Retroblox modular retro console

[cdamm]

Has he poked his head out since the Retro VGS?

he has. i got a hysterical email from the retro mag KS. including some goofy apology. apparently he finally finished the 12th issue and it only took 6 months to come out.

 

[Thierry Henry]

Remember that time it was a random VGA capture board in a clear Jag shell? That was fun!

The lulz started way before the thing even became the "Coleco Chameleon".

Remember the Retro VGS "demo".

"Power goes in, video comes out"

 

[BlackaneseNiNjA]

Modular hardware that will allow me to play games from any retro console AND will read optical media? Sign me up!

Looks like some people got their units ahead of schedule though:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Dell-Ref...-7-Professional-Monitor-Not-Included/31061978

 

[FilthyRear]

Modular hardware that will allow me to play games from any retro console AND will read optical media? Sign me up!

Looks like some people got their units ahead of schedule though:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Dell-Ref...-7-Professional-Monitor-Not-Included/31061978

ha ha

 

[Ren-chan]

I actually would like that, it would be sweet to be able to stick real CDs into the Pi, ripping is a PITA sometimes.

Yeah... maybe in a future... who knows.

 

[Shipwreck_00]

Modular hardware that will allow me to play games from any retro console AND will read optical media? Sign me up!

Looks like some people got their units ahead of schedule though:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Dell-Ref...-7-Professional-Monitor-Not-Included/31061978

Ohh I see what you did there haha

 

[SmaMan]

The lulz started way before the thing even became the "Coleco Chameleon".

Remember the Retro VGS "demo".

"Power goes in, video comes out"

Oh God... I forgot about that.

My favorite comment on that video is "Why is that Raspberry Pi inside a takeout salad container?"

 

[ChopstickSamurai]

You can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit.

 

[Syn]

You can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit.

People will eat anything if it's spiced right.

People will buy this.

 

[SmaMan]

People will eat anything if it's spiced right.

People will buy this.

Just remember, even after all the crap was going down with the Retro VGS... it still raised over $80,000.

 

[SonGohan]

They pretty much ripped off the Sony Rewards logo.

 

[kyosuke75]

There is a prototype that will be demoed at the Socal Retro Show on Feb 4-5.

I have tried it and it works pretty well from what I have played and seen so far.

 

[kyosuke75]

Yeah the CC was a horrible mess especially the fact that Mike Kennedy tried to pass off a snes jr inside a jag case as a prototype.

 

[Fygee]

I'm actually somewhat interested in this, though for straight up gameplay purposes, a half decent PC with emulators is still the best way to go.

 

[pixeljunkie]

This could actually be a decent system. Retron 5 and that Japanese one [Game freak?] whatever were definitely onto something. With the inclusion of a CD drive, this is exciting to me. I have a gameroom with my framemeister and all my consoles. This thing, however, I could put in my living room and actually pop in a PC Engine CD once in awhile without having to change rooms or deal with tinkering BS. I'm interested.

 

[sylvie]

yeah, i'm actually interested too. I also like the design personally.

 

[theMot]

I still don't understand the point of this. You can't load it with roms. You need to buy and change the module depending on what system you want to play which will be an expensive pain in the ass. Are these modules even going to work 100% the same as the originals? The GUI is nice but nothing we haven't already seen. Only redeeming feature I can see is it comes with the ability to play the CD systems if that is your thing...

 

[pixeljunkie]

I still don't understand the point of this. You can't load it with roms. You need to buy and change the module depending on what system you want to play which will be an expensive pain in the ass. Are these modules even going to work 100% the same as the originals? The GUI is nice but nothing we haven't already seen. Only redeeming feature I can see is it comes with the ability to play the CD systems if that is your thing...

I see a legitimate attraction to the social gaming aspects of this as well. You see some of these things in emulation station with retro ranking and trophies - the idea of a all-in-one modular retro system with the ability so have a friends list, post scores, screenshots. It's all a wonderful idea in theory. If they can pull it off it would be amazing imo

 

[theMot]

I see a legitimate attraction to the social gaming aspects of this as well. You see some of these things in emulation station with retro ranking and trophies - the idea of a all-in-one modular retro system with the ability so have a friends list, post scores, screenshots. It's all a wonderful idea in theory. If they can pull it off it would be amazing imo

There are aspects I like about it, in theory the online sounds good but how many people will actually own this to make online worthwhile?

 

[pixeljunkie]

There are aspects I like about it, in theory the online sounds good but how many people will actually own this to make online worthwhile?

meh, I don't have a ton of friends on PSN - but I sure as hell post screenshots on facebook constantly hahah I would do the same with this thing. Plus, I know a few people that would challenge me with scores.

 

[SmaMan]

There are aspects I like about it, in theory the online sounds good but how many people will actually own this to make online worthwhile?

I could see this getting about the same adoption rate as the AVS, and that console has online scoreboard support.

While activity on it has simmered down in the past few months, it's still very much alive and fun to challenge yourself and others.

 

[neo_X7]

If this thing actually works out it will be everything that I ever wanted. I still don't see why these systems can't play 32X games by now and I wish it was possible to make a Saturn add-on for it.

 

[SpamYouToDeath]

If this thing actually works out it will be everything that I ever wanted. I still don't see why these systems can't play 32X games by now and I wish it was possible to make a Saturn add-on for it.

There's nothing really worth playing on the 32X, and it's a super pain to emulate. It's got three different CPU architectures, 5 memory spaces, and a bunch of incredibly debilitating hardware bugs.

 

[Pasky]

"Hybrid Emulation is unique in that it requires software emulators to function at a much lower level than the ones you can simply download for your PC" So it uses ARM, ok.

Saw this the other day, they're trying to create a buzzword with their HYBRID EMULATION shit. Also encrypting data on the SD card is lame. It's like they're only trying to not be the Retron 5.

 

[Jibbajaba]

This thing could be cool, but it probably won't be.