Bob

CDi Bluetooth Controller Adapter

A controller adapter was just released, called the CDi Bluetooth.  As expected per the name, this allows modern bluetooth controllers to connect to CDi consoles.  This was accomplished by combining bluepad32 with TwBurn’s controller library and some custom code.  At the moment, only controllers are supported, but if there’s interest, the team will consider adding […]

Dan Mons

Interview with eXo: PC, MS-DOS and Windows game preservationist

“Preservation” is a term we hear frequently in the retro video game community, and one that is extremely important to the art form of video games.  Despite being such a young industry compared to other art forms such as novels, music or film, video games have arguably been some of the most difficult content to […]

Rik

Doom Gets Ray Tracing

We’ve seen ray tracing be added to quite a few classic games as modders and developers are getting used to the technology. The most famous example might be Quake 2 RTX which injected the tech into the game to great effect. There is now a new mod for the original Doom that adds a completely […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

Meduza Team Release Ogre Battle English Translation Patch for Saturn

Today, April 6, 2022, Meduza Team (specifically Paul Met, Pennywise & Aishsha) have released v1.0 of their English translation patch for Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen. “The translation is partially ported from the PS1 version of the game, as it has undergone edits and improvements. The Saturn version has a number of […]

Bob

Weekly Roundup #299

Here’s this week’s roundup, sponsored by JLCPCB! Spend only $2 for 5pcs 1-4 layer PCBs ; PCBA from $0:  https://jlcpcb.com/DRE 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: If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly […]

SaturnDave (Sega Saturn, SHIRO!)

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2: MOVIE REVIEW (NO SPOILERS)

* THIS IS A SPOILER-FREE REVIEW WITH TRAILER IMAGES ONLY. “SONIC 2 was so much fun! It was hilariously bonkers and not remotely grounded in reality.., which is great! The film is self-aware of its outlandish premise and rolls with it to service fans with loads of Easter eggs and clever nods to the original […]

Rany Battikh

MemCard Pro Hard Case by Laser Bear Industries

Laser Bear Industries have just released a 3d-printed hard case specifically designed to fit 8bitmods’s MemCard Pro.:  https://retrorgb.link/memcardprocase It is important to note that this case houses and protect the MemCard Pro when in storage and is NOT a replacement for the MemCard Pro’s original injection molded shell. The hinged hard case is available in five […]