What backwards compatible Consoles are there?

Antiriad · 12 January 2004, 21:00

Am curious...the PS2 being PS1 compatible isnt a first is it? Can someone tell me what others there were?

Unknown_K · 12 January 2004, 21:21

Atari 7800 is 2600 compatible
Colecovision played atari 2600 carts with an addon device
Gamecube plays GBA games with hardware addon
Intellivision I/II played Atari 2600 carts with hardware addon

BippyM · 12 January 2004, 21:24

Megadrive/Genesis plays Master-System with an add-on
Game-gear playes Master-System with add-on
SNES plays Gameboy with add-on

Dizzy · 12 January 2004, 21:40

n64 plays gameboy with add-on

Cd32 plays amiga1200 games with add-on

Xbox plays amigagames

BippyM · 12 January 2004, 21:44

CD32 plays Amiga games with WHDInstall and a blank CD

Marcuz · 12 January 2004, 21:53

is SuperNintendo compatible with the PsOne gamepad? i dreamed that tonight, no joke! saturday i found a boxed snes without gamepad on a banquet for 2 € but i did'nt buyed it

FromWithin · 12 January 2004, 21:53

The SNES was supposed to be backwards compatible with the NES but they messed it up, leaving the SNES with an awful hybrid 8/16-bit processor.

FromWithin · 12 January 2004, 21:55

Can't believe that nobody has mentioned that the GBA plays Gameboy games (both original and Color). They look stupid sticking out of the back of the GBA though.

And I suppose you could mention that the GB Color plays original GB games.

Dizzy · 12 January 2004, 23:10

Quote:

Originally posted by bippym
CD32 plays Amiga games with WHDInstall and a blank CD

Well with a SX-1 yo could turn it into a amiga1200 with cd

th4t1guy · 12 January 2004, 23:12

The Dreamcast plays Atari, NES, SNES, Gensis, Saturn, etc.

manicx · 12 January 2004, 23:16

SuperGrafx can play most of the PCEngine titles... (wish I had one)

Unknown_K · 12 January 2004, 23:25

Quote:

Originally posted by th4t1guy
The Dreamcast plays Atari, NES, SNES, Gensis, Saturn, etc.

Thats only through software emulation. You dont think a new PC is backward compatible with an amiga do you?

I assumed being able to use the original game media on a newer system with no modifications was the intent of this thread.

Drake1009 · 13 January 2004, 00:02

Might not be a console but weren't the MSX2 compatible with MSX1 software?

And I think I saw a thingie you could buy for the GC to allow you to play SNES games.

RetroMan · 13 January 2004, 00:11

Quote:

Originally posted by Drake1009
Might not be a console but weren't the MSX2 compatible with MSX1 software?

Not a console, but you´re right

TurboR can play MSX2+, MSX2, MSX1
MSX2+ can play MSX2, MSX1
MSX2 can play MSX1

Amiga1992 · 13 January 2004, 00:34

Commodore 128 could run C64 software

I'm unsure about the topic though, besides the lame emulation mentions, I see hardwareadapters mentioned. do they count? PSX needs no addon to play PS1 games. So TRUE backwards-compatible machines I know are:

*Atari 7800 - A2600 compatibility
*Gameboy Color - Gameboy Classic compatibility
*Gameboy Advance - GB Classic and Color compatibility
*Wonderswan Color/Swancrystal - Wonderswan B/W compatibility
*Nec Supergrafx - PC Engine compatibility

And computers:
*Commodore 128 - C64 compatibility
*MSX Turbo R - MSX1/2 compatibility
*MSX2 - MSX1 compatibility
*A1200/4000 - A500 compatibility
(these last two are almost identical specs, should they be considered? differences between MSX1 and 2 are similar to differences between an A500 and an A600)

BippyM · 13 January 2004, 00:40

Well if we include computers

Speccy 128 --> speccy 48k

khephren · 13 January 2004, 00:44

ZX81 games on a Speccy 48

jmmijo · 13 January 2004, 00:53

So we're all over the board here, if we wanted to be strict about this topic then we'd have to delete any mention of a Micro and Handheld's as it really should be CONSOLE's only

OK, so this means EMU's are out too

Amiga1992 · 13 January 2004, 00:57

why exclude handheld consoles?

