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 […]
Fixel has just opened pre-orders on the second batch of their new optical drive emulator for the 3DO. As discussed previously, you can choose from the external “X-Port” version for $350, or if you have an FZ-1 with a broken drive you can save some money with the $250 internal version. Both are “plug and […]
Core development Tutorial MiSter Retro Wolf has released episode 16 of his MiSTer Core development video series. In this episode you will learn all about the MiSTer Framework, all the benefits you get when using the framework and you will get to try out the final gameplay. For the next episode you will go over […]
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 […]
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 […]
I thought it would be fun to dig my nails into the code of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for NES – a popular game that seems rather rushed. No surprises – the code is sloppy in more ways than one. Swimming, water current, that infamous Seaweed Screen of Doom, and some weird collision problems on […]
Nintendo 64 rom hacking legend, Kaze Emanuar has just put out his fifth annual F3 presentation. This is a roundup of trailers for some of the best looking retro or retro adjacent mods and rom hacking projects that are targeting release in the next year. It’s mostly stuff centered around retro consoles, though there are […]
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Retro Frog has just released a 3d-printed case for Krikzz‘s Turbografx 16/PC Engine ROM cart, the Turbo Everdrive. This new 2-piece clamshell storage case features a Turbo Everdrive engraved logo on the front, a visible hinge on the side, and magnets on the inside of each half of the shell to firmly hold everything in […]
Developer UltraFP64 has just begun porting Furrtek’s Neo Geo MiSTer core to the Analogue Pocket via their OpenFPGA platform. The core is still in an alpha state, with most games glitching out, or not working at all. Still, a few are playable and if you own a Pocket and like the Neo Geo, it’s absolutely […]
