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Well it hasn’t shipped yet. 600k preorders though so not horrid. However no promotion at all lately seems odd. I like the fpga idea a lot. Wish they went all fpga with it.
Was a pointless idea anyway. I never get why people even buy Neo Geo CD's these days. It made sense at the time as a cheap way into Neo Geo. Now just go the MVS route if you want original hardware and don't have much money. Neo Geo is arcade hardware. Loading times just spoil that. For me even the 'enhanced' CD soundtracks spoil the arcade-ness of the system. Super-produced CD quality music just doesn't fit with a 16bit-style arcade game.
Super-produced CD quality music just doesn't fit with a 16bit-style arcade game.
Well the original idea is that this was going to be much better than that. I bet the finished product will just be some low end PC on a chip running Retroarch that just happens to be able to take real carts and CDs.
So in the end it uses 'best in class emulators'?
What a hoax.
Was a pointless idea anyway. I never get why people even buy Neo Geo CD's these days. It made sense at the time as a cheap way into Neo Geo. Now just go the MVS route if you want original hardware and don't have much money. Neo Geo is arcade hardware. Loading times just spoil that. For me even the 'enhanced' CD soundtracks spoil the arcade-ness of the system. Super-produced CD quality music just doesn't fit with a 16bit-style arcade game.
I love the pi setup, but I'm also in the mindset to have a plug and play solution for my existing collection. I don't want to just Pi it up and sell my stuff if it doesn't cure the problem of using upscalers and such to force 20+ year old cd based tech to work.If you're patient, RetroArch and a Raspberry Pi 4 will give you the better capabilities than a Polymega at a fraction of the price by the end of the year.
Specifically:
Retroarch supports run-ahead on the Raspberry Pi 4 to reduce latency. Polymega has stated that they won't support run-ahead latency reduction.
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-runahead-and-raspberry-pi-4-the-results-are-in/
Retroarch announced development of the Disc Project to enable running original CDROM game discs, with a targeted release of the end of the year
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/introducing-the-retroarch-disc-project/
The INLRetroDumper lets you dump your original Famicom, NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, N64, Gameboy, and Gameboy Advance carts
https://www.infiniteneslives.com/inlretro.php
Sure, this gear isn't plug-and-play like the Polymega is, but you do get more platforms supported, better emulation, and native HDMI support for around $100USD.
If you're patient, RetroArch and a Raspberry Pi 4 will give you the better capabilities than a Polymega at a fraction of the price by the end of the year.
Specifically:
Retroarch supports run-ahead on the Raspberry Pi 4 to reduce latency. Polymega has stated that they won't support run-ahead latency reduction.
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-runahead-and-raspberry-pi-4-the-results-are-in/
Retroarch announced development of the Disc Project to enable running original CDROM game discs, with a targeted release of the end of the year
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/introducing-the-retroarch-disc-project/
The INLRetroDumper lets you dump your original Famicom, NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, N64, Gameboy, and Gameboy Advance carts
https://www.infiniteneslives.com/inlretro.php
Sure, this gear isn't plug-and-play like the Polymega is, but you do get more platforms supported, better emulation, and native HDMI support for around $100USD.
I love the pi setup, but I'm also in the mindset to have a plug and play solution for my existing collection. I don't want to just Pi it up and sell my stuff if it doesn't cure the problem of using upscalers and such to force 20+ year old cd based tech to work.
The execution of this product is my issue. I love the modules, but the price point and perceived reliability is my hang up.
If you're patient, RetroArch and a Raspberry Pi 4 will give you the better capabilities than a Polymega at a fraction of the price by the end of the year.
Specifically:
Retroarch supports run-ahead on the Raspberry Pi 4 to reduce latency. Polymega has stated that they won't support run-ahead latency reduction.
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-runahead-and-raspberry-pi-4-the-results-are-in/
Retroarch announced development of the Disc Project to enable running original CDROM game discs, with a targeted release of the end of the year
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/introducing-the-retroarch-disc-project/
The INLRetroDumper lets you dump your original Famicom, NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, N64, Gameboy, and Gameboy Advance carts
https://www.infiniteneslives.com/inlretro.php
Sure, this gear isn't plug-and-play like the Polymega is, but you do get more platforms supported, better emulation, and native HDMI support for around $100USD.
You already have an ideal setup.I seem to be in the minority, but I actually like this concept. I have sizable collections of games for old systems, and was planning to purchase an OSSC, SCART cables, SCART switch, and somehow have them all connected (not enough room, really). This will cost about the same and take up much less space. Sure, I can already emulate a lot on PC, but the idea of being able to install the games from my actual discs and carts is really appealing. I also like the idea of being able to use different BIOSes, and install patches for things like English translations of Japanese games.
If you're patient, RetroArch and a Raspberry Pi 4 will give you the better capabilities than a Polymega at a fraction of the price by the end of the year.
Specifically:
Retroarch supports run-ahead on the Raspberry Pi 4 to reduce latency. Polymega has stated that they won't support run-ahead latency reduction.
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-runahead-and-raspberry-pi-4-the-results-are-in/
Retroarch announced development of the Disc Project to enable running original CDROM game discs, with a targeted release of the end of the year
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/introducing-the-retroarch-disc-project/
The INLRetroDumper lets you dump your original Famicom, NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, N64, Gameboy, and Gameboy Advance carts
https://www.infiniteneslives.com/inlretro.php
Sure, this gear isn't plug-and-play like the Polymega is, but you do get more platforms supported, better emulation, and native HDMI support for around $100USD.
Its truly a All in One solution. Highly recommend building a dedicated emulation PC. Makes it very hard to go back to having a house filled with crap and worrying about how to get RGB out of every console, and old, faulty hardware.
You know Oliver that having to tweak settings to get the game to run 'just right' probably only matters if you're a good player. To a casual like me? Well I can't see the difference.
You know Oliver that having to tweak settings to get the game to run 'just right' probably only matters if you're a good player. To a casual like me? Well I can't see the difference.
Pros and cons... with emulation you have to worry how to get lag-free and accurate settings and tweak, and tweak, and tweak -- sometimes for each game individually. You have to deal with faulty crashes and spend a lot for a good controller. On the whole, I agreee, it's great, just not that postcard idyll you pictured.