Official Twitter account for Gaming Alexandria. Website dedicated to preserving video games.
Jan 17, 2021 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
LOGiN Magazine (ログイン) - October 1984 which was donated by Dangobee has been scanned in 600DPI! I also asked @obskyr to look through it and find some interesting things in it. He has compiled some highlights which I'll include in this tweet thread. gamingalexandria.com/wp/2021/01/17/…
This is actually the first of the "Programming Olympics" issues, where a bunch of people from the game industry "compete" with small games that fit in type-in listings which are printed in the magazine. It was done for awhile after this annually.
Dec 26, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Huge and amazing donation of magazines and press kits from @ianinatlanta. A huge boon to preservation efforts and extremely generous! Let's check out some of it.
Nov 3, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Play Meter – Volume 10, Number 21 – November 15th 1984 has been scanned in 600DPI. Enjoy! gamingalexandria.com/wp/2020/11/03/…
The closing of Mylstar is annoucned, along with an article on the company's history.
Jul 2, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
All five volumes of Club2HD Positive have been scanned and uploaded. This was a Japanese zine that ran for a few years in the mid to late 90s covering early game emulation, copiers, piracy, and all sorts of interesting stuff. gamingalexandria.com/wp/tag/zine/
Loved Super Mario Sonik 2 as a kid.