Weekly Roundup #118 Posted
Here’s this week’s roundup! Audio-only: http://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2018-10-10_118.mp3
News
SD2SNES gets Savestates
Developer FURiOUS has just forked his own branch of the SD2SNES firmware and added support for savestates on non-special chip games! This is a very cool addition and something that will be a tremendous help to speedrunners who prefer practicing specific sections of the game; Now all practice can be done on original hardware without […]
Moron Advertises Stolen PS4 Games, Gets Sued
A California resident who sold jailbroken PS4’s loaded with stolen software is being sued by Sony. In my opinion, good. This was not a case of jailbreaking for homebrew, this was a person who loaded games that are currently being sold onto PS4’s he jailbroke and then promoted the theft of more games. I often playfully […]
PSIO Pre-Orders Open
Pre-orders for the PlayStation SD loader called the PSIO are now open to everyone for just over a hundred USD. There’s no word on when these will actually ship, but I hope it’ll be sooner then their past orders – I received mine fifteen months after ordering!! I’d assume a long wait, as the PSIO team […]
Satiator Project Update
Professor Abrasive just posted a status update for the Satiator project. Bare boards for the first official beta of the Satiators have arrived, but sadly without beveled edges. As discussed on the Retro Roundtable, this could cause unnecessary wear and tear on your cartridge connector, so Professor Abrasive is waiting for a replacement shipment to […]
SMS Test Suite Updated with Game Gear Support
sverx has just posted an update to the SMS Test suite that added Game Gear compatibility. This will allow developers to test Game Gear hardware and could make it potentially easier to determine hardware revisions without opening the case. Just rename the file .gg and drop it on your ROM Cart’s MicroSD card! Here’s the […]
Beavis and Butt-Head MSU-1 Audio Hack
Someone just uploaded an MSU-1 Audio hack of the Beavis and Butthead game for the SNES. This hack replaces the game music with songs they liked on the show. I can’t decide if this is amazing, or if I’ll get tired of hearing the real songs change between areas. Only one way to find out […]
3D Printed Virtual Boy Controller Extension Cable
Kevin Mellott has been working on 3D printed connectors for a Virtual Boy extension cable project. This will make consolized Virtual Boy’s easier to play since you won’t need the VB right next to you. Also, this will make SNES controller adapters easier to make, using the male end of the connector. More info on […]
SyncReaper: Sync Stripper + Scanline Generator Announced
chipnetics.com has just announced a new product called the “SyncReaper”, which is a combination of both a sync stripper and a scanline generator. This might be a good addition to a 4:3 LCD monitor that accepts 15KHz RGB signals via the VGA port. More info can be found in the thread: https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=63354
How The Wonderboy Games Were Changed in Brazil
St1ka’s Retro Corner just posted a video explaining how Tec Toy changed the main character from the Wonder Boy games to a popular Brazilian comic book character named “Monica”. The video walks through all the changes across the different games, as well as explains the origins of Monica.