Analogue have just re-opened pre-orders on their DAC: A Digital To Analog Converter that allows for Composite, S-Video, Component Video and RGB output from all compatible Analogue devices (currently the Mega Sg and Super NT). Depending on your region, the total price including shipping is around $100: https://www.analogue.co/store/#dac They also announced that their Mega Sg […]
Recently Neil from the YouTube Channel Retro Man Cave (RMC) invited fellow YouTuber Dr. Andrew Armstrong from Back Office Show, to show off the latest update to his product. The “Ultimate Joystick Interface” version 2.0 is Dr. Armstrong’s latest iteration of his analogue joystick interface. This product allows old analogue joysticks and peripherals to have […]
update 2021/02/15: Added pictures of a Rev B power supply The Atari Jaguar has no protection against reversed polarity power supplies, so if a center-positive PSU is mistakenly connected it will destroy several components in the console rendering it dead*. It is common knowledge that you can add a diode to protect against this, but […]
The best NES Mini console was hindered by its only video output option being RF. With the great RGB output mods on the market we really need a better way to get the video out of the system than hacking away at the stock back panel. 3D printing comes in to save the plastic once […]
Last week, a video was released that demonstrated a major performance increase in certain areas of Mario 64, if you recompile the code with optimizations turned on. Modern Vintage Gamer just did a full analysis of the situation and came to the conclusion that Nintendo didn’t make a “mistake”, they just did the best they […]
John Linneman is back with another DF Retro episode about one of my favorite games of all time: The original Mortal Kombat! John takes a look at every version of the game, comparing each to the original arcade version…all while throwing in a bit of history and perspective to tie it all together. I certainly […]
Ced is shipping the first batch of Fenrir PCBs, which will fund the next run of 50 units. Fenrir is a new Sega Saturn ODE that launches disc images from an SD card just like a flash cart. While progress on the Satiator ODE has been almost unbearably slow, Fenrir has gone from concept to […]
Mike Chi has just released two new products in his ever-growing line of RetroTINK gaming accessories: https://www.retrotink.com/blog/we-re-back-for-2020-with-new-products RetroTINK 2x Pro – An updated version of the original 2x with more features. RetroTINK 2x SCART – A simple RGB SCART linedoubler that outputs 480p HDMI. Purchase all RetroTINK Products via multiple vendors worldwide here: https://www.retrorgb.com/retrotink.html I’ve worked with […]
Mobius Strip Tech is now selling custom Sega Triple Bypass boards for the Sega Nomad handheld! These kits upgrade the RGB video, as well as the audio from both the headphone jack AND the speaker!!! When purchasing these kits, you’ll need to specify if you’re leaving in the original Nomad screen, or using an aftermarket […]
Krikzz has just tweeted a picture of an upcoming version of the Everdrive GBA x5, that’s the same size as a standard Game Boy Advance cartridge! This revision should be functionally the same, meaning this is just an aesthetic upgrade, however this might have been the single most requested change to the design. Krikzz also […]
