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I was such a big fan of Toys That Made Us, but can you believe that in their new video game history series, the crew used art assets I created and then didn't even credit me at the end among the Youtubers they sourced? (They also used some of my research, but still no credit?) And apparently it's not the first time they've done it: www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/discoverys-game…

8 months ago | [YT] | 82

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Growing up reading magazines like Wizard and Toyfare as a kid, I developed a fascination with the minor print differences used to indicate a "first printing." I understand some are annoyed that this concept has found it's way into gaming, but are they just a vocal minority? How do you feel about print differences?

9 months ago | [YT] | 12

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My savings will run out right around when Trump takes office, which would be perfect timing to make an exit. But if you'd rather I stick around and continue researching forgotten gaming history, my being seemingly unemployable means I need more financial support. If you’d like to help, I have Patreon of course, but if you’d like to make only a one time donation — or would like more of the funds to go directly to me — I’ve now set up a GoFundMe: gofund.me/eae8bc95

10 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 79

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How do you pronounce “Wikipedia”?

11 months ago | [YT] | 9

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Happy Metroid Day!



To celebrate, patrons at the $5 and up level can preview the first half of my upcoming Metroidvania video. Why am I making a 30-minute essay on the history of a single word? Because 60 minutes felt like too much.

1 year ago | [YT] | 25

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How interested would you be in learning about super obscure pre-Metroid platform adventures from Japan and Europe?

1 year ago | [YT] | 11

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In a short article I ask: Were TRON's Grid Bugs a tie-in for the arcade game?

www.acriticalhit.com/were-trons-grid-bugs-a-tie-in…

1 year ago | [YT] | 25

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Looking forward to an epic year of cranking out mind blowing forgotten history that will be criminally ignored until I run out of money once again and give up for good. :3

The current release plan for 2024:

- MED: Metroidmania #1
- MED: Mario/Popeye #2 (Patreon Preview)
- S: Metroidmania #2
- MED: Mario/Popeye #3 (Patreon Preview)
- S: Metroidmania #3
- MED: Mario/Popeye #4 (Patreon Preview)
- MED: Metroidmania #4
- LARGE: Mario/Popeye #1-5 Complete

- S: Metroidmania #5
- MED: Carmen #1 (Patreon Preview)
- S: Metroidmania #6
- MED: Carmen #2 (Patreon Preview)
- S: Metroidmania #7
- MED: Carmen #3 (Patreon Preview)
- MED: Metroidmania #8
- LARGE: Carmen Declassified #1-4 Complete
- S: Metroidmania #9
- MED: Dames #1

1 year ago | [YT] | 75

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If anyone uses Bluesky, I’ve created a curated list of people who mostly talk about gaming history bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ryrau24iqzrzst2tdl63a3cl/…

1 year ago | [YT] | 13

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FYI: Every month I put together a curated playlist of retro gaming history documentaries. Check out the Playlists tab in my profile if you're looking for more gaming history (and also my favorite non-gaming-history video essays), and let me know if you saw a good vid recently that I missed.

1 year ago | [YT] | 39