Why the Game Boy Was Technically Outdated the Day It Launched — And Why That Was Genius
In 1989, the Game Boy launched with weaker specs than its rivals. Here's why that decision made it one of the best-selling consoles of all time.
Racing the Beam: The Wild Tricks That Made Classic Games Possible
How did classic game developers make Pac-Man and Space Invaders on hardware with almost no memory? The answer is stranger than you'd expect.
The $25 Chip That Powered a Revolution: Inside the MOS 6502
The MOS 6502 CPU powered the Apple II, Commodore 64, and NES. Here's how a cheap, simple chip changed personal computing forever.