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Cassette Futurism

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Welcome to Cassette Futurism Lemmy and Mbin Community.

A place to share and discuss Cassette Futurism: media where the technology closely matches the computers and technology of the 70s and 80s.

Whether it's bright colors and geometric shapes, the tendency towards stark plainness, or the the lack of powerful computers and cell phones, Cassette Futurism includes: Cassettes, ROM chips, CRT displays, computers reminiscent of microcomputers like the Commodore 64, freestanding hi-fi systems, small LCD displays, and other analog technologies.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Some years ago I took this pictures in a museum

On the left a deconstructed GameBoy, on the right a deconstructed game cartridge.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Welp......time to add mods.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Better screen and a rechargeable USB-C battery pack are a must. I still want to get all metal shells for a lot of my older ganeboys.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't there a metal shell game boy pocket?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Boxypixel does a lot of metal shell replacements.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It’s really bugging me that this is missing the gray outer border that goes around the screen

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Hell yes, give me them AA battery trays