Castlemania Games has just opened pre-orders on the upcoming Retro-Bit wireless Sega Genesis and Sega Saturn bluetooth and RF wireless controllers. By far the most exciting ones (IMO) are the RF Saturn controllers, as they’re the first commercially available modern wireless controllers that are compatible with original consoles!: Sega Saturn 2.4GHz RF Wireless Controller – […]
I’ll be presenting at the Retro World Expo on both Saturday September 28th and Sunday September 29th in Hartford, CT!: https://retroworldexpo.com/panelschedule/ Saturday at 1PM in Panel Room A – I’ll be assisting Lon from lon.tv on a panel titled “Is FPGA The Future Of Retro Gaming”? Sunday at 4PM in Panel Room A – This will […]
Nintendo Switch Online members are now able to purchase up to four official Super Nintendo-style controllers for use with the Nintendo Switch for $30 plus shipping (NYC was about $9 in shipping costs for one): https://snesc.nintendo.com/super-nintendo-entertainment-system-controllers I’ve been using my 8BitDo SNES-style bluetooth controller (links below) as my primary Switch controller ever since it was […]
Almost exactly two years ago, an official Atari prototype PCB of a dual CD+Cartridge Atari Jaguar was found. Apparently, a non-working prototype of the case had been previously found, but there was no indication how much farther Atari actually got with the project. An easy way to visualize this unreleased console is something like Atari’s […]
Analogue has just opened pre-orders on their Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) that allows RGB, component, S-Video and composite video output from their Kevtris-designed Mega Sg and Super NT consoles: https://www.analogue.co/dac/ I currently have a prototype in hand and have mixed feelings about it due to cost. First and foremost, the RGB output is perfect, making […]
Lotharek, mostly known among retro gamers for creating the Hydra series of Scart switches, has just released a USB-to-db9 converter that basically allows the user to use any wireless mouse on the flagships of the 16-bit era of computers: the Atari ST and the Commodore Amiga. Based on the Smally Mouse project, Lotharek‘s adapter only […]
The YouTube Channel Russian Geek seems to have stumbled upon a rare set of Konami carts for the Famicom that were a combination of a main and sub-cartridge. The carts were part of a series of games called Space School created for educational use (as well as one other for corporate use). The carts themselves […]
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SNK Japan recently tweeted more pictures of its upcoming Neo-Geo Arcade stick. 人気格闘ゲーム20作品を収録したアーケードスティック「NEOGEO Arcade Stick Pro」 が登場！#SNK #NEOGEOhttps://t.co/fwPW85kE5D pic.twitter.com/NZgLdsgklG — SNK JAPAN @SAMURAI SPIRITS好評発売中！ (@SNKPofficial_jp) September 10, 2019 Per SNK’s press release, the stick will have two modes. One is a stand alone arcade stick while the other mode is a stand-alone console with 20 […]
Follow me on Twitter @db_electronics There are many important aspects to consider when assessing the quality of a reproduction or modern release game cartridge. Shell, label, beveled edge, chamfer, surface finish, etc… are all important things to consider. To the untrained eye all PCBs may at first glance appear identical, but after reading this guide […]
