The 3DO’s $700 price, multi-manufacturer chaos, and FMV-heavy library killed it by 1995 when PlayStation and Saturn arrived with better games and lower prices.
Browsing: Retro gaming
Amstrad’s 1990 GX4000 reused CPC computer hardware with a tiny 25-30 game library of mostly recycled ports, no third-party support, and vanished within a year.
Bandai’s 1994 Playdia was a kid-focused FMV machine with anime licenses and infrared remote controls, but its interactive videos couldn’t compete.
APF’s 1978 MP1000 console paired with the Imagination Machine computer add-on, creating a hybrid system that confused consumers, had minimal software, and died.
Anbernic is bringing back a 2023 classic with the RG Vita. Powered by the Unisoc T618, the Vita is a classic-looking device with somewhat modern internals.
Log into classic systems in your browser via the Interim Computer Museum and SDF, and experience real Unix, Multics, VAX, and mainframe setups: games included.
Nintendo’s new Game Boy trademark is likely routine IP housekeeping, but paired with fresh Virtual Boy hardware, it hints they might revisit classic portables.
Sega’s $399 CDX crammed Genesis, Sega CD, and portable CD player into one sleek box, arriving too late to save two formats already circling the drain.
In the first edition of Homebrew Side Quests, check out some new C64 and Amiga games, then grab the Wii’s first new physical release in ages.
In this roundup, check out Apple’s new collection of classic arcade games, Hamster’s new Console Archives series and some rare Japanese PC RPGs coming to the US.