Bob

Weekly Roundup #317

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 […]

Rany Battikh

Wingman PS2 controller adapter by Brook

Taiwanese based gaming accessories developers Brook have just announced the latest addition to their Wingman series of controller adapters: the Wingman PS2. As the name implies, the Wingman PS2 is an adapter/dongle that plugs into the controller port of the PlayStation 2 and accepts a whole slew of wired and wireless controllers. Just like other […]

Alex Mitchell

Game Gear, Master System, & SG-1000 Pocket Cores Released

Sega Game Gear, Master System, and SG-1000 cores for the Analogue Pocket have just been released by spiritualized1997, the same developer behind the GameBoy Color and GameBoy Advance cores that were released shortly after the v1.1 beta Pocket firmware. If you’ve run those cores then it won’t be a surprise to you that these ones […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

NEW PLAYSTATION / SATURN 2D ENGINE ANNOUNCED!

On Wednesday Aug 3, 2022, Gabriel Pyron announced a NEW 2D Game Engine in the works for both PlayStation and Saturn, created by Tiago Cabral (aka TiagoSC), the same individual who ported Sonic the Hedgehog to the Super Nintendo, through a custom 2D Engine. Original Announcement… In the video upload (shown above) Gabriel demonstrates the […]

Alex Mitchell

PixelFX Updates PS1Digital, N64Digital to v2.0

PixelFX, a trio of hardware developers responsible for some of the community’s most polished console HDMI mods, has just released a significant firmware update for both their PS1Digital and N64Digital output boards. While this update implements some exciting new features for users of both mods, it also gives us window in to how PixelFX plans to […]

Bob

Nicole’s Take on GG2SMS

Developer Nicole Express recently posted a detailed writeup of her experience with Game Gear to Master System romhacks, as well as using Apocalypse’s hardware converter.  If you’re a programmer interested in the difference between SMS and GG games, I’d call this a must read.  If you’re just a nerd like me, it’s still something you’d probably […]