Tsurezure
The Famicom's Bass Had No Volume Knob
I am not a musician, but building a museum for these consoles keeps teaching me things. The Famicom's bass voice had no volume control at all — it was either...
The Last Japanese Hands a Console Will Feel
Every console I sell comes from Japan, and many arrive filthy. I clean each one inside and out — even the dust no buyer will ever see — and then...
He Stayed a Player Until the End
Three weeks before he died, Satoru Iwata met the world not as a president in a suit, but as a puppet, joking on screen beside two others. A used console...
The Sound You Make on a Game & Watch
Nintendo made the Game & Watch until 1991, long after my own childhood peak. I picked one up again and finally heard it — not music, but the small note...
The Shape Was Made for the Hand, and the Hand S...
A flat controller wears flat — a single smooth spot under the thumb. For years I thought every controller aged that way. Then I understood the PlayStation controller: its strange...
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This is Max's adventure by all of you. When we receive messages from you, Max will change into a leveled-up version of himself. Max cannot grow without your help. When he levels up, something might happen... Please look forward to it!