The Hakko FR-301 is one the most commonly used desoldering tools. It is readily available worldwide, reasonably priced, and performs well enough to tackle nearly every repair in retro. To keep the FR 301 working properly, it must be maintained. The most important process in maintaining the FR-301 is cleaning the tool correctly. Hakko, in […]
TapTo Aitor Gomez Garcia updated his MiSTer Main updates with TapTo integration. He added: -The ability to have covers for game loading screens. -A standby screen -He also integrated support for the AO486 and PCXT cores to MGL files. Post : https://twitter.com/spark2k06/status/1764340130611925433?t=CTItdFBmSxXSAlbpTGEDyA&s=19 Post 2 : https://twitter.com/spark2k06/status/1765720463647408604 Fujitsu FM-7 Pierco posted a couple of videos of the […]
The Groovy MiSTer project has completely changed the way I use the MiSTer FPGA by allowing me to easily output content from a computer to a CRT. With a supported computer application, like an emulator, you can play games on a CRT that are not supported on the MiSTerFPGA at very low latencies. Shane Lynch’s […]
This has been a really big year so far for Tetris on the NES. Players have found ways to provide controller inputs at speeds the programmers of the game didn’t anticipate. A technique called “rolling” has allowed players to move pieces at such fast speeds that they can progress beyond level 150! Unfortunately, this might […]
The PSP Go was Sony’s digital-only entry into their PSP lineup. It featured a smaller form factor, Bluetooth integration, but also, the removal of the UMD drive. This meant that all games needed to be stored on it’s internal 16GB of memory or on an M2 Memory Stick, which is a proprietary storage format developed […]
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The most powerful, feature-filled scaler the gaming world has ever seen will be back in stock this Saturday March 9th at 4PM NYC time! Mike has contacted his website host and informed them of the sale to try and avoid the same issues from last time, however even if they sell out again, there’s good […]
MiSTerCast Shane Lynch has released updates for MrCast, fixing several issues. One update addresses the incorrect use of commas as decimal points, improving functionality for European users. Another update significantly reduces CPU usage, with reports of up to 50% reduction. Post 1 : https://x.com/iequalshane/status/1761880086255374340?t=90Q-B_y8Q-yikIEcecQ5JQ&s=09 Post 2 : https://twitter.com/iequalshane/status/1761962998418083889?t=5LbRW-qPHgkl18ZkAug8Ew&s=19 Groovy MiSTer Banding Ruleset has forked the Groovy […]
Retro Game Restore is now selling the SNES controller port and cartridge “trim” pieces that match their purple, clear, or smoke transparent shells and controllers. At the moment, only the North American Super Nintendo versions are available, not Super Famicom. As you can see in the short video above, they match perfectly and look incredible. […]
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