 90s UK
#Amiga
magazine... Uh... - ery.
Okay, okay, Amiga Action, you can come along too. 😅
Which mag was your fave to read, peeps? And for Euro or other places folks, what did you have instead?
#CommodoreAmiga
#Retrogaming
#Retrocomputing
#Retromags
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PlayStation 2 is here. But is it everything Sony promised?
📖Game Informer, November 2000
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When 32 colours are more than enough to ROCK your CRT screen
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Always a dicey prospect to click this when I see it trending in the UK. Heartening tho to see so many trans allies and cis women of all ages coming out in support. Thank you all. ❤️
#TransWomenareWomen
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A gathering of Rrriiiiiiidge Racer!
Faves and any Ridge memories to share? Which one was your series start line?
#PS1Day
#PSX
#PS1
#RETROGAMING
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Rallying like it's 1995 all over again. Hellos and good morning 👋
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When the music vibes are too strong that you can't strategy 🎶
📺: Command & Conquer, Westwood Studios, 1995 (PS1 version)
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More Toys 'R' Us goodness from 1999-2000. An entire mountain of PlayStation and N64 - plus Dreamcast sneaking in the corner there!
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Ahh, I promised another PS1-themed Retro Perspective today and here it is!
You've had to wait until Christmas of 1995 to get your hands on Sony's new PlayStation. Practically shaking with excitement, you fire up the game you've wanted to play ever since you saw it on TV...
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It's Friday night; time for a video rental!
Which one are you going for, friends?
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What is a memory card but a miserable pile of cutely animated icons? 🧛🍷🔀💥
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The sprawling landscapes of Terracon, one of the coolest and most technically impressive Europe exclusive PSX games.
All at a mostly smooth 50fps and with scarcely any polygon wobble in sight.
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Good morning! And happy 25th Birthday, Final Fantasy 8/VIII! Released today in Japan in 1999. 🎉
One of the more divisive entries? I didn't enjoy it as much at the time as FFVII, though I vividly remember my jaw dropping at the waltz scene.
How do you feel about FF8, peeps?
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On the first demo disc for PlayStation, Demo Demo Volume 1, there's a demo for Ridge Racer that feels like a slightly wonky prototype (which it likely is!) with handling that feels different, missing engine sounds, and some different impact ones.
Pretty neat stuff!
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A snippet of an early Eric W Schwartz animation from 1990 featuring one of his early furry fandom icons, Amy the Squirrel.
#Amiga
#Retrocomputing
#CommodoreAmiga
#AmigaReposts
#AmigaNibbles
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Very cool that we can get a first-hand glimpse of what the Sega Channel was like through these demo carts.
#SegaSaturday
#Retrogaming
#MDNibbles
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Sixth generation console lighting at some of its finest. 🔥🔥🔥
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And this is only the tip of the iceburg with NikaSharkeh. They're in full support of the anti-LGBT laws in Russia and anti-Pride. Going so far as to commission artwork of their male OC 'showing what Pride is REALLY all about'.
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Now is this the early 90s Ultimate Gaming Rig or what?
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Tonight's weekly Team KitShark movie choice is some fine 90s cyberpunk cheese.
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The stunning cover from the August '96 issue of Japanese PS1 magazine, The PlayStation. You'll notice a conspicuous absence in the character lineup; where's Tifa?
Tifa as a main cast and party member was actually added late in development...
1/2
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Shivers. I vividly remember my parents excitedly calling me down to see ANOTHER WORLD's intro in late '92; we'd never seen anything like it before.
💾 Amiga version, running on A600.
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A random and hastily alphabetized selection from Sasha's PS1 shelves - Which two games would you spend a week with?
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"2.5GB of RAM is enough for anyone, even 150 years in the future."
- Team 17, 1992.
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🚀 SHARKFEST HAS BEGUN! SHARK WEEK EVERY WEEK FOR THE NEXT FIVE! 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
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There's so much to unpack here with this NES game cover, game name, and subtitle. It's amazing.
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Reminiscing to Kit about one of the biggest swindles of the '90s: The National Record of Achievement.
Oh yes, It'll be absolutely necessary for interviews, we were told. Scientific calculators felt like another swindle too.
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Don't mind me, just placing another year of PSX eye candy before your eyes, this time 1998. 🔥🔥🔥
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What a mag cover! And what an incredible demo disc. Stuffed with Net Yaroze goodness, too.
Yoji Shinkawa's Metal Gear Solid work lives rent-free in my head.
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Stop everything you're doing and drop a gif of an anime you really like
Stop everything you're doing and drop a gif of an anime you really like✨
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This has gotta be one of the coolest kiosks I've ever seen.
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A year after Metal Gear and 35 years ago today, Komami released the seminal cyberpunk adventure, SNATCHER into the wild on PC-8801 and MSX2 (pictured here) - later popularized with a superb Sega CD release. And of course, the fine work of one H. Kojima.
Have you played SNATCHER?
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Flash those sharp shark chompers; good morning! 🦈☕✌️
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You find glimpses of gaming's past in unlikely places.
It's surprisingly difficult to find many photos of the UK's gaming yesteryear, especially ones this clear, but on an interior decorator's website in its past client's section, we catch a glimpse of GAME circa late 2002.
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I've had such a cosy time just driving around these London tracks in MSR and vibing to the in-game stations.
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Balloons drifting by my profile; must mean another orbit around the sun complete. 🎉
Thank you for the sweet birthday wishes that have already come my way; have a good one y'all.💜
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Don't mind me, just dropping some PSX goodness onto your feeds 🦈💜
#RETROGAMING
#PS1
#PSX
#PS1Nibbles
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Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. Celebrated the twentieth anniversary of its release on GameCube a couple of days ago.
Kit and I have never played this version before and it sounds like it's packed with new cool features, some backported from MGS2.
Any downsides to it?
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Which of these feels the most nostalgic to you,
#Amiga
peeps of past and present?
I started with KS 2.04, so I never saw the V1.X screen back then. My first mental image of Amiga is always rooted in the purple screen.
#AmigaRetweets
#Retrogaming
#AmigaNibbles
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Late night in London in the Year 2000 - the perfect time for Street Racing around the Metropolis 💜
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Directions to one amazing adventure. When instruction manuals could be maps too. 🧭
Jak & Daxter, The Precursor Legacy, PS2, 2001.
#Retrogaming
#PS2
#Playstation
#videogames
#shareyourgames
#GamersUnite
#PS2Nibbles
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A selection of Psygnosis PS1 goodness for your feeds this fine Wednesday.
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The abstract beauty of 80s and 90s VHS tape covers
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