Nate Drake

Happy 41st birthday to the NES! The NES section is the largest one on VGMaps.com: The Video Game Atlas, but there are 104 North American NES games that still haven't been mapped! If a NES game ISN'T in this image, we've got its maps! If it IS here, consider contributing some screenshot maps of it!

In other words, from a single photo, Raven appears to be able to quickly find the specific home it was taken in, without using location data or other metadata attached to the image. www.404media.co/ai-company-l...

The Video Game History Foundation has been documenting the crisis of game inaccessibility since 2017. But most of gaming history remains outside any archive's reach.

Brand new episode of Scandalous Games! This time, we continue our look at DOOM with a deep dive into the post-Columbine moral panic over violent video games. We also reminisce on our experiences of the event and examine the US Senator who took advantage of a school shooting to plug his album.

Seth isn't on Bluesky, so he asked me to share the news that he's just been laid off from IGN. Seth is bright, funny, and inspiring. He gave me so many opportunities and made every day better. I will miss him dearly, and whoever hires him next will be very, very lucky.

🇫🇷 U.S.-based journalists at Le Monde are on strike this Labor Day! Journalists at the largest national newspaper in France are protesting several unfair labor practices and asking for management to negotiate in good faith and take its proposals seriously.

Are you a writer or have you been waiting for that chance to write something fun? I’m plotting out my 2027 year for Pixels and Polygons Quarterly. Send me a DM letting me know you’re interested, and a short list of some games you’d love to write a personal story about for consideration!

📕 Win a 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 copy of 𝘐 𝘈𝘮 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴, by @natedrake.bsky.social 1️⃣ Comment with your favorite cheat 2️⃣ Repost Winner to be selected Thursday Aug 6. retrogamebooks.com/products/i-a... We use the term "cheating" loosely. Exploits and hacks are fine, too.

NEW EPISODE! I'm joined by @natedrake.bsky.social to talk about his recently released book from @retrogamebooks.com "I Am Not Good: The History of Cheating in Video Games" Listen here! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ stillloading.libsyn.com/still-loadin...

We were delighted to discover a full-page shout out in the latest @nfpublishing.bsky.social (issue #84), featuring @nadiaoxford.bsky.social and @natedrake.bsky.social latest books. Thank you, @lucasmthomas.bsky.social. 💌 Support us all at: www.nintendoforcemagazine.com & retrogamebooks.com

Oh hey I have worked with everyone in this in one form or another lol I keep very good company.

You can also find @natedrake.bsky.social’s audiobook on Spotify, Audible, and other platforms.

Look who's now on Audible: I Am Not Good, the audiobook. And at a limited time deal of 99 cents! @natedrake.bsky.social www.amazon.com/dp/B0H82LB5RH/

Folks claim physical is useless because "look at The Crew". No shit. For the millionth time: We want a full game build in a proper state at the very least, preserved on disc/card. Independently usable. We object any online dependencies. We care for properties beyond tangibility.

🌎 𝐖𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥! Our two latest books (𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦 and 𝘐 𝘈𝘮 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥) can now be found at Amazon, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, Books a Million, Indigo, and many more retailers across the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, The Middle East, and more. Search for us at your favorite outlets.

𝘐 𝘈𝘮 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 is now available in 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 format, narrated by the author, @natedrake.bsky.social 🎉 The audiobook comes free with purchase of the ebook, as a digital bundle. (Includes previous purchases.) retrogamebooks.com/products/i-a...

If you think chatbots can have feelings and can be sentient, let us take you through the work of a Microsoft AI researcher who used the real time strategy game Age of Empires II to build a basic neural network using digital goats to prove that "we anthropomorphise too readily."

Thanks for the tag, Leslie!! Yes, this book is great. Got a review queued up for next week’s newsletter. Even learned a really fun Konami Code fact about the Bank of Canada website circa 2017 😆 Thanks to @retrogamebooks.com @natedrake.bsky.social and all involved for this one! 🙏

I always love getting to hold the final version of a book I helped work on! I learned so much from this one and think you will too!

Has cheating always been part of video game history? In today's The Morning Grind, we discuss the book I Am Not Good: The History of Cheating in Video Games by @natedrake.bsky.social This is a fantastic book! You can get your copy retrogamebooks.com/products/i-a... youtube.com/shorts/Oy9pS...

I learned so much from @natedrake.bsky.social's book...and I grew up in the era that Nate is covering! I really enjoyed the book, and I think you will too. You can get your copy at @retrogamebooks.com retrogamebooks.com/products/i-a...

