Welcome to RetroRGB, the site dedicated to keeping everyone up-to-date with everything the retro-gaming world has to offer!

Beginners are encouraged to check out the RGB Guide, anyone looking for console mods or technical info should go right to the Console Info & Mods section for guides, upgrade reviews and lots more!

…and of course, check out the news below and listen to the Weekly Roundup podcast that summarizes everything that’s been going on in the past week

SmokeMonster

XboxHD+ Xbox HDMI Expansion Adds Scaling and New Features

Posted on by SmokeMonster

Dustin from MakeMHz posted a blog update announcing updates to the original XboxHD, as well as the launch of an upcoming expanded version called XboxHD+ with a list of features aiming to fully modernize the original Xbox’s video output. Incredibly, the new features being added to the + model will also be applicable to the […]

Rany Battikh

MechaPwn exploit for PS2

Posted on by Rany Battikh

A month after the Playstation 2’s Mechanics-controller, aka Mechacon, ROM has been successfully dumped, developer Triszka Balázs has released a follow-up exploit named MechaPwn (pronounced Mecha-pone) that aims at defeating one of the last security barriers of the PS2. For the uninitiated, the Mechacon is an IC chip found on all Playstation 2 board revisions […]

Bob

RetroFrog Neo Geo AES “Feet” Replacements

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Todd Gill has recently listed rubber replacement “feet” for Neo Geo AES consoles and control sticks.  I wanted to check them out to see how they compared to the original.  Yes, this is a review…of rubber feet. One set of four is $4 + shipping:  https://retrofrog.net/products/neo-geo-aes-controller-rubber-feet-4-feet The AES stick and console, both had soft “feet” […]

Bob

Weekly Roundup #249

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Here’s this week’s roundup, available as a video, as well as audio-only on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and for direct-download:  https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2021-04-14_249.mp3 Thanks so much to John for taking care of this week!  Follow him @dark1x & https://www.youtube.com/digitalfoundry If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly support services, tips, or even just […]

Bob

Sinden Light Gun Support Added to PS1d

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The team behind the PS1 Digital has just released a new firmware update, with the option to add border support for the Sinden Light Gun; A device that uses a white border around the game image to track where on the screen you’re “shooting”.  This allows light gun games to be used on all TV’s, […]

Bob

GCVideo Support Brace

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Todd Gill has just released a design for a 3D printed brace that adds support for GCVideo plug and play devices.  This helps reduce the stress on the GC’s digital port that may be caused by the downward pressure of thicker cables connected to the GCVideo dongles.  Here’s links and see before for more info: […]

Bob

8Bitdo Pro 2 Review

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Lon Seidman recently reviewed 8bitdo’s follow-up to their pro controller and gave it mostly positive reviews:  The Switch motion controls may not be as good as the official Switch Pro controller, but it offers a ton of other advantages and is about $10 cheaper at $50: 8Bitdo Pro 2 Black:  https://amzn.to/3mIhBwn 8Bitdo Pro 2 Grey:  https://amzn.to/2PJwQcz 8Bitdo […]

Bob

Darksoft CPS3 Ultra Simm Multi Review

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Scarlett Sprites posted a review of Darksoft’s new CPSIII Ultra Simm kit; An upgraded version of Darksoft’s original kit that has quite a few advantages over the original, including (and especially) instant switching between games!  Joe’s video above has all the info you’ll need on it with one small correction:  The Red Earth bug was […]