Hidden Palace has just come across a prototype of a very ambitious unreleased game for the Sega Genesis, based on the popular 1988 anime movie Akira: https://hiddenpalace.org/Akira%20(Prototype) The game’s current state doesn’t allow you to beat any level or the game, however you can try any level and switch between each by hitting Start during gameplay […]
Here’s a review of the Omega MVS from Arcade Works. The Omega is essentially a custom case and “supergun” for a Neo Geo MV1C MVS motherboard that looks like it could be an official SNK console! ArcadeWorks Omega MVS: https://www.arcadeworks.net/omega-neo-geo-mvs-home-console Shielded cable for ORIGINAL Omega Video Board: https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/Omega-CMVS-RGB-SCART-Cable?tracking=5543fb4c077bb RGB & Audio Upgrade Board (no composite […]
MegaGRRL Desktop is a hardware device that plays Sega Genesis VGM files from an SD card, using the same SN76489 and either YM2612 (Genesis Model 1) or YM3438 (all other Genesis consoles) sound chips found in real Sega hardware. This makes it a hardware-accurate Sega 8 & 16-bit music player. This is a standalone unit […]
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=2019-12-25_181.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.patreon.com/retrorgb / https://www.subscribestar.com/robertneal / https://bitbacker.io/user/robertneal/ 00:44 Indivisible […]
The Commodore C64 “Maxi” (Made by Retro Games LTD) has been released and is now available in much of Europe and Australia/New Zealand. The date for the North American launch however, has yet to be determined. Stock has been limited but reviews are coming out from various contributors and it looks like the emulation device […]
Greig Stewart aka Theramin Hero recently released a video of an LED matrix cube displaying an emulated version of NES Castlevania. And it’s looks awesome. The whole thing was accomplished by linking together six Adafruit 64×64 LED matrix screens using a Raspberry Pi 4 and a customized software emulator. While it’s not a way I’d […]
Modern Vintage Gamer just posted a video that details exactly how ‘save states’ and ‘rewind’ are used in emulators. While I’d heard it described well in the past, MVG’s video is the first to use a visual example of the code, making it easier (at least for me) to visualize it happening in real time. […]
Developer GASEGA68k has just released a demo of an F-Zero-like game running on the Sega Genesis. This is a fully playable demo that works on real hardware and shows off the “mode-7” style of scrolling that was implemented. This demo was completed about eight months ago and is just now being made public. The developer […]
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=2019-12-18_180.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.patreon.com/retrorgb / https://www.subscribestar.com/robertneal / https://bitbacker.io/user/robertneal/ 00:19 Moonwalker […]
Youtube user Bahn Yuki posted a video lately, showing off his Raspberry Pi 4 hooked up to the RetroTink Ultimate and running Lakka just fine. When the RP4 got released earlier this year, 15Khz RGB solutions like the RGB-Pi and Mike Chi’s RetroTink Ultimate were deemed unusable. The GPIO connector was still on board but […]
