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This is How Powerful Calculators are Today

Lambert Varias — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:30:16 +0000

Everyone’s talking about the new iPad or when the new Xbox is coming out, but did you know that Texas Instruments recently released a handheld console? It’s true! It plays Pokémon games! It’s also a graphing calculator.

Texas Instruments calls it the TI-Nspire cx CAS, but we might as well call it a Game Boy Color, because the calculator can be hacked to run an emulator for Nintendo’s console. Do a quick Google search and you’ll see that other TI-Nspire models can be installed with Game Boy and NES emulators as well. Just to rub it in your old Casio’s monochromatic face, here’s how you spell “boobs” on this calculator:

BURN.

[via Reddit]

PS Vita Plays Sega Genesis Games

Conner Flynn — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:26 +0000

The PS Vita recently launched in Japan with a bunch of games, but none of those games were old Sega classics like Sonic The Hedgehog. A developer has corrected Sony’s oversight and managed to get a Sega Genesis emulator running on the handheld, using the PlayStation Vita’s own PSP emulator. I guess that makes sense since the Sega Genesis emulator in question was originally made for the PSP.

It runs better than you might think despite being an emulator running within an emulator. It looks amazing in fact. The audio needs some work, but that should be fixed over time. Sony will probably kill this with an update at some point, but it is still pretty cool.

I’m anxious to see what else people can do with the PS Vita when it is available in all regions.

[via Tiny Cartridge via Kotaku]

JXD S7100 Offers Android-Powered Portable Gaming, With a Touch of Retro Gaming

Conner Flynn — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:00:50 +0000

So you want to get a new portable gaming system, but you don’t like the options that are available. You might want to try the JXD S7100, a portable gaming station with a familiar controller layout. It even has Sony’s triangle, square, circle, and X symbols on the right-hand buttons.

The handheld device runs Android 2.2, and features a 7-inch touchscreen display, at a resolution of 800×480 pixels. Other features include an ARM Cortex A9 processor and Mali 400 GPU, 512MB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, Wi-Fi connectivity and an HDMI port to play games on your big screen. There’s also a front-facing VGA camera and 2MP rear unit for video chat.

While it’s perfectly fine for Android games like Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies, it also plays retro games like Metal Slug and Super Mario 64. It’s not clear, but the S7100 may come with SEGA, Nintendo, Sony and other emulators pre-installed. Otherwise, you can always download and install them.

The JXD S7100 will cost you $139.99(USD), and comes in both white and black versions over at Etronixmart.

Kindle Fire Hacked to Run Nintendo 64 Games

Conner Flynn — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:00:54 +0000

Not happy with the lineup of games available for the Kindle Fire? Here’s some good news if you want some N64 action on your tablet. A developer has created an emulator that will allow you to play classic Nintendo 64 games on Amazon’s Kindle Fire. It’s time for some Mario Kindle. I mean Kart.

We don’t have much of information about this hack, but we know that the emulator will allow the Kindle to play at least two games: Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The controls are on the screen of the tablet.

Your Kindle Fire playing N64 games. What could be better than that? Not much I say. (Except maybe your iPad playing Nintendo games.) To see the demo video, head on over to Kotaku. Now I want to play some Mario Kart. Thanks, Internet!

PlayMore Handheld: Another Portable Emulates Retro Consoles

Technabob — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:55:30 +0000

There have been numerous handhelds out there which can play games from the old 8-bit and 16-bit era consoles. Personally, I have the Dingoo A-320, which handles the job nicely. But there’s a new player in town which looks like it could be good, and it’s also cheap.

The PlayMore handheld can play games from the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Nintendo NES/Famicom, SNES and Gameboy, GBC/GBA right out of the box. Games are played on a 2.8″ 300×240 resolution screen (or is that 320×240?) The system looks pretty nicely designed, and has both a D-Pad and analog stick, as well as small L and R shoulder buttons. It’s not clear how these are used with older console games, but I’m sure some hackers will get their hands on the PlayMore and get it emulating other systems which take advantage of these additional controls.

