Before I start, I offer my apologies to my US friends for the spelling of the words “grey” and “colour”, as well as a big hello to my fellow Australians and English speakers in the UK and Canada. Some time ago I released a series of YouTube videos that covered the basics of colour science […]
Hardware developer Krikzz released an updated firmware for their series of Game Boy Everdrives today, although the changelog on this one is brief and cryptic: GBC-OS-v1.05 29.12.2021 1)System changes required for carts with FPGA core v6 or later versions 2)Minor bugfix Support RetroRGB with these affiliate links: Stone Age Gamer – Everdrve GB X5 Stone […]
Steve from Dutch Island Games just sent over a 1-level mini-game that uses the RetroRGB likeness used in most video openings and also features music from cosmicgem829 inspired by the theme song. While it’s only one basic level, it was nuts to open and play a new NES game with my likeness on it! The […]
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If you were a gamer during the 16-bit generation there’s a good chance you’ve heard of Konami’s incredible Sunset Riders game for the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis and Arcades. Sadly though, if you were also a Sega gamer, chances are you were less than impressed with the disappointing port on the Genesis. Well, all that […]
I recently did an interview with Remute, where he officially announced his upcoming album ‘R64’ – A complete album with 15 songs released on a Nintendo 64 cartridge, due to release this March! As with his other “game console releases”, R64 generates music using the same methods all original games on the console would have […]
Norm the Gaming Historian recently released a video detailing the history of the NES light gun – Both the hardware and software. Norm traced the origins of the NES Zapper, showed how it worked and even showed alternatives on both the Famicom and NES. Also, every NES light gun game was demo’d, including the only […]
If you were a fan of Mortal Kombat during its release then I don’t need to remind you that its 16-bit console ports were competent but also rough around the edges. Whether it was simplified art, missing sounds, load times, or extensive censorship, each home release presented a hodgepodge of compromises that held them back […]
The Slo Mo Guys just posted a video that uses ultra-high-speed cameras to show how a vector monitor’s beam draws the image on-screen. This is one of the best “CRT demo” video’s I’ve ever seen, as it clearly demonstrates how unique vector monitors are compared to standard CRT’s and modern displays – If you’ve ever […]
Erik Rosenlund, developer of the NES homebrew game Slow Mole has just released a Dreamcast port of the game. We previously covered the original release of Slow Mole on the NES and it seemed like a challenging, but fun game. While the game is currently free, if you like it, consider supporting the Erik’s work […]
