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Whenever the history of video game consoles comes up on this blog, folks tend to be surprised by remarks like describing the PS2 as "sixth generation" – like, if the PS2 was already six generations deep, what the fuck did the other five look like? The idea that home video game consoles have been around since the early 1970s is unexpected to many, and I 100% encourage anybody with an interest in the medium to read up on those early consoles, not only because knowing your history is handy, but because they were often pretty fantastic aesthetically. Like, look at this thing:

This is a Magnavox Odyssey from 1972. I love the juxtaposition of sterile white plastic, faux leather texture, and artificial wood grain – it's like it can't decide whether it wants to be a Star Trek prop or a footrest. However, I personally regard 1977's Coleco Telstar Arcade as the pinnacle of the form, because... well:

Like, this is it, folks. This is what peak performance looks like.

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“ummmmm ur bra strap is showing :/ ”

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YOU THERE

HALT !!!

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Oh!

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In 2012, NASA moved the space shuttle Endeavour through the streets of Los Angeles to the California Science Center.

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“Call Me Maybe” with every other beat removed

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Satisfactory 1.0's going great

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The hollow knight (boss) walking into one of those venus flytraps in greenpath, but the knight is just too big for the plant to hurt it, so it just looks at the plant awkwardly

Get eated

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it’s so bizarre when animated American films are set in a certain location and then only certain characters have the accents of that place. It makes no damn sense!! like

WHY IS SHE MORE FRENCH THAN THE REST OF THEM???