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Weekly Roundup #159

Posted on July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 by Bob

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=2019-07-23_159.mp3 T-Shirts: https://www.retrorgb.com/store.html 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.patreon.com/retrorgb / https://www.subscribestar.com/robertneal / https://bitbacker.io/user/robertneal/ […]

New Sound Cards in 2019

Posted on July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 by Vanessa (Vanessaira)

It is the year 2019 and in the Personal Computer (PC) world. A company called Creative is still making sound cards for gamers and audiophile enthusiast alike. Having just launched this summer, customers can order one of two different choices with the flagship model being the Sound Blaster AE-9 PCI-E Sound Card. The other is […]

Birth of the Amiga Interview (Joe Decuir)

Posted on July 23, 2019August 29, 2019 by Vanessa (Vanessaira)

A wonderful interview with Electrical Engineer Joe Decuir, just took place recently at VCF East 2019 (Vintage Computer Festival). Mr. Decuir was instrumental in the founding of the Hi-Toro / Amiga line of computers as well as other classic computers and hardware from Atari and more. The Guru Meditation conducted this interview and if you […]

New Amiga 1200 PCB Motherboard in Development

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Vanessa (Vanessaira)

A new Amiga 1200 PCB Motherboard is in development and work is being shown on the Belgian Amiga Club via the work from Jeroen Vandezande. Additional information can be found on the retro computing section on the website Hackaday (article by Jenny List). This is a complete board replacement for the Amiga 1200. Providing Amiga lovers […]

SCART Test Board

Posted on July 22, 2019March 7, 2020 by Bob

Video Game Perfection has just listed a few of fidde’s SCART test boards for sale: https://www.videogameperfection.com/products/scart-test-board/ This is an interesting device, designed for a few pretty niche-but-useful oscilloscope testing scenario’s. First any hardware developer who’s testing a device that outputs SCART could use this to easily probe signals live and in real time. You’d of course […]

CPSHDMI Kits Now Available

Posted on July 22, 2019October 3, 2023 by Bob

Video Game Perfection now has stock of Markus’ CPSHDMI kit! No more waiting list, just get em while they’re in for around $100!: https://retrorgb.link/cpshdmi For anyone who hasn’t been following: The CPSHDMI kits are a digital-to-digital solution for the Capcom Play System arcade units. They were originally designed for the CPS2’s, but Markus has been working […]

Mega MIDI 5 Update

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Vanessa (Vanessaira)

Aidan Lawrence has just released a new revision of his Mega MIDI 5 sound module. He states that he, “drastically improved the digital/analog separation and have completely redesigned the amp and power circuitry.” This device can now be powered via USB and no longer requires an external power brick adapter. In addition to this, a […]

GBA Consolizer Analysis by My Life in Gaming

Posted on July 21, 2019July 22, 2019 by MyLifeInGaming

Hey everyone, this is Try from My Life in Gaming. We’ve been playing around with earlier versions of Woozle’s GBA Consolizer for a few months now, and we’ve finally released our dedicated episode on the finished product! Check it out right here! Speaking for myself, this possibly my favorite mod since the Ultra HDMI. I’ve always […]

Mega SD Firmware Updates Add New Features & Shipping Update

Posted on July 19, 2019January 14, 2021 by SmokeMonster

Several new Mega SD firmwares have been released recently that add new features, improve the user experience, and fix bugs. The most notable new features are the addition of audio filters by FirebrandX that should almost perfectly match the audio signature of real hardware, and the ability to transfer saves from a real Sega CD […]

Eon Super 64 Review

Posted on July 19, 2019August 13, 2023 by Bob

Eon’s Super 64 was recently announced and today, all early-access reviews are in. It’s confirmed to not add any lag to the video output and performs pretty much identically to a RetroTINK2x & S-Video cable. And is priced the same. But it only works on the N64. EposVox’s review (above) was excellent and even covered all […]