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It's 2025, And We're Getting A Brand New 8-Bit Game Console (retrododo.com)

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Yes, you read that right. In a world of cloud streaming and teraflops, a gamer from New York is striving to release their own 8-bit home console with its own gaming infrastructure. Meet the GameTank, its simple controller, and its chunky cartridges that are looking to bring 8-bit gaming back

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[–] replicat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The controller has like 3 buttons.

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If Final Fantasy and other older games can have submenus and the ability to select individual characters to name objects, so can ports of old games on new systems.

[–] replicat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I really kind of doubt it's even possible to make a game as complex as nethack on anything like a traditional 8-bit system but maybe something like Powder?

http://www.zincland.com/powder/index.php?pagename=about

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Had never heard of Powder before, but it looks like a well-crafted submission despite its minor differences from Nethack. Might have to check back in with it when I have more time.