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Non-NEC Console Related Discussion => Console Chat => Topic started by: rolins on December 01, 2007, 09:55:35 AM

Title: Modern Mate?
Post by: rolins on December 01, 2007, 09:55:35 AM
Anyone seen one of these before? Coolest looking pirate console that I've laid eyes on. It has a built-in joystick and it plays famicom and megadrive games too.

source: http://tsuru.tri6.net/sp/pachi/p-hard.html
(http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/7947/image156zi3.jpg)

Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: Turbo D on December 01, 2007, 10:04:12 AM
thats freaking awesome!
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: MissaFX on December 01, 2007, 12:21:43 PM
I've never seen or heard of one of these before.  It looks totally insane.
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: nat on December 01, 2007, 12:31:03 PM
24-bit, hahaha. Yeah right.
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: guyjin on December 01, 2007, 02:34:57 PM
what an odd combination. The MD and FC don't share much common hardware; a combination would seem wasteful.

I'd think a pirate neo geo/genesis combos would make more sense, but pirateers don't seem interested in the neo.
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: nodtveidt on December 01, 2007, 02:50:26 PM
24-bit, hahaha. Yeah right.
Sure...if you add the 8-bit 6502 clone with the 16-bit Motorola 68000...hey look, 24 bits! :D
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: SignOfZeta on December 01, 2007, 02:51:45 PM
Nope, I've never seen it before. Awesome.
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: Keranu on December 01, 2007, 04:17:08 PM
Wow that's sweet.
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: ccovell on December 02, 2007, 10:15:21 PM
It's actually 32-bit.

8+8+16

(There have to be at least 3 processors in that clone: 6502, Z-80, 68000)
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: Tatsujin on December 02, 2007, 10:42:32 PM
how to manage 2 players?
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: Necromancer on December 03, 2007, 05:19:00 AM
That's kinda cool, but it's likely a famicom-on-a-chip plus a megadrive-on-a-chip rather than a full blown hardware clone.  I'll bet that it has limited compatibility and looks, sounds, and/or controls like shit.

24-bit, hahaha. Yeah right.

That's called SNK (or Jaguar) logic.
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: Dark Fact on December 03, 2007, 06:44:47 AM
I wonder if anyone here is gonna get these? :-s

And the thread title was a bit misleading, Rolins.  I thought you were putting up a thread for Internet dating. :roll:
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: Turbo D on December 03, 2007, 07:56:54 AM
Or Virtual Boy logic  :)
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: Necromancer on December 03, 2007, 08:01:28 AM
Or Virtual Boy logic  :)

Huh?  They marketed it as 32 bit and it had a 32 bit processor, didn't it?  :-k
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: Turbo D on December 03, 2007, 08:02:25 AM
I thought it had two 16-bit processors  :-k
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: MissaFX on December 03, 2007, 08:04:14 AM
I'm pretty sure the V-boy has a 32bit risc processor

Edited to add info from a site about hacking and programming for the VB:
Processor: NEC V810 (Part# uPD70732)
32bit RISC 20mHz Clock speed / 18MIPS 1Kbyte instruction cache Vdd = 2.2 - 5.5V DC 1Mbyte DRAM 512Kbyte P-SRAM
Display: RTI (Reflection Technology Inc) SLA (P4)
384x224 resolution (4 color with 32 levels of Intensity)50.2Hz h-scan
Sound: 16bit Stereo (with built in stereo speakers)
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: rolins on December 03, 2007, 08:30:03 AM
I wonder if anyone here is gonna get these? :-s
I'd buy one. Would be nice show piece.

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And the thread title was a bit misleading, Rolins.  I thought you were putting up a thread for Internet dating. :roll:
:lol:
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: Necromancer on December 03, 2007, 08:40:01 AM
That's what I was thinking, Missa, except for the four color thing.  I don't know what they mean, 'cause the LED's have two settings: red and off.
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: guyjin on December 03, 2007, 09:14:16 AM
actually, the LEDs have 3 shades of red (bright, not so bright, dim) and off.

I also find it interesting that the FX and the VB have the same processor. I wonder if a VB emulator could be made for the FX...
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: Kitsunexus on December 03, 2007, 09:21:29 AM
Display: RTI (Reflection Technology Inc) SLA (P4)
384x224 resolution (4 color with 32 levels of Intensity)50.2Hz h-scan

DESTROYER OF CHILDREN'S VISION!!!
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: MissaFX on December 03, 2007, 09:27:29 AM
actually, the LEDs have 3 shades of red (bright, not so bright, dim) and off.

I also find it interesting that the FX and the VB have the same processor. I wonder if a VB emulator could be made for the FX...

I don't want to sidetrack the thread any more, but personally I only play V-boy games on the console itself.  I don't know how any emulator could give you the sense of 3-d, which is the only reason I ever play it.  I did find it interesting though that the V-boy has a NEC processor.  Be glad NEC didn't make the system itself and decided to call it the Virtual Grafx or something.  I do with the V-boy had more vector games like the unfinished f-zero game.  I love red alarm a lot!  The Wario platformer is really interesting, I recently saw a Mario game on the Wii or a DS (I forget which) in a store and the way the game was designed, it totally reminded me of Warioland.  The boxing game is hard as hell, but very fun still too.  Too bad V-Tetris sucks :(  How is a 2-d tube 3-d?
Title: Re: Modern Mate?
Post by: Turbo D on December 03, 2007, 11:41:03 AM
ya, that boxing game is hella hard! I can beat the first dude, but not the second. He keeps lowering is head and then punching me  :x . I enjoyed mario tennis a lot, haha. It was a great pack-in  :)