Is the PolyMega really the Ultimate All-In-One Retro Console ? | MVG 

show the 32x gameplay

No rom loading from sd card?

Modern Vintage Gamer would love to see a patched version of Policenauts running 👍

@@windowsxpnt2347 He doesn't have any cartridge modules. Edit: Maybe try a CD 32X game?

Install retropie on it lol I'm surprised there's no Dreamcast support as of yet. Any word on that down the road?

Glad I waited on the OUYA, it seemed like such a promising product but we all know how that went.

@@grn1 I guess I was one of those people who thought it was a piece of shit Android device on announcement, and then was not surprised when it turned out to be a piece of shit Android device on launch. No clue what people expected.

@@odinsplaygrounds "No clue what people expected." Custom frontend that wasn't what Android TV became, Exclusives that didn't suck ass, and a company that wouldn't fall apart at the first gust; something like onlive, but less fucky if you weren't right next door to one of their datacenter PoPs.

I liked my ouya. I had previously purchased the original version of Google tv (both as a standalone tv and as a Blu Ray player) and that platform didn't offer any games. Ouya flopped in part because Google tv flopped completely before it quickly morphed into Android TV. Then games became available so ouya was made completely redundant. A version 2.0 could have been made pretty easily with an improved controller and processor. I think people are overly critical of what the Ouya company accomplished with such little resources. It wasn't perfect but it was actually made and there were some decent games (even if they were just mobile games displayed on a TV). When Razer bought out the scraps of Ouya they gave me a large discount to upgrade to their Android TV box. And that thing was crap. It did include the Ouya software and all of my game purchases from Ouya which was nice, but the Razer hardware was hot garbage.

The OUYA people had a lot of good ideas, The good ideas just slowly vanished as the console was finally released. It seems alot of cheap shortcuts came along the way as well, All the way down to the controllers being lesser quality. Seriously, the idea of a game system that emulates game systems and allows independent game programmers to design and sell games is a decent idea. The final product was not what it could have been.

How bout some honest criticism for once from the select very few individuals who received one "looking at you MVG" holding these people accountable for all their broken promises, poor communication and unending delays. Are you honest or just in their pocket.

David Trenschel - I know! These select few people receive a beta unit, which they paid for and they make a slick looking infomercial for it. MVG was sent a used console. I’d be pissed and want to know why I’m paying a premium for a 2nd hand unit. What’s in it for the testers? Then there’s the people who paid and have waited years. If they’ve got 100 base units ready to go, why do the beta testers get priority? Just send them to the people who bought them. Again I’d be pissed! The beta is useless except as a stalling device.

@@sloebone7399 I just gave them the option of giving me my unit now and I'll use it to test, do a review on it, send it to a popular retro RU-vidr who I already have an agreement with to let them review it and I'll even mention that this is not a finished product and all they have to do is send me the base unit and SNES module that I have already paid for instead of the alternative which would be me demanding a full refund now and them being out that money and sending a unit they have to pay for to a media outlet for review later. They chose to offer me a refund, blamed a pandemic, and then asked me if there was anything else they could help me with. I felt like saying "yeah, you could give me the system I paid you for" but then they informed me that once they put through the refund my pre-order perks would no longer apply if I wished to buy it later. Almost like they realized they were selling these things to cheap at the pre-order price and if they get people to give up on their orders out of frustration they'd make more on it by selling it to someone else at a later date. Oh well, I should get the refund soon.

David Trenschel - Thats very cool what you did and kinda slimey what they did Telling you that you’re going to lose out if you decide to get a refund. Its basically a threat. It’s not like they’ve done anything but lie and break promises for the last three years. It’s pure desperation on their part. You’ll look back on this soon and thank god you got out when you did. Of course that’s if they actually refund your money.

@@sloebone7399 I can say that I have received my refund and it only took about 4 days which shocked me. At least they did that right. So I bought an EverCade with part of the money and so far I like it.

Mistakes were made: how the security of the PolyMega was defeated

@@gluttonousmaximus9048 assuming it actually has any security at all.

inb4 "how the polymega was defeated by the konami code"

How I ported Cyberpunk 2077 on Polymega

I'm actually excited about homebrew on this system. It runs a x86 processor, so maybe it can run Linux to be a complete entertainment system?

Any shot you're a beta tester as well?

@@jpmcclos Nope, they publicly announced all 6 testers in a Twitter post and he wasn't one of them

@@DeskoDev boo, but ok. Thank you.

YOOO MR MARIO

@@DeskoDev Wait only 6 beta testers wtf?

For the same price you can get a PS4 pro...

Maybe give Batocera a look. It's like Retropie but much more polished and user friendly. I have it installed on an old i3 PC, and it's just as nice looking and easy to use as the Polymega appears to be in this video.

