Woozle64, a developer responsible for the excellent GBA Consolizer, has teased the development of a similar modification that enables HDMI output from a Nintendo DS. Making good progress on the DS Consolizer. pic.twitter.com/pdU6KSTUnu — Stephen (@Woozle64) April 27, 2020 Consolization is a colloquial term for a mod that converts a portable game system in to something […]
It looks like CastleMania Games is now taking pre-orders on the citrus3000psi-designed kit that allows you to install a digital output port, in place of the analog port on your model 101 GameCube: https://bit.ly/dol101digitalkit This kit will require you to remove the analog output “SNES style” jack and mount this copy of the digital-out port […]
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It looks like the RetroPie team has just uploaded an “official beta” image of their Raspberry Pi emulation frontend that supports the Raspberry Pi 4: https://retropie.org.uk/2020/04/retropie-4-6-released-with-raspberry-pi-4-support/ This is a cool addition to RetroPie, as most software frontends were struggling to support the RPi4 and while you could manually install retropie on it for the past few […]
The Swiss team has been continuing their work on ‘the Swiss army knife of GameCube tools’, adding another very long list of features and tweaks to this already awesome software. The first thing people might notice when using this newer version is a skin change, with a slightly changed look. Personally, I really like it! […]
Mike Chi has just posted another firmware update for the RetroTINK ‘2x Pro’ and ‘2x SCART’ linedoublers: https://www.retrotink.com/post/retrotink-2x-pro-firmware-update-v1-1 RetroTINK 2x Pro – An updated version of the original 2x with more features, including scanlines! RetroTINK 2x SCART – A simple RGB SCART linedoubler that outputs 480p HDMI. A few tweaks and calibration options were implemented, but the one […]
Almost every controller and arcade stick can be direct-wired to the Neo Geo / db15 pinout for use with superguns and arcade boards. This is nothing new and people have been direct-wiring momentary switches to build their own sticks for years, however I wanted to make a video showcasing how it’s done, what to do […]
A few months ago, Kevtris proposed that part of the video noise introduced by the 32x’s video layer was caused by it’s switching power supply. He suggested replacing two capacitors with different values to see if the noise went away. I wanted to put this to the test on a 32x I recently received and […]
John Linneman from Digital Foundry, an arm of Eurogamer that focuses on exploring the technical and aesthetic aspects of both contemporary and retro games, has published a surprisingly positive review of the Evercade. The Evercade is an ARM-based handheld emulation console with a twist: instead of being sold as a self contained unit packed with […]
Mostly known for selling Raspberry Pi peripherals and hats, Taiwanese designer Retro Game Restore is now accepting pre-orders for clear case/shell replacements that specifically fit the original all-white PC Engine (without modification) console and the second generation controller (with added turbo switches). The cases will be made of polycarbonate plastic, a polymer that is mainly […]
