A non-profit organization actively preserving Japanese retro games from the 70’s and 80’s as cultural assets.https://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mrphyi7itj2cJapan's golden age of gaming, from our archive. This week: Star Cruiser (PC-88SR, ©Arsys 1988) — fly freely through a solid, full-color universe, then land and walk its towns. A grand space opera that drops you inside an SF movie. https://www.patreon.com/gamepres/posts/case-0020-travel-163753757/28 Jul 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrphyi7itj2chttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mr5uq6h5na2tJapan's golden age of gaming, from our archive. This week: Thunder Force (MZ-1500, ©Tecno Soft 1984) — boot it up and the machine shouts its own name. An overhead shooter where you roam in every direction, charging the enemy base to Rossini's William Tell Overture. https://www.patreon.com/gamepres/posts/case-0019-to-163424079/ https://www.patreon.com/gamepres/posts/case-0019-XXXXXXXXX21 Jul 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5uq6h5na2thttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mqmbk7sxzs2wJapan's golden age of gaming, from our archive. This week: Plazma Line (PC-88, ©Tecno Soft 1984) — when 3D meant wireframe, this space racer put solid, shaded polygons on screen and sent them flying. The PC's first, and it knew it. https://www.patreon.com/gamepres/posts/case-0018-ahead-163141138/14 Jul 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmbk7sxzs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mq2ob73c2r2aJapan's golden age of gaming, from our archive. This week: Star Fleet (PC-8001mkII, ©Tecno Soft 1983) — take the captain's chair of a familiar-looking starship and cross 3D space by your instruments alone. The human adventure, on cassette tape. https://www.patreon.com/gamepres/posts/case-0017-human-162586396/07 Jul 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2ob73c2r2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mpj2yx3kif2vJapan's golden age of gaming, from our archive. This week: Emmy II (MSX2, ©ASCII 1986) — a girl, named after "emulation," who learns the words you type, forgets old ones, and saves it all to disk, so next time you switch on, she remembers where you left off. https://www.patreon.com/gamepres/posts/case-0016-girl-161324416/30 Jun 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpj2yx3kif2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3moxhqk6e252gJapan's golden age of gaming, from our archive. This week: Artificial Intelligence GILL (PC-6001mkII, ©Ample 1983) — teach a forgetful eight-year-old to speak, one typed word at a time, on a machine its own author cheerfully branded "artificial ignorance." https://www.patreon.com/gamepres/posts/case-0015-161312727/23 Jun 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxhqk6e252ghttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mofufenj7c2aJapan's golden age of gaming, from our archive. This week: Reviver (PC-88SR, ©Arsys 1987) — an isekai adventure years before the genre had a name, where the townsfolk remember you and brush you off if you keep repeating yourself. https://www.patreon.com/gamepres/posts/case-0014-town-160938323/16 Jun 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofufenj7c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mntvz53c622eJapan's golden age of gaming, from our archive. This week: Morita's Battlefield (PC-88, ©Enix 1983) — the Othello champion who won Enix's first contest by teaching a computer to fight back. https://www.gamepres.org/en/2026/05/31/case0013/09 Jun 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntvz53c622ehttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mn3geq7bgk2bJapan's golden age of gaming from our archive. This week : Romancia: Dragon Slayer Jr. (aka "Dragon Slayer III") (Sharp X1, ©Nihon Falcom 1986). 30 minutes. No save. One wrong move = start over! Help us keep this history alive ! → patreon.com/cw/gamepres #RetroGaming #JRPG #pixelart #gamehistory30 May 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3geq7bgk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mly3nlaoc226Japan's golden age of gaming from our archive. This week: Xanadu (aka “Dragon Slayer II”) (PC-8801mkIISR, ©Nihon Falcom 1985). Action, exploration, and resource management, all centered around conquering a labyrinth! keep this history alive ! → patreon.com/cw/gamepres #classicgaming #pixelart #jrpg16 May 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mly3nlaoc226https://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mlgjcpylhk2pJapan's golden age of gaming from our archive. This week: Metal Gear (MSX2, ©Konami 1987) Before the legend, there was the mission. The original stealth action game, as KOJIMA intended it. Help us keep this history alive ! → patreon.com/cw/gamepres #hideokojima #retrogaming #metalgear #konami09 May 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgjcpylhk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mkutq7wtec2sJapan's golden age of gaming from our archive. This week: Snatcher (PC-88SR, ©Konami 1988) Hideo KOJIMA's cyberpunk masterpiece that still asks the question: who can you trust Help us keep this history alive ! → patreon.com/cw/gamepres #hideokojima #konami #retrogaming #pixelart #gaming02 May 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkutq7wtec2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mkd2lat2p22qJapan's golden age of gaming from our archive. This week: Penguin Adventure (MSX, ©Konami 1986). A charming sequel to Antarctic Adventure pushing MSX1 hardware to its limits! Help us keep this history alive ! → patreon.com/cw/gamepres #pixelart #classical #konami #gamers25 Apr 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkd2lat2p22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mipjgh3ug22xOur weekly game introductions are now on Patreon! If you enjoyed the March episodes, this is your chance to support game preservation and keep the archive alive. New tier available now. https://www.patreon.com/posts/opening-archive-15466265305 Apr 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipjgh3ug22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mghh237dy22mGPS now offers weekly content on our Patreon: every week, we release a video accompanied by a written article exploring a Japanese video game and its history. Access to this content is free, but if you'd like to help to support us, we would also greatly appreciate it. www.patreon.com/cw/gamepres07 Mar 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghh237dy22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3mbd5vokckc2oHappy New Year! 2025 was an important year for the GPS, and we once again want to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who supported us. We have some big plans for 2026, so stay tuned!01 Jan 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbd5vokckc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3loj7yshmvc2xWe've seen your requests for anonymous donations to the GPS and we are thrilled to announce that we now have a donation page! For those who cannot join as a supporting member, please use the link or QR code below to donate directly to the GPS via Stripe: https://donate.stripe.com/7sI03sb9j3w74JaeUY06 May 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3loj7yshmvc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3lo5uzg2rec2pHello everyone! It's been a while. :) We would like to thank Time Extension for their recent article highlighting the current financial state of the GPS. We would like to expand on it somewhat and respond to some of the comments left by readers. https://www.timeextension.com/features/we-might-be-about-to-lose-a-powerful-force-in-the-world-of-video-game-preservation02 May 2025 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo5uzg2rec2phttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3kl4zcu7nv42jCheck out the "extended edition" of our History of Japanese Erotic Games article, kindly hosted by Time Extension. https://www.timeextension.com/features/the-history-of-erotic-games-in-japan11 Feb 2024 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3kl4zcu7nv42jhttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3khh76ix23d2mWe're continuing our preservation work in 2024! We are aiming to scan and index our large collection of Japanese game-related publications, but we need your help to purchase a new, dedicated scanner. Please consider contributing to the fundraiser here: https://www.gamepres.org/en/participate/fundraise/26 Dec 2023 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3khh76ix23d2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/gamepresint.bsky.social/post/3khdwsdfyw32cHappy Holidays from all of us at the Game Preservation Society!25 Dec 2023 05:54 +0000at://did:plc:ugedmkfjfchm5hdbvzfroedp/app.bsky.feed.post/3khdwsdfyw32c