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retrogaming.social
Languages English (en)
Users 39
Active users (last month) 8
Active users (last six months) 11
Characters per post (max) 500
Known instances 24,268
First sight Nov 16, 2022 UTC
Last successful check Sep 26, 2026 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.7.2
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) retrocomputing, mastodon
Short description
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Long description
This instance has been created as a space for the Retro Gaming community to gather, discuss and share experiences, projects and products that support our shared hobby. We invite anyone to join this space so long as they follow the server rules and general good behavior. Always open to suggestions for improving this space for all.

Staff

Admins

@renoir2098

@reflex

Moderators

@illuminado

Handling harassment

If you are being harassed, please report the user using the "…" button and then "Report." For urgent concerns, please DM a moderator.

If you engage in harassing behavior, the moderator may take any action they deem appropriate, such as a warning or an expulsion.

The above rules may change at any time, and you may be banned at any time based on the moderators' judgment.

File Limits

Photos have a maximum file size of 10MB and videos have a maximum file size of 40MB.

Data Location

At the moment all data is stored in Portugal, on a private cloud.

Funding

Initial funding was provided by @dukrous.

We do not have any plan to monetize this instance, however if someone would like to contribute to operating expenses, please reach out to the admin. If there is significant demand we can set up a Ko-Fi or similar. All support is appreciated, especially given the current cost of storage and memory (this instance consumes around 150GB in it's operating form as of July 2026, and maintains two backups for recovery purposes).
Instance rules
  1. Hate speech, discrimination, sexism, homophobia, misgendering, deadnaming, or promotion of so-called "conversion therapy" is prohibited.
  2. No oppressive language or actions
  3. No harassment/stalking
  4. No gore or graphic violence
  5. Respect peoples' pronouns
  6. No automated spam (friendly bots ok)
  7. No doxxing
  8. No begging for money (giving people the option to donate is totally fine)
  9. NSFW content (including nudity) is permitted so long as it's marked as sensitive and behind a content warning
  10. No sexual depictions of children (including computer generated)
  11. Accounts created solely for the purpose of posting NSFW content are not permitted
Moderated instances [?]
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Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
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Date of creation Nov 14, 2022 UTC
Display name David Fleetwood - RG Admin
Bio
This is where I (fail to) discuss gaming (because the world is on fire and I don't have time to game)!

Statistics
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Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
9/19/26, 1:43:14 AM UTC9/20/26, 2:15:50 AM UTC9/21/26, 1:30:22 AM UTC9/22/26, 1:21:05 AM UTC9/23/26, 2:06:03 AM UTC9/24/26, 2:15:25 AM UTC9/25/26, 2:04:26 AM UTC9/26/26, 2:22:04 AM UTC
Succesful checks: 1323/1326 (99.77%)