Mike Chi has announced that the third batch of RetroTINK 5x’s will go on sale today, August 28th at noon NYC-time (4pm GMT) for everyone except UK; UK folks will have a special checkout link which will be live one hour later, at 6pm UK local time. Limit 1 per person, all orders are expected to ship […]
Furrtek has just posted a firmware update for the Neo SD Loader optical drive emulator, for the Neo Geo CD. The most notable features are increased loading speed, as well as support for the front-loading models of the NGCD, as opposed to just the top-loading models. This is excellent news if you have a front-loader!!! […]
Greg from Laser Bear is now selling his version of the 3D printed shell for the OpenMVS project. The new design splits the top section into two pieces, which allows it to be printed on smaller printers. This doesn’t sacrifice any quality and many people might prefer the aesthetics of a two-tone look. You can […]
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Dear Virtual Boy fans. You’re probably doing it wrong. Planet Virtual Boy members have posted a page from the manual that explicitly states how to orient the stand. Oddly enough, the Nintendo logo on the clamp release should be facing the player, not facing away like so many of us – including me – had […]
Kevin Mellott, creator the HyperFlash32 (and other awesome stuff) had just released a PCB that allows people who consolize Virtual Boy’s to reverse the orientation, so the label is visible. This is specifically for custom builders who are making their own case, not causal modders. PCB Flipper: https://www.retroonyx.com/product-page/vb-motherboard-pcb Once again, this only a PCB. You’ll need […]
One day, all the CRTs and all the original consoles will be gone, and I’ll be eternally grateful for the efforts of those who preserved it all. This story began for me with a tweet. David Shadoff posted that the RGB palette on the popular multi-system emulator Mednafen for the PC Engine module (released as […]
FM Towns Marty console users have enjoyed the availability of an optical drive emulator in the “Doc Brown” for years. Now Deunan has released the “Grey Tower Wizard” optical drive emulator for the FM Towns PC which makes a larger portion of the FM Towns library accessible from an SD card. How Do You […]
I just had the opportunity to test a Sharp PN-V601 LCD display. It’s a long-discontinued 1366×768 video presentation monitor with a ton of features designed around digital signage, or video wall installations; The thumbnail of this post shows nine of them connected to make a 180″ display. The one thing that makes it interesting for […]
Captnshacky has just posted a set of files that are 3D renders of the North American Super Nintendo’s plastic shell. The original plan was to create a full recreation of the entire case, then offer high quality 3D prints and eventually try injection molding. Unfortunately, the project got put on hold, but rather than let […]
