The Forgotten Consoles (Part 1): When the Future Arrives Too Early
Published on: 14/01/2026
We re-examine the story of the failed ambition of visionary products and show what lessons modern developers need to learn.
Special Series

We re-examine the story of the failed ambition of visionary products and show what lessons modern developers need to learn.

From Dec 2025. A new special series on the forgotten computing and gaming giants of yesterday (and some adventures in gaming) begins with looking at the forgotten gaming systems from Commodore, 3Do and Philips- and what lessons we can learn from their failure.