Author Topic: All-In-One Cartridge Console Coming!!!  (Read 5173 times)

burningdoom

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All-In-One Cartridge Console Coming!!!
« on: May 20, 2015, 09:41:23 pm »
http://kotaku.com/retro-console-promises-to-play-all-the-games-1705659623

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Retro Console Promises To Play ALL The Games




This is the Retro Freak. It’s promising to play games from the Famicom. SNES. Genesis. PC Engine. TurboGrafx-16. Game Boy. Game Boy Advance. Game Boy Color. And even the Supergrafx. Holy shit.

It comes in two parts; there’s the actual console, which is a small box that takes care of all the actual work, then there’s a giant “adapter” which is where you plug all the cartridges in (the console slides in under the adapter). The console has various settings that let you change video (and conversion/upscale) options, as well as built-in cheat support. It also supports USB controllers, so you can plug just about anything in there.

Most interesting, though, is the fact it’ll let you install games from a cartridge onto the console (which looks like it’ll let you use a microSD card).



Currently announced only for Japan, if there is a Video Game God, it is time to pray to him/her/it, and ask for a Western release (or at least a semi-affordable import and some language FAQs).


burningdoom

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« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2015, 09:42:10 pm »
I so hope this does well and gets a Western release.

redblaze57

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« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2015, 09:59:01 pm »
Wonder if it will work with the powerbase converter.

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« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2015, 10:12:56 pm »
No wonderswan?  :'(

thecrypticodor

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« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2015, 10:34:27 pm »
Meh looks like just another android based emulation box. Kind of hard for me to get excited about  a machine that just dumps my cartridge's ROM and runs it on an emulator.

soera

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« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2015, 11:14:08 pm »
Wonder if there will ever be a complete cartridge emu-box that does N64.

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« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2015, 11:27:14 pm »
Wonder if there will ever be a complete cartridge emu-box that does N64.

This is what I am waiting for. If one has all the above, N64 and (long shot) atari 2600 and 7800. I would consider it.

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« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2015, 11:43:39 pm »
Ugh, so many of these consoles exist already. I want to see something that'd include the n64 and most disc systems. :/

foxhack

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« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2015, 01:11:06 am »
Ugh, so many of these consoles exist already. I want to see something that'd include the n64 and most disc systems. :/

No chance of that happening. The systems aren't that easy to emulate - the N64 alone is an emulator coder's nightmare.

You're better off building your own mini PC and using that as an all-in-one solution. One of my oldest friends did that and he's happy as heck.

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« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2015, 01:59:53 am »
Ugh, so many of these consoles exist already. I want to see something that'd include the n64 and most disc systems. :/

No chance of that happening. The systems aren't that easy to emulate - the N64 alone is an emulator coder's nightmare.

You're better off building your own mini PC and using that as an all-in-one solution. One of my oldest friends did that and he's happy as heck.

And now my hopes and dreams are now crushed. :(
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« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2015, 05:09:10 am »
wait! no NES?
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« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2015, 07:23:41 am »
I guess they figured the Famicom slot was sufficient to cover the NES? Interesting that they are putting in SFC and SNES in together, though.

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« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2015, 11:59:30 am »
wait! no NES?

because its japanese

foxhack

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« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2015, 12:19:47 pm »
wait! no NES?

I'm sure there's one poor Japanese guy with a CIB Acclaim / THQ / LJN set who's heartbroken over the lack of a NES port.

:P

If this makes it here expect a NES slot or an adapter to be included.

burningdoom

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« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2015, 12:22:52 pm »
The article says N64, but the pics don't show it. The console in the pics definitely looks like a prototype and not a finished product for the public. So I'm hoping that the article is right and we do get N64.