This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 87%. (I'm a bot)

Mike Kennedy, proprietor of numerous classic gaming-themed ventures like Retro magazine and GameGavel.com, launched an IndieGoGo for something called the Retro VGS. The idea behind this console was relatively simple: a cartridge-based console that would play retro-styled games.

All this for the low, low price of, at minimum, $300. Wait, what? You're expecting me to pay the price of a modern console for something that has "Retro" right in its name? The team behind the console pointed out that it had a ludicrous amount of extraneous bells and whistles to justify the price, but retro game collectors-a type not exactly known for frugality-quickly called foul.

Homebrew efforts-where passionate programmers create new games for old consoles like the NES, SNES, and Genesis-are alive and well, and already have a much bigger base of console owners to sell to.

Extended Summary | FAQ | Theory | Feedback | Top keywords: console^#1 Retro^#2 game^#3 more^#4 Coleco^#5