Back in 1993, Pioneer released what would be one of the oddest and most opulent gaming machines ever created, the LaserActive. Calling it a “gaming machine” is actually a bit misleading since gaming was just one of the many things it was capable of. At its core, the LaserActive is a LaserDisc player (you know, […]
Apple’s App Store approved Saturn emulator Yaba Sanshiro this month, marking the end of a four-month wait after developer Shinya “DevMiyax” Miyamoto applied in April. “Finally, Yaba Sanshiro was released in the Apple App Store!” Miyamoto said on social media on Aug. 3. “You can play SEGA Saturn games on your iPhone or iPad or […]
QMTech Full MiSTer Setup MiSTer vendor Antonio Villena started selling a complete MiSTer FPGA custom kit that uses the DE10 Nano alternative from QMTech. Unfortunately, it is sold out at the moment but you can sign up for email updates for when they come back in stock. The full kit costs $349. Antonio also plans […]
Back in February of last year, I decided to order a Logitech Z906. A 5.1 surround sound set in a box for $400 on the recommendation from a few people in the My Life in Gaming Discord as an inexpensive way to dip my toes into surround sound. And in terms of how it […]
Stone Age Gamer is now selling a new Neo Geo game called Cyborg Force. Made by Neo Byte Force, the game is a run & gun action platformer in the style of Contra or Metal Slug. At the moment, both stores carrying them only have AES versions in stock, with MVS versions to come in […]
Stone Age Gamer now has stock of 4 Layer Tech’s ForeverPak 64, including ten brand new colors in the same quality injection-molded shells! Unlike the original Nintendo 64 Memory Pak’s, these don’t rely on a battery to contain your savegames and have the potential to last a long time. The price is $40 plus shipping and […]
Jan from Consoles4You is now selling a device aimed to help PAL CRT users called the SCART Sense Injector. This device uses a USB PD (12v) input to “inject” voltage onto the proper SCART pin, telling your CRT it’s in RGB and 4:3 mode. The price is about $35 plus shipping and they’re in-stock now: […]
Consoles4U now has stock of an updated version of the awesome GBAHD: A ZERO LAG device that consolizes a Game Boy Advance and allows GB, GBC and GBA games to be played in either 720p or 1080p. This version allows chips from both the original GBA and SP to be used. It includes an OSD, […]
Creator Robert Dale Smith has produced an open source design for a USB to GameCube controller adapter which you can build yourself for about $8 in parts. This adapter is designed for using a wired USB controller on a real GameCube. On the left we have my janky home made version. On the right we […]
Doom was THE game during the 486 era of DOS gaming, but many computers of the era struggled to keep up with the demands of the engine. Many systems could only manage an unplayable framerate; even modern gamers using MiSTer don’t get a very good Doom experience. Enter FastDoom, a modern source port optimized for […]
