Console History

Symbolic illustration showing a PC Engine Duo console entangled in cables, representing its complex and fragmented hardware ecosystem.

Episode 8:Why Were So Many Versions of the PC E...

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The PC Engine's Puzzle of Proliferation     Introduction: A Bewilderment of "Not Knowing the Difference"   In the late 1980s, the "PC...

Episode 8:Why Were So Many Versions of the PC E...

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The PC Engine's Puzzle of Proliferation     Introduction: A Bewilderment of "Not Knowing the Difference"   In the late 1980s, the "PC...

Illustration showing the immense power of the tiny PC Engine console, projecting a vibrant game world from its small body.

Episode 7: The Story of the PC Engine: A Tale o...

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The PC Engine Chapter (Part 1)   Part 1: The Beginning of Everything – The Shock of the "Little Giant" The story of...

Episode 7: The Story of the PC Engine: A Tale o...

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The PC Engine Chapter (Part 1)   Part 1: The Beginning of Everything – The Shock of the "Little Giant" The story of...

Episode 6: The Philosophy of a Challenger: The Black Console with the Soul of the Arcade

Episode 6: The Philosophy of a Challenger: The ...

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The Sega Chapter Introduction: The Other DNA within the Black Machine It may not be widely known that, in contrast to Nintendo, which...

Episode 6: The Philosophy of a Challenger: The ...

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The Sega Chapter Introduction: The Other DNA within the Black Machine It may not be widely known that, in contrast to Nintendo, which...

Episode 5: The Story of Nintendo's Presidential Succession: Satoru Iwata's Legacy

Episode 5: The Story of Nintendo's Presidential...

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The Nintendo Presidential Succession Introduction: The Purple Cube that Resisted an Era In the early 2000s, the world of gaming was at a...

Episode 5: The Story of Nintendo's Presidential...

What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: The Nintendo Presidential Succession Introduction: The Purple Cube that Resisted an Era In the early 2000s, the world of gaming was at a...

Episode 4: What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: Nintendo GameCube Edition

Episode 4: What Retro Games Taught Us About Lif...

Introduction: A Purple Cube That Defied the Times In the early 2000s, the gaming world was undergoing a major transformation.Sony’s PlayStation 2 had conquered the living room by doubling as...

Episode 4: What Retro Games Taught Us About Lif...

Introduction: A Purple Cube That Defied the Times In the early 2000s, the gaming world was undergoing a major transformation.Sony’s PlayStation 2 had conquered the living room by doubling as...

Episode 3: The Birth of the Super Famicom — Nintendo’s Next Move as the Reigning Champion

Episode 3: The Birth of the Super Famicom — Nin...

Part 1: The Birth of the Super Famicom — Nintendo’s Next Move as the Reigning Champion What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: Super Famicom Edition, Part 1 Beyond the...

Episode 3: The Birth of the Super Famicom — Nin...

Part 1: The Birth of the Super Famicom — Nintendo’s Next Move as the Reigning Champion What Retro Games Taught Us About Life: Super Famicom Edition, Part 1 Beyond the...

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