About a year and a half ago I had a serendipitous night in Japan during which I discovered a second-floor bar that was filled with old-school video game consoles: Sega Genesis Mega Drive, the original Nintendo Entertainment System and more. Hours went by while I played Mario Bros., not wanting to switch it up once I got the cartridge to actually load.
Nintendo holds a special place in the hearts of children of the '80s, despite the company’s current challenges. So thanks, Emma Kessler (@ekess2015), for sending in a pic of your Game Boy Pocket for this week’s #tbt — Throwback Tech.
(These kids, however, aren’t nearly as impressed.)
There were other great submissions this week as well: Some punch cards from Steven Sinofsky’s freshman year at Cornell (circa 2007, we believe); a Philips ISIS cellphone, which in the late '90s was known for its impressively long battery life; and even … an iPhone 5? I guess it’s all about perspective!
@Recode #tbt some punch cards from my freshman year at Cornell :) http://t.co/httYed6CeI—
Steven Sinofsky (@stevesi) July 09, 2014
@Recode 2001 Philips Isis cell phone. http://t.co/jPbPoQcMcv—
Kona! (@kona314) July 09, 2014
How about my first gaming device! @LaurenGoode @Recode #gameboypocket #tbt http://t.co/V07DsmUynR—
Emma Kessler (@ekess105) July 09, 2014
@LaurenGoode not sure if you'll remember this from circa 1982. I have two of them in storage. http://t.co/1P3tjnQlPR—
Sanjiv Batra (@iSanjivBatra) July 10, 2014
.@LaurenGoode @Recode #StacksOnStacksOnStacks of VHS players,1940-50s cameras,1950s projector,1930s typewriter #tbt http://t.co/LAHmfuZJuV—
SHI International (@SHI_Intl) July 09, 2014
@Recode remember Peek? instagram.com/p/G76ZJ3mSUM/—
Jessica Verrilli (@jess) July 09, 2014
@LaurenGoode @Recode Here’s one of my piles of vintage gear that I use to salvage and migrate data.
flickr.com/photos/splorp/…—
Grant Hutchinson (@splorp) July 09, 2014
@LaurenGoode here are the first cellphones that had web browsers from late 1990's http://t.co/NQVijOvAK0—
Kati Dahm (@KatiDahm) July 09, 2014
@Recode here's my iPhone 5 :( #tbt http://t.co/29MWSXkrCY—
Ashley Mayer (@ashleymayer) July 09, 2014
And if you’re wondering what last week’s #tbts were, you can find them here.
