A nostalgic compilation by Swarki of the start-up screens and sounds of various gaming consoles from 1977 to the present day.
Category Archives: Design
Hot Wheels
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Behold: the Switch eScrambler – created by Japan-based, Kiwi veteran motorcycle designer and electric hog covert Matthew Waddick and former Yamaha designer Michel Riis.
With its blocky 1970s style and impressive performance (0-100km/h in 3.2 seconds, 150km/h top speed and 150km of range on a full charge) the belt-driven, fully suspended eScrambler is currently testing and due for release in 2022.
Loggo
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An elaborate sawmill and delivery system created by LEGO Technics machine expert The Brick Factory that reduces ‘logs’ into sawn, quarter-split segments.
Bad Covers
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No, really. All on Amazon.
(From top: ‘Volpusa: A Magical World’ by Sam D; ‘Love Laws’ by Mary Muhammad; ‘The Temptation Of John Haynes’ by Shawn James; ‘Reach For The Moon’ by Tuan Ho; ‘Haunted’ by Maria Savva; ‘The Last Journal Of Robyn Hood – Outlaw’ by David Stuart Ryan; ‘Papi Doesn’t Love Me No More’ by Anna Suarez; ’Submarine Jim’ by J.S. Lome and ‘Ashtar’ by Ashtar Command.)
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Behold: the 1981 Toyota G45-S Land Cruiser.
This vehicle, fully restored by Land Cruiser aficionados The FJ Company of Miami, features custom upgrades including a signature bonnet, foglight, winch and 16-inch EvoCorse DAKAR wheels, a completely new interior and a 318bhp supercharged Toyota V6 engine.
Price on application.
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Behold: The Pagani Imola – an 864bhp, 6.0 litre hypercar named after the iconic 17-bend Ferrari home-circuit racetrack.
The low profile V12 track-monster has an ultralight carbo-titanium monocoque chassis with a massive roof-mounted air scoop and rear wing.
Only five will be made and you can’t have one because they’re all spoken for, despite the €5 million+ price tag.
Health Cuts
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An Industrial Light And Magic featurette showing how ‘The Mandalorian’ is filmed – not against green screen or on location but inside a digitally projected environment – developed in collaboration with Epic Games – that moves in sync with the camera.
