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The Pikabug Is An Important Part Of Pokémon History
The story of how a dedicated Pokémon collector tracked down one of the rarest promotional items of the 90s — a Pikachu-styled VW Beetle.
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I Miss the Dial-Up Modem Sound
If you were born after Wi-Fi, the dial-up modem noise is what electronics used to sound like: dated, from the era of the fax machine and the non-customisable ringtone. To me, it’s more than that. The sound symbolises the limits of what whole generations had agreed was basically tolerable to get online.
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Emily Is Away Too Celebrates The Wild West Of Early Social Media
Ah, the good old days of early 2000s internet, when you could easily share copyrighted music on YouTube, Facebook poking was still a thing, and Instant Messenger could make or break a friendship.
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Nintendo Doesn’t Want To Sell Frivolous DLC To Complete An Incomplete Game
In a recent interview with AOL, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that digital transactions on the 3DS will be meaningful, and third party game companies can create anything in their imagination.