Game-Tech US just announced that they will be taking pre-orders for fully assembled GBA Consolizer systems; this will include the main consolizer kit, a plastic enclosure, a plexi cover and an actual GBA motherboard. Woozle‘s brilliant GBA Consolizer kit is already available (for pre-order) through game-tech.us and comes in 2 main forms. The first kit […]
TR Fight Stick is creating a metal shell for the Neo Geo MVS motherboard, For those who use the MVS as a home console. I recently covered how cheap and plentiful MVS still are, and how easy they are to treat like an AES console. I have previously covered TR Fight Stick’s other heavy metal […]
It looks like a pretty essential firmware update was just released for the Raspberry Pi 4 that allows the device to more efficiently use the USB controller and as a result, lowers the overall temperature. This might not seem like that big of a deal, but the Raspberry Pi has the ability to throttle the […]
Korg has just announced two $10 add-ons to it’s Korg Gadget Switch software. The first is a collaboration with Sega to make a Genesis “drum machine”, with original sounds from classic games such as Space Harrier and Out Run. Next is a synth gadget inspired by Darius and The Ninja Warriors, which is a collaboration […]
I was recently out on the West Coast and was able to visit Smokemonster at his home studio! Here’s a conversation with us about what we’ve been working on, different projects and other retro awesomeness! An audio-only version, is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and for direct-download: https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2019-07-13_smokemonster.mp3 Smokemonster’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smokemonster YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCskJUZ8X__mwcoU9HvGKCMg Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmokeMonsterTWI Video available […]
Konami just announced its game line up and release date for its upcoming mini console collection based on the PC Engine, CoreGrafx, and TurboGrafx 16. Regardless of the region or model you pick up. Customers will get the same games no matter which version of mini console purchased. Available on 19 March 2020, and links […]
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=2019-07-09_157.mp3 Please consider supporting Smokemonster on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smokemonster T-Shirts: https://www.retrorgb.com/store.html Video available on YouTube (above), LBRY and Bitchute:
Tim M AKA gc8tech, the arcade tech who maintains 168 arcade cabinets at 1UP Arcade Brisbane, has started a YouTube channel. The content is excellent and covers arcade hardware topics like power supply selection, ideal motherboard revisions, etc. While there are a lot of great arcade gaming channels, few are by someone with as much […]
YouTuber Perifractic on his channel Retro Recipes recently interviewed and showcased technology behind the game series Worms. In addition to this interview with Cris Blyth, insight and technical knowledge was shown about two particular Amiga 4000 computers. As well as a possible solution being worked on to help aid in data transfer, backup, and preservation […]
This isn’t exactly news, since real Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware has been cheap for over a decade, but I just published a video outlining how to buy a real Neo Geo for $35/shipped. A lot of us arcade hobbyists in the know have been buying one-slot Neo Geo motherboards from China for as far […]
