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Buried video treasures, ancient gaming lore, cool artifacts of a cathode ray past – come with me on an expedition through AV and video gaming history!

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The Nintendo Connection: Unraveling the Unreleased Famicom Adapter

26th Apr 202527th Apr 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Peeling back some tantalising details on the the Super Famicom Duo that never was. Continue reading The Nintendo Connection: Unraveling the Unreleased Famicom Adapter

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Keeping Up with Commodore in the USA, Part One: Setting the Scene.

20th Jan 202527th Jan 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Part one of a deep dive into the Commodore 64 on the other side of the Atlantic. Continue reading Keeping Up with Commodore in the USA, Part One: Setting the Scene.

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Pages from The Past #2: Land of the Rising Console (CVG January 1989)

29th Nov 202430th Nov 2024 Sasha McAuliffe

What was the Japanese console games scene in 1988 like from a British magazine journalist’s perspective? Continue reading Pages from The Past #2: Land of the Rising Console (CVG January 1989)

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The Great Kaleidoscopic Controller Menagerie, Part One

22nd Oct 202422nd Oct 2024 Sasha McAuliffe

Weird and wonderful controllers – and not so wonderful ones! First up: Cyber Connect’s Rensha Controller 2. Continue reading The Great Kaleidoscopic Controller Menagerie, Part One

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The Curious Tech Nostalgia of Zenless Zone Zero

19th Oct 202419th Oct 2024 Sasha McAuliffe

The last thing I expected when I first hit play on the launcher of this game was to be greeted by antique television technology. Continue reading The Curious Tech Nostalgia of Zenless Zone Zero

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Castle Master: An Eternity of Atmospheric Adventure

9th Oct 20249th Oct 2024 Sasha McAuliffe

For the fifth installment of its FREESCAPE engines, Incentive Software turned to Gothic Fantasy… dare you read on? Continue reading Castle Master: An Eternity of Atmospheric Adventure

Console Tech, playstation1 Comment

The Emotion Engine-Powered Future that Never Was: Sony’s GSCube

24th Sep 202411th Nov 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

Sony’s GSCube aimed to revolutionize digital entertainment through real-time rendering and connectivity. Continue reading The Emotion Engine-Powered Future that Never Was: Sony’s GSCube

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The Case for Jumping Flash, Past and Present

5th Sep 20245th Sep 2024 Sasha McAuliffe

Why you should play Jumping Flash today and hope that the ideas it presents are revisited tomorrow. Continue reading The Case for Jumping Flash, Past and Present

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Exploring the 1995 PlayStation Developer’s Demo Disc

3rd Aug 20249th Sep 2025 Sasha McAuliffe

While Europe and Japan focused on gameplay with its first demo discs for the Sony PlayStation, North America charted a different course. Continue reading Exploring the 1995 PlayStation Developer’s Demo Disc

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