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“Food Court” is a parody of IRIA: Zeiram the Animation which appeared on the eighth episode of MTV’s “Cartoon Sushi” in 1997. 

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Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO, (2001)

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cool pac-man art with a transparent background

i'll kill you in real life

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1992)

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Fighting A God ‘Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter’ SEGA Saturn

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Maximum Spider ‘Marvel Vs. Capcom’ SEGA Dreamcast

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Hyper Finish ‘X-Men Vs. Street Fighter’ SEGA Saturn

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1992)

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Fighting A God ‘Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter’ SEGA Saturn

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Maximum Spider ‘Marvel Vs. Capcom’ SEGA Dreamcast

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25 years ago today, July 10, 1998, I started a revolution.

I originally called it CN2. Two years later, I called it CNX.

But most folks knew it as The X Bridge. It was one of the first Toonami fansites online back when people used to make fansites (I do miss those days).

I started on GeoCities. I found a home at ToonZone. I helped build communities (the Inner Circle for Life!). I actually helped create a network even though at the time, I really didn't know that's what I was doing! And you know what?

I had fun.

Though the site is kind of comatose at the moment, I have fond memories of what I created at TXB, and one day, when I feel the time is right, I will bring it back.

Now is not that time.

Not yet.

Would be nice if I had some change to get things started. Or at least some inspiration to push me ahead.

But today, I celebrate being online and becoming a storyteller and animation historian for a quarter of a century.

The Revolution Will Be Digitized.

Keep creating.

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from @x_khou over on the twitter machines

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Rolling Thunder 2 - Namco

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Promotional artwork for the Ruby-Spears ‘Donkey Kong’ cartoon from 1983, part of the Saturday Supercade block.

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Now these are some interesting finds…

Apparently these are posters from the Tobu Railway company circa 1986-87! Since these were made specifically for the company, they were not available for sale. However, Y!Auctions user wazpopo0905 recently put them up for sale at ¥120,000 each (about 860 USD)