Miniature console
The pleasure
of the object.
The Japanese PC Engine mini offers a compact, pale counterpoint to the dark boxes usually found beside a television. This profile follows the white Japanese edition, not the differently shaped CoreGrafx or TurboGrafx variants.
Its restrained shell can sit with a small group of objects without dominating them. A modest open shelf, a little breathing room in the composition and the controller stored close by are enough to give it a place.
What living with it
involves.
Look at the back as well as the front. The rear connection cover, display cable and power route affect where the console can actually sit. Place the controller where it can be retrieved without unpacking the whole shelf.
The tradeoff
A miniature body is not a miniature complete setup. You still need the television, suitable power supply and a comfortable wired-controller arrangement. Original-looking details do not make original game cards the play route.
