Bob

Weekly Roundup #211

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=2020-07-22_211.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 […]

Bob

SNES Doom Source Code Released

Modern Vintage Gamer just posted a video talking about the newly released source code for Doom on the Super Nintendo, as well as its history. It’s interesting that the “Reality Engine” created to run Doom on the Super FX 2 chip was much different from the official Doom source code and created by one developer, Randy […]

Bob

GBS Control: Installation & Overview

This video highlights GBS Control, the amazing custom software from Rama that converts the mediocre GBS8200 scaler into an AWESOME piece of retro gaming hardware!  I’ll cover the basics from assembly & programming, to lag testing and comparisons. Donate to Rama:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ramapcsx2 GBS8200:  https://amzn.to/2Y1gLju ESP8266 WiFi Module for GBS Control:  https://amzn.to/3g3Ex4R Clock generator:  https://github.com/ramapcsx2/gbs-control/wiki/Si5351-Clock-Generator-install-notes https://amzn.to/32a89Kb […]

Bob

Weekly Roundup #210

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=2020-07-15_210.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 […]

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Mega Everdrive Pro Review

Here’s a review of the Mega Everdrive Pro;  Krikzz’ latest addition to his line of Genesis Everdrive products that offers support for loading Sega CD games!  I also compared it to the only other ROM cart that can load SCD games, the Mega SD. Mega Everdrive Pro:  https://retrorgb.link/medpro This review features an MDFourier audio analysis overview […]

Vanessa (Vanessaira)

Satoru Iwata’s VIC20 Easter Egg Code Restored

Vintage/Retro Computer and video game programmer Robin Harbron, aka 8-Bit Show and Tell recently did a video on his YouTube channel covering the late great Satoru Iwata.  In his video Mr. Harbron detailed a brief history behind one of Mr. Iwata’s first coded/published video games at HAL Laboratories, Star Battle for the Commodore VIC20 8-bit  […]

Bob

Weekly Roundup #209

Here’s this week’s roundup!  An audio-only version, is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and for direct-download:  http://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2020-07-08_209.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 […]

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FXPak Super Game Boy Support Updated Once Again

Another extensive update was just added to the new SD2SNES/FXPak beta firmware that includes Super Game Boy 2 support:  https://github.com/redacted173/sd2snes/releases/tag/sgb02 The full list of changes are as follows: Fixed stack overflows due to delayed interrupts by masking OAM STAT interrupt when sprites are disabled. Updated STAT interrupt code to make match/oam coincident. Added MBC1M support. […]

Bob

Classic Consoles on VGA Monitors

Your average CRT VGA monitor is a higher quality device than your average consumer-grade CRT, but most aren’t compatible with classic game consoles.  These quality monitors can still be found for really cheap, so this video will show you how to use a few devices to allow compatibility…and make them look exactly like a high […]