Seedi Prototype Preview - 90s CD Based Clone System - Teardown & Testing

Seedi is a game console that plays original discs from Sony PlayStation 1, Neo Geo CD, TurboGrafx CD, Sega CD, DOS PC, and more. In this preview I look at the hardware, accessories and how well the games run on it.
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[@RubsterWTF]

It would be cool if it played Saturn too.

[@iggy1296]

the machine is basically emulating, and there isn't a good saturn emulator.

[@spoonhanz]

RubsterWTF almost impossible to get running probably due to the protection they implemented in the Saturn.

[@GoodUsedGoods]

crimson bolt Someone just recently cracked the copy protection on a Saturn. It looked pretty wild

[@RubsterWTF]

Leonel Martucci True

[@seedisystem8697]

We think so too! If there are breakthroughs in software for Saturn that allow it to work on our hardware, we would certainly consider it for a future update.

[@Mace2.0]

Seedi, See-Di, See-D-I, CDi. Oh god...

[@abztraktgaming]

"borrowed Sailor Moon from kinsie"...yea sure ya did lol

[@FireteamYogurt]

More like Reggie!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Hence the reason *I gave the look I did* in the video ;)

[@Alias_Anybody]

Obviously his favourite game of all time. :-P

[@tsbspionkop]

Haha

[@GeoNeilUK]

"More like Reggie!" I was about to say it would make up for the GameCube! But I'm guessing Kinsey's more a _Cho Aniki_ girl!

[@SuperJTthunder]

jesus christ. Everyone calling MJR “disingenuous” fails to see the work he put into this video. He has disclaimers. He’s not telling you to support the project, but simply making people aware that it exists. He points out the flaws with the project and does his job as someone who has been trusted with a prototype. The legal complications behind this Seedi system are for YOU to look at yourself. That’s why he puts a link to their website to read more about them. Don’t let these comments get you down, MJR!

[@stegoeggo]

Crowdfunded retro boxes are all too-often complete scams and KZbinrs alongside other game media continue to hype them no matter what. I REALLY appreciate that MJR delves deep into the product itself and even offers a warning about the aforementioned downsides to crowdfunding. I think the problem is that MJRs analysis and disclaimer comes a little too late in the video. Most negative comments are left before the person watching gets 30 seconds in...

[@ZaireXIII]

Even with all the disclaimers and highlighting flaws, it still comes off as a bit of a sell and advertisement. Part of the issue too is how so many of these hardware crowdfunding projects end up as outright disasters with youtubers hyping them up or "...hey check this out!" kind of subtle sells to support the campaigns. So while I wouldn't say MJR is being disingenuous, these kinds of videos will continue to be problematic due to the association with those seeking money. This video may not be an outright endorsement, but it does skirt a fine line that we're seeing more and more of in the retro gaming community.

[@OM19_MO79]

That's what I liked about this video, he was responsible, unlike Riggs. It's a shame that his disclaimers and some comments about how inconvenient is this thing are quite shadowed by the way he praises the functionality of this piece of junk. By the way, the Retron, the Dreamcade, the Sigma and that atgames Genesis junk are not clone consoles, they are emulator boxes with cart readers/DVD drives. There is no real clone hardware as in an old chinese Famicom bootleg or the Coleco Gemini.

[@mykr0324]

completely agree that he shouldn't necessarily be getting flak for this, but he does have some sort of influence over his audience. I like the guy. It worries me that these guys haven't got neo geo CD running at full speed and on their own channel they are talking about optimizing it ONCE THEY GET FUNDED. That to me is very worrying, as they have already been told they won't have support from the retro arch guys. I wouldn't put my money into this tbh even if I was interested in what it offers.

[@markymark102189]

Just recently stumbled upon your channel MJR. I’ve really been having a tough time in life lately, and your videos about retro games take me back to a much happier time. Thanks man. Great stuff. 👊🏻

[@KenKanifff]

As someone who is constantly afraid their Sega CD will randomly kick the bucket, it's nice to see an alternative.

