Segas new console

[DBloke]

I'm as shocked as you​

Its a new Sega console
But it plays Game gear games (no cart slot)(SD cards thow)​

I was looking in the cash converters site (second hand stuff) and found it​

Info it virtually nonexistent (its not on the wiki)​

I have got one on the way so ill give you the full low down on what its like​

(ill also be looking into the homebrew part)

(I got it for Forty quid)

While we've seen our fair share of off-the-wall​

handhelds that do a dab of everything, including aplenty of overseas knockoffs that usually aren't what they claim to be, this little gadget seems to have a bit more credibility than the usual mishmashed portable. The Pocket Pad, reportedly sold through Alpha Plus, is a handheld gaming device with a button layout reminiscent of the original Game Boy, and rocks a 2.4-inch LCD that could potentially induce uncomfortable amounts of squinting while gaming. The 'Pad doubles up on the fun by providing a built-in MP3 player with 1GB of flash storage to accompany the nine internally-housed retro Sega titles, reportedly including Ecco the Dolphin and the obligatory Sonic the Hedgehog. While there's no word on whether this thing plays any other games, it does sport an SD slot in case your music library exceeds the 1GB barrier (or you just want to give your homebrew apps a try). A rather unexpected addition to the feature set is the inclusion of a TV-out jack that should enable you to pipe that button-mashing mayhem onto the big screen while at home. Deets concerning the battery life and included accessories (not to mention a warranty) are unsurprisingly missing, but if you've got money to gamble and a hankering for pocketable Sega action, the Pocket Pad will supposedly drop in October for £80 ($151).​

Edit :
Here are pics (thumbnails)
I put it next to the DS for comparison


The box (dynamic camera angle)


First impressions
It looks OK
The d-pad looks like its riped of a ds
TV out cable (wow play sega games on my TV)
Battery case has a screw on it (could be a prob)
Its light
It seems OK but a longer play test will tell if its worth getting or not

Edit Edit :
Found this on the Dcemu site
http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/archive/index.php/t-20420.html

Lavod Corporation has announced that it has a pair of MP3 players ideally suited to those of you who feel no need to distinguish between serviettes and toilet paper.

Indeed, the PocketPlay 320 and 350 are designed to appeal to fans of combining things, offering as they do the opportunity to listen to music (in the 350's case, WMAs as well as MP3s) and play 8-bit Sega games on their 2.4-inch TFT displays.

As you can see from the picture both are dinky little devices but, rather as you do when you reach for Bounty-the-stronger-soaker-upper following the expenditure of Andrex, once you cross purposes you will discover surprising depth to the proposition. (Metaphorically speaking, they'd certainly block the loo.)

That's because the 320 offers 20 Sega games and the 350 offers 10. These include the likes of Sonic Chaos, Ecco the Dolphin, Sonic Spinball, Columns and Fantasy Zone. Both have TV outputs too, so they're practically consoles. The 350 also features an SD Card slot and a USB 2.0 port.

Lavod's press release doesn't mention pricing, but apparently both will be available from various distributors in Germany, Switzerland and Austria from April, so you might be able to track them down through grey importers.

Or, if you actually do harbour some misplaced desire to scratch a retro itch and you're not just reading this far to see if I can do any more crap jokes, you could just buy one of the many Sega compilations for your existing consoles instead. Since they will almost certainly be cheaper and better.

You won't be able to play them on the loo, obviously, but then not everything you do in the lounge or kitchen has to be, does it?

 

[Big Yoda]

So this thing actualy exists? That is some wack junk man. When did this thing come out?

 

[adf3424sdff]

its fake, look at it

 

[Sam_Harris]

:hand: Prinny are you tricking us hmm

 

[Napalmbrain]

Looks like one of those dodgy handhelds you can get off some wideboy down the pub.

 

[Wii_BrEnDo2007]

cool

 

[Squall7]

Coming on like a retro version of the Sony PSP, the Pocket Pad from Alpha Plus puts 1GB worth of tunes at your disposal, along with a slew of Sega classics

Link in the picture comes to this site: http://stuff.tv/news/id-1647/default.aspx
It's basically an MP3 player that also plays games - including old Sega ones, though it is not made by Sega, but a company called Alpha Plus.

 

[Byuakuya]

nice find. but it does look a lot like a bit of "pokerey fakerey" has been done. this is the first time i have seen this thing so i am guessing that it is rare if its true.

 

[Wii_BrEnDo2007]

i wish i could buy one......

 

[En4Neo]

If it is real, I wouldn't give a flying f$#$.

 

[Fox]

Are you serious Dark? This is wonderfull! If it truly exists, "which I kinda doubt" I will seriously buy it! Im a SEGA fan like you. I know you want it too...

 

[DBloke]

Link in the picture comes to this site: http://stuff.tv/news/id-1647/default.aspx
It's basically an MP3 player that also plays games

So its like the PS3


But think of the possibility's of home brew
A game gear with battrey life

Are you serious Dark? This is wonderfull! If it truly exists, "which I kinda doubt" I will seriously buy it! Im a SEGA fan like you. I know you want it too...

Did you read my first post
Im waiting for the delivery (then ill take a pic of it to prove it)

 

[Fox]

Yeah, I cant seem to find a Game Gear outside of eBay... I want this thing dam it! Dont lie to me Dark, is it real?

 

[En4Neo]

It doesn't even say it's a Sega console in the article, it say it's made by some company called Alpha Plus.

 

[Shiftfallout]

I would rather have the PSP which plays sega games also. Just me though.