If you’ve watched MLiG for at least a couple of years, you’d know that I’m pretty nuts about preserving my save files. I’ve covered backing up saves from cartridges and memory cards in previous episodes, but this time I wanted to take a closer look at the MemCard Pros from 8bitmods in particular because, well, […]
In a previous episode of Behind the Code, we talked about how the scoring logic of Tetris can crash the game at high levels. Now what is even more interesting is that you can hook up extra controllers to the expansion port on a Famicom and use them to redirect code execution to the A-Type […]
Retro Ralph recently posted a demo of the latest emulation-based light gun project from Pandora; A company normally known for their terrible plug and play arcade emulation. But this seemed like it has potential! Also, the price isn’t terrible: $185 for a 1-gun, 1-pedal package and $240 for a 2-gun, 2-pedal package. You’ll still need an […]
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TR Fight Stick Case TR Fight Stick is planning on launching its TR Quantum case for the MiSTer FPGA, once their Octopus arcade sticks ship. It will have a touch panel display and the aluminum is CNC’d from a solid block of aerospace grade metal. You can sign up for updates on its Indiegogo page. […]
Marco Retro just posted an awesome video that details the downscaling power of the OSSC Pro. Marco also highlights the upcoming VGA-out module (EDIT, it’s out!!!), that will allow HDMI output at HD resolutions and analog output at 240p or 480i simultaneously. He also covers lag, aspect ratio, scaling, line alignment…really, EVERYTHING you may have wanted to […]
Ian aka Historic Nerd recently released a video about the history of the original PlayStation console. While this is a story many of us may already know, Ian’s video was well-researched and offered a unique perspective on it. I imagine even well-informed PlayStation fans would enjoy it and I definitely recommend it to anyone interested […]
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Joe from Game Sack recently released a video showcasing every single game on the original PlayStation that supports some kind of widescreen mode. More importantly, Joe also goes into detail about which games actually benefit from it and which games feature modes that are mostly useless. If you play PlayStation games on a widescreen display, […]
Developer Infidelity has just publicly released his latest NES to SNES conversion for Contra. As with his previous conversions, these eliminate slowdown, reduce sprite flicker and allow for SNES-related enhancements that aren’t possible on NES hardware. This is a public release, however please consider supporting on Patreon, to fund further conversions! More info after the […]
