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Weekly Roundup #171

Posted on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 by Bob

Here’s this week’s roundup! An audio-only version, is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and for direct-download: https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2019-10-16_171.mp3 T-Shirts: https://www.retrorgb.com/store.html Video available on YouTube (above), LBRY and Bitchute: Please consider signing up as a supporter! Either hit Join, tip or pledge on this video, or sign up through the following services: https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb / https://www.subscribestar.com/robertneal / https://bitbacker.io/user/robertneal/ […]

BSNES Runahead Mode Lag Tested

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Bob

Today, developer Byuu released an alpha build of my favorite SNES emulator bsnes, that includes a latency-reducing “runahead mode“: https://cirrus-ci.com/github/byuu/bsnes/master I realize it’s still an alpha build, but I really wanted to see what the performance was like, so I broke out the high-speed camera and ran some lag tests! Please keep in mind that […]

Unreleased or Cancelled Jaguar Games

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Bob

Jenovi just posted another great Cancelled/Unreleased video, this time focusing on the Atari Jaguar. This episode brings to light a lot of the inner-workings of Atari during that time, which helps to explain why some of these games never saw the light of day. No spoilers, but as always, these are highly recommended for anyone […]

Reverse-engineered schematics for the original Game Boy by Furrtek

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Rany Battikh

Furrtek, mostly known for his excellent work with Neo-Geo hardware and FPGA, just released a 36-page documentation depicting his process of reverse-engineering the original DMG-001. In a 191-hour meticulous process, Furrtek was able to draw schematics for the following: All APU logic. All PPU logic. All I/O and timer logic. All DMA logic. All interrupt […]

Iceblox Plus (C64 Game) Getting A Physical Release

Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 by Vanessa (Vanessaira)

The game Iceblox Plus is getting a physical release from the publisher Psytronik Software. Iceblox Plus is a homebrew game for the Commodore 64 (C64) developed by Karl Hörnell and is free to download or name your price support/purchase, and is also stated to be compatible for the C 64 Mini. Purchasable from the web […]

Arcade1Up Strikes Back with a New Star Wars Cabinet

Posted on October 14, 2019October 15, 2019 by Justin (Console Kits)

Arcade1Up is now shipping their third generation of cabinets. With each generation they make improvements, and this time they have made no exceptions. The new Star Wars cabinet is started to show up at Walmart and Walmart.com, and many are surprised at all the new features packed in this 3/4 sized arcade cabinet. Overall, the […]

Genesis / Mega Drive 240p Test Suite Update

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Bob

Artemio has just released an updated version of the 240p Test Suite for Genesis & Sega CD. This includes integration of the MDFourier audio testing software he’d previously released as a separate update. A full list of updates are posted below and the software can be downloaded here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/testsuite240p/files/Sega_Genesis-MegaDrive-SegaCD_MegaCD/ Both versions Added MDFourier: please read […]

GameCube Serial Port SD Adapter & Swiss Updates

Posted on October 14, 2019October 15, 2019 by Bob

Extrems and Emukidid of the Swiss team has just released a few giant updates! One of the biggest is support for micro SD cards via an adapter designed by citrus3000psi that plugs into the bottom Serial Port 2 (on GC’s that offer the port). It requires a small, open source PCB that offers the same […]

Super Ultra Baseball 2 Localized Prototype Found

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Bob

SNES Central has just posted a full writeup of a newly found Super Nintendo prototype: The western localization of Super Ultra Baseball 2, which looks like it was going to be released as “Super Baseball Simulator 1.000 2”. The game appeared to be more than just a language translation, including an updated color palette and […]

Weekly Roundup #170

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Bob

Here’s this week’s roundup! An audio-only version, is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and for direct-download: https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2019-10-09_170.mp3 T-Shirts: https://www.retrorgb.com/store.html Video available on YouTube (above), LBRY and Bitchute: Please consider signing up as a supporter! Either hit Join, tip or pledge on this video, or sign up through the following services: https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb / https://www.subscribestar.com/robertneal / https://bitbacker.io/user/robertneal/ 00:21 […]