This podcast is sponsored by Riverside! Check out their awesome platform, with monthly service starting at less than $10! – Use coupon code RetroRGB30 for a 30% discount on the first three months (or yearly) subscription: https://retrorgb.link/riverside I recently read a blog entry from someone named Tore Nestenius who created their own Sega Mega Drive […]
Wobbling Pixels has shared recommended RetroTINK-5X Pro settings for use with the PlayStation 2. This video demonstrates both NTSC and PAL signals across a variety of game output options and RetroTINK enhancements, including widescreen, scanlines, CRT simulation, pre-deinterlacing, and smoothing filters. Watch the video above to see what settings make PlayStation 2 classics like Gran […]
Shank recently posted an awesome video about how he took two old, Mattel-themed PC’s and modded them to install new components. While the video put a smile on my face multiple times and is one I’d highly recommend, that’s not my reason for sharing (as usual) is nerd-based. Some thoughts and an interview I did […]
Ryan Black, the developer behind the Origin 17 port HDMI switch kit we talked about in 2018, has recently re-launched the project as an open source (MIT license), scalable 5-25 port kit. This project essentially takes multiple 5-port HDMI switches daisy-chained together and controls them via IR, or an Arduino microcontroller and a touchscreen display. […]
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Over 20 years ago, Alex Kidd and Simon Fang set out and did a partial translation of Ninpen Manmaru on the Saturn. This is technically the first documented fan translation effort for the Saturn, only releasing about 3 years after the system’s demise in the west. Most of the text and cutscenes were translated […]
Helder will soon release a product called the MC2SIO which is an SD Card adaptor for the PlayStation 2. This device is based on the MX4SIO project which began development back in 2018. The project origins can be found here on the PSX Place forum: https://www.psx-place.com/threads/mx4sio-sio2sd-sd-card-adapter-and-sd-driver-for-the-ps2-sio2-interface.29210/ The MC2SIO works in conjunction with Open PS2 Loader […]
This podcast is sponsored by Riverside! Check out their awesome platform, with monthly service starting at less than $10! – Use coupon code RetroRGB30 for a 30% discount on the first three months (or yearly) subscription: https://retrorgb.link/riverside Here’s a conversation with Mathijs Nilwik, a developer who reverse engineered the Game Gear motherboard and assembles his […]
Playstation Debug Session Robert Peip, the developer of the MiSTer PlayStation core, has posted a video where he demonstrates his debugging process and goes about fixing a bug. It’s some really good insight in the development process of a MiSTer core. Twitter Post: https://twitter.com/AzumFpg/status/1491352188186394624 Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLqLg6DbLBc Adaptive Scanlines The MiSTer framework has added support […]
We’ve previously reported on Affinity Sorrow, a new RPG being developed for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive which is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. Now, with 10 days left until the crowdfunding campaign ends, the game has not only reached its base goal, but it even blew through four stretch goals. Meanwhile, St1ka (that’s me), […]
