It’s the Saturn that deserves your attention here. In addition to those optional cartridge modules, the out-of-the-box Polymega supports Sega CD, TurboGrafx-CD, Neo Geo CD, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn. The hardware includes the usual lineup of HDMI, Wi-Fi, ethernet, USB and SD card support, while including a few other more unique additions, notably a CD-ROM drive, support for the tiny, but speedy m.2 SSD format and support for four console-specific expansions called “Element Modules.” These $80 modules bring cartridge and controller compatibility for NES, Super Nintendo, Genesis, 32X, TurboGrafx-16 … and all of their European and Japanese counterparts. The Polymega is a software emulation-based console with a custom, Intel-backed motherboard running on Linux with a custom user interface.
That labored chronology is just part of the challenge developer Playmaji has had bringing this device to life but, after spending almost exactly a year with a pre-release device, I’m happy to report it may have been worth it: The Polymega is, after all that, an excellent retro gaming console worthy of your attention. Over four years after being unveiled as the RetroBlox, being renamed just a few months later, shifting from FPGA technology to software emulation a year later, and then opening for pre-orders a year after that, the all-in-one retro gaming console, Polymega, is finally shipping out on September 12.
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