Page plan is done. Articles are being proofed. Images are sorted. Issue 9 of Forgotten Worlds is coming along nicely. Here’s a cryptic clue… #TurboGrafx #NEC #PCengine ☀️🌴
Forgotten Worlds
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Looking back at video game magazines and culture from the 80s and 90s. Check the website for articles / interviews about obscure magazines and retro games… https://www.forgottenworlds.net 💽🕹
“Be a king, rather than expert!” Here’s a garish arcade flyer for Truxton 2 from 1992… #Shmup #STG #TruxtonExtreme #Tatsujin #RetroGaming
Metal Gear. Japanese instruction manual for the Famicom original. #Konami #MetalGear #Nintendo #NES #Famicom
Hey folks, I need your help. I’m planning a trip to Japan in November, and while over there I’d love to interview people involved with local video game magazines. If anyone has any contacts, or can help, please reach out. This will be for an upcoming issue of Forgotten Worlds 🙏
Strange Phantasy Star 2 review in Game Players magazine… There’s a bunch of info about the plot, but practically zero details about the game itself 🤷🏻♂️ #PhantasyStar #JRPG #MegaDrive #Sega #SegaGenesis #RetroGaming
NEC’s Turbo Express. As featured in a 1991 PlayBoy magazine buyers guide… #TurboGrafx #TurboExpress #PCengine #NEC #RetroGaming #90s ☀️🌴
Shout outs to Mean Machines magazine tips section - it had some of the best layouts in the industry. #Sega #MegaDrive #RetroGaming #Design ☀️🌴
Legend of Mystical Ninja review in Game Pro. AKA Goemon Warrior. One of my favourites for the Super Nintendo. But this review is about as lukewarm as you’d get from Game Pro… #Konami #GoemonWarrior #SNES #SuperNintendo #GamePro
Says here that the 3 1/2-inch floppy disk ceased production back in 2011. Sony was the last company still manufacturing them… #RetroComputers #RetroGaming
Here's my review of Truxton Extreme, a return to the vital and influential shoot 'em up playstyle of Toaplan, contained within a game that's worthy of both the original Truxton and player expectations in 2026. This one feels both familiar and fresh; it's got the juice.
Past meets present: Truxton Extreme
Truxton is back courtesy its original designer and composer, with an entry worthy of the name.
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Why is Kmart (Australia) trying to sell me Atari Lynx games via sponsored Pinterest posts? That can’t be sustainable business model 🤷🏻♂️ #Atari #AtariLynx #Kmart #RetroGaming
The Super Famicom Jr was released in Japan in 1998. What do we all think of the redesign? #Nintendo #SuperFamicom #SNES #IndustrialDesign #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
This Pinball Construction Set print ad by Electronic Arts is kinda amazing… and shows just how much the industry has changed. #RetroGaming #RetroComputers #EA #ElectronicArts
I’m a huge fan of Terarin Games and their indie shoot-em-ups. So I reached out to the founder, Junichi Terayama, and asked him a bunch of questions. Like, will we ever see a physical release? Read the interview 👉 www.forgottenworlds.net/blog/terarin... @terarin55.bsky.social #Shmup #STG
I spoke to Richard ‘Rich’ Leadbetter about his time at CVG and Mean Machines (and the glory days of grey imports). [From the archives] 👉 www.forgottenworlds.net/blog/the-ric... #Sega #MegaDrive #SuperNintendo #C64 #Amiga #Nintendo #NeoGeo #PCengine #Amstrad #RetroGaming
On my way to complete the Dragon Quest 2D-HD trilogy. One final boss battle to go. Do you have a favourite out of the original three games? #DragonQuest #JRPG #Nintendo #Famicom #RetroGaming ⚔️🛡️
That PC Engine LT in the bottom left corner is priced at $1,400 USD in today’s money… 👀 #PCengine #NEC #HudsonSoft #90s #RetroGaming
Contra III: The Alien Wars Now with extra robots… this is the version that was released in PAL territories. #Contra #Konami #SuperNintendo #SNES #RetroGaming
Super Mario Bros 3 **Technical manual 2** A walkthrough guide. Published as a magazine supplement back in the day… #Nintendo #SuperMarioBros #NES #Famicom #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
How about some Parodius? Japanese auction sites can be dangerous… #Konami #Shmup #STG #PCengine #SegaSaturn #Parodius #RetroGaming
Bonk’s Adventure. The arcade version. Released in 1994. Long forgotten. Did you ever play this one? #PCengine #TurboGrafx #90s #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
The golden era of shoot-em-ups… A random page of reviews in EGM’s import focused magazine - Super Gaming. #Shmup #STG #SuperNinteno #PCengine #SuperGrafx #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
These games aren’t really selling me on the 3DO system. I’ll take Samurai Shodown, but the rest are pretty average… 🧐 #3DO #NeoGeo #SNK #90s #RetroGaming
Early issues of Game Players magazine are a real time capsule. Like these three reviews. Shadow of the Beast (Amiga), Shinobi (C64), and Silpheed (PC)… 👀 #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #Sega #Psygnosis #GamePlayers ☀️🌴
Promo for the unreleased Space Fantasy Zone on PC Engine Super CD-ROM. Think Space Harrier meets Fantasy Zone. But not as good as either. #PCengine #NEC #Sega #TurboGrafx #OpaOpa #RetroGaming ☀️🌴
The FM Towns Marty was a mythical console back in the day. Something that might get a passing reference in a magazine’s news section. Or import round-up. #FMtowns #Fujitsu #RetroGaming #90s #Japan ☀️🌴
