Sega’s Forgotten Computer: The SC-3000H & the SG-1000
Published alongside the RetroAffaire video. If you haven’t watched it yet, consider treating it as a companion that fills in a few gaps the…
My Anime OST Collection: Vinyl & Cassette from the Golden Age
I grew up in Italy in the 1980s. And like most Italian children of that decade, my afternoons belonged to Japan. Nobody planned it,…
Championship Manager in the 90s: Peak Football Era on Amiga & PC
Introduction If you experienced football from the mid-80s to the mid-00s, you already know the truth: the 90s were arguably the sport’s highest peak.…
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. Game Boy part II: Games & Super Game Boy
Step back into the pixelated glory of the Nintendo Game Boy, this time, it’s all about the games. In Part II (read part I…
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…
Tiger Electronics, childhood dreams on a glorified calculator
For a generation of gamers who grew up in the 80s and 90s, the word “portable” brought up two realities. The first was the…
Lucca Comics & Games 2025: a collector’s odyssey
Every autumn, the medieval walls of Lucca transform into the beating heart of European pop culture. Lucca Comics & Games isn’t just a convention,…