Danthrax (Sega Saturn SHIRO!)

Hacker Adds PS1 Translation, More to Meduza Team’s Saturn Symphony of the Night Patch

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A new patch for the Saturn version of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night swaps in the English script and voiceovers from the PS1 version to an existing patch that used the PSP version’s localization. Rafael “DraculaX350” Silva released his patch Sunday on his blog. It’s a ZIP file, downloadable via Mega.NZ, that contains an executable […]

Bob

Octopus Arcade Stick – New Firmware, Shipping Status

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TR Fight Stick has just released a new firmware for their awesome Octopus Fight Stick: A high end arcade-style controller with an integrated Dreamcast VMU, that’s paired with a Brook Gaming controller board to allow for low-latency (3ms via USB!!!) connections to many different platforms.  The firmware update addresses some issues, as well as adds six new button […]

Bob

Atari Jaguar: Wings Of Death

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The 1990 vertically scrolling shooter called Wings of Death is now available to purchase as an Atari jaguar cartridge.  The game was initially released on the Amiga and Atari ST, however the original developer Eclipse Software, has remade the game specifically for the Jaguar.  This is a significant upgrade, raising the framerate from about 20fps […]

Bob

RetroTINK 4K Firmware v1.9.6

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Mike Chi has just released a new, official firmware for the RetroTINK 4K – Both the CE and Pro.  This is essentially a “rollup” firmware that includes all of the really cool enhancements added to the beta firmwares over the past year, as well as updated profiles submitted from the community.  You can choose to […]

Bob

Weekly Roundup #486

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The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download:  https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrorgb If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly support services, tips, or even just by using our affiliate links to purchase things you were already going to buy […]

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12 Outlet Berigtta Power Strip

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I found a 12-outlet power strip that can fit the large power bricks we retro gamers use next to each other.  It’s also a sturdy metal construction and is available in three color configurations.  The outlets themselves have a very tight grip, which may or may not be good for your setup.  As long as […]

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Vectrex Mini Kickstarter

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A Kickstarter campaign just launched and was immediately funded for a “mini” version of the Vectrex that’s about 50% the size of the original.   It’s a software emulation-based device, featuring a 5″ AMOLED display, 12 built-in games with overlays and a Bluetooth controller.  It also includes an SD card slot that allows you to load […]

Lu

MiSTer FPGA News – Amstrad CPW & New Arcade Games, NES Mappers & More

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Zaparoo Wizzo recently wrote a technical article on the Zaparoo website discussing some of the things he’s working on. An issue being resolved for Zaparoo, is the problem of making cards reliably launch the same game between different devices.   Source 1: https://zaparoo.org/blog/titles-tags-metadata-pt1/ Source 2: https://zaparoo.org/blog/titles-tags-metadata-pt2/   Taito F2 The Taito F2 core has added […]