October 15, 2015
by Nostalgia Nerd
| Category(ies):
Hardware,
System ReViews
| Under Topics:
ASCII,
Bill Gates,
Japan,
Kazuhiko Nishi,
Pioneer,
Toshiba
Watch the Video The MSX Platform was established in 1983 in an attempt by Microsoft and ASCII corporation to try and standardise the low end computing market, in Eastern regions with the aim of global expansion. This video charts this story and looks at some of the machines along the way. Here's a bit of [...]
October 3, 2015
by Nostalgia Nerd
| Category(ies):
Hardware,
System ReViews,
Videos
| Under Topics:
80s,
Games Consoles,
Japan,
sega
Watch the Video The Sega SG-1000 and SG-1000 Mk II were released in Japan around the same time as the Famicom (Nintendo NES) and were the predecessor to the infamous Sega Master System. Here, I take a look at the console, the hardware, software, as well as the back story in creating this epic piece [...]