@NumptyMagnet Name a single Saturn game that will work on PS4 guaranteed?

@NumptyMagnet Nope, Saturn Battle Garegga will not work in PS4. Try again.

@NumptyMagnet You named a PS4 game that works on the PS4. The Saturn game that I asked you to name, will only work on the Saturn. You have trapped yourself a little now though, as if you want to stick your own logic here instead then you actually named an arcade game that was ported to the Saturn and PS4!!

It’s there but it’s definitely not here

"It's finally about to be soon almost here... It's slightly true !"

“Well yes but actually no”

Aaaaaaaand it's gone.

I love MVG, but that's straight up Clickbait.

Also legend of dragoon and dino crisis

Damien Knox Dino Crisis has copy protection?

@@sparda1418 as i recall

Damien Knox never had issues with it

@@sparda1418 weird... I remember that one and this yugioh game on the ps1 had it

@TheAntiEggRoll that's hilarious.

Underrated

Bahdump tisssssss! Good one! xD

Hahah! Nailed it!

so which bathroom does (it) use?

Agreed. Would be nice to have an option to increase the gamma to offset the interlacing effect!

rgb filters need you to increase you screen brightness, it's part of the setup if it's already maxed out, maybe your display doesn't get bright enough

some bloom effect with some gama will make them a lot better.

@@PatrickLofstrom Yes... adding scanline effect without increasing gamma / brightness / contrast adjustments are always a disaster, it just makes it look way too dark which also isn't realistic with real CRT hardware.

@@PatrickLofstrom Just do that from your TV's settings.

Apple*

@@therealvbw * self-destruct

Nobody: Ki16V: *ｐ　ｏ　ｔ*

@@kris_0520 *honeypot

It's quite fitting considering the overpriced and gimmicky nature of the console.

goodmaki They did the same thing with the ps3 thats why the controllers would fail very quickly.

@@Iliek Right on point.

It's the gamesir g3s. I have a few of the m

The controller is so weird to come with such a well made console

dustisdeadbodies85 Back then you were able to buy 3rd party controllers that could do the job just fine like pelican for example. Makes games like chrono trigger, xenogears and plenty of other games That previously only used the d-pad feel much better.

but aren't both enabled still? I know with duel analog ps1 controller does that in one of its 3 modes

@@TheGamingTree My understanding is that only games that recognize the pad support the controller without switching it to digital mode. Games that recognize it can distinguish between the analog part and the D-pad, so the emulator can't simply map to both.

@referral madness Right, but that one is software-controlled.

Vinicius Moreira THIS! If anyone reads one damned comment, make it this one!

I second this comment! Judging from this video, the filters look good but are way too dark which is fine, but showing everyone on youtube without making mention of this will have many thinking that the filters are crap.

Changing your monitor's brightness is a huge pain in the ass as it screws up settings for others systems or games where you don't use scanlines. Nobody wants to dig into their settings and mess with that just to play a certain game, then have to undo those settings to play another game. Most people want to "set and forget." Also, simply upping the brightness can often screw with the gamma and make subtle color gradations almost impossible to see. A much better solution is to simply supply a setting for scanline strength. 40% to 60% often looks perfect depending on the system. This is how the OSSC does it, Analogue Super NT and Mega SG, plus various other devices, emulators, etc.

@@ScottWozniakAgreed, options like RetroArch will let you boost brightness or gamma on filters like these so you don't have to mess your monitor / TV settings

Looks great. If i had the money i would buy one 👍🏻. No doubt people will moan about the 2/3 frames of delay 🤷🏼‍♂️🤦‍♂️ and unfortunately slate or detract from the product. I like the design and the OS. It looks modern but importantly also retro, when you look at it it feels as if its one of those console prototypes we were drooling over in EGM in the early 90s

Issue is, it'd either be enormous, not look too good, or both if it included all of the different cartridge and expansion ports They'd better not charge too much for the expansions though.

@@therealvbw and what makes you think they won't be expensive? Look at the price of a fucking console. They are not making Games for this system, this is there one shot at glory. it's a One-Shot deal, make as much money as you can before it's over

@@billyrapp7884 He didn't excplicitly say that he thought they won't be expensive, though. He's just saying that he thinks they should not charge TOO much for it to the point where it gets ridiculous.

@@billyrapp7884 One thing that I need to add here: "Look at the price of a fucking console." Not sure you understand that a modern console includes a full assembled computer system and graphics, controller, and network interfaces, while one of the expansions for this console is probably just a custom adaptor from the expansion port to a cartridge slot. This uses software emulation. The most technology would possibly be a tiny amount of circuitry to modify signals from the cartridge. Nobody with any sense would charge the same as a full console for an adaptor to a custom port.

