Artemio has just posted an update to the Dreamcast version of the 240p test suite. New features include: Aesthetic details for GDEMU Fixed Diagonal test help Changed Vertical Scrolling background to 320 instead of 256 The 240p Test Suite is a free, open-source tool that (in my opinion) should be in everyone’s ‘retro toolkit’! It includes test […]
Retro Fighter’s, the company that gave the world re-imagined NES and N64 controllers is back at it again with their recently announced BrawlerGen controller that doubles as a Genesis/Mega Drive controller and a Saturn controller. Per Retro Fighter’s website, the features of this controller are:
HDMyCube has just announced their version of Dan’s open source GCPlug, with a PCB designed around Insurrection Industries’ high-quality GC Digital Port Connector. Greg Collins will apparently be donating a 3D Printed design for it as well, making it the perfect DIY GCVideo solution!: https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/DD8oq6Rq While GCVideo solutions are now easier than ever to create, I suggest […]
Dark Aries has just discovered the combination of a Magewell XI400DE-HDMI capture card and a RetroTINK2X is currently the fastest way to switch between 240p and 480i resolutions. At over $900 for the Magewell card, this solution is clearly geared towards professional Twitch streamers, however data like this is extremely important to archive; These capture cards […]
Pre-orders are now open for Darksoft’s Neo Geo AES ROM / Flash cart! After shipping, mine came in at around $635, which is far less than many original AES games, but still not what you’d call “cheap”. Overall, if your goal is to play Neo Geo games on original hardware, a ROM cart like this […]
If you’re a fan of Space Harrier on the Sega Saturn, then today could be your lucky day. Yaba Sanshiro, a Sega Saturn emulator for Android and Windows received an update. Per developer devMiyax on the Google Play Store, it fixes a regression that caused graphical glitches in Space Harrier.
In a recent trend that is almost becoming commonplace, another new Genesis/Mega Drive title has been announced! Project: Halloween, by Second Dimension looks to be a platformer with some nice animation and use of color even at this early stage. The game was announced by Sega-16 member dra600n who provided this bit of info:
Retro-bit has announced via Twitter that its analog Sega controller will be pushed back to the Summer of 2019. The controller, which was scheduled for release in November of 2018, and then February 2019 was been pushed back “in order to
Mike, the creator of the HAS has just opened an official pre-order page on his website: https://homearcadesystem.wordpress.com/pre-order/ Adding your name to the list requires no payment, it just “officially” puts you in line to purchase one. Once your number is up on the list, you’ll be notified to purchase. Serious submissions only though please, as many people […]
EDIT: Hold off on updating for now, unless your 4K TV ins’t compatible at all: https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=63951 EDIT# 2: Updating is fine, as long as you don’t need 5x scanlines: https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?p=1350765&sid=14af530b72ffd8fa5b1a4bace8b83d90#p1350765 In a surprising manner, Micomsoft just released a new firmware upgrade for its thought-to-be-dead, infamous Framemeister XRGB-Mini. Through their Twitter account, Micomsoft listed some of the […]
