Bob

New SNES MSU-1 Hacks

Some more awesome MSU-1 audio hacks were recently posted for the following games: Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow MSU-1 by PepilloPEV, Connhttp://www.snesforever.com.br/2018/07/maui-mallard-in-cold-shadow-msu-1.html R-Type III MSU-1 by Kurrono, PepilloPEVhttp://www.snesforever.com.br/2018/07/r-type-iii-msu-1.html Captain Commando MSU-1 by PepilloPEV, Relikkhttp://www.snesforever.com.br/2018/07/captain-commando-msu-1.html Sunset Riders MSU-1 by PepilloPEV, Relikkhttp://www.snesforever.com.br/2018/07/sunset-riders-msu-1.html   Playable on real hardware via the SD2SNES!:  http://retrorgb.com/sd2snes.html   #sd2snes, #snes, #msu, #msu1, #msu-1

Bob

Switch SF 30th vs Saturn

Ray Commend just posted a quick comparison of the Sega Saturn version of Street Fighter running through an OSSC vs the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection for the Nintendo Switch.  It’s still pretty surprising to me that those of us in the retro gaming community can consistently produce better looking classic games than on new […]

Bob

Game Boy Interface Update

Extrems has just added support for Nintendo DS Rumble packs (GBA cartridges) when using a Game Boy Advance as a controller via link cable.  It supports both the DS Rumble Pak support and the DS Slide Controller (mouse?) which includes rumble support: https://www.gc-forever.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=41699&sid=9e2ee28b4573ad4fd896a4b9dfb0d322#p41699   #gameboyinterface, #gbi, #gba, #extrems

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PS Vita: Change from Limited to Full RGB Range via Registry Tweak

  Owners of jailbroken PS Vitas can use a registry setting to switch from Limited Range RGB (16-235) to Full Range RGB (0-255), by simply changing CONFIG/DISPLAY/color_space_mode and CONFIG/DISPLAY/rgb_range_mode from 0 to 1, using the RegistryEditor app by some1psv. Both OLED/Fat and LCD/Slim models benefit from the change and it’s unclear exactly why Sony opted […]

Bob

Interview with the Dreamcast HDMI creator chriz2600

Here’s an interview with the Dreamcast HDMI creator, chriz2600. We talk about his FPGA solution, dual analog and HDMI outputs up to 1080p and other idea’s he’s been working on:   Here’s links to everything we talked about: Dreamcast HDMI Project: Firmware: https://github.com/chriz2600/DreamcastHDMIHardware: https://github.com/citrus3000psi/DCHDMI-Hardware DE10 Nano FPGA Kit: https://amzn.to/2NBh4JR JBC Soldering Station: https://www.welectron.com/JBC-BT-2BWA-Soldering-Station   Sn63/Pb37 is usually eutectic: e.g. https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/chip-quik-inc/SMDSW.020-4OZ/SMDSW.0204OZ-ND/2177060 […]