Bob

Weekly Roundup #405

The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download:  https://anchor.fm/retrorgb 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 […]

Bob

The Story Of Oregon Trail

Norman Caruso, aka The Gaming Historian recently released a documentary about the iconic game: The Oregon Trail.  The hour-plus long video includes extensive interviews from the original creators, as well as the team that made it into the game most of us remember.  If you’ve ever played this game in your school’s computer lab as […]

Bob

Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers SNES Port

Developer Rumbleminze recently released another NES to SNES conversion, this time for the game Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers.  There’s also an MSU-1 version, however not all tracks are available;  It will default to the original soundtrack via Memblers audio emulator for the rest.  I did a livestream of it above if you’d like to […]

Tito

Brand New Motherboard For The Game Boy Advance

FunnyPlaying has recently released a replacement Game Boy Advance motherboard. However, this isn’t just a one-for-one replacement, FunnyPlaying actually integrated a few upgrades. Now one of the cool things about this board is that it is made of all new components. Even parts that are unique to the console are brand new, such as the […]

Bob

Weekly Roundup #404

The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download:  https://anchor.fm/retrorgb 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 […]

Bob

The Making Of The Game Boy

Yahel from Wrestling With Gaming has just released another excellent documentary, this time about the creation of the iconic Nintendo Game Boy.  This documentary covers it’s roots in the Game & Watch, but also how it was almost cancelled, how a bad relationship with a screen manufacturer may have lead to the creation of competition […]