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Like many people who are probably reading this site, I grew up playing consoles like the SNES and Genesis, which featured styles of games that aren’t nearly as common today. While I love new games and in many ways they can be far superior, they’re not always the style or experience someone is looking for. Some of the biggest pet peeves of modern games are loading times, constant software updates and often long “training sessions” required before the gameplay even starts. Heck, even many of the games are significantly longer! Someone looking to game during the small bits of free time they might have, often look to classic consoles and handhelds that provide a way to just jump in and start playing; Many classic games can be completed within an hour and are a satisfying experience.
The most common styles of games found on those platforms are different too. There are similar games available for newer consoles, like Shovel Knight, The New Super Mario Bros, Ori and the Blind Forest and (of course) Axiom Verge. Still, the amount of 2D vs 3D graphic games made is very small, so I often find that to enjoy that style, you need to go back to some of the classic consoles, which was the original catalyst for this site…
The journey to experience retro video game awesomeness started in October 2011 when I discovered a (low quality) Retro Controller Adapter for the Wii. After a few months of playing virtual console games on my Wii via the adapter, it started to feel like a tease; I got to use the original controller, but I missed the look of a CRT, as well as not having any lag on my games!
I soon realized if I wanted a “real” experience, I had to get the real thing and as a result, I ended up building the Retro Cart. I was happy playing all the old games the way they were meant to be played, on the original hardware, on a high quality CRT TV that brought out the best in the older games. After that project, I thought I was done…
Then, I re-discovered RGB and my retro video game life changed forever (I knew about RGB