[@seedisystem8697]

Thanks - Our mission is to provide more options for gamers to keep playing their games!

[@oldstylegaming]

Good job you never broke that when you opened it..... it would have took them at least 10 minutes to make another one haha

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

old style gaming oh yes lol

[@MultiTomtom23]

Just a pie and a CD drive lol....in a 3d printed case.... Just connected with USB...everyone can do this at home....without a shell...and it will play more than just CD based games...that's so sad *lol* Do u know....did it make it through the indigogo!?

[@DrFearCo]

You have to write the software for it to detect which game you put in etc etc etc. There are obvious reasons why someone would buy this over making their own. Your point and argument are moot

[@ImTheKingOfHyrule]

Then why didn't they just make a commercial emulation frontend and sell it as a piece of software? Oh yeah, because it's a lot more profitable to trick people into buying an off-brand raspberry pi at a ridiculously high markup.

[@iforgetiremember5243]

yeah the reason is you want to waste money and fuck up your discs instead of just ripping it and playing it on a computer for free etc etc etc. fuck off

[@jairoatanacio8447]

Really glad you were able to open it up. Great video.

[@wesleybcrowen]

So.. its a Pi with a disc drive.

[@Mrvideosandgames]

Pretty much, but as he said, the software is optimised.

[@Jimalcoatl]

Unless you want to play Turbo Grafx CD or Neo Geo CD games.

[@SeraphanWolf]

Not to mentions instead of using faster roms they go all the way into cheap scams and use actual licensed software...

[@Nandru85]

Why is using the original cd a scam?

[@squidforest9965]

Isn't the Pi mother board green? NVM

[@JRRSantore]

Idk why anyone would be paranoid about downloading the bios. Just do it. Nobodies gonna kick down your door lol.

[@CryptoFeez]

I be scared if malware

[@djsweetnlow2003]

I really love your channel! Always great content!

[@RandomAssaultPodcast]

i appreciate your honesty in this one, I feel like you've gotten better with being transparent, not that you were being sneaky or anything before, but I think you've learned a healthy level of skepticism

[@odie114]

Can wait to see the future of these types of devices! Keep physical games alive! Great video dude :)

[@ChrisView777]

Great job as always MJR! That Star Trek 25th Anniversary bit brought back memories.

[@HeyItsJonny]

I was surprised to see you talk about the seedi here. Great video, can't wait for a follow up!

[@extremawesomazing]

Terrific! Great review. Excellent notes about crowdfunding and the system's limitations.

[@iandavidwolfe]

Dude this is so awesome! Finally a CD based retro multi system console! I really hope this takes off! Great vid MJR \m/

[@Sheepy007]

I have to say this is actually quite interesting. Certainly more than the hundreds of Snes nes clones that get released like every week

[@Strawberry92fs]

That reminds me, I need to buy a blinking light win for my NES

[@dez-m]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! they are so well made and educational!

[@enemyofthestatevcdking5982]

Man I love your channel

[@NewtChonk]

Good vid MJ keep at it mate!

[@TheLastLineLive]

Easy way to get a seedi: 1) Buy an Orange Pi kit 2) Buy an external usb DVD rom 3) Download a retropi image and format to a microsd card. 4) Insert it into the Orange Pi and do a little setup. 5) Enjoy without worrying about a risky indiegogo campaign that may not come to fruition.

[@seedisystem8697]

That actually won't do what Seedi can do (play your original games right off the CD)! We have added a bunch more functionality under the hood, and also not just any drive will work well. Check out our hardware video for more info: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHvEq3eOr5qEbMU

[@AxiomofDiscord]

I am too stupid for retropi

[@OM19_MO79]

"Under the hood", or under the overlay that your seedy, i mean, Seedi frontend displays on screen while the emulators are being called to run? All you did was a crappy frontend and a 3-D printed case. You are profiting out of existing not-for-profit software and hardware. Your junk cost no less than $30 at most, I bet you will order bulks of Orange Pi's from AliExpress making each board about $2.50 and you'll get a bunch of miniSATA DVD drives from broken laptops. "Play your original games right off the CD", just like any PC, laptop, XBox One (for XB360 and original Xbox) or PS3, you sounded like an idiot trying to impress other bigger idiots.

