Hyperkin has revealed another prototype throwback gaming system that is bound to hit you in the nostalgia cortex—their "Mega 95" appears to be a Sega counterpart to the retro specialist's already released SupaBoy (a portable Nintendo SNES). The Verge's
news section seems to serve as Hyperkin's first port of call when debuting early hardware—the "
DuchesS" proof of concept controller was introduced in a similar manner last week. The report presents Hyperkin's
MegaRetroN HD Gaming Console as the Mega 95's technological basis—with its ability to read original Sega Genesis/Mega Drive game cartridges. The prototype functions as a handheld hybrid system—Hyperkin has been inspired by Nintendo's Switch console. A USB-C docking station grants gamers the ability to plug the Mega 95 into a TV, with support for additional wired controllers.
A 5-inch screen can display 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratio content (likely via software toggling), and battery life is said to last around 10 hours on a full charge. The Verge observed that the Mega 95 could become a modern successor to Sega's quirky Genesis
Nomad portable console. The Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company flooded the market with all sorts of oddly revised 16-bit gaming systems and 32-bit add-ons around the mid-1990s. Nomad was Sega's final portable gaming system—it arrived back in 1995 as a region-locked product for the North American market. Sales topped off at ~1 million units, in retrospect it is considered to be a commercial bomb.
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I haw motherboard.