Official name for the GP console

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:30 pm

ÂµSomething. Or take some obscure old computer manufacturer like NeXT and add something. Simply call it Yobibyte!

MarioTennis · Post by **MarioTennis** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:35 pm

you could rip of microsoft sony and nintendo. = XPlayBoy.

But serious name it something cool like Whirlwind.

I know name it. MonoBass

i liked monolith from teraflopp122

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:50 pm

psst. iam. im not sure if you knew this but you can get free samples of that chip

i like the idea of putting a 'u' (<-- actually micro sumbol) in front of it.

maybe like.. uBit. haha. i dunno.

Post by **Skyone** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:58 pm

Pretty nice idea 7805, this has inspired me to pick up on where I left my console project a year ago. Get ready for some 8-bit competition!

Post by **Triton** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:23 pm

hmm, names. howsa bout :

PICtari
ePIC
sPICa (its a stars name)
ill come up with some more later mebe

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Thu May 18, 2006 9:03 pm

"XLgunDR"

yeah the XL gun DR

Corscaria · Post by **Corscaria** » Thu May 18, 2006 11:24 pm

I'd have to venture a guess, that either a cart based on a serial eprom, or an MMC/SD card would be used. given what i know of the PIC family. They are not very powerful chips, and have little in the way of I/O. Interfaces would have to be kept simple.

I have seem 40mhz PICs directly driving composite video signals with over 3000 colors at acceptable resoltions for a handheld. Without hardware sprite accelleration though, such a system are limited to only the simplest of games.

Corscaria · Post by **Corscaria** » Thu May 18, 2006 11:27 pm

sigh... most of those names suck...

How about something simple, and enlightening.

ZEN

trogdorian1 · Post by **trogdorian1** » Thu May 18, 2006 11:45 pm

Hows about "oI"

Extreme_Jesus · Post by **Extreme_Jesus** » Fri May 19, 2006 3:37 am

how about

Good time charlies big box o' tricks

or

LOL G4M3!!11!1!

or and actual serious one

which i am yet to think of

EDIT: P.S trogdorian1 is your picture from nothingnice.com? i think i recognise it

PancakeGoblin · Post by **PancakeGoblin** » Fri May 19, 2006 5:51 am

Retroblast.

There's your name.

blackbox_dev · Post by **blackbox_dev** » Fri May 19, 2006 7:56 am

teraflop122 wrote:I hate you, because you succeded at one of my countless lost childhood dreams Ok, I'm kidding about hating you

Anyway, I find all of this incredibly interesting. I wonder what an 8-bit processor running at 40mhz would be capable of, when the NES and GBC only ran at, what, 2 or 3mhz? (yeah, I know, it's some strange decimal, and the transistor count will have a lot to do with it) Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere, but will this console use CD's or cartridges? What kind of color output can we expect- as in, how many colors simultaneously, out of a palette of how many total colors available? How much do you think this will cost in the end? Oh, and when can I buy one?

As for name ideas:
Bio
Plasma
BioPlasma
Rift
X-shift
Gliph
Monolith
BlackBox (ala aircraft recording boxes)
Super-Texel
PICsel
New Wave
Nu Wave (or NuWave?)
iam7805's super cool low-tech high-tech ultimate opensource cheap super cool gaming double pounder with cheese

Personally, I think BlackBox would be pretty cool. You could design the look of the console around the name- like a retro analog/tape deck black monolithic-yet-slim-and-neat design.

Hmmm, Monolith is a pretty good name.

The console will be disc based (see below). Most likely, there will be 16 displayable colours for sprites (foreground) and 16 colours for the background at once.

The prototype will probably cost $300, hopefully I can get that down.

I might sell it, maybe not. Depends on various factors.

timmeh87 wrote:psst. iam. im not sure if you knew this but you can get free samples of that chip

Sweet...

Skyone wrote:Pretty nice idea 7805, this has inspired me to pick up on where I left my console project a year ago. Get ready for some 8-bit competition!

May the best man win!

Corscaria wrote:I'd have to venture a guess, that either a cart based on a serial eprom, or an MMC/SD card would be used. given what i know of the PIC family. They are not very powerful chips, and have little in the way of I/O. Interfaces would have to be kept simple.

Disc based, using my own proprietary format (named G-Trax).

Hope I answered all your questions, and let the names keep rollin' in!

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Fri May 19, 2006 8:17 am

I take back my Monolith suggestion

From a marketting standpoint, the name Monolith simply contains to many syllables, and saying 'lith' takes to much work. I think a catchier name will be required - I still favor BlackBox for its simplicity and implied meaning.

Oh, and how will us game developers program for it?

Post by **benheck** » Fri May 19, 2006 8:25 am

I know! Call it THE PHANTOM! Cuz the real one ain't ever coming out.

Or use Atari style names (all based off cats)

Puma
Cheetah
Lion (lame)
Feral
Bobcat

Just my 2 cents.

blackbox_dev · Post by **blackbox_dev** » Fri May 19, 2006 8:31 am

teraflop122 wrote:I take back my Monolith suggestion From a marketting standpoint, the name Monolith simply contains to many syllables, and saying 'lith' takes to much work. I think a catchier name will be required - I still favor BlackBox for its simplicity and implied meaning.

Oh, and how will us game developers program for it?

Yeah, BackBox is pretty cool too.

I think the two main langauges that are going to be used to program the thing are assembly and BASIC. Sorry, nothing for you C programmers (yet).

Oooh! Ben replied to my thread! What an honour!