(Demo showing off the capabilities of the Super MIDI Pak) RetroRGB recently had the opportunity to do a follow up interview with Rian Hunter (cejetvole) the creator of the Super MIDI Pak. A device that allows musicians and enthusiast of the Super Famicom/Nintendo to use their console as a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) synth. […]
Scanline City has just opened orders on the new “MAS Classic” arcade sick. As discussed in the original announcement, these are officially licensed builds that retain (or surpass) the quality of the originals. At the moment, these are being sold as just the cases, so you’ll need to add your own buttons and sticks. The […]
XBOX enthusiast and modder, Prehistoricman, has found a way to modify 1.6 XBOX revisions with 128MB of RAM. Now, why is this noteworthy you may be asking? The 1.6 revision of the XBOX was the last motherboard revision that Microsoft manufactured. And, it differed from previous revisions in a few ways, but most notable was […]
Cathode Ray Tube technology dates back to the mid 19th century starting with the invention of the sealed glass vacuum tube. This sealed vacuum tube lead to the discovery of the electron by the late 19th century. These tubes were developed into the most influential screen display tech of the 20th century, the television. To […]
Here’s a shootout of a bunch of HDMI splitters, switches and audio extractors I’ve been using. They’re all zero-lag devices (even in downscaling modes!) and appear to work well with retro gaming devices, including the OSSC. The first “reviews” are the longest, as they explain everything you need to know about these devices, then the […]
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Modern Vintage Gamer (MVG) just recently posted an update video on the replacement XBOX LIVE service called Insignia. The original XBOX LIVE shut down in 2010 and fans of that online service have lamenting its shutdown as many of those games had fantastic multiplayer experiences that never carried over to the XBOX 360 Era or […]
Gaia Crusaders Out of Beta Gaia Crusaders, a beat em up arcade game that ran on the Cave 68K hardware, is now out of beta and it can now be played the next time you update your MiSTer. This game was brought to MiSTer thanks to help from atrac17. Announcement: https://twitter.com/nullobject/status/1548828511854817280 atrac17 help: https://twitter.com/nullobject/status/1548830301144891393 Developer Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nullobject atrac17 […]
I recently had a fun chat with Pat from the Shiro! crew to discuss vinyl records. While this topic (and cassettes) really need a deep-dive video to prove the points we made, I thoroughly enjoyed the technical speculation, as well as just sharing our thoughts on the format. It doesn’t matter if you’re a fan […]
WebHDX, creator of the PicoBoot Gamecube mod, has just release two kits for the Wii Mini that brings back capabilities that Nintendo stripped out of the budget friendly console. Those capabilities are Wi-Fi and a SD card slot with a reset button. I've been working with @machonachomedia on his newest video showcasing my Wii Mini […]
