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Harry Potter spoiled us. Wands, whispered spells, and a school that feels alive. Anime has chased that same wonder for decades, and a few series have honestly caught it. Some make magic cost something. Others tie it to belief, ink, or plain imagination.

The United States military is now moving directed-energy weapons from experimentation toward regular battlefield use in the Strait of Hormuz. Laser systems are being deployed against drones and other aerial threats and the U.S. Army has also committed nearly half a billion dollars to put a new generation of high-energy laser weapons into production.

Steam Deck owners and handheld PC gamers hit the same wall eventually: the built-in library is finite, but a back catalogue of thousands of retro titles is sitting on old cartridges and discs. Three free tools promise to bridge that gap without turning your handheld into a science project: EmuDeck, Batocera, and RetroDECK. Each takes…