The Hollywood Reporter has just posted an interview with Nintendo of America President Reggie and some interesting statements were made. One announcement relevant to retro-gamers is that Nintendo will be discontinuing their “Classic” consoles, saying: “…these products are going to be available through the holiday season and once they sell out, they’re gone. And that’s it.“ […]
Modmatic has just released a DIY rechargeable battery pack for GBA systems called the PowerUp Advance. The kit comes in four combinations ranging from $20 to $33 (plus shipping), depending on accessories. Unfortunately, no pre-assembles kits are available, only board + components that must be manually soldered together: https://modmatic.io/products/powerup-advance?item=APU-001-FL The kit requires that you cut the […]
MLiG just posted an excellent video that walks people through each of the major GCVideo options available today. In my opinion, this video perfectly showcases the status of the project and provides all the info people would need to chose the GCVideo solution that’s right for them!
A new version of the GCVideo firmware was released that fixes the audio bug that resulted in reduced volume even when volume was set to 255 in the OSD. Certainly not something people without programmers should be worrying about, but if you have the ability to update and don’t mind nerding out, might as well give […]
Someone recently uploaded a 3D print design for a dual-controller Atari 5200 adapter. This is to link two controllers together for dual-stick games like Robotron and Space Dungeon. I believe I’ve seen this mod before, but I saw someone on AtariAge printed one and liked it, so I thought I’d write up a quick post about […]
Sega is once again releasing their Genesis Classics collection, this time on the Switch “this winter”. I used to get excited about these releases, hoping for new features or enhancements, but it’s usually just the same stuff, re-released on every new platform. I guess it’s a decent solution for people who have no other way […]
Update: One more: https://github.com/emukidid/swiss-gc/releases The Swiss team has been hard at work updating their software, with three four updates in the previous weeks! For anyone unfamiliar with the software, the most common use is for launching games with forced video modes, such as forcing a 480i game to run in 480p. Swiss can be used with […]
EVAWINGZERO posted a free 3D model of JAMMA edge covers. They protect fingers from live JAMMA edges on consolized PCBs, or to dress up PCBs for display? Source: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1630827
In the world of MiSTer there were new cores released this week, core updates, and more. SmokeMonster MiSTer Pack List v2.0 ReleasedDatabase: https://github.com/SmokeMonsterPacks/EverDrive-Packs-Lists-DatabaseRelease Notes: https://www.epforums.org/showthread.php?101715-EverDrive-Packs-Release-Thread&p=1934764#post1934764 New Arcade Core: Jousthttps://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Arcade-Joust_MiSTer/ New Arcade Core: Stargate (AKA Defender II)https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Arcade-Stargate_MiSTer New Arcade Core: Robotron 2084https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Arcade-Robotron_MiSTer/ New Arcade Core: Bubbleshttps://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Arcade-Bubbles_MiSTer/ New Arcade Core: Splathttps://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Arcade-Splat_MiSTer/ New core coming soon: Odyssey2https://github.com/Kitrinx/Odyssey2_MiSTer SNES […]
xCorra posted a video of a successful video-out solution for the PlayStation Vita via a Raspberry Pi. Most games work, and they are working on a Wifi streaming option for the titles that aren’t supported. Of course, the PSTV is an out-of-the-box solution for Vita HDMI video capture… “Hello, so this is my 2nd update […]