@Small Blue But you cant play your original physical games on the Nvidia? That is the main selling point of the Polymega is to play your original cd-based games.

Almost certainly, yes.

copied cdrs work fine

From their website: At this time, there is no method for loading ROM files directly on to the machine. We intend to work with publishers and owners of classic games properties to modernize the distribution of these games to users via more modern delivery methods such as streaming and digital downloads. This will also allow us to create an environment where developers can create new games for classic systems and distribute them in a way that doesn’t instantly release their copyrighted works into the wild where they can be easily pirated.

suuuuuuuure you have.

@@ModernVintageGamer Thanks, man!

HAHAHAHAHA

reminds me of George the Animal Steele

Those are all my favourite PS1 games haha

Replace Final Fantasy for Mega Man and you've got mine!

I have all those games except final fantasy i play them on epsxe on an android tv box they all run fine... Whole setup cost about fifty bucks and works with ps mini controllers

For real, just build a $300 PC that can emulate more. If you have the physical games anyway, there's no ethical concerns with getting a rom (that there could be graphics packs for) honestly a waste of money

If the hardware was cloned with FPGA like super NT then the price point is justified. Software emulation? I'll stick to the raspberry pi and pc

@Larenus It is emulation, that's one of the first things he says in the video.

Larenus “Game Player” my ass. He CLEARLY says it’s a hardware emulator. My PS3 and PS4 can do the same.

Gurriato YES! It is. That’s just a freakin’ scam of 700$.

Dreamcast emulation, the system is probably able to handle it just fine, I did over ten years ago with a low range gpu.

It’s starting to get tempting to pick up a Mister FPGA. I’m going to wait another year for the cores to mature and I’ll probably use that for my CRT.

What about GB, GBC, GBA, VB and Lynix?

Or PS2?

@@Rebateman ps2 is too demanding for a cheap Intel processor with not a very powerful dedicated gpu, but I was able to play dreamcast with little to no problems on a core2duo.

That's what she didn't say! Right fellas? ...Fellas?

It's because they just blank every second line so as to simulate a masking grid, but then don't consider the physical nature of the phosphors, which would radiate/bleed out from the centre. Even more annoying if you're used to PAL, because with more vertical lines, there is even less black. The simplest solution (although not truly correct) would be to just slightly dim every other line instead.

@@SamPearman I have an actual CRT and have a signal converter using it as a second monitor.

Best filter is CRT-Royale.

Two actually. One on the CPU one for the housing.

Holy shit!!!! I made up mind...

I'll pass. I can emulate all of those games and more for free on my PC and even on my phone!

Where do you find it for sale ?

That's the base with a modern controller, 4 add on modules and 4 poly versions of original controllers. That's a lot of stuff, dude. If you don't want the modules or controllers, it's $299.

@@GG-nt9of $299 is much better? I know there are people who buy old hardware or arcade machines at a bit of a mark-up now. But that is for the original hardware. This is just emulation on a x86 chip with a nice interface. Keep in mind the specs of the actual hardware and it's over priced.

This is also what I’m scouring the comment section for.

I use scanlines filter in all emulators on PC and yes, It makes the games much more darker depending on the brightness level of the scanlines with 0 or full being very dark which is what I use. On the other hand If the emulator have the option for scanlines thickness like ePSXe software plugin, If you use thin scanlines the screen will be more bright as a result.

Yes its very dark. Gamma boosted scanlines like analogue does it on megasg and supernt is teh gold standard.

Hedders yeah too dark and not even close to the brightness of og hardware on a crt.

Emulated scanlines are always darker that the real ones, also with slg3000

Pick up a Saturn Pad. If you haven’t used one they have the best D-pad you’ll ever use. The classic controller pro is cheap and it also has one of the best D-pads ever made.

Lukas J $650 gets you one box that emulates several consoles not just 1

noname-cv37 650 for a box of emulators 👍😂

@@keancv I know but still is an emulator nothing else, with a Raspberry Pi you can do the same for much much less money.

@@lukasjozef1774 where do you put your Nintendo cart in a raspberry pi?

@@grabbity Sure no one just downloads roms in 2020,,,,

Lmao, yes! I’m not sure if it was the same product but I remember the Polystation 64! All it had was a few NES and bootleg games (Colombia)

"That name reminds me." Even though both 'remember' and 'remind' translate to 'lembra', they are distinct. ;)

Mega-Drive + PolyStation = PolyMega. The ultimate Brazilian machine!

@@PatrickLofstrom Should be called Turbo Phantom Polymega System.

I don't understand being obsessed with another country's culture.

I was going to say, it looks like a modified GameSir G3s, which I use with my RetroPi system

@@agdewey I mean exactly that one haha

That gamesir is notorious for having the triggers easily broken. Not sure about this one heh...

