VanHalbgottAnyone notice the PS1 and Dreamcast are designed similarly in a way?
It was the style at the time! Lots of CD players had flip up tops, as did the Sega Saturn. I assume it was because the slide out tray mechanism was more expensive and also more fragile.
For a real trip check out this Japanese laptop:
chemical_cutthroatA friend of mine had one of those. It was super sleek to look at, but the flip top doubling as a wrist rest turned it into a CD grinder after a few years.
I love this tech aesthetic. 90s Japanese tech is just fun to look at.
spicy pancakethat circular trackpad…!
So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time
Grandpa Simpson Onion Story
andrew_bidlawAlso causes the anxiety of scratching disks while using it.