{"id":23395,"date":"2018-06-04T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/polymegas_element_modules_will_come_with_wired_classic_controllers"},"modified":"2018-06-04T23:05:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T23:05:00","slug":"polymegas-element-modules-will-come-with-wired-classic-controllers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/04\/polymegas-element-modules-will-come-with-wired-classic-controllers\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymega&#8217;s &#8216;Element Modules&#8217; Will Come With Wired Classic Controllers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/polymegas_element_modules_will_come_with_wired_classic_controllers\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/polymegas_element_modules_will_come_with_wired_classic_controllers\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/each_polymega_module_will_come_with_its_own_wired_retro-style_controller\/attachment\/2\/original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/each_polymega_module_will_come_with_its_own_wired_retro-style_controller\/attachment\/2\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"PM-Packaging-01open.png\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/02\/exclusive_getting_under_the_hood_of_polymega_the_clone_console_to_rule_them_all\">Polymega<\/a> &#8211; the console formerly known as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/06\/retroblox_becomes_polymega_joypad_and_user_interface_get_shown_off\">RetroBlox<\/a> &#8211; is one of the most exciting pieces of retro hardware on the horizon. Unlike other examples, it uses special modules which enable it to play a wide range of vintage games. The catch is that each of these modules has to be purchased separately, but the selection currently includes NES, SNES, Genesis \/ Mega Drive, PC Engine \/ TG-16 and even <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/06\/modular_retro_console_polymegas_mystery_cd-rom_format_is_revealed\">Neo Geo CD<\/a>. Support for\u00a0Sega CD, PC Engine CD \/ TG-16 CD and PlayStation\u00a0will also be included.<\/p>\n<p>The team behind the console has released information on what you&#8217;ll get in the proposed &#8216;Element Module&#8217; packs, and the welcome news is that each one will come bundled with its own wired controller based on the classic pads used on that particular system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\"> <\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/each_polymega_module_will_come_with_its_own_wired_retro-style_controller\/attachment\/1\/original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/each_polymega_module_will_come_with_its_own_wired_retro-style_controller\/attachment\/1\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"PolyMega-Packaging-turbo-set-front_b.png\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The modules will of course have ports that allow you to use your original pads, but getting your hands on these is easier said than done these days &#8211; and a pad that&#8217;s had 30 years of use might not be in the best condition these days.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/each_polymega_module_will_come_with_its_own_wired_retro-style_controller\/attachment\/0\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/each_polymega_module_will_come_with_its_own_wired_retro-style_controller\/attachment\/0\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"10_snes_angle.png\"\/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/each_polymega_module_will_come_with_its_own_wired_retro-style_controller\/attachment\/3\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/each_polymega_module_will_come_with_its_own_wired_retro-style_controller\/attachment\/3\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"09_nes_angle.png\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/each_polymega_module_will_come_with_its_own_wired_retro-style_controller\/attachment\/4\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/each_polymega_module_will_come_with_its_own_wired_retro-style_controller\/attachment\/4\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"11_gen_angle.png\"\/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/each_polymega_module_will_come_with_its_own_wired_retro-style_controller\/attachment\/5\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/06\/each_polymega_module_will_come_with_its_own_wired_retro-style_controller\/attachment\/5\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"12_pce_angle.png\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\"> <\/div>\n<p>Polymega will be on display this year&#8217;s\u00a0E3, in the\u00a0West Hall at booth #4100.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polymega &#8211; the console formerly known as RetroBlox &#8211; is one of the most exciting pieces of retro hardware on the horizon. Unlike other examples, it uses special modules which enable it to play a wide range of vintage games. The catch is that each of these modules has to be purchased separately, but the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23395\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}