The Wall Street Journal has once again claimed that Nintendo will be launching an update to the Switch console this year. The latest rumor suggests that parts suppliers with access to a prototype have leaked information on not one, but two new versions of the switch. The first will supposedly have the vibration controls removed to save […]
Forest of Illusion has just released the source code to the infamous NES emulator called NESticle. Originally released in 1997, NESticle was one of the best NES emulators out there. In fact, it’s existence and features inspired many other emulation developments in the scene! The original (1990’s) acquisition of the code has a sad story to […]
Arthrimus on the Shmups forums has posted a SNES RGB board that also incorporates the dejitter mod. It’s always cool to see two mods combined for simplicity and this project aims to integrate a switchable version of Markus’ dejitter circuit along with the high quality video output of Borti’s SNES board. Arthrimus has tested a […]
The M30 2.4G by 8bitdo is a fantastic controller for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive that is proven to have low lag AND a low price. Unfortunately, many of the early units suffer from connection issues and unlike the M30 bluetooth edition, there is no obvious way to update the 2.4G receiver that comes bundled with […]
Someone has just posted a project on github that allows HDMI output from a launch model Wii via GCVideo. The project is focused on cost, so it’s HDMI-only and there’s no flex-cable requiring a manual installation. The creator says they’ve spent several hours testing it on my launch-model Wii and now would like other people’s feedback. […]
The recently launched Video Capture section of this website provided the root knowledge necessary to get high-quality, uncompressed captures of game consoles, in their original resolution. That was just the beginning though and I’ll continue to add pages that help push the boundaries of capture even further. Today I posted the first of those additions, […]
HD Retrovision has provided some screenshots of an anti-dithering feature for their long ago announced “HD-Mizer“, an analog to digital video interface box with HDMI® output. This is a plug-n-play device that would take standard analog signals and process them correctly for modern digital displays in a clean 480p/576p. Per their in development product page, this […]
If you’re not familiar with Locomalito, he makes AWESOME professional quality pixel style games that attempt to adhere to and mimic classic arcade systems, computers, and consoles. Even better, he releases many of them for free for various platforms. While checking out MegaCat’s site today, I noticed that both Tanzer and L’abbaye Des Morts are now […]
Why boot Gameboy Interface (GBI) through Zelda Wind Waker? Because it is really fast! You even can copy your modified Zelda Wind Walker save game for a friend, so they can enjoy GBI as well. Material needed : Gamecube Memory Card (with NO Wind Waker save on it, cheap one can be bought on eBay) […]
Developer Andy Grind recently posted an update to his Genesis port of the amazing 2D side-scrolling game Cave Story. At this point, it seems the game is complete-able and most major bugs have been worked out. I was able to play it a bit on real hardware and the game both looked and sounded great! […]
