Steve of RetroTechUSA recently released a follow up video going over the basics of purchasing capacitors and what Do It Yourselfers (D.I.Y.) should know when buying capacitors. His previous video covered the process of creating your own “cap” kit list based on the specific manufactures data sheets per CRT models. However for this video Retro […]
Modern Vintage Gamer just posted a video explaining how Gamy Boy cartridges work. While this video is also a good explanation of how many similar cartridge-based systems work, the focus is on the original DMG and Game Boy Color, as well as the specific methods Nintendo used to transfer data between the cartridges and console. […]
This video is an overview of both PlayStation 1 Optical Drive Emulators (ODE’s) that are currently available: The XStation and PSIO. Check it out to decide if one of these options is a good fit for your PS1 setup! XStation (US Seller): https://retrorgb.link/xstation XStation (US Seller + Installation): https://retrorgb.link/xstationplusinstall XStation (UK Seller): https://retrorgb.link/xstationrgs PSIO: https://bit.ly/sagpsio XStation 3D Printed Tray Mount: https://www.retrorgb.com/xstation-3d-printed-mounts-now-available.html […]
Here’s this week’s roundup! An audio-only version, is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and for direct-download: https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2020-08-19_215.mp3 Video available on YouTube (above), LBRY and Bitchute: Please consider signing up as a supporter! Either hit Join, tip or pledge on this video, or sign up through the following services: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/RobertNeal / https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb T-Shirts: https://www.retrorgb.com/store.html All equipment used […]
UPDATE: The M now supports 720p passthrough, plus a few more options! I recommend watching the above video, then reading this post: https://www.retrorgb.com/retrotink-2x-m-720p-mode-added.html Mike Chi has just released his latest product in the RetroTINK series, the RetroTINK2x Pro “Multiformat”: A device that’s similar to the previous “2x Pro”, but uses vertical bilinear scaling and can pass […]
John Linneman from DF Retro just posted a new video highlighting the tech demo that ported Sonic The Hedgehog’s Green Hill Zone 3 to the Super Nintendo. This is not like previous romhacks that swap out the graphics of Super Mario World with Sonic, this is a brand new engine created for the Super Nintendo by […]
Jimmy Hapa just teamed up with Rewind Mike to post an excellent video about the game Aliens, based on the movie. While most of the writers here enjoy game reviews, we don’t normally post articles about them unless it feels like a fit for RetroRGB content. While this may or may not be a “fit”, […]
EposVox has just posted the first video in an upcoming series about getting started streaming / capturing retro gaming content. This video focuses on using the RetroTINK products and Adam demonstrates the original RetroTINK2x ‘Classic’. As a note, all RetroTINK products (including the RAD2x) will work exactly the same…just don’t stream with scanlines turned on, […]
Here’s this week’s roundup! An audio-only version, is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and for direct-download: https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2020-08-12_214.mp3 Video available on YouTube (above), LBRY and Bitchute: Please consider signing up as a supporter! Either hit Join, tip or pledge on this video, or sign up through the following services: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/RobertNeal / https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb T-Shirts: https://www.retrorgb.com/store.html All equipment […]
Modern Vintage Gamer just posted a really interesting video on how a game that normally came on two PlayStation 1 discs was ported to fit on a 64MB Nintendo 64 cartridge. As always, MVG does an awesome job walking us through the technical aspects of the story, in a way that’s still easy to understand. […]
