Why could my Russian NES knockoff turn the TV on when it was turned on itself in 1992, something no video games console can do now? I wonder this whenever I turn on any of the current-gen consoles: 20 years ago, all it took to get a game running was turning the console on. I'm pretty sure it even automatically changed to the right channel, and I'm absolutelly positive that turning it off meant the TV turned off - or changed to the last channel before using the console - too!

Nowadays I have to turn a console on, turn the TV on and search through the source list, all while weeping about the long gone comfort of ready in one button gaming.