RetroRemake has just sent out an update for people who placed a $5 deposit on the SuperDock optical drive addon for the SuperStation FPGA console. They’re now ready to take official pre-orders and you can either append your original purchase and both items will ship together, or cancel your original $5 deposit and place a […]
Greg from LaserBear has just started selling the open source Pico Loader – A “mod chip / ODE” style device that allows you to use retain the GameCube’s original optical drive, while also loading homebrew from an SD card using Swiss; That means along with this, you’ll either need a memory card SD reader, or […]
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Developer Infidelity has just released an NES to SNES port of the infamous NES game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This has all the usual enhancements, like less (or no) slowdown, less sprite flicker, etc. There were also some enhancements, like pressing the X button during game play will swap out the available turtle and pressing […]
The awesome SNES Multi-out breakout box called the Electron NMB is now for sale at Stone Age Gamer. This device allows you to simultaneously output all the signals a SNES multi-out supports, with all perfectly safe to be used at the same time. That means you can do something like stream via RGB, while you’re […]
Following Part 1 in the series about lag in the original Metroid, Part 2 hits with an examination of the bosses. Why do the battles with Kraid, Ridley, and Mother Brain seem to slow down so much? This one showcases how disabling a few subroutines can speed up the game. We also dive into some […]
Developer starlightk7 has just released a reverse-engineered Super Famicom / Super Nintendo motherboard via the CERN-OHL-S license. The board is based off the SHVC-CPU-01 motherboard, with the TCMK-77XR SHVC-SOUND module. The goal of this project was a 1:1 copy of the original for preservation purposes, however as things progress we may see the project forked […]
Wobbling Pixels has just completed a side-by-side review of the current-gen 4K retro gaming scalers: Retrotink 4K CE, Morph 4K, OSSC Pro. He explains and showcases their features, strengths and limitations using text, images and videos. The “summary & rating” category offers a short overview containing the key points of the 17 categories the review is […]
A new firmware for the SAROO — an optical drive emulator cartridge for the Saturn — is making waves for its new features as well as its caveats. The firmware was made by a SAROO developer named YZB. Rather than being an “official” update to the optical drive emulator’s onboard firmware, YZB released it as […]
Xbox-Scene has announced their second annual Modfest to encourage collaboration and creation of new homebrew and hardware for Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One/Series consoles. This is a great chance to look for like-minded people to help build and show some love for the Xbox consoles. This year, there’s a new category to win prizes […]
