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(Apologies if this was posted already, but I searched and didn't see anything.)

I think there's definitely a niche market for a low specs/low price handheld for 2D retro-style games. Here's hoping the rumor is true!

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[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

See, here's the thing. The mini mega drive was released like 4 times. I think the first one was back in the mid 2000s trying to capitolize on the plug and play craze at the time. That one might have been done by AtGames.

They had one around 2016 that was juuuuuuuust before the NES Classic craze started. That one WAS done by AtGames, and it was awful.

The other 2 I don't know who did it. My point is, when it comes to the mini console megadrives, there are like 4 of them, and their history is a confusing convoluted mess. It's probably like WWII. No matter how much I learn about WWII, the next time I watch a video, I learn something new. Did you know hitler potentially could have began work on atom bomb technology development as early as 1942? The only reason hitler dismissed the idea is because the scientist was jewish. I won't repeat the quote hitler said upon being explained the concept of the atom bomb. I'd probably get reported to mods for hate speech. Lets just say that hitler was enthusiastic about the idea until he learned the lead scientist was jewish. At which point he said some very antisemetic things and refused to fund the research. He really shot himself in the foot with that one.

.......just the foot for now.

[-] _NetNomad@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago

mega drive mini was a specific product from 2019, and a second one came out in 2022. the AtGames machines all had their own names like the Flashback or the Gencore

https://segaretro.org/AtGames#Sega-related_products

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