Retro Gaming hardware/equipment developer Mike Chi has just just released the design files of the RetroTINK Ultimate to the public thus changing the status of the product from discontinued to open sourced. Update – Now sold by CastleMania: https://bit.ly/2QTc5IG In late 2019, Mike sold the very last batch of the RetroTINK Ultimate, a Raspberry Pi hat […]
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A fan of the Domesday Duplicator project is currently opening pre-orders on a run of fully assembled and flashed Domesday86 Duplicator kits. These kits, when combined with (and modded into) a compatible player allow a direct image of a LaserDisc to be saved! The project has also evolved to both PAL and NTSC VHS, but […]
Here’s a quick video showcasing the new Everdrive GG x7 from Krikzz. It’s a significant improvement over the original, but is it worth the extra money? That’s a decision you’ll have to make for yourself after watching the review! Everdrive GG x7: http://bit.ly/everdriveggx7 Original GG Everdrive: http://bit.ly/everdriveggoriginal Other recommended ROM carts: https://www.retrorgb.com/romcarts.html Game Gear Capacitor […]
Insurrection Industries issued a statement via Twitter, about their status and stock levels for several items they carry. These include the Carby Component and various RGB Cables. However it is important to note going forward that Carby Component Cables will no longer be produced and carried. Insurrection has indicated that the cost to produce these […]
The PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 / Core Grafx Mini is having its world wide launch delayed. Konami released an updated statement on their product website and via twitter. Where they mention that the company have delayed shipment and launch of the console as current production have been halted, regretfully due to the Covid 19 epidemic. […]
While wandering the aisles at PAX East, I stumbled across the Boston Video Games booth – A team dedicated to promoting developers local to the Boston area. They were featuring a number of different games that are available on Steam, but being sold at the show in creative ways. Some games were sold as non-functioning […]
Mike aka RGB, developer of the high-end Home Arcade System (HAS) supergun, is now accepting orders for the much anticipated and requested JAMMA extension harness. Similar to Benime’s extension cables that I acquired and briefly reviewed last year, RGB‘s dual-PCB harness will significantly alleviate the wear and tear effect on the supergun’s edge connector, that […]
Wrestling With Gaming just released a documentary about the early 90’s Nickelodeon children’s game show Nick Arcade. One of the most memorable things about the show was that kids were “put inside a video game” for the final round – An extremely impressive accomplishment for the technology of the time. The documentary goes into detail […]
Mike Chi, creator of the RetroTINK line of products just announced the release of the first official firmware update for his latest Composite-S-Video-Component video line-doubler, the RetroTINK-2X Pro. Purchase all RetroTINK Products via multiple vendors worldwide here: https://www.retrorgb.com/retrotink.html A whole slew of preset functionalities have been tweaked around/improved with the new update such as filters […]
