DE-10 Nano Successor

Terasic, the maker of the DE-10 Nano kit that’s the heart of the MiSTer FPGA project has just announced its successor: The DE-25.  The new kit has 128mb of built-in sdram and dedicated / shared ddr4.  Basically, it has 30% more block ram and is capable of higher clock speeds, but still in a similar […]

Weekly Roundup #476

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Weekly Roundup #474

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Earthion – Steam Version GameSack Review

Joe from GameSack just posted a review of the awesome new game Earthion.  The game was made by Ancient and includes a soundtrack composed by the legendary Yuzo Koshiro.  It was created as a “modern Sega Genesis game”, however it’s currently only available on Steam; You can pre-order physical versions for all modern consoles (link below), […]

HD-64: Commodore 64 HDMI Mod

Veronica Explains just posted a video showcasing the new “HD-64” HDMI mod, for the Commodore 64 made by Side Projects Labs.  This is a #nocutmod that’s a “hybrid emulation” installation, which retains all original functionality (including Composite and S-Video output).  Two different stores are currently selling kits for about $130 and a full installation PDF […]

Weekly Roundup #471

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Castlevania NES to SNES Conversion

Developer Rumbleminze recently released another NES to SNES conversion, this time for the original Castlevania game.  Like with Rumbleminze’s previous NES to SNES conversions, this is utilizing FastROM/HiROM to further speed up the data transfer.  That, combined with the SNES’ higher sprite limit should reduce (or completely eliminate) sprite flicker and slowdown.  This also includes rumble support, […]

8Bitdo Pro 3 Controller

8Bitdo have just opened pre-orders on the latest version of their “Pro” controller.  This has some new features like Swappable Magnetic ABXY Buttons, which allow you to switch between Switch and Xbox layouts with the included button puller.  It also has TMR joysticks with 12-bit ADC sampling chip and it allows you to switch between […]

Modretro Chromatic – In Stock & Lag Tested

The MiSTer core powered Chromatic Game Boy Color handheld is now in stock, with no pre-order window – Just place your order and they should ship right away.  The price is still $200, but there also appears to be a version that uses a Sapphire screen, instead of the Gorilla glass it usually comes with.  […]