Attract Mode

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… I gave the devs, naturally fresh faced college kids, some advice, the kind that someone pushing 50 (who used to game journalist, also game developer) would give, like putting the hilarious FMV intro online (maybe it'll be on their IG one day; see https://t.co/xuE92IGI6X)

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Last night I went to the @NYUGameCenter Showcase 2026 and the student project that I dug the most was Skame (see https://t.co/HBQN5O5mfz)…

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Been back from Japan for a month now & getting back in the groove has been tricky, this is actually my first time logging on & thus have no clue what's new on Twitter… at least I know about this (which I saw first on YouTube; that weekly deadline means FORT90 TV is a priority)

[Yuujin Lo (ユウジン / 勇正) @Yuujin_Rou]

MEGA MAN X - TOKUSATSU VERSION

Lost 1995 footage just surfaced. Capcom × Toei rare live-action promo for Rockman X3.

X vs Zero in classic Metal Heroes style. Real suits, real beams, pure 90s vibes.

We weren’t supposed to see this… …or so we wish 😂
(Fan-made by yuujin_rou)

[the FORT90 BROADCAST SYSTEM @fort90filmclub]

TONIGHT! "Broadcasting" from @wondervillenyc it's FORT90 TV!

Yes, am back from roaming the streets of Japan, tho I mostly walked down the aisles of game centers & game stores, and I happen to have a faily decent facsimile; stream starts at 8:00PM EST…

https://t.co/pIfMtdtJay

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My flight has been delayed, so am utilizing the extra wait time (and airport wifi) to make a list of all the game centers that I've yet to visit; too bad this one appears to be in Kobe and thus will have to wait till next year perhaps?

[焼プリン @Yakipurin]

阪急三宮から二駅に「ゲームセンターえくる」というレトロゲーセンがあると聞いて早速行ってきました！
商店街の一角のゲーセンですが看板がないので最初気付かずに通り過ぎました😅バーチャ3対戦台とSTGという硬派なラインナップが〇です🙆‍♀️昔よくあった雰囲気のお店で懐か��い気持ちになりました😂

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Cannot wait to be just like the old lady in the pic, in about 24 hours

[Arcade Random Posting @ArcadePosting]

Arcade Random Posting Submission via @AraigumaBattle

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Once again, folks still wonder why I bother with Twitter, and this photo of a Japanese afterschool video game club that should be hung on a gallery wall is instead found here

[じょん氏。 @Jon_Today_JW3]

@kite_VR_noe ですです！
放課後集まってゲームする部活でした！

工業高校だったので、廃棄��前の筐体をゲーセンで譲っていただいて修理したものを文化祭に出したんです！

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Someone in the earliest stage of rebuilding their childhood bedroom via VR, and getting emotional as a result, is a very particular type of vibe

[Sugary Noe📍VRゲーセン @kite_VR_noe]

今日はゆっくりゲームでもしようと
思ってたのに気付いたら今は無き
10代を過ごした部屋を作ってた
…��なんか泣けて��る😢
昭和ペンダントライトは
こむさん@comugi6502のモデルを
お借りしました
#b3d

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I wonder what his collection like 30 years later

[台羽正 @daibatadashi]

The room of a 35-year-old Fighting Maniac from Yokohama in 1996.

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As one can see, having lots of video games in a very small living space was a source of interest well before the advent of social media

[ゲーム探偵団 @game_tanteidan]

リイド社 GAME遊II！1993年当時の大型筐体自宅所有者特集！ナイスト持ちやアフターバーナーIIダブルクレイドル所有女子など、強すぎる方々ばかり！…でもジョハリの窓口（大型占い機）持ちの人、ほ、ほんまに！？😂

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My tiny ass NYC apartment means having a giant ass arcade cab at home is a no go, tho a giant ass Famicom controller? HMMMM…

[ヤっさん @yasuyuking0827]

みんなジークアクスで盛り上がってるとこスミマセンが
６月25日FC版スターフォース発売40周年おめでとうございます㊗️
なので俺はラリオスを撃破するぜ！
#スターフォース

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Yet another example of someone who went "I Want to Build an Arcade in My Home"

[SHL＠スペースハリアー30周年本 @SHlove766]

「自宅にゲーセンを作りたい」
初めてそう真剣に考えたのは高校生の時でした
その夢の実現まで20年
実現から10年の歳月が流れた今

なぜ自宅ゲーセンを作ろうと考えたのか、そして今後の方���について、整理してみようと考えました

ブログ「自宅ゲーセンを作った理由と今後」
https://t.co/2OBN7DbaPm

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… And then you have those who have straight up transformed their homes into game centers (via https://t.co/ZGVXwD9aS4)

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Even tho OsonosSimpleLife is my primary source of inspiration, cuz their collection is similarly modest, I nevertheless also love watching YouTube vids that feature others with massive collections (via https://t.co/HxNhxmpfDL)…

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… Alongside being a huge Ikea stan, OsonosSimpleLife is also an 8bitdo stan, much like myself; the following illustrates how, despite being an enthusiast of the FC30 as well (see https://t.co/0uJNIl5MSx), I don't have a Famicom to pair it with (via https://t.co/0j2IKsJa5n)

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Time once again for my yearly exodus to Japan & I'm currently downloading YouTube videos for the long flight ahead; will be using the time to figure how to organize both stuff I already have & will be acquiring, thanks to https://t.co/f5y7YL5ob9 (via https://t.co/u69BLj5JNu)…

[the FORT90 BROADCAST SYSTEM @fort90filmclub]

TONIGHT! It's my 250th broadcast on the behalf of @wondervillenyc, OMG!

So another highlight will be a zero budget made for TV midnight movie from the art director of Sonic Adventure that bills itself as "CG Entertainment!"; stream starts at 8:00PM EST…

https://t.co/ptWH5vlrfF

[the FORT90 BROADCAST SYSTEM @fort90filmclub]

TONIGHT! It's "THE KIDS ARE STILL NOT ALRIGHT"

Lastly, it's not just cuz of #MAR10Day, but @racertrash's VAPOR MARIO BROS also happens to be HIGHLY relevant to the theme at hand (specifically "v1", aka am playing a bootleg); stream starts at 8:00PM EST…

https://t.co/noLMjNBJD4

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"… I'm getting ready for winter. For now, I've equipped the kotatsu. Also sorting and organizing my games while I'm at it. The kotatsu ended up getting buried…"

Same, since I'm trapped inside due to a blizzard; too bad the US does not have Japan's S-tier organizational tools

[竹内知之 @s1TfoLsngspUWbV]

今日は引っ越しして半年…冬支度の用意をしてます。取り敢えずこたつを装備。ついでにゲームの整理整頓中。こたつが埋まってしまった💧年末年始辺り所持数数えようかな…。

[Attract Mode @AttractMode]

The focus of this video is some kind of FPGA-based Famicom clone, tho to me the star of the show is clearly the GameCube with it's Famicom-inspired paintjob

[sora/ retro collector @sky_retrohuman]

HDMI/RGB-Sファミコン2.0
でKONAMIサウンドを楽しんでます🤩テレビのスピーカーがしょぼいので音割れしてるかもしれません😅

#FPGAファミコン
#アダムスファミリーグループ