Thank you so much @retrogamebooks.com for this latest collection contribution ♥️ 📚 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐌𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 by @nadiaoxford.bsky.social 𝐈 𝐀𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 by @natedrake.bsky.social So glad to add these to the shelves!

Well looky what came in the mail today 👀👀👀 @retrogamebooks.com @nadiaoxford.bsky.social @natedrake.bsky.social

Interested in writing a review for From Pixels to Prose and/or I Am Not Good? You now can over at Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/25... www.goodreads.com/book/show/25... @nadiaoxford.bsky.social @natedrake.bsky.social

The books have arrived and they look great! Orders begin shipping out tomorrow. If you didn’t preorder then you can still grab a copy while supplies last: retrogamebooks.com @nadiaoxford.bsky.social @natedrake.bsky.social

“I Am Not Good,” @natedrake.bsky.social ‘s book about the history of cheating in games, will be releasing on that day too! Give both of us good homes plz.

📚 Good news: we are ahead of schedule and preorders should begin shipping in about a week. We have some extra copies for those that still want to get in on the action. retrogamebooks.com @nadiaoxford.bsky.social @natedrake.bsky.social

I had a wonderful conversation w/ @nadiaoxford.bsky.social and @natedrake.bsky.social! I had the opportunity to read their books before the interview, & I loved the books so much! Both books are a fun read & a deep dive into gaming history & culture. Preorder their books now at retrogamebooks.com

New Episode! This week, authors @nadiaoxford.bsky.social (From Pixels to Pros: What Video Games Taught Me About Storytelling) & @natedrake.bsky.social (I Am Not Good: The History of Cheating in Video Games) join the show to discuss their books & gaming history podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQbA...

In 1992 34 years ago Wolfenstein 3D was released on DOS "The cover art was painted by Julie Bell and is entitled 'A War Hero' " "Wolfenstein 3D takes place during WW2, the enemy soldier on the box cover of the game, is carrying an M16which didn't exist until 1960."

Episode 111: Nate Drake, I Am Not Good In a special Pixels and Paragraphs episode, I chat with @natedrake.bsky.social about his upcoming book, I Am Not Good: The History of Cheating in Video Games, from @retrogamebooks.com Listen on soundstone.network or find links at the start of the thread! ⬆️

Coming Monday to the main feed (for FREE!), or right now for $1 Patreon supporters, is the next special Pixels and Paragraphs episode! Join us as we chat with @natedrake.bsky.social about his new book, I Am Not Good: The History of Cheating in Video Games, coming soon from @retrogamebooks.com.

🚨 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘 📙 Win a free copy of the forthcoming book I Am Good: The History of Cheating in Video Games To enter, reply with your favorite video game cheat. Reskeets are greatly appreciated! Winner selected Friday, April 24th. retrogamebooks.com/products/i-a... @natedrake.bsky.social

The Gaming Outsider talks to non-fiction video game authors @nadiaoxford.bsky.social & @natedrake.bsky.social on its latest episode In news, we talk about the future of Game Pass, particular its price. New games discussed include: ‘Pragmata’ ‘Undermine 2’ ‘Mouse P.I. For Hire’’ & MUCH more!

We are going to keep the pre-order open for these two wonderful books until the end of April. retrogamebooks.com • From Pixels to Prose: What Video Games Taught Me About Storytelling, by @nadiaoxford.bsky.social • I Am Not Good: The History of Cheating in Video Games, by @natedrake.bsky.social

An excerpt from I Am Not Good, by @natedrake.bsky.social

📚 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫! • 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦, by @nadiaoxford.bsky.social. Foreword: @jparish.bsky.social. Edits: @justin.futuregho.st • 𝘐 𝘈𝘮 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴, by @natedrake.bsky.social. Edits: @rcmacleod.bsky.social. retrogamebooks.com More in🧵

www.linuxinsider.com/story/lock-d... 🙂

Scientists studied tiny, abnormal vibrations—called “glitches”—to discover what happens inside the Sun while it undergoes phases of low activity.

I'm very excited to announce the imminent publication of 'I Am Not Good' c/o the good people of @retrogamebooks.com , a comprehensive history of cheating in video games. I'm also super stoked about the 'From Pixels to Prose', penned by the inimitable @nadiaoxford.bsky.social 😊

🕰️ Blog Revisited 🕰️ - HURT ME PLENTY – THE RISE OF GOD MODE Read here: www.bitmapbooks.com/blogs/news/h... Thanks to Nate Drake for writing the blog ✍️ Check out our FPS collection - www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #gaming #blog #fps @natedrake.bsky.social