Not that you’re likely to use this thing as a media player, but the PlayMore also supports playback of a wide variety of audio and video file formats, and it even has a (craptastic – 0.3mp) camera built in. But you’re not buying this thing to take photos. You want to play some Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog and Donkey Kong Country, right? Well it should handle those just fine – assuming you know where to (ahem) get your hands on those game ROMs.

In terms of storage, the PlayMore has 4GB of on-board capacity, plus you can add up to 16GB with a microSD card. It’s also got an A/V out cable for hooking it up to a TV, and is charged via a standard mini-USB connector.And if you’re to believe the photo below, it’s even more fun when you’re drunk:

So now on to the best part. The PlayMore sells for just $57.88 (USD) over at ChinaVasion, so if you don’t already have a handheld retro emulator, this looks like one of the better deals out there. If you buy one, post a comment and let us know how it works for you!

Intel 8080 and Gameboy Emulators in Garry’s Mod: Play Games on Your Computer in Computers Built Inside a Game

Lambert Varias — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:31:10 +0000

Facepunch members Technicolour and Divran are working on making Yo Dawg video game moments possible in the popular Source-based sandbox “game” Garry’s Mod. The two coders have managed to make an emulator of the Intel 8080 8-bit microprocessor. They then used it to play Space Invaders, while playing Garry’s Mod:

Here’s the emulator in action:

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But Technicolour and Divran are not stopping there:

Yep. That’s Tetris running (or at least starting up) on a Gameboy emulator, inside Garry’s Mod. While Technicolour and Divran still have a lot of work ahead of them before they can do one better than these guys and actually play Pokémon in Garry’s Mod, they’re dreaming big: “Short term the intention is to merely get the emulator’s compatibility up, long term we hope to use a system of sending keypresses between players to allow people to watch each other play in Multiplayer…” and eventually “perhaps even (emulate a) link cable so you can trade your pokemons. Once we have these features in place we’ll be exploring Gameboy colour.”

When the hardware catches up I wouldn’t be surprised if someone managed to make Garry’s Mod run within Garry’s Mod. And then that will be the end of our universe. Or maybe we’re already running in an emulator. Those invaders were none the wiser.

[via Facepunch via Reddit]

Game Station PS2 Knock-off Does Everything BUT Play PS2 Games

Technabob — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 04:52:08 +0000

Most of the cheap Chinese game console knockoffs do just one thing – play old 8-bit NES or Famicom games. Some of them don’t even do that. Here’s one console clone that claims to do way more than those.

The P1-4000 (aka PI-4000) Game Station may look a whole lot like a PS2 Slim, but it’s actually a media player, capable of handling a whole bunch of video file formats, as well as audio and e-books. The console can play videos in RM, RMVB, AVI, MKV, WMV, VOB, FLV, ASF, DAT, MP4, 3GP, MPG, and MPEG formats, and audio in MP3, WMA, DRM WMA, OGG, APE, FLAC, WAV, and AAC. It can play video at up to 720p resolution through its HDMI output.

The thing is also supposed to play all PlayStation 1 games, as well as Flash games written for PC versions of Flash 4-8, and Flash Lite 1-3 (assuming they use ActionScript 1 or 2). So you won’t be able to play the latest and greatest games on here, that’s for sure.

It’s got 4GB of built-in flash memory, as well as support for SD cards up to 32GB or USB storage devices. It comes with a pair of wired controllers that look just like the PlayStation 2′s controllers, along with an IR remote for controlling media playback. It also includes 8 DVDs filled with games (which I imagine you’ll have to copy over to flash memory from your PC). I have no idea what these games are, or if any of them are illegal, so this is definitely a Caveat Emptor kind of situation. That said, I dug up these photos which show the console playing some games:

If you’re willing to take a gamble on this thing, you can get your hands on the P1-4000 Game Station over at DealExtreme for about $92 USD. Of course, for about the same price, you could just buy an actual PS2.

Sixaxis Emulator Tricks PS3, Lets You Use Mouse and Keyboard as Controller

Lambert Varias — Mon, 30 May 2011 13:00:12 +0000

It’s been almost a year since we featured the Eagle Eye, a commercially-available USB adapter for the PS3 that lets users use both a keyboard and a mouse with the console. Here’s a more-or-less free alternative from hacker Matlo, who is working on a program that tricks a PS3 into thinking that your PC is a Sixaxis controller, letting you use mice, keyboards and other PC peripherals to play games on the PS3.

