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 developed by Hudson Soft and NEC and released in Japan in 1987.…
Neo Geo Pocket Color: SNK’s mini-arcade handheld
Introduction SNK’s Neo Geo Pocket arrived in Japan in October 1998, followed by the Neo Geo Pocket Color in March 1999. I wasn’t aware…
The Atari Lynx is 36! A retrospective
Introduction In September 1989, Atari released the Lynx, the first cartridge-based handheld console with a colour screen. Thirty-six years later, in 2025 — help!…
The SEGA Game Gear is 35! A retrospective
Celebrating 35 Years of the Sega Game Gear Introduction In October 1990, Sega released its first handheld console, the Game Gear. I wrote this…