Bob

Dreamcast VMU Rechargeable Battery Mod v.2

If you’re someone who regularly uses a Dreamcast VMU, you’ve probably gone through a lot of batteries.  Like, a lot of them.  If you’re frustrated with constantly changing them, why not consider adding a rechargeable battery to it?  Lex recently posted a video tutorial based on megavolt85‘s guide on Dreamcast-talk that helps you accomplish just that.  […]

Bob

Weekly Roundup #366

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://anchor.fm/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 […]

Bob

N64 BlueRetro BT Controller Receiver (Batch #3)

8BitMods has just opened pre-orders on a third batch of bluetooth controller adapters for the Nintendo 64 – Both grey and Smoke Black are available.  These are powered by Darthcloud’s low-latency blueretro platform and supports multiple controller types.  There’s also a built-in virtual memory pak that allows you to back up your saves via a […]

Lu

MiSTer FPGA News – Nintendo 64 Runs Commercial Game & More

Nintendo 64 The N64 core has had some amazing updates. First controller support was added. Then Robert added sound and also posted the first commercial game running on the core. It was Namco Museum 64, a simple game, but still an impressive feat. The latest core is available through Patreon. Post 1 : https://twitter.com/AzumFpg/status/1678063849935630336 Post 2 […]

Alex Mitchell

Celeste-style Total Conversion for SMB Released

I’m sure I’m not alone in my affection for the indie platformer, “Celeste”. Released in 2018, Celeste’s mix of easy to learn but difficult to master platforming, its driving soundtrack, and its timely narrative made it an indie darling that is still popular today. To wit, ROM hackers w7n, Morshu, StudsX, karmic, and Eden GT […]

Bob

Voultar’s Wii-U NAND Recovery Kit

Voultar has just released a DIY kit that allows you to unbrick Wii U’s with failed NAND memory. This is a two-piece solution that’s designed for experts already comfortable modding and backup / restoring NAND memory on Wii U consoles.  More info after the link: Purchase Here:  https://voultar.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=92 The first piece called the NAND-AID allows you […]

TraynoCo (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

Three LaserDisc Classic Games (Including Time Gal) are Getting HD Remasters on Switch

Here at RetroRGB, we’ve talked previously about the importance of preservation, especially with LaserDisc formats, which are super susceptible to disc rot. This is on top of the machine’s complicated mechanisms slowly breaking down over time. One way people in the community were preserving this media, was the LD-Decode that was featured on our site […]

Bob

BigPEmu Debugger & Noesis Demo

Rich Whitehouse recently released a video walking you through how to use his new debugger for his Atari Jaguar emulator.  This works in tandem with his Noesis tool, that allows you to preview and convert between hundreds of model, image, and animation formats.  In short, if you’re interested in developing for the Atari Jaguar, these […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

Recent Revelations Shed New Light on SEGA of America’s Fate

Just within the past week and half, a massive amount of new information regarding SEGA of America’s struggle during the Saturn era has come to light. Back on July 3, 2023 an Internet Archive contributor by the name GoldenDreamcast posted an enormous information dump consisting of 289 pages of previously classified internal documents from SEGA […]

Bob

Ms Mad Lemon ‘Paradox’ Album Released

Ms Mad Lemon has just released her latest album, called Paradox – A follow up to last year’s album “Zaman” that was created all on an Amiga.  While an original Amiga was used in the creation of this album as well, Maddie also utilized the Polyend Tracker and vintage synths like Yamaha SY22 & DX7/TX7, […]