If you could make your own system....

[TheScaryOne]

What would you do? Mine would be called the Omega. It would be more than a game console, but a console that had a Windows OS. It would play original games as well as Omega-only games.

[Lone_Monster]

I've always thought about this, and I thought my system would have been neat. Maybe not to others but neat to me. Anyway, it would be a system like the XBox. You could play DVD's, Music CD's and Games, and it would have Space on the system so you can save files on it without a memory card. The system would use CD's, and it would have 4 controller ports on it. The controller would be like a Playstation 2 controller, and not bulky like an XBox is. Also, there would be a mini handheld, where you could upload mini-games and other cool things, like a PocketStation or VMU. It could be linked to the internet, like XBox Live, only you would pay one price, and the rest is free, and no monthly subscription crap like XBox Live. Also, there would be an in-system library, where it views what games you've played, how long, and how much completed, and after you beat a game, there would be downloadable data for the handheld thing.

Anyway, I think this would be pretty neat. Tell me what you think.

[TheScaryOne]

I've always thought about this, and I thought my system would have been neat. Maybe not to others but neat to me. Anyway, it would be a system like the XBox. You could play DVD's, Music CD's and Games, and it would have Space on the system so you can save files on it without a memory card. The system would use CD's, and it would have 4 controller ports on it. The controller would be like a Playstation 2 controller, and not bulky like an XBox is. Also, there would be a mini handheld, where you could upload mini-games and other cool things, like a PocketStation or VMU. It could be linked to the internet, like XBox Live, only you would pay one price, and the rest is free, and no monthly subscription crap like XBox Live. Also, there would be an in-system library, where it views what games you've played, how long, and how much completed, and after you beat a game, there would be downloadable data for the handheld thing.

Anyway, I think this would be pretty neat. Tell me what you think.

I really like this idea, especially the in-system library.

While reading yours, I came up with an idea for my own system! There would be the Omega Mini, a handheld that comes with the Omega! So you would have a PC, A system, and a handheld in a big,expensive, combo pack.

[Ed Oscuro]

I think the DS just came along and a lot of kids said, "WOW, that's a lot more impressive than I expected."

Really feeling sort of flat for ideas in terms of consoles right now :P

I would like to do something with the screen aspect ratio on a handheld myself.

[Bratwurst]

Some kind of gimmicky vector-based system that could project on the wall. Not like a Vectrex but able to throw out more complex, wire-mesh models and such. While we're at it make them linkable so people could play 2-player Doom or Battlezone style games on opposite sides of the room.

And the media would pay homage to hu-cards the greatest format known to man.

[chrisbid]

my dream machine would have wood grain and gigantic metal switches. no lame ass plastic buttons or gratuitious LEDs.

[Daria]

I'd do a retro 2D hand held that like the Nomad could hook up to your tv, and would focus on Japanese PSX/Saturn games that never made it to America when the originals came out.

>.>

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[Ed Oscuro]

I remember...a while ago I was thinking about a system that would utilize the Space Hurricane tabletop's system of semitransparent mirrors along with LCD screens and a great graphics system to create a sort of Virtual Boy that...works. In theory, perhaps.

[chadtower]

I've been poking around in a linux kernel lately, checking to see exactly how much driver work would be required to create an x/y monitor driver. I have visions of a new Vectrex type system with a linux core. I don't even think it would be that hard to do. By far the hardest part would be securing vector monitors. If that can't be done, perhaps some type of goggles would work. I think a projector, as mentioned above, would simply drive the cost too far up. I did consider that as well.

[AB Positive]

I've been poking around in a linux kernel lately, checking to see exactly how much driver work would be required to create an x/y monitor driver. I have visions of a new Vectrex type system with a linux core. I don't even think it would be that hard to do. By far the hardest part would be securing vector monitors. If that can't be done, perhaps some type of goggles would work. I think a projector, as mentioned above, would simply drive the cost too far up. I did consider that as well.

Linux - proof that god exists :D

As for me, mine would also be a retro 2d system, sort of an ultimate 2D system though. Today's technology formatted and specialized in making the most high res 2d graphics possible. It would have online capability and would specialize in 2D Fighters and RPGs, both online and off. Other genres would be put in but this would be the main focus.

The online component would also have ladder rankings and as a company we'd hold tournaments for specific games once a month. The winner would recieve a lifetime free service to our online setup and something like five free games for the system.


The embedded kernel would be Linux of course, modified to use an off the wall file system so that people would be less likely to try and mess with it. XEFS would do nicely here. It would also contain the ability to create your own titles using software that comes packed in with the system. To play these homebrews would require a special dongle on the back which would sell for $150 a piece. If you want to use it to pirate, you pay us to do so jerky :P . This way, a setup could be created where people send us homebrews and if they're good enough to use, we'd put you on board and try and develop it. You get paid for it and become part of the staff.



