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Do-It-Yourself-Game-Console

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-i-just-wanna-play-doa dept.

DrCarbonite writes "Andre' LaMothe is releasing a brand new game console, the XGAMESTATION which may fulfill the fantasies of Slashdot readers everywhere. 16-bit Motorola CPU with a graphics architecture "similar to the Commodore 64, Atari 800, and Apple II". Its an electronics kit being marketed as a game system that wants to be hacked/modded/rebuilt. It supports homebrew everything-- joystick adapters, displays, software, roms, the whole nine yards."

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  1. Slashdot dreams by RealBeanDip · · Score: 5, Funny

    "a brand new game console, the XGAMESTATION which may fulfill the fantasies of Slashdot readers everywhere"

    Does it come with a girlfriend?

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    1. Re:Slashdot dreams by AntiOrganic · · Score: 5, Funny

      With my homebrew mod, you won't need one, if you catch my drift.

  2. Finally.... by levik · · Score: 4, Funny

    A nice, hackable, homebrew-friendly system with a game library slightly bigger than the Mac.

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    1. Re:Finally.... by Qzukk · · Score: 4, Funny

      Obviously, getting Linux on there will take a hack, of course.

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  3. Fantasies? by Chicane-UK · · Score: 5, Funny

    16-bit Motorola CPU with a graphics architecture "similar to the Commodore 64, Atari 800, and Apple II"

    Heh.. obviously the majority of Slashdot readers don't have particularly high expectations for games consoles then ;)

    If you think the Commodore 64 was good, you guys are REALLY gonna be bowled over by the Nintendo NES! And hey, they take the in-game graphics off Sega Megadrive games and put em STRAIGHT into the movies ;)

    Sorry - just a bit of sarcasm for the afternoon :)

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  4. Just in time for christmas by PetoskeyGuy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Confused parents and grand parents will pick up the XGameStation for their kids. Wow, I thought the X thing was $200, but this one was half off! Little Jimmy will be thrilled!