I’ve been intending to discuss CCPS here on Retro RGB for some time, but I hesitated until I gained some hands-on experience. CCPS is an SDK created by Fabien Sanglard for the renowned Capcom CPS arcade platform—the one featuring games like Final Fight, Ghouls’n Ghosts, Strider, and, of course, Street Fighter II, among others. Fabien […]
After being out-of-stock for years, due to parts shortage, ATX-2-Naomi power adapters are once again available for purchase. The adapter is priced at $30 + shipping and can be ordered directly through the Arcade Projects forums. Order the ATX-2-Naomi power adapter here: https://www.arcade-projects.com/threads/atx-2-naomi-power-adapters.5559/ The ATX-2-Naomi is a high-quality, hand crimped adapter designed to power a […]
Nintendo 64 programmer James Lambert decided to try and make an Oculus Rift DK1 VR headset to work on an N64. He did this using a USB to N64 controller adapter he made, and he connected the headset to that with an Arduino so which is used to process the data and send it to […]
The Hakko FR-301 is one the most commonly used desoldering tools. It is readily available worldwide, reasonably priced, and performs well enough to tackle nearly every repair in retro. To keep the FR 301 working properly, it must be maintained. The most important process in maintaining the FR-301 is cleaning the tool correctly. Hakko, in […]
Laser Bear Industries has just opened up orders for their MemCard ProGC case which is for the Gamecube version of the MemCard Pro memory card by 8bitmods. This is similar to their existing cases for the Memcard Pro2 and MemCard Pro versions. This is a flip-phone-like clamshell design, that snaps shut via small magnets. The […]
TapTo Aitor Gomez Garcia updated his MiSTer Main updates with TapTo integration. He added: -The ability to have covers for game loading screens. -A standby screen -He also integrated support for the AO486 and PCXT cores to MGL files. Post : https://twitter.com/spark2k06/status/1764340130611925433?t=CTItdFBmSxXSAlbpTGEDyA&s=19 Post 2 : https://twitter.com/spark2k06/status/1765720463647408604 Fujitsu FM-7 Pierco posted a couple of videos of the […]
(Update 24-03-10: Krikzz released a hotflix for the v1.06 Turbo Everdrive Pro firmware that fixes an SD card write bug.) Following a recent update for the Mega Everdrive Pro last week, Krikzz has released updates for both the Everdrive 64 and Turbo Everdrive Pro. Most of the notes in both of these these changelogs seem fairly technical, […]
The Groovy MiSTer project has completely changed the way I use the MiSTer FPGA by allowing me to easily output content from a computer to a CRT. With a supported computer application, like an emulator, you can play games on a CRT that are not supported on the MiSTerFPGA at very low latencies. Shane Lynch’s […]
This has been a really big year so far for Tetris on the NES. Players have found ways to provide controller inputs at speeds the programmers of the game didn’t anticipate. A technique called “rolling” has allowed players to move pieces at such fast speeds that they can progress beyond level 150! Unfortunately, this might […]
The joke we tell ourselves about Doom is that it “runs on everything.” We’ve seen it run on pregnancy tests, potatoes, lawnmowers. Well, what about modern PCs? With so much attention on FPGA, I initially found it odd that the Doom community didn’t seem to care much about FPGA recreations or about vintage hardware for […]