[@maxmustermann1455]

1) Wait until SeeDi is released 2) wait for someone to rip the software 3) buy Orange Pi + DVD Rom 4) flash software onto retro pi 5) enjoy for maybe few bucks less

[@OM19_MO79]

Even better: 1) Wait until you SeeDi's listed on Craigslist, ebay or at Goodwill. 2) Flash it. 3) install better emulators. In the meantime, get a $50 1997 PC, does far more and still can be connected to a modern TV with VGA

[@lawnboyfreak]

Heard about this on the CU Podcast, and think it's awesome that MJR got to test the prototype! Great review! It seems like they are doing a lot of hard work to make this as smooth as possible! I hope they nail this, it looks like a product that fills a gap.

[@MarcusMaximillianAugustus]

so great, so much great information as always; logical and fair as always

[@SmashJT]

Thanks so much for bringing us this intel, MJR! You rock (as always!).

[@TheRetroWorld]

agreed!

[@OM19_MO79]

Smash JT Thank you too for making your video I hope it prevents them from getting fully funded (thank goodness is not a flexible funded project).

[@SmashJT]

No worries! I interviewed the creators on my channel and just posted the video

[@iWillUseMyOwnName]

You have a great positive attitude in your videos, awesome!. I'd love some Neo Geo stuff more. Keep it up! Cheers from Finland!!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Video games are supposed to be *fun*. I can't relate to other KZbin channels that choose to focus on all the negative stuff.. That's not me and thanks for noticing :)

[@JustMeDashV]

Nice and thorough hands on preview!

[@killachief187]

Really cool man ! Great vid.

[@BobbyOxygen]

Who cares about PS1 support? You can get that on a PS1, 2 or 3, which are all super common and dirt cheap. They should have focused on getting the more obscure formats running better and support DOS games at least up to 486's IMO.

[@AxiomofDiscord]

Well my phone can run DOS up to a 386 pretty well but hooking a keyboard and mouse to it is kinda weird.

[@TakavaNirhii]

PS1's the money maker. Most semi-casual gamers have never heard of Sega CD or Turbo-Grafx-CD. If they can't sell it, why bother?

[@corsegerspwnd]

as always your channel is first with things i like

[@Winnetou64]

Such an exciting and fun to watch video! Keep up the good work, man!

[@joshuawright8990]

This looks badass! If it gets released I am definitely getting one.

[@MVLGAMING]

It's a very cool idea. Would like some more obscure systems like CD-I and 3DO, as when those consoles break it'll be harder to replace them. But the DOS support is cool, even if it does need some work.

[@wschippr1]

MVL GAMING I'd be for the 3DO, but CDi? It has like two or three games worth playing in its library. I'd rather the Amiga CD32 before that and definitely the Sega Saturn.

[@PaulBadman]

Theres an experimental emulator for retropie so i'm guessing yes

[@MVLGAMING]

The Amiga CD32 is a good shout actually. And with that you could throw in Amiga 1200 CD games, as the specifications are similar.

[@hikarishidou2878]

Remember that developing emulators isn't in their scope. They need a working emulator with a proper licence that allows then to ship the emulator on their product.

[@hikarishidou2878]

Also remember that developing any emulator requires not simple money, but skilled people capable of getting the job done. Of cource, once somebody capable of is willing to do it, it'd be great to have a crowdfunding so he can work full time on the job.

