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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!
The past recent months have seen some extensive and impressive fan-translations of games to different languages, including manuals and covers. This English translation of Ni no Kuni: The Jet-Black Mage” has been in the works since 2014 and is equally as impressive as the others! The original Japanese version of the game came with a […]
BennVenn has just announced on his Facebook page that the backlit LCD replacement kits for the Atari Lynx are now ready for production! At the moment, he’s just deciding between two designs: Solderless – no soldering, unscrew the old LCD and lamp, screw the new pcb and LCD in, insert the ribbon cable, done! Soldered […]
Here’s this week’s roundup! Audio-only version, available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and wherever podcasts are heard: https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2019-03-27_142.mp3
The Wall Street Journal has once again claimed that Nintendo will be launching an update to the Switch console this year. The latest rumor suggests that parts suppliers with access to a prototype have leaked information on not one, but two new versions of the switch. The first will supposedly have the vibration controls removed to save […]
Forest of Illusion has just released the source code to the infamous NES emulator called NESticle. Originally released in 1997, NESticle was one of the best NES emulators out there. In fact, it’s existence and features inspired many other emulation developments in the scene! The original (1990’s) acquisition of the code has a sad story to […]
Arthrimus on the Shmups forums has posted a SNES RGB board that also incorporates the dejitter mod. It’s always cool to see two mods combined for simplicity and this project aims to integrate a switchable version of Markus’ dejitter circuit along with the high quality video output of Borti’s SNES board. Arthrimus has tested a […]
Someone has just posted a project on github that allows HDMI output from a launch model Wii via GCVideo. The project is focused on cost, so it’s HDMI-only and there’s no flex-cable requiring a manual installation. The creator says they’ve spent several hours testing it on my launch-model Wii and now would like other people’s feedback. […]
The recently launched Video Capture section of this website provided the root knowledge necessary to get high-quality, uncompressed captures of game consoles, in their original resolution. That was just the beginning though and I’ll continue to add pages that help push the boundaries of capture even further. Today I posted the first of those additions, […]
Developer Andy Grind recently posted an update to his Genesis port of the amazing 2D side-scrolling game Cave Story. At this point, it seems the game is complete-able and most major bugs have been worked out. I was able to play it a bit on real hardware and the game both looked and sounded great! […]
Last Thursday, during what they had hyped as a “Tweetstorm”, Polymega (formerly known as Retroblox) announced that their upcoming console will be delayed due to a shortage in 14nm CPU’s. They also listed a few features of the console, then ended with an announcement that the product will go back on pre-order soon. Here’s the […]
