Bob

Weekly Roundup #260

Here’s this week’s roundup, available as a video, as well as audio-only on iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify and many others as well as direct-download: If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly support services, tips, or even just by using our affiliate links to purchase things you were already going to […]

Vanessa (Vanessaira)

Tie Fighter Total Conversion Project V1.0 Launch

The Tie Fighter Total Conversion Project (TFTC) Mod for the Star Wars game, X-Wing Alliance (XWA) has now officially been released on ModDB.com.  This total conversion is based off the original Tie Fighter game released 27 years ago this month in July of 1994.  Unique for its time, Tie Fighter gave players a different perspective […]

Bob

How the GBA knows it’s running a GB Game

Modern Vintage Gamer recently posted a video about how the Game Boy Advance knew when a Game Boy / Game Boy Color game was being inserted.  The quick answer is GBA carts toggle a physical switch that enabled GBA mode, however this video goes into detail about the software side of things…including how GBC games […]

Bob

Weekly Roundup #259

Here’s this week’s roundup, available as a video, as well as audio-only on iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify and many others as well as direct-download: If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly support services, tips, or even just by using our affiliate links to purchase things you were already going to […]

Bob

The Making Of Super Mario Kart

Yahel from Wresting With Gaming has just posted a new documentary, this time about one of the most iconic games of the 16-bit era:  Super Mario Kart.  The video goes into detail about how a game that was originally intended as F-Zero 2 (2-player), evolved into a franchise that’s still a major part of Nintendo’s […]