[@overlordalfredo]

*The idea as well as the already working prototype is awesome!* As soon as you said DOS up to 386 I squinted to the left where my "Warcraft - Orcs & Humans" BlackmArket box is sitting on my desk, mocking me for years to finally modify a random toaster into a device capable of playing DOS games so I can run it again some day... It would be awesome if I had a plug and play device for me TV/projector to play DOS games and some of the older CD based games. *One question though:* How does saving on this device work? Does it utilize the harddrive as some memory card for PS1? I remember old PS1 games having "blocks" in stead of default disk space units...

[@nrlatty22]

One of the few intros I still watch all the way through!

[@agreeingwings2564]

Awesome vid!!

[@TheMagpyeTrader]

Needs BIOs files... So not plug-in-play then? If you're gonna have to hunt up and configure files then why not just use your existing PC?

[@seedisystem8697]

Thanks for your feedback - we will keep the configuration down to a minimum, and also note that the files are only required for some systems - and only if you plan to play games from those systems!

[@AxiomofDiscord]

I was thinking it be nice to get for my father who would not want to fiddle with a computer setup and I could set it all up before giving it to him. But I must admit that is a pretty niche use case.

[@TheMagpyeTrader]

Seedi System According to your page all the CD-based console games need the original BIOs to run, except PS1 but that's neither here nor there. So, out of the box it can't do what it was mainly advertised for without doing some fiddling and shady file acquisition? Nice.

[@kropking]

Is "hunting up" different from "hunting down" in some way? ;)

[@dooplon5083]

Most Hated Yes, why it's the difference between looking up a file and looking down at the floor. :]

[@oisuxx]

soooooo.....if i optimize retropie, and put kodi, and dosbox on it......i can can make a kickstarter?

[@theTMNTnerd32]

Man...it is really awesome that u do these kinda videos! I've been really curious about this machine, and your video was VERY informative. Thanks for the incredible content! You're one of the best on KZbin! I Love Gamesack as well! U should collaborate sometime soon! All You guys rock!

[@swedishbeatballs6109]

great video. always 100% quality

[@MrMario2011]

That's pretty impressive for an OrangePi, I was thinking the footage we'd see would have been much more of a work in progress.

[@DarkHalmut]

MrMario2011 Its just running RetroArch. Already has all those emulators. Not sure what Seedi is doing other than building the hardware.

[@wschippr1]

DarkHalmut Putting it all together for the end user and installing and optimizing the software. There's lots of people that don't want to deal with that.

[@mykr0324]

Good channel dude, nice to see you on here. This thing I have massive uncertainty about, especially promises of neo geo CD and dos. Weird product, with that orange pi. Seems like cheaping out for the sake of saving money.

[@DarkHalmut]

Everyone, look how cool this guy is. He knows so much shit about computers.

[@SupraViperhead]

So they took a Single Board Computer that somebody else built ($15 on AliExpress), put it inside an enclosure, along with a CD Drive (which cost about $5), a controller that somebody else designed and built ($10 on AliExpress), loaded it with programs and emulators that other people created, and then want $125 for putting it all together? So...what did they actually do? Did they at least design the enclosure and write the code that auto-detects and runs the discs?

[@MetalOrDeth]

Nice video man rock on!

[@wvecst]

I been waiting for this era to come back.

[@thesolidnick]

Wow, that's awesome, very interesting system... had no idea it was in development

[@KyogresHideout_Vegito2121]

7:53 Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 to test PS1 emulation? Great choice!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I played the game way longer than you see in the video too. I LOVE that game :)

[@mikaelv2085]

Awesome video

[@bobsamurai]

this looks awesome

[@DurradonXylles]

