Trip World Now Available for Pre-Order

Limited Run Games just opened pre-orders for the re-release / port of the Game Boy game Trip World.  This is an exciting release, as there’s many versions available, however the one I’m most interested in is the Game Boy Color cartridge.  The game’s original creator Yuichi Ueda created a colorized “DX” version that uses the […]

Weekly Roundup #354

This week’s podcast is sponsored by JLCPCB!  Get 1-8 Layer PCB at $2. PCBA from $0 (Free Setup, Free Stencil)  Sign Up Here to Get $54 New User Coupons at – https://jlcpcb.com/?from=RetroRGB The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download:  https://anchor.fm/retrorgb […]

Retro-Bit Big 6 USB Controller Lag Tested

I just had the opportunity to lag test the USB version of the Retro-Bit Big 6 controller, with Louis from Zez Retro.  We determined that the average latency results were about 6ms, varying between 2.9 and 11.6ms – About the same as their 6-button Genesis 2 controller.  While that’s not bad, Retro-Bit’s own Genesis 8-button […]

Weekly Roundup #353

Here’s this week’s roundup, sponsored by JLCPCB! Spend only $2 for 5pcs 1-4 layer PCBs ; PCBA from $0:  https://jlcpcb.com/DRE The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download:  https://anchor.fm/retrorgb If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly […]

Shank’s GloWii

Shank just posted a video showing how to integrate LED ambient lighting into a portable Wii with a transparent case.  I’ve always felt that (when done right!), ambient light can really add to your overall experience, but I never considered how it would work in a portable.  Spoiler:  It came out awesome. Support Shank here:  https://www.patreon.com/ShankMods  […]

Weekly Roundup #352

Here’s this week’s roundup, sponsored by JLCPCB! Spend only $2 for 5pcs 1-4 layer PCBs ; PCBA from $0:  https://jlcpcb.com/DRE The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download:  https://anchor.fm/retrorgb If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly […]

Interview With MiSTeX Creator Hans Baier

I recently had a conversation with Hans Baier, a developer who’s created a framework that allows the MiSTer FPGA project to be ported to different hardware platforms.  Hans is approaching this in a way that will NOT fork or fracture MiSTer, but instead embrace it’s current software.  This work has the potential to increase both the […]

Weekly Roundup #351

Here’s this week’s roundup, sponsored by JLCPCB! Spend only $2 for 5pcs 1-4 layer PCBs ; PCBA from $0:  https://jlcpcb.com/DRE The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download:  https://anchor.fm/retrorgb If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly […]

Weekly Roundup #350

Here’s this week’s roundup, sponsored by JLCPCB! Spend only $2 for 5pcs 1-4 layer PCBs ; PCBA from $0:  https://jlcpcb.com/DRE The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download:  https://anchor.fm/retrorgb If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly […]

8BitDo Controllers Add AppleTV / iOS Support

Lon Seidman just posted a video demoing the new iOS support for a few different models of 8BitDo controllers.  After flashing the new firmware, simply put the controller in “D-Input mode” and you can wirelessly connect the controller to iPad, iPhones and any Apple TV game that supports MFi controllers.  Also, any iOS devices with […]