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Gamebox Systems, creators of the DMG-Consolizer and the GBHD Color, have just announced yet another Gameboy related consolization project that they’ve been working on for a while now, they’re naming it the GBADVI. The GBADVI is a Spartan-6 FPGA-based pcb that interfaces with the 40-pin revision of the Game Boy Advance AGB-001, via a quick-solder […]
Kevin Mellott has just opened pre-orders on a rechargeable battery pack for the Wonderswan handheld console. This was designed to match the curvature of the WS Color, while maximizing the battery area; As shown in the picture above, this still leaves room to see the game cartridge artwork. This is intended for Wonderswan Color users […]
Roarke, friend and fellow creator in the retro gaming scene was recently in a horrific car accident, that’s left him in the hospital for over a month. In true bad-ass fashion, he’s been recovering and is able to stand…even though there was talk of amputation, or him not making it at all. I wanted to […]
Retro Game Restore has just opened pre-orders on a clear/transparent version of a Super Famicom shell. They’re also offering a clear replacement top, that allows both Super Nintendo and Super Famicom cartridges to fit*. I think that’s a really cool addition and I’m glad they took the time to offer a “factory” feature that could […]
Developer Stefany Allaire has just opened pre-orders on a new system she’s calling the C256 Foenix Gen X. This is the next generation of an all new platform called the Foenixes Computer, that’s been developed over the past three years. The Gen X aims to start a completely new chapter in modern retro gaming, with […]
Terraonion has just announced an HDMI-outputting version of their Super SD System 3 ODE/AV adapter that also includes built-in support for the SuperGrafx. The adapter gets HDMI from the digital signals available on the rear pins, for a true digital to digital conversion. Pre-order yours here: https://retrorgb.link/ssds3pro While there’s no reviews yet (and I hope to […]
Update 2022/01/28: Both the US and UK distributor has stock, however James has warned people that due to the global part shortage, this might be the last time they’re in stock for awhile. While he didn’t specify a date, I’ve been getting estimated delivery dates of 2023 from many vendors and I’d assume it’s the […]
Mike Chi has just released a new firmware update for the RetroTINK 5x that adds some pretty cool enhancements! The video above walks you through exactly what you need to update the RT5x’s firmware. Details about all of this firmware’s additions are below the link: Download RT5x firmware v1.2 here: https://www.retrotink.com/post/retrotink-5x-pro-firmware-updates Purchase all RetroTINK Products via […]
St1ka recently posted a video on an interesting series of games I never knew existed: The “Zook” series of Mega Man games. These games were originally created in China, as “bootlegs” of the Mega Man series and look really impressive. St1ka covered all three in this video: Zook Hero Z (GBC): https://bootleggames.fandom.com/wiki/Zook_Hero_Z Zook Hero 2 […]
