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Weekly Roundup #229

Posted on November 25, 2020 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=2020-11-25_229.mp3 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.floatplane.com/channel/RobertNeal / https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb T-Shirts: https://www.retrorgb.com/store.html All equipment […]

Xbox Series S / X Emulation Capabilities

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Bob

Modern Vintage Gamer just posted a video that demonstrates how to enable the latest Xbox console’s “dev mode” and install RetroArch software emulation for older consoles. No “hacking” is needed and switching to dev mode won’t affect the console’s standard mode, so people can feel free to do this without worry. Using the latest Xbox […]

NEC PC-FX: The Failed Follow-Up

Posted on November 23, 2020 by thegirlg33k

Recently covered by Nicole Branagan aka Nicole Express in an article on her website, the NEC PC-FX was a unique platform that never quite lived up to it’s potential. In 1994, NEC debuted the Japan-only successor to its super popular PC Engine platform. The new system boasted a 32-bit RISC processor, 16+ million colors, and […]

Analogue Nt Mini Noir Jailbreak

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by SmokeMonster

I just released the Analogue Nt Mini Noir Jailbreak. For all the juicy details and instructions, see my new video. There is way too much to list here, but in short there are several new and improved cores, a complete overhaul of the NES JB core, and most importantly, the return of CopyNES, the cartridge […]

UV Holographic Overlays for Vectrex Consoles

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Dan Mons

Browsing through a recent issue of my favourite in-print retro magazine, the aptly-titled “Retro Gamer Magazine“, I stumbled across an article about Laurence Bennion’s “Blacklighter” project. These are a series of prints on transparent film that react to UV “black lights”, and when combined with the vector video screen of a classic Vectrex console, look […]

Will light guns work after converting RGB to S-Video?

Posted on November 22, 2020December 14, 2020 by Bob

The answer is yes. As long as you’re using a CRT of course! It’s a common scenario these days for people to have full RGB SCART setups, running through a scaler, onto their flat-panel TV. While that’s an awesome setup, many people still want the option for experiences only CRT’s can provide. This includes using […]

RetroUSB AVS Beta Firmware v1.50b1

Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 by Bob

RetroUSB has recently posted a beta firmware and update tool that allows for custom color palettes to be added to their AVS: An FPGA-based NES that outputs 720p HDMI and plays original NES and Famicom cartridges. Unfortunately, beta v1.50b1 also seems to break Game Genie support, so if you’re happy with the current palette choices, […]

Everdrive N8 In-Game Reset Added

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Bob

Krikzz has just released firmware update v2.10 for the Everdrive N8 Pro, that adds in-game reset. The N8 alrady had “return to menu” since it’s original release, but this feature acts the same as if you hit the “reset” button on the console when an original game was inserted. Download the latest N8 Pro firmware […]

Sound Blaster 1.0 Firmware Reverse Engineered

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Rany Battikh

The legendary Sound Blaster, released in 1989 by Creative Labs, was an industry-changer as it paved the way for powerhouse FM-synthesis-on-board cards dominance up until the mid-late 90s. So many clones SB appeared on the market during that time period, mimicking the functionalities of the original hardware, with varying degrees of success. Almost 30 years […]

Weekly Roundup #228

Posted on November 18, 2020 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=2020-11-18_228.mp3 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.floatplane.com/channel/RobertNeal / https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb T-Shirts: https://www.retrorgb.com/store.html All equipment used […]