Here's my two cents: I love the concept of the Seedi, I really wish there was something like it made by the repro console manufacturers, but I am very, VERY unimpressed with the hardware proposed and the people behind it. On one hand it's yet another retro throwback device that, at least in it's current state, is running on all off-the-shelf parts that are easily accessible and running software that you can get online for free. On the other hand it's a retro console specifically made to run disc-based games, something that these clone and throwback consoles have been sorely overlooking since the market for these opened up about a decade ago. I like the idea for the console, I really do, but so far there is very little I'm seeing about it that gives me confidence in this system or the people behind it, nevermind having me consider actually giving any of my money to them. I understand that with how complex most of these CD-based consoles are, the most efficient solution would be to have the machine be an emulation box; my major problem stems from the use of cheap and easily obtainable hardware, more specifically a mini-PC devboard like the OrangePi. We've already seen numerous retro-inspired crowdfunding hopefuls using generic parts that either failed to impress out of the gate, or disappoint people once the smoke and mirrors are removed and we see the guts of the thing be nothing like what they were advertising. Hell, the recently released Retro Engine Sigma quickly gained infamy because it was an OrangePi running EmulationStation under the hood, many of these units failing due to the bad boards and clumsy design, and many backers like the Immortal John Hancock showing their disappointment and displeasure towards it after receiving their units. I'm not going to call out these guys for being cut from the same cloth as the men behind the RetroVGS/Coleco Chameleon, Atari Gameband, PGS Handheld Computer, Oton-X or many of the other Kickscammers that were trying to win gamers over with a lot of fluffed words and pretty concept art with little, if anything, to show for it. However the people behind the Seedi appear to be cut from the same cloth as the people behind the aforementioned Retro Engine Sigma and Hyperkin with the Retron 5, which is an equally treacherous road to go down if they continue that route. Using hardware that is easily obtained or duplicated, along with software that is also easily obtainable and falls under strict and specific open source licenses about usage (especially when you decide to disobey said licenses and use it without knowledge and/or permission from the authors), for a project of this nature is a sign of either incompetency or flat out laziness. The Seedi simply appears, pun wholly intended, _seedy_ because of following the exapmles of the RES Team and Hyperkin in this regard. Even with the promise of the software being fully optimized for the games it'll support the physical media of, I can't trust my money towards a team of guys in their basement essentially making a RetroPi emulation box with a disc drive attached when I could pay just as much or potentially less to do it myself. At least when Nintendo jumped into the retro plug-n-play market with the Classic Editions, they made sure everything on the devices worked 100% as intended, the build quality was up to their brand's standard, and the open source software they used was clearly stated in their license info complete with a link to where it's hosted on their website. I would be more willing to throw my money at one of those things because they're self-contained machines that actually have quality control in both hardware and software. I can't see the same quality assurance coming from this console, ESPECIALLY when it's coming out of a crowdfunding campaign using hardware known to fail on previous, similar ventures and outright stealing software from a major open source software project. Please note that I'm not criticizing the ambitions or motives of the people involved with the Seedi or its campaign, but considering the many examples of similar projects, this is what they're giving me an impression of when I see and hear this. My final point is this: if any of you guys from the Seedi Kickstarter are reading this, I urge you to cancel the campaign as it is and drastically redesign the console. It was mentioned that you guys had a more powerful console design in mind, and I'd say start with that since an emulation machine is more likely to work better and have better accuracy and compatibility if the hardware is more powerful. Actually get permission to use the emulation software you decide to use, or at least comply with GPL licensing properly as to not risk any lawsuits or public backlash. Hell, maybe attempt forgoing the crowdfunding and actually approach the manufacturers of these reproduction consoles with a more fleshed out design and prototype to see if they'd be willing to make them and put them out there, only going back to Kickstarter if they all reject the idea. Also, rename the console, if I can pull a pun mocking the untrustworthy nature of it out of my ass than someone with more wit than me will certainly do worse.

[@W3r3gam3r]

Windows 95-98 would be awesome if possible to include.

[@MrDmoney156]

W3r3gam3r Definitely!!

[@DiceAdvanturer]

Great video again thx!

[@panchitoscollectors92]

Thanks a lot for the proper review metal jesus

[@worriorjack]

I think it's necessary for one of these to come along from the point of view of preservation.

