blurtvonnegut:

Dig dug is THAT kid in elementary school. The one that told you about the nude code in Tomb Raider, about resurrecting Aeris, about how there’s a secret code to make the characters in Mortal Kombat, or how he already had some Mario/Sonic sequel that’s only out in Japan (but you can’t see it cause he already beat it and returned it to the store)…on yeah, he also told you about the missingno trick that jacked up your save file.

Whattaprick.

Dragon Quest fan art from Newtype magazine, November 1987.

Another Erica Sakurazawa drawing of a girl playing with a Famicom.

From Garo, 1987.

Another panel from Erica Sakurazawa.

Garo, 279, 1987.

Dig that controller.

Panel from short by Erica Sakurazawa.

Garo, issue 279.

If you look closely, you’ll noticed they’re using a Twin Famicom, a special version of the Famicom that had the Disk System built into it.

While it was licensed by Nintendo, it was actually developed by Sharp.

More from Garo.

This is pretty interesting, this manga is just about a guy and girl playing Dragon Quest and having a conversation.

Can anybody identify the author/artist?

Edit: The author is Erica Sakurazawa.

Thanks, Pocarisweet!

8bit Love.  A great zine/mook/whatever from 2009 that I picked up the last time I was in Tokyo.

It also made me aware of Game Bar A Button, which is an absolute must see if you’re ever in Akihabara

Lady, you are in dire need of a brush and an orthodontist, but that is the coolest shirt I have ever seen.

From Family Computer Magazine, 1986.

Ad for Namco’s Super Chinese, which also features Ryuichi Sakamoto and a robotic dinosaur, for some reason.

Family Computer Magazine(?), 1986.

Anthropomorphic Famicoms look weird.

From Family Computer Magazine(?), 1986.