History of video games/Platforms/Game Gadget

History Go Anywhere - Play Everything Slogan for the Game Gadget Press ReleaseGameGadget is a revolutionary Open Source handheld gaming device that will change the way that games are played, developed and sold. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/159234/GameGadget_is_a_revolutionary_Open_Source_handheld_gamingdevice_that_will_change_the_way_that_games_are_played_developedand_sold.php 22 March 2021 www.gamasutra.com en The Game Gadget was a product of Blaze Europe,Willington Peter Blaze GameGadget https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/043074/blaze-gamegadget/ www.pocketgamer.com 13 December 2020 en and spearheaded by Jason Cooper.GameGadget Adds Hundreds of Games to its GameGadgetGame Marketplace. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/169914/GameGadget_Adds_Hundreds_of_Games_to_its_GameGadgetGameMarketplacenbsp.php 22 March 2021 www.gamasutra.com en The system was envisioned as an easy way for game developers to legally sell and distribute discontinued ROMs from back catalogues. Development on the system began in 2010.GameGadget Make SDK Available for Download plus Development and Hardware Specs Confirmed https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/165075/GameGadget_Make_SDK_Available_for_Download_plus_Developmentand_Hardware_Specs_Confirmednbsp.php 22 March 2021 www.gamasutra.com en The Game Gadget launched on April 5th of 2012 at a cost of 99 British pounds following a delayed launch.Video Games Interactive: Exposé: Is the Game Gadget Xploder's Way of Scamming Gamers? https://web.archive.org/web/20130120031619/http://www.videogamesinteractive.com/2012/06/expose-is-game-gadget-xploders-way-of.html web.archive.org 10 November 2020 20 January 2013 30 Sega games were available at launch. By April 27th, 2012 the price dropped to 59.99 British pounds.Purchese Robert GameGadget: The empty promises and, finally, a response https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-30-gamegadget-the-empty-promises-and-finally-a-response Eurogamer 10 November 2020 en 31 October 2012 It was announced that customers who had previously paid the old price would receive a refund for the difference.Unprecedented “day one” demand enables GameGadget to offer new unbelievable £59.99 price. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/169328/Unprecedented_ldquoday_onerdquo_demand_enables_GameGadgetto_offer_new_unbelievable_pound5999_price.php 22 March 2021 www.gamasutra.com en The system was primarily aimed at the UK, with the system being available to customers in the United States of America the rest of the European Union for a fee of 9.99 British pounds.GameGadget-Like an Ipod for retro games. Go Anywhere – Play Everything (Powered by CubeCart) https://web.archive.org/web/20120615134652/http://www.gamegadget.net/ web.archive.org 24 March 2021 15 June 2012 By October 30th, 2012 only 20,000 Game Gadget handhelds had been sold. By December 2012 some were calling the console an abandoned product. By December 2014 the Game Gadget website had gone offline.404 https://web.archive.org/web/20141214093755/http://www.gamegadget.net/index.php 24 March 2021 Some have suggested that the Game Gadget was succeeded by the Evercade,Hardware Review: Evercade - Can A 100% Physical Media Console Really Work In 2020? https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/04/hardware_review_evercade_-_can_a_100_percent_physical_media_console_really_work_in_2020 22 March 2021 Nintendo Life 14 April 2020 though this is unclear, as Blaze Entertainment and the now defunct Blaze Europe are different entities. Technology Compute The Game Gadget has a Ingenic JZ4750 processor clocked at 433 megahertz.McFerran Damien GameGadget Review https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/df-hardware-gamegadget-review Eurogamer 10 November 2020 en 19 July 2012 This processor was based on the MIPS32 architecture using the Xburst microarchitecture, and fabricated on a 180nm process.Ingenic Semiconductor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenic_Semiconductor Wikipedia 24 March 2021 en 27 February 2021 The system was marketed as being dual core,Developers - GameGadget-Like an Ipod for retro games. Go Anywhere – Play Everything (Powered by CubeCart) https://web.archive.org/web/20120615030121/http://www.gamegadget.net/developers/info_14.html web.archive.org 24 March 2021 15 June 2012 a claim which is in dispute as the listed processor contains only a single primary processor core.Game Gadget https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/game-gadget.65939/page-2 Official Pyra and Pandora Site 24 March 2021 The system had no 3D acceleration hardware. The system has 64 megabytes of RAM.Purchese Robert Meet the £100 GameGadget handheld that has own retro download store https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-01-26-meet-the-100-gamegadget-handheld-that-has-own-retro-download-store Eurogamer 10 November 2020 en 26 January 2012 The Game Gadget has 2 gigabytes of onboard flash storage. Up to 32 gigabytes of removable storage could be added through use of an SDHC card.SD card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SD_card Wikipedia 24 March 2021 en 21 March 2021 Hardware The Game Gadget uses a 16-bit 3.5" Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) with a resolution of 320 by 240 pixels.Blaze to come with handheld gaming console https://www.gizbot.com/gaming/blaze-to-come-with-handheld-gaming-console.html https://www.gizbot.com/ 10 November 2020 en 30 January 2012 The system was shipped with an AV output cable. The console is powered by a 5V DC rechargeable lithium ion chemistry battery with a capacity of 500mAh.Game Gadget Portable Handheld Game Player https://www.play-asia.com/game-gadget-portable-handheld-game-player/13/705zet www.play-asia.com 24 March 2021 The console contained holes for attaching a wriststrap. Software The system ran an operating system based on Linux. Unusually for a handheld game console at the time, the Game Gadget required online registration to operate.Game Gadget Review https://calmdowntom.com/2012/11/game-gadget-review/ Thomas Welsh 10 November 2020 28 November 2012 Materials suggest registration was also required to download its software development kit. The system used Digital Rights Management (DRM). The marketing for the device extensively referred to it as "Open Source". However exact nature of what made the console "Open Source" is unclear. Materials suggest that this was a mode for the console, distinct from its normal operating state. The system did make use of a number of open source software libraries, as well as SDL and popular open languages. Other The console was packaged in a fold out box protected by a sleeve.The GameGadget Retro Handheld Console Unboxing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_hZoGIbS9g 24 March 2021 en Developers were recommended to use an X86 based Linux desktop and SDL. Games Individual games retailed for 2.99 British pounds.GameGadget Games - GameGadget-Like an Ipod for retro games. Go Anywhere – Play Everything (Powered by CubeCart) https://web.archive.org/web/20120514000943/http://www.gamegadget.net/gamegadgetgames/cat_53.html web.archive.org 24 March 2021 14 May 2012 The Game Gadget was primarily used to play licensed Sega Genesis games. However the system is noted to have severe issues playing certain Genesis games, reportedly to causing the device to become bricked.Neo Geo X https://gbatemp.net/threads/neo-geo-x.339476/#post-4486896 24 March 2021 GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game CommunityAnyone have the original firmware? Dingoonity.org - The Dingoo Community https://boards.dingoonity.org/gamegadget/anyone-have-the-original-firmware/ 24 March 2021 boards.dingoonity.org External Resources Game Gadget Official website - Archived in 2012. References 2 100% __NOTOC__