Brian Benchoff reported on website Hackaday. That designer and developer c0pperdragon has finished work on the component video enhancement mod for the Commodore 64 computer. This is an Altera FPGA solution utilizing c0pperdragon’s A-VideoBoard. Which they have designed to support and use with other project like the ZX (Zed Ex) Spectrum. This mod project allows […]
Grego and Rotwang have released a ROMhack of Final Fight Arcade, which will run on real arcade hardware. Called Final Fight 30th Anniversary Edition, it’s one of the most impressive and ambitious hacks that I’ve seen, bringing an entirely new gameplay mechanic, complete with a working HUD for the third player. It is still in […]
I was lucky enough to try the latest device from Christof and Dan: The Time Sleuth HDMI lag tester. tl;dr – This is the new standard in testing display lag. Period. Read on for the full review and get yours here: https://retrorgb.link/timesleuth Competition Comparison: Previously, the only other dedicated display lag testing device available was the […]
BennVenn has just announced he’ll be making an LCD replacement kit for the Neo Geo Pocket Color handheld console. This news comes shortly after he announced Game Gear and Atari Lynx kits with the same goal: A drop-in replacement that doesn’t require cutting the handheld’s plastic shell. All of these kits will be based on […]
Benj Edwards is now selling his BX-250 “Virtual Man” Virtual Boy stick controllers at a 22% off sale for $250. These are small, but high-quality arcade sticks for the Virtual Boy that include a power supply, completely eliminating the need for an original controller & PSU. Benj will also be selling his Hyper Fighting sticks […]
Nintendo has once again announced that they’ll be selling us an overpriced, piece of cardboard that we’ll have to bend into place to use. This time, it’s in the form of “Toy-Con” VR goggle kits: https://labo.nintendo.com/kits/vr-kit/ As you could imagine, it’s (unironically) similar to the Google ‘Cardboard’ “VR” glasses and uses the Switch’s 720p resolution screen […]
MiSTeraddons.com has just launched new 3D printed cases, as well as acrylic cases. The “V2” 3D printed case is available now for $35, plus $10 for the additional USB hub case. It will be a few weeks until the acrylic cases are ready, but those will sell for $55. It’s my personal opinion that a case […]
Malias and SamIAm released an English translation of Panorama Cotton for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, after 10 years of casual work. Panorama Cotton is a great game, and the new translation polishes it up just like a new officially licensed release: Panorama Cotton is a fun, colorful cute ‘em up rail shooter. This patch translates […]
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=2019-03-06_139.mp3
Kevin Mellott has just announced the MultiBoy 32: A MicroSD-based ROM/Flash cart! Yes, that’s right, no single loading or configuration, just dump your VB roms and start playing!!! Features include: Flash space: 32 slots of 32Mbit RAM via a 1Gbit Flash. RAM space: 256k x 16 SRAM space (8k x 16 per slot) using MRAM […]