You’ll have to get your hands (virtually) dirty to get the functionality for free though. Matlo’s program only works on debian-based Linux distros, so you’ll need a computer with that installed. You’ll also need a PS3 Sixaxis controller and a Bluetooth dongle, but not just any dongle will do – its Bluetooth device address has to be modifiable. Unfortunately Matlo doesn’t provide any specific models or brands of dongles, so it seems like you’ll have to rely on trial and error on that one.

So how does the hack work? From what I can understand, the software lets you copy the device address of a PS3 controller and use it as the dongle’s address, tricking a PS3 into thinking that the signals it’s receiving are from the controller. Here’s the hack in action:

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Check out Matlo’s blog for the full tutorial. The software is still in its early stages – it’s at version 0.21 as of this writing – so don’t expect everything to run smoothly. But as I said earlier, if you get it to work, not only will you save money, unlike the Eagle Eye solution you’ll be able to use other PC peripherals to play on the PS3, not just mice and keyboards. I wonder if it’s possible to use an Xbox 360 controller with the PS3 with this hack.

[via Hack A Day via Ubergizmo]

Doom 2 Running on PocketBook 360 Plus eReader

Shane McGlaun — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:00:03 +0000

One of the first shooters that I ever played was Doom II. I can remember thinking how the graphics looked really cool at the time – but seeing them now would really make you realize how bad they sucked. Regardless how dated the game is, some developers over at PocketBook have taken the new PocketBook 360 Plus eReader and run Doom II on the thing.

The Plus version of that eReader is apparently a new product coming soon and the thing has scant details right now. What we do know is that it has enough oomph to run a gray scale version of the FPS classic. That said, I don’t many geeks who will be firing up their black and white eReader for some shooter action.

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Still, it’s cool to see that eInk screens are getting to the point where they can support more interactive and quickly refreshing content. If the refresh rates continue to improve, once the screens go color I could maybe see watching video on an eReader. Check to the video above to see Doom II – eReader style in action.

[via the-ebook-reader]

Super NES Hacked Into Super Classic Video Game Console

Lambert Varias — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:31:33 +0000

Up until now the SNES mods we’ve featured involved stuffing PC guts inside the case. Instructables member vigothecarpathian also did the same to an old SNES, but he didn’t stop there – he also added several emulators and games to his console-turned-PC, so now he can play not just SNES but NES, N64, NEO GEO, MAME, Game Boy Advance, C64, Genesis games and more from just one console. I guess it’s more appropriate to call it a Super Entertainment System.

Vigothecarpathian (I wonder how long it’ll be before people start naming their kids Internet-style) used a mini ITX motherboard as the base for his mod. There are a lot of neat touches to this project, but probably the most important one is that the motherboard has an HDMI port, which means this retro all-in-one console plays nicely with today’s monitors and TVs. The NES controllers that came with the console can still be used as well, thanks to this converter. Additional controllers can be plugged in via USB. The MaLa frontend does a good job of presenting the emulators and games.

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Vigo (can I call you Vigo?) used an SD-to-SATA adapter for this mod, but the adapter can’t handle SD cards with capacities larger than 16GB, so if you think you’re going to need more space, you might want to use an SSD instead. Check out Instructables for more info. Now I want to see a PS3 or Xbox 360 PC casemod that plays all games ever made ever.

[via Hack a Day]

FPGA Arcade Replay Board Emulates Classic Arcade Game Hardware

Technabob — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:41:02 +0000

While most of us are off playing with our fancy new toys, it’s sometimes nice to dust off a game of Frogger, Pac-Man or Space Invaders and get your retro game on. While there are certainly ways to play these games on your PC, Mac or Linux box by downloading MAME, it’s kind of cool to see a standalone device capable of playing classic arcade games.

