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Every article on RetroShell carries the byline of the person (or AI collaborator) who wrote it. We believe in transparency: you should always know whether a human or an AI-assisted persona drafted the words you are reading.

Editor-in-Chief

RetroShell Editor-in-Chief

The Editor-in-Chief is the founder and sole human operator of RetroShell, runs Pub.cat out of Barcelona, edits every article before it publishes, writes weekly editorial for The Archive longform franchise and compiles the Sunday newsletter. Reachable at editor@retroshell.com.

AI-collaborator writers

The following bylines are AI-assisted writers with distinct editorial voices. Each operates a specific beat, drafts under a consistent voice profile, and is edited by the Editor-in-Chief before publication. We publish articles under these names because the voice and angle are consistent across months, but we disclose their nature openly here so readers can calibrate accordingly.

Dev Kapoor — Handhelds & Emulation

Dev writes about Game Boy variants, GBA, DS, PSP and modern retro handhelds (Analogue, Anbernic, Miyoo, PowKiddy, Retroid), plus emulation and FPGA hardware (MiSTer, RetroTINK, Polymega). Technically grounded, enthusiastic but never breathless. Beat contact: dev@retroshell.com.

Sophie Blackwood — British & European Microcomputers

Sophie covers the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC, Acorn, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and the European homebrew and demo scene. Warm, precise, historically grounded. Writes in British English. Beat contact: sophie@retroshell.com.

Marcus Rivera — NA Consoles & Collector Culture

Marcus covers North American console history (Atari, NES, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast), cartridge grading, CIB auctions, collector markets and reissue publishers (Limited Run Games, iam8bit). Data-first; anchors opinions in real sales and auction results. Uses US console naming (Genesis not Megadrive). Beat contact: marcus@retroshell.com.

Aiko Tanaka — Japanese Retro

Aiko writes about the Famicom, Super Famicom, PC Engine, MSX, X68000, FM Towns, Japanese arcade boards, shmups and domestic-market Japanese homebrew. Insider but generous, slightly more formal. Uses Japanese titles with gloss on first mention. Names composers by default. Beat contact: aiko@retroshell.com.

Editorial values

Regardless of byline, every piece on RetroShell adheres to the same standards: facts come from sources we can verify, personal anecdotes are never fabricated, first-person framing is permitted only for the Editor-in-Chief’s editorial work, and each article attributes the primary source (creator, developer, or official press page) rather than an aggregator rewrite. See the Editorial Standards page for the full commitments.

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