The South Korean company Hardkernel has introduced an updated version of its own portable retro game console called ODROID-GO Advance, which is able to emulate different platforms that were popular in the past.
The console received a 3,5-inch LCD display with a resolution of 480 Γ 320 pixels, which is enclosed in a transparent plastic case. To interact with the gadget, there are 10 input buttons, an analog joystick, and a direction indicator.
The hardware basis of the device is a Rockchip RK3326 single-chip system with four Cortex-A35 processing cores operating at a frequency of up to 1,3 GHz. The Mali-G31 MP2 accelerator is responsible for graphics processing. The configuration is complemented by 1 GB of DDR3L RAM, as well as 16 MB of SPI Flash memory for the bootloader.
There is a slot for a microSD memory card, a standard 3,5 mm headphone jack, a USB 2.0 interface, and a 0,5 W mono speaker. A 3000 mAh rechargeable battery is used as a power source, which is enough for continuous gaming for 10 hours.
ODROID-GO Advance has dimensions of 155 Γ 72 Γ 20 mm and weighs 170 g. The software base is based on 64-bit Ubuntu 18.04 (Linux kernel 4.4.189) with an EmulationStation interface with Libretro and OpenGL-ES acceleration on DRM-FB. The console is capable of emulating the following retro platforms:
- Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari Lynx,
- SEGA Game Gear,
- Nintendo Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Box Color,
- SEGA Master System, SEGA Mega Drive (Genesis),
- Nintendo NES, SNES,
- NEC PC Engine, PC Engine CD,
- Sony PlayStation, Portable PlayStation,
- Sega CD (Mega CD).
It is expected that the game console will support more platforms in the future. The developers priced ODROID-GO Advance at $55. It is expected to go on sale in January 2020.
Source: 3dnews.ru