I think Anti talks about any games console that had built-in backwards compatibility.

jmmijo · 13 January 2004, 02:17

I guess cause I never considered Handhelds to be Consoles. To *me* a console is a gaming device that has to connect up to a display, either monitor or TV and handheld's already have a built-in display

But I see your point perhasps this is what is really meant by backwards compatibility

12 January 2004, 21:00	#1
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12 January 2004, 21:21	#2
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 55 Posts: 1,380	Atari 7800 is 2600 compatible Colecovision played atari 2600 carts with an addon device Gamecube plays GBA games with hardware addon Intellivision I/II played Atari 2600 carts with hardware addon

12 January 2004, 21:24	#3
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Megadrive/Genesis plays Master-System with an add-on Game-gear playes Master-System with add-on SNES plays Gameboy with add-on

12 January 2004, 21:40	#4
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395	n64 plays gameboy with add-on Cd32 plays amiga1200 games with add-on Xbox plays amigagames

12 January 2004, 21:44	#5
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	CD32 plays Amiga games with WHDInstall and a blank CD

12 January 2004, 21:53	#6
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	is SuperNintendo compatible with the PsOne gamepad? i dreamed that tonight, no joke! saturday i found a boxed snes without gamepad on a banquet for 2 € but i did'nt buyed it

12 January 2004, 21:53	#7
FromWithin Music lord Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 50 Posts: 630	The SNES was supposed to be backwards compatible with the NES but they messed it up, leaving the SNES with an awful hybrid 8/16-bit processor.

12 January 2004, 21:55	#8
FromWithin Music lord Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 50 Posts: 630	Can't believe that nobody has mentioned that the GBA plays Gameboy games (both original and Color). They look stupid sticking out of the back of the GBA though. And I suppose you could mention that the GB Color plays original GB games.

12 January 2004, 23:12	#10
th4t1guy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO, USA Posts: 683	The Dreamcast plays Atari, NES, SNES, Gensis, Saturn, etc.

12 January 2004, 23:16	#11
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	SuperGrafx can play most of the PCEngine titles... (wish I had one)

13 January 2004, 00:02	#13
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Might not be a console but weren't the MSX2 compatible with MSX1 software? And I think I saw a thingie you could buy for the GC to allow you to play SNES games.

13 January 2004, 00:34	#15
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Commodore 128 could run C64 software I'm unsure about the topic though, besides the lame emulation mentions, I see hardwareadapters mentioned. do they count? PSX needs no addon to play PS1 games. So TRUE backwards-compatible machines I know are: Atari 7800 - A2600 compatibility Gameboy Color - Gameboy Classic compatibility Gameboy Advance - GB Classic and Color compatibility Wonderswan Color/Swancrystal - Wonderswan B/W compatibility Nec Supergrafx - PC Engine compatibility And computers: Commodore 128 - C64 compatibility MSX Turbo R - MSX1/2 compatibility MSX2 - MSX1 compatibility *A1200/4000 - A500 compatibility (these last two are almost identical specs, should they be considered? differences between MSX1 and 2 are similar to differences between an A500 and an A600)

13 January 2004, 00:40	#16
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Well if we include computers Speccy 128 --> speccy 48k

13 January 2004, 00:44	#17
khephren Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Exeter, UK Age: 52 Posts: 128	ZX81 games on a Speccy 48

13 January 2004, 00:53	#18
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	So we're all over the board here, if we wanted to be strict about this topic then we'd have to delete any mention of a Micro and Handheld's as it really should be CONSOLE's only OK, so this means EMU's are out too

13 January 2004, 00:57	#19
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	why exclude handheld consoles? I think Anti talks about any games console that had built-in backwards compatibility.

13 January 2004, 02:17	#20
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	I guess cause I never considered Handhelds to be Consoles. To me a console is a gaming device that has to connect up to a display, either monitor or TV and handheld's already have a built-in display But I see your point perhasps this is what is really meant by backwards compatibility

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