Have you ever wondered why there are only 7 pins on the NES controller port, but 8 buttons (plus power and ground)? How does the NES know exactly what button is being pushed? Also, how long does it take for the console to know that you’re pushing a button at all? Well, lucky for us, […]
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Thanks to the MD+ format that debuted on Terraonion’s Mega SD flash cart, some classic Genesis & Mega Drive games over the last few months that have received CD audio quality tracks. Recently, Terranonion asked the gaming community what games they would like to see patched for the Mega SD. Games such as Strider, Outrun, […]
Tis’ the season of wireless N64 controllers with Retro-bit throwing their hat into the ring with retro-competitor Hyperkin. Unlike the latter which is based on Bluetooth technology, the recently announced Retro-bit “Tribute64” will be based on a 2.4GHZ technology. Coming in 2020 – #Tribute64 evolved & has gone wireless! Take a look at what we […]
Hyperkin just released the Specialist, a $30, 2-button controller that’s compatible with both TurboGrafx 16 and PC-Engine systems: http://bit.ly/pcespecialist The Specialist is styled after the CoreGrafx controller and its simple layout consisting of: a d-pad, start and select buttons, II and I buttons and their corresponding (3-level) turbo toggles. While I wouldn’t necessarily use the Specialist […]
This is a guest post from fluxcore that details how to improve audio from your NES/Famicom and make them sound closer to the proper audio the original Famicom outputs… Obtaining decent audio output from the Famicom and NES systems has always been an issue – the original, ‘reference’ console, the Famicom (model HVC-001), only provides […]
Superg has just posted that for the first time in a long time (ever?), both the gscartsw and gcompsw 8×2 are in stock and ready to ship: gscartsw – $220: http://www.gretrostuff.com/store/gscartsw/ gcompsw – $200: http://www.gretrostuff.com/store/gcompsw/ The gswitches are by far the most sought after switches in retro gaming. Both are 8-input, 2-output devices that provide simultaneous output, […]
Furrtek has posted more details about the upcoming Neo SD Loader project. As if we weren’t excited enough already… First, pictures of the near-final boards have been posted (shown above) and look great! He’s still trying to determine the best location for people who’d like to keep both CD & SD support, but it’s possible […]
Rattboi and Technobly have designed a new open-source Vectrex Flash Cart called the Vextreme, based on Spritesmod’s Vectrex Extreme flash cart, which was generously open-sourced by Spritesmod (GPL3). The PCB design was largely based on pictures posted at Spritesmod, but with a retooled firmware and boot ROM that are easier to build. The cart has […]
Developer Matthew Kiehl has recently shown off his latest update for “Intellivania”, his port of Castlevania on Intellivision. There’s no current ETA for when it will be finished, however the intention is to release it on physical media. I had the pleasure of seeing this game in person at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo and […]
