The Norwegian Internet: Retro Video Game Site Retrospillkongen

The video game market in other countries has always been interesting to me. With the usage of machine translators, the ecommerce cultures of other countries become more available to outsiders.

The world of Norway, one of the world’s most intriguing countries. I am interested in how the small country manages to create its own cyber culture.

Norway: A Country missing the Cyberspace?

Norway is a wealthy country in a sense but it is not wealthy in a Qatar sense. Qatar may not have as many EVs but it is a country that is focused on the future not maintaining the past. Norway’s social welfare and culture is seen in high regard by some but it clear that is starting to run into stagnation and the internet seems to be passing by the Nordic country. Yes, they have fast internet speeds, but the internet is more than having quick speeds, it needs to be integrated into the way that the country interacts with the world. In many ways, these European countries tend to treat the internet like it is an extension of the television establishment rather than its own thing that is separate from those older forms here.

Enter Retrospillkongen

Retrospillkongen.no is a Norwegian retro gaming website. In a country of 5 million people, this website helps to bridge the gap for a country that is wealthy yet paradoxically is not exactly in the right place for commerce.

Retrospillkongen.no is a Norwegian company serving Norwegian needs and it reminds of the many retro gaming stores dotted across America.

Retrospill Kongen is very appealing site to read. Unlike other sites, it is not full of ads and auto-playing videos. The color scheme is easy on the eyes and it seems to reference Japanese aesthetics which makes sense, considering how important Nintendo was with revitalizing the industry after the crash in the early 1980s.

Retro Gaming is popular in Norway?

As the video game industry continues to stagnate and people are not as confident in it as it once was. In my opinion, the video game industry has become a lethargic place lacking any sense of direction. Only a couple games show any vision. Grand Theft Auto VI, while risky in its production cost, actually seems to have competence behind its making. It is like an interactive movie, the likes of what Hollywood used to make.

Norway having an interest in retro gaming is no surprise. The country unfortunately never really had any major companies in the video game landscape except for a few companies such as Funcom, which just recently released the Dune Awakening game.

Retrospillkongen is another example of the power of the internet.

People have a tendency in this age to be cynical about the internet now. There ads like there are gas stations on every corner; however, this site shows that people have to be willing to make the effort to commit to changing the digital nature of the internet. Big companies only have such power on the internet because we allow it. The Internet is ultimately about collaboration and healthy conflict, not stale stagnation. Retrospillkongen should be inspiration for other small nations put their own mark on the Internet we all enjoy in this epoch.

Yamibuy-An Upstart marketplace for Asian Groceries

While sites such as Temu and Shein get all the attention, there other upstart e-commerce sites. Some like AliExpress, are just getting people’s attention. However, some are literally under the radar, such as the site I am going to talk about, Yamibuy, an ecommerce site devoted to higher quality Asian products.

Yamibuy, an entrance towards Chagee Tea.

The reason why I stumbled upon Yamibuy was because I saw a video about Chagee tea online. This video was on YouTube, and it came up on my recommended feed and I was intrigued as I am a big tea consumer. However, most of my exposure to tea was through an American brand known as Herbal Essences. This is a brand that began in the heady days of the New Age culture of the 1960s era. However, the taste is getting a bit stale now even though its great but I always had an opinion that Chinese tea was better.

Chagee Tea is a competitor to Starbucks Coffee in China. Along with Lunkin Coffee, these two giants of modern Chinese culture are challenging the American coffee chain with a uniquely Chinese twist.

Chagee Tea is really my interest here and they have some interesting flavors available for sale. They have Peach Oolong Tea and Ceylon Black Tea among others. While Chagee is focusing on their Milk tea, they also have Pure Teas available to the public.

Some of these Pure Teas are only available Yamibuy.

So I made a choice to create an account on Yamibuy.

Is YamiBuy better than Temu?

In my opinion, YamiBuy is a better store than Temu. Currently, Temu is all about prices not about the quality. YamiBuy is giving people options and that is what makes it better than most other Chinese websites that engage in global ecommerce.

One thing that Yami does better than Temu is that they are so aggressive at advertising. While I understand why Temu in its early days needed to have more aggressive advertising in order to get attention in an already saturated with many competitors.

In comparison, YamiBuy is focused on getting Asian products to Asian Americans.

Temu has been focusing on essentially being a flea market for many types of customers. This has been diluting the brand of Temu and made it more difficult for it to be more than a flea market for many customers.

Building a reputation rather than just selling things is what is important in ecommerce.

What Yami shows a shift in Ecommerce

In the beginning, Ecommerce was dominated by American companies. As time has gone on, it seems that there is going to be more diversification in what companies are available online.

Amazon is going to be the Walmart of the Online store space. There will be a place for sites such Yami.

In my opinion, that makes the internet more interesting and more efficient to use for customers as well as businesses of many shapes and sizes.

Yami is a great site to use

I would recommend using Yami honestly. If you are Asian-American, such a site is must to have if you do not have a H-Mart or other Asian grocery nearby in your area. Managing to stumble upon it has made my ecommerce experience a bit more diverse than just using Amazon Prime for everything.

Considering that Chagee’s Tea was only on there. I would recommend it to get just a hint of the taste of this up-and-coming teahouse in America.

Samsung Standard IR Remote Control Review 2025.

Samsung Standard IR Remote Control size image.

The Samsung Standard IR Remote Control is universal remote that is built to work on any Samsung TV made after 2012. So, the generation of TVs made before that will not work with this remote.

Samsung has pretty competent at unifying their devices into one interface. This isn’t like in the 1990s or before, where single remote could only work with that particular television. Now, you can many remotes which can work on many generations of Samsung Televisions.

The remote, much like many other universal remotes is an utilitarian device. It is not about the style which matters to the consumer when purchasing such a remote, it the function which it exceeds in expectations.

Who should buy the Samsung Standard IR Remote?

The people who should buy it are people looking for a cheap replacement for their Samsung remote. Power users who want more features or buttons should look for another remote. This remote is mostly utilitarian in its features. It’s not about bell or whistles but fulfilling a need for replacing a broken remote that came with your Samsung television box. This will appeal with people who are budget conscious here.

The Samsung Standard IR Remote Unboxing and Review

The remote unlike earlier remotes is compact and easy to use. In the photograph above, it fits in the palm of my hand with ease. Unlike an earlier generation of remotes, it is easy to store and does not take up much space.

The previous remote that I had was specialized in a sense as it had special buttons for Netflix and Samsung TV Plus. However, not having these buttons is not as important to me. I just scroll on the screen to the app button. These special app buttons can be mapped onto one of the four colored buttons that are on the remote.

The functionality of the remote is probably one of the best of the universal remotes. The remote’s keys are evenly spaced are all within easy reach. The remote weighs quite well within my hands, it is not too heavy and is comfortable in use.

The Samsung Standard IR remote comes in a handy box. It contains two AAA batteries and a quick start guide. The complete manual can be accessed by clicking on the E-Manual button on the lower left side of the remote.

When you purchase the remote, two AAA batteries are provided for you to insert into the back of the remote.

Samsung Standard IR Remote Control AAA Batteries.

Once you are done with putting in the batteries, the remote should respond to your Samsung TV as long as it was made after 2012 model years.

Where can you purchase a Samsung Standard IR Remote and what is the cost?

At Walmart. This is where I got the device. It was $16.98 in total which is about half as cheap as the Insignia Samsung remotes that Best Buy sells at their stores.

There isn’t really a need to purchase an expensive TV remote above this price.

Overall, the Samsung IR Remote is not a fancy choice, but it works well and is a great form factor which will make an excellent replacement for any Samsung remote in your house.