Comment on There's an FPGA handheld that looks perfect for playing GBA, but it's still in the crowdfunding phase

• anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If the outcome is the exact same, who cares?
  This is like golden audio cables but for retro gamers.

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  • Moltz@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The outcome isn’t the same; FPGA devices can read the physical carts. And if the core is made well, it can be indistinguishable from OG hardware, though it’s not like we don’t have some good emus out there as well. For me, it’s like asking why anyone buys imported beer when Coors exists. Sometimes I want something that’s made to be a higher grade, and FPGA devices tend to be on the higher end. I’m a collector of games and devices, and the last thing I’m looking for is yet another cheap emulation device. Those are a dime a dozen that market is served.

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    • anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      A computer/microcontroller can read physical cards just as well and if the specs of the hardware are well known enough for someone to write vhdl/verilog, they can also write c/rust.
      If someone offered you a molecularly identical beer, would you complain that it’s not the original.

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      • Moltz@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        You just named a bunch of things that don’t actually exist in one package that fits in my hand. Gimme a call when it does

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• bufalo1973@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Emulation of an ARM console on an ARM computer? And a FPGA is also kind of an emulation but on a lower level, IIRC.

  And if the "no emulation" part is about the SM83 or the PPU then maybe just an add-on card for the RPi can work. And cheaper.

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