I recently had a chance to follow-up with Simon and Chad from the Domesday Duplicator / LD Decode projects, as well as Øyvind, who’s been spearheading the VHS side of things. For anyone unaware, this project is meant to create archival-quality “backups” of laserdiscs and VHS tapes, that will ensure the highest quality possible. As-always, […]
NARC Pramod gave a quick update regarding the NARC core mentioning that fixed and issue that prevented the ranking numbers from appearing in the high score table. Post 1 : https://twitter.com/pr4m0d/status/1688695344924696576 Post 2 : https://twitter.com/pr4m0d/status/1688695688572338176 pram0d Twitter: https://twitter.com/pr4m0d pram0d Github: https://github.com/psomashekar?tab=repositories Portable MiSTer User TZMWX, on Twitter, posted a video that shows off a portable Mr. FPGA. This […]
Every time a new scaler is announced, arcade enthusiasts always ask the same thing: Can it rotate the image for TATE games? Well, Mike Chi was able to implement exactly that, into the upcoming RetroTINK 4K! I just finished a livestream demoing a beta version of the rotation option that seemed to work perfectly! I […]
The Dell P1130 is a 4:3 bland Dell PC monitor from the early 2000s. So, why is it significant now? To put it simply, this particular CRT monitor is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Under that ugly shell, there is a powerful Sony FD Trinitron monitor waiting to take your breath away. The Cathode […]
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Rich Whitehouse really has outdone himself this time: He reverse engineered the JagVR head tracker protocol from the Missile Command games that originally had VR support planned. This isn’t the first time Rich did something this crazy – He was the person who reverse engineered the SegaVR protocol a few years ago as well! There’s […]
While the upcoming RetroTINK 4K has been privately beta tested since 2022, public beta units have been sent to some of the best testers/reviewers in both retro and modern gaming! Between the My Life In Gaming livestream last night featuring Mike Chi himself, as well as many still comparisons being posted on social media, you’ll […]
Nintendo 64 The RSP in the Nintendo 64 core passed all n64-systemtests, but the instruction decoding setup is missing 2 key features. Robert will postpone its implementation until some games start working. For more technical details, check out Robert’s Patreon article on the RSP’s power compared to the GBA & Playstation CPU’s. Post : https://twitter.com/AzumFpg/status/1686651471771664386 FPGAZumspass […]
8-Bit Esquire recently posted an interview with RetroTINK creator Mike Chi. They discussed his upcoming 4K gaming scaler, as well as Mike’s history and tons of other fun stuff. I listened to the whole thing and it felt a lot shorter than it was…always a sign of a good conversation! While I’m sure I’ll be […]
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