Weekly Roundup #144
Here’s this week’s roundup! Audio-only version, available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and wherever podcasts are heard: https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2019-04-10_144.mp3
Adjust Famicom RF to Work on other TV’s
Displaced Gamers has just posted a great video that explains why you’d need to tune your TV to channel 95 or 96 instead of the normal 3 or 4 to allow a Famicom’s RF output to work. They also show an easy (and completely reversible) way to re-tune the Famicom’s RF output to work on […]
MultiBoy 32 Project Update
Kevin Mellott has just posted a few status updates regarding his “MultiBoy 32” Virtual Boy ROM/flash cart project. He’s received quotes and selected a board house for the initial prototype run of 10 carts. Unfortunately, these will be costly and he’s looking to secure funding for both this and the main project. At the moment, […]
Satiator Beta Update
Professor Abrasive has just posted an update about his Sega Saturn optical drive emulator. The beta hardware is in and finally built correctly by the manufacturer. Also, the cases are being finalized with the intent of production versions being SLA plastic; I’m assuming the beta’s will ship in a 3D printed case. Also, the focus now […]
Superb Documentary on the Japanese Sound & Music Giant, Roland
Youtuber Alex Ball and a whole host of fellow youtubers and contributors put together an excellent documentary on the Japanese sound and music tech giant, Roland. This documentary style video named “Land of the Rising Sound”. Is an incredibly enjoyable retrospective, as the authors put forth a history of the company through uses of its […]
SD2SNES Firmware 1.10.3 Released
Ikari has just released new firmware for both the SD2SNES and SD2SNES Pro. Currently on v1.10.3, most changes since the last post have been fixes, which are always welcome! See below for the full list. As always, the latest version can be found here: https://sd2snes.de/blog/downloads [Mk2] Revert S-DD1 bitfile to earlier build which happens to less […]
New CPS2 “Suicide” revival method
As an alternative solution to Undamned’s Infinikey-CPS2, aje_fr posted a new method to resurrect dead CPS2 boards, on the arcade-projects forums. This simple yet effective new mod only involves soldering a pic12f675 8-bit microcontroller to 6 pins on the game rom board. Of course, the placement of the mentioned pins depends on the board revision at […]
Stella v6 Retron 77 Beta Release
The Stella team has just released the first beta firmware allowing Stella 6 to run on the Retron 77. This is a pretty big upgrade from the version of Stella (v3) that shipped with the Retron 77…and it’s really easy to install! The features are as follows: Near-perfect TIA emulation Cycle exact audio that sounds just […]
The Complete Virtual Boy book kickstarter
2019 seems to be the year of Nintendo’s mid-90s underdog, the Virtual Boy, as fans of the system can now enjoy the minuscule retail library on a big screen through the Virtual Tap (discontinued for the moment), play Hyper Fighting using a proper arcade stick, and eventually boot their favorite game(s) via an SD based […]
NeoSaveMasta ‘Karnov Edition’ On Sale Tonight at 6PM CST
Pre-orders for the Karnov Edition of the NSM will go on sale today at 6PM CST, for $48. Remember to select “Karnov” from the drop-down menu. Also, only one per person and anyone trying to order multiple will have the order cancelled!!!: https://www.neogeofanclub.com/projects/neosavemasta2019 The NeoSaveMasta (NSM) is a replacement memory card for AES and MVS Neo Geo consoles. […]