I get the appeal of such a device, but honestly, with the new raspberry pi 5 I'm just hoping for a fancy, fitting enclosure and off to batocera-heaven it is!
Retrokeyboards never had flash RGB LEDs and of those it's clearly inspired. No one complains if 8Bitdo's Controllers don't feature RGB LED elements like some high-end modern gaming controllers right?
Also it's loud for some office environments? Well firstly it's clearly intended to appeal to retro gamers and makes a great gadget in your retro-man-cave and secondly it's a mechanical keyboard. They are ALL loud except you fill them up with lube and go with foam dampeners and linear key-switches.
So, that said the only downside I see personally is that there is no ISO-DE layout available to buy!
Yes, nice, and yes intrigueing. But expensive. Generally I'd love to just see a modern gameboy equivalent. Monochrome screen with backlight, with the power of the GBA or something. Minimalist gaming. Love it.
@Damo I'd love a simple, modern Gameboy. Sharp, bright LCD or even OLED screen and maybe switchable shells, transluscent, metal, etc... I'd be all over it. Recently, as live gets louder and faster, I've been falling back on the simple joy of playing 4-greyscale games from the Gameboy - and loving it!
Looks good! I'd gladly pay for some official hardware, or something from a third party like that high end metal case gameboy clone - but meanwhile this is fine too!
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Re: Atari Is Open To Pitches For A New Bubsy Game
Isn't every Bubsy game up until now really awful?
Well if they put some effort into it to rectify that, why not?
Re: Atari Announces Berzerk Recharged, A New Game Based On The 1980 Arcade Classic
Takes me back to C64 games and playing Wizard of Wor!
Music creeped me out though. I was 7.
Re: Could MiSTer Rival MARS FPGA Be The New King Of Retro Gaming?
I get the appeal of such a device, but honestly, with the new raspberry pi 5 I'm just hoping for a fancy, fitting enclosure and off to batocera-heaven it is!
Re: Review: 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard: Mario Teaches Typing
Hmmm that negative points are odd.
Retrokeyboards never had flash RGB LEDs and of those it's clearly inspired. No one complains if 8Bitdo's Controllers don't feature RGB LED elements like some high-end modern gaming controllers right?
Also it's loud for some office environments? Well firstly it's clearly intended to appeal to retro gamers and makes a great gadget in your retro-man-cave and secondly it's a mechanical keyboard. They are ALL loud except you fill them up with lube and go with foam dampeners and linear key-switches.
So, that said the only downside I see personally is that there is no ISO-DE layout available to buy!
Re: Panic's Cool Little Handheld, Playdate, Gets New Details On Pre-Orders And More
@Peteykins I know. I know! ;(
Re: Panic's Cool Little Handheld, Playdate, Gets New Details On Pre-Orders And More
Yes, nice, and yes intrigueing. But expensive. Generally I'd love to just see a modern gameboy equivalent. Monochrome screen with backlight, with the power of the GBA or something. Minimalist gaming. Love it.
Re: Would You Just Look At This Tiny Bubble Bobble Arcade Machine
Looks just as nice as it is useless!
Re: The RK2020 Is Another Chinese Handheld Which Aims To Play Absolutely Everything
@Damo I'd love a simple, modern Gameboy. Sharp, bright LCD or even OLED screen and maybe switchable shells, transluscent, metal, etc... I'd be all over it. Recently, as live gets louder and faster, I've been falling back on the simple joy of playing 4-greyscale games from the Gameboy - and loving it!
Re: The RK2020 Is Another Chinese Handheld Which Aims To Play Absolutely Everything
Looks good!
I'd gladly pay for some official hardware, or something from a third party like that high end metal case gameboy clone - but meanwhile this is fine too!
Re: First Images Of Cartridge-Based Retro Console The Evercade Revealed
WOW - total trash!