UltraCade uVC for Downscaling

Setup required: None Cost and availability: Rarely found second-hand online, expensive The Universal Video Converter (uVC) was actively supported by UltraCade Technologies between 2003-2005, and were intended for downscaling PC’s to a tri-sync arcade cabinet. They officially support the following resolutions: XGA (1024×768), SVGA (800×600) and VGA (640×480), and downscale to EGA (640×384, 24KHz) and […]

DExx-vd isl for Downscaling

Setup required: Flash SD card, minimal configuration on unit Cost and availability: Low cost provided a DE-10 Nano is already on hand. Not tested with DE-10 Nano clones. It is also compatible with 2 lesser known FPGA development boards, see the GitHub and Wiki for more info. Currently sold at Video Game Perfection. The DExx and […]

Weekly Roundup #409

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The Anaglogizer-FPGA DAC for the Analogue Pocket

This is a very interesting product that came out of left field… While the anticipated release date of the Analogue Pocket Dock+DAC support has come and gone, developer RndMnkIII fills the void with an unofficial digital to analog converter (DAC) that does not even require the Dock. The Analogizer-FPGA plugs into the Analogue Pocket’s Gameboy […]

Weekly Roundup #408

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Weekly Roundup #407

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Weekly Roundup #406

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Widescreen Games On The PlayStation

Joe from Game Sack recently released a video showcasing every single game on the original PlayStation that supports some kind of widescreen mode.  More importantly, Joe also goes into detail about which games actually benefit from it and which games feature modes that are mostly useless.  If you play PlayStation games on a widescreen display, […]

Weekly Roundup #405

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