Mike Chi has just released a new, official firmware for the RetroTINK 4K – Both the CE and Pro. This is essentially a “rollup” firmware that includes all of the really cool enhancements added to the beta firmwares over the past year, as well as updated profiles submitted from the community. You can choose to […]
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I found a 12-outlet power strip that can fit the large power bricks we retro gamers use next to each other. It’s also a sturdy metal construction and is available in three color configurations. The outlets themselves have a very tight grip, which may or may not be good for your setup. As long as […]
A Kickstarter campaign just launched and was immediately funded for a “mini” version of the Vectrex that’s about 50% the size of the original. It’s a software emulation-based device, featuring a 5″ AMOLED display, 12 built-in games with overlays and a Bluetooth controller. It also includes an SD card slot that allows you to load […]
VoidScaler is a custom firmware created by e8root for the original Open Source Scan Converter. It turns the OSSC into a low-latency downscaler to output 15KHz for CRT displays by line blending AND decimation, with almost zero lag! Installing VoidScaler onto OSSC hardware requires flashing the custom firmware .bin file to an SD card and […]
Zaparoo Wizzo recently wrote a technical article on the Zaparoo website discussing some of the things he’s working on. An issue being resolved for Zaparoo, is the problem of making cards reliably launch the same game between different devices. Source 1: https://zaparoo.org/blog/titles-tags-metadata-pt1/ Source 2: https://zaparoo.org/blog/titles-tags-metadata-pt2/ Taito F2 The Taito F2 core has added […]
Tito from Macho Nacho Productions just posted an epic video, covering the re-building of the original Xbox “X” all-metal prototype. This is truly a video every Xbox fan needs to watch, as Tito, along with Wesk, redherring32 and stuckpixel painstakingly recreated the prototype using only pictures and videos from one on display. I don’t want to spoil any […]
A promised game that never materialized is finally playable in some form after fans released a prototype of Destruction Derby 2’s Saturn version Sunday night. Longtime member of the SegaXtreme community VBT posted a thread to announce it, saying, “Here is the long awaited prototype of Destruction Derby 2 for Sega Saturn” with a link […]
The Retro Channel has just released a new Composite / S-Video mod that’s easy to install and gets you quality video output. It can be installed as a #nocutmod, or you can add the outputs right to the case. The video above shows detailed installation instructions for 6-Switch, 4-Switch and Jr installations, as well as […]
Wesk has just released an open source, 3D file for a 4:3 bezel that fits 14″ A and D-Series Sony BVM’s. This is a very big help, as these bezels are getting harder to find and lots of A14’s only came with the 16:9 bezel. While the file is free, please consider supporting Wesk, so […]
