- Please note that this article was originally posted on April 1st.
Announcement from Twitter posted on April 1, 2021
The Pippin Classic is a retro console concept that was posted to Twitter on April 1, 2021 as a fictitious announcement from Bandai Digital Entertainment.[1]
April 1st Twitter announcement[]
The "Pippin Classic" was presented as a downsized version of the Pippin @WORLD console, running Apple Computer's Pippin platform.[2] It was purported to be bundled "with 3 of the hottest Pippin titles".[1]
Real-life background[]
In real life, the Retroquest Super Retro Castle is a knockoff console that was released in China with the scaled-down exterior form factor of a Pippin console. However, it is actually running RetroArch and emulating various 16-bit era games on Linux. With some hacking, it is possible to root the device to customize it.[3]
Specifications[]
- 1.2 GHz quad-core Amlogic S905X SoC
- Mali-450 GPU
- 1 GB RAM
- 32 GB internal storage
- 2 USB ports
- 2 SNES-style USB controllers
- HDMI video out
- microSD card slot
Video gallery[]
Retroquest - Retropedia .. a weird Retro console from ali-express ? 😅
Super Retro Castle Console Retroquest - Retropedia Mini Console
RETROPEDIA-pippin mini-super retro castle-RETROQUUEST, unboxing and gameplay
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Just leaked! Check out BDE's announcement here: by PippinATWORLD, Twitter. 2021-04-01.
- ↑ Retroquest, l’Apple Pippin « mini » en chinoisium by Pierre Dandumont, Le Journal du Lapin. 2020-09-13.
- ↑ Rooting the “Pippin Classic” by Keith Kaisershot, Blitter.net. 2020-08-06.
External links[]
- Pippin Classic "official announcement" video at YouTube
- RHA0 at Urban Dictionary
- Pippin Classic at the Apple Wiki