The FPGA Arcade board will play numerous arcade games, as well as emulate platforms like the Atari ST and Amiga. At this point, they have FPGA emulated versions of the hardware for Scramble/Frogger, Asteroids, Pac-Man, Lady Bug, Space Invaders and Galaxian. Down the road, you’ll also be able to emulate the BBC, C64 and Spectrum among other systems. Keep in mind that this board emulates the actual game system hardware using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology, and does not include ROMs, so you’ll still need to find those yourself.

On the board is an ARM processor which acts as interface between the FPGA and an SD card for storing ROMs and disk images. There’s also DVI and analog video outputs, as well as analog audio outputs on the board.

The first developer card has been completed, and there’s still work to do before the firmware is available. That said, it’s pretty impressive that a single FPGA chip can be reconfigured to emulate so many different types of hardware. There’s no word yet on when you’ll be able to buy one of these boards for yourself, but if you’re a hardcore retro gamer and hardware hacker, you’ll definitely want to bookmark the FPGA Arcade website for updates on the project.

[via Retro Thing]

Tiger Lab DS Emulator for Android: Your Move, Nintendo

Lambert Varias — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:44:32 +0000

Video game emulators have long been available for both iOS and Android phones, provided you’re willing to jailbreak your device. There are NES, SNES and even PlayStation emulators. However, this is the first time that I’ve seen a Nintendo DS emulator for smartphones. But before you wet their pants with delight, let me lower your expectations. The Tiger Lab Android app is actually just a proof of concept, made to show that DS games can be run on smartphones.

Tiger King, makers of the app, say that the app is a very early prototype and is “very slow, so you so you shall not expect to play NDS game with this emulator.” But as smartphones become more and more powerful, it’ll only be a matter of time before a functional version of the app becomes a reality. If you really want to test the app, you can get Tiger Lab at AppBrain for free.

If I was Nintendo, I’d consider this a warning shot. The market is certainly there, so maybe they should consider making their own emulator for future smartphones and then sell DS games on the Android marketplace. As for iOS devices? I doubt Apple would approve such an app, even if it came from Nintendo.

[via Le Journal du Geek]

Dust Off Your Dreamcast, Micro Sd Adapter Now Available

Lambert Varias — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:46:20 +0000

Proof that it’s still very much loved, a micro SD card adapter was recently made available for Sega’s last console. The adapter makes use of the Dreamcast’s serial port and comes with a boot disk, letting users run a plethora of emulators, homebrew games as well as play xvid video files and music.

The emulators supported are FC, DC, MD, SFC, GBA, GBC, PCE, NEOGEOCD and MAME. In other words, the souls of other dead systems can be reincarnated on your dreamy Dreamcast. Now for the obvious question – the manufacturer, Tao Bao, claims that you can also use the adapter to play retail games, but not all games will run smoothly with it, because of the limited transfer speed on the serial port.

You can order the micro SD adapter at Tao Bao’s website (it’s in Chinese) for 35元 (appx. $5 USD).

[via Slashdot]

Mini Altair 8800 Pc Kicks Its Grandaddy’S 8080 in the Ass(Embler)

Technabob — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 03:31:54 +0000

If you go waaaaay back in the wayback machine to 1975, you might remember a little computer called the Altair 8800. Officially, it was the “world’s first personal computer,” running a speedy 8080 processor which could make the red lights on the front blink in and out of sequence among other things. Feeling nostalgic about the old $440 Altair he couldn’t afford back in the day, modder Bob Alexander decided to build a modern PC, inspired by the classic 8800.

His mini 8800 PC mod is actually based on the same sort of case that the much smaller Altair 680 came in. With his 11″x”11″x4-3/4″ case in hand, Bob set about gutting it and figuring out what sort of PC he could fit inside. Ultimately, he settled on a Mini-ITX mobo, complete with a speedy Core i5-660 CPU, running at 3.33GHZ, along with 4GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive and an 80GB solid-state drive. In the interest of keeping things small and tidy, he stuck the DVD drive and front ports in those external boxes underneath the mini PC.

