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Anyone notice the PS1 and Dreamcast are designed similarly in a way? (lemmus.org)

submitted 6 months ago by VanHalbgott@lemmus.org to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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[-] ChanSecodina@sh.itjust.works 95 points 6 months ago

It was the style at the time! Lots of CD players had flip up tops, as did the Sega Saturn. I assume it was because the slide out tray mechanism was more expensive and also more fragile.

[-] ChanSecodina@sh.itjust.works 98 points 6 months ago

For a real trip check out this Japanese laptop:

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 75 points 6 months ago

A friend of mine had one of those. It was super sleek to look at, but the flip top doubling as a wrist rest turned it into a CD grinder after a few years.

[-] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 31 points 6 months ago

I love this tech aesthetic. 90s Japanese tech is just fun to look at.

[-] janus2@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 months ago

that circular trackpad...!

[-] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 29 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickle. And in those days nickles had pictures of bumble bees on them! "Give me 5 bees for a quarter" you'd say.