Rany Battikh

Vector monitor XY Kit

Looking for another use for that 19″ consumer-grade CRT?   Well you can now turn the latter into a vector monitor! The XY Kit, initially designed by Fred Konopaska, consists mainly of high voltage and deflection boards. The project has now been handed to Barry Shilmover who is currently improving upon the original design, assembling kits […]

SmokeMonster

SegaSonic Bros MD Released – Sega Genesis

As I reported previously, Dustin O’Dell is porting the unreleased Sega System C2 Arcade prototype “SegaSonic Bros” to the Sega Genesis. Today he released it for free. The game is completely playable and just has some polishing before it’s complete. I tested it on the latest MiSTer Sega Genesis core and it feels like a […]

SmokeMonster

MiSTer Pack List v3.0 Released – Updater Script Special Edition

I just pushed MiSTer Pack List v3.0 to Github. V3 is a complete redesign based around the new functionality of the Updater Script by Locutus73. I worked with Locutus behind the scenes and he designed the script around the file-layout of the MiSTer Pack List. Basically, it’s so integrated now that you will never have […]

Bob

New Dump of Virtual Boy’s Bound High Released

Members of the Planet Virtual Boy forums have just released a newly-dumped version of the unreleased game Bound High:  https://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=7247&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&type=&mode=0&start=0 The game itself is almost identical to the version previously dumped, however this version seems to have been complied in a different way.  So far, testing shows almost no difference, but there’s the possibility that certain […]

Ray Commend

The ZX Spectrum Gets a New Game, Courtesy of Netflix’s Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Netflix really seems to have a thing for retro games and the 80’s in general.  Castlevania, Stranger Things, Hi Score Girl, and now Bandersnatch.  In this interactive movie, watchers are encouraged to interact in a “choose-your-own-adventure” style of game where choices determine the final outcome.  That’s not what this article is about though.

Ray Commend

Out of the ashes of Paprium, Rises PapiRium!

These days, the long awaited Genesis/Mega Drive beat-em-up, Paprium is regarded as a vaporware title with its creator “Fonzie” in hiding somewhere. With the anticipated title taking the better part of a decade to develop and little-to-nothing to show for it, gamers and backers are understandably vexed about the situation.  Out of the ashes of […]

SmokeMonster

MiSTer gets Game Boy Color Support

Bruno AKA brNK has added Game Boy Color support to MiSTer’s Game Boy FPGA core. This is an early first release so support is hit or miss, but GBC support is under heavy development by Bruno and will be excellent when complete. Games that are supported reportedly play great. https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Gameboy_MiSTer/