Two new devices have launched that are going to interest anyone who has tried to stream real arcade hardware to two video devices. The SEGV Echo Chan has a host of excellent features that will appeal to the high-end of the market ($200), and the NAC Splitfire comes in at half the price ($100), but […]
My v1.0 MiSTer ROM Pack List was launched after over a month of work by a team based out of the SmokeMonster Patreon-Elite Discord, led by Rysha. Fully compiled, it spans nearly 200,000 games, dozens of console/arcade/home-computer platforms, and decades of video game history. Hash Database: https://github.com/SmokeMonsterPacks/EverDrive-Packs-Lists-Database Release NotesThis is a suggested layout for the […]
Grabulosaure has been testing a new scaler for MiSTer using the Genesis core as a guinea pig (analog only lite build). When complete, it could be used as an upgraded scaler for other cores. It is early, but two cores built using the scaler are available here. Cores built using the new scaler will have […]
Frank_fjs, designer of the Sentinel Supergun, has released free Gerber design files for high-quality DIY JAMMA Arcade fingerboard edges at Arcade-Projects (registration required). This could come in handy when someone designs a MiSTer2JAMMA add-on board 😉 #arcade, #jamma, #fingerboard, #gerberdesign, #sentinel
One of the most common question I hear from people getting into the retro gaming world is: “What is sync?”. It’s a term that’s unfamiliar to your average gamer in all regions, as most people would just get whatever cable was the easiest to use and plug it into their TV without worrying about […]
The creators of the Super Mario Encyclopedia that was just released are being accused of plagiarizing a fan-made Wiki:http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/10/it_looks_like_the_official_super_mario_encyclopedia_plagiarised_a_fan-made_wiki I take plagiarism very seriously, but have mixed feelings about this. I very often site wiki’s on my pages and use all of Evan Amos’ pictures where relevant. On the other hand, I regularly have entire pages […]
It looks like the Japanese version of the PlayStation Classic console will come with different games than the US version. Sadly, I don’t think any region got all the games that deserve to be on this console. Check out the full list below: Japan-Only: Arkzalad Arc the Rat II Armored Core Gradius Gaiden XI [sái] […]
Capcom programmed CPS-2 arcade boards to “suicide” when their original battery failed. The original decrypt key would be lost forever and the boards would die if their original battery died. The technique for decrypting the CPS-2 bios was first researched and documented at the Arcadehacker Blog and made open-source by the team that perfected it. […]
U.K’s Retro Gaming Cables is now selling a bare-bones board that essentially takes RGB in through Scart and outputs the signal through BNC: https://bit.ly/2OgZif3 It also offers a sync stripping (using the LM1881 chip) option that can be toggled on or off. Audio is also conveniently extracted from the Scart source. As this is a board-only […]
Here’s this week’s roundup! Audio-only version here: http://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2018-10-31_121.mp3
