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TyBlood13 · Oct 16, 2018

Trash_Bandatcoot said:
Or you can also buy a Super NT Mini and -actuallyhavethefeelingyouhaveadecentconsole- and then you buy a Genesis adapter for it since this isn't emulation.
Boom, you don't need this.

This is made by the same people as the NT and is also an FPGA, so it isn't emulation. Also SNES to Genesis adapters are notoriously bad.

Rahkeesh · Oct 16, 2018

Still a bit disappointing they couldn't pack this and SNES plus PCE into one FPGA board, like how the original NT can run virtually every 8-bit console with custom firmware. But I suppose they make more money this way. Though I guess FPGAing the sound chip accurately would be a PITA.

Tony_93 · Oct 16, 2018

$189.99... You can get a used Xbox One for less than that, or a used PS4 Slim for $200.

spotanjo3 · Oct 16, 2018

Not into SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive games at all. They are not my things. Except Mega Man - The Wily Wars.

Kioku · Oct 16, 2018

Tony_93 said:
$189.99... You can get a used Xbox One for less than that, or a used PS4 Slim for $200.

That's almost a cool story. Irrelevant, at that.

Tony_93 · Oct 16, 2018

Memoir said:
That's almost a cool story. Irrelevant, at that.

Sega just released a classic genesis collection in these systems for like $30.

Xbox One $150
Sega Genesis Classics $30
Total $180

You save around $20 and you can do a whole lot more than just play Sega Genesis games. Not so irrelevant after all

Hyro-Sama · Oct 16, 2018

I hope the SuperNt will still be manufactured for awhile yet. I still haven't been able to purchase one yet. With hacked cores, these Analogue FPGA consoles are pretty much the ultimate experience for playing any and everything pre-PS1/N64/Saturn. I was an N64 kid growing up so I never really got to experience the SNES library.

Kioku · Oct 16, 2018

Tony_93 said:
Sega just released a classic genesis collection in these systems for like $30.

Xbox One $150
Sega Genesis Classics $30
Total $180

You save around $20 and you can do a whole lot more than just play Sega Genesis games. Not so irrelevant after all

Again, almost cool story. This isn't marketed for you, obviously. This makes the most sense to buy for those who still have the games and want to play them on fresh hardware that allows great HDTV compatibility. Not for the emulation junkies. So, yes, irrelevant.a

Add in the fact that by now most people have the current gen console they want. So, buying another one just for arguments sake is stupid. Yeah?

Kourin · Oct 16, 2018

Just do a mini Sega Saturn and/or Dreamcast

Xzi · Oct 16, 2018

Looks really slick, but at that price point it should be able to play games from more Sega systems. An original Genesis or Dreamcast can be bought for half the price of this or less, and those are arguably the best two Sega systems.

Yepi69 · Oct 16, 2018

For 200$ I can pick up a used Genesis and a Everdrive and still have left over money.

Tony_93 · Oct 16, 2018

Memoir said:
Again, almost cool story. This isn't marketed for you, obviously. This makes the most sense to buy for those who still have the games and want to play them on fresh hardware that allows great HDTV compatibility. Not for the emulation junkies. So, yes, irrelevant.a

Add in the fact that by now most people have the current gen console they want. So, buying another one just for arguments sake is stupid. Yeah?

Memoir said:
Again, almost cool story. This isn't marketed for you, obviously. This makes the most sense to buy for those who still have the games and want to play them on fresh hardware that allows great HDTV compatibility. Not for the emulation junkies. So, yes, irrelevant.a

Add in the fact that by now most people

Memoir said:

Again, almost cool story. This isn't marketed for you, obviously. This makes the most sense to buy for those who still have the games and want to play them on fresh hardware that allows great HDTV compatibility. Not for the emulation junkies. So, yes, irrelevant.a

Add in the fact that by now most people have the current gen console they want. So, buying another one just for arguments sake is stupid. Yeah?

Click to expand...

. Yeah?

Which only adds to my point, the people who already have a current gen console and wanted to relieve some genesis nostalgia could just pay the $30 for the collection. The whole "buying an Xbox One" thing was from the perspective of someone who doesn't have modern hardware and would want to play some Genesis games in a modern TV.

