M-S Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 The Brazilian company GamesCare just annnounced a new FPGA system based on the cancelled Sega Neptune, the GF1. It features: ■ HDMI connection with 1080p resolution and digital audio. ■ SD card slot for updates and media storage. ■ Internet connection for access to exclusive features and content. ■ Expansion slot for Sega CD and future peripherals. ■ High-quality analog sound and video output. ■ A Platform for Creators. They also released a trailer, but it only has a bunch of old Sega ads and Brazilian sub-celebrities talking about how much they liked the original Mega Drive plus a few renders. No information on price, distribution or release date, more will be shown at GamesCom LatAm 2024, on this weekend and the next. Now, Brazil only had a few companies producing ICs in the last 20 years (mostly making those "potato chips") and all of them went bankrupt, so this is definetively using imported hardware, which has a 92% tax, you can expect at least R$2000,00 to be the cost. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+eebuckeye Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 That looks very cool! Will be interesting to see how it turns out and if it can be imported to the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Pendleton Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 The logo on the system is crooked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Has this company done anything else of note? What's their track record? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 I already have a 32X on my gen 1 Genesis and a gen 2 Sega CD and Genesis, but I'd get one of these in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 8 minutes ago, akator said: I already have a 32X on my gen 1 Genesis and a gen 2 Sega CD and Genesis, but I'd get one of these in a heartbeat. At what cost though? How much would you be willing to pay? According to another article, apparently more details will be given on 6/30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 I have a 32X on my Genesis 1, 2, 3 and CDX but might consider something like this. I'll not be holding my breath here, and that crooked logo is not showing care in games however. 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-S Posted June 21 Author Share Posted June 21 4 hours ago, Austin said: Has this company done anything else of note? What's their track record? 🤔 https://gamescare.com.br/ They make RGB and component cables, arcade controllers, adapters, GBS Controls and a Consolized MVS, which they sell for R$1999,00. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-S Posted July 2 Author Share Posted July 2 They didn't really reveal a lot in GamesCom, a Master System core and adapter, which was predictable, a new game and that it uses MiSTer cores, they didn't even show a prototype. Some people pointed out that the 32X core is incomplete and buggy, and that these cores weren't made to work with original controllers, cartridges and accessories, this doesn't look good for them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 ^ All very disappointing. Thanks for the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-S Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 They have showed a prototype from February in their Youtube channel, according to a recent live stream they will use an IC that's better than the Cyclone V, whatever that means, it's curious that they also didn't show any 32X games, they haven't tested Virtua Racing or any cartridge with extra hardware but said everything should work. They seem to have been trying to market this console for a wider public, collectors, developers and people trying to get into retro gaming, but it's very unlikely to release at a price that a casual person would accept, and they couldn't explain why their SDK will be better than the emulated ones, I'm not sold on the idea of the online store either, but it's definitively an ambitious project. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Pendleton Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 I just realized that standard Japanese MD carts are probably not going to fit in this thing if they leave the shape of the cart slot like that. That's kind of extremely bad for people who only have Japanese games and don't really want to cut this thing apart to make those games fit. At least Sonic & Knuckles will fit. Never seen a non-Japanese 32X cart, but I imagine these are probably also going to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 On 6/21/2024 at 5:21 PM, Steven Pendleton said: The logo on the system is crooked. 46 minutes ago, Steven Pendleton said: I just realized that standard Japanese MD carts are probably not going to fit in this thing if they leave the shape of the cart slot like that. That's kind of extremely bad for people who only have Japanese games and don't really want to cut this thing apart to make those games fit. At least Sonic & Knuckles will fit. Never seen a non-Japanese 32X cart, but I imagine these are probably also going to be safe. You're aware the picture is an awkward Photoshop montage, right? There's no reason to panic yet, really. That thing may not release at all anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris1997XX Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Quote ■ Internet connection for access to exclusive features and content Why the heck does it need that? Can't you just update the firmware via SD card like the Everdrives? Honestly, I really can't understand why anyone would be excited for this. If they're gonna develop exclusive games they should just drop the entire "Mega Drive + 32X" thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-S Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 It's mostly for the online store, from what I understood all games will be within hardware limitations, they will just not be sold anywhere else until the developers think otherwise. They also confirmed there is going to be copy protection. Possibly in the future there will be online multiplayer and player scores, but that hasn't been confirmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 My guess is they're trying to pay homage to the Zeebo! 🤣 More seriously, it's a bold move, and I'm not sure it's even necessary. They make it look like it will allow the homebrew scene to thrive, but it already does on the Genesis (not that much on the 32X, though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender_2600 Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 (edited) https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/07/resurrected-sega-neptune-console-gets-its-first-exclusive-sword-of-the-apocalypse Edited July 17 by Defender_2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Oh nice, another C-tier retro platformer. GG, I guess, GamesCare? *yawn* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsunoni Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Id like something to have all the gamegenie codes and the ar cores preloaded for on the fly usage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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