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ZapIt GameWave Review: Canada's Exclusive "Game Console"


Released in 2005, this rather obscure game console, exclusive to Canada, aimed to be a DVD player/game console hybrid for playing games with the entire family. Most games ranged from basic puzzle games to trivia games & even some...biblical games? Overall, the GameWave was a massive flop with only about 70,000 units sold before being discontinued in 2009. While the console is pretty rare, prices second hand remain relatively reasonable (for the time being).

Did you ever hear about the GameWave? Was it a good idea? Do you think it'll become collectible in the future? What about possible homebrew?
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All SNES enhancement chips and what they did | White_Pointer Gaming


The Super Nintendo was designed so that enhancement chips could be built into cartridges to boost functionality. The Super FX is the most famous of these, but what were all of the others, what exactly did they do and what games used them?
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White_Pointer Gaming
 
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The Trash Computer That Became Your Phone


Journeying down the path of vintage tech and retro computers is a good time even when it’s full of twists and turns… which it always is. But what happens when you’ve got a proto-portable computer that fits in your pocket, that struggles to function, that runs into incompatibility issues at every stage, and that was made by a leather company who decided to get into the home electronics business?That’s the Tandy TRS-80 Pocket Computer, sold exclusively through Radio Shack. And there’s a reason why the portable TRS-80 and its desktop companion were dubbed the ‘Trash-80.’Charles Tandy built an empire so sprawling that the federal government had to break it up, and the TRS-80 line was one of his crowning achievements before his death. Everything was looking great for both Tandy and Radio Shack – but the TRS-80 Pocket Computer revealed the vulnerabilities of both businesses, the volatility of the hyper-evolving personal computer market, and the risks of market leadership in one of the most uncertain, unstable technological eras humanity has ever seen.The TRS-80 Pocket Computer was one of the earliest forerunners to Apple’s iPhone and to smartphones in pockets around the world. But it was also a cautionary tale for the entire tech industry… and it continues to serve as a warning for anyone interested in vintage computer restoration.
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The terrible Radio Shack computer that became your phone

The Tandy TRS-80 Pocket Computer was nicknamed the 'Trash-80.'
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Popular Science
 
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Soviet and Russian video games consoles


History of Russian video games. The whole channel is about Russian video games and is super interesting stuff!

Russian Video Game Comrade
 
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SNES Limit Pushers That Do The Impossible - Technical Deep Dive


The SNES, again. Nintendo's 16-bit giant had a lot of impressive games and I'm going to take a look at a few that really push the system and seems to make it do the impossible. Games that do things the SNES shouldn't be able to do.
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The 8 Bit War: Atari vs Sega vs Nintendo COMPLETE - Player One Start


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What's on this old 286 PC | Nostalgia Nerd


I happened to be playing around with an old 286 PC the other day, when I found a piece of software within that I really wasn't expecting to. Join me on this adventure that includes discussing 286 PCs in general, Hercules graphics, amber screens and that bit of interesting software stored within!
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This Console Would have Changed Gaming Forever - Konix Multisystem | Nostalgia Nerd


This is the type of game console that you hear as an urban legend, a myth. A tale told only by those who asked for a Konix Multisystem for Christmas 1989, but never received one. But this console did exist, and it was incredibly close to launch. The Konix Multisystem was such a novel and impressive games console that it actually could have changed gaming forever, had the Japanese not been so terrified of it. Join me, as we delve into the story of this unreleased, cancelled, forgotten console; The Konix Multi System.
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The Taylor and Amy Show - Commodore 128


Taylor and Amy, two of my fave youtubers, play with the Commodore 128 and a 1571 disk drive.

The Taylor and Amy Show​

 
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Commodore Amiga Arcade Machine? | Arcadia Systems Trash to Treasure


In 1987 Mastertronic hatched a plan to create an Amiga 500 based arcade. After many years of hunting I've managed to find one, and in this series we'll restore it and tell the story of the Arcadia Super Select System.
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RMC - The Cave
 
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Konix Multi-System (Prototype Footage)


Rare footage of the prototype console in action. A mixture of demo footage, games in progress, and developer interviews. The console never saw the light of day because Konix went bust before they had a chance to release it.
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It's Official: The Real New COMMODORE® 64 is Finally Here!​



The real Commodore® Corporation have honoured a computer with the C64 name for the first time in 30 years as we review the new spec Oct 2024 Commodore 64x PC running Commodore OS Vision; a Commodore 64 shaped Mini ITX computer, but does it combine retro design and modern power in the perfectly balanced package?
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Documentary - The Sinclair ZX80, ZX81, and Timex Sinclair 1000


Story of the Sinclair ZX80, ZX81, and Timex Sinclair 1000.

The 8-Bit Guy
 
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How the Sega Genesis / MegaDrive Worked


The Sega Mega Drive or Genesis if your in the US, holds a special place in many retro games hearts. It was the first console to really bring the arcade home and ushered in the 16 bit generation. But how did it produce those visuals? Join me as I attempt to explain how it all worked.
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Retro48K
 
How the Sega Saturn Worked


Now its time for the 32 bit generation on technically correct. First up its the Saturn, a often misunderstood console. And things are getting a lot more complicated now we are talking 3D so join me as I attempt to explain it all.
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Retro48K​

 
Why Was the Sega Saturn So Hard to Develop On


Deep dive into the Sega Saturn architecture discussing the different system elements and how they interact. Very interesting information on how developers coded for the Sega Saturn and the challenges they faced. This channel does this with with many retro consoles and I have found the videos to be very informative and interesting. Especially the Atari Jaguar one :)

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The 8-Bit Guy - How Atari 8-Bit Computers Work!


Atari got more mileage than anyone else did on its 8-bit architecture. The 8-Bit guy talks about it.

The 8-Bit Guy
 
The Story of TurboGrafx-16 -- The NEGLECTED Console That Beat Nintendo


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Atari 2600 Games SuperCharger Add-on - Rare!


Metal Jesus and John Hancock go over the Starpath SuperCharger for the Atari 2600 and play all the games. The SuperCharger was a 32X style upgrade for the Atari 2600 that used cassete tapes.

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Did Nintendo lie to us? Nintendo 64


Development of the Nintendo 64 began in 1993 in partnership with Silicon Graphics, using the codename Project Reality, then a test model and arcade platform called Ultra 64, but was its final design specifications anything close to what we were promised? Did Nintendo lie to us about the hardware? In this episode we take a closer look at one of the most interesting stories of game console development.

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