Weekly Roundup #257

Here’s this week’s roundup, available as a video, as well as audio-only on iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify and many others as well as direct-download:  https://anchor.fm/retrorgb/episodes/Weekly-Roundup-257-e12f49n If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly support services, tips, or even just by using our affiliate links to purchase things you were already going […]

Terraonion announces HDMI SSDS3

Terraonion has just announced an HDMI-outputting version of their Super SD System 3 ODE/AV adapter that also includes built-in support for the SuperGrafx.  The adapter gets HDMI from the digital signals available on the rear pins, for a true digital to digital conversion. Pre-order yours here:  https://retrorgb.link/ssds3pro While there’s no reviews yet (and I hope to […]

FPGA-Based YM2612 Replacement

Developer Stefany Allaire from Foenix Retro Systems, has created an FPGA-based replacement for the YM2612 audio chip. The FPGA is flashed with Jotego’s open source YM2612 core, enabling it to act like the original chip.  Also, the board it’s affixed to has the same pin spacing as the YM2612, so it should just be a […]

Weekly Roundup #254

Here’s this week’s roundup, available as a video, as well as audio-only on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and for direct-download:  https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2021-05-19_254.mp3 If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly support services, tips, or even just by using our affiliate links to purchase things you were already going to buy anyway, at […]

Axunworks JAMMA Supergun Mini (Full Review)

Axunworks has just released a new “supergun”, he’s calling the ‘JAMMA Supergun Mini’.  It comes with a power supply and outputs either RGB or Component Video via a dsub connector.  The price is $90 for the supergun + PSU, but after shipping to the US and cables it came to about $130 when I purchased.  Here’s […]

AxunWorks Supergun Power Supply

AxunWorks has just released a high quality enclosure that includes a MeanWell PSU and a voltage meter.  You have a choice between a green or black panel color (for the front and rear), but the outer casing is the same color.  Also, individual power adapters are sold separately for $15;  Just make sure to select […]

Rare SA-1 Demo Cart Dumped, Released

In March, Forest of Illusion, a Twitter account designed for “Preserving Nintendo’s History”, posted a tweet about a SA-1 demonstration cartridge being available on eBay. The cartridge was undumped at that time and showed two mysterious demos:  The first suggested a comparison between S-CPU (SNES CPU) and C-CPU (SA-1 CPU) and the next suggested a […]

New Products From Axunworks

Axunworks has just released five new arcade products, ranging from expert to beginner use.  I’ve tested quite of few of his previous products and liked them all, so I’m interested to try some of these out!  Here’s links to all new additions and I’ll have short descriptions of each below; Please note, I haven’t personally tested […]

8Bitdo Pro 2 Review

Lon Seidman recently reviewed 8bitdo’s follow-up to their pro controller and gave it mostly positive reviews:  The Switch motion controls may not be as good as the official Switch Pro controller, but it offers a ton of other advantages and is about $10 cheaper at $50: 8Bitdo Pro 2 Black:  https://amzn.to/3mIhBwn 8Bitdo Pro 2 Grey:  https://amzn.to/2PJwQcz 8Bitdo […]