Competition Time 2: The Designing of a Handheld

[Devin]

Question. Does the K101 play, or emulate NES/SNES games? My girlfriend is about to purchase one, and if it supports SNES she's gonna buy one.

 

[Ben_j]

That was it, I don't bend over for anyone other than my girlfriend and even then NOTHING IS GOING IN THERE! Costello for sure would not let anyone say what we should do, he has a reputation to uphold and he wouldn't tarnish that by letting someone like K1GBA give something to us JUST so they can steal ideas. Think about it, we would ask for a lot more to give away than ONE K101 Revo.

My bad, I thought it was organised by K1GBA for the design of a new console they're doing

The good old "do our job for free" contest ?

Designs aren't for anything. It's meant to be just a bit of fun to win something nice, that is all.

Which ALL of these contests always are I'm very well aware of this kind of contests, usually they're made by a company to get new ideas for free...

Yeah, no. Hadrian came up with the contest idea himself. All the K101 people did was provide a prize, they didn't set a single term for what the competition should contain.

>implying anyone would steal the idea anyway

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

;O;

In a profesionnal context, we already had our ideas stolen after inivitations to tender, so...

 

[BORTZ]

Will there be a big ass post for ALL of the entries after a winner is chosen? I wold like to see not only the ones that win, but the others so i can judge for myself too. Besides, this is interesting to me.

I wasn't planning on doing so but I guess I could. By the way, you should enter and call it the BortzDRIAN.

Cool. Ha, I have a clever name for my console but not for the company. I think i just got one though.

 

[Another World]

Question. Does the K101 play, or emulate NES/SNES games? My girlfriend is about to purchase one, and if it supports SNES she's gonna buy one.

its a gba hardware clone. gba snes emulation requires speed hacks. it is far from perfect.

-another world

 

[Clydefrosch]

...what if I generally have ideas I consider to be good, but all in all, not the slightest idea about "specs" in the technical kinda sense?
Do you mean specs like actually this kinda thing?

• CPU: 32-bit ARM7TDMI with embedded memory.
• Co-processor: 8-bit Zilog Z80
• Memory: 32 kilobyte+96 kilobyte VRAM (internal CPU), 256 kilobyte DRAM (external CPU).
• Resolution: 240 × 160 pixels.
• Color: 15-bit RGB (16-bit color space using 5 bits depth per channel), capable of displaying 512 simultaneous colors in "character mode" and 32,768 (215) simultaneous colors in "bitmap mode"

or can it be a lot less specific?

Oh I just saw the other post a page back ./

Well I guess I'll have to see if I can fit it learning about specs between learning for my psychology class and writing a thesis for some other course.


Either way, I'd hope you to put up some more clear rules in the first post, because right now, it seems to either confuse or intimidate people quite a bit. Personally, I could work with the first post, but the replies given to questions in later posts kinda daunted me again.
What is it about the most (I hope general ideas, but I really can't tell if by ideas you mean concepts, or cool techsavvy computer parts, and dram and blast processing) and what is it about the least (I'm expecting visual presentation).

 

[KongsNutz]

 

[jonthedit]

So do we post here?

 

[KazoWAR]

I was working on something in paint and it looks kinda like wiiu game pad I decided to just start over =/.

 

[Mythrix]

My specs are THE SCREEN WILL HAVE THE BRIGHTNESS OF A THOUSAND SUNS!

Jokes asides, this is a pretty fun contest! I'll see if I can't come up with a somewhat original idea before end of the contest.

Oh I got the "Level up!" book in the mail BTW, thanks! It's a great read!

 

[Hadrian]

What you need to do is clear enough. I've already got many entries from people who didn't need to ask.

 

[mrtofu]

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[ruilong]

Interesting contest! I share you guys this one- it is designed base from JXD S5100 Deluxe combine with NDS:

So it will be an Android retro handheld with NDS shell- Interesting?

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[AlanJohn]

I'm already working on something big.
Stay away, that K1 is mine!

 

[Janthran]

Can I just build the perfect controller?
(on paint)

 

[Mars_x]

The Game Wallet...

That's why I had to ask those questions before. You see... well, its better if I explain myself (with early drawings and stuff!!).
Yesterday I started with a simple sketch, the idea was a dedicated gaming handheld, android based.

Here it is:

But as I was working I realized, there were many games that you can only play Portrait mode
and with this handheld, it was impossible to play those games due to its design.

So I quickly sketched another idea... a handheld with swappable controls; similar to the previously posted
idea: The Game Wallet.

