flashmasta.com is now selling the latest version of their ROM cart for the Bandai WonderSwan, the WS Flash Masta version 5.1. The product is $95 +shipping and available directly from their website (set the dust cover option, or it will say out of stock): https://www.flashmasta.com/product/ws-flash-masta-usb-cartridge-for-wonderswan/ Very small production runs of the cart had been previously […]
Mobius Strip Tech has just began selling an adapter that lets you use Zaxxon arcade boards with JAMMA connectors. This is perfect for people who have existing arcade cabinets with JAMMA harnesses, or even with superguns like the HAS or MiniGun that are JAMMA-based. The price is $20 plus shipping: https://mobiusstriptechnologies.com/product/sega-zaxxon-arcade-to-jamma-adapter/ EDIT: Looks like Mobius also […]
Introduction GroovyArcade is an entire Linux distribution dedicated to running emulators (including MAME) on a standard PC, outputting video signals to standard definition arcade CRT monitors. This is a brief introduction to the project, as a dedicated how-to would require many pages and videos to go through all the options available. https://github.com/substring/os/releases http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,130667.0.html The […]
The Sega Saturn Strategy-RPG, Zanma Chou Ougi: Valhollian (Datt Japan, 1998) has been translated to English by Garrett Greenwalt, Paul Met, Aishsha, and Pennywise. This will be of interest to fans of JRPGs like Shining Force. It was a Japanese exclusive and has never appeared in English until now. Sega Retro has some good information […]
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I documentary was just posted about Galloping Ghost, which is (at the moment) the world’s largest arcade with over seven hundred arcade games. I was lucky enough to to there myself a few times and the wide selection of games was pretty incredible. I think in times like today where there’s a very real chance of […]
There’s been a few updates to the Emulicious project, adding remote debugging with VS Code, as well as source level debugging with ASM and C code. As far as I know (and I’m not a programmer!), C source-level debugging for 8-bit systems isn’t very common and something developers might be interested in. You can get […]
A new homebrew romhack for Mario Kart 64 was just released called “Amped Up”. The game is certainly still a work in progress, but it offers new tracks and a widescreen mode! You can download the bps patch here: https://mega.nz/folder/9BB32Cib#ISfFcu6hrF7CCl-2FTHaAA While the game does work on real hardware with a ROM cart, it requires an Expansion Pak. […]
Retro hardware developer Terraonion announced today that their Multi Optical Drive Emulator (MODE) will now support the original Playstation. There is a catch though! Although installing a MODE in your Sega Saturn or Dreamcast only requires a screwdriver for disassembly, a PSX installation will require some additional soldering to attach an adapter board. Other PSX […]
The RetroTINK 2x Multiformat just got an update that allows it to pass though 720p, as well as pass through 480p with uncompressed (4:4:4) colors. This is a free update every M owner should get right away and if you were on the fence about buying, this might make you reconsider: Purchase all RetroTINK Products […]
