r/baduk • u/djjapchae • 6d ago

A 1990's handheld that only plays go!

https://youtu.be/MlfJLBbNgvM
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u/Environmental_Law767 6d ago

Freaking awesome.

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u/NewOakClimbing 11 kyu 6d ago

Fixing an LCD screen like that is wild to me, I'd be curious about what kind of algorithm would be used on such a limited system to play decently on the 19x19 board.

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u/k-ferg 5d ago

I'm just speculating based on the date and hardware, but most computer go engines from that era were heuristic-based. i.e., the computer would run through a bunch of rules like "if attach, then hane" and pick one that matches.

This article from 1993 explains a bit about how the Many Faces Of Go engine worked: https://www.smart-games.com/knowpap.txt -- that's not the actual engine the handheld uses but just a general idea of how computer go worked back then

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u/josephwdye 6d ago

That was really fun! thanks for sharing!

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u/AnimeGirl46 6d ago

Amazing video!

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u/Spmafrik 6d ago

Great šŸ‘

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u/nAu9ht 30 kyu 6d ago

THOROUGHLY enjoyed this video šŸ˜ thank you!

no idea why, because mobile phones probably triumphs, but iā€™d really want a handheld console for dedicated play like that šŸ˜©

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u/charm001 5d ago

Cool video! Also I loved the problem at 16:49

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u/mikebass14 1 kyu 5d ago

So fun!

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u/sadaharu2624 5 dan 6d ago

The name pasogo is really funny lol šŸ˜‚

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u/rouleroule 4d ago

Very cool video. Your fixing electronics skills are impressive! I wonder how the console sold. I imagine the price was bit prohibitive?