I could note that I have been working on this since last night, but it could be the same for my competitor
and he posted first, so It does not matter. I'll just post an early concept here, take a look:

These are early, unfinished concepts but you can note the premise is different, the main idea is to be able to play
in any possible way, portrait, landscape, arcade style, retro style, fps style... etc, you get the idea.
"Change the way you play", cliché, but you can take it literal with DOMINO.

Every button, slot or connector piece is placed with gaming in any way in mind.
What everybody liked about the OUYA was playing Android games with a controller...
why not take that outside of the box and bring it with you? DOMINO is the answer.
DOMINO is gaming exclusive, just like 3DS or PSV, no cell phone functions, no
app installs, barely YouTube viewer or some simple apps, but the main purpose
is gaming, pure, delicious dedicated gaming. I have yet to get into specs yet, but I was
thinking the same as any other high end smartphone (good graphic capabilities,
at least dual core processor, multi-touchscreen, etc, must review this later).
Even if its Android based it will feature its own UI system, this with the controllers
and gaming experience in mind (I already have basic ideas).

Well, tl;dr... I really dont care about the prize, if I get to win (if) I'd like to donate it
to the 2nd place, or to another contest, I dont mind really. I own a GBA with a Flashcard.
I just wanted feedback and to compete with many other possible great ideas.

...

Crap, maybe this got too over my head... Its not my fault!! You said I was a big company like Nintendo!!

Edit: High Res Version of the design.

 

[Hadrian]

can I just build the perfect controller?
(on paint)

 

[Devin]

I'll try to help.

Spoiler: Have questions? Read this.

YOU ARE MAKING YOUR OWN HANDHELD. I

REPEAT, HANDHELD. IT MUST BE ORIGINAL.

NO COPING LETS SAY THE 3DS, AND ADDING

ON A BUILT IN FLUX CAPACITOR AND THEN CALL IT

YOUR OWN. COPING OTHER PEOPLES IDEAS,

AND TWEAKING THEM IS FROWNED UPON.

YOU MAKE A PROTOTYPE BY SCULPTING, SAND

BUILDING, OR EVEN JUST BY SKETCHING OUT

CONCEPT ART. THOSE ARE JUST EXAMPLES.

AS LONG AS WE GET THE GIST OF THE HANDHELD YOU ARE

TRYING TO PORTRAY. THEN WHEN, AND ONLY

WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED. YOU SEND IT TO

HADRIAN WITH THE SPECS YOUR HANDHELD

WOULD HAVE. DO NOT LIST WHAT GAMES IT

EMULATES, OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT.

LIST THE SPECS. THAT THING HAVE A BUILT IN

CUP HOLDER? HE'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THESE RULES,

THEN PLEASE GET OFF THE INTERNET

BECAUSE YOU MUST HAVE CAME HERE BY

MISTAKE.

 

[Hadrian]

If anyone wants to donate the prize to someone else...well...my daughter would like one of these.

 

[Sanoblue]

I feel like my idea was ripped off lol...... but its all good -=runs to design=-

 

[BORTZ]

I'll try to help.

Spoiler: Have questions? Read this.

YOU ARE MAKING YOUR OWN HANDHELD. I

REPEAT, HANDHELD. IT MUST BE ORIGINAL.

NO COPING LETS SAY THE 3DS, AND ADDING

ON A BUILT IN FLUX CAPACITOR AND THEN CALL IT

YOUR OWN. COPING OTHER PEOPLES IDEAS,

AND TWEAKING THEM IS FROWNED UPON.

YOU MAKE A PROTOTYPE BY SCULPTING, SAND

BUILDING, OR EVEN JUST BY SKETCHING OUT

CONCEPT ART. THOSE ARE JUST EXAMPLES.

AS LONG AS WE GET THE GIST OF THE HANDHELD YOU ARE

TRYING TO PORTRAY. THEN WHEN, AND ONLY

WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED. YOU SEND IT TO

HADRIAN WITH THE SPECS YOUR HANDHELD

WOULD HAVE. DO NOT LIST WHAT GAMES IT

EMULATES, OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT.

LIST THE SPECS. THAT THING HAVE A BUILT IN

CUP HOLDER? HE'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THESE RULES,

THEN PLEASE GET OFF THE INTERNET

BECAUSE YOU MUST HAVE CAME HERE BY

MISTAKE.

So my Pkmnhaxxmaxx isnt a valid entry?
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