摘要
A new generation of researchers and archivists examines the underappreciated history of China-made video game consoles.The living room is peak late-1990s China—wall calendar,upholstered sofa,tape deck,and Titanic film poster.Pride of place belongs to a boxy analog TV,hooked up to the device that perhaps most defines that era of tech:Little Tyrant,or Xiaobawang(小霸王),a clone of Nintendo’s Famicom video game console cleverly marketed as a study device and famously endorsed by Jackie Chan.To a generation(or two),Little Tyrant was their first introduction to gaming.
