History of video games/Platforms/PoGa
History[edit | edit source]
PoGa was a "Portable Game Development Console Kit"[2] The PoGa was made by 4D Systems to be an educational game console for use in developer education.[3]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
By July 9th, 2010 the PoGa domain name was parked.[4]
Technology[edit | edit source]
GOLDELOX-PoGa[edit | edit source]
Unusually for an minor handheld of this era, the PoGa used a single chip, known as the custom "GOLDELOX-PoGa" graphics processor.[2][3] This unusual choice made sense, as 4D systems also manufactures display controllers and graphics processors.[5] The overall performance of the chip was rated at 12 Million Instructions per Second (Mips).[3] The system included 510 bytes of RAM for 255 words.[3] The system included 11 Kilobytes of program memory.[3]
The system was capable of basic 3D graphics.[6]
Audio[edit | edit source]
Single channel audio with RTTTL support was included.[3][2]
Power[edit | edit source]
The PoGa is powered by three AAA batteries, which were not shipped with the system.[2] The expansion port included power functions.[2]
Expansion[edit | edit source]
MicroSD card expansion was supported.[3]
The PoGa could be expanded with a prototype PCB.[3]
Games[edit | edit source]
- PoGa Invaders - Space Invaders clone. Official example game[7]
- PoGa Tetris - Tetris clone. Official example game.[8]
- PoGa Lander - Lunar Lander style game. Official example game.[9]
- PoGa Infuriator - Arkanoid clone. Official example game.[10]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "4D Systems, Contact". web.archive.org. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ a b c d e "PoGa - Portable Game Development Console Kit - LCD-10343 - SparkFun Electronics". www.sparkfun.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h "PoGa - Kit - PoGa - Portable Game Development Console". web.archive.org. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "Parked Domain". web.archive.org. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "About Us". 4dsystems.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "PoGa Panorama + 3D". Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "PoGa Invaders". Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "PoGa Tetris". Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "PoGa Lander". Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "PoGa Infuriator" (in en). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kNpROpava4.