Not this time though, this time I'm doing something different! I have discovered that I find computer engineering more interesting than software engineering, so I want to build my own game console. I bought "The Black Art of Video Game Console Design" by Andre Lamothe, to go with my X Game Station. I had the original e-book, but it was impossible to read the stupid hand drawn diagrams (which have been replaced in the book), and also I just hate reading e-books. The only problem is that Andre is a terrible teacher. I don't think I have seen worse explanations and more misleading comments in my life. But, in spite of this, I am learning, and thanks to a lot of helpful people on gamedev helping me overcome a mental block with electricity in a recent thread, I'm ready to get started in the world of microcontrollers.
I'm going to build an SX-based game console, but different from the xGameStation. What I really wanted to do, was to build a 6502-based system, but due to their prices, I'm going with an SX-based system, probably using the SX28 DIP version so I can use a breadboard with it. I was thinking of adding a dedicated video processor so the main cpu doesn't have to generate an NTSC signal, which is really lame. I was also thinking of using a better sound system, like the one used in the Hydra (which I may also get), because the sound system in the XGS sucks. Oh, and I want to add ROM cartridges too.
So anyway, I know I'm not going to give up on this because I haven't been so excited about a project in a long time, and my excitement has stayed for more than a month, which is more than any of my game projects.