Retrofrog is now selling a vertical stand for the RetroTINK 5x. It’s not only aesthetically a cool choice, but there’s some functionality to it as well: As shown above, there’s a slot that holds the remote control, as well as a place for a velcro strip / zip tie that’s used for wire management. I […]
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Axunworks has just released a new “supergun”, he’s calling the ‘JAMMA Supergun Mini’. It comes with a power supply and outputs either RGB or Component Video via a dsub connector. The price is $90 for the supergun + PSU, but after shipping to the US and cables it came to about $130 when I purchased. Here’s […]
IT security researcher and reverse engineering expert stacksmashing has released an open source piece of hardware with matching software that allows two or more genuine GameBoy consoles to play competitive Tetris over the Internet. stacksmashing began with an analysis of the data sent between two genuine hardware GameBoy consoles, and from there built a small […]
Junker HQ is now hosting “The Console Power Supply Bible” – A list of consoles and their exact power supplies, as well as other compatible options. This list was started by Fredrik Nyqvist and already contains almost sixty console revisions! Information like this is crucial for people who want to use consoles from other regions with […]
Tito from Macho Nacho Productions recently posted a video of the open source Nintendo DS composite video out mod. The video includes a short interview with the creators, as well as an installation tutorial and demo, in the typical Macho Nacho style. Support Tito here: https://www.patreon.com/MachoNachoProductions NDSTV Github: https://github.com/LostNintendoHistory/Lost-NDS-TV When I first heard of the NDSTV […]
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with MiSTer / FPGA developer Robert Peip aka FPGAzumSpass. Robert’s the creator of the MiSTer Game Boy Advance and Lynx cores, plus has contributed savestates to the Game Boy and NES cores! I’ve been a fan of his work since he first made an appearance in the MiSTer […]
A full English translation is now available for the puzzle game Sakura Wars: Columns 2 (Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2). This game is set in the same fictional universe as Sakura Wars, but is a puzzle game, not part of the main series. There is a translation patch available for the main game as well, if […]
There’s been some reports of Pokémon Omega Ruby 3DS cart’s no longer booting. While the issue seemed a bit over-blown, it is something that’s happening to some people and Voultar thinks he might have a fix!: Opening the cart and re-flowing the chip seems to have solved the issue. It makes sense that these small “cartridges” […]
Developer Robert Peip has just implemented savestates into the NES core, for the MiSTer FPGA project. To get this feature, simply update using your favorite script; Mine is still update_all. You can also try setting up remote updating, if you’re a fellow IT nerd! To access, simply toggle the MiSTer menu while in game, then […]
