I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Dimitris aka Modern Vintage Gamer to talk about his channel, the origins of his console modding and whatever else was on our minds at the time. He’s a natural on the mic, so the conversation felt pretty smooth the whole time…even when I got a bit […]
Sorg has just added support for PC Engine / Turbo Grafx-16 CD to the MiSTer project! More information is available on the GitHub page and changes are below: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/TurboGrafx16_MiSTer CD-ROM support, fully rewritten CPU and VDC modules for cycle accuracy by srg320! Arcade Card module. Some games require it to be enabled. Some other games […]
Yahel from Wrestling With Gaming has just posted another excellent documentary, this time about the Neo Geo! He goes into the origins of the company and walks through the entire span of their reign as the kings of home versions of arcade games! The Neo Geo always had such an allure around it, as it […]
Emulation developer Themaister has just released a complete rewrite of their N64 emulation core, paraLLEl N64. If you’re looking for the Coles Notes on the implications of this re-write, here’s a summary: A significant bump in performance. On average you can expect to double your frame rate, but improvements range from a 50-200% depending on […]
The french preservation groups MO5, La Ludothèque Française and the Game Preservation Society are proud to announce a new open source preservation tool, Pauline. It’s made by Jean-François Del Nero, already known for the HxC FDE and it’s in closed beta testing at the moment. The device can detect the kind of Floppy drive it’s […]
Here’s this week’s roundup! An audio-only version, is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and for direct-download: https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2020-05-13_201.mp3 Video available on YouTube (above), LBRY and Bitchute: Please consider signing up as a supporter! Either hit Join, tip or pledge on this video, or sign up through the following services: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/RobertNeal / https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb T-Shirts: https://www.retrorgb.com/store.html All […]
Modern Vintage Gamer recently received the beta test SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive module for the Polymega, and as such put out a video running it through its paces. In his review he showcased the current capabilities of the Genesis module and what potential users could expect from the Polymega in its current iteration. MVG […]
Mostly known as the creator of mod boards like the NESRGB and the 2600RGB, Tim Worthington recently unveiled a slew of new arcade-related devices (and a Scart switch box) that’s he has been working on for a while. In an official press release style announcement, he briefly went through the functions of each device. So […]
I recently spoke with John Linneman of Digital Foundry to talk about games worth playing on some more obscure consoles. It’s a conversation that I’ve wanted to have for awhile, as most games in that era are available across multiple consoles and I was wondering if there’s any exclusives, or ports that are “must plays” […]
Retro computer hardware expert Eric Schlaepfer aka Tube Time just released the full schematics of a Vectrex motherboard replica. The Scopetrex, as he calls it, plugs right into an analog oscilloscope and takes advantage of its vector-based monitor to accurately display Vectrex games. Tube Time designed the Scopetrex PCB layout from scratch after carefully studying […]
