In an alternate 1980s, Britain had beaten Japan to launching the first "Gameboy"-like handheld console, the Dragon Palm, and it gained a cult following from the bedroom to the schoolyard to the board room. Like all technical things of the 80s in Britain:

• It was awkward.
• It was clever.
• It was decent enough.

And for a certain kind of player, that made it perfect.

By the autumn of 1985, the first dedicated magazine had launched, Dragon Palm User Magazine, and by summer of 1986 the first US and Canadian shipments were well underway.

Released every 3 months, the magazine was a bestseller, jam packed with code snippets, game reviews, hacks, and reader's letters.

Dragon Palm User Magazine went on for 4 years before the next generation of handheld gaming console became available to the masses.

Despite its incredibly strict hardware design, or perhaps because of it, the Dragon Palm gained a cult following, and to this day people are still making and swapping game carts for it.

What if the Song Dynasty had crossed the Pacific and reached the shores of Mesoamerica in the year 1205?

In this full-length alternate history documentary, I explore a meticulously crafted timeline in which a Chinese expedition, driven by political desperation and technological ambition, makes landfall in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico—almost three centuries before Columbus.

The story follows the foundation of the colony of Xīnyá (Sheen-yah), the cultural fusion between Chinese settlers and native Mixtec peoples, the arrival of Japanese factions, and the geopolitical consequences of a divided New World.

🧭 The video includes: • HUD-style animated maps & Timeline Deviation meters • Original political factions, place names, and events • A slow-building narrative from 1205 to 1270 • Detailed lore and fictional sources

🏛️ Whether you’re into speculative history, immersive worldbuilding, or just love historical what-ifs with a cinematic twist, this project is made for you.