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A new cost effective way to boost your Commodore Amiga micro computer is being developed. This project which is known as PiStorm. Is an open source effort that aims to be an effective yet cost reduced alternative to the many expensive Amiga upgrade efforts like the Vampire or the Warp 1260 projects. The project utilizes […]
A new firmware has just been released for the MemCard Pro that now allows you to access the saves in your browser, via your WiFi connection! More info is available below and check out the original review for instructions on how to update the firmware and access the device via WiFi. Download the new firmware […]
A new action-platformer is coming soon to the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Created by Neofid Technology, Demons of Asteborg is a platform-based game with some metroidvania elements inspired by a lot of other MegaDrive/Genesis titles such as Ghouls n’ Ghosts, Castlevania, Mickey Mania, Space Harrier, and Panzer Dragoon according to the development team via their website. […]
Before I dive into the title subject, a small rant if I may. First and foremost, I’m a video game collector. My personal collection of consoles, including duplicates, multiple hardware revisions and cross-region models (I live in a PAL territory, but also buy hardware from overseas) spans well over 80 consoles. My physical game collection […]
Above is a deep-dive video revealing all the launch day features of the brand new RetroTINK 5x! All the basics are in the first six minutes, but after that I go over all the awesome things this upscaler…and DOWNscaler can do! UPDATE: Please note that there’s been many firmware updates since this review aired and […]
Nostalgia Nerd released a video going into detail on how the game kkrieger was made to fit in around 96 KB of storage space. The game was made by the demoscene group Farbrausch for a game competition that was hosted at a demoscene event in 2004 called Breakpoint. The idea of the contest was to […]
Prominent open source emulators mGBA (for the Nintendo GameBoy Advance) and Dolphin (for the Nintendo GameCube) have announced substantial code updates in their connectivity between the two systems, simulating the GameCube GameBoy Advance Link cable setup, allowing interaction between the two emulated systems identical to how the original hardware works. Supported games feature extra content […]
I can’t believe I’m forced to write something like this, but we’re living in a age where misinformation spreads like herpes: There’s nothing wrong with using SCART. In fact, if the standard was a bit more streamlined and if cable manufacturers always made them perfectly to spec, the world would be recognizing SCART as the […]
The PixelFX company has just announced the pre-order window for the new N64Digital mod. PixelFX is the newly established company formed from the combined talents of citrus3000psi, chriz2600, and Woozle. These individuals have contributed wonderful works to the retro gaming community but have now teamed up to create PixelFX and the N64Digital will be their […]
