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  • Uncovering Hidden Gems: The Best Sega Saturn Games You Probably Missed
    Oct 12, 2025 · retrogaming

    Uncovering Hidden Gems: The Best Sega Saturn Games You Probably Missed

    A guided tour through overlooked Sega Saturn classics - Japan-only rarities, cult favorites and creative outliers that deserve another look. Includes why they were missed, what makes each special, and how to play them today.

    • Sega Saturn
    • retro gaming
    • hidden gems
    • Saturn games
    • Brigandine
    • Princess Crown
    • Enemy Zero
    • Guardian Heroes
    • Dragon Force
    • Shining the Holy Ark
  • The Digital Renaissance: How Casio Watches Defined a Generation
    Oct 12, 2025 · culture

    The Digital Renaissance: How Casio Watches Defined a Generation

    How affordable, unapologetically digital Casio watches - from calculator and Databank models to the indestructible G-Shock - became style icons, cultural signifiers, and technological forerunners that helped birth today's wearable era.

    • Casio
    • G-Shock
    • F-91W
    • Databank
    • 80s watches
    • 90s watches
    • wearable tech
    • watch history
    • digital watches
    • pop culture
  • The Resurgence of Game Boy Emulators: Nostalgia Meets Modern Gaming
    Oct 11, 2025 · retrogaming

    The Resurgence of Game Boy Emulators: Nostalgia Meets Modern Gaming

    From pixel-perfect accuracy to AI-assisted upscaling and built-in netplay, a new wave of Game Boy emulators blends nostalgia with modern convenience. This article explores the technical advances, community momentum, developer perspectives, legal considerations, and practical tips for newcomers.

    • Game Boy emulators
    • retro gaming
    • SameBoy
    • mGBA
    • Gambatte
    • emulation
    • preservation
    • netplay
    • shaders
    • ROM
    • homebrew
  • The Kaypro II: A Window into the Past of Computing
    Oct 11, 2025 · retrotech

    The Kaypro II: A Window into the Past of Computing

    A deep dive into the Kaypro II - the rugged 'luggable' that brought CP/M software to the road, anticipated many laptop design ideas, and helped shape the portable computing we use today.

    • Kaypro II
    • Kaypro
    • vintage computing
    • CP/M
    • luggable computers
    • history of laptops
    • Z80
    • portable computers
  • The Rise of Neo Geo Pocket Color Emulators: A Nostalgic Journey with Modern Enhancements
    Oct 11, 2025 · retrogaming

    The Rise of Neo Geo Pocket Color Emulators: A Nostalgic Journey with Modern Enhancements

    How Neo Geo Pocket Color emulators have grown from simple ports into polished, feature-rich players that let fans relive - and refine - classic handheld experiences with save states, enhanced graphics, online play and preservation tools.

    • Neo Geo Pocket Color
    • NGPC
    • emulators
    • RetroArch
    • Mednafen
    • MAME
    • retro gaming
    • save states
    • shaders
    • netplay
    • preservation
  • The Pocket Calculator: A Forgotten Hero of the 80s and 90s
    Oct 10, 2025 · culture

    The Pocket Calculator: A Forgotten Hero of the 80s and 90s

    How pocket calculators - the scientific, financial and graphing devices of the 1980s and 1990s - reshaped classrooms, workplaces and product design, and why their influence still echoes in today’s devices.

    • pocket calculator
    • 80s
    • 90s
    • history
    • education
    • Casio
    • Texas Instruments
    • HP
    • design
    • legacy
    • technology
  • The Neon Renaissance: How 80s Aesthetics Are Shaping Modern Design
    Oct 10, 2025 · culture

    The Neon Renaissance: How 80s Aesthetics Are Shaping Modern Design

    From neon gradients and geometric motifs to vaporwave and synthwave visuals, 80s aesthetics are back - powering campaigns, product design, and cultural movements. This post traces the revival, explains why brands are embracing neon, shows real-world examples, and gives practical guidance for using the trend thoughtfully.

    • 80s aesthetics
    • neon
    • design trends
    • nostalgia marketing
    • vaporwave
    • synthwave
    • Memphis Group
    • branding
    • color theory
  • The Decline of Productivity Software: A Deep Dive into Microsoft Works
    Oct 10, 2025 · retrotech

    The Decline of Productivity Software: A Deep Dive into Microsoft Works

    Microsoft Works was many families’ first taste of digital productivity: inexpensive, compact, and bundled with countless PCs. This post traces its rise in the 1990s, what made it uniquely useful for home users, why it ultimately faded away, and what its decline tells us about today's productivity landscape.

    • Microsoft Works
    • productivity software
    • Microsoft Office
    • Office Starter
    • software history
    • 1990s computing
    • lightweight suites
    • cloud productivity

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