St1ka’s Retro Corner just posted a video explaining how Tec Toy changed the main character from the Wonder Boy games to a popular Brazilian comic book character named “Monica”. The video walks through all the changes across the different games, as well as explains the origins of Monica.
Superg just posted a status update for the latest batch of gscartsw’s: Converting sync-on-green (RGsB) to RGBs works in HD resolutions as expected. DIP Switch configuration needs to be set. A few more small bugs need to be worked out. After that’s all set, he’ll start shipping the first small batch out to people, then […]
Here’s an interview with Simon and Chad of the Domesday Duplicator / LD Decode projects – A combined hardware and software effort to achieve bit-perfect rips of laser discs! In my opinion, this project is extremely important, as aging laserdiscs have a finite lifespan and will soon be lost forever if not preserved. An audio-only […]
Nintendo has just filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for what appears to be a cellphone case that turns your phone into a GameBoy. It doesn’t seem like something Nintendo would normally do, for many reasons, the biggest of which to me is that it would be impossible to make a […]
Saint from RetroHQ has just posted a video update on the Jaguar GD project. Let’s hope it’s nearing release!
I just posted a detailed review of Dan Kunz’ Wii Dual kit – A ZERO LAG internal mod that ads an HDMI output, as well as RGB output to the Nintendo Wii. This is not a ‘converter’, it’s a true digital-to-digital upgrade using Unseen’s GCVideo solution that provides the best possible signal from a Wii. Kits […]
The Wall Street Journal just reported that Nintendo may release a new version of the Switch in 2019 to “maintain sales momentum”. My personal opinion is this is a great idea and it certainly worked for them with the variety of DS and 3DS consoles released. I just hope the focus isn’t only on the […]
BANDAI NAMCO has just brought it’s VR ZONE to Union Station in Washington, DC. It’s showcasing the games Argyle Shift, Ski Rodeo and of course Mario Kart VR. The shop is scheduled to close in March 2019, so if you’re interested in trying it out, you only have six moths to get there! There’s no word […]
Here’s this week’s roundup! Audio-only: http://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2018-10-03_117.mp3
The team at HD Retrovision has just posted a status update, bringing everyone up to speed on what they were working on during their vacation ‘development break’. It looks like more cables are currently being manufactured and when they arrive, they will continue to sell through resellers for the foreseeable future, including Amazon! Read the […]
