GrimDoomer recently released a Beta version of a heavily updated and more streamlined version Open PS2 Loader (OPL). If you guessed PS2 you were correct. I now have fully working LBA48 support in ps2sdk which allows for HDDs > 2TB in size (up to 128 PB w/exFAT), and multi-partition support. Still lots of testing to […]
Fixel, the developer behind multiple optical drive and IDE emulation hardware has just opened an interest check list for some new PC-FX devices: Both an internal and external ODE, as well as a memory storage card – And that alone is a product most PC-FX users should be interested in, as the original PC-BMP’s sell […]
At CES 1987 Atari CEO Jack Tramiel unveiled his “Business Is War” philosophy, and how it was shaping the direction of the business he’d taken over in 1983. The founder of Commodore – a holocaust survivor and notoriously uncompromising businessman – had already been responsible for quite the turnaround at his old rival: in 4 […]
Here’s a review of the new Sega Dreamcast Component Video cables from Retro Gaming Cables. These use Mike Chi’s RetroTINK Transcoder technology to convert the native RGB and VGA outputs of the Dreamcast to YPbPr. The cables can switch between 480p / 31KHz modes and 15KHz mode (oddly labeled 576?), which outputs 240p and 480i. […]
A second batch of pre-orders for the USB to PC Engine controller adapters have just opened. The price is $60 plus shipping and is due to arrive at customers in May. Check out the compatibility and feature list below and if you’d like to hear directly from he developer, check out the interview we did […]
Ship to Shore has launched a pre-order for Suikoden soundtrack composed by Konami Kukeiha Club from Playstation on a vinyl record featuring original artwork from the Konami Vault. It’s priced at $40/€42/£42.99/CAD58, with scheduled release being Q3 2023. (US) Ship to Shore: https://shiptoshoremedia.com/collections/featured/products/suikoden (EU) Black Screen Records: https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/suikoden (CA) Very Ok Vinyl: https://www.veryokvinyl.com/products/suikoden (UK) Chipfreq: […]
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Fixel has just opened pre-orders on the previously discussed Optical Drive Emulator for the FM Towns Marty. This will emulate both the CDROM and floppy drive, making it a one-stop solution for the console. The price for the DMC88 is $188 plus shipping and they’re due to ship in June of this year. Pre-Order Here: https://3do.dev/products/dmc88 For more […]
Krikzz has just posted stock of the zero-lag, plug & play RGB output device for the original Famicom. This version of the RGB Blaster corrects some of the issues found with the original, by including a video amp for buffering the signal, as well as sync output via the both and *composite video pins. I […]
Possible 3DO Core A user on the MiSTerFPGA forums, with software engineering experience, wants to work on an FPGA implementation for the 3DO game console. However, they are using a Xilinx-based FPGA board instead of the DE10-Nano. If the resulting core is open source, it could potentially be ported to MiSTer in the future. However, […]
