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@RupeeClock Its also my first Retroid Device. Build quality and that screen is mighty impressive. It took a while to get all set up on Android. I recommend the video of RetroGameCorps on YT. Android can be a b*tch especially as an Apple user. But now everything is running smoothly and GC games never looked better.

You will love it!

@RupeeClock Guess so. 350 I'd say. I'd really love a great way to play 3DS and I love my "sega black" Nova for everything else. But I am not sure I could double dip so soon. :/

At least I am NOT getting a PS5pro nor GTA VI so...

Probably gonna use the Nova's gorgeous screen. So we have a size reference?

After pondering on this a bit, its tough. I guess we all agree that AI should not be used to replace creativity, but surely no one would object to let AI, lets say, design the perfect PCB for a new gaming console? Or manage logistics for console deployment, or handle research about the 16th century for a time-era video game, right?

But what about actual coding like in this example? For a passionate coder, coding IS ART, it IS creative. For the layman it's just machine instructions getting a computer to do what you want it to do. So, where draw the line?

Obviously it would be easy to feed the past 20 bestselling novels to AI and then say: write a world class novel based on what worked in these 20 bestsellers as a compound author combining all the talent of all these authors into one about subject XY, hit send, make a few adjustments and sell and done.

But... do we want that? What if we couldn't tell a difference and AI use was not to be mandatory disclosed? Would anyone even care?

Weird times.

TBH if the end product is indiscernable either way, regardless of how or in which capacity AI was used, I as end consumer don't give a flying monkey. But YES I am an aspiring writer and I would never use AI to actually write for me. What's the point. Yes I use it for research or spell check, but that's about it. So I do get Sunlit's point of view. But as a consumer, on the other end of it all, I don't mind.

Blanket condemnation of AI is silly imho.

It's a bit like "I won't by your bananas because they have been delivered by truck and not by horse-carriage."

If this only could run 3DS well too...

@h3s I hate android with a passion, but managed to set it all up, using the NeoStation Launcher it looks nice and clean. On my main setup I use batocera (desktop) which is coming soon for the Nova. Rocknix is already out. So yes, Linux support all the way!

Still not sure if I shall immediately wipe it all, now that it runs almost perfectly as I want it. Also I was wondering about some android games, like Minecraft... for old times sake (but I really don't like what it has become, so who knows).

Anyways, the hardware is great, yes the d-pad is a bit tough if you play a lot of Street Fighter and similar games and the triggers are a bit awkward, even if they feel really nice. Still that screen... with the right shaders these old 4:3 CRT games almost look like remasters with the spirit and pixel glory in tact.

Whaaaaat? lol

@Damo How so?

@h3s Its pretty much a given BATOCERA and ROCKNIX will end up on the Nova eventually. Both experiences are pretty much "first party" quality wise.

@1040STF I get you. I got the purple Anbernic GBA clone thing (not the flip, the classic shape). Love it overall, but should have gone with the black. Black is always a safe bet. Maybe transparent black too. I don't think I want to fiddle with the hardware though, buttons or such, I almost destroy my devices applying the screen protector, yet alone opening the case... oh no.

Anyways, I am even trying to get old 4:3 TV shows and such to play on the screen... this will be my old bedroom IN MY POCKET! Love it.

@Martin_H Yeah its what I am going for, experience will be similar to batocera then I guess. can't wait to fiddle!

@1040STF Same same, "SEGA BLACK" Can't wait. Still need to get to know Android as an OS. I love Batocera/Rocknix, but I decided to make full use of full Android wherever possible, that means I'll also put a writing app on this thing, connect my wireless keyboard to it, put my Manson Music on it and use it as portable entertainment device!

LOL I just preordered the Retroid Pocket Nova... gonna play 30 year old games on it and be perfectly happy (and yes, they are all digital too, lol).

Life is fun.

If the future is digital, reduce prices, have regular DEEP discounts and make the games available in a self contained file I can put on a physical medium to store it.

Otherwise I will just play a gazillion of retro games, tank you very much.

@ojisan Yes, for example what mudita is doing.

I do get it. It's not just a chinese dumb phone, it does have NAV and WhatsApp and what not. But honestly at this point just tailor your apps on your smartphone to your needs, i don't have facebook or other social media on my phone.

I don't see a market for this except the "odd collectible" crowd.

I am very excited about this and if it has any legs, yay! BUT it's also SEGA and I fully expect them to F it up.

"its intended for the chinese market" is the giveaway
I think the real slipup is shipping it to outside China, otherwise no one would care about the roms, lol

i loved spending time in italian arcades in the 90's playing the ***** out of mortal kombat 1 and 2. what we lost is: if you played at least 5 machines, you gained the immunity of 20 vaccinations

Played the OG when I was a kid. Sound effect speech samples creeped me out and I didn't know what to do. I love retro games, but C64 is just below my threshold to enjoy old janky garbage. Good though there's still new ***** coming out!

@AndyVGR Actually that's a good thing, because the USE of AI is not cost-effective at all. Somewhere I've read an average prompt generates cost of 5-10 Cents for data centers in energy and cooling. Now imagine what people (who even care to subscribe) are paying monthly and how much interactions you can have with something like ChatGPT.

Use it till it breaks I say!

I do love their build quality, but out of the box software experience is mid at best and not too many custom firmware out there is up to snuff on TrimUI units.

Would love the black one.
Unfortunately I am too broke for luxury items atm.

