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The 7th Guest: 25th Anniversary Edition

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Bob

The classic ‘Haunted Mansion’ game The 7th Guest was just re-released as a 25th anniversary remastered edition on both Steam and GOG! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1044340/The_7th_Guest_25th_Anniversary_Edition/ https://www.gog.com/news/release_the_7th_guest_25th_anniversary_edition The new edition features: Totally new, much praised, game play controls that were built from the ground up. Hotspot-based with the option to highlight all hotspots in each game screen. Quickly […]

Weekly Roundup #143

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Bob

Here’s this week’s roundup! Audio-only version, available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and wherever podcasts are heard: https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2019-04-03_143.mp3

Swiss Updated to r646

Posted on April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 by Bob

The Gamecube homebrew software Swiss has had another long list of updates! Any Swiss user booting from SD should definitely upgrade, but any DVDr user should check the update list below and see if the changes effect them. To be honest, I always just upgrade – There’s always so many amazing improvements, I don’t even […]

Mega Sg Jailbreak Firmware Released

Posted on April 2, 2019March 7, 2020 by Bob

An “unofficial” firmware for the newly-released Mega Sg has just been posted. This allows the launch of Genesis, Master System, Game Gear and Colecovision ROMs from an SD card connected to the console. The firmware also implements a few bugfixes and feature tweaks. The firmware and more information can be found here and pics of […]

RetroTINK Ultimate Back In Stock

Posted on April 2, 2019May 8, 2021 by Bob

After some inventory issues, the most versatile Raspberry Pi “hat” is in stock: https://bit.ly/2QTc5IG The RetroTINK ultimate is a device that outputs RGB, VGA, Component Video, S-Video and Composite, all from a Raspberry Pi. When combined with the right software, this can make the perfect emulation device for people who need multiple outputs! The RetroTINK Ultimate, […]

Darksoft’s MultiMVS and MultiAES firmware update

Posted on April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 by Rany Battikh

Both of Darksoft’s Neo Geo multi’s received firmware and menu updates this past week addressing a few bugs and adding new features: * Fixed bug when updating several slots concurrently. * Fixed a new introduced bug that didnt’ allow games like Pulstar to reset twice, resulting on Red Deadlock screen. * Firmware identifies in which […]

FX Unit Yuki Port Released for the Genesis / Mega Drive with Some Caveats

Posted on April 1, 2019March 7, 2020 by Ray Commend

In mid-2018, the Turbografx and PC Engine CD received a new action-platforming game titled FX-Unit Yuki: The Henshin Engine. Following a successful kickstarter campaign, backers were able to participate in a survey to choose a console port for development after the original version was completed where the Sega Genesis won the popular vote. Now, nearly […]

The Mega Drive may Finally Get a “Bad Dudes” port of its Very Own

Posted on April 1, 2019March 7, 2020 by Ray Commend

Developer Nicolas Hamel has posted a sneak peak at his work on a port of the rad arcade game “Bad Dudes” for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. If that wasn’t a surprise in itself, he’s also received assistance from the @bigevilboss himself, Matt Phillips of Tanglewood fame! Small side project, a megadrive code editor […]

Controller Lag Test Page Added; New Test Results Posted

Posted on April 1, 2019March 7, 2020 by Bob

After Enforcer’s original controller lag test result post turned Twitter upside down, I asked if he wouldn’t mind writing up a guide on how he performed those tests, so others might follow his method. That page is now complete and part of the Oscilloscope section of the website!: https://www.retrorgb.com/controllerlag.html I used that method to test […]

GCPlug V2 3D Printed Case

Posted on March 31, 2019January 4, 2023 by Ben Abresch

I have created a 3D printed case for the GCPlug V2 board. This is an updated GCPlug from HDMy Cube to include Insurrection Industries’ Gamecube connector. The case is relatively simple and should print fine on any machine. It is a two piece design with the bottom designed to slide in like a remote control battery […]