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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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[โ€“] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Then you are four TVs ahead of me. Oldest I have to offer has a VGA.

I might have a digitizer box somewhere with an RCA input and USB2 link producing mp4 or avi. But that probably will have delays that would make playing anything about impossible.

[โ€“] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

Tvs all my life have had rca, it works perfectly and cables are cheap. Works with all my consoles. I see no reason to change.

Hdmi-cords break a LOT, and can be spendy. Its fine, but I dont need high resolution.