Last month Ace joined me on a live-stream to reveal a preview of his impressive new FPGA core for MiSTer, Arkanoid (1986) Arcade. The core is now publicly released after a very long development cycle that required transposing several PCBs of real arcade hardware (a mix of arcade PCBs, old ICs, and other soft-core donors) […]
Starsceptre is a fantastic indie shmup that is in danger of getting delisted from the iOS app store due to low sales. Its developer, Richard Morgan hasn’t made enough to pay for the license fee to keep it on the app store. He has publicly asked for help, and as it’s an excellent retro style […]
Enterprising hackers have made progress on getting Android Q to boot on the Nintendo Switch. This is impressive since in the Android world, this version of the OS has not even been officially released by Google. For example, the Nvidia Shield TV shares much of the same architecture as the Switch but is still running Android […]
Proving that the tech world moves faster than anyone could conceivably keep up, the SD association has announced a new, faster standard for SD cards. Under the new moniker MicroSD Express, these cards will
It’s a safe bet than when prices on Micro SD cards start to drop, something new is around the corner. That said, Sandisk announced a 1TB MicroSDXC card with speeds reaching up to 160MB/s. The card will retail for
Artemio released updates to the PC Engine/PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-16 and Dreamcast 240p Test Suites. PC Engine/Turbografx 16 Release 1.05 24/02/2019 (Super CD-ROM2, CD-ROM2 and HuCard) – Added 256, 320, 352 and 512 resolutions to Checkerboard – Added 352×240 resolution to Grid and Checkerboard (R-Type) – Added internal Horizontal resolution setup functions, skipping HUC defaults – […]
Ton-chi-ki.blogspot.com posted an overview of the PC Engine Mercurius, a PC Engine turned handheld. Functionally equivalent to a TurboExpress (AKA PC Engine GT), it features a 3D printed case, built in controller, and 4:3 RGB LCD (LCDDRV). With the exception of being extremely wide and probably very uncomfortable to use in practice, it is a […]
It’s time to get Hardcore with your Sega Genesis… (Couldn’t resist!) All kidding aside, Analogue announced that their upcoming FPGA clone of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive will be bundled with Hardcore, a 99% finished game that was canceled 23 years ago. The game was canceled in 1994 due to developer Psygnosis losing faith in 16-bit game […]
Custom Game Cases just launched a GoFundMe campaign to support their up and coming Virtual Boy clam-shell plastic cases. UPDATE: Indiegogo Campaign here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/virtual-boy-collectors-game-cases#/ While most retro cartridges got the “custom case” treatment throughout the years, systems like the Vitual Boy get often pushed aside. With the fragile nature of cardboard cases (for all Nintendo systems […]
Just a few weeks ago, the Epic game store was giving away digital copies of Axiom Verge, an excellent “Metroidvania” style game that everyone should try. Their current offering,
