Dan and Christof have just announced their PS1HDMI kit: A no-cut mod for the PlayStation 1 that’s a true digital to digital HDMI output kit, like their DCHDMI! The PS1HDMI will be an internal install compatible with 500X through 700X series PlayStation consoles. The installation includes removing the serial port, in order to mount the […]
I’m incredibly proud to exclusively unveil the “Retro Analog to Digital 2x” – aka RAD2x cables. These are the first and ONLY plug & play HDMI cables I’d recommend for use with 16 and 32-bit gaming consoles, launching October 31st for around $50. There will be versions for Genesis, Saturn and PlayStation, as well as […]
Reviews are in for the Switch remake of Zelda: Link’s Awakening and overall they seem positive. I’m sure some fans of the original won’t bother giving it a chance because of the drastically different look, but overall it seems to be a hit with both old and new fans. The reviews do point out a […]
SNK just revealed the 20 pre-installed titles for their upcoming Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro system/controller, and they’re all fighting games! While a big portion of the Neo Geo MVS/AES/CD ‘s repertoire consists of one-on-one fighting games, over-the-top action games/series like Metal Slug, Aero Fighters and Shock Troopers brought forward a whole new audience to […]
The third iteration of the well received M30 wireless controller was just announced by 8BitDo, this time it’s accompanied by a USB dongle that plugs right into the front port of Sega’s newly released “Mini” console. The controller itself seems to be aesthetically identical to its previous versions. Functionality wise, the Turbo button is self-explanatory […]
There’s already an overwhelming amount of reviews floating around for the new Sega Genesis Mini emulation console, so rather than follow the herd, I thought I’d concentrate on one aspect of the experience that not many others have covered: Lag. I go through both audio lag, as well as overall emulation lag compared to an […]
Our good friends at Digital Foundry are having a bit of a PC CRT Renaissance. A video was recently posted that shares how John Linneman convinced DF boss Richard Leadbetter to try some modern games on a CRT monitor. Now they’re both obsessed with tracking down more of these displays and trying as many games […]
Hey everyone, this is Try from My Life in Gaming. This might seem like old news, but I thought RetroRGB should have a post looking into the Super Nintendo games now available on Nintendo Switch. Coury and I did an “MLiG Mini” on this subject, and while it’s a bit more casual than our usual […]
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The GameBoy, GameBoy Advance and NES versions of the 240p Test Suite have just been updated to v0.19: https://github.com/pinobatch/240p-test-mini/releases/tag/v0.19 Some notable updates are as follows: Stopwatch: Bolder digits GB: Super Game Boy colorization and border Backlight zone (NES, GB): Increase starting size to 2 pixels Color bleed (GBA): Fix frame # covering everything PLUGE Contrast and […]
