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'SuperSega' FPGA Console Will Play Genesis/Mega Drive, Master System, Saturn And Dreamcast Games | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming
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'SuperSega' FPGA Console: A Comprehensive Sega Experience

A team of dedicated Spanish Sega fans is working on creating an innovative console named 'SuperSega'. This console promises to offer a wide range of gaming experiences by replicating the performance and features of various classic Sega systems, including Mega Drive / Genesis, Master System, SC-3000, SG-1000, Saturn and Dreamcast. The use of a Virtex Ultrascale+ FPGA chip is aimed at providing accurate and efficient emulation across these consoles.

  • Emulation Features

    • WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity
    • SD card slot
    • CD / DVD reader / writer in the optical drive
    • Eight joystick ports for original Sega controllers,
    • USB ports

  • Team Behind 'SuperSega'

    • Alejandro Martin (Computer Engineer) and his team, including Tony Hernandez, Carlos Lopez, and Cristina Burgués are driving this project forward.

  • Current Status

    • The team is currently in the development phase, aiming to create a working prototype before launching any crowdfunding campaigns.
    • Burgués has stated that all Sega’s console games up to Saturn are almost in a playable state. A few Dreamcast games are also reportedly playable.

  • Skepticism and Anticipation

    • The response online is mixed, with many viewers questioning the feasibility of this ambitious project and its ultimate success.
    • Despite concerns, the 'SuperSega' FPGA console offers an exciting prospect for Sega fans who dream of owning a console that can cater to all their favorite classic systems in one.

Do you believe the 'SuperSega' FPGA console will become a reality or is it just another vapourware project?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I’m a bit worried about their choice of name

[–] SuckMyWang 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Sega mega game mastercast drive would have been way better

[–] cmbabul 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah if this takes off it’s got a really problematic acronym

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

More an issue to have another existing company as part of your product's name. Slam dunk legal case for Sega right there.

[–] MeatStiq 14 points 4 months ago

They're missing out by not calling it GameCast.

[–] timo_timboo_ 7 points 4 months ago

This basically sounds too good to be true. Making an FPGA core for 1 console is already a challenge, but making a new console that uses multiple cores and plays hundreds of games perfectly? Not gonna be easy.

Especially since they also want to add many more hardware features. The disc drive in particular stands out. I really wonder how they are planning to make all of this work. It's like they want to recreate the hardware accurately but also add features.

Will the FPGA core be less accurate because of this? Or will it emulate the real hardware perfectly with these extra features added by another chip? Probably the latter, but I'm really looking forward how this is gonna work out nonetheless.

Definitely an interesting project.

[–] namelivia 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Count me among the skeptical, I will check the team social media profiles.

[–] namelivia 1 points 4 months ago

I just did my personal research, this is shady, my personal take is that this is likely a scam.

[–] TwistedPear 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Short answer, absolutely not.

The Virtex Ultrascale+ FPGA boards are $10,000 AND UP.

If you look up why Mister will not move up to more powerful FPGA chips, this is why.

Would it be cool? Yes. Definitely.

[–] wavebeam 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They might be able to do what Taki did and source the components they’re looking for directly from the manufacturer rather than using existing boards.

I do think this is a big stretch, but things in this market are starting to change.

[–] A_Random_Idiot 0 points 4 months ago

Is it a scam?

Also yes, definitely.

[–] wavebeam 3 points 4 months ago

I doubt this, but the Mars FPGA project supposedly will have a Dreamcast core and it’s being supported by respectable people in the community. The mister cores for everything else could be ported, though without the support of the original developers that might be a bit sketch.

I still doubt it, but I don’t think it’s impossible