Gaming consoles have a sort of expiry date, however, nobody says you can't mess around with their software to repurpose them.
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The best '80s video game consoles, ranked

The best '80s game consoles include the NES and Sega Genesis.
On Christmas Day 1982, I unwrapped my very first video game console, an Atari 2600. Although it was released in 1977, it was new to me, and I'm pretty sure the reason my parents got it for me was ...