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Blumineck @blumineck.bsky.social David the Arrow Bard, aka Blumineck.
I do pole dance, archery, and nerdery.
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Punch Planet @punchplanet.bsky.social Three Devs Making An Indie Sci-fi Fighter.
AVAILABLE NOW ON STEAM EARLY ACCESS!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/577970/P
JWonggg @jwonggg.bsky.social I play fighting games and I have a cute daughter
Hellfire Sculpting Club @hellsculptclub.bsky.social Welcome to the Hellfire Sculpting Club.
Showcasing our member's incredible creations.
Est.2023.
www.hellfiresculpting.club
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Richmond Lee (Art-Eater) @art-eater.bsky.social 
It's Fantastic! - Arcade scans and translations @itsfantasticac.bsky.social Scans and translations related to Japanese arcade games and arcade culture! All scans come from my own collection. Citations in alt text.
itsfantastic.moe
Fighting Game Anniversaries @fganniversaries.bsky.social Inspired by OnThisDayGaming. This account will tweet out anniversaries of fighting game releases/announcements from EST.
Maddison Baek @maddisonbaek.bsky.social Solo developer of Magenta Horizon. Korean dev starting a new life in Berlin. Currently developing a narrative puzzle game, Mutasmagoria. (ENG/KOR/GER, He GNC man-thing), Gen-AI free zone.
https://linktr.ee/maddisonbaek
Fighting-Games Daily @fgcdaily.bsky.social Typical Fighting Game Enjoyer & Video-Editor
- Follow for Daily FGC News, Memes, Clips etc
- Direct Message for Editing Works, Business & Submissions.
youtube.com/@fgc_daily
Email: the.fg.daily@gmail.com
Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social Animation tidbits from around the world, including rare and underappreciated material you won't find elsewhere.
Newsletter: http://animationobsessive.substack.com
Noe V. @bigmex1up.bsky.social He/Him. Artist & writer blogging about comics, games, and animation for three decades.
My blog: https://streetwriterpodcast.blogspot.com/
Co-Host on the Pink Monorail Podcast: https://podcasts.jimhillmedia.com/show/pink-monorail/episodes/
Jason Scott @textfiles.com Free-Range Archivist at the Internet Archive. TEXTFILES.COM guy. Documentary and Podcast creator. Troublemaker.
Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social Non-profit dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games. Our free digital archive is now open to the public! http://archive.gamehistory.org
Retronauts @retronauts.bsky.social A podcast about old video games. 10 years = retro, we don't make the rules. Support us on Patreon for exclusive episodes, Discord access, and more!
patreon.com/retronauts
Gaming Alexandria @gamingalexandria.bsky.social Website dedicated to scanning/preserving video games.
"Knowledge hoarded is knowledge lost." - Harpocrates (FFXVI)
Website - https://www.gamingalexandria.com
Discord - https://discord.gg/YHZUVaAXw3
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/gamingalexandria
Digital Eclipse @digitaleclipse.bsky.social We give gaming's history the respect it deserves. Devs of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, Tetris Forever, Wizardry: PGMO, Atari 50, TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection, & more. Disney Afternoon Collection OUT NOW.
Visit us at digitaleclipse.com!
Internet Archive @archive.org Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine. 
桜井 政博 / Masahiro Sakurai @sora-sakurai.bsky.social ソラ(Sora)代表 ゲームデザイナー/ゲームディレクター
『星のカービィ』『大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ』など｡
とりあえずアカウント作ってみました!
Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social I made GameHistory.org and you can too 
Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social Serving the video game industry through breaking news, insight on game industry trends, expert advice & resources, and more.
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Tips: tips@gamedeveloper.com
The Video Game Library 📚 @thevideogamelibrary.org The DEFINITIVE site for video game literature 📚 🇨🇦
👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org
Over 15,000 Video Game Books catalogued❗️
New books added daily.
• Join the Discussion: http://discord.gg/4JqJUs2s2n
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Standard Issue Computing @standardissuecomputing.blog a man who unfortunately enjoys video games
Chris Kohler @kohler.bsky.social Editorial Director of the BAFTA-nominated Tetris Forever and more at Digital Eclipse.
