Part 5: Hack the Dictator – Spain’s Wild 8-Bit Golden Age
In 1980s Spain, kids didn’t just play games — they copied them, hacked them, and built a golden age of bedroom-born code. This is the punk history of Spain’s homegrown 8-bit rebellion.
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Part 4: Minitel to Microcode – France’s Digital Futures Before the Web
Before the internet was a marketplace, France built a public information commons. From Minitel to school-issued TO7s, this is the story of how the Republic once taught its children to code — and imagined a civic internet.
Part 2: Silicon Shōtengai – Japan’s 8-Bit Computing Revolution
Before the Famicom ruled living rooms, Japan was already cultivating an 8-bit culture of its own — led by dōjin coders, modular micros, and synth-ready machines like the MSX. This is the story of a parallel computing revolution.
Around the World in 8 Bits: How the Home Computing Revolution Began Everywhere
Home computing didn’t begin in one place — it sparked in classrooms, bedrooms, and backrooms across the globe. This opening article in our “Around the World in 8 Bits” series sets the stage for a truly international digital history.
Loading… Please Wait: The Lost Rituals of Cassette-Based Gaming
Before downloads became instant, gaming was an act of patience, hope, and whirring cassette decks. Sophie Calder takes us back to an era where every screech and shimmer held the promise of a new pixelated world — and why those rituals still matter today