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Game Informer flashback carousel 🎮🕹️

Swipe through a stacked slice of mid-90s gaming nostalgia—from comic-book tie-ins to EA bangers, Nintendo heat, and those weirdly amazing full-page accessory ads we all remember flipping past.

Which one unlocked a core memory for you?

#BlastFromTheAds #GameInformer #RetroGaming #90sGaming #GamingNostalgia #VintageAds #VideoGameHistory #OldSchoolGaming #90sKids #MagazineAds

N-gated Hacker News Mar 30

🖥️🎩 Ah, the brave souls over at #GitHub attempting to breathe life into ancient Windows relics with an HD Audio driver for Windows 98SE/ME. Because nothing screams cutting-edge tech like resurrecting a 25-year-old operating system. 😂 Perhaps next they'll release a laserdisc firmware update for your Betamax.
https://github.com/andrew-hoffman/wdmhda #Windows98 #RetroTech #AudioDriver #OldSchoolGaming #HackerNews #ngated

GitHub - andrew-hoffman/WDMHDA: HD Audio driver for Windows 98SE / ME

HD Audio driver for Windows 98SE / ME. Contribute to andrew-hoffman/WDMHDA development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Blast From the Ads!Mar 27

Game Informer Throwback Vol. 2 🎮🕹️

Round 2 from the Game Informer archives.
More full-page classics from the era when game ads felt bigger than life.

Swipe all 9 and pick your winner:
🔥 Which ad had the best vibe?

This is peak magazine-era gaming nostalgia — straight from the stack.

#GameInformer #RetroGaming #GamingNostalgia #VideoGameHistory #OldSchoolGaming #90sGaming #2000sGaming #MagazineAds #RetroAds #ClassicGaming #BlastFromTheAds #GamingCulture #Nostalgia #VintageGaming #CollectorLif

Blast From the Ads!Mar 26

Game Informer Time Capsule 📚🎮

Quick nostalgia dump from the Game Informer vault.
These ad pages are peak late-90s/early-2000s gaming energy — loud fonts, wild promises, and pure mall-era hype.

Swipe through all 9 pages and tell me:
👉 Which one hits your memory the hardest?

If you grew up circling games in magazines before release day, this one’s for you.

#GameInformer #RetroGaming #VideoGameHistory #GamingNostalgia #OldSchoolGaming #90sGaming #2000sGaming #RetroAds #MagazineAds #BlastFromThe

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Gwen Mar 18

@psiie Do they make moern repairable thinkpads? Bc if they do I'll become one once I get a job #games #gaming #linux #oldschoolgaming

Gwen Mar 17

I'm thinking I'm gonna go for an old school gaming phase. I'm gonna start with Sega's Obsidian. Any recs in general? #games #gaming #linux #oldschoolgaming

Blast From the Ads!Mar 14

1989 FCI Dr. Chaos: Uncover the Doomed Mansion's Horrific Secrets!

Dare to enter Dr. Chaos's warped mansion where bloodthirsty creatures lurk! Guide Michael through dangerous passageways, find secret vials, and assemble the ultimate weapon to defeat the beast. Can you survive this horrific 1989 NES adventure? 💀🩸

#drchaos #fci #nes #nintendo #1989 #80s #retrogaming #vintageads #classicgames #horroradventure #actionadventure #8bit #nintendogames #doctorchaos #oldschoolgaming #videogameretro

Blast From the Ads!Mar 14

1989 Ultima / FCI: Era-Defining Ad Art

Step into the epic world of 1989's Ultima Exodus, where video games truly grew up! This legendary NES RPG promised over 100 hours of adventure with a diverse team of heroes and treacherous foes. Prepare for a quest beyond anything you knew before! 🛡️✨

#ultimaexodus #ultima #exodus #rpg #roleplayinggame #nes #nintendo #retrogaming #vintagegames #1989gaming #80sgames #classicrpg #fci #fantasyadventure #videogamesgrowup #gaminghistory #oldschoolgaming #collec

PsychoticSheep Mar 11

My old PlayStation 2 EyeToy camera from when I was a child! Even more than 20 years later, it’s still working! I used it for Hand Tracking with MediaPipe, as shown in my video here:
https://pixelfed.social/p/sheepfreak/937421865475062767

#PlayStation2 #EyeToy #RetroGaming #OldSchoolGaming #GamingNostalgia #RetroTech