Co-host, Good Job, Brain! WIRED editor from 2005 to 2017. Well-known Japanese curry enjoyer.
Games, books, bio, etc: http://www.chriskohler.biz
Jeremy Parish (Radio Edit) @jparish.bsky.social NES Works/Segaiden video and book producer; Retronauts co-host; RGB addict. Did not invent the word "Metroidvania." He/him. Header pic: Sonya Yruel.
DidYouKnowGaming @didyouknowgaming.com OFFICIAL account of DidYouKnowGaming. Seen on MTV, Game Informer, Nerdist, IGN & more. Created by @shane.didyouknowgaming.com
Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social Library Director @ Video Game History Foundation. Tea, birds, and weird old stuff. Maxis history expert, as seen on TV. ☕🐦📚 he/him
Liam Robertson @liamrobertson.bsky.social Video game historian who uncovers lost video games and other curiosities. Makes videos for DYKG. Freelance writer. I was @doctor_cupcakes on Twitter.
Links to my stuff: https://linktr.ee/liamrobertson
Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com I'm a professor who studies politics, games, and pop culture. I stream retro adventure games every Wednesday night at twitch.tv/decafjedi. Co-host of the Quest Quest podcast. Links to all my other stuff at decafjedi.com!
4am @4am.bsky.social gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/a2.4am
he/him
Drew Mackie @drewgmackie.bsky.social “Make way for Superman!” said Superman as he punched everyone at the Coffee Bean. He/him. Los Angeles. Dog. Mustache.
Gayest Episode Ever: https://gayestepisodeever.com
Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games: https://thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com
insert credit @insertcredit.com The only show about video games. W/ @frankcifaldi.bsky.social
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host @alexjaffe.bsky.social
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Kevin Bunch (ubersaurus) @atariarchive.org Science Communicator, Video Game Historian, author of Atari Archive, old school FGCer, occasional Retronaut host, and chicken owner. He/him
Play History @playhistory.bsky.social Independent games researcher, Ethan Johnson. Preserving gaming history!
Patreon: http://tinyurl.com/pdp5pdrj
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@play_history/videos
Blog: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
Editor of Gaming Alexandria
Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social Director of Digital Preservation at The Strong National Museum of Play. Video games. "They are going for the Physical Challenge!"
Norman Caruso @gaminghistorian.bsky.social Creator of The Gaming Historian YouTube Channel. Co-host of An Old Timey Podcast. I also enjoy woodworking!
SEGA-16 @sega-16.bsky.social http://Sega-16.com is the premier resource for articles on Sega's hardware legacy! "Sega Goes Handheld: A History of the Game Gear & Its Games" available now at Amazon!
Hyrule Interviews @hyruleinterviews.bsky.social A database of interviews with the Zelda team. Our goal is to preserve that legacy, share it here, and build a safe community for our followers!
By @maxnichols.bsky.social
www.hyruleinterviews.com
Beforemario @beforemario.bsky.social Blog and book about Nintendo toys and games from 1889 to the early 1980s; from before Mario.
(+ occasional transgression into things more recent)
beforemario.com
Jason Dyer @jdyer.bsky.social Game designer making mathematics and science interactive. I also do the All the Adventures project where I play and write about every adventure game ever made in chronological order.
http://bluerenga.blog
Gaming Hell @sarahssowertty.bsky.social The 'official' BlueSky of Gaming Hell, the little video game website with guts! Huge guts!! Sarah is our mascot! gaminghell.co.uk
AtariSpot // rob @atarispot.bsky.social 2600/5200 aficionado. Video game preservation enthusiast. Collector of unusual stuff. Philly native living in MD. He/him. atarispot @ gmail
Chris Chapman @savestate.site Perennial project-starter.
"Sound[s] bored and enthused at the same time" — YouTube commenter Hoodii
https://savestate.site/
Nathaniel Lockhart @nathaniellockhart.bsky.social Lover of old stuff, primarily ancient tech and old movies. Things like the Commodore 64, reel to reel tape players, and silent film. I talk about all that stuff on my podcast, the Memory Machine. He/him
www.memorymachinepod.com
John | Video Game Canon @videogamecanon.bsky.social Amateur game historian and cataloger of links to great writing about games.
