Weekly Roundup #124 Posted
Here’s this week’s roundup! Audio-only version here: http://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2018-11-21_124.mp3
Krikzz’ Black Friday Sale starts November 23rd!
Just a reminder that this Friday Krikzz will open his annual Black Friday sale, where all everdrive flash/rom carts will be on sale! I’ve you’ve been holding off on getting one, now is the time!!!: https://krikzz.com/store/ Get ready to #BlackFriday sales on https://t.co/eIkI80XsCQ! -20% on all products. November 23 pic.twitter.com/vN67VosgGo — Igor Golubovskiy (@krikzz) November 16, […]
SCART to YUV box Adjustment Guide
James-F just posted a guide on how to calibrate those cheap SCART to YUV boxes using an oscilloscope. In my testing with Ste from HDRetrovision, we actually found those devices performed well after a full calibration was done! We also agreed with the recommendation to use a 7.5v or 9v power supply instead of […]
November Satiator Update
Professor Abrasive recently posted a status update to the Satiator project. Here’s a quick summary: New PCB’s arrived and are better, but not perfect. Bootloader testing essential, almost complete Menu source code will be available on github, with an emulator to test Patreon subscribers can read the full update here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bashing-c-22518615
Use a GameBoy as a Wireless Controller
insideGadgets is now selling a GameBoy cartridge that allows you to use your GameBoy, GBP, GBC or GBA as a controller for any USB device. This includes Raspberry Pi, PC and they’ll soon be offering a GameCube adapter as well. This is a pretty neat concept and not one I’d ever thought possible. I’d […]
mijet & Artemio working on x68000 Project
Artemio has started working with mijet to provide a hash database of proper dumps for all x68000 disks: http://mijet.eludevisibility.org/Preservation/JouyouX68000.html Anyone with a collection of original disks might want to reference the page and see if anything’s missing. Preservation of these disk images is important and while people always cry piracy when things like this are […]
MiSTer SNES Core Released
As I reported last week, a new and never-before-seen Super Nintendo FPGA emerged recently and took the world by surprise. Srg320 presented a relatively complete SNES implementation, complete with special chip integration. Now that core is on MiSTer. SNES FPGA porting to MiSTer proceeded at a tremendous pace, with ElectronAsh undertaking the effort to get […]
DreamPort: Sega Dreamcast Bluetooth & Power Supply Upgrade
The DreamPort by DreamMods is an upcoming product that will add 4 bluetooth controller ports to Dreamcasts (for use with the DreamConn), and replaces the problem-proned and hot-running power supply. Their website shows a picture of the DreamPort prototype board. Source: http://www.dreammods.net/dreamconn.html
Parsec: A New Arcade Supergun
Superguns allow you to attach real arcade game PCBs to televisions for gameplay. A new budget oriented supergun has emerged, the Parsec. It should be safe for modern video equipment because it has a video encoder that outputs proper RGB, unlike simple pass-through Superguns that endanger video equipment due to the vast range of […]
MiSter Core Updates: Genesis, SMS, NES, GB, TG16
A big rounds of MiSTer core updates went out over the weekend. The most important is the addition of Ijor’s cycle-accurate Motorola 68000 soft-core to the Genesis core, as expected. As well as the addition of Sega Game Gear support added to the Sega Master System core, and official Famicom Disk System support added into […]