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The Revenge of 1989 – Abigail and the lobby

August 9, 2026

No, the post title isn’t an arthouse movie you missed, that’s what’s in the update. Couldn’t let the 8th month’s 9th day go by without at least a little 1989 flavor, so Abigail from Final Fight gets a Street Fighter Alpha 3 Vs. portrait! It’s been added to the custom SFA3 portrait gallery and the…

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GemuBaka

An archive by D.J. Tatsujin attempting to "fill in the blanks" for vintage games that typically do not have a lot of written information about them online. This is predominantly for vintage games and consoles/accessories, but I also have interest in arcades and indie gaming. These features typically have a breakdown of information published when the game was released to try to understand how it was received upon release and what those reputations are in the current day. I also occasionally do resource guides to attempt to feature FAQ-style information about select games.

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Entertainium

Critical opinions about the world of video games, one article at a time.

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SideQuesting

A news, reviews and features blog and community dedicated to gaming's treasures, good vibes, and great ideas.

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Retronauts

Free + Paid

The original classic gaming podcast continues its endless quest to explore the history of video games, one game at a time. Join hosts Jeremy Parish and Bob Mackey each week as they team up with a host of expert guests to chronicle the creations that have paved the way for today's hits. From forgotten black-and-white arcade machines to modern-day remakes, Retronauts spans more than four decades of vintage gaming greatness!

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birthbydrip

Lean game critique and essays on formalism and methods of representation. Primarily mechanical breakdowns, although there's occasional narrative, thematic, or aesthetic analysis as well. Extra attention is given to action-puzzle titles, unusual arcade releases, and other games from the '90s and '00s. As informative as possible in 1000 words or less (most of the time)!

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Maximum Utmost

Eclectic Gaming Reviews, Articles, and Podcasts for the Boring Averse.

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Retro XP

Retro reviews, analysis, and thoughts about retro games I’m playing, and think you should be playing, too.

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Seafoam Gaming

A video game focused review website, 12+ years in the running, with a particular focus on retro revivals and compilations, or games evoking the memory of such, and giving thoughts on assorted retro adjacent things. Notable works include interviewing the writer of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon!

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Arcade Heroes

A blog established in 2006 that is dedicated to the coin-operated/pay-to-play video game & pinball industry. New game announcements, new location announcements, interest articles on the industry, etc. Written from the human point of view (no AI) of both players and arcade operators.

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SuperPhillip Central

Video games with a heroic touch. Since June 2008, SuperPhillip Central shares gaming reviews, editorials, and more across all aspects of our gaming hobby.

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Tain's Game Log

My thoughts on gaming and games I'm playing, old and new, as I play them. I lean toward action games and am particularly interested in single-credit clearing arcade games. Posts sometimes include videos of my 1CCs.

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Lakespirit writes about Video Games

Talking about video games through weird personal angles. Emphasis on deep-dives into mechanical depth, while still trying to extract an emotional core from those experiences. Lover of weirder arcade and art games! :3

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Lost Scot

Your favourite Scottish musician (probably) dives into everything related to games.

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Sega-16

A website dedicated to documenting Sega's hardware legacy. We offer reviews, retrospectives, interviews, and other articles on all the company's consoles and arcade platforms.

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ScrollBoss

Fan site for platformers and beat 'em ups with a heavy emphasis on pixel art.

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Nicole Express

In-depth looks at video gaming and computing history, and sometimes electromechanical, audio, or other things as well.

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Noah's Barks

Discovering and analyzing humanity's most curious offerings—video games included! Writer for Old School Gamer Magazine.

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Nixon Computer

A personal blog run by me, Clayton Anderson. The overwhelming majority of my blog is dedicated to writing my thoughts (at varying levels of effort) about each and every game I finish. I particularly enjoy retro/vintage games, but I play plenty of modern releases as well. I also dabble in hobby game development (when sufficiently motivated) and blog about that as well. As this is a personal blog, I do occasionally make posts that are not about games, but the RSS feed provided here is specifically for the "video games" tag.

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faea's house

Concise design analysis alongside casual, personal monthly journaling, spanning games across a wide range of genres, styles, and eras. Come say hi. ♡

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Privately Attack Nobuo Uematsu With Questions

Blogs about games new and old, getting older, and making time for the medium.

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