In mid-2018, the Turbografx and PC Engine CD received a new action-platforming game titled FX-Unit Yuki: The Henshin Engine. Following a successful kickstarter campaign, backers were able to participate in a survey to choose a console port for development after the original version was completed where the Sega Genesis won the popular vote. Now, nearly […]
Developer Nicolas Hamel has posted a sneak peak at his work on a port of the rad arcade game “Bad Dudes” for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. If that wasn’t a surprise in itself, he’s also received assistance from the @bigevilboss himself, Matt Phillips of Tanglewood fame! Small side project, a megadrive code editor […]
After Enforcer’s original controller lag test result post turned Twitter upside down, I asked if he wouldn’t mind writing up a guide on how he performed those tests, so others might follow his method. That page is now complete and part of the Oscilloscope section of the website!: https://www.retrorgb.com/controllerlag.html I used that method to test […]
I have created a 3D printed case for the GCPlug V2 board. This is an updated GCPlug from HDMy Cube to include Insurrection Industries’ Gamecube connector. The case is relatively simple and should print fine on any machine. It is a two piece design with the bottom designed to slide in like a remote control battery […]
After many delays, Sega has now officially joined the other companies who’ve been capitalizing on the retro gaming boom by releasing cheesy emulation boxes putting together a mini version of their classic console loaded with roms. The US / NA version can now be pre-ordered here for $80, with a targeted release date of September 20th: https://amzn.to/2HQHE2I Sega’s […]
Now available on Kickstarter is the brand new remix album of Amiga music inspired by the Amiga Power magazine. Amiga Power was a games magazine out of the United Kingdom from the early to mid 1990’s that was focused on just games for the Commodore Amiga home computer. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amigasquare/amiga-power-the-album-with-attitude This compilation of music is […]
The past recent months have seen some extensive and impressive fan-translations of games to different languages, including manuals and covers. This English translation of Ni no Kuni: The Jet-Black Mage” has been in the works since 2014 and is equally as impressive as the others! The original Japanese version of the game came with a […]
BennVenn has just announced on his Facebook page that the backlit LCD replacement kits for the Atari Lynx are now ready for production! At the moment, he’s just deciding between two designs: Solderless – no soldering, unscrew the old LCD and lamp, screw the new pcb and LCD in, insert the ribbon cable, done! Soldered […]
Renowned RGB cable manufacturer Retro Access recently introduced their latest line of cables entitled: Fortraflex. UPDATE BELOW AS OF APRIL 6TH… 2nd UPDATE AS OF APRIL 7TH – It’s “Fortraflex”, not Fortaflex. Spelling changed in-post, but please excuse the URL. 3rd UPDATE AS OF APRIL 22ND – Size is corrected and all Genesis models properly […]
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=2019-03-27_142.mp3
