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The Family Computer Gets a Collector Edition
One computer for an entire family created rules nobody had to write down. A manufacturer is producing a limited version aimed at people who remember the original.
A manufacturer is producing a limited version aimed at people who remember the original.
The project mixes familiar details with a few modern concessions. Packaging, printed instructions and physical controls are treated as part of the product rather than disposable extras.
Nobody involved seems interested in pretending technology has not changed. The point is to make the experience feel deliberate again, even when the original version was mostly an accident of the era.
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