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sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days agoPresumably that is supposed to be an NES, a ‘Nintendo’.
It is… closer to looking like a NES than it is to most VCRs of the time… but yeah, not very close lol.
en.wikipedia.org/…/Nintendo_Entertainment_System
Top: NES, mostly exported out of Japan.
Bottom: Famicom, basically the same thing in a different external appearance, mostly for the Japanese market.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 4 days ago
You’re right, I was never lucky enough to have one so my first thought was those silver grey VCRs of my childhood.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Oddly, I only remember black VCRs…
But fortunately, it is easier than ever to emulate NES games, at least! =P
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 4 days ago
I want to say black was the dominant style through the 80s and then the silver/grey/brushed aluminium look made a comeback late nineties/around the millennium?
Talking out my ass here based on only rough childhood memories.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Oh I believe you anecdotally lol, not like I’d expect someone to… whip out a full empirical study on the production runs of various body housing styles of VCRs / VHS players, lol.