Developer Chris Maltby has released his GB Studio, a free program that allows for aspiring developers to create their own Gameboy, Gameboy Color games without any programming knowledge. The program can be downloaded from gbstudio.dev. There are versions available for OSX, Windows, and Linux. Per the developer site, these are some of the benefits offered by using GB […]
A user on the emulation sub reddit by the name of DerKoun has released an enhancement for the Super Nintendo emulator BSNES. Users of the emulator version 107.3 (as of this articles write up) are now able to download a Windows binary which will in essence increase the Mode 7 resolutions by up to 4 […]
If you’re in the camp that looks at retro games and wishes that they had a true widescreen option that doesn’t rely on weird stretching techniques, then emulators like WideNES and now Wide GB might satisfy that need. Based on a modified version of sameboy, Wide GB includes an extra option: “Use Widescreen”. Enabling this […]
Forest of Illusion has just released the source code to the infamous NES emulator called NESticle. Originally released in 1997, NESticle was one of the best NES emulators out there. In fact, it’s existence and features inspired many other emulation developments in the scene! The original (1990’s) acquisition of the code has a sad story to […]
The best Saturn emulator on Android, Yaba Sanshiro just received a new update to version 2.4.0. The emulator, which plays many games at full speed on the Nvidia Shield TV and many other devices received an important usability update. According to the release notes: WHAT’S NEW * in-game controller configuration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjwSuPTWgy0 * Riglord saga 2 […]
Libretro, the makers of RetroArch, have released a minimalist emulator frontend for PC and Raspberry Pi 2 & 3 called Ludo. It is also available as an OS, called LudOS, which is tailored for TV Boxes. Ludo will be similar to RetroArch but with less features. https://ludo.libretro.com/
If you’re a fan of Space Harrier on the Sega Saturn, then today could be your lucky day. Yaba Sanshiro, a Sega Saturn emulator for Android and Windows received an update. Per developer devMiyax on the Google Play Store, it fixes a regression that caused graphical glitches in Space Harrier.
In a move that should surprise no one, Arcade1UP, cabinets don’t live up to the hype. The company who boldly states on their website that “Arcade1Up game cabinets look, feel and play just like the classic arcade games you remember” recently released their Street Fighter 2 cabinet. The classic arcade game that I remember never […]
Not allowing Sony to steal all the “classic” thunder with their mini emulation box announcement, Sega just posted an update to their own “mini” on their Twitter page. They claim the “Mega Drive Mini” will have it’s released pushed to 2019 and that they will be releasing a “Genesis” version for North America. They also […]
Nintendo will officially launch its paid online services on September 19th. Cost will be $19.99 for a year in advance, $7.99 for three months ($31.96 per year), or $3.99 per month ($47.88 per year). If you have a subscription, you will be able to play 10 games for now: Balloon Fight Donkey Kong Dr. Mario Ice […]
