RetroBlox : Another new Play-Everything "Retro" Console

[Punch]

I was going to say that FLOPS/MIPS are pretty useless but considering how everything is floating point matrices in 3D graphics the FLOPS measure is actually pretty useful if console manufacturers are using sensible architectures without dumb bottlenecks between CPU/GPU/RAM like the PS2 EE.

edit; I did not notice this was the RetroBlox thread, how did the discussion get to this

[Arkhan]

im going to retroflop my foot in someones ass.

[SmaMan]

Teraflop has been legitimate since the 90s with Intel.

I know it's a legitimate term, but that's not the point. You can douse the masses in flops, chipsets, schematics, and technical jargon all you want... but what does that mean?! that's not necessarily going to convince people that this is a console worth getting excited about, and pre-ordering/buying. They want to see what you're doing with all those terms you've come up with.

Bringing this back to the RetroBlox/Polymega, one buzzword has been thrown around a ton without much meaning behind it: hybrid emulation.

[SignOfZeta]

Doesn't that apply to Sony and MS too?  They all have existing products that they'd rather you buy now rather than wait for the next thing that you know you want, so you only get leaked specs and educated guesses.

I didn't write Nintendo/Sony/MS for the same reasoning don't write he/she everytime I refer to someone. It's a waste of time and I don't care who it offends. I don't give a shit if people think I'm a Nintendo fanboy. I've been called a lot worse.

That being said, usually Nintendo does hold surprises back a bit more than the other two but that isn't why I mentioned them. I just wanted to name a decent example.

[Necromancer]

Uh-oh, zippy's been triggered.

[Necromancer]

YAWN

I'll wake you up next month for the big announcement.

Three months later...... and crickets. 

And their website has been suspended.  Is it just a minor hiccup (someone forgot to pay the server bill) or are they done now?

[Necromancer]

Yarr, the site's working for me now, but it might as well be dead.  There's still f*ck all for updates.

[elmer]

Yarr, the site's working for me now, but it might as well be dead.

Yep, it looks like they paid the overdue bill. 

There's still f*ck all for updates.

Since they claimed that they got enough private funding to finish off system, I expect that the "fans" (whoever they are) are all irrelevant now, and that we won't hear much from nullity's peeps until they are either close to production-ready, or they burn through the cash.


You can look to the Saber Rider guys for what it looks like when a team is close to "burning through the cash", i.e. nothing to show for months followed by the announcement of a new "partner" (with cash to inject), and an expansion of the goals so that the new partner can believe that their investment will be rewarded.

[esteban]

+5 for Saber Rider.

[xelement5x]

Newest Retroblox reveal?

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/seedi-retro-gaming-system#/



That name though, LAWL!

[Necromancer]

Heh, what a poor choice of name indeed.  Assuming it's not a scam/joke, of course.

NW would prefer x.seedi. 

[ClodBuster]

How about see-dee-i?

[Punch]

I'd comment about Philips suing them for the Compact Disc inspired logo but I'm too busy laughing at the name. ahahahahah

edit: An off-the-shelf dvd burner plugged into an android chipset inside a pirate famiclone Wii mold with a fake PS3 controller. Come on that's the lowest hanging fruit possible.

[turboswimbz]

Hmmm it seems I already have an emulator ... I call it a personal computer.

it also has a clever abbreviation

[Black Tiger]

They're selling collectards a clear limited edition version that lets you see how it's just an empty box with someone else's tech in one corner.