Analogue has just announced that they’re shipping the Mega Sg a bit early, on March 25th. I think it’s always a good thing to be conservative in estimated shipping dates, as it’s human nature to be bummed when something is late and excited when it’s early…definitely not something we’re used to in the retro gaming […]
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=2019-03-13_140.mp3
AtariAge user necrocia has just released a new menu loader for the Atari Lynx SD rom cart from RetroHQ. It’s a drop-in replacement for the v1.8/v1.9 menu, with features like: Atari Lynx ROM loading – LNX, LYX, O, and COM files Game previews via LSD files (with backward compatibility for _PREVIEW directory in the original Lynx […]
Mobius Strip Tech has just released an open-source design for a PCE / TG-16 audio amplifier. This is designed to be installed alongside an internal RGB mod, to get the best quality audio signal, as well as video. As per the OSHPark page: The TurboGrafx 16 and original PC Engine do not have internal audio […]
st1ka has released the final part to his documentary about the now infamously unreleased game Paprium. It’s an interesting look at an extremely odd situation that left many people without their money. Or game. Or custom controller. Here’s all three parts, posted in chronological order:
I wanted to post a quick update on the SCART2DVI, Comp2DVI and VGA2DVI Datapath Vision passthrough boards from the video capture section: https://www.retrorgb.com/videocapture.html SCART2DVI: Insurrection Industries will soon do a small run of SCART2DVIv1.1 boards, making just enough to cover all the requests in the comments. These boards have been working excellently for 240p as-is and while […]
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 […]
