Polymega's New System Update Adds Support For "Future Hardware"

The Light Gun, or something else?

by Damien McFerran Tue, 2:30pm

Polymega's New System Update Adds Support For "Future Hardware" 1 — *Image: @polymegaHQ*

Polymega System Software Update 1.1.34 is now live, and while it doesn't do much on the surface, one aspect of the change log could prove to be interesting in the long run.

According to the official Polymega site, this update adds support for "future Polymega hardware." This could refer to the forthcoming and much-delayed GC01 Light Gun, which is apparently shipping soon. No previous system software update has mentioned Light Gun support being added, after all.

However, you'd imagine that, if this were the case, the update would simply say that Light Gun support has been added rather than being all mysterious about it—so perhaps it's for something else?

Those of you with long memories will recall that back in 2023, Polymega maker Playmaji revealed a subscription service and a new trimmed-down Polymega model, called the Remix, which effectively allowed you to digitise your collection to your computer.

At the time of writing, neither of these elements has been released, and we've had no update on their progress.

The 1.1.34 update also fixes an issue "which prevented certain games from playing correctly on the Drift Out Polymega Collection disc."

[source polymega.com]

Damien has been writing professionally about tech and video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media's sites from an editorial perspective. He's also the editor of Time Extension, the network's newest site, which – paradoxically – is all about gaming's past glories.

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no_donatello
Tue, 4:50pm

It could also be talking about the announced Atari module. I will just be happy if I get my light gun, but if I'm going to be greedy, I would like to see some additional CD console support, like 3DO and maybe CD-I. They have mentioned Dreamcast in the past, but that seems difficult given the GD-ROM format that games used.

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Dramlin
Tue, 11:32pm

My hope is GB/GBC/GBA as new hardware, and 3DO support as well. Still though, I'm immediately buying any hardware they make.

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Jimgamer8
Tue, 11:40pm

With performance mostly fixed and the new video modes, feels like Polymega has really come into its own - for folks with physical collections who want a simple way to emulate. Would love a GB/GBA module, but if I had a way to connect to my Mac and play there / would be out of this world

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PopetheRev28
Wed, 4:12am

I wish it was the promised Hybrid FPGA/Emulation machine

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KainXavier
Wed, 7:14am

@Dramlin

You're supposed to be able dump to Game Boy and Game Boy Color games with the Ultra Module using a Transfer Pak. That said, the functionality wasn't working correctly for me when I last tried it. Maybe it'll work with the new firmware, though?

Also, to the best of my knowledge, you still can't play GB or GBC games yet.

Edit:

@Jimgamer8

Have the performance issues with the SNES and N64 modules been sorted?

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Cmatt1977
Wed, 8:24am

Now if only they could actually ship their consoles. They won’t even provide updates after their shipping window passed.

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Jimgamer8
Wed, 9:25am

@KainXavier I don’t use the N64 emulator, so not sure on that. I bought the snes module after the update that fixed it, and it seems v good. PSX and Turbo CD were the ones that saw big improvements for me.

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no_donatello
Wed, 1:11pm

@KainXavier There is apparently a Gameboy emulator, and I have heard the transfer pak may be used to transfer games. But I don't believe it's fully implemented yet. Also that won't help with GBA.

I will add to this that I would like to see a Master System/Game Gear module. That's the main thing keeping my Retron5 relevant.

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