2023-07-08 08:16:00
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Playmaji? Polymega? Unless you are an absolute fan of retrogaming, there is very little chance that these names will speak to you. The Polymega is a somewhat special console, imagined and designed by Playmaji to be able to enjoy old video games. Here, the key word is “modularity”. Indeed, the Polymega consists of a main unit, equipped with an optical disk drive capable of reading games on CD-ROM media. It is therefore theoretically possible to try out PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Sega CD, TurboGrafx-CD, and Neo Geo CD games, with a pad designed by Playmaji nonetheless.
A generic pad for consoles using the CD player.
Playmaji
But above all, you can also acquire modules, to be placed at the front of the console. These famous modules – sold for around €75 – house the components necessary for using the original games, such as the cartridge readers but also, this time, the controller ports for an experience as close as possible to what players for years 80 and 90 were able to know.
The main module of the Polymega console. The disk drive is located under the removable part.
Playmaji
So far, the Polymega can accommodate four additional modules that can run NES, Super NES, Megadrive and finally (less known in our European latitudes and in the same shell) PC-Engine, PC-Engine Duo and SuperGrafx games. It should be noted that a satellite dedicated to the N64 is planned and that each module can of course run the different versions of the emulated consoles (Japanese, European and American).
We easily recognize the controller ports of the original NES.
Playmaji
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It is therefore not surprising to see Atari eyeing the side of the Playmaji Polymega. Indeed, the American manufacturer had its hour of glory during the 70s and at the very beginning of the 80s with its Atari VCS, Atari 2600 and Atari 5200 consoles and tries as best it can to ride this nostalgic wave by going out of time on the other hand, a few compilations or a few consoles also dedicated to retrogaming. We remember for example the announcement of the Gamestation Plus, a console which we have not heard much regarding.
According to Wade Rosen, the current president of Atari, “The Polymega console approach fills a gap in the video game market. It offers a hardware solution so that players can legally access retro games, while respecting the intellectual property rights of companies”.
Ah, being able to play Pitfall on an 83-inch OLED TV like the LG 83G2…
Atari
At Playmaji, CEO Bryan Bernal points out that “this partnership is a sign of confidence in favor of Polymega”. And to add: “This is an important step forward in the development of our platform. We look forward to working with Atari in the increasingly important area of retro innovation.”
According to our colleagues at Gameindustry.biz, this collaboration should result in the availability of certain titles on the Polymega console’s online store. Atari and Playmaji also plan the forthcoming development of an additional module for the Polymega, dedicated to the Atari VCS, 2600 and 5200 consoles. The most nostalgic — and the most knowledgeable — might be surprised not to see the Atari 7800, the more confidential XEGS or the industrial accident represented by the Jaguar retained in this list. Gossips will then point out that these three consoles (especially the first two), have not really marked history and that they are perhaps still a painful memory for Atari. After all, Nintendo has no plans to add the Virtual Boy to the Switch’s Virtual Console catalog…
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