Re:Nintendo re-releases NES as mini console
by fredoralive on Thursday July 14, 2016 @09:32AM
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> Would it really have been that much extra effort to make the console backwards compatible?
Depends if it's a NES on a chip type system like most clones, or if it's something like an ARM SoC device running an emulator[1]. If it's the former it would be possible with just space issues for the slot, the latter would be quite hard, certainly more trouble than worth for a cheap novelty device.
[1] It uses Wii controllers and has save states so it seems a bit more than the average clone at least.
Depends if it's a NES on a chip type system like most clones, or if it's something like an ARM SoC device running an emulator[1]. If it's the former it would be possible with just space issues for the slot, the latter would be quite hard, certainly more trouble than worth for a cheap novelty device.
[1] It uses Wii controllers and has save states so it seems a bit more than the average clone at least.