The Dreamcast VMU was a curious piece of hardware. Part memory card, part low-end LCD gaming toy, its fate was sealed once SEGA abandoned the console platform on January 31, 2001. With a limited ...

The Sega Dreamcast's VMU was a technological marvel in its day: a memory card with its own screen and control setup that hosted its own basic minigames. Well, one modder decided to take its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. This new device packs a ton of features into a small form ...

There’s no shortage of handheld retro game consoles these days, allowing you to play classic console games on the go. But the Circuit Gem goes a little above and beyond the norm by stuffing modern ...

For those of you who aren’t rapidly hurtling towards their forties or indeed already there, the VMU (Visual Memory Unit) was a fascinating take on the memory cards of the time, making them interactive ...

The Sega Dreamcast wasn’t the first home console to store game saves on a portable memory card, but its virtual memory unit (VMU) stood out with a built-in screen, controls, and playable mini games.

The Dreamcast's Virtual Memory Unit (VMU) was a groundbreaking accessory that not only served as a memory card but also offered a range of interactive features and mini-games. This innovative device ...

The Dreamcast is a somewhat forgotten console today, but for a shining minute in the late 1990s, it was possible to believe Sega were still in the fight. Regardless, their hardware lives on, lovingly ...

Memory cards are something we don’t really need anymore. The Switch does use SD cards, but these are universal storage items that can be used on PCs, phones and other hardware. No, the days of ...

Did you know about the N64 Secret Screen? It’s not anything new to see peripherals get announced before being tossed aside. This was especially true for older consoles but one peripheral that was ...

The VMU Pro offers unlimited storage for game save data plus Game Boy and NES emulation. The VMU Pro offers unlimited storage for game save data plus Game Boy and NES emulation. is a senior reporter ...