The GameCube Optical Drive Emulator called the “Flippy Drive” is now available for sale. It’s a plug & play (no soldering!) device that also retains the full functionality of the original optical drive. It’s available right now and the price is $38 plus shipping: Purchase Here: https://teamoffbroadway.com/shop/ This has the potential to be the way to […]
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An older project was just resurrected that aims to create a “RAM Cart” for use with the Sega CD. No, this isn’t another “backup RAM / save game file” project, this cartridge would work more along the lines of the Saturn RAM cart, adding 4MiB RAM that the Sega CD and 32xCD could access. At […]
After a lengthy absence, Fixel (aka, Felix)—the developer behind the FreeDO emulator and the 3DO ODE project—released a statement last Sunday that outlined the current status of a variety of projects they’ve been taking pre-orders for. To summarize: Fixel still plans to release everything he has announced up to this point but, because of the […]
CD-i Core There is a CD-i core that is in development by Github user Slamy. It is still early so the core is only experimental. The github says says that the planned first milestone is having the boot rom usable on the MiSTerFPGA. You can check the status of all the components on GitHub GitHub […]
This video walks you through how to use the RetroTINK 5x and 4K to capture your old home movies in their original 480i format. It also shows how to test HDMI capture cards to see if they’re compatible with interlaced resolutions, or if they force-deinterlace. RetroTINK 5x: https://retrorgb.link/retrotink5x RetroTINK 4K: https://retrorgb.link/retrotink4k International TINK Links: https://www.retrorgb.com/retrotink.html […]
A new homebrew software is demonstrating what can be done with the Saturn’s sound processor, giving users control over its capabilities with a simple text-based interface running on the console. It’s called Calypso, and its developer, Neosquid, posted about the utility Aug. 6 on SegaXtreme. It can be downloaded from its Github page, which shows […]
A new homebrew network adapter is currently on sale for the GameCube, called the “GCNET”. It’s essentially the same as the ETH2GC, however it connects to the front memory card port, instead of the bottom. The price is about $40 and they’re in-stock now. More info after the link: Purchase Here: https://gcnet.neostormer.com/ Swiss: https://github.com/emukidid/swiss-gc Original Broadband […]
There’s now a new firmware for the GameCube version of the MemCard Pro. This allow you to set a default memory card each time it boots, as well as have an existing card act as a template for any new cards you create – Both of which seem like very handy features. There’s also some […]
Markus has just released a new firmware update for the OSSC Pro, which adds some new features, including support for Lumacode! That’s the new option to get digital video from early consoles, including a #nocutmod for the original NES…that doesn’t even require you to remove the PPU! Check out the full list of changes, as […]
