Season 2 / Episode 5: The Consoles You Forgot Existed: Gaming's Lost Generations

On this episode of Matt’s Digital Odyssey, we’re powering up the obscure, the forgotten, and the downright bizarre consoles that slipped through the cracks of gaming history.

Everyone knows the PlayStation and the NES—but what about the Neo Geo, the TurboGrafx-16, or the Atari Jaguar? These weren’t just footnotes—they were full-blown console launches with big ambitions… and even bigger uphill battles.

I’ll walk through the consoles that tried to break through the noise, the ones that were ahead of their time (or way behind), and why some of them deserved a better shot than they got. Expect a little nostalgia, a little sarcasm, and a few “Wait, that was real?” moments along the way.

Have a console you swear by that no one else remembers? Let’s talk about it—this one’s fo ...