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Introduction If there’s one thing that modern gaming history has shown, it’s that it’s damn hard to get a new platform out there. During 50 years, in which 10 generations… Lees verder »
Nokia N-GAGE
The N-gage is a handheld introduced by mobile phone maker Nokia in 2003. Around the 00’s ever more young people carried both a phone and a handheld in their pocket…. Lees verder »
Philips FW380i CD-i HIFI system
Description The FW380i is a CD-i mini hi-fi system from the Dutch electronics company Philips. It is not only a very rare device, but also very special, because it is… Lees verder »
Xbox series X Halo Infinite Limited Edition
The Xbox series X Halo Infinite limited edition is a limited edition of the regular Xbox series X. It was launched on November 15, 2021 in honor of Xbox’s 20th… Lees verder »
Top 10 Philips CD-i games
The Philips CD-i wasn’t the worlds best console when ik came out in the late 80’s. It also wasn’t primarly intended to be a dedicated gaming console, but more like… Lees verder »
Philips Discoverer TV
Description The Discoverer TV is a limited edition TV from the Dutch manufacturer Philips. It was introduced 1983 to celebrate NASA’s first space shuttle launch in 1981. The TV resembles… Lees verder »
The Second Video Game Crash!?
introduction In the mid-90s, war was waged in the land of games. Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Philips and Panasonic, one by one the multinationals made their trenches, took their positions and… Lees verder »
Panasonic 3DO FZ-1
Description The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer (commonly referred to as 3DO) was a line of video game consoles marketed by Panasonic, Sanyo and GoldStar between 1993 and 1994. The first iteration,… Lees verder »
Sony Bravia KDL-22PX300 (PS2 TV)
Description Introduction It is somewhat special to launch a PS2 product in late 2010. After all, the PS3 had been released in 2006 and, after a troubled start, had already… Lees verder »
The ‘Philips Shock’
How the development of Nintendo PlayStation let to the Zelda CD-i games. Introduction For many fans of Nintendo, the three Zelda games that came out for the Philips CD-i are… Lees verder »
Philips in2it
Description Introduction Last week, on March 11 2021, Lou Ottons passed away at the age of 94. This Dutch inventor worked for decades as ‘Head of product Development’ at Philips…. Lees verder »
Panasonic Q
Background Until the end of the 20th century, Panasonic was the largest electronics concern in the world and during its heyday had almost 400,000 employees worldwide. Despite these successes, the brand… Lees verder »
Xbox One X Cyberpunk Edition
Description Microsoft lanced this special edition to promote the upcoming game Cyberpunk 2077 and of course the Xbox One X. This special edition was released in June of 2020. Microsoft… Lees verder »
Philips AZ6880 (Video-CD player)
Description The AZ6880 is a CD- and VIDEO CD player from Philips. In addition to audio it also plays CD-i discs. However, it isn’t a full fledged CD-i player and… Lees verder »
Philips Videopac G7000
Description Background and specs The Philips Videopac G7000 was a gaming console launched by Philips in 1978, after acquiring the American game console builder Magnavox. The G7000 is the European… Lees verder »
Videopac G7200
Description The Videopac G7200 is a variant of the Videopac G7000. The console had on introduction price in the Netherlands of fl. 699,-. It has a 23 cm built-in black-… Lees verder »
Gamecube Gundam Char
The Gundam Char is a variant on the Nintendo GameCube. It was only released in Japan in cooperation with the Japanese toy en game maker Bandai. Bandai showed the GameCube… Lees verder »
digiBLAST
The digiBLAST is a Dutch handheld that was released in 2005. The device was initially developed by the Grey Innovation a commercialisation technology company based in Australia. For the European… Lees verder »