Category: Consoles
Street Fighter II: the game that made me sell my console. Twice.
Between 1991 and 1993, as a child, I wanted one game at home more than anything else in the world. And the machine under…
The WonderSwan, the song of a creative genius
The great Gunpei Yokoi, Gunpei-sensei. We talked about him in the article (and video) about the Game Boy, as he was the co-creator of…
Hail to the King. Why the Game Boy is the most important handheld ever
I had this grey brick of a console as a kid, it was my first handheld console (while my first console, was the Sega…
The Sega Master System, the saga of Sega’s 8‑bit underdog
The Sega Master System was my first console ever when I was around 8. It has a special place in my video gaming memories.…
PC Engine, childhood dreams in HuCard form
Introduction The PC Engine, known in North America as the TurboGrafx-16, was a groundbreaking 4th-generation console developed by Hudson Soft and released by NEC…
Neo Geo Pocket Color: SNK’s mini-arcade handheld
Introduction Released in October 1998 in Japan (27 years ago!), the SNK’s Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color (released less than one…
The Atari Lynx is 36! A retrospective
Introduction In September 1989 (36 years ago, help!), Atari Corporation released the Lynx, the world’s first handheld game console with a colour LCD screen.…
The SEGA Game Gear is 35! A retrospective
Celebrating 35 Years of the Sega Game Gear Introduction In October 1990, SEGA released the Game Gear, its very first handheld game console, starting…