While this bit of news is a few months old at the time of writing this post, I believe it still holds a big relevance for PS2 enthusiasts. The team behind the infamous open-source PS2/PS3 game and application launcher Open PS2 Loader has released a comprehensive update that addresses a huge amount of issues. Version […]
Krikzz just released a firmware update for his Super Everdrive line of rom-carts. This new update brings in the save-game upgrade that most other Everdrives have been receiving during the past few months. In short, the cart now has the ability to move the save data, of a running rom, from the battery ram to […]
Ever since its initial announcement in late 2020, the USB2DB15 controller adapter has received a ton of updates and quality-of-life improvements. The latest comes in the form of adding the state-of-the-art PS5 DualSense to the list of compatible controllers. For those unfamiliar with the USB2DB15 project, it’s mainly a collaborative open-source effort that was first […]
Following the success of his full-size Virtual Boy Consolizer Case, Marcus Mitchman has just released on thingverse the design files of a remodeled smaller 3D-printed VBC case that he’s naming: Virtual Boy Mini Consolizer Case. The new redesigned small form factor shell snuggly encases the Virtual Boy’s motherboard and the parts needed to complete the […]
The Sega Saturn optical drive emulator (ODE) Fenrir just received a minor price drop. Its initial release was surrounded by a bit of confusion in terms of pricing but it ended being sold at €115 (~$138) for the better part of 2020. Ced, the main developer behind the Fenrir, also released a couple of firmware […]
Independent video game studio RetroGuru just made the rom file of their 2020 Mega Drive/Genesis puzzle game Xump 2 – Back to Space publicly available for download. Released in May 2020 in cartridge form, Xump 2 – BTS is the sequel of the 2014 released, multi-platform simplistic old-school puzzler Xump. RetroGuru were kind enough to […]
To commemorate the Super System SD 3‘s third anniversary, Terraonion decided to permanently drop the price of their PC-Engine multi-function device. Promoted as the be-all end-all add-on for most non-Duo PC Engine/TurboGrafx systems, the SSDS3 is a rom-cart, ODE and video-out board all-in-one FPGA-based PCB that plugs right into the expansion port at the back […]
Retro-bit have just announced their own GCVideo-based plug-and-play adapter for the Gamecube, named Prism HD. Just like most of the other current external GCVideo solutions out there, the Prism HD plugs right into the digital port of the DOL-001 Gamecube and outputs native 480p (and/or line doubles 240p and 480i) through a full sized HDMI […]
Retro Game Restore are looking into producing one final run of their very well received, SSDS3 matching, transparent smoke gray replacement shell for the original white PC Engine and CoreGrafx 1 & 2. As usual, there’s a MOQ (of 80) to be met, in order for this batch to see the light of day. RGR […]
Martin Hejnfelt, mostly known for reverse engineering the BKM-129x add-on cart for Sony PVM and BVM monitors, has recently posted a detailed guide about RGB modding a PVM 20L1. The “L” series, most often referred to as the final manufactured line of professional CRT monitors by Sony, was released throughout the early to mid 2000s. […]
