Rattboi, from the SmokeMonster Patreon Discord, released a preview of his Genesis-to-PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 controller converter on Github. When complete there will be two versions: a standalone converter PCB; and a replacement internal PCB for 3-button Genesis controllers. For the replacement PCB, you would solder on a Mini-DIN8 cable to make a standalone Genesis controller for […]
The Sega Genesis* homebrew game SMS Brawl has just received an update adding new features and arena’s. The game is a 1 or 2-player fighting game that uses graphics, backgrounds and music inspired by classic SMS games. It’s available for free directly from the developer’s website: http://david.bonafonte.free.fr/SMSBrawl/SMSBrawl.bin Playable on real Genesis / Mega Drive hardware using […]
Frank posted an update/reveal of new features he’s adding to the Sentinel Supergun, as well as a design change to a higher-quality 4-layer PCB. https://www.arcade-projects.com/forums/index.php?thread/5942-sentinel-supergun-prototype/&postID=100879#post100879 I was going to leave this as a surprise but what the heck, here’s the new layout. PCBs are being produced as I type and will be shipped to me […]
UPDATE Nov 2022: If you’re looking for a cheaper scope for retro gaming, this one might be better: https://www.retrorgb.com/30-oscilloscope-for-retro-and-arcade-gamers.html Now that we’ve tested the VDS1022I and can confirm it’s suitable for retro console and arcade use, I wanted to make a video showing everyone exactly how it’s used. Below are links to download the software, as well […]
Vitor Vilela has updated his SA-1 Speed Test to v3.1, adding new test parameters and improving stability for hardware and emulator testing. It is designed to help SA-1 software and hardware coders to test their setups, to improve the SA-1 Pack Tool Suite used by SMW romhackers, and to test the functionality of SNES emulators. […]
Famed OSSC creator Markus has just posted pictures of his Capcom CPS2 HDMI kit working in a CPS3 board! This kit pulls the raw, digital video signals from the board and since it’s a digital-to-digital conversion, the 1080p output quality is excellent and it’s lag-free!: https://retrorgb.link/cps3hdmi This kit can ran parallel to the stock analog output, […]
In this video, René and I see if a cheap, $100 Oscilloscope can keep up with a much more expensive name-brand scope! Will it be good enough to test retro consoles and arcade boards? Is this really an affordable way to test your equipment??? #rigol, #oscilloscope, #owon
I just stumbled across the WideNES project, which uses an algorithm and emulation to “widen” the viewable area of NES games. At the moment, it looks a bit complicated to get running, yet is still an exciting development. Projects like this are proof that emulation can offer an amazing new perspective, never possible with real […]
Jason from Game-Tech just posted an update of the UltraHDMI progress. It looks like the latest batch of N64 UltraHDMI boards are currently being made and while there’s no indication of a ship date, there doesn’t seem to be any issues either. Marshall is also planning on finishing a new firmware in time for the […]
Here’s this week’s roundup! Audio-only: http://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2018-08-29_112.mp3
