What are the gaming industry’s dopiest hardware projects?

–JRusell asks if the blockchain-based Polium One is one of the worst console ideas ever.

–Lord Spencer reviews Tomb Raider II on the PS1 as part of his Top 100 PS1 game reviews blogging series.

–TroyFulbuster discusses the Grand Star ROM hack of Super Mario 64.

–Lord Spencer writes about Mega Man 8 in the latest blog in his Mega Man Retrospective blogging series.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and the music of composer Schubert.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Lufia II: Rise of the Sinstrals and several musical genres.

–ChronoLynxx opens this week’s TGIF community thread for random discussions.

Blockchain consoles and Star Wars symphonies… Interesting vibes. Thanks to Lord Spencer for providing this week’s recap and, as always, thanks to all of our dear readers for their thoughts and opinions. If you wanna join the HOT TAKE party, then head to the Cblogs section and have your say. You will find yourself recapped on this here front page next week.