[@seedisystem8697]

Thanks, so do we!

[@Powerstroke87]

Could not agree more

[@AxiomofDiscord]

They all run forever until they don't Everdrives are not for preservation. Everdrives are for not swapping your games and having them all on a single cartridge. Cheap non ever brand ones even might have the opposite effect of preservation. Optical emulators though are great. I really want a SD card driven Dreamcast and PS2 in time. I still prefer having all my stuff in one place and having as much on my computer as I can. Even with that said I love to tinker. And if retroarch was not so unfriendly I would have some pie system up and running at this point.

[@MICROmor]

so they just got a raspberri pi and put it on a cd enclosure? that's brave

[@mikieson]

yea..you go and do that and see how it works..lol

[@Rayofficial13565]

And wrote a ton of software to try to make it a seamless experience, which is the actual product.

[@MICROmor]

can0t argue about that but since the review says it's based on libretro and retroarch, that's not completely original either

[@snorlaxx420xx8]

They actually stole the source code, sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@Hetkanookanders]

Great channel. one of the best on KZbin! Greetings from Amsterdam, The Netherlands

[@MetalJesusRocks]

+Hetkanookanders I love your city! Visited about a decade ago and I miss it :)

[@abymondesir23]

Impressive system & makes sense would love to support GREAT REVIEW

[@soapbabestv5355]

Will it play Amiga CD32?

[@jamesgarlick4573]

can it play DOOM?

[@jamesgarlick4573]

Lol

[@BrooksterMax]

Soap Babes TV agreed this is needed, totally! How else will I play Nigel Mansell :)

[@GeoNeilUK]

If they include Amiberry or UAE4ARM, you'll have to provide your own Kickstart and Extended ROM though (I don't think either of those programs are compatible with Amiga Forever and I don't think Amiga Forever includes the Extended ROM anyway)

[@wschippr1]

Soap Babes TV So you can play what? Lol, Alien Breed? Beneath a steel sky? Zool? Liberation? And that's about it. It'd be a lot of work for maybe two to three dozen games that are still worth playing today.

[@alexandertalbot9406]

I'll wait for Polymega.

[@ckylunatic3042]

this looks fun. if they do backups im buying it for sure!

[@enemyofthestatevcdking5982]

Awesome !

[@Madmax23419]

For the whole EU, it's your right to make/have a copy of your software, so if you own a PS1 then it's legal to have a copy of the bios.

[@seedisystem8697]

Go EU!

[@timelessgamer883]

Same thing for the us I believe u just have to own the console for the bios for it and then u got to one the game to download the ISO or rom

[@reloadedrussty10]

Fuck the EU.

[@xCr00k3Dx]

Angry Dragon no, it's still piracy if you own the console but download the BIOS ROM, but it's not something that a console manufacturer is going to split hairs over for a retro console... Other than Nintendo, that is.

[@ganiman]

If you trust the word of a random person on KZbin, you're gonna have a bad day.

[@pallouraspalloura6398]

Does it play burned ps1 ganes?

[@pallouraspalloura6398]

Games

[@seedisystem8697]

Yes! These first gen CD games had very little in the way of DRM, so Seedi won't know the difference!

[@pilgrum0]

Seedi System thanks to the software developer who are they by the way?

[@MrMeAndMyDogs]

Lovely, some of them are a bit expensive :)

[@snorlaxx420xx8]

You literally just publicly endorsed piracy.

[@paulb4uk]

They have done a great job and been honest on it being based on an orange pi all in all its quite good .

[@ZeroThethirdJr]

great video

[@grahamstobbs6369]

Love The Intro Metal Jesus Rocks ❤️❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻🎸

[@standaman3568]

You pulled out Star Trek 25th Anniversary to test the 386 compatibility. I've never been more proud to be subscribed to your channel, sir. Live Long and Prosper!

[@87lancerguy]

Something like this might actually get me into collecting for disc games again...