@@zieraq If it looks the same, it's probably the same exact kind but rebranded for this system, which is a damn shame because I haven't heard many good things about the G3

hopefully we can use Dualshock 4

It's definitely a gimmick. Remember, the console was conceived as 'Retro Blocks'. The design philosophy was built around these modules instead of built around making a great emulation box.

Not to mention taking up a lot of space as well, if you consider all the modules. And having to swap in and our modules - and it is STILL only emulation that isn't perfect.

You are fucking dumb.

Especially when you consider if you already have a gaming pc that would do everything this over priced box does.

the cartridge dongles are not even available yet

What SFF means?

@@blu-drag0n Small form factor

With strange machine you bypass the geek configuration on a pc, just plug and play?! Only 700$ and relax ...try to see an apk for nvidia shield call retrox

​@@Valiarn With Launchbox / Bigbox there is very minimal setup needed to cover the consoles on the Polymega anyways. Just setup Retroarch with Launchbox and you got tons and tons of consoles covered already.

Scott Harmon exactly! I think it looks cool as hell but if I’m dropping that kinda scratch on a console this year it would probably be the new Xbox or PlayStation.

yeah, the corner the Polymega developers have painted themselves into is anyone who cares enough about retro emulation to put up that kind of money, expect perfection and would have the 'tism to achieve it by other means. None of the casual rich people they envisioned care enough to buy it either. Also all these ultra pricey plug and play all in ones should have dreamcast, gamecube and playstation 2 emulation, something any current Intel or AMD cpu can achieve these days while staying under 30w.

@@DrGamelove No offense but then this isn't for you. This console is for people who grew-up in the 80's/90's and want to play all of their old games. $300 (+ addons) really isn't that much money considering how many consoles this will replace, assuming it works with Everdrive carts.

@@MatthewWeiler1984 I started with Atari 2600 as a child. I love old games still. I'm just saying for that price I would be far more tempted to buy a next gen machine. Mainly I just want to revisit Saturn but I could buy one cheaper. Otherwise I already have access to libraries of old titles. And any retro fan likely already falls into that category too.

@@DrGamelove I considered this when I first heard about it. But I can get a PSONE for cheap in great condition and get a RetroTink for less money

Just to check, there is custom hardware in there and not just a SNES jr. and a random video capture card :D

@@DieFischbude hahaha coleco camelon right???

Mister?

@@MutleeIsTheAntiGod an open source FPGA platform capable of playing many arcade, console, computer and handheld systems with stunning accuracy. You can find many videos on the subject if you search for MiSTer FPGA. Like an open Source Super NT or Mega SG, if you know the analogue systems.

Agreed I'll stick to my PC at this price point, and if you get everything it raises the cost for near $700, that's a dang good AMD based gaming rig right there, of which can do so much more.

@@MutleeIsTheAntiGod MiSTer is an open source project to recreate Arcade, Console and classic computers in a FPGA(a chip that can recreate other chips) so it creates a very good, accurate and low lag recreation of the original hardware. It is based of the DE-10 nano so you can get away with just getting a good sized MicroSD card, micro USB otg adapter and the 128MB ram board and you can play Atari 2600 / 5200, Intelivision, Colecovision, Nintendo NES, Gameboy, Gameboy color, GBA, SNES, Sega SG- 1000, Sega Maser System, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Game Gear, Neo Geo, Commodore PET, Commodore Vic-20, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Atari 8-bit computer, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Apogee, DOS PC 386, Apple I, Apple II, Apple Macintosh Plus, MSX, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro B as well as Arcade boards Including Pac Man, Donky Kong, Dig Dug, Double Dragon, Ghosts and Goblins, Neo Geo, and upcoming CPS which includes Streetfighter 2 and more cores are coming out supporting more arcade / console / computers which is like having a never ending Christmas. All for a fraction of the cost of the Polymega. So it is your choice.

evilcrabsitchalways CPS1 is already here!! As a matter of fact street fighter 2, CE, Hyper fighting and Alpha one came out on Friday, my friend. Jotego is the man!!!!

Just because they told him not to open in doesn't mean he's breaking the law by doing so.

Roger Sullivan its funny i just got to that part of the video when i read your comment lol so true

Via USB dongle it can introduce input delay, it's pretty variable between devices though and you can get it very low.

@@inverlock Correct, but it is true for any frequency. It can be 433mhz or 5ghz, it will still be there.

@@jflecool Even without interference there's a few extra steps involved to get the signal there as it has to be converted to a radio signal then back into a binary signal. Part of that process involves filtering out extra data that differentiates different devices within the wireless spectrum (2.4GHz in this case) which also adds to input lag.

Yeah don't microwave a bag of popcorn when you're about to fight a boss.

@@kroan49 the oven should not leak microwaves as it's contained in a Faraday cage.