Quarter Past
Researcher, pre-20th-C videogames
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@historyclippings.bsky.social
Clippings found during my historical research. Showcasing the awesome primary material from around the web. DM me for submissions. Run by @joedragovich.bsky.social Check out my 📖 on tea-smuggling gangsters: https://lnk.to/Hawkhurst
@doubleemmartin.bsky.social
Happy writing fun ball. Born and raised on Treaty One territory. Now living in Ukraine.
@robcruickshank.bsky.social
Technician/artist. Googly-eye enthusiast. Several kinds of nerd. Unusual skill set. Toronto, Ontario. he/him.
@spm35.bsky.social
Former 35+ year radio broadcaster. High Net-Worth insurance guy. New Brunswick, Canada.
@poolhallthrills.bsky.social
Poolhall Thrills is the one-woman garage rock project of singer/songwriter Kate Willaert ["WILL-ert"]. 🏳️⚧️
@foone.bsky.social
Hardware / software necromancer collector of Weird Stuff maker of Death Generators. she/they
@koziarz.com
Embedded systems farmer. Ex WMS, PLD, Stern pinball. Randomly posting wacky stuff I saved from my time in the coin-op business, all of it retold incorrectly. |✶✶✶✶|
@riversidecasino.bsky.social
The Midwest’s Best Casino On This Side Of The Hoover River Slots, table games, golf, luxury spa, sweat lodge, ball pit, dining options, concert/convention center, and some other stuff. Possibly haunted. Contributors: https://go.bsky.app/4yomz8H
@theycreateworlds.bsky.social
A podcast unraveling video gaming's historical tapestry through an audio odyssey exploring creativity, business, and the fascinating people behind it all!
@silentmoviegifs.bsky.social
I like to watch silent movies, and then make gifs from them. Created by Don McHoull
@bgbaumgart.bsky.social
Retired digital archivist. Hobby project is SAILDART dot ORG Stanford A. I. Lab in the 1970s with PDP-10 software.
@hitsave.org
Video game history & preservation non-profit, focused on global preservation efforts and community building. Support us at https://hitsave.org/support-us/
@davidbfox.com
Lead game programmer: ReturnToMonkeyIsland Designer/Project Leader at LucasfilmGames/LucasArts: Fractalus Labyrinth ZakMcKracken Indy3 ManiacMansion VR XR EV GameDev CR: SotR ❤️ @anniefox.com @RubeWorks.com https://linktr.ee/davidbfox
@historyhoarder.bsky.social
Docent at the Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda, CA. Collector of random things I think are cool. Antiques/Vintage dealer. Absurdist. He/Him https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?sid=historyhoarder My activities and opinions on this site are my own.
@chrisward.bsky.social
Ex-Wizard Magazine Magic Words guy. Ex-KDHX howlin’ rock DJ. Ex-drinker. Pinball evangelist. NUDGE MAGAZINE #4 on sale now. 🌈
@donhopkins.bsky.social
Ground Up Software. Pie Menu Evangelist. Cellular Automatist. Childless Cat Daddy. Developed The Sims at Maxis/EA with Will Wright, Open Source SimCity / Micropolis. Stupid Fun Club. Factorio Freak. Machine Vision at Leela AI. he/him/self/this 🏳️🌈👾🤖😼
@kerrywall.com
Web developer/writer/content producer. Researched and wrote 23,000 words about game hardware mods. Enjoyer of JRPGs, VGM, yarn, and tea. She/her. Ace.
@thesiecle.com
A history podcast by @dhmontgomery.com covering France's overlooked century between Napoleon and World War I. Annotated transcripts at thesiecle.com!
@siliconundergro.bsky.social
He/him. INTJ. I blog 4-5 times a week about vintage and retro computers. Day job in information security, specifically vulnerability management. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. You can find my blog, The Silicon Underground, at https://dfarq.homeip.net
@skeetsofgrass.bsky.social
The 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass, in order, little by little, over and over.
@thehardtimesnews.bsky.social
Punk news coming your way Go read the full articles: www.thehardtimes.net
@righto.com
Computer history. Reverse-engineering old chips. Restored Apollo Guidance Computer, Alto. Ex-Google, Sun, Msft. So-called boffin.
