Bob

Gamecube Swiss Memory Card

Castlemania Games is now selling a Gamecube memory card that also doubles as an exploit device.  A SD reader is still required to boot homebrew, however the combination of this memory card, the reader and an original copy of Windwaker, Twilight Princess, or Paper Mario will allow you to launch Swiss on a completely unmodified […]

Jimmy Hapa

Interview w/the Artist of the PC Engine’s Greatest RPG Franchise Left in Japan

At the beginning of 2022 I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mr. Yoshiteru “Torajirou” Tsujino for an interview on his work with the Tengai Makyou series…if that’s too difficult for you (or Bob) to pronounce, it’s also known as Far East of Eden. Mr. Tsujino is the artist and character designer for the […]

Andrew Fiore

PlayStation 3D Display Overview and Buying Guide

Over 10 years ago, Sony released a PlayStation branded 3D display for use with the PlayStation 3. Almost ten years later, this display is an accessible and compact way to experience high-definition 3D content at home, PlayStation, and otherwise.   Preliminary Resources PlayStation 3D Display Announcement – PlayStation Blog PlayStation 3D Display Review – CNET […]

Bob

Weekly Roundup #294

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 Gameboy Modder Makho

This podcast is sponsored by Riverside! Check out their awesome platform, with monthly service starting at less than $10! – Use coupon code RetroRGB30 for a 30% discount on the first three months (or yearly) subscription: https://retrorgb.link/riverside I recently interviewed Makho, a YouTuber and Game Boy modder who’s tutorials have been a big help to […]

Lu

MiSTer FPGA Updates – PSX, Neo Geo Pocket, AO486 and More

PlayStation Core Robert Peip, the Playstation’s core developer, keeps working hard on the core. He’s fixed some bugs to get even more games working. CHD support is also implement and so is cheat support. Twitter Post: https://twitter.com/AzumFpg/status/1496902605670424576 MiSTer FPGA Discord: https://discord.com/invite/gyRe9WC6Y2 Playstation unstable nightlies: https://github.com/MiSTer-unstable-nightlies/PSX_MiSTer/releases/ Developer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FPGAzumSpass Jotego Updates Core developer Jotego, has given […]

Bob

JAGAIOA: Amp’d Edition

Humble Bazooka has just released a new version of their multi-output adapter for the Atari Jaguar – This one contains a THS7374 video amplifier that allows it to be fully compatible with every (properly made!!) Genesis 2 cable out there.  You can also use all outputs simultaneously and the quality is excellent.  The no-amp version […]

DisplacedGamers

Displaced Gamers: Battle of the Bits – Nintendo Power, Mappers, and Circuit Boards

If you are into NES games these days, you’ve probably heard the of term “mapper.” While the details of the various chips used in NES cartridges are just a quick Google search away, a few of their abilities were mentioned in Volume 20 of Nintendo Power back in 1991! I thought it might be fun […]