You have to remember that the "classic mini systems" are made for the mainstream, casual people who will buy it, play it once or twice and ditch it on CL and that's why they are usually cheap and less than $100. As much as you want to believe that this is for people to play real carts on, people who will do that in a regular basis are the minority from all the people who buy the minis.

the_randomizer · Oct 16, 2018

Chary said:
This kicks the pants off the Genesis Mini, but man, the price. If I didn't have emulation, I'd be all over this thing.

Use this with a Mega Everdrive, and viola, best combo possible. Not to mention it's simulation, and not emulation, so accuracy will be near perfect.

TVL · Oct 16, 2018

I was hoping there would be cores released for the Super NT that could run Mega Drive, NES, PCE etc. etc.

MiSTer seems to be something like that (but I know next to nothing about it, if the compability is even close to 100% with most/all/any of the different cores).

Anyway I would get something like that if it could run most old systems... but only one or two... not for me.

Foxi4 · Oct 16, 2018

Nah, hard pass. It's incredibly easy to get RGB output out of a Mega Drive, it doesn't get any "better" than that. There's a reason why nobody's done anything like this before, and it's not the feasibility of the undertaking.

the_randomizer · Oct 16, 2018

Foxi4 said:
Nah, hard pass. It's incredibly easy to get RGB output out of a Mega Drive, it doesn't get any "better" than that. There's a reason why nobody's done anything like this before, and it's not the feasibility of the undertaking.

Rather this than another one of AssGames' efforts.

Foxi4 · Oct 16, 2018

the_randomizer said:
Rather this than another one of AssGames' efforts.

That's true, but it feels like you're paying for nothing.

TyBlood13 said:
This is made by the same people as the NT and is also an FPGA, so it isn't emulation. Also SNES to Genesis adapters are notoriously bad.

Hardware emulation is still emulation, it's not original hardware, it's new hardware programmed to behave like old hardware.

the_randomizer · Oct 16, 2018

Foxi4 said:
That's true, but it feels like you're paying for nothing.

Hardware emulation is still emulation, it's not original hardware, it's new hardware programmed to behave like old hardware.

Meh, I have a Super NT, I'm biased, and I sure as hell would rather have that than anything NES related. And the emulation (if you can call it that) is top notch, not a fan of using Higan at all. Combined
with an SD2SNES, never have to use carts again.

Foxi4 · Oct 16, 2018

the_randomizer said:
Meh, I have a Super NT, I'm biased, and I sure as hell would rather have that than anything NES related. And the emulation (if you can call it that) is top notch, not a fan of using Higan at all. Combined
with an SD2SNES, never have to use carts again.

Oh, I'm sure it's excellent, with a good enough FPGA they can make an exact replica of the original chip, but it's still a replica. I don't roll with those superpowered replicas, my archival instinct tells me to just use the original hardware.

the_randomizer · Oct 16, 2018

Foxi4 said:
Oh, I'm sure it's excellent, with a good enough FPGA they can make an exact replica of the original chip, but it's still a replica. I don't roll with those superpowered replicas, my archival instinct tells me to just use the original hardware.

I can't be arsed to get a Framemeister or any other RGB mods on OG hardware, this makes it a helluva lot easier for me, IMO. HDMI out, no introduced overhead/lag (sans the one if the monitor), save state support (still in beta firmware), the list goes on. I mean, sure, OG hardware is all fine and good, but to me, it's just not worth it, the Super NT is the best clone on the market; those Retron5 and other consoles use stolen open-source code, which makes me not want to use those.

TVL said:
I was hoping there would be cores released for the Super NT that could run Mega Drive, NES, PCE etc. etc.

MiSTer seems to be something like that (but I know next to nothing about it, if the compability is even close to 100% with most/all/any of the different cores).

Anyway I would get something like that if it could run most old systems... but only one or two... not for me.

I wished Smokemonster would do something like that, but no one seems interested.

CaptainSodaPop · Oct 16, 2018

Thought this was another "official" revision, looks good anyways. Love the company.

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