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So, ever heard of the Konix Multisystem? Yeah, me neither. Turns out, it’s like this ghost of a console that just never happened. A lot of folks in gaming have no clue it even existed. Crazy, right?
The buzz around it is all about disbelief. We’ve got this regular emailer, GX—legendary game master, part-time magician—saying it’s like that wacky stuff from The Simpsons. Can’t say I disagree.
Konix, way back when, was into making accessories. Some shady quality, I’ll admit. And then there was the motion chair. Iconic, in a weird way? It’s like looking through a window into the past, before the world got all connected and stuff.
They aimed their marketing guns at the British computer scene back then—Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Sinclair, Amstrad (oh, Amstrad and their wild ideas…). Gaming didn’t vibe with consoles like it did in Japan or the US. Different strokes, I suppose. Arcade ports and homemade games—that’s what they were into. None of that big-name stuff like Mario or Sonic yet.
And then there’s Konix predicting the future, almost. They had this vibe, like the other consoles that were really just glorified home computers. And get this—Atari Jaguar was pretty much a Konix prototype. Mind blown.
I mean, it wasn’t just British companies playing that game. There were American firms like Atari and Commodore, wrestling with their own demons after the Video Game Crash, while Nintendo was doing its thing with the NES. The UK was like this sanctuary, weirdly behind but never hit quite the same by that crash.
It’s like the world was getting smaller, and ideas were bouncing around everywhere. UK and Europe caught the gaming bug, with Japan’s consoles and Microsoft’s home computing taking center stage.
There’s actually a term for such things: Galapagos Syndrome. Mostly tied to Japan, which is kinda funny if you think about it.
And shifting gears, no smooth segue here, folks: Greg and James are wrapped up in Donkey Kong Bananza. They’re diving deep. James thinks it’s got that Rare vibe—before Rare made game-breaking stuff like Knight Lore.
James needs a breather, so Guillaume steps in. He’s all about Mario Kart World and has some choice words for anyone who wanted Mario Kart 8 in 4K. Meanwhile, he’s peeling away layers of the Balatro, and hopping into The Jeff Minter Story. Retro alert: Jon’s on Gaiares from Sega Genesis. And he’s mourning the Xbox Movies and TV store too. End of an era or something.