[@bhogg6693]

not heard anyone mention xbmc for a bit, cheers for this (re)preview

[@Neil454ss]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!!

[@RetroGamePlayers]

Very cool that you got the prototype! The old school pc games are the best.

[@OM19_MO79]

Prototype of what? The logo?, the frontend overlaid in the already available emulators? The crappy plastic shell? This is no prototype, not only is a repackaging of existing hardware and software, is the final product. They've already said it, it can only work with that cheap USB DVD drive,so there can be no more changes to the final product in terms of hardware unless they manage to be able to use a Banana Pi, instead of an Orange Pi.

[@charlescampuz5812]

OM19 MO79 Slow down buddy, it sounds like you just got a tantrum.

[@OM19_MO79]

Charles Campuz I really hate that some are actually playing along and call this contraption a prototype, especially certain punks who made a huge tantrum over some crook making his "prototype" with an SNES Jr board, a Jaguar case and a homebrew cart.

[@SharifSourour]

Very nice!

[@djspilz82]

I love the style of it myself

[@LovelyAlanna]

c'mon, what's so bad about sailor moon?

[@JohnRiggs]

Reads the disc in realtime. Thats neat! I figured it'd just rip the iso. I'm feeling hopeful about this. Curious if it runs PC Engine CD games that require the Arcade card. That, alone, would make it worth it for me.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

RIGGGGGGS!!!! What's up buddy ;)

[@TheLastLineLive]

John Riggs: RIGG'd Games I think ripping the iso would be better, less running of the drive and less risk of it damaging the game, even if that risk is pretty small to begin with. Many Sega cd/ps1 emulators can run off discs already, I used to before getting a ps2 emulate ps1 games in my pc back in 1999/2000 using the discs. It was buggy but worked and I imagine it works be lot better now.

[@seedisystem8697]

Hey John! Yes they are supported. Bring some games to our booth at PRGE and you can try them out! Seedi will also give you the option to rip your games.

[@JohnRiggs]

I'll see you at PORTLAND! Should be awesome.

[@sos.gamers]

You can do the same with a laptop, old laptop maybe, emulators supports real time CD read from original copys or backups

[@beartoes2002]

Popful Mail is soooo amazing Great memories playing that game

[@liamoneloop3414]

LOOKS COOL

[@Das1x]

How to milk the retro scene 101: 1. Screw a cheap ass micro pc in the case of a portable CD-Drive and connect the wires. 2. Call it a product 3. ... (Laugh) 4. Profit

[@slicey80]

Seriously? It's just built on a pi? Dude just sell the case with the components minus the pi and market it that way, it'll sell more and be much cheaper.

[@B5DIN]

Alex Mods It's the effort and work that sets the price, NOT the materials themselves. That's why hand-made plushies cost a fortune compared to the ones from your nearest Tesco.

[@BADC0FFEE]

they are doing also all the software to make it work of the bat. So yeah, you can get a pi, a case, a cdrom drive, several emulators, a linux distro, get down with some programming and do that stuff yourself if you want, or you can buy that stuff for cheap and not waste weeks on it

[@mrblackrock555]

Its built on the bananapi as far as im aware

[@amihartz]

This is not a Raspberry Pi (or a Banana Pi), it's an Orange Pi, which are like half the price. Most people don't have one and wouldn't know what to do with it if they did. It would probably come out more expensive anyways as you'd have to pay for shipment on all the individual parts.

[@amihartz]

@Kyler Easier than having it all done for you? And it'd be a lot more expensive.

[@cAPSlOCKrOXX]

Ooooh the DOS support is cool! I know it's only up to 386, but still VERY cool.

[@13lueBomber]

I forgot about this. This thing is awesome! Hopefully it all went well. But honestly, how did this badass little device not reach its $50,000 goal? This DEFINITELY deserves it! I wish I found out about this when you could still buy the early version for $120 or so. #MetalJesusRocks #Seedi

[@SlippyMcDervish]

Cool. An emulator on a Picoboard housed in a DVD drive - for $100, it's a fair price.

