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Even the bravest retro gamer fears Sega Genesis' final form (lemmy.world)

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[–] AwesomeLowlander 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The idea of a plug-in processor is wild. Isn't that most of the console functionality right there?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

everything in most cartridge based consoles is on a bus. CPU, SPU, RAM, ROM, whatever, it's all on the same communication channel. the SNES didn't have 3D capabilities but some games like Starfox had a GPU in the cartridge. there are modern mods for the NES that add a raspberry pi on the bus which allows it to do full motion video.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So he hacks a NES to run Mario Bros? I'm not that impressed....

[–] prettybunnys 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Someone didn’t get the joke he made in the video