Raven Software co-founder Brian Raffel retires after 36 years in the games industry, ending an era for the studio he helped launch in 1990.
Raven Software co-founder Brian Raffel retires after 36 years in the games industry, ending an era for the studio he helped launch in 1990.
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Sands Color TV Game C2600 de 1977
Te souviens-tu d'une époque où 'jouer en ligne' voulait dire que le câble de ta manette était bien tendu jusqu'au canapé ?
#RetroGaming #Sands #OldSchool #RetroStyle #GamingHistory #Heritage #Toulouse
The 1987 game "The Last Ninja" was 40 kilobytes
https://twitter.com/exQUIZitely/status/2040777977521398151
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An average picture that you save on your phone or PC has a size of around 400 kilobytes. It doesn't do anything, it's just a static image. Now divide that by the factor 10, so you drop to 40 kilobytes. That's the size of The Last Ninja, developed by System 3 and published in
From the golden era of gaming mags 📚🎮
Flip through this Game Informer throwback carousel and soak in the ad art, layouts, and hype that built a whole generation of players. Which page hits your nostalgia hardest?
#gameinformer #retrogaming #gamingmagazine #vintageads #nostalgia #throwback #90sgaming #00sgaming #adarchive #retroculture #gaminghistory #collectibles #blastfromtheads
En 1985 el videojuego casi desaparece. Cayó un 97%.
Mario lo salvó. Y ese efecto dominó aún rebota.
Sin ese rebote no hay carrera de GPUs. Sin esa carrera,
en 2012 nadie entrena AlexNet en una GTX 580.
Sin esa chispa... no hay ChatGPT. No hay IA.
PlayStation nació porque Nintendo triunfó.
Xbox nació porque PlayStation asustó a Microsoft.
Sin Mario, ni Sony ni
Microsoft entran al juego. Nunca.
Un plomero de 8 bits. El abuelo invisible del 2026. 🍄🤖
MUGEN: El motor de lucha que definió una era de libertad creativa. 🕹️
He escrito un artículo detallando su evolución y por qué sigue siendo un referente del desarrollo "fan-made" décadas después.
🔗 https://leedeo.net/blog/historia-mugen-motor-crossovers-imposibles/
Siclair Microvision (1977)
https://r-type.org/articles/art-452.htm
#HackerNews #SiclairMicrovision #Siclair1977 #RetroTech #GamingHistory #VintageComputing
📚🎮 90s Game Informer Time Capsule: The Console Wars in 9 Pages
Flip through this carousel and relive the era when every issue felt like a battlefield report.
From Atari Jaguar shock ads to Saturn and PlayStation launch hype, this is pure 90s gaming energy.
Question for you: Which ad/page instantly took you back to your childhood setup?
#gameinformer #retrogaming #90sgaming #consolewars #playstation #segasaturn #atarijaguar #nintendo #vintagegaming #gaminghistory #retrogames #gamingnostalgia #
1970s Kenner Trouble Bubble: The Captivating Handheld Challenge!
Watch as this vintage 1970s family gathers 'round, captivated by the amazing Trouble Bubble handheld game. Young and old alike are mesmerized by the challenging maze and colorful balls, a true classic of retro entertainment! 🕹️👨👩👧👦
#kenner #troublebubble #1970s #70s #vintagetoy #handheldgame #retrotoys #classiccommercial #familyfun #toycollector #70snostalgia #kennerproducts #kidscommercial #oldcommercial #popculture #gaminghistory