What Would Make the Perfect Homebrew Console

**g2hayes** · June 26th, 2006, 08:45

Hello,

i keep hoping that the amiga emulator will be updated so it can play Sensible World of Soccer at a reasonable speed. does anyone know that this is being worked on?

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**crazy_biker420** · June 26th, 2006, 08:54

any console with 1 ghz

**demetris** · June 26th, 2006, 09:25

A perfect console must have:
1.A very good bright tft screen
2. Force feedback
3.Battery life efficent
4.A proprietary os that supports commersial games and homemade apps indipentantly.A seperate sdk for homebrews
5.Support from game companies
6.Upgradeable software and bios.New features and new drivers
7.common suport of media type used (mini dvd-rom anyone?)

8.A very good hand handling so our hands dont get heavy and painful in extreme usage.Lightweight

**OzZ** · June 26th, 2006, 09:43

Originally Posted by shadowprophet

but in my opinion the perfect homebrew console.
Would be something along the lines of a do it yourself kit that's very inexpensive and easy to put together and completely open source. as far as features go. it wouldn't have to be portable. just a console one could hook to a tv set would be fine. It really wouldn't even need expensive parts, as long as it could read from a burnt cd or a memstick, that would be a perfect format for this imaginary console.
I mean these kits could be ordered online at most homebrew compliant retailers.
I know it probably sounds a little far fetched. BUt wow what a console like that could do for the homebrew community. Not only would we have homebrew software, but homebrew hardware too! but maybe its just a fevered dream, still its a damn good dream though

I think there is already something like that on the market! I've heard of it before reading this thread and I think the description fits.
I haven't read further through the site because it seems to be a bit old-fashioned and in contrast to that expensive (for a student).
Here ya go: XGameStation

**emuking** · June 26th, 2006, 10:56

pc, but whats cool is the xgp wich i hope will come out soon

**emuking** · June 26th, 2006, 10:57

edit: i meant which lol

**samidgley** · June 26th, 2006, 11:16

Originally Posted by shadowprophet
Of course people have to realize im a strange guy. with strange opinions anyway.
but in my opinion the perfect homebrew console.
Would be something along the lines of a do it yourself kit that's very inexpensive and easy to put together and completely open source. as far as features go. it wouldn't have to be portable. just a console one could hook to a tv set would be fine. It really wouldn't even need expensive parts, as long as it could read from a burnt cd or a memstick, that would be a perfect format for this imaginary console.
I mean these kits could be ordered online at most homebrew compliant retailers.
I know it probably sounds a little far fetched. BUt wow what a console like that could do for the homebrew community. Not only would we have homebrew software, but homebrew hardware too! but maybe its just a fevered dream, still its a damn good dream though

Is that not a PC you have there?

**danknugz** · June 26th, 2006, 12:25

NUMBER 1- TV OUT!
more storage
other than that, it IS perfect

**nonarKitten** · June 26th, 2006, 14:50

The PSP is perfect, but too locked down now. So I'd say there's two options from here.

1.) ActionScript 3.0 for very complex Flash/Shockwave files including the possibility of emulators. I wonder though if under Flash the 333MHz PSP could emulate a Commodore 64. This could be improved through the inclusion of a number of libraries around that add 3D and other gamey functions.

2.) A UMD based dev kit that allows user-level (no kernal level) software to be ran from memory/rom in a micro-os of somesort (a simple linux build, perhaps). The OS would be sufficient to control privellages, ensure the UMD is not removed, and maybe add some useful things like runtime libraries, basic multitasking, memory allocation, etc. It could cost a fair penny (say $199), but if it included some good docs and libraries, it would be worth it.