The Seattle Retro Computing Society will be holding their monthly meet up coming this Saturday on 24 August 2019. Visitors are highly encouraged to sign up on the website so they can get an idea on space and foot traffic. Attendees are also welcome to bring equipment when signing up. Bringing food is always welcome […]
Over on the news site Hackaday. Danjovic is heading a project called the NSX 64. This project will allow support for using an N64 controller on MSX computers. The overall setup is not complicated with an Arduino Nano, 560 ohms resister, and some controller extension cables. However the issues lye with the signal timing on […]
A company named Inphonic is releasing a virtual synth named the RYM2612 Iconic FM Synthesizer. This was also reported on musicradar.com by Simon Arblaster, links below. The RYM2612 is a VST plugin (Virtual Studio Technology) or virtual collection of instruments that is used as an addon for digital audio programs. The RYM2612 faithfully emulates the […]
Deunan just posted on his blog that he will be taking orders for DocBrown (FM-Towns Marty ODE) this Saturday (August 17) at 12:00 CEST. Being renowned for his strict policies on ordering GDEMU and Rhea/Phoebe boards, Deunan actually requires proof of ownership of an FM-Towns Marty console before processing the order: “I require a proof […]
Magic Trashman has written a tutorial on how to padhack a Neo Geo Mini controller to DB15 (arcade/Neo Geo direct connection) and add a clicky microswitch d-pad to it. It’s a relatively complex mod involving custom 3D prints, but MT has been offering pre-modified controllers for sale through Twitter. I bought one of these from […]
Jacob Proctor aka Tinkerplunk aka Arithmaldor has just released breakout adapters designed for PlayStation and SNES-Style Multi-Out’s. These are handy boards for people who want simultaneous access to all of the signals generated by these consoles. With both boards, you can output Composite, S-Video and RGB (or component if it’s a PS2), all at the […]
Matt Joly, AKA QcRetro, has released for free a 3D printed shell design for the open-source Minigun Arcade Supergun. Superguns consolize arcade game PCBs, adding controller inputs, AV output, a power supply attachment, etc, for playing real arcade games outside of cabinets. Matt plans to continue updating his 3D shell design to support future revisions […]
Preliminary reviews of the upcoming Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Mini consoles are starting to come in from respected reviewers. So far, the consensus seems to be that it performs around as good as the NES/SNES classic consoles, although with different strengths and weaknesses. I’ll be looking forward to upcoming in-depth reviews, but at least […]
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Krikzz has posted a few updates regarding the Everdrive N8 and N8 Pro Flash/ROM carts. First, Krikzz has released a beta “auto-boot” firmware for developers that want to test their games on an Everdrive as if it were a real cartridge: https://krikzz.com/pub/support/var/EDFC-autoboot.zip To auto-boot, simply rename your existing “EDFC” folder and add that one. Then choose […]
