Gameslab
Hardware
handheld game console
SHOW HN2019
406points
50comments
#52of 2,195 in 2019
Top 3%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
15 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score +0.55.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Love the Rust use and the case design
From 2 comments
Thanks a lot! I love that you are using Rust.
ragerino on HNThis is awesome. The case fabrication looks great. What materials and fabrication process did you use? I'm particularly interested to hear more details of how you made such a pro…
blakesmith on HN
Objections
FPGAs are unlikely to help game engines much
From 1 comment
Not really a whole lot. FPGAs work best where you have precise timing requirements or really wide signals. Most game engines are about throughput and I don't think you'd see a…
vvanders on HN
Questions
Can the FPGA be partially reconfigured while running?
From 2 comments
> The FPGA fabric means that games and apps can bring their own unique hardware to load into the fabric. Curious, can you both execute code on the FPGA and simultaneously write…
zupa-hu on HNYour question is hard to understand. FPGA logic fabric must be loaded at once. There is a method called partial reconfiguration, one can swap pieces of the logic design on the…
lnsru on HN
Why SpinalHDL over Chisel?
From 1 comment
Was there a reason you decided to use SpinalHDL instead of Chisel?
SoylentYellow on HN
Alternatives named
Analogue Pocket FPGA handheld
From 1 comment
For those interested in that, Analogue will release the Analogue Pocket, a FGPA handheld console too. It will play Gameboy and Gameboy Advance games and you will be able to…
louhike on HN