Retro-Bit has once again delayed the release of their Sega Saturn 2.4GHz wireless controllers. This is the second time the controllers have been delayed, as they were first announced with a November 2018 release date, then would release in summer 2019 and now a card on their E3 booth is claiming a “September 2019” launch – Almost […]
“You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone” is a ridiculously cheesy, yet painfully accurate lyric from 80’s hair band Cinderella. The statement is universally applicable and with some digital-only modern game stores closing (RIP Wii Shop) and storage media of older games reaching the end of their expected lifespan, it’s a statement that […]
I recently sat down with Jeremy Kauffman, the CEO of LBRY (pronounced ‘library’) to talk about their blockchain-based video/content hosting protocol. Sorry for the echo, but there’s not much we could have done in that conference room! While this isn’t directly related to retro gaming, I feel like the problems and alternatives we discuss will affect all […]
A prototype of the Super Nintendo game Kirby’s Dream Course was found in its original form – A game called Special Tee Shot. The game was shelved before it’s release and was eventually remade into Kirby’s Dream Course, with the original making an appearance on the Satellaview. The full story and ROM prototype can be found on SNES […]
Markus has just posted the latest firmware for the Open Source Scan Converter and added a long list of features: Scanline updates and fixes – Overlay pattern customization feature – Fixed non-alternating mode with line4x interlace sources – Added half-interval option for pre-linedoubled sources Adv. timing option updates – Sampling phase made mode-specific – Horizontal […]
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A 3D printed design was just posted that’s meant to be an easier way to create a Virtual Boy controller extension cable. Unlike the ones posted last year by Kevin Mellott, these utilize an RJ45 jack as the cable. The theroy is, printing these adapters and using the housings and pins of a serial port […]
Brian from RetroUSB has just posted his plans for a new AVS firmware. This is (as far as I can remember) the first firmware update in years for the AVS and is bringing some new features: PAL Compatibility fixes Palette update capability through the scoreboard app I reviewed the AVS when it was released and always […]
Here’s some extremely startling news that affects all users of mnemo’s USB-GDROM (Dreamcast *ODE) and USB Host (3DO *ODE) products: The firmware will eventually “expire” and the device will be bricked. Seriously. This was first posted by Dreamcast fan @pcwzrd13 last August while watching a live stream from William Nash (I apologize that it took so long to […]
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