Powering Up the Past, One Pixel at a Time
Somewhere between TikTok trends and thrift store digs, a generation that never once saved a book report to a 3.5-inch disk has decided floppy disks are extremely, unironically cool. We dug into the why, the how, and the gloriously impractical world of the floppy disk revival — and honestly? We kind of get it.
Somewhere in America right now, a grown adult is hunched over a workbench, soldering iron in hand, carefully installing a backlit IPS display into a 30-year-old Game Boy — and they couldn't be happier about it. The aftermarket Game Boy modification scene has exploded into a full-blown hobby economy, with enthusiasts spending anywhere from $80 to $300 to breathe new life into Nintendo's iconic handheld. But what does it say about us that we're this determined to make our childhood toys better tha
Before Dolby Atmos and 4K surround sound, a handful of square waves and triangle waves were doing the impossible — making us feel things. We're counting down the ten most iconic sounds from the NES, Atari, and Game Boy era, and explaining exactly why your brain still hums the Super Mario Bros. theme in the shower.
There was a time when every strip mall in America had a Radio Shack, and every curious kid with a screwdriver and a dream had a reason to walk through its door. This is the story of how a Fort Worth electronics chain became the spiritual home of a generation of hobbyists — and how it threw it all away.