Retro-bit has recently open pre-orders for a hall effect analog stick kit for OEM N64 controllers: https://retrorgb.link/rbhalln64 Hall effect joysticks have been taking the modern controller world by storm for the past year. Many renowned 3rd party controller makers have jumped on the hall effect hype train, with the sole purpose of offering a robust alternative […]
Nintendo 64 The RSP in the Nintendo 64 core passed all n64-systemtests, but the instruction decoding setup is missing 2 key features. Robert will postpone its implementation until some games start working. For more technical details, check out Robert’s Patreon article on the RSP’s power compared to the GBA & Playstation CPU’s. Post : https://twitter.com/AzumFpg/status/1686651471771664386 FPGAZumspass […]
Stone Age Gamer now has stock of Yoei’s high quality Model 2 Saturn replacement shells, in both translucent and painted versions: The translucent versions are available in Blue, Red, Orange, Yellow and Neon Yellow, with painted versions in Gold and Silver for $25 more. Purchase from Stone Age Gamer Here As a note, please take […]
Pre-orders are now live for a new Famicom motherboard replacement by Retro Game Restore (RGR). For those unfamiliar with Nintendo’s first major cart-based console history, the Famicom saw 2 types of motherboard models throughout its lifespan: the HVC-CPU and the HVC-GPM; the most common revision being the HVC-CPU-07. Notably, in this revision, both the power […]
PixelFX have just posted their first official update on the Morph in over a year and a half and it seems like it was worth the wait! Their target release date is before the end of this year and there’s multiple versions to choose from: An HDMI-only version at $400, plus multiple analog + HDMI […]
SHIRO! sat down with John Linneman of Digital Foundry for the first of (hopefully many more) retro gaming conversations. We talk beginnings at Digital Foundry, the creation of his Retro Series, favorite consoles & games and several interesting graphics & performance idiosyncrasies of the 32-Bit consoles. While this chat didn’t get too far into the […]
8-Bit Esquire recently posted an interview with RetroTINK creator Mike Chi. They discussed his upcoming 4K gaming scaler, as well as Mike’s history and tons of other fun stuff. I listened to the whole thing and it felt a lot shorter than it was…always a sign of a good conversation! While I’m sure I’ll be […]
8BitDo have just opened pre-orders on an NES and Famicom-themed “Retro Mechanical” keyboards. They offer bluetooth, 2.4GHz RF and USB connections and also come with two buttons that you can map to basically anything using their software. The price is $100 and they’re due to ship by the end of September. Select which edition you’d […]
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Developer Infidelity has just released his NES to SNES conversion for the game DuckTales. As with his previous Zelda, Mega Man II and Mega Man IV releases, these eliminate slowdown, reduce sprite flicker and allow for MSU-1 audio conversions. Infidelity also added a pretty cool feature: Holding the A button performs Scrooge’s pogo jump! While […]