@catdespira.bsky.social
Writer and historical researcher living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest in a house full of classic arcade games. Strong Resister ✊️ Gen X antifascist, hater of bigots. *Loves punk, metal, and video games* 🚫 MAGA 🤡s 🚫 🐮 💩 🚫 Crypto
@brycetetraeder.bsky.social
Global Tetrahedron CEO, chairman, media proprietor, entrepreneur, human trafficker, thought leader, and venture capitalist.
@bblm2.bsky.social
Rage_Beat06 / f32 / anime and game archivist / https://linktr.ee/rage_beat06 / https://ko-fi.com/rage_beat06
@supercade.bsky.social
Author + founder of Supercade 👾 Former games evangelist @Wired ⚡️ Curator in residence @Ayzenberg 💕 Supercade Deluxe: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vanburnham/supercade-a-visual-history-of-the-videogame-age-1971-1984 linktr.ee/supercade ✨💾🕹️🖤🎮🔥
@theo.io
Assistant professor at @LSHTM.bsky.social researching viral pathogen genomics. Previously: @Crick.ac.uk, @GoogleAI, @sangerinstitute 🧪 🤖 🖥️ theo.io / sandersonlab.org
@weratedogs.com
Your Only Source For Professional Dog Ratings nonprofit: @15outof10.org ❤️🩹 links.weratedogs.com
@spacequesthistorian.com
Adventure game aficionado with a foul mouth. YouTube: youtube.com/spacequesthistorian PeerTube: spectra.video/c/spacequesthistorian Twitch: twitch.tv/spacequesthistorian Mastodon: dosgame.club/@sqhistorian
@kineticist.com
The preferred website of pinball nerds everywhere. https://www.kineticist.com/ Also home of This Week in Pinball. And the Pinball Community Awards (The TWIPYs)
@drobson.bsky.social
An academic librarian who manages a game collection and spaces that support scholarship and recreation at an academic university.
@laurencugliotta.bsky.social
Junior Pinball Technician | The Pinball Dudes | Since 2019 | Want a pinball machine? I can help! Send me a message 🙂 | Rest in peace, Eric My portfolio: http://tinyurl.com/LAURENS-PINBALL-PORTFOLIO
@dieworkwear.bsky.social
Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter. If you have a style question, search: https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
@forgottenworlds.bsky.social
Looking back at video game magazines and culture from the 80s and 90s. Check the website for articles / interviews about obscure magazines and retro games… 💽🕹
@andreacontato.bsky.social
Writer, gamer, husband, father, with no time left for anything else!
@onionsoft.net
オニオンソフトの中の人、おにたまです。おにたま放送局(OBS)、オニオン製作所、HSP3(Hot Soup Processor)関連の情報を配信します。書籍「はじめてのプログラミング HSP3.6入門」も発売中! YouTubeチャンネルはこちら https://youtube.com/onionsoftware
@drewgmackie.bsky.social
“Make way for Superman!” said Superman as he punched everyone at the Coffee Bean. He/him. Los Angeles. Dog. Mustache. Gayest Episode Ever: https://gayestepisodeever.com Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games: https://thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com
@jasonbwilson.bsky.social
Newsletters, Sports Business Journal ([email protected]) @sbj Former ME, GamesBeat and GamePro Ex-copy desk chief, Ziff-Davis Game Group CRPG/strategy game/D&D enthusiast Managing editor/copy editor/journalist since 1998
@jamesgunn.bsky.social
Filmmaker, husband, friend to dogs and cats. Creature Commandos debuts on Max Dec 5. Superman in theaters July 11, 2025.
@thebeaverton.com
North America’s Trusted Source Of News Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebeaverton Merch: https://the-beaverton.myshopify.com/
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Subscribe to www.lawdork.com for SCOTUS, Trump, LGBTQ, criminal justice, and other legal news. / Email: [email protected] / Signal: crg.32 / About me: Sober. Queer. Bipolar. Buckeye. / He/him.