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This could be amazing for people who want to play the original games on physical hardware. The components in the original units are failing, as evidenced by the

This could be amazing for people who want to play the original games on physical hardware. The components in the original units are failing, as evidenced by the amount of non-working/partially working ones on eBay, and even if you buy one that works today it may not tomorrow. I ended up getting a modded PC Engine and the Terraonion Super SD System 3. It also emulates the hardware using an FPGA, but allows playing downloaded files instead of just physical media. With the prices of many of the old games going for more than they cost originally, this was the only sane way to try them with original hardware at the time. While the Analogue Duo contains an SD slot, it's only designed for firmware updating, and they specifically call out "does not play copyrighted ROM files". While I respect that decision, I think their goal of preserving gaming history would be better served allowing it. If I pay over a thousand dollars for Sapphire or Darius Alpha, I'm not going to put the game in the system and risk wear.

nicolas_t 6y ago
Analogue always says that on their main site and then releases a jailbroken firmware that allows to play roms through some unofficial channels. I think this is just a way for them to shield themselves from potential legal consequences. So I'm 100% sure, there'll be a jailbroken firmware that will be able to read roms.
- LibertyBeta 6y ago
  And if they don't, then the firmware is open and the community for retro games loves allowing the people to play their "backups". Honestly as a whole the retro gaming hardware community is amazing. I'm part of one that's focuses on gameboys, and one member reverse engineered the firmware for a cartridge flasher because the main one from the manufacturer is so bad. now we have a new flasher and less buggy firmware. I can't wait to see what we do to the Pocket.
  - mysterydip 6y ago
    If this is the case, then it will be the ultimate version of the console for me and I'll happily get one. I'm not sure if the userbase will be large enough to attract hacker attention, hopefully it will.
    - LibertyBeta 6y ago
      The DMG/GBA/GBC hacking community is oddly dedicated.
- snvzz 6y ago
  >a jailbroken firmware that allows to play roms through some unofficial channels. Or just get a miSTer or ULX3S and use an open implementation of the turbograph. If you care about being able to do whatever you want, don't go with a closed solution.
batty_alex 6y ago
> While the Analogue Duo contains an SD slot, it's only designed for firmware updating, and they specifically call out "does not play copyrighted ROM files". While I respect that decision, I think their goal of preserving gaming history would be better served allowing it. There's always an "unofficial" jailbreak firmware that lets you run things off the SD card
grawprog 6y ago
>The components in the original units are failing, as evidenced by the amount of non-working/partially working ones on eBay, and even if you buy one that works today it may not tomorrow. Yeah, my TurboGrafx just sat in a box in a closet for a few years. Worked fine when I put it in there, last time I took it out to try it, it just wouldn't turn on at all.

nicolas_t 6y ago

Analogue always says that on their main site and then releases a jailbroken firmware that allows to play roms through some unofficial channels. I think this is just a way for them to shield themselves from potential legal consequences. So I'm 100% sure, there'll be a jailbroken firmware that will be able to read roms.

LibertyBeta 6y ago
And if they don't, then the firmware is open and the community for retro games loves allowing the people to play their "backups". Honestly as a whole the retro gaming hardware community is amazing. I'm part of one that's focuses on gameboys, and one member reverse engineered the firmware for a cartridge flasher because the main one from the manufacturer is so bad. now we have a new flasher and less buggy firmware. I can't wait to see what we do to the Pocket.
- mysterydip 6y ago
  If this is the case, then it will be the ultimate version of the console for me and I'll happily get one. I'm not sure if the userbase will be large enough to attract hacker attention, hopefully it will.
  - LibertyBeta 6y ago
    The DMG/GBA/GBC hacking community is oddly dedicated.
snvzz 6y ago
>a jailbroken firmware that allows to play roms through some unofficial channels. Or just get a miSTer or ULX3S and use an open implementation of the turbograph. If you care about being able to do whatever you want, don't go with a closed solution.

batty_alex 6y ago

> While the Analogue Duo contains an SD slot, it's only designed for firmware updating, and they specifically call out "does not play copyrighted ROM files". While I respect that decision, I think their goal of preserving gaming history would be better served allowing it. There's always an "unofficial" jailbreak firmware that lets you run things off the SD card

grawprog 6y ago

>The components in the original units are failing, as evidenced by the amount of non-working/partially working ones on eBay, and even if you buy one that works today it may not tomorrow. Yeah, my TurboGrafx just sat in a box in a closet for a few years. Worked fine when I put it in there, last time I took it out to try it, it just wouldn't turn on at all.