#polymega

Polymega targets PC Engine/Turbografx-16 fans as well ⊟

It’s finally happening, everyone: the PC Engine is getting some regognition as a console worth being nostalgic about.

The modular Polymega console already had plans to support PCE/TG16-games (through a $60 cartridge “module,” while CD games will be playable on the base unit). Now, through a deal with publisher extreme Co. Ltd, the TG16 module will come preloaded with five games:

I don’t know what happened to make Konami decide to reissue a bunch of PC Engine games and for Playmaji to track down rights to others, but: it’s good. The Polymega is supposed to be out in Q4 for $300.

Re-think everything you know about playing retro games in your modern living room and say hello to POLYMEGA™, the world’s first modular HD retro game console. We built POLYMEGA™ so that you can have a modern gaming experience with all your favorite classic game cartridges, disc games, and accessories in 1080p HD without the clutter and sub-par video quality of using the old retro systems. It’s modular, so you can play an ever-growing list of classic game cartridge-based systems the way they were meant to be played – with minimal lag and with universal compatibility.

POLYMEGA™ features a built-in optical disc drive that can play your collection of classic disc-based games. Just insert a CD and start playing — no need for complicated configuration steps. It’s compatible with games for systems like PS1, TurboGrafx-CD, Sega CD, Neo Geo CD, and there’s more to come. So, why not invite some friends over to party like its 1999?

More details regarding POLYMEGA have been slowly trickling out to public, and their latest piece of news sheds some more light on the “Element Modules” and what comes with them. The Element Modules are essentially attachments to the core POLYMEGA console which allow you to insert your classic cartridges and play or upload them as you wish. These modules also come with controller ports that could work with your classic controllers.

Each Element Module includes a retro-styled wired controller that comes packaged in a sleek, color-coded box to differentiate each module from the other. The packaged controllers also come with a menu button in the center, allowing you jump to the menu with ease.

We’ll keep you updated on the latest news regarding the POLYMEGA, but in the meantime checkout these awesome screenshots!

Via POLYMEGA 

Polymega continues to be a dream ⊟ 

Both in the sense that it is too beautiful, and in the sense that I can’t get one in the real world yet. The modular retro console thing has optional “Element Module Sets” including cartridge slots for different consoles, and now the company showed the controllers included with those sets, each designed in the shape of the original controller, and using the original connector. I love that PC Engine controller.

I’m really looking forward to learning more about this device, which is what I think every time it pops up. But hey, it’ll be at E3! There’s sure to be more.

Modular “Polymega” system to support Neo Geo CD ⊟

Previously known as (shuffling through records) Retroblox, this multi-console emulator thing is designed to support a bunch of cartridge formats through individual adapters, as well as CD-based formats through a built-in drive.

The device has been rebranded as Polymega, and Neo Geo CD has been added to the list of CD systems supported at launch -- a list that already includes PlayStation, Turbografx-16 CD and Sega CD. And the Neo Geo CD load times are dramatically reduced from the comically, unbelievably long load times of the original system.

I haven’t tried one of these out (because they’re not out yet) so I don’t know how well the emulation works out. But between the large number of supported systems (and the CD systems that don’t show up in other emulation consoles) and the built-in streaming functionality, I’m basically dying for one of these.