# History of video games/Platforms/nD
## History

The nD handheld game console was announced by Robert Pelloni in March of 2011.
Early news reports said that the nD cost $10 to produce and would be sold at $10. Later reports said that the nD was said to cost $20 to produce, and would be sold to consumers at $20 (Being sold "At cost"). While such a cost was quite low for a new handheld at the time, the at cost model was somewhat conservative given the common practice at the time of selling consoles at a loss.
At the time of the initial announcements, many media outlets were both impressed by the stated claims of the console, but just as skeptical the nD would actually be launched.

## Technology
### Compute

A 400 megahertz ARM CPU was to power the nD. The CPU would have been housed in a system on a chip.
The system would have had either 16 megabytes or 32 megabytes of RAM.

### Hardware

The system was to have a backlit LCD with a resolution of 320 pixels by 240 pixels at "16 bits", possibly referring to color bit depth.
The console could connect to a PC via a USB cable.
Wi-Fi was noted as being supported by the nD.
A rechargable battery would provide power to the system. The USB port was also used to charge the system, which was also stated to be to encourage users to update their device frequently and connect online.

### Software

The nD was said to run Linux and support SDL.
The nD would have supported an App Store, where developers would have had a generous 90% of the cut.

## Games
### Bob's Game

Bob's Game was to be preloaded on the system as a launch title.
Read more about Bob's Game on Wikipedia.

### Pledged Games

At least 10 indie games were pledged to be ported to the system.
* Centoid 2
* Cyber Stream
* FleshCleaner: The Eve
* Fields of Fresh
* Forehead Block Guy
* Kyrodian Legends
* Super Plusha
* Space Defender Xirion
* Snow Sports
* Unnanounced

## Gallery
### nD

* nD console, as seen in a commercial.
* Bob's game nD firmware test. One of the only photographs claimed to be of the system, rather then a render. (Likely a screengrab from the trailer)

### Bob's game

* 2008 teaser timelapse still.
* 2008 Bob's game teaser trailer tournament reveal.
* 2009 Bob's game original logo.
* 2009 Tournament details
* 2009 "How to break the spell"
* 2009 "Becoming a supervillain"
* 2009 "Better than Tetris."
* 2009 Tetrid.
* 2009 Ramio.
* 2009 demo.
* 2009 demo.
* The 2009 trailer about the meta nature of Bob's game.
* The 2009 viral protest.
* The 2009 "Viridian room"
* 2009 "The greatest game ever made"
* The 2009 "Rampage".
* The Rampage shown in a trailer.
* 2009 Nintendo World Store faked littering.
* 2013 Bobcam
* 2013 Bobcam
* The 2013 "Messiah" shot.
* 2013 Screenshot of Bob's Game Project 2 ALPHA - The Missing Key (Demo 3), which features the nD in game.
* 2013 Screenshot of gameplay in Bob's Game Project 2 ALPHA - The Missing Key (Demo 3)
* 2013 Screenshot of the apartment in Bob's Game Project 2 ALPHA - The Missing Key (Demo 3)
* The Bob's game editor in 2014.
* Debug mode of Bob's game in 2014.
* The Bob's game logo in 2016.
* The Bob's game logo in 2016.
* The Bob's game logo in 2016.
* 2008 Bob's game world trailer.
* 2013 Bob's game puzzle gameplay.
* 2013 Bob's game gameplay.

## Notes

The name nD is likely a play on the pronunciation of indie.

## References

* 1 2 3 "The nD: A $20 Indie Handheld Games Console". OMG! Ubuntu!. 12 July 2011. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/07/indie-handheld-games-console.
* ↑ "The strange tale of “bob’s game”" (in en). Polygons and Pixels. 1 March 2013. https://polygonsandpixels.com/2013/03/01/the-strange-tale-of-bobs-game/.
* 1 2 Williams, Rob. "nD Handheld Gaming Console Set to Cost $10 – Techgage". techgage.com. https://techgage.com/news/nd_handheld_gaming_console_set_to_cost_10/.
* ↑ "Xbox 360 sold at big loss: study". https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/xbox-360-sold-at-big-loss-study/article20430422/.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wood, Roy (29 June 2011). "nD: The Game-Changing Handheld Console". Wired. https://www.wired.com/2011/06/nd-the-game-changing-handheld-console/.
* 1 2 Behrenshausen, Bryan (20 July 2011). "Achievement unlocked: Four open consoles for homebrew gamers" (in en). Opensource.com. https://opensource.com/life/11/7/achievement-unlocked.
* 1 2 "ND Sticks It To Traditional Gaming Giants". Hackaday. 13 July 2011. https://hackaday.com/2011/07/13/nd-sticks-it-to-traditional-gaming-giants/.
* 1 2 "The nD: Indie Handheld Game System". Indie Games Plus. 10 June 2011. https://indiegamesplus.com/2011/06/the_nd_indie_handheld_game_sys.
* ↑ "“final stage – the nD”". web.archive.org. 11 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110911203540/http://the-nd.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=291&pid=3823#pid3823.
* ↑ "the nD - forum". web.archive.org. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Main Page - nD wiki". web.archive.org. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2021.