This, in my world, would rock on nigh.


-AG

[hydr0x]

What would you do? Mine would be called the Omega. It would be more than a game console, but a console that had a Windows OS. It would play original games as well as Omega-only games.

sorry but this is the worst console design i've ever heard of, a Windows OS on a console, i mean, DC used WiinCE and Xbox is half a pc, but your suggestion is quite a huge step further, i'd absolutely HATE a console with a real OS.... especially a MS one..

[Sanriostar]

I don't want to make a new system, just make me a RIGHT-HANDED JOYSTICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :angry:

Not a joypad, not a mini-analog, a stick. One that has a slight click, if possible.
Something that takes its cues from a Wico bat or the good ol' atari black.

[Raccoon Lad]

Yeah... A portable home console....

Approx. PSX power, Hu-card format games, a GOOD screen, and the ability to plug in controllers and an AC adapter for solid home play on your own TV. All in a package no bigger than a GBA, but with a price low enough, and with enough developer support to make the system last for at LEAST a decade.

[TheScaryOne]

What would you do? Mine would be called the Omega. It would be more than a game console, but a console that had a Windows OS. It would play original games as well as Omega-only games.

sorry but this is the worst console design i've ever heard of, a Windows OS on a console, i mean, DC used WiinCE and Xbox is half a pc, but your suggestion is quite a huge step further, i'd absolutely HATE a console with a real OS.... especially a MS one..

Well aren't game systems SUPPOSED to take the next step forward? And plus it's just an idea, and personally, I think it people would buy it, This topic was to talk about YOUR game console ideas, not criticsize other's idea.

[Gamemaster_ca_2003]

my console will have all games from all of the systems.

2600
O2
INTV
C64
PC
MAC
NES
SNES
Genny
PS1
CV
Channel F
Neo Geo AES
Arcade
Linux
and everything else inculding the 3 modern consoles(PS2, XBOX, GC)

[Ed Oscuro]

Approx. PSX power
Whoa whoa whoa, you're saying let's return to the days of affine textures? Of all the things I expected to see in this thread, that one takes me by surprise. I hope you mean for the 2D capabilities only, heh heh.

[o2william]

My fantasy console would be able to accept cartridges/CDs from all systems, classic and modern. If a classic game originally supported multiplayer, it would still do so, only the other player(s) could either be in the room with you, or join in over the Internet. It would have internal storage for savestates and high scores. It would implement savestates for all games, like an emulator. The controls would all be wireless.

There would be a built-in text editor and graphing program so you could take notes or draw your own maps for RPGs. There'd be a built-in menu function for each game so that you could quickly access your saved high scores and notes. Naturally it would spport a keyboard and mouse.

Hmm, I seem to be describing a PC running MAME, only with some extra features and support for other systems. :hmm: Didn't plan it that way.

[scooterb23]

My dream console is basically a Sega Genesis that can also play 2600 / O2 / NES games...and have a right handed joystck...

I don't believe any game REALLY needs more than three Action buttons... :D

[Algol]

My console would have its games on CDs inside of diskette-type cases-similar to Minidiscs-so you wouldn't have to worry about scratches. Many of the games would be stuff from the PS1/Saturn/N64 era that were never released outside of Japan, although there would be plenty of origional content.

There would also be some kind of VMU/Pocketstation gizmo, only the screen would be in color. (I'm assuming that cost isn't a factor.)

The console would have a built-in Broadband modem, and have internal memory.

Last, but not least, the console would come packaged with two controllers, a pack-in game, and maybe a VMU. i.e. the stuff you'll eventually buy anyway.

[Lone_Monster]

I can't believe I didn't say this, but I would make a new Neo Geo Pocket. It would be like the SlimLine model, and it would have 2D graphics, no 3D. It would have a stick like the NGP does, no cruffy d-pad. More great Fighters, new RPGs, Beat 'em Ups, Action/Adventure, and bunch of others, by good game makers, not crappy Aruze, and no god damn gambling games, unless there would be an RPG one...

[optic_85]

My system would a have a design similar to the saturn. A toploading CD tray, a cartrige slot, 4 controller ports, and would come in multiple colors, but the advertised color would be black. It would have a hard drive, but additional memory cards, a eye toy type camera, hand held system, and other periphrials could be plugged into the cartrage slot. It would have the best graphics, video, and audio of any console on the market. The controller would be similar to a small xbox controller, except that the d-pad, and left thumb stick would switch spots, because this system would be primarily 2D!!!! Imagine a streets of rage 4 that would looks so good, at first glance you'd think it was anime! It wouls be amazing............I know it will never happen, but a man can dream, cant he?

