/* ==========================================================================
   90s Video Games: retro-accented, modern-readable theme
   Palette: deep CRT navy/purple background, neon cyan + magenta + amber
   Fonts: "Press Start 2P": tiny retro accents only (logo, tags, marquee)
          "Space Grotesk": headings
          "Inter": body copy, nav, everything you actually read
   ========================================================================== */

:root {
  --bg: #0f0c15;
  --bg-alt: #17131f;
  --panel: #1c1827;
  --panel-raised: #252033;
  --border: #3e3654;
  --text: #f1eeff;
  --text-dim: #c3bed3;
  --cyan: #4be8da;
  --magenta: #ff62d3;
  --amber: #ffcf4d;
  --green: #4dffa0;
  --red: #ff6b78;
  --link: var(--cyan);
  --link-visited: #9be0d8;
  --shadow-hard: 3px 3px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.35);
  --radius: 6px;
  --max-width: 1080px;
  --prose-width: 68ch;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { color-scheme: dark; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--bg)
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, #211b2e 0%, var(--bg) 65%);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: "Inter", -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

/* Very subtle CRT texture, decorative only, kept light so it never
   fights with text contrast. */
body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 999;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    rgba(255,255,255,0.025) 0px,
    rgba(255,255,255,0.025) 1px,
    transparent 2px,
    transparent 4px
  );
  opacity: .5;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--text);
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
}

h1 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 4vw, 2.3rem); margin: .2em 0 .5em; color: var(--magenta); }
h2 { font-size: 1.35rem; margin: 1.8em 0 .7em; color: var(--cyan); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding-bottom: .45em; }
h3 { font-size: 1.1rem; margin: 1.3em 0 .5em; color: var(--amber); }

p, li { color: var(--text); }
p { margin: 0 0 1em; }

a { color: var(--link); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-thickness: 1.5px; }
a:visited { color: var(--link-visited); }
a:hover, a:focus { color: var(--amber); }

.container {
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}

/* Retro display accent, used sparingly, never for body-length text */
.pixel-font {
  font-family: "Press Start 2P", "Space Grotesk", monospace;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
}

/* ---------- Header / nav ---------- */
.site-header {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #1c1727 0%, #17131f 100%);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--magenta);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
}

.marquee {
  background: #000;
  color: var(--green);
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", monospace;
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  padding: .3rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.marquee span {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  white-space: normal;
}

.nav-bar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: .85rem 1.5rem;
  max-width: var(--max-width);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.logo {
  font-family: "Press Start 2P", "Space Grotesk", monospace;
  font-size: .95rem;
  color: var(--amber);
  text-decoration: none;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .55rem;
}
.logo:hover { color: var(--cyan); }
.logo .bit { color: var(--magenta); }

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  background: var(--panel-raised);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  color: var(--amber);
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .8rem;
  padding: .5rem .8rem;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .3rem 1.6rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: .95rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.nav-links a {
  display: inline-block;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  padding: .25rem 0;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
}
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--cyan); border-bottom-color: var(--cyan); }
.nav-links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--amber); border-bottom-color: var(--amber); }

/* Dropdown groups (Consoles, Guides). Links stay plain <a> tags in the HTML. */
.nav-group { position: relative; }
.nav-group-btn {
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
  padding: .25rem 0;
  font: inherit;
  line-height: inherit;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.nav-group-btn .caret { font-size: .85em; margin-left: .35rem; }
.nav-group:hover .nav-group-btn,
.nav-group:focus-within .nav-group-btn { color: var(--cyan); }
.nav-group-btn.is-current { color: var(--amber); border-bottom-color: var(--amber); }
.nav-sub {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: -1rem;
  min-width: 15rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: .4rem 0;
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-hard);
  z-index: 60;
}
.nav-group:hover .nav-sub,
.nav-group:focus-within .nav-sub,
.nav-group.open .nav-sub { display: block; }
.nav-sub a {
  display: block;
  padding: .45rem 1rem;
  border-bottom: 0;
}
.nav-sub a:hover { background: var(--panel-raised); border-bottom: 0; }
.nav-sub a[aria-current="page"] { border-bottom: 0; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .nav-toggle { display: inline-block; }
  .nav-links {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    width: 100%;
    padding-top: .75rem;
    gap: .6rem;
  }
  .nav-links.open { display: flex; }
  .nav-bar { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  /* Phones: show every section, grouped under plain headings */
  .nav-links { align-items: flex-start; }
  .nav-group-btn { cursor: default; color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }
  .nav-group-btn .caret { display: none; }
  .nav-sub {
    display: block;
    position: static;
    min-width: 0;
    padding: .3rem 0 0 1rem;
    background: none;
    border: 0;
    box-shadow: none;
  }
  .nav-sub a { padding: .3rem 0; }
  .nav-sub a:hover { background: none; }
}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero {
  padding: 3.5rem 0 3rem;
  text-align: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -10%, rgba(255,98,211,.12), transparent 60%);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border);
}
.hero h1 {
  color: var(--magenta);
}
.hero p.tagline {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--text);
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 auto 1rem;
}
.hero .crt-note {
  color: var(--text-dim);
  font-size: .95rem;
}

