Sven Schmalfuß

@vedeksve.bsky.social

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A mind forever voyaging. Academic roadkill. A fool for lesser things. Communication is the problem to the answer. Former games studies and gender studies scholar. Loves collecting physical games for all systems. Has a passion for the histories of gaming.

A photography of the PlayStation 4 games "The Journey Down Trilogy" and "Rainbow Cotton" on disc by @strictlylimited.bsky.social. Together with extra goodies like postcards, a bottle opener, stickers, a pin, and posters for other games like "Aero, Complete Edition", "Fox and Forest", "7th Sector", "Epics of Hammerfall" and "Wonderboy Collection".
A note by Super Rare Games: Physical games have always been at the heart of what we do. For years, we've been committed to giving incredible games something real that exists beyond the screen. The recent PlayStation news doesn't change that. We'll continue working with our partners to bring PS5 physical releases for as long as we're able, because we believe games deserve more than just a download. #DiscsNotCodes
Screenshot from the official PlayStation blog with the closure dates for the PS3 and PlayStation Vita online stores: "Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua – PlayStation Store on PS3 will close starting August 2026. Additional Latin American and Middle Eastern countries – PlayStation Store on PS3 will close starting late 2026. In all other countries, PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita will close in July 2027."
Search results for "that dragon cancer" on steam through a German account, which do not include the game "That Dragon, Cancer".
Screenshot of a Steam Wishlist with different games marked as being not available in the user's region (i.e. Germany).
Picture of the XBox 360-version of Tomb Raider Underworld. Depicting Lars Croft in a short top and hot pants. The main focus is on her torso with her face only half in the picture.
Auszug aus der M! Games 04/26 mit Bericht zur KI-Konsole DreamGen.
Close-up of the outer box of the PS4-version of the Exclusive Edition of Brok: The InvestiGator, highlighting the use of raised Braille.
A Japanese physical release of Obduction by Cyan Worlds and Sunsoft for the Playstation 4.
Close-up of the packaging for the PS4-version of the Exclusive Edition by Red Art Games of Brok: The InvestiGator. Showing the title in Braille on the outer cardboard box.
The cover of the book Virtual Boy Works by Jeremy Parish.
Foto einer durchsichtigen GameBoy-Box in der sich verschiedene Spiele befinden. Auf der Box liegt das Modul des GameBoy-Spiels „Wave Race“.
Note book with huge list of games in very small handwriting.
Picture of 3 books in German: "Zahl, Farbe, Trumpf, Die Geschichte der Spielkarten" (a history of playing cards); "Der Schlüssel zum Leben, 500 Jahre mechanische Figurenautomaten" (a history of automatons) and Rudolf Rühle: "Lexikon: Die deutsche Spieleproduktion in der SBZ und der DDR, 'mit der Wende, kam das Ende" (an encyclopedia of the production and distribution of board games and playing cards in the GDR).
Picture of the Marktgasse in Bern, Switzerland. At the end the Zytglogge tower can be seen. The buildings left and right are flying Swiss national and Bern city flags.
Statue of Ludwig I of Bavaria at the Walhalla in Donaustauf, Germany in the background. In the foreground the display of a mobile phone is partly visible, showing a photo of the actor Franz Xaver Kroetz.
Physical release of the game Gorogoa for Switch. The picture shows the case with a grape wine like artwork and the game's manual with a surrealist black and white illustration and text in an illegible fantasy script.
Ausschnitt Steam-Wishlist mit in Deutschland nicht verfügbaren Spielen.
Bild einer Ausgabe von Sinclair Lewis' It Can't Happen Here und des Sammelbands Das Jahrhundert der Bilder Band I, herausgegeben von Gerhard Paul.
A photo of 2 books. Sinclair Lewis: It Can't Happen Here and Gerhard Paul (ed.): Das Jahrhundert der Bilder, Band I, 1900 bis 1949.
Page from The Official Nintendo Magazine (UK), with a preview of A Boy and His Blob for Wii. The Headline reads: A Boy and His Blob, The Only Platformer Cute Enough to Have a 'Hug' Button.
Bild von der Demonstration "Gemeinsam gegen Rechts" am 2.2.25 auf dem Domplatz in Regensburg.
Foto des Buches Israel, eine Korrespondenz von Navid Kermani und Natan Sznaider.
PC Power cover disc 6/96 with advertising games