The Fenrir optical drive emulator for the Sega Saturn just got a very cool feature: The ability to back up and restore savegame files from the Saturn’s built-in RAM to the Fenrir’s MicroSD card: https://www.fenrir-ode.fr/firmware.html#download Purchase Fenrir: http://bit.ly/fenrirode Ced’s currently working on a way to restore these backups, making it a great way to transfer saves. Until […]
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The Time Sleuth is a device that can test the latency of a display or HDMI device, down to the microsecond. Since it’s release, it’s become one of the most important tools I use and I wanted to post a video showing people how it works, as well as how to update it with the latest […]
I have a deep and abiding affection for the retro gaming community, and I try my best to reflect that affection in the stories I cover for RetroRGB. This usually means that I write about things that I believe will have a positive impact on the scene, but the flip side is that I also […]
Last week Sega released the “Golden Axed” prototype on Steam, available for free addition to your Steam catalogue for only 2 days (and can be kept after that indefinitely). Digital Foundry’s John Linneman live streamed a play through of the title, while he chatted to the developers, Sanatana Mishra and Tim Dawson, about some […]
A new firmware was just released for the PS1Digital that includes some video timing fixes, as well as an updated “forced” mode for switching between resolutions, when your console is set to 960p/1080p! There are now a total of four “forced” modes; The two original “force 240p” and “force 480i modes that I demo’d in […]
Stone Age Gamer has just opened pre-orders on RetroHQ’s Atari Lynx ROM cart, called the Lynx Game Drive. The price is $95 + shipping and they should start shipping within a few weeks: Pre-order yours here: https://stoneagegamer.com/lynx-gamedrive.html?afmc=retrorgb The Lynx Game Drive is an updated version of RetroHQ’s previous Lynx ROM cart, featuring an updated menu, faster […]
YouTube user RedHotSonic posted a trailer for the Sonic Hacking Contest 2020 on October 22. Starting in 2002, the Sonic Hacking Contest (or SHC for short) is a yearly competition where people can submit their own Sonic ROM hacks and mods. There are 2 sections, the Contest where they each earn trophies based on different […]
Nicole Express released a new open-source PC Engine CD space adventure puzzler, Space Ava 201: Quantum Field Theory. In addition to being a very interesting game, it also features lots of impressive technical wizardry under the hood. Space Ava 201: Quantum Field Theory is a single-player puzzle-adventure game for the TurboGrafx-CD. It features multiple turn-based gameplay styles, a huge array of […]
The always-brilliant Racketboy recently posted another excellent interview in their Retro Collecting series, this time with Daniel Gewargis. https://www.racketboy.com/journal/building-modern-portablemultiplayer-arcade-setups-sega-naomi-more Daniel has a very impressive collection of arcade equipment, much of which he’s consolized for at-home play on flat-screen TVs and monitors. His Sega collection in particular is quite impressive, with many units linked together for […]
