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Weekly Roundup #170

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Bob

Here’s this week’s roundup! An audio-only version, is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and for direct-download: https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2019-10-09_170.mp3 T-Shirts: https://www.retrorgb.com/store.html Video available on YouTube (above), LBRY and Bitchute: Please consider signing up as a supporter! Either hit Join, tip or pledge on this video, or sign up through the following services: https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb / https://www.subscribestar.com/robertneal / https://bitbacker.io/user/robertneal/ 00:21 […]

G-Switch Bumper Cases

Posted on October 8, 2019April 3, 2025 by Greg Collins

Purchase Here: https://retrorgb.link/gscartbumper I had so much fun doing the Bumper Case for the GComp 8×2, I just had to go back three more times to make some for the rest of the switches. Rather than have these in a bunch of posts I am releasing them all together so make sure you get the files […]

New Flash Cart Support for Dragon 32/64 Computers

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Vanessa (Vanessaira)

A new flash cart board is coming, called the DragonMMC for the Dragon 32 & 64 line of computers. Note this board also supports the Tandy CoCo 1 & 2 as well as the DraCo 64 line of computers. This board is essentially a mass storage device with the ability to use an MMC card […]

Pinball Dreams Available Now! For Amstrad CPC

Posted on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 by Vanessa (Vanessaira)

The amazing Pinball game, “Pinball Dreams” is now available to play on the Amstrad CPC line of computers. First reported exclusively on Indie Retro News with extensive coverage from Novabug and his YouTube channel. This Amiga classic pinball game from Digital Illusions (the gaming studio that is now known as DICE of Battlefield fame) is […]

Krikzz Sega-Cd implementation into Mega Everdrive Pro

Posted on October 7, 2019October 8, 2019 by Rany Battikh

Krikzz just showed, through a tweet, his progress on implementing Sega-CD support into the upcoming Mega Everdrive Pro Development for the next-in-line Mega Everdrive cart seems to be in its very early phase(s) as Igor (aka Krikzz) admitted that, after some testing, he just figured out what parts/components are needed to accomplish full Sega-CD support. […]

RetroRGB Panel at PRGE – Saturday, October 19th at 6:30PM in Auditorium B

Posted on October 7, 2019March 7, 2020 by Bob

I’m extremely proud to announce my first West Coast appearance, at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo this month!!! I’ll be presenting “Getting The Best From Your Classic Consoles At Any Price Point” for the final time before turning it into a video: I’m so excited to finally meet all the awesome people at PRGE! I’ll […]

SA-1 Support Added To Contra III

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Bob

Vitor Vilela has just posted his latest edition to the SA-1 Root project, which enhances Super Nintendo games by adding an SA-1 chip to the cartridge, in order to offset some of the processing power from the SNES’ main CPU. Vitor has previously done this to Gradius III and it was confirmed working on real […]

A Conversation With Beast1x5

Posted on October 6, 2019March 30, 2024 by Bob

Here’s another laid back, “conversation-style” interview with Beast1x5. I met Beast a few years ago as part of the NYC retro gaming/arcade scene and after awhile, he became one of the many people I bother when I need info on obscure arcade stuff. This interview is much more along the lines of “two people hanging […]

Virtual Boy on Linus Tech Tips

Posted on October 5, 2019April 22, 2021 by Bob

Linus Tech Tips has just released a video showcasing the Virtual Boy, as well as it’s community-created enhancements like 2-player mode. It always makes me happy to see popular, mainstream channels take a look at the weird and wonderful things that are often forgotten when talking about classic gaming. Also, as a fan of the […]

SCART to JP21 Adapters

Posted on October 4, 2019March 7, 2020 by Bob

For any newcomers to the retro-gaming scene, SCART (sometimes incorrectly referred to as ‘EuroSCART’) is a European cable standard that allows for both composite and RGB video, as well as audio in one single connector. There’s also a Japanese version of the standard called “JP21”, that looks identical to SCART and offers the same features, […]