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mini game computer?

uxsventuxsvent Posts: 1
edited 2013-03-31 19:59 in General Discussion
I was trying to make a small pc to run games on Nintendo, geneses level I have the p8x32a quick start and the human interface board connected. I have a 32gb micro sd. I am not sure what type of game controller I will use. the easiest would be some type of usb . I way wondering if there was a os that would work on the quickstart. I was thinking of using some of the sd for virtual ram for the main cog and a second segment of memory for the video drivers ram. I was thinking of adding a nyko multi reader I had for my 360 with the micro usb to add the extra cards sd and controllers . any ideas

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  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2013-03-29 13:58
    Someone with a heart like mine.. :)

    I was drawn to the Propeller for similar reasons. Eventually creating something like this myself.

    http://propellerpowered.us/index.php?route=product/product&path=25_73&product_id=55

    The Propeller has excellent video capabilities both with TV and VGA output. I've used Wii game controllers as they are both easy to source and easy to design a plug for (It's simply part of the PCB itself.) 32gb cards were out of the question with my project as tight memory constraints having me using a very light version of the SD object, but 2gb cards are usually more than enough.

    Since you are interested in gaming, I'd like to invite you to visit a forum dedicated to Propeller gaming.

    http://propellerpowered.com/forum/index.php?board=2.0

    Jeff
  • teganburnsteganburns Posts: 134
    edited 2013-03-31 11:55
    I would suggest (Though i love the prop), Raspberry PI for gaming. I was trying to figure out what to do with my raspberry pi and a lot of people are making mini arcade gaming consoles with them.

    Pros :There is little to no programming involved, And the Raspberry PI Apparently (Just what i heard didn't research this) has a graphics card as good as the old Xbox, it only costs about $35.

    Cons: There is little to no programming involved... :P , and it is really hard to get your hands on a Raspberry PI...(mine was on back order for 3 -4 months)

    Hope this helps!
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2013-03-31 12:02
    Where's the fun if there's no programming involved?

    Jeff
  • David BetzDavid Betz Posts: 14,516
    edited 2013-03-31 19:59
    Oldbitcollector (Jeff) wrote: »
    Where's the fun if there's no programming involved?

    Jeff
    I wonder if it would be more accurate to say "there's little or no programming REQUIRED". You can certainly program the RaspPi in many different languages and write your own games. I think what is being pointed out is that you don't *have* to do any programming. The same is true of the Propeller, of course. There are many already-written games that you could run without writing any code.
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