💻 videogamecanon.com
➡️ Video Game Canon Top 1000
➡️ Various Bits of Game History
💻 videogameresearchlibrary.com
➡️ Video Game Research Library
Yahel - Wrestling With Gaming @wwg.bsky.social Creator/Owner behind the gaming documentary channel, Wrestling With Gaming.
I'm also a former pro wrestler, and unabashed lover of the Philips CD-I. #gaming.
Sam Derboo @samderboo.com Sometimes doing solo game dev sometimes writing about games at samderboo.com
Bowl of Lentils @bowloflentils.bsky.social An occasional YouTuber that enjoys talking about video game history, Japanese adventure games, and Falcom stuff. I was also a lead editor on the Sakura Wars 1 and 2 fan patches.
https://www.youtube.com/@bowloflentils
Gamegeschiedenis.nl | Wietse @gamegeschiedenis.nl Platform voor gamegeschiedenis vanuit een Nederlands perspectief | Ook af en toe wat persoonlijks | https://www.gamegeschiedenis.nl | Discord: http://discord.gg/pfdcyUCaV5
Quarter Past @quarterpast.bsky.social Researcher, pre-20th-C videogames
(Citations available upon request)
GDRI @gdri.bsky.social GDRI (Game Developer Research Institute) researches the history of video games and their creators. Since 2006.
Foxhack / Dave Silva @foxhack.bsky.social I used to hack games, now I try to write about them!
A very old gaming nerd from Mexico with plans to conquer the world! Or at least, write about DVD games. He/Him, SFW, furry as heck but also really weird.
David L. Craddock - Author/Filmmaker @davidlcraddock.bsky.social Repped by Rachel Swyer | Author/Director | http://linktr.ee/davidlcraddock | he/him | #BLM #TransLivesMatter
dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social maker of video game documentaries @noclip, alternative game coverage @noclip_2, selling out with style @SecretTape and F1 chat @shiftf1podcast. Irishman inside an American.
Press Run Books @pressrun.bsky.social The dedicated book publishing imprint of Limited Run Games. Not a Wendy's. Official account. 
Time Extension @timeextension.com Breathing new life into old games. Retro gaming news, reviews and features from the lovely people behind @nintendolife.com
@pushsquare.com and @purexbox.com
www.timeextension.com
Boss Fight Books @bossfightbooks.com Great books on classic video games.
bossfightbooks.com
Latest:
● Dragon Age II by Charlotte Reber
● Life is Strange by Kaitlin Tremblay
● Legend of the River King by Alexander B. Joy
● DDR by Jessica Doyle & Jordan Ferguson
Kim Justice @kimjustice.bsky.social Talks a lot about old games and Japanese wrestling on YouTube, and also streams nonsense on Twitch. Now on here.
Dylan Mansfield (he/him) @thatdylanfellow.bsky.social reader / writer / three kids in a trench coat
staff @ Gaming Alexandria
SummoningSalt @summoningsalt.bsky.social Speedrun World Record Histories
Nadia Oxford @nadiaoxford.bsky.social Co-host of the Axe of the Blood God RPG podcast! Also writes words for vibeo gaems, boox, and other stuffs. (She/Her)
patreon.com/bloodgodpod
Does it play? @doesitplay.org Working to ensure games and hardware remain accessible now and always. Testing games fully offline for the sake of preservation.
Website, Patreon & more: https://linktr.ee/doesitplay
Konix Multisystem @konix.bsky.social Official account of
www.konixmultisystem.co.uk
My Discord server: https://discord.gg/tQPaaQxMET
Zophar @zophar.bsky.social Founder of Zophar's Domain (1996-2000), Twitch Partner & YouTuber (2022-Present) focused on emulation and retrogaming content. Emulation Forever!