[@dbuddle27]

Well at least the name fits, this is a pretty seedy project.

[@LordMarlle]

I'm slowly getting convinced by the apparent openness of the Seedi guys, so I'd love to see a followup on the Retroarch/Seedi situation and wherein the difference of philosophies stems.

[@MrMeAndMyDogs]

I got goosebumps when I saw the Ms dos screens. Been such a long time. Still own a few games that we got when we bought our very overpriced 486 back in the days. It cost at that time about 2,600€ which today would be something like Alienware or equal :D I am definately gonna get one of these simply because it´s a special feeling picking out a game on the shelf and then pop it in and enjoy. Also my cd/dvd based systems all start to fail one after another, either the laser or the tray so I have to buy more of them just to be able to play the way I want to. great video.

[@dduffee64]

Now donate it to hydraulic press channel so they can crush that peice of shit. Jus playinn .it looks cool

[@seedisystem8697]

Haha!!! Thanks :D

[@ericyoung3480]

I would rather wait for the PolyMega

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I am in talks to preview the PolyMega as well...Curious about it as well!

[@jtheurbannerd6233]

Has there been any updates with the PolyMega?

[@hiddentape2911]

We finally got to see "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" in a "MetalJesusRocks" video!

[@nobelchurch4338]

I've see a few videos about the seedi. This one is really great tho. Thanks for all the great info! I would love to play old dos games! Looks great but I'll prob. wait for a more competitive 90s cd retro console market. Great video!!!

[@C-Murph]

This isn't going to blow up with Kelsey trips over it again will it?

[@darkclawsdomain7148]

Actually, it was Kinsey. XD

[@C-Murph]

Ah, shit. Got my Ks mixed up.

[@BorislavVeselinov]

you mean kinsey.

[@DOYLETWAT]

Kinsey is grossly obese

[@TheMr77469]

Is there a clip of her tripping over it or something?

[@ThePawerStation]

After looking the orangepi retro emulation system that John Hancock shown in his video. I prefer to avoid this.

[@majapie529]

metal jesus you rock👊

[@PiercedJedi]

looks promising, we'll have to see when/if it is brought to market if it's worth owning

[@BoyAditya]

"overkill"? ... there's no such thing as overkill for CPU and RAM... :-D I used to test emulator on (linux) laptop that more powerfull than that orange but still sometimes it lag more than a modern steam game i play. maybe my configuration is wrong or sometimes linux distros had a glitch on VGA... but still tho.. 512MB with quadcore ARM doesn't powerfull enough for CD-base emulator. maybe for 16 bit game, but 32bit need more RAM ...

[@BoyAditya]

yea, but this is not PSX machine. it's a computer with Operating System that emulating PSX. that need more power than just native machine. If they plan to use newer linux-base OS. most of linux now migrate to 64 bit, and 64 bit need more RAM. beside most of newer single board comes with 2GB RAM, so why not?. for long term (update OS, firmware, etc) .. who knows with newer single board, CPU and RAM, they will be able to support saturn and MS-DOS (pentium 100) games

[@timg2727]

So this is a retail product that requires users to illegally download a bios file? That's a little shady....

[@AxiomofDiscord]

depends on where you live. But really it should not be sold to a lot of regions.

[@SchmuckMartin]

0:50 your gaming nights look like a blast!

[@tigheklory]

This was a much better review of this device.

[@jobe1728]

I’ve never clicked on a video so fast

[@jesterz4635]

Im sure its a cool console, but the design looks so cheap amd terrible. Polymega on tge orherhand looks sexy and plays sega saturn.

[@mechashadow]

this isn't released either

[@dyksick]

JESTERZ Prototype!

[@OnnieKoski]

This looks awesome. Great video! Next time you cover a crowd-funding project, could you do a fast rundown of the support tiers? Thanks for doing such a thorough review!