Classic CRT TVs have become de rigeur in the retro scene as the true way to experience retro games “the way they were designed”. But there’s a lot of benefits to modern TVs; they’re lighter, usually bigger, and there are a lot of upscalers that give really good pictures. But then you give up peripherals […]
Lon Seidman recently released a video discussing SNAC, the “Serial Native Accessory Converter” for the MiSTer FPGA project. It’s a very basic overview of the concept, but I think it’s an excellent introduction for people looking to get started. I also agree 100% with his recommendations: SNAC is only necessary with peripherals that rely on […]
There’s been a few updates to the Sinden Lightgun project; A “gun” designed to play original light gun games on all TV’s including flat panels with the use of a camera and emulation. It looks like production is moving along and 5000 plastic shells have arrived at the manufacturer, who is preparing to begin production. The […]
As discussed just over a month ago, the “Sinden Lightgun” project has opened a kickstarter campaign. The gun kit itself will run you just over $100, while there are other support options ranging from “donations” to the software developers, all the way to a model with recoil running almost twice the price at $170. Both […]
There’s a new Lightgun project called the “Sinden Lightgun” which is designed for use with emulators of all consoles and will work on all TV screens including LCD: http://www.sindenlightgun.com/ The Sinden Lightgun works by adding a thin border around your television display. The hardware is an optical based system which uses this border to visually calculate […]
Last year, I spoke to Charlie Cole, who came up with a way to play lightgun games on a flat-screen TV (originally called the “LCDZapper Pro”) using the Wiimote. His invention is now going through a “test run” and it looks like he’s added many improvements since we last spoke! The kit starts as a $90 […]
JayBee is offering a 20% discount on all Gun4IR kits, as a Black Friday special. These are “light gun” kits that allow you to replace the guts of a Guncon with new components that will work with both software and hardware emulation. You’ll need a few components, as well as a license to run the […]
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Mike Chi has just released a new beta firmware for the RetroTINK 5x, with some interesting features. The first is an exciting feature for PS2, 480i30 games: 2:2 pulldown (see example from Wobbling Pixels above). This allows for sharper deinterlacing without any artifacts, for any content that’s locked to 30fps. Next is an inverse telecine […]
GunCon 3 IR Towers I have a video tutorial that will show you how to make your own infrared emitters for the GunCon 3 light gun. However, Laserbear is now offering pre-orders for premade and DIY kits. You can either get the components for $18 and assemble them yourself (which involves soldering), or buy them […]
