SpriteCell
@spritecell.bsky.social
Making charts and graphs of video game data, and archiving video game history.
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· Nov 10
The Shigeru Miyamoto Archive, SpriteCell
The Shigeru Miyamoto Archive is an archive of interviews, appearances, writings, and other recordings of Shigeru Miyamoto, all summarized.
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I've added the latest Nintendo investor Q&A to the Shigeru Miyamoto Archive.
What's the Shigeru Miyamoto Archive? It's a collection of every interview, speech, and piece of writing by Shigeru Miyamoto that I can possibly find, with over 700 entries in English.
spritecell.com/bp10-shigeru...
What's the Shigeru Miyamoto Archive? It's a collection of every interview, speech, and piece of writing by Shigeru Miyamoto that I can possibly find, with over 700 entries in English.
spritecell.com/bp10-shigeru...
In late 1994 Tom Kalinske held a conference on CompsuServe where the public could ask questions about Sega. Topics include RPGs, 32X, Sega CD, and Saturn. Thankfully, a transcript was posted on Usenet.
www.usenet-rewind.com/message/MTcy...
www.usenet-rewind.com/message/MTcy...
September 25, 2026 at 2:54 AM
In late 1994 Tom Kalinske held a conference on CompsuServe where the public could ask questions about Sega. Topics include RPGs, 32X, Sega CD, and Saturn. Thankfully, a transcript was posted on Usenet.
www.usenet-rewind.com/message/MTcy...
www.usenet-rewind.com/message/MTcy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeNE...
This starts with a Data East rap. Unfortunately, it gets cut off before the end.
This starts with a Data East rap. Unfortunately, it gets cut off before the end.
Consumer Electronics Show CES June 1990
YouTube video by HikikomoriDev
www.youtube.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeNE...
This starts with a Data East rap. Unfortunately, it gets cut off before the end.
This starts with a Data East rap. Unfortunately, it gets cut off before the end.
I looked at this for so long thinking "they planned to release Mortal Kombat 3 on the NES???"
September 7, 2026 at 4:47 AM
I looked at this for so long thinking "they planned to release Mortal Kombat 3 on the NES???"
Does any 2D game have wider ladders than Mega Man 7?
Show me a game where the ladders take up more than 18.75% of the horizontal space.
Show me a game where the ladders take up more than 18.75% of the horizontal space.
August 31, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Does any 2D game have wider ladders than Mega Man 7?
Show me a game where the ladders take up more than 18.75% of the horizontal space.
Show me a game where the ladders take up more than 18.75% of the horizontal space.
For a while I was working on two projects at once, but I am now focusing on one, code named Horizontal.
Today I finally finished collecting the fourth, quite large, data set. There are still two to five more to go, so it will be a few more months before it is finished.
Today I finally finished collecting the fourth, quite large, data set. There are still two to five more to go, so it will be a few more months before it is finished.
August 30, 2026 at 8:28 PM
For a while I was working on two projects at once, but I am now focusing on one, code named Horizontal.
Today I finally finished collecting the fourth, quite large, data set. There are still two to five more to go, so it will be a few more months before it is finished.
Today I finally finished collecting the fourth, quite large, data set. There are still two to five more to go, so it will be a few more months before it is finished.
Some PS3 games have doubled or tripled in price on the secondhand market since the announcement of the PS3 store closure.
I don't see any PSVita games with such dramatic price changes.
I don't see any PSVita games with such dramatic price changes.
August 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Some PS3 games have doubled or tripled in price on the secondhand market since the announcement of the PS3 store closure.
I don't see any PSVita games with such dramatic price changes.
I don't see any PSVita games with such dramatic price changes.
I think it's interesting to think about how Balatro would have been received if it had been released in 1991 for the SNES or Genesis. With some smaller number caps it should have been technically possible to make something very similar.
August 12, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I think it's interesting to think about how Balatro would have been received if it had been released in 1991 for the SNES or Genesis. With some smaller number caps it should have been technically possible to make something very similar.
Reposted by SpriteCell
5000 Years of The Legend of Zelda... V2!
I've added major branches like Conan, CS Lewis, Star Wars, a lot more Japanese influences, and the lineage of early video games. The chart's organization is also improved.
Click through for the full-size:
namelessquality.com/5000-years-o...
I've added major branches like Conan, CS Lewis, Star Wars, a lot more Japanese influences, and the lineage of early video games. The chart's organization is also improved.
Click through for the full-size:
namelessquality.com/5000-years-o...
August 11, 2026 at 5:07 AM
5000 Years of The Legend of Zelda... V2!
I've added major branches like Conan, CS Lewis, Star Wars, a lot more Japanese influences, and the lineage of early video games. The chart's organization is also improved.
Click through for the full-size:
namelessquality.com/5000-years-o...
I've added major branches like Conan, CS Lewis, Star Wars, a lot more Japanese influences, and the lineage of early video games. The chart's organization is also improved.
Click through for the full-size:
namelessquality.com/5000-years-o...
