Bob

HyperFlash32 Batch #5 Pre-Orders Now Open!

Kevin Mellott has just opened pre-orders on another batch of HyperFlash32 ROM Carts for the Virtual Boy.  This is exciting news, as at one time, another batch seemed impossible due to the part shortage…but it looks like that’s finally changed!  There’s also two editions available:  Black & White and a newer Black/White/Red eInk screen!  Check […]

Bob

IDE / PATA Emulator – Pre-Orders Open

Fixel has just opened pre-orders on the previously announced IDE Emulator.  The price is $319 plus shipping and they’re due to ship before summer.  It will come populated with both 40 and 44pin headers, that should allow your IDE cable to connect directly on it.  More info below the link… Pre-Order Here:  https://3do.dev/products/ide-emulator-batch1 This device should […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

Saturn YS – Fully Playable in English Thanks to Fan Effort

The remake of classic RPG Ys: The Vanished Omens in the Japanese-only Saturn compilation Falcom Classics is now playable from beginning to end in English thanks to a fan translation effort from Murzik and Crawdkenny on the SegaXtreme forums. Murzik began working on Ys in January by using machine translation until CrawdKenny volunteered to translate […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

Hotel Dusk Precursor ‘Blue Chicago Blues’ – Project Needs Translator

On Friday, November 25, 2022, SegaXtreme member Arjak released their first English v0.1 Demo Patch for the SEGA Saturn FMV game, J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues. A project similar to DeathMask, this translation involves the re-insertion of the original English dialog ripped from the PC port of the game, in addition to translating text in menus and options. This v.01 Demo translates everything […]

Bob

Weekly Roundup #335

Here’s this week’s roundup, sponsored by JLCPCB! Spend only $2 for 5pcs 1-4 layer PCBs ; PCBA from $0:  https://jlcpcb.com/DRE The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download: If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly […]

Bob

Interview With Dixon Wu

Here’s an interview with Dixon Wu, the founder of the Hong Kong Retro Gaming Expo.  I really enjoyed hearing his stories about growing up a gamer in HK, as well as how he was able to befriend an ex-Sega executive, which led to the funding of the first expo date!  For that and some other […]