When discussing gaming history, names like Nintendo, Sega, and Sony often dominate the narrative. But nestled between these giants lies a console that helped shape the transition to 16-bit gaming, introduced CD-ROMs to home consoles, and redefined graphical capabilities in the late ’80s: the NEC PC Engine, known as the TurboGrafx-16 in North America. Despite its groundbreaking technology and cult[…]
Read moreAnalogue Pocket Retro Handheld Gaming. The definitive way to play portable videogames No emulation, real fun. Meet Analogue Pocket, a multi-video-game-system portable handheld with a digital audio workstation built-in synthesizer and sequencer. Out of the box, — without emulation –, the Pocket is compatible with the Game Boy, Game Boy Color & Game Boy Advance game cartridge library; and it[…]
Read moreIn the ongoing catalog of cultural casualties from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the destruction of the it8bit Club represents an irreplaceable loss to computing heritage and collective memory. The Russian attack on Mariupol resulted in the destruction of almost all buildings in the city, including museums and every other place dedicated to preserving memory. Among these buildings, there is also the[…]
Read moreAre there geeks or nerds who haven’t owned a Game Boy from the original series? Maybe only the younger ones, who don’t even remember it. No problem, thanks to modern technologies, the open-source world, and many really smart programmers, it is now possible to play Game Boy on your modern Linux workstation. The Consoles The original Game Boy is an[…]
Read moreLearning to code in the 1980s meant learning BASIC. No installations, no dependencies, no downloads. Just you, some type-in listings, and an 8-bit computer. It’s coding like it’s 1985. BASIC is a fun, easy to learn language that was standard on 80s home computers and inspired a generation to program. BASIC means Beginners’ All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code and identifies a[…]
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