Funstockretro Announce the Blaze Tab Plus

If you're stuck for what to buy a retro gaming fantic for Christmas, then you can't go wrong with Blaze's latest device aimed for exactly that kind of person. Brought to our attention by funstockretro.co.uk, the Blaze Tab Plus is an evolution of the hardware manufacturer's previous device with even more bells and whistles. Rumours of moar cowbell being included have yet to be confirmed however.

The console is at its most basic, a high power android tablet. With a quad core processor, it's ready for modern Android games ilke Minecraft and Dead Trigger 2. It features dual analogue sticks and physical buttons (remember those?) right out of the box. The main appeal that Blaze are selling with this device though is compatiblity with emulators, opening up a slew of classic retro games from the Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 1, and MAME with no lag or frame-drop. There is also HDMI support so you can play all of these games via your TV.

General Manager of FunstockRetro.co.uk, Andy Pearson quoted: 

"The Blaze Tab was one of our most popular tablets that we helped develop for the community. We've worked hard on improving the performance and bringing a new design to the console itself (based on community feedback) while retaining the original £99.99 price tag is a great success"

The BlazeTab Plus features:

• Quad core CPU for lightning fast gaming
• Play your favourite Android games with true gaming controls (including Dead Trigger 2, Minecraft, Max Payne, Half-Life and more)
• Capable of playing: PS1, MAME, Dreamcast, N64, NeoGeo, Atari, NES, SNES, Gameboy, Game Boy Colour, Game Boy Advance, SEGA Master System, SEGA Mega Drive, CPS1, CPS2, Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and many more
• Save your game progress (multiple times) and load from your preferred choice<br />
• 7" screen with HDMI output - play at your convenience
• 8GB internal memory holds thousands of retro games
• Micro-SD card slot for unlimited expansion of memory!
• Key remapping function allows you to use the game controls with Android touchscreen games