History of video games/Platforms/Polymega

Announcement
The RetroBlox console was announced around February 2017, attracting attention from gaming media outlets due to its use of a modular design. On May 30th 2017, RetroBlox was renamed Polymega.

In September of 2018 preorders for the system were opened.

Manufacturing took place in Myanmar following an agreement with Highway Holdings Limited. This was disrupted by ongoing events there in 2021.

In 2019 the Libretro project announced a CD streaming support project, making a purported reference to the Polymega in their announcement when doing so.

Launch
The Polymega was launched on September 12th, 2021. Reviewers generally gave the system a positive reception, noting some slight issues at launch.

In late November 2021 a Nintendo 64 expansion module was announced.

Compute
The compute capabilities of the Polymega were moderate at the time of release, being comparable to an entry level personal computer of the time. This provided enough power to easily emulate most fifth generation home console games. This fact, when coupled with a publicly stated intent not to provide support for sixth generation consoles, made the otherwise modest capabilities of the system more then adequate for task it was given.

A 2 core Intel Coffee Lake Series S G4900T clocked at 2.9 gigahertz is used as the CPU of the Polymega. This chip also provides Intel UHD Graphics 610. An earlier interview indicated a 3.2 gigahertz CPU clockspeed.

2 gigabytes of DDR4 are used for the RAM of the console.

Hardware
The system has a modular design. This modularity is a defining feature of the console, and one that set it apart from similar retro game consoles at the time of release.

Another distinct feature for a retro focused console was the inclusion of an optical disk drive for compatibility with optical media based consoles.

The system supported a number of conventional controllers, as well as a light gun that worked with flat screen television sets. This was a significant feature, as traditional light guns were often only compatible with CRT displays, and incompatible with the LCD panels which were commonplace by 2021.

Software
The Polymega uses a Linux based operating system. Playmaji claimed their configuration of Linux would offer superior results compared to traditional Linux distributions. A proprietary UI, dubbed "Codename Richter" is used. Richter is a possible reference to Richter Belmont of the Castlevania series, as an official post concerning system update preview 1.1.0 included a picture of Richter in the post header.