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/zophar1
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@zophar1
Discord: https://discord.zophar.tv
Jeff Gerstmann @jeffgerstmann.com video games is two words
Videos: http://guard.bike
Podcast: https://lnk.to/JeffGerstmann
Patreon: https://jeff.zone/
RockmanCosmo @rockmancosmo.bsky.social Game preservationist who specializes in Japanese feature phone (keitai) games.
私はガラケーのゲームを保存しています。
https://rockmancosmo.weebly.com/
Unabandonware @unabandonware.bsky.social Sharing info and footage about unabandoned games. I mostly focus on Japanese feature phones. Join Keitai World discord (previously Keitai Wiki discord) for more info about these games!
Xer Shadow Tail ☄️🌺🏳️⚧️ @xershadowtail.bsky.social HoH Eastern Gray Squirrel Demon; or Goblorc Demon! SquirrelJME, preserving anything JavaME via accurate emulation! Software Preservationist! Married to Jinette Rufflepaws
💍! Polyacedemipanromantic! Femby/NB They/Them! 37! ΘΔ📷🏳️⚧️🇵🇱🤟🏻!
Damiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social Gaming historian / digital archeologist @ https://genesistemple.com
Join my Discord: https://discord.gg/trKjYjtnjP
Twitch streamer/podcaster - https://www.twitch.tv/thegenesistemple
Unemployed gaming journalist - support https://ko-fi.com/thegenesistemple
Brenden @bro3256.com the guy who owns a Famicom and admin of FamiWiki (24)
(profile picture by Akfamilyhome)
592/1042 Famicom cartridges
https://famibro.com
Random Stranger @randomstranger.bsky.social I like obscure old video games and make a lot of videos about them. I've documented all of the Nintendo Famicom library and I'm currently working on the PC Engine.
ＳＵＤＤＥＮ・ＤＥＳＵ @sudden-desu.net レトロゲームを逆アセンブルして調査。メガCD開発キットMEGADEVを作成した。
Retro game disassemblies/research and Megadev, a Mega CD SDK. Occasional posts about life in Japan.
🔗 https://sudden-desu.net
🎉 https://patreon.com/SUDDENDESU
Darren Hupke @darrenhupke.bsky.social Video game book maker (32 Bit Library, Beat ‘Em Up, Pixels and Polygons Quarterly). Writer. Podcast host (Pixels and Polygons). Owner of @pixelsandpolygons.net
Links to my books, podcast, and creative output below 👇
https://linktr.ee/darrenhupke
Wes Fenlon @ TGS @wes.readonlymemo.com Videogame emulation newsletter - readonlymemo.com
PC Gamer magazine
Brian Clark (bclarkomp) @onemillionpower.com Translation, J-Rock, and video games. One Million Power, formerly of mognet.net. 専門はゲームと邦楽ロック. 日本語OK!
https://linktr.ee/bclarkomp
Biz: bclarkomp @ gmail.com
John Rairdin NWR @jtsknight92.bsky.social Director of NintendoWorldReport.com
Video Producer for GameHistory.org
Star Fox historian of some sort.
Can read various Hyrulean languages pretty well.
Open to writing and video production work.
https://www.rairdincreative.com/john-rairdin
SpriteCell @spritecell.bsky.social Making charts and graphs of video game data, and archiving video game history.
https://spritecell.com/
Laserschwert @laserschwert.bsky.social 3D artist, media designer, restorer of artwork.
LucasArts Posters: https://poster.mixnmojo.com
Bandcamp: https://laserschwert.bandcamp.com/
If you like my stuff and want to show some support, feel free to tip me:
http://ko-fi.com/laserschwert
Retro Game Books 📚 @retrogamebooks.com Indie retro gaming book publisher. Video Game Maps series, Pixel Art Metroid, History of Rygar, + more.
