Retroblox

[Keatah]

Both or none. Just that the bullshit can be there if needed.

[PawnTakesTheKing]

So I listened to about the first half of the RGB interview. They shouldve just stuck with an FPGA TG-16 console. I wouldve been excited for that.

[godslabrat]

So I listened to about the first half of the RGB interview. They shouldve just stuck with an FPGA TG-16 console. I wouldve been excited for that

 

It's cute how, in the early days of the RetroBlox, TG-16 compatibility was supposed to be their sexiest feature. The more they started to lean on disc compatibility, that was quietly downplayed. Eventually, the line became "Eh, TG-16 is no big deal, wouldn't benefit from FPGA anyway."

 

As the project has moved forward, the claims have gone from "Perfect accuracy for all your old systems, over HDMI!" to "Well, we can play Saturn games without them totally sucking. For the most part."

 

It perplexes me how anyone thinks this is worth $300 or more.

[derFunkenstein]

As long as they have me blocked on Twitter (because I kind of hammered on the whole FPGA thing when they were having a public meltdown) I have no interest in what they say.

Edited May 7, 2019 by derFunkenstein

[atm94404]

The new "pre-order" for Polymega is up, although from all the technical glitches they are having they learned nothing from the previous pre-order fiasco. Just before it went up, they had this post:

Followed by this

You would think after all the warnings bells that people might be a little more cautious, but then you see replies like this:

"clear and consistent"?

.

 

Edited May 7, 2019 by atm94404

[Flojomojo]

A fool and his money are something something

[godslabrat]

I'm not even gonna try. File this away with Atari SA... if you're dumb enough to bite, I have no sympathy.

[cybercylon]

The have a lot of gall doing another preorder for this. $650 for the entire set. One could get a lot for $650 that can do much more....

[godslabrat]

 

This is going well...

 

[VintageGamer74]

Just wondering if there has been any progress?

[Flojomojo]

Their twitter says they will be at e3, and that the device is targeted for late summer 2019 "so long as the supply opens up for the Intel chips."

[godslabrat]

Their twitter says they will be at e3, and that the device is targeted for late summer 2019 "so long as the supply opens up for the Intel chips."

I'm not even sure they need to use the "Chinese New Year" gambit anymore. He design has been so downgraded that there's no longer any need to doubt it can be excreted on schedule.

 

In my eyes, the PolyMega that is delivered is a seperate project that was designed to be underwhelming. The original system, that got all the attention and buzz, was cancelled and is still as impossible/impractical as we ever said it was.

[thetick1]

The have a lot of gall doing another preorder for this. $650 for the entire set. One could get a lot for $650 that can do much more....

 

Yea a $35 Raspberry Pi and setting up Retro Pi is all most of us need as we already have various controllers, electronic/computer parts, cases, cords for the Pi.

Edited May 31, 2019 by thetick1

[VintageGamer74]

Thanks for the info. I've been out of the loop on this. Doesn't like look I've missed much.

 

Wonder what E3 will bring? They better bring it after dogging Analogue.

Edited May 31, 2019 by VintageGamer74

[thedoppelganger]

In my eyes, the PolyMega that is delivered is a seperate project that was designed to be underwhelming. The original system, that got all the attention and buzz, was cancelled and is still as impossible/impractical as we ever said it was.

 

I completely agree with that view.

[derFunkenstein]

Unfortunately, I'm not sure that's how it'll be remembered. The official keepers of history have erased any mention of FPGA and hybrid emulation from their archives, and the truth will live apocryphally by oral tradition, passed from generation to generation by the campfire. Or something.

Edited May 31, 2019 by derFunkenstein

[godslabrat]

Unfortunately, I'm not sure that's how it'll be remembered. The official keepers of history have erased any mention of FPGA and hybrid emulation from their archives, and the truth will live apocryphally by oral tradition, passed from generation to generation by the campfire. Or something.

There seems to be a need to spin the change as a "refinement" of the original vision, rather than scrapping it entirely and stating over with a YAEB in a pretty case.

 

Personally, I think the other shoe is going to drop when the digital storefront attempts to go live, which might also be when the angel investors start looking for a payback. When PolyMega stops needing clicks and starts needing actual customers, I see it failing as fast as ouya-- possibly faster, given the higher cost of entry.

[Flojomojo]

Ouya had a higher perch from which to fall, and it lasted like 7 years. I'm not someone who worries about losing access to digital media, but that's only because I buy games from joints that I think will stay around for a long time, professional places like Steam, GOG, Apple, Nintendo ... not upstart shitgibbons who start slap fights on Twitter over unreleased vaporware.

[cybercylon]

Are they actually going to be at E3 or near E3 at a shady motel?

[Keatah]

When I think retrobolox I think stance cars and speedbumps.

[cybercylon]

When I think retrobolox I think stance cars and speedbumps.

 

The original name, Polymega, had me thinking that it is the name of some weird foot fungus or warts on the hands.

 

So these jokers and Atari SA are "supposed to be at E3". Maybe they will have a meeting of the masterminds of vaporware or of crap that does not solve problems in the market or fill a need. Could be interesting or just more taco posts and memes.

 

(sorry for ninja edits... can't type today)

Edited June 1, 2019 by cybercylon

[5200Fanatic]

I was real hopeful for this until I heard about emulation. If the main part of the system was FPGA and all the add ons were for each respective system(s), that'd be pretty cool.

[godslabrat]

Latest reports are reading light gun support. I do admit that is one gap that has yet to be filled by anyone, so if they've got something, more power to them.

[thedoppelganger]

I was real hopeful for this until I heard about emulation. If the main part of the system was FPGA and all the add ons were for each respective system(s), that'd be pretty cool.

 

Their original sell was FPGA in the base before they switched to emulation only, although they claim future individual modules may have FPGA - I'll believe it when I see it.

Which has reminded me about Genesis J Cartridges (contoller ports for player 3 and 4 built into the cart). They claimed back in FPGA/Hybrid emulation days thay they would work - but of course they wont as there's no active cartridge reading.

So they won't be playable "properly" but maybe will work with 2 cordless and 2 wired controllers.

 

E3 will tell - it's boom or bust for them - they either blow my socks off or I'm gone.

[mr_me]

It was always software emulation. The fpga chip was for the custom circuits to support cartridges directly i.e. "hybrid emulation". Doesn't really matter for cd-rom based systems.