11 August 2003, 10:10 | #1 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Canada, Eh
Posts: 167
|
New retro dev/hacker console
|
11 August 2003, 15:06 | #2 |
Lesser Talent
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: UK
Age: 42
Posts: 7,957
|
I'm sure it will do 'REALLY' well.
|
11 August 2003, 17:12 | #3 |
Old fart
|
jesus,wtf is that ? without chance it will exists more than year,how they release such a crap in these days ? dont understand.
|
11 August 2003, 18:01 | #4 |
Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: ...
Age: 52
Posts: 1,838
|
Pretty poor specs at least what is posted. Get a C1 instead if you really must make 8 bit games
|
11 August 2003, 18:08 | #5 |
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: California
Posts: 965
|
This console would be useless if you wanted to write 8-bit games. It's got a 16-bit CPU, you see. Duh.
|
11 August 2003, 18:32 | #6 |
Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: ...
Age: 52
Posts: 1,838
|
Indeed, I remembered the 65816 (which does not compare well to say a 68k, being an enhanced 8 bit 6502 cpu). Still not very good for a 2003 design, from the scarce information available. They could have even made a system capable of emulating an a500 in hw easily, yet they went for c64/atari only architecture, meaning character maps and static lores attributed (vs palette based) graphics if that is what they mean.
|
11 August 2003, 23:25 | #7 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Canada, Eh
Posts: 167
|
Well, it's not a dedicated gaming console but a system for hackers and tinkerers. It looks like it'd be a great educational tool and at $99 U.S. it's much more affordable than the C-1, which has a target price of around $250 U.S. It doesn't interest me as I am not a programmer but I can see the appeal.
It'd be great if the C-1 web site has such a nice professional look as the XGameStation site too. |
12 August 2003, 15:41 | #8 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Sweden
Posts: 762
|
Quote:
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
When does a console\computer become Retro? | RobClassic | Nostalgia & memories | 64 | 02 December 2008 01:15 |
many retro to modern console commercials | gimbal | Retrogaming General Discussion | 1 | 23 December 2006 15:17 |
best retro console ever??poll | drunkensailor | Retrogaming General Discussion | 39 | 24 October 2003 08:10 |
Ideal for building a retro console on the cheap! | Bloodwych | Retrogaming General Discussion | 19 | 16 October 2003 19:44 |
console dev | staticgerbil | Amiga scene | 8 | 13 March 2003 11:20 |
|
|