Store: https://retrogamebooks.com
Contact: retrogamebooks@gmail.com
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/retrogamebooks
Discord: https://discord.gg/mY7JFNcWG6
ｽｼｻﾞﾜ @19701125s.bsky.social ✉️ 19701125o@gmail.com
X https://x.com/19701125s
Saitsu @saitsu.bsky.social 
DJames @jamesfe.bsky.social | He/Him | Fan of many things | I draw stuff sometimes |
Kings Island Central @kicentral.bsky.social https://kicentral.com/ is the ultimate destination for Kings Island's biggest fans. Featuring news,
Isaac Torres @delriach.bsky.social Lead Combat Designer @towerborne.com @StoicStudio.com. Prev: Lead Combat Designer on Rumbleverse, Combat Design on Killer Instinct. 70% of my body is made of FFVII.
Mike Ybarra @qwik.bsky.social CEO @PrizePicks
Former: President, Blizzard Entertainment.
Former: CVP, Microsoft (Xbox)
Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social He/him. Now available: Ys and Other Falcom Classics, and Metal Gear/Silent Hill and Other Konami Classics! Buy our books!: https://amzn.to/4czMqP9 Icon by Rusty Shackles. Patreon: http://patreon.com/hg101
VGArtAndTidbits @vgartandtidbits.bsky.social Posting nothing but high-res scans from all aspects of video game culture while also dropping a few tidbits here and there. Everything here is scanned and cleaned specifically for this account.
Created and run by @tanookijoe.bsky.social
Cool Box Art @coolboxart.bsky.social Cool and fun video game box art, promo material, etc. brought to you by twitter.com/87th and twitter.com/letshugbro
FAQ: http://pastebin.com/t9FA3dc0
Paul O’Rourke @8ighty6ix.bsky.social Audio Director @PunchPlanet
Formerly: Double Fine
Rafael Magnino @rajuma.bsky.social #NarrativeDesigner and Project Manager at @InnerfireStudio
.
Contact: rjmagnino@gmail.com
Current project: Project Evertree (@innerfirestudios.bsky.social)
Did Fantasy Farming: Orange Season (@soedesco)
Brasil
Arc System Works America @arcsystemworks.com Official BlueSky account for Arc System Works America, Inc., the publishers of the Guilty Gear & BlazBlue series.
Website: arcsystemworks.com
Sébastien Valencia @sebnec.bsky.social Gaming, comics, indie music, comedy & more
PC Engine collector, team Bible PCE @pixnlove
Les brigades du titre @JournalVentilo
Marseille, France
TAKA-nakayama @takanaka.bsky.social こんにちは。ゲームやさんをそこそこの年数やらして頂いております。
director, designer, etc. for the Street Fighter series. I love fighting games.
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taxx555/
GxGrainSon. @gxgrainson.bsky.social 29 🤟🏿🇸🇷 | Developer of ArcusChroma & HyperHitBoxing
Solo Developer | Game-Designer | Artist | Animator | Programmer | Musician
RareBreed Makes Games @rarebreedmg.bsky.social Blazing Strike: R.Evolution is my new upcoming game.
Wishlist Here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4485320/Blazing_Strike_REvolution/
#BlazingStrike is a retro style pixel art 2D fighter with unique mechanics. Download here: linktr.ee/rarebreedmg
Kaizen Creed @kaizencreed.com A game studio, built by two brothers @love.kaizencreed.com + @liight.kaizencreed.com ; Focusing on the creating games for the next generation of gamers🕹️
Currently working on @5FF.kaizencreed.com
📧 - kzn.crd@kaizencreed.com
Mike Mika @mikejmika.bsky.social Game, TV & Film dev. Studio Head (Digital Eclipse/Atari), Ex-Journalist(NextGen), Hacker(DK Pauline), Atari:GameOver, Creator(#IDARB): Man(child)-of-Action.
Game Sack @gamesack.net Joe from Game Sack, a show on Youtube about retro video games. Exciting? Hmmm.
Denver | youtube.com/gamesack
Gametopia @gametopia.bsky.social Crafting RED DREAMS: a sci-fi psychological thriller about memory.
👉 Wishlist now! s.team/a/3746590
🌊 Creators of Verne (PC & Switch) http://buff.ly/LlERoZE
Gregorios Kythreotis @eteogreg.bsky.social Director @eteogames.bsky.social • Creative Director of Sable
eteogames.com • Director at Shedworks