Bob made a custom front panel and circuit board, wired to a microcontroller board to interface with the Windows 7 PC under the hood. And using the Altair 32 emulation program, he can run all the old Altair programs and make the lights and switches on the front work just like the original. Brilliant. Here’s a video of the mini Altair 8800 in action:

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Check out more of the Mini Altair 8800 PC over at Galactic Studios.

SNES Emulator Now on PS3, Psp Says Meh

Lambert Varias — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:55:42 +0000

Ah, SNES emulation. It’s like a rite of passage for any jailbroken system powerful enough to run it. I’m sure that when the PS6 is hacked in 2040, people will still install an SNES emulator on it. It’s human nature. Actually this isn’t the first time for SNES emulators to run on the PS3, but whereas before they ran on top of Linux, now the emulator is a standalone piece of software.

As you can see, it’s a port of the popular SNES emulator Snes9x. Currently the software lacks critical components, as in you can’t save yet and it has no UI whatsoever, but those things will be added sooner rather than later, as sure as the sun rises. The bottom line is that it works.

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A piece of advice: if you’re going to post a video of you doing shady stuff like this, make sure you don’t give away anything that might lead to your identity. But I’m sure you’ll be fine, Insaneskillz. Oh, and one more thing:

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Yep, someone’s working on a Dreamcast emulator for the PS3. And you bet your excited little ass that someone out there is working on a PS2 emulator as well. You had a good four years, PS3. If you think you’re in trouble, just look at your little brother. The PSP’s been hacked to death, I’d only be half surprised if a PS3 emulator gets installed on it. Finally, don’t even bother asking how to jailbreak a PS3 or install the emulator.

[via Slashdot]

Headrest DVD Player Comes With NES, SNES Emulator: Your 25-Year Old Kids Will Love It

Lambert Varias — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:45:32 +0000

I don’t know a lot of kids, but I’m betting they’d prefer to play on the iPhone, Nintendo DS or PSP rather than the SNES or NES. If they even know what those two are. But I think there’s still a lot of us 80s kids that’ll find Chinavision’s all-in-one gadget a hoot. It’s a media player that also has a built-in NES and SNES emulator.

Can you see that? A mile away? Yeah, I think that’s Nintendo’s lawyers. Before they get here, let’s rundown the specs and features of this device. It has a 7-inch LCD, A/V in and out connections, a USB port and even an SD card slot, so you’re pretty much covered there in terms of connections.

Yes, a couple of CDs containing hundreds of NES and SNES ROMs are also bundled. The Nintendo lawyers just put on their jetpacks, and are headed towards Chinavision’s headquarters. But hey, you’re on the Internet, so you can easily overtake them. You know that it’s dangerous to go alone, so take this device for $175 (USD). Warp to Chinavision’s website to order.

[via Coolest Gadgets]

Flashboy Plus Virtual Boy Emulator: Get One Now While Supplies Last

Lambert Varias — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:41:27 +0000

Seriously, get one now if you’re a fan of the Virtual Boy. That’s a big if, but today I found out that there is a healthy, enthusiastic and eager Virtual Boy-loving community, and they are stoked about Richard Hutchinson‘s update to his first Virtual Boy dev kit. Yes, FlashBoy Plus is actually the second generation of the emulator (this new version now has an internal save battery). That fact alone should tell you that there are indeed people out there who love the Virtual Boy.

FlashBoy Plus comes with all of the Virtual Boy games ever released, including the Japanese ones. I’m pretty sure there are homebrew apps and games out there as well. I think it’s compatible with PC only, so if you’re one of the handful Mac users who’s also a Virtual Boy fan, you’re out of luck. Also, you probably qualify for a Guinness World Record for uniqueness.

Those are extremely red box prints – which is faithful to the original Nintendo handheld, I guess. Below is a video about the original FlashBoy if you’d like to check it out:

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The FlashBoy Plus is available at Planet Virtual Boy for €90 (approx. $114 USD). If you own a Virtual Boy, dust it off and auction it. If people are willing to pay more than $100 for a Virtual Boy emulator, then surely the real thing will sell for at least twice as much. Your trash is their treasure.

