Picture: Damien McFerran / Nintendo LifeI’m sufficiently old to recall when VHS tapes have been the principle technique of getting my big-screen leisure at house – lengthy earlier than DVDs, Blu-Rays and digital streaming got here alongside.
Subsequently, it is fairly straightforward to see why Retro Fighters’ Terminator 2 Mini VHS case connects with me on a number of ranges; firstly, I like James Cameron’s movie, and really feel it represents one of many purest motion flicks ever produced by Hollywood (I am sure many different individuals of their mid-40s really feel the identical manner).
Secondly, I fondly recall a time when the standard VHS tape was an vital medium, quite than a relic of a retro-chic previous.
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There is a third cause this explicit product chimes with me personally: it opens as much as function a storage resolution in your Swap and Swap 2 video games.
Granted, this could possibly be seen as a quite odd flip of occasions, nevertheless it’s made considerably extra comprehensible as soon as you fit in your copy of the very good Terminator 2D: NO FATE, which launched not too long ago on Swap. A match made in heaven!
Costing $20, the case holds 12 Swap video games (cushioned in silicone slots) and 4 MicroSD playing cards, and there is a magnetic latch to make sure it stays firmly closed once you’re travelling.
I’ve to confess, I could be slightly cautious about taking this out and about because the stickers are prone to choose up bumps or scratches, however for retaining my assortment in a single place at house, it makes extra sense – and it seems good on the shelf, too.
The case is available in a cardboard slip-case and a set of stickers – and Retro Fighters insists it is a strictly limited-edition deal, so should you like what you see, you would possibly need to buy one fairly swifty.
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Damien has been writing professionally about tech and video video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media’s websites from an editorial perspective. He is additionally the editor of Time Extension, the community’s latest web site, which – paradoxically – is all about gaming’s previous glories.
