I have probably tried almost every possible platform imaginable for Emulation. From PCs in the 90s, to the iPaq, PS2 hacks, things like the GameKing and multi-format consoles. One thing I have always wanted was a one-stop, high-performance handheld that I can take with me.
RobotLovesKitty might just deliver it by creating the Game Kid. Powered by the Raspberry Pi’s RetroPie emulation project wwith a 3D printed Gameboy like case that is capable of running NES, SNES, Sega, Playstation 1, Nintendo 64, , x86 PC, Amiga, Sega Genesis, Turbo Grafix 16 and about 20 other formats. Theres a few weeks to go and only the higher tiers are left, so you’ll have to drop a few more bucks for a glow in the dark one, but you don’t want to miss out on this thing! Pledge for yours today, they’re going fast!
For those not aware, the Raspberry Pi is a full powered computer thats about the size of a credit card. The potential for this thing is amazing, but this is the implementation of it that has most caught my eye.
I, for one, am super hyped that it runs the SCUMM emulator. The possibility of playing some classic SCUMM games while I’m on the road just sounds like the greatest thing ever.
Here’s a full list of what RetroPie can run, so probably the GameKid will be able to play most if not all of these:
- Amiga (UAE4ALL)
- Apple II (LinApple)
- Atari 800 (Atari800)
- Atari 2600 (RetroArch/Stella)
- Atari ST/STE/TT/Falcon (Hatari)
- Apple Macintosh (Basilisk II)
- C64 (VICE)
- Amstrad CPC (#CPC4Rpi)
- Final Burn Alpha (RetroArch/PiFBA, RetroArch/FBA)
- Game Boy (RetroArch/Gambatte)
- Game Boy Advance (GpSP)
- Game Boy Color (RetroArch/Gambatte)
- Sega Game Gear (Osmose)
- Intellivision (jzIntv)
- MAME (RetroArch/mame4all-pi, RetroArch/mame4all)
- MSX (openMSX)
- PC – x86 (rpix86)
- NeoGeo (PiFBA, GnGeo)
- Nintendo Entertainment System (RetroArch/FCEUmm)
- Nintendo 64 (Mupen64Plus-RPi)
- TurboGrafx 16 – PC Engine (RetroArch/Mednafen/pce_fast)
- Ports
– CaveStory (RetroArch/NXEngine)
– Doom (RetroArch/PrBoom)
– Duke Nukem 3D (eDuke) - ScummVM
- Sega Master System / Mark III (RetroArch/Picodrive, Osmose, DGen)
- Sega Mega Drive / Genesis (RetroArch/Picodrive, DGen)
- Sega Mega-CD / CD (RetroArch/Picodrive, DGen)
- Sega 32X (RetroArch/Picodrive, DGen)
- Playstation 1 (RetroArch/PCSX ReARMed)
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System (RetroArch/Pocket SNES, snes9x-rpi)
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum (Fuse, FBZX)
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/ November 3, 2015This looks really cool. I agree completely about the emulation – it needs to all be in a single handheld. Homebrew PSP is the closest thing. Either way, interesting blog and I look forward to more posts in the future!