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Like many people who are probably reading this site, I grew up playing consoles like the SNES and Genesis, which featured styles of games that aren’t nearly as common today. While I love new games and in many ways they can be far superior, they’re not always the style or experience someone is looking for. Some of the biggest pet peeves of modern games are loading times, constant software updates and often long “training sessions” required before the gameplay even starts. Heck, even many of the games are significantly longer! Someone looking to game during the small bits of free time they might have, often look to classic consoles and handhelds that provide a way to just jump in and start playing; Many classic games can be completed within an hour and are a satisfying experience.
The most common styles of games found on those platforms are different too. There are similar games available for newer consoles, like Shovel Knight, The New Super Mario Bros, Ori and the Blind Forest and (of course) Axiom Verge. Still, the amount of 2D vs 3D graphic games made is very small, so I often find that to enjoy that style, you need to go back to some of the classic consoles, which was the original catalyst for this site…
The journey to experience retro video game awesomeness started in October 2011 when I discovered a (low quality) Retro Controller Adapter for the Wii. After a few months of playing virtual console games on my Wii via the adapter, it started to feel like a tease; I got to use the original controller, but I missed the look of a CRT, as well as not having any lag on my games!
I soon realized if I wanted a “real” experience, I had to get the real thing and as a result, I ended up building the Retro Cart. I was happy playing all the old games the way they were meant to be played, on the original hardware, on a high quality CRT TV that brought out the best in the older games. After that project, I thought I was done…
Then, I re-discovered RGB and my retro video game life changed forever (I knew about RGB as a kid, but it was so unfathomably expensive back then that I just put it out of my mind). Even though it was less than three months from the time I completed the Retro Cart, I knew I had to start over. I was able to use most of the same equipment I already purchased, but there were some key differences. I dug so deep into it, that I decided to document exactly what I went though via a Google Doc, just in case “a few of my friends” ever wanted to do the same. I eventually gathered so much information that Cousin Scott suggested I make it into a website, so if other people wanted to walk down the same path, they could skip all the research and follow one easy to read guide. Hopefully I succeeded!
Terraonion has just announced a new product called MODE: The Multi Optical Disc Emulator. This product is an ODE that’s currently compatible with all versions of the Sega Saturn and the Dreamcast, with connections available for MicroSD, USB and SATA HDD’s! Not only does that cover all different storage use cases, but you can use […]
A few years ago, René from db Electronics posted a guide on how to replace the Sega Saturn’s volatile save memory with a chip that retains your savegame files, regardless of the battery. The original guide was awesome, but I wanted to add a few more thoughts, as I recently did this mod to my […]
‘Sharpscale’ is a plugin for the PSTV that ads integer scaling options to Vita games. As an example, the Vita’s resolution is 960×540, but when output on a TV, it’s stretched to 1280x720p. Sharpscale will allow you to set the output to the original 960×540 resolution with black bars around the image, allowing for a […]
Here’s this week’s roundup! An audio-only version, is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and for direct-download: https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2020-04-15_197.mp3 eBay Store: https://ebay.to/2ESH3e4 Video available on YouTube (above), LBRY and Bitchute: Please consider signing up as a supporter! Either hit Join, tip or pledge on this video, or sign up through the following services: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/RobertNeal / https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb T-Shirts: […]
Kevin Mellott has just started a label art contest and the winner will get one of his upcoming Virtual Boy ROM carts, the HyperFlash32. The contest is meant to inspire the Virtual Boy community to make eInk label art for all the games in the VirtualBoy library, as the HyperFlash32 has the ability to display […]
This video will show you how to use an oscilloscope to test the voltage of an audio signal, with a focus on arcade board safety. In the past few years, so much equipment has been destroyed by superguns without audio protection and this video will show you how to prevent that from happening in your […]
Calindro recently posted an update to Emulicious – An emulator for the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Master System and Game Gear. While Emulicious can be used as a striaghtforward emulation platform, it includes many tools designed for developers. The update comes with the following improvements: When using Table Files the Memory Editor now shows […]
There’s now a brand new game for the Atari Jaguar called DragonKeep that’s free to download for use on ROM carts and emulators. It’s based on the Atari 2600 game Dragonfire and is based around a simple-but-challenging concept of dodging fire and collecting treasure chests. There’s currently no plans to sell the game as a […]
It looks like the 240p Test Suite team has just posted a new update to the MD Fourier audio testing section of the software. First, the Audio Equipment Test profile has been tuned even more, offering recording analysis up to 96k and helping to further test the recording capabilities of the recording hardware itself; Something […]
Lately, I’ve been hearing more people talk about replacing a console’s internal power supply. Sometime’s it’s as simple as the original died and people have the skills to replace the power board, but not to recap and repair it, making a new design a convenient option. Other times, it’s because people are looking for wordwide […]
