Console History

A line art illustration of a withered tree sprouting new game controllers, symbolizing Gunpei Yokoi's philosophy of 'Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology'.

Episode 13:The Magic Box That Made the World Sm...

Part 4: "Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology" - A Genius's Counter-Intuitive Idea "Bring the excitement of arcade games into the home. And at a price anyone can afford." This directive...

Episode 13:The Magic Box That Made the World Sm...

Part 4: "Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology" - A Genius's Counter-Intuitive Idea "Bring the excitement of arcade games into the home. And at a price anyone can afford." This directive...

Part 1: The Men Who Dared to Dream - A Decision in Kyoto

Episode 13:The Magic Box That Made the World Sm...

Part 1: The Men Who Dared to Dream - A Decision in Kyoto   The time is the 1970s. The place is the ancient city of Kyoto. Back then, the...

Episode 13:The Magic Box That Made the World Sm...

Part 1: The Men Who Dared to Dream - A Decision in Kyoto   The time is the 1970s. The place is the ancient city of Kyoto. Back then, the...

Symbolic illustration of a blueprint for the PlayStation 2, detailing its three-pronged strategy of DVD playback, backward compatibility, and third-party software.

Episode 12:The Story of the PlayStation 2:

The Meticulous Strategy for Victory, Born from 'Revenge' What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The PlayStation 2 Chapter (Part 1)   In the early 2000s, with the fervor of...

Episode 12:The Story of the PlayStation 2:

The Meticulous Strategy for Victory, Born from 'Revenge' What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The PlayStation 2 Chapter (Part 1)   In the early 2000s, with the fervor of...

Symbolic illustration of a craftsman putting a powerful SNK engine into a console chassis shaped like a luxury car, representing the Neo Geo's 'no compromises' design philosophy.

Episode 11:The Neo Geo Story: The True "Luxury ...

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The Neo Geo Chapter   Introduction: The "Unattainable Flower" in My Home For many young gamers, the "Neo Geo" was a dream. It...

Episode 11:The Neo Geo Story: The True "Luxury ...

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The Neo Geo Chapter   Introduction: The "Unattainable Flower" in My Home For many young gamers, the "Neo Geo" was a dream. It...

Symbolic illustration of the SNK logo being reborn like a phoenix from the ashes of its old, crumbling form, representing the company's revival from bankruptcy.

Episode 10:The Story of SNK: The Indomitable Soul

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The SNK Chapter   Introduction: The Indomitable Challenger with a Wild Soul   An ex-professional boxer, a coffee shop manager, a civil engineer—could...

Episode 10:The Story of SNK: The Indomitable Soul

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The SNK Chapter   Introduction: The Indomitable Challenger with a Wild Soul   An ex-professional boxer, a coffee shop manager, a civil engineer—could...

Symbolic illustration of the PlayStation console rising from the ashes of a torn Nintendo and Sony contract, representing its birth from a betrayed partnership.

Episode 9:The Secret Story of the PlayStation's...

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The PlayStation Chapter Introduction: The Quiet Revolution in the Living Room In the mid-1990s, a quiet but decisive revolution was taking place in...

Episode 9:The Secret Story of the PlayStation's...

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The PlayStation Chapter Introduction: The Quiet Revolution in the Living Room In the mid-1990s, a quiet but decisive revolution was taking place in...

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