Recently, SmokeMonster published an article detailing how to achieve 5x and 6x mode with MiSTer, and with the use of a Datapath Vision E1/E1S Capture Card, being able to record or stream lagless gameplay. But with the fact it’s aging hardware and the Amazon price is roughly $880, I wanted to look for other options. […]
Mega Man X is a beloved title that is often on many of gamer’s all time favorites list. The game series as a whole is loved for its action, great platforming, and most of all killer music. The original version released on the Super Nintendo / Super Famicom was an instant hit, and the power […]
Renowned console peripherals designers 8BitDo have just opened pre-orders for their new SN30 2.4 GHz wireless controller for the SNES/Super Famicom. To coincide with the release of Analogue’s Super-NT back in early 2018, 8BitDo released matching Bluetooth controllers that interfaced with the Super Nintendo’s 7-pin port through their very own dongle called the Retro Receiver. […]
Due to popular demand, Analogue is bringing back, for one final run, its very first FPGA-based system, the NT-Mini. The new revision of the Nt-Mini, simply dubbed Noir features, according to Analogue: a perfected NES cartridge slot. New UI, branding & packaging. A new 8BitDo 2.4g controller included in the box. Gold plated I/O’s. Transparent […]
I just watched the documentary “Not For Resale” (trailer above), which highlights retro video game stores, the people who run them and how the switch from physical to digital media is affecting them. The documentary has a strong focus on what the death pf physical media means for us as gamers. While digital distribution has […]
Modern Vintage Gamer just posted a video that includes a pretty cool bonus: An unreleased PS1 game based on the light cycle scene from Tron! The main video is about the $750 Net Yaroze “official homebrew” development kit for the original PlayStation. Basically, Sony wanted to create a homebrew game scene on the PS1 and […]
Near (AKA Byuu) has released Byuu, a new emulator that is meant to be his magnum opus, bringing together the precision of his Higan emulator with the ease of use of his older BSNES. Higan is famous for its extreme accuracy, and I consider it to be one of the most important and indispensable tools […]
FirebrandX has just updated his OSSC profiles on Feb 20th, 2020. Added are the much-appreciated Neo-Geo and N64 profiles. Download them at http://www.firebrandx.com/osscprofiles.html For those unfamiliar; you will need to convert the json files to a bin file. Above is a YouTube video on how to convert the json profiles to a bin file and configure your […]
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Krikzz has just released the updated version of his Everdrive ROM cart for the Sega Game Gear: https://everdrive.me/cartridges/everdrive-gg-x7.html The x7 offers quite a few upgrades over the original, including save states, in-game menu and instant loading! Here’s the full list of features: Max ROM size: 4MByte Max SAVE RAM size: 32KByte Save States function and In-Game […]
