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Getsu Fūma Den Vinyl Soundtrack Pre-Order

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Crystal

Ship to Shore PhonoCo. has launched pre-order for the vinyl soundtrack of Getsu Fūma Den released in Japan for Family Computer[Famicom] and it’s sequel Getsu Fūma Den: Undying Moon for Nintendo Switch and Steam, on limited “Blood Moon” 2xLP. (US) Ship to Shore: https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/getsufuma-den-undying-moon (EU) Black Screen Records: https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/getsufuma-den-undying-moon Side A, B and C cover […]

HDMI to DisplayPort Shootout

Posted on February 17, 2022February 23, 2022 by Bob

Are you looking to connect an HDMI device to something that’s native DisplayPort? The most likely scenario for this, is a 4K computer monitor with both DP and HDMI v1.4, which is limited to 4K30. I’ve personally owned an excellent monitor like this and while I was simply able to use DP from my PC […]

Open-Source 25-Port HDMI Switch Project

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Bob

Ryan Black, the developer behind the Origin 17 port HDMI switch kit we talked about in 2018, has recently re-launched the project as an open source (MIT license), scalable 5-25 port kit. This project essentially takes multiple 5-port HDMI switches daisy-chained together and controls them via IR, or an Arduino microcontroller and a touchscreen display. […]

Weekly Roundup #292

Posted on February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 by Bob

Here’s this week’s roundup, sponsored by JLCPCB! Spend only $2 for 5pcs 1-4 layer PCBs ; PCBA from $0: https://jlcpcb.com/DRE The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download: If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly […]

Ninpen Manmaru on Saturn FINALLY Gets a Completed Translation!

Posted on February 15, 2022 by TraynoCo (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

Over 20 years ago, Alex Kidd and Simon Fang set out and did a partial translation of Ninpen Manmaru on the Saturn. This is technically the first documented fan translation effort for the Saturn, only releasing about 3 years after the system’s demise in the west. Most of the text and cutscenes were translated […]

Playing PS2 Game From a Memory Card

Posted on February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 by Tito

Helder will soon release a product called the MC2SIO which is an SD Card adaptor for the PlayStation 2. This device is based on the MX4SIO project which began development back in 2018. The project origins can be found here on the PSX Place forum: https://www.psx-place.com/threads/mx4sio-sio2sd-sd-card-adapter-and-sd-driver-for-the-ps2-sio2-interface.29210/ The MC2SIO works in conjunction with Open PS2 Loader […]

Interview With Mathijs Nilwik

Posted on February 14, 2022February 16, 2022 by Bob

This podcast is sponsored by Riverside! Check out their awesome platform, with monthly service starting at less than $10! – Use coupon code RetroRGB30 for a 30% discount on the first three months (or yearly) subscription: https://retrorgb.link/riverside Here’s a conversation with Mathijs Nilwik, a developer who reverse engineered the Game Gear motherboard and assembles his […]

MiSTer FPGA Updates – Adaptive Scanlines, PSX Bug Squashing and More

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Lu

Playstation Debug Session Robert Peip, the developer of the MiSTer PlayStation core, has posted a video where he demonstrates his debugging process and goes about fixing a bug. It’s some really good insight in the development process of a MiSTer core. Twitter Post: https://twitter.com/AzumFpg/status/1491352188186394624 Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLqLg6DbLBc Adaptive Scanlines The MiSTer framework has added support […]

Affinity Sorrow Developer Interview

Posted on February 13, 2022 by st1ka

We’ve previously reported on Affinity Sorrow, a new RPG being developed for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive which is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. Now, with 10 days left until the crowdfunding campaign ends, the game has not only reached its base goal, but it even blew through four stretch goals. Meanwhile, St1ka (that’s me), […]

New 3DO ODE Announced

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Bob

Fixel, the main developer of the 3DO emulator “freedo” has just announced a new series of open source, optical drive emulators (ODE) for the 3DO game console: One version called the “X-Port” will simply plug into the rear memory expansion port with no installation required and the “XBus” version will be a plug & play […]