I'll keep an eye on that one. Love the OG Diablo formula.

A CEO can use generative AI to create SOMETHING. But generative AI will never make you a creative person.

I love the style and the haptics of the OG brick, but the software was lacking and custom firmware still is not quite there yet.

There will be labels in art and literature, music probably too. Something like: "authentically human" or "human made" just like "organic" or "grass fed" to differentiate the effort from the slop. I am all for it, as aspiring writer myself, competing with AI slop on Amazon...

Yapping.
Markets.
Economy.
Will regulate itself.
Just the same way "woke" was hyped, now "AI" is hyped.
All bubbles burst eventually.
What remains will be a few players.
Production will ramp up.

Or hey... maybe even go buy refurbed tech or touch grass once in a while.

@The_Nintendo_Pedant Yeah I do like it for games that were made for 16:9, especially those "cinematic" experiences. Okay. Fine. I also think it helps perspective in racing games. That said, you're absolutely right, been playing retro games almost exclusively the past couple ... years actually ... and trying to "grasp" such a wide canvas as 16:9 now almost makes me "crosseyed" or something. I know the sensation you are describing exactly.

I guess to sum it up: 4:3 is great for close range, 16:9 is great in cinema. That's it.

Okay I guess. On a more serious note, what kind of systems will you realistically play on that 16:9 screen? Does it run PS3/360 well enough? Otherwise I think I'd prefer a 4:3.

@gingerbeardman @gojiguy Isn't the ANBERNIC RG 476H close enough? Almost 5", 4:3, 4x upscale from 320x240.

Pete, just leave it be and give us a proper modern Populous or Syndicate.

@hisownsidekick Ellison was a weird guy. On one hand boasting that he is so progressive and fighting for women's rights, on the other hand erratic and downright maniac in interviews.

If you even have the slightest interest in writers and their personalities, his interviews often are a fun watch!

"I despise my audience."
Harland Ellison

lol

This sounds mighty interesting! I used to create games back in the day using "Click'n Play" and "The Games Factory". This sounds very similar. <3

@jmbenetti Harlan Ellison was the writer of the OG story, which is "nice" by today's standards where AI is a reality, back then it was a shocking preview into the future. But as with many of Ellison's stories, it was quite "rough" around the edges and nothing was really much fleshed out, he did all that after the fact, through interviews and indeed this game, which makes even more interesting.

@Omarzuqo Loop Hero? I think that's a very nice implementation. Also thinking about when rogue like games actually originated, they ARE essentially part of the old school games.

I wonder if we will ever see a proper stereoscopic 3Ds thing.

@Banjo- Sure, and more options are always a good thing. Even if I personally won't use it.
In racing games it actually DOES enhance gameplay, like when you're riding that tight corner on the edge of your car's ass flying out, you can somehow subtly "feel" the grip you have remaining to push your car with. Love that.

So what?
There is an underrepresentation of men in nurses too. People have different interests. You will probably find more stress resilient elbows-out high achieving individuals amongst men, testosterone and all compared to a female pool of individuals. Also interest in gaming surely is higher overall in males.
It's long been proven by studies done in scandinavia, worlds most egalitarian and gender-equal countries, that if left to choose for themselves males and females overwhelmingly choose classical jobs/roles in societies according to their gender.

And that's fine. It's not something that needs fixing. No one cares about the under-representation of females in oil rig workers or coal miners.

This debate has been done to death by both sides of the political spectrum, let people just do whatever they want and naturally you will not get a perfect 50:50 balance everywhere because that's now how people tick.

The ONLY two occassions rumble do something for me are:

• when shooting a firearm in game
• revving a car in game

Thats quite nice. Not necessarily needed, but okay.

I really don't like rumble when the screen shakes or in drama moments and certainly not in high precision moments as mentioned.

I'm not so sure I want my controller rumbling during a series of precision jumps!?

At this point the "Nintendo Tax" has become ridiculous. Garbage for premium prices.

I really love a system dedicated to rereleasing retro games. That said this still feels like a beta product.

At this point I think Nintendo, Sega, NEC and SNK should just go and re-release all their classic hardware with modern output/scalers included, but compatible to OG carts and support reprints and reruns.

I'd so up for it.

Modern AAA feels hollow and like a waste of money and time.

I really enjoyed the 2000-2002 NHL games by EH, not even bing a sports or hockey fan in particular. And if wrestling counts as "sports" well then of course, there's plenty fon ones of those.

@Blast16 Ahaha nice one! And if that isn't enough. Call Ranger X!

I think I had the street fighter figures.

Shady AF, but am I missing something, isn't the one employee to blame who didn't properly dispose of this stuff? If I go onto eBay and buy some retro tech from someone and later get raided at home for doing so and then should hand over what I legally paid for, I'd be mighty pissed.

I'm a SEGA fan, but this is garbage behavior.

SEGA would do well with a REBRANDING anyways.
"SErvice GAmes" should stand for "SErving GAmers" with the attitude to follow.

Yes some of us are still sour about all the F-ups of our favorite videogame brand back in the 90's and early 00's.

Ugh.

@Shaw_Brothers I remember "Phantasmagoria" scaring the living ***** out of me. Playing it at a friends house felt like eating the forbidden fruit too.

Then we found his parent's "toy drawer" and I was scarred for life even more...

@ElkinFencer10 haha exactly. 👍 I’m more into shmups though. Platformers need to be refined to hold my interest!