/* ---------- Breadcrumb ---------- */
.breadcrumb {
  font-size: .9rem;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}
.breadcrumb a { color: var(--text-dim); }
.breadcrumb a:hover { color: var(--cyan); }

/* ---------- Cards / grids ---------- */
.category-grid, .article-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(250px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.25rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 2.75rem;
}

.card {
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-hard);
  padding: 1.2rem 1.3rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: .6rem;
  transition: transform .12s ease, border-color .12s ease;
}
.card:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); border-color: var(--cyan); }
.card h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.card h3 a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--text); }
.card h3 a:hover { color: var(--cyan); }
.card p { margin: 0; color: var(--text-dim); font-size: .95rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.card .role-tag {
  align-self: flex-start;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .68rem;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bg);
  background: var(--cyan);
  padding: .3rem .55rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
}
.card .role-tag.pillar { background: var(--amber); }

/* ---------- Article page ---------- */
.article-main { padding-bottom: 3rem; }

.article-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .5rem 1.4rem;
  font-size: .92rem;
  color: var(--text-dim);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: .75rem 0;
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}
.article-meta strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }

.draft-banner {
  background: #241a06;
  border: 1px solid var(--amber);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--amber);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  color: #ffe8ad;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}
.draft-banner strong {
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .85rem;
  letter-spacing: .03em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: .5rem;
  color: var(--red);
}

.outline-list li, .subtopic-list li { margin-bottom: .5rem; }

.scope-box, .related-box, .affiliate-box {
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1.2rem 1.4rem;
  margin: 1.75rem 0;
}

.related-box ul { padding-left: 1.3rem; }

.affiliate-box { border-color: var(--magenta); }
.affiliate-box p { font-size: .95rem; color: var(--text-dim); }

/* Constrain long-form copy to a comfortable reading width once real
   article prose is written inside .article-main */
.article-main .prose,
.article-main .prose p,
.article-main .prose li {
  max-width: var(--prose-width);
}

/* ---------- Category hub ---------- */
.hub-intro { font-size: 1.1rem; max-width: var(--prose-width); color: var(--text); }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer {
  background: #0a080f;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--magenta);
  padding: 2.5rem 0;
  margin-top: 3rem;
  font-size: .92rem;
  color: var(--text-dim);
}
.site-footer a { color: var(--text-dim); }
.site-footer a:hover { color: var(--cyan); }
.footer-cols {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(180px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.75rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}
.footer-cols h4 {
  color: var(--amber);
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-size: .8rem;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 .75rem;
}
.footer-cols ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.footer-cols li { margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.disclosure {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding-top: 1.1rem;
  font-size: .85rem;
}

.status-pill {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .65rem;
  padding: .25rem .55rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  margin-left: .5rem;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.status-pill.draft { background: var(--red); color: #0a080f; }
.status-pill.live { background: var(--green); color: #0a080f; }

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -999px;
  top: auto;
  background: var(--amber);
  color: #000;
  padding: .6rem 1.1rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  z-index: 1000;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 1rem; top: 1rem; }

code {
  font-family: "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, monospace;
  font-size: .9em;
  background: var(--panel-raised);
  padding: .1em .35em;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

/* ---------- FAQ ---------- */
.faq-section { margin: 2.25rem 0; }
.faq-item {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 1.1rem 0;
}
.faq-item:first-of-type { border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
.faq-item h3 {
  margin: 0 0 .5rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--text);
}
.faq-item p { margin: 0; color: var(--text-dim); }

/* ---------- Product card / "click and go" affiliate CTA ---------- */
.product-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--panel), var(--panel-raised));
  border: 1px solid var(--magenta);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 1.4rem;
  margin: 1.75rem 0;
}
.product-card-media {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  background: var(--bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
}
.product-card-body { flex: 1 1 260px; min-width: 0; }
.product-card-eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .68rem;
  letter-spacing: .05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bg);
  background: var(--amber);
  padding: .25rem .55rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  margin-bottom: .55rem;
}
.product-card-title { margin: 0 0 .4rem; font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--text); }
.product-card-desc { margin: 0 0 .6rem; color: var(--text); }
.product-card-meta { margin: 0 0 .9rem; font-size: .88rem; color: var(--text-dim); }
.btn-buy {
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--magenta);
  color: #120e17;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: .7rem 1.3rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", sans-serif;
  transition: background-color .12s ease;
}
.btn-buy:hover, .btn-buy:focus { background: var(--amber); color: #120e17; }
/* Compact variant used as an early, immediately-clickable CTA right after
   the intro, same component, tighter padding, no media icon needed. */
.product-card.quick-pick { padding: 1.1rem 1.3rem; }