In my opinion, the SD2SNES was an absolute game changer in the SNES world and I’m thrilled I was able to interview the creator Maximilian, aka ikari_01! We talked about the SD2SNES’ origin story, some of it’s coolest features and what’s to come in the future! Audio-only available here: http://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2018-10-18_interview_ikari_01.mp3 Here’s the project on github: https://github.com/mrehkopf More information […]
Dan has just posted an in-depth video that shows the installation process for the Wii Dual! Order yours here: https://shop.dansprojects.com/video-output-upgrades.html For more information, check out the review and the interview I did with Dan:
The world’s first Switch custom firmware has just been uploaded to Github: https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/releases The firmware is compatible with all Switch’s up until the hardware change that happened around July 2018. At the moment, it seems you’ll still need to boot into “CFW Mode” each time you power on the console, as opposed to a permanent softmod […]
A user (Joseph Migeed) on the “Framemeister/OSSC Upscaler Club” group on Facebook just replaced the original acrylic panels of his OSSC with walnut wood panels, and I must say it looks beautiful! He even posted a link, with his original design, for everybody to download. The file from the link can be uploaded to a […]
Here’s this week’s roundup! Audio-only: http://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2018-10-17_119.mp3
Analogue has just announced the Mega Sg, an FPGA Sega Genesis for $220 (shipping included). Apparently there’s a ton of interest in this console, as their website crashed after the announcement was made! Once interesting feature of this console is the $10 cartridge adapters they’ll be selling alongside it; SMS, SG-1000, SegaCard and even Game Gear […]
AtariAge user Sporadic has just posted an update of his homebrew Jaguar racing game, tentatively titled “Not Outrun”. Inspired by the classic Sega game, this racer has been in the works since 2015 and a version will be available to try at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Unfortunately, no public demo release is planned at this […]
MacRorie has just updated the ordering checklist for the Atari 1088 XEL motherboard sale: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/271135-1088xel-atari-itx-motherboard-pre-order-interest-thread/page-1 The 1088 XEL is a complete ground up redesign of the Atari 8-Bit Computer Motherboard. It still uses the standard Atari VLSI chips, but is in a Mini-ITX Form Factor. Completed motherboard can be ordered via the above forum link and […]
Furrtek has just posted a progress update to his Neo Geo FPGA project. It looks like there’s good progress and the sound chip is next. Furrtek’s Patreon subscribers can read the full post here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/progress-october-22015121 It’s my personal opinion that open-source FPGA cores are essential to preserving the original experience without original hardware. A big thank you […]
Furrtek posted status updates of his Virtual Boy TV-out project called the Virtualtap. First, about one third of the boards have been made and progress is moving along steadily on the rest. Second, Furrtek announced that the project will soon go open-source! Both are exciting news and I’m looking forward to testing this myself once it […]
