December 23, 2015 at 11:45 am

Polycade Puts 90 Arcade Classics Into a Single Contemporary Unit

by twistedsifter

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Polycade is a recently funded Kickstarter project that puts over 90 arcade classics into a sleek and modern unit that’s only 17″ deep. The secret is a Raspberry Pi and an 8GB SD card that comes preloaded with open source emulation software.

 

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Polycade uses a 28″ Insignia LED TV and the unit weighs about 45 lbs. There are different finishing colors along with options for vinyl wraps to customize your unit.

In addition to the preloaded arcade games, Polycade is compatible with the following systems: Atari 800, Atari 2600,Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color,Game Gear, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, NES, Turbo Grafx 16 and SNES.

You can find a complete list of compatible systems and games that you can add to your unit here.

 

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