[michael_lynx]

After reading some ideas for systems, a cartoon I used to watch popped up in my head. .Hack//Sign. I always thought that cartoon was cool because the users could become live in the system and rome around in a 3D enviorment and see out of your eyes ;) . Also a user got disconnected from the real world and his soul got stuck in the system and was stuck forever "So everyone thinks" That would be cool just so long as the people who made the game never cancel it. You might be alright x_x

[cratermaze]

I would like a system that is the same size as most audio components so they fit in a normal cabinet!!!!!! With wireless controllers!!!

[Slipdeath]

my dream system would be a projector like system..u will type in the name of the game...any game from any system...and BOOM! your playing it

[Nz17]

Dream system eh? Okay, let's begin:

Use a Dreamcast as a base (This system would have been released in 1999.). Instead of a GD-ROM drive, it would have a DVD-ROM drive. A row of five infared receivers would line the front of the system -- four for controllers, one for a remote control (to control DVD playback). The Dreamsystem would have face-plates for the system and controllers just like a modern cellphone does. A network port (NIC) and a modem would be built into the system. A match-making system would be available online to pit players against those with similiar skill for every game in which this would be viable.

All the controllers (standard, mice, keyboards, dance pads, etc.) would be wireless. The standard pad would be similiar to a Dreamcast's with the following changes: there would be six face buttons instead of four, the rumble and screen would be built-in, the d-pad and analog stick would be switched, and the d-pad would be softer like the PlayStation's. For saving games translucent memory sticks (with a spot for a custom sticker) would be used; each stick would hold 1MB worth of save data, which would be plenty for saving games and add-ons but not so much as to raise the price significantly.

The development environment for games would be Linux/free-software-based with the commercial SDK being proprietary, though after the system's life the SDK's code would be released for free. During the system's life a second SDK for home developers would be available for no charge and included with the system's purchase. Regular updates to the home SDK would be available for ordering. The home SDK would be quite similiar to the commercial SDK so that high-quality homebrew games could be published by third-party publishers easily and so that home devvers could easily transition to the commercial SDK after the system is retired.

Throw in some top-tier first-party games and strong third-party support (and exclusives) and you'd have my dream machine.

[QBert]

my dream system would be a projector like system..u will type in the name of the game...any game from any system...and BOOM! your playing it



Or even just speak the name of the game....."Load Halo" ;)

[SirDrexl]

My console would have its games on CDs inside of diskette-type cases-similar to Minidiscs-so you wouldn't have to worry about scratches.

That's just what I was thinking-it would be like the Blu-Ray prototypes I've seen pictures of.

Of course, the system would have a built-in hard drive and gigabit ethernet connection, and the controller ports would be standard USB. The controllers would also have additional USB ports for memory cards and other peripherals. Speaking of memory cards, you could use a USB flash drive as a memory card if you wanted to, so it would be easy to back up your saves on a computer.

The controller would combine the Xbox Controller S's D-pad, analog sticks, and general shape; the Dual Shock's flat face buttons and select and start buttons that are in the middle of the controller; and the Gamecube controller's contoured analog shoulder buttons with extra digital click function. There would be six face buttons, but they would all be lined up like the Saturn's controller and would be the same size. Also, we wouldn't try to make the controller one-size-fits-all. The controller would be available in small, medium (the pack-in), and large sizes.

The system would feature an official, approved way of installing games to the hard drive for faster loading if wanted. You would still need the disc in the system when you play the game, and not all of the data needed for the game would be copied over, but load times would still be improved. No game would require this, but every game would support it. You could choose different levels of how much of the game you want copied to the HD (so you could just copy the main game data to the HD but leave the cutscenes on the disc). If you get low on space, a larger HD could be purchased and easily installed.

[Push Upstairs]

As for me, mine would also be a retro 2d system, sort of an ultimate 2D system though. Today's technology formatted and specialized in making the most high res 2d graphics possible. It would have online capability and would specialize in 2D Fighters and RPGs, both online and off. Other genres would be put in but this would be the main focus.


Beats of Rage has shown me that a modern technology system and high res 2D graphics = heaven.

Less of a system and more of a controller...i'd like an ultimate game system to have a controller that is a mix of the Saturn and PSX controller. It would be shaped like the (redesigned) Saturn controller: 6 buttons, L+R, D-pad but then there would be the dual analog controllers like on a PSX controller.

and i would leave the rumble function out...pointless.

Truthfully, no controller needs more than 6 buttons anyway (You hear that XBOX?)