Arcade power supplies are designed to be installed inside of arcade cabinets, where they are safe from hands, kids, and pets. Supergun users however often use arcade PSUs out in the open, where the exposed power terminals pose a serious safety hazard. 3D printed terminal covers solve this problem by encasing the terminals in plastic, […]
Video Game Perfection has just listed McWill’s rechargeable battery kit for Game Boy Color consoles: https://www.videogameperfection.com/products/charger-gameboy-color/ Installation seems fairly easy, although it does require cutting a bit of plastic from your GBC. The kit does not come with a battery due to shipping regulations, so you’ll need to pick up one 14500 rechargeable lipro battery such as the […]
Modern Vintage Gamer just posted an overview of Nintendo’s cartridge security chips, referred to as CIC chips (Checking Integrated Circuit). It’s a brief, but informative summary of how the security works, as well as the steps that the homebrew community went through to crack it. I often take for granted that I’m old enough to […]
Finding a power supply for your Neo Geo AES can be really confusing and possibly dangerous to your console. FirebrandX has just posted a guide that clears up which PSU to use with each console, how to identify them…and even shows how to convert a 5v model to 9v! Check out the full post here: http://www.firebrandx.com/aespsuguide.html …and […]
The Real Phoenix has designed a Super Nintendo/Super Famicom AV connector PCB and matching 3D printable socket, and has open sourced and released the designs for free. He also offers them for sale in his shop. The PCB is hard gold and beveled, and should be a very high quality option for modders. AV Connector […]
Jotego released Popeye and Commando arcade FPGA cores to his patrons, for both MiSTer and MiST. Both cores are open-source and will be made publicly available once complete. I debuted them live and found Popeye to be especially impressive. It is a very early application of interlaced graphics, which looks a little strange via HDMI, but […]
Bradon Kanyid has released his much anticipated Extron SCART input/output adapter cards. Extron switches use BNC jacks for input/output by default, and buying SCART-to-BNC cables is expensive. These new PCBs simplify the process and save money, costing $8-12 to build. Giant professional Extron video switches are relatively cheap, so this makes for a really nice […]
MiSTeraddons.com has just listed a fully-tested power switch for the MiSTer platform: http://misteraddons.com/product/in-line-power-switch/ Most of the in-line switches people have been testing with the MiSTer have significantly dropped the voltage when put between the power supply and DE-10, causing performance issues. You’d think finding something as basic as a power switch would be simple, but this is […]
In my opinion, the Extron Crosspoint is one of the better solutions for component video switching. Officially referred to as a switching matrix, these devices can be found on online auction sites for relatively cheap and generally in great working and physical condition. While finding one as well as configuring and setting up, two issues […]
Programmer and author Coagulus on the English Amiga Boards, has just released their H.E.R.O. inspired JetHunt AGA game. H.E.R.O. is an old game published by Activision (back when they actually made games *eye roll*) and was released for a whole range of systems including the Apple II, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum, and Sega SG-1000. However the […]
