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JOHN HIGHGUARD HAS COME UNSTUCK IN TIME.

February 2, 2026

John Highguard has come unstuck in time. John has gone to sleep a consummate gamer and awakened arthritic. He vaulted into a mech in 2017 and landed on a horse in 2026. He has fallen off that horse to find himself escaping an enclosing ring of antimatter in 2019. He has seen his rebirth and death…

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Megadrive Aftermarket

On this website you will find: - αftermarket: a list of games for Sega Megadrive printed (or digitally available) after official End-of-life (1998) + unlicensed games from any year. Why 1998? Because according to Wikipedia the last licenced game was published in 1998 in North America (Frogger by Majesco Sales). The last EA games (NBA Live 98 on November 1997).Translations, ports, major hacks will be included. - All games list: a list with each and every game ever, licensed or not including aftermarket since 1988.

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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

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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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Aftermath

Free + Paid

A worker-owned, reader-supported news site covering video games, the internet, and the cultures that surround them.

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Hyrule Interviews

A large database of interviews with the people who made the Zelda games. We also have related databases of games, people, and quotes, and post daily quotes on social media.

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Innerspiral

I mostly talk about gaming, but also the art and the internet as a whole. Come by and say hi! :3

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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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Design Room

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We do oral histories and other behind-the-scenes coverage of the game industry.

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Set Side B

The Flipside of Gaming, covering topics retro, niche and indie. Some topics include roguelikes, obscure secrets in Nintendo games, internals, deep dives, development, romhacks, weird gaming-related videos and other things too. Updates daily.

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Museum of ZZT

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An archive of games created with ZZT, an MS-DOS text mode game creation system from 1991 which gained popularity with younger creators and still has an active community and new releases to this day! Closer Look articles feature specific ZZT worlds as their subject, going into detail of their notable features, unique ideas, community impact, and the legacy of these often unknown and overlooked games.

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Retro Freak Reviews

Welcome to Retro Freak Reviews, where we take an analytical look at past IBM PC-only games of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s.

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Read Only Memo

Videogame emulation news and exclusive interviews, from the aesthetics of razor sharp scanlines to the wild technical challenges of making yesterday's games run on tomorrow's hardware.

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Hylia's Corner: A Blog

Scribbles and essays about creating something in the world and resonating with the art that inspires me. I write a lot about video games as an art form through their design, history, and development.

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Save State

Writing, scans and videos on the history of videogames and its preservation from someone unable to settle on one topic, area or medium.

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Entertainium

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

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Relative Nostalgia

Welcome to the home of my research blog where you can read my thoughts on videogames, nostalgia, and hauntology.

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Maximum Utmost

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

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Renga in Blue

Wherein I play and blog about every adventure game ever made in (nearly) chronological order.

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Pixels and Polygons

Home of original writing, publishing, and podcasts by Darren Hupke, including the 32 Bit Library series, Pixels and Polygons Quarterly, Beat ‘Em Up, and more!

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Gaming Alexandria

Website dedicated to scanning/preserving video games and their history.

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