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“It dreamed of classrooms and ended up a game console. Honestly, a fine retirement.”
“It taught us letters, counting, and that Sonic could do homework too.”
The Sega Pico, also known as Kids Computer Pico, was an educational 'edutainment' console from Sega Toys, built for children between 3 and 7 years old. Released in June 1993 in Japan and November 1994 in North America and Europe, it paired learning with licensed animated characters, including Sega's own Sonic the Hedgehog. For many kids, it was a first game console that parents actually approved of.
In North America and Europe the Pico was less successful, and it was discontinued in early 1998 before being re-released by Majesco, while Japan kept it in stores continuously through the launch of its successor, the Advanced Pico Beena, in 2005. Sega claims 3.4 million Pico consoles and 11.2 million cartridges sold, and the line lived on again with the ePico in Japan in 2024. Not every console gets to come back for
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“It dreamed of classrooms and ended up a game console. Honestly, a fine retirement.”
“He fought on-screen villains, 9/11-era skepticism, and a 2016 reboot — only the reboot beat him.”
“Eight processors, one mission: make great games. Rest well, complicated friend.”