A new project from the retro soundcard makers Keropi and Marmes has been unveiled. Named the Orpheus II, this retro based soundcard is a massive upgrade over the original Orpheus. Sporting the same base options as the original model, with its genuine Yamaha YMF 289 ‘OPL3’ and PCMIDI capabilities. The new Orpheus II however adds […]
The remake of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap is available for free on the Epic Games Store from now until July 21st. If you were curious about this game, now’s absolutely the time to try it out! More thoughts below the links: Free on Epic Till 07/21: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/wonder-boy-the-dragons-trap-26381d Nintendo Switch Version: https://amzn.to/3caQQ2n PS4 Version: https://amzn.to/3Pi2OGg This game is […]
OutRun Core Jotego has announced that he is working on Sega’s OutRun, an awesome retro racing game that still holds up today. On twitter he teases us that’s it coming real soon and also shows a screenshot of some of the source code files. OutRun track editor : https://twitter.com/topapate/status/1546024295645827072 User response to core: https://twitter.com/craigc321/status/1546053511737217024 Source files screenshot: https://twitter.com/topapate/status/1546212013776535552 […]
Over the past few months, I’ve been testing two different HDMI matrix switches – Completely lag-free devices with four inputs that allow you to individually assign each to one of two outputs. Both switches perform about the same, with two major feature differences: One allows for digital and analog audio extraction, while the other gives […]
An English fan-translation has been released for “Baroque” this week, giving western audiences their first taste of the original version of the game. Although the PS2/Wii remake was localized in English, the original version of the 5th-gen dungeon crawler “Baroque” has always been a Japan exclusive—even for the 2020 re-release on Switch. Originally made for […]
UK based Saturn homebrew developer, VOXEL, has just released a NEW teaser trailer (below) for the upcoming SAGE ’22 hosted by SFGHQ (Sonic Fan Games HQ). Here’s VOXEL’s NEW TRAILER showing the game running on REAL SEGA SATURN HARDWARE… Back on April 1st, we reported on this new and exciting project that was surprisingly NOT […]
Mike Chi has just released a new firmware for the RetroTINK 5x that adds ‘Gen Lock’ in addition to Triple Buffer and Frame Lock. This allows the RT5X to match the input frame rate with a regenerated clock which is more stable than Frame Lock. Mainly useful for 1440p+ resolutions with Composite or S-Video sources […]
PSCD Games has just started their Kickstarter for Black Jewel Reborn, a brand new game for your favorite retro consoles–it will be released on Sega Genesis, NES, Game Boy, and Super Nintendo. Black Jewel Reborn is based on the PC game Black Jewel created by Oscar Celestini, which is styled after Commodore 64 games, and […]
Almost a month after the release of the PlayStation 1 vertical stand, Retro Frog has just opened pre-orders for PlayStation 2 vertical stands. This time, Retro Frog created 2 different stands for both models of the PlayStation 2, the original Fat and the redesigned Slim. In a similar fashion to the PlayStation 1 stand, Retro […]
I just did a stream with Artemio where we tested a few devices that convert between digital audio formats. While the stream was cut short due to HDMI capture malfunctions, we were able to determine two devices that performed excellent and I wanted to share them here: J-Tech Digital Audio Switch / Converter: https://amzn.to/3Rze9D8 This device […]