[via gameSniped]

Hot Touch Arcade Emulator: Fake Pinball Machine Accepts Real Coins

Lambert Varias — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:01:59 +0000

Ben Heck chose to make his Bill Paxton pinball machine the old fashioned way, using actual flippers and tunnels and whatnot. But there’s also another, less complicated way to make a pinball machine – by running an emulator on a computer. But “less complicated” doesn’t mean easy, especially if you choose to give your emulator an authentic-looking cabinet, like what Ryan O’Horo did with his 1/3-scale pinball machine, the Hot Touch Arcade.

At the heart of O’Horo’s machine is an Intel Atom motherboard and an NVIDIA graphics card, with Windows XP as its OS. The pinball’s playing field is digitally rendered on a 19″ 16:9 LCD display that’s been installed sideways. O’Horo also installed lots of analog touches, including a shooter, flipper buttons (with solenoid feedback), and even a coin acceptor. The graphics and the LED marquee also add to the authentic look. But I think the most important part of the Hot Touch Arcade is the emulator itself – the fantastic looking free software, Future Pinball.

Now that I think about it, this is actually the Ben Heckish way of making a pinball machine. Check out Ryan O’Horo’s Crave DIY page for more pics and info.

[via Make:]

Gamepark Caanoo: New Linux Handheld Gaming System Gets Weird Name

Technabob — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:14:45 +0000

The latest Linux-based portable gaming console from Gamepark Holdings (the same guys who created the GP2X Wiz) has the unfortunate name “Caanoo”, which is not only difficult to spell, I have no idea how to pronounce it. Regardless, as a fan of handheld emulators like the Dingoo and The Wiz, I am curious about checking out the Caanoo.

Here’s a quick rundown on the specs for the Caanoo, courtesy of the guys at MaxConsole:

CPU ARM9 533MHz + 3D GPU
RAM 128MB
Display 3.5” LCD 320*240
NAND memory None
External memory SD/SDHC (sold separately)
Fun Factors Vibration Motor
G-Sensor
Dimensions: 146(w) x 70(h) x 18.5(d)mm
Weight: 136g
OS: Linux
Game Open Platform
Video Formats: MPEG4, Xvid, Divx, Avi
Audio Formats: OGG, WAV
Photo Formats: JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG
E-book TXT
Network Wi-Fi (via USB dongle)

While it’s not going to trounce the technology found in today’s higher-end smartphones, I’m happy to see that the Caanoo has a reasonably fast CPU and a dedicated 3D GPU, something not commonly found in handheld Linux devices. The built-in Wi-Fi is a nice touch too. (It turns out that the Wi-Fi requires a USB dongle, boo.) That said, I am concerned that they’ve moved from a digital control pad to an analog stick – which won’t be great for playing old arcade games.

Here’s a brief video from Gamepark, showing off some of the console’s more prominent features – along with Engrish translations like the tagline “The Extream Handheld Online Game Console”.

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And here’s another clip where you can see the Caanoo playing OutRun on MAME4ALL, and using its motion sensors to steer the car.

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Yeah, not all that exciting. Still, it might give my 2 year-old Dingoo (which also has a weird name) a run for its money. If you’d like to upgrade your Dingoo to a Caanoo, you can pre-order one over at Play-Asia for $149.90 (USD) now. They ship this August.

[via Engadget]

Letcool Handheld Game Emulator Offers 2-Player Goodness in Your Pocket

Technabob — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:45:55 +0000

The latest in handheld emulators, the Letcool N350JP tries to one-up other portables by adding on something they don’t offer – a pair of external controllers for two-player fun.

The compact system comes with emulators for the Super Nintendo, NES, Sega Genesis, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance, but if it’s anything like the other portable emulators out there, you can bet there will be more emulators, and probably a Linux build for it at some point. It’s also got a nice 3.5″ screen – making it significantly larger than, say, the Dingoo A320.

In addition to classic gameplay, the portable can play 8 different video file formats and 10 different audio formats, and offers a microSD card slot for expansion beyond the 4GB internal memory. It’s also got a video out, so you can connect it to your TV and play classic games on the big screen.

You can get your hands on the Letcool portable over at Chinavasion for $71.25 (USD). If you buy one, let us know how well it works!