Did you know about the Indrema L600? Linux console from 2001 with DVR and open-source features…

Console Gaming
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Ziv said:

Haru said:
@Ridge
And now? It’s just as bad or worse. Net Neutrality is gone, too.

Most of the world doesn’t deal with this nonsense. It’s a U.S. thing.

Sadly, the U.S. controls a lot of global infrastructure, so their policies affect everyone.

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Without big-name games, this would have flopped hard. Even the Dreamcast couldn’t make it.

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Beck said:
Without big-name games, this would have flopped hard. Even the Dreamcast couldn’t make it.

RIP Dreamcast. Gone but not forgotten.

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Orion said:

Beck said:
Without big-name games, this would have flopped hard. Even the Dreamcast couldn’t make it.

RIP Dreamcast. Gone but not forgotten.

Dreamcast had so much going for it—online play, unique memory cards, and some amazing games.

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@Hollis
Its lack of a second joystick hurt it. Ports from other consoles were tough to make.

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Bao said:
@Hollis
Its lack of a second joystick hurt it. Ports from other consoles were tough to make.

Yeah, it just couldn’t keep up with the GameCube, PS2, or Xbox. Great ideas but poor execution.

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Bao said:
@Hollis
Its lack of a second joystick hurt it. Ports from other consoles were tough to make.

Dual sticks weren’t standard yet. The Dreamcast was ahead in some ways, but poorly timed.

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@Hollis
Leonard Nimoy was in Seaman. Iconic.

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Beck said:
Without big-name games, this would have flopped hard. Even the Dreamcast couldn’t make it.

The title says developers, not players. Different question entirely.

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Asher said:

Beck said:
Without big-name games, this would have flopped hard. Even the Dreamcast couldn’t make it.

The title says developers, not players. Different question entirely.

Developers would have avoided it without confidence in its success.

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@Beck
Sometimes devs work on stuff just for fun, though.

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Kyle said:
@Beck
Sometimes devs work on stuff just for fun, though.

True, but passion projects don’t pay the bills.

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Steam Deck is basically what this wanted to be.

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Anyone remember the Ouya?

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Zora said:
Anyone remember the Ouya?

I backed it… worst $100 I ever spent.

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Zora said:
Anyone remember the Ouya?

Ouya wasn’t even the first. Anyone remember OnLive?

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A DVR in 2002 cost $500. At $300, this could have been a steal.