This person uploaded their PS2 demo discs to Internet Archive. They got "restricted" and he e-mailed IA asking for them to be unrestricted, they said "no" with no further explanation, and then removed his uploads and banned him when he kept asking what the deal was.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N25C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N25C...
The Internet Archive Deleted My PS2 Project
YouTube video by MProductions GAMING
www.youtube.com
August 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This person uploaded their PS2 demo discs to Internet Archive. They got "restricted" and he e-mailed IA asking for them to be unrestricted, they said "no" with no further explanation, and then removed his uploads and banned him when he kept asking what the deal was.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N25C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N25C...
Final Fantasy and GameFAQs are closely linked in my mind. I've spent so much time reading all kinds of guides for the series, every game has so many, which made me curious which had the most.
The 2D games and FF12 often have a separate map for each area, so there's also a graph without them.
The 2D games and FF12 often have a separate map for each area, so there's also a graph without them.
August 3, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Final Fantasy and GameFAQs are closely linked in my mind. I've spent so much time reading all kinds of guides for the series, every game has so many, which made me curious which had the most.
The 2D games and FF12 often have a separate map for each area, so there's also a graph without them.
The 2D games and FF12 often have a separate map for each area, so there's also a graph without them.
They took the time to render Mario's reflection on the table.
July 30, 2026 at 8:22 PM
They took the time to render Mario's reflection on the table.
Reposted by SpriteCell
I present:
5000 Years of The Legend of Zelda
A flowchart of the media that influenced Zelda. Ranging from mythology and historical sources to ancient board games, D&D, 1930s pulp adventure films, and way more!
Click through to see the full-size chart.
namelessquality.com/5000-years-o...
5000 Years of The Legend of Zelda
A flowchart of the media that influenced Zelda. Ranging from mythology and historical sources to ancient board games, D&D, 1930s pulp adventure films, and way more!
Click through to see the full-size chart.
namelessquality.com/5000-years-o...
July 30, 2026 at 4:08 AM
I present:
5000 Years of The Legend of Zelda
A flowchart of the media that influenced Zelda. Ranging from mythology and historical sources to ancient board games, D&D, 1930s pulp adventure films, and way more!
Click through to see the full-size chart.
namelessquality.com/5000-years-o...
5000 Years of The Legend of Zelda
A flowchart of the media that influenced Zelda. Ranging from mythology and historical sources to ancient board games, D&D, 1930s pulp adventure films, and way more!
Click through to see the full-size chart.
namelessquality.com/5000-years-o...
New record, 402nd on the Guild Wars 2 North American achievements leaderboard. I probably won't be able to get much higher than this, I've done most of the PvP stuff and playing Crab Toss and Sanctum Sprint by myself is slow going.
July 29, 2026 at 4:47 AM
New record, 402nd on the Guild Wars 2 North American achievements leaderboard. I probably won't be able to get much higher than this, I've done most of the PvP stuff and playing Crab Toss and Sanctum Sprint by myself is slow going.
Editorial from Hyper about the difficulty of communicating with Japanese developers and publishers.
July 28, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Editorial from Hyper about the difficulty of communicating with Japanese developers and publishers.
In Megami Tensei games your skills don't list damage coefficients. Agidyne (single) and Maragidyne (all) will both just say "heavy fire damage".
But actually the damage they do can vary wildly, depending on the game.
The smaller the number the less multi-target skills do compared to single-target.
But actually the damage they do can vary wildly, depending on the game.
The smaller the number the less multi-target skills do compared to single-target.
July 28, 2026 at 1:41 AM
In Megami Tensei games your skills don't list damage coefficients. Agidyne (single) and Maragidyne (all) will both just say "heavy fire damage".
But actually the damage they do can vary wildly, depending on the game.
The smaller the number the less multi-target skills do compared to single-target.
But actually the damage they do can vary wildly, depending on the game.
The smaller the number the less multi-target skills do compared to single-target.
Rock the Rock was a promotional event for Sonic & Knuckles where 55 people were taken to Alcatraz Island to play the unreleased game and try to get as many rings as possible in three minutes. The two top scorers then faced off head to head in a dome.
July 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Rock the Rock was a promotional event for Sonic & Knuckles where 55 people were taken to Alcatraz Island to play the unreleased game and try to get as many rings as possible in three minutes. The two top scorers then faced off head to head in a dome.
Many of Nintendo's European websites have become lost, but thanks to the efforts of several people on the Lost Media Wiki forums the flash-powered Mario Megasite has been partially preserved, and a Miyamoto interview was found within the files.
forums.lostmediawiki.com/post/159257/...
forums.lostmediawiki.com/post/159257/...
Nintendo of Europe's Mario Megasite Web Portal | Forums - The Lost Media Wiki
Opened around November 2004, The Mario Megasite was a web portal that acts as a information point. It once belonged to ms.nintendo-europe.com
forums.lostmediawiki.com
July 24, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Many of Nintendo's European websites have become lost, but thanks to the efforts of several people on the Lost Media Wiki forums the flash-powered Mario Megasite has been partially preserved, and a Miyamoto interview was found within the files.
forums.lostmediawiki.com/post/159257/...
forums.lostmediawiki.com/post/159257/...
The ideal order for a video game magazine is:
Staff credits/housekeeping, table of contents, editorial, mail, news, interview, cover feature, previews by system, reviews by system, tips/codes, comic/puzzles/quizzes, back issue orders/legal text, preview of next issue.
Staff credits/housekeeping, table of contents, editorial, mail, news, interview, cover feature, previews by system, reviews by system, tips/codes, comic/puzzles/quizzes, back issue orders/legal text, preview of next issue.
July 23, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The ideal order for a video game magazine is:
Staff credits/housekeeping, table of contents, editorial, mail, news, interview, cover feature, previews by system, reviews by system, tips/codes, comic/puzzles/quizzes, back issue orders/legal text, preview of next issue.
Staff credits/housekeeping, table of contents, editorial, mail, news, interview, cover feature, previews by system, reviews by system, tips/codes, comic/puzzles/quizzes, back issue orders/legal text, preview of next issue.
I'm currently working on two projects at once (code names Fire and Horizontal), something I haven't done before. Hopefully this helps prevent me from getting tired of working on the same thing for an extended period, but it will also be longer until either is finished.
July 20, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I'm currently working on two projects at once (code names Fire and Horizontal), something I haven't done before. Hopefully this helps prevent me from getting tired of working on the same thing for an extended period, but it will also be longer until either is finished.
shmuplations.com/miyamotoxeno/
When I first saw this new shmuplations discussion between Shigeru Miyamoto and Kenji Eno I thought I was finally going to see a translation of Super Hit Game Studies, but no, it's an entirely different thing I didn't know about, which is also great.
When I first saw this new shmuplations discussion between Shigeru Miyamoto and Kenji Eno I thought I was finally going to see a translation of Super Hit Game Studies, but no, it's an entirely different thing I didn't know about, which is also great.
Shigeru Miyamoto x Kenji Eno (1996) - shmuplations.com
In July 1996, Kenji Eno visited Nintendo HQ to speak with Shigeru Miyamoto as the first of his "cross-talk" series.
shmuplations.com
July 15, 2026 at 5:07 AM
shmuplations.com/miyamotoxeno/
When I first saw this new shmuplations discussion between Shigeru Miyamoto and Kenji Eno I thought I was finally going to see a translation of Super Hit Game Studies, but no, it's an entirely different thing I didn't know about, which is also great.
When I first saw this new shmuplations discussion between Shigeru Miyamoto and Kenji Eno I thought I was finally going to see a translation of Super Hit Game Studies, but no, it's an entirely different thing I didn't know about, which is also great.
I made a Gantt chart showing when U.S. gaming magazines were active, and then charted how many there were by year.
This uses Retromags' database, minus a few that were only peripherally related to gaming.
Here's the 2327x8580 original Gantt chart: spritecell.com/wp-content/u...
This uses Retromags' database, minus a few that were only peripherally related to gaming.
Here's the 2327x8580 original Gantt chart: spritecell.com/wp-content/u...
July 14, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I made a Gantt chart showing when U.S. gaming magazines were active, and then charted how many there were by year.
This uses Retromags' database, minus a few that were only peripherally related to gaming.
Here's the 2327x8580 original Gantt chart: spritecell.com/wp-content/u...
This uses Retromags' database, minus a few that were only peripherally related to gaming.
Here's the 2327x8580 original Gantt chart: spritecell.com/wp-content/u...
It's in Japanese, but this site has every game Famitsu scored at least 35 (maximum is 40), up through 2015.
web.archive.org/web/20161024...
web.archive.org/web/20161024...
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July 13, 2026 at 1:56 AM
It's in Japanese, but this site has every game Famitsu scored at least 35 (maximum is 40), up through 2015.
web.archive.org/web/20161024...
web.archive.org/web/20161024...
This is what UK gaming magazine Zero called their handheld game review section.
July 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
This is what UK gaming magazine Zero called their handheld game review section.
Trying to figure out what my next project will be so I made a spreadsheet.
July 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Trying to figure out what my next project will be so I made a spreadsheet.
Something I found while researching was that the full performance of Mario & Zelda Big Band Live, from 2003, was uploaded to both YouTube and Internet Archive less than two years ago.
Music and Nintendo developers talking in Japanese.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvBl...
archive.org/details/mari...
Music and Nintendo developers talking in Japanese.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvBl...
archive.org/details/mari...
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live (Nihon Seinenkan Hall. 14 Sep 2003)
YouTube video by phillai
www.youtube.com
July 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Something I found while researching was that the full performance of Mario & Zelda Big Band Live, from 2003, was uploaded to both YouTube and Internet Archive less than two years ago.
Music and Nintendo developers talking in Japanese.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvBl...
archive.org/details/mari...
Music and Nintendo developers talking in Japanese.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvBl...
archive.org/details/mari...