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Cassette Futurism

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A place to share and discuss Cassette Futurism: media where the technology closely matches the computers and technology of the 70s and 80s.

Whether it's bright colors and geometric shapes, the tendency towards stark plainness, or the the lack of powerful computers and cell phones, Cassette Futurism includes: Cassettes, ROM chips, CRT displays, computers reminiscent of microcomputers like the Commodore 64, freestanding hi-fi systems, small LCD displays, and other analog technologies.

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The entire movie embodies Cassette Futurism, but IMO the self-destruct sequence is particularly great. The entire process looks so satisfying that I probably wouldn't be able to stop myself from running it if I were one of the crew.

More of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9CqREun_Bg

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[–] dejected_warp_core 2 points 3 weeks ago

What I love about Blade Runner is the dead-simple use of literal atmosphere: rain, fog, hard lights, and hard shadows. It's always cold, rainy, humid, and it's hard to see. Every scene is just... uncomfortable yet it has this exotic beauty to it.