The Component Video mod for the Commodore 64 (C64) is now available for purchase at Video Game Perfection (VGP). This is a video mod that allows user to replace the existing RF modulator that is onboard the C64 and drops in a FPGA replacement solution that bypasses and interprets the video signals coming digitally from […]
The MDFourier / 240p Test Suite team has been continuing to post regular updates to the incredible test software. The NES, GB and GBA versions of the suite were recently updated and they’ve also, been continuing their tests on hardware…including MicroSD cards. Bernie, aka bfbii has been publishing documentation of his MicroSD test results, which […]
The company Maxis created the “Sim” series of games, which included the original Sim City, all the way through the wildly popular “Sims” series. At one point in the company’s early history, they were pressured into creating a business division that made corporate simulations, which played like a typical Maxis “Sim” game. Eventually, Maxis separated […]
(Update, June 16th, 2020) Cybdyn has since released v2.6.14 in an attempt to fix a few bugs that were discovered in 2.6.13. Unfortunately, both of these updates have introduced several notable issues, so if the games you’re playing work fine with the firmware you currently have installed it would probably be a good idea to […]
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Sega has announced that to celebrate their 60th anniversary, they’ll be launching the Game Gear Micro: Four mini Game Gear’s with a 1.15″ screen. They’ll cost around $45 each and launch in October in Japan. I (Bob) have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I’ve always viewed these “classic” consoles as expensive novelty “toys” […]
Krikzz has just posted a video that shows off some of the functionality of the upcoming Mega Everdrive Pro. The videos showed the Sega CD and SVP (Virtua Racing) cores in action, running on a production-sample cartridge that’s the size of a normal Genesis cart. Krikzz also showed off the in-game menu and savestates for […]
St1ka has just posted an interview with the creator of 3dSen, an 8-bit NES emulator that “re-writes” the games in 3D as they’re being played. The interview is filled with demos of the emulator, so you can see examples of the emulator in action as you listen! As usual, St1ka does an awesome job breaking […]
The team behind the GCLOADER (Daniel Kraak and Dan Kunz), just released a small firmware update that doesn’t add any new functionalities to the ODE but instead addresses some stability issues. The first version of the GCLOADER, that launched in late 2019 and required the user to solder in a flex cable, has been later […]
Here’s an overview of the RAD2x Nintendo Multi-Out HDMI adapter. It works on all consoles that came with that port, across all regions! More info on the RAD2x itself, as well as the other individual versions are available below. RAD2x SNES/N64/GameCube/AV Famicom: http://bit.ly/rad2xnintendo All RAD2x cables are available here: http://bit.ly/rad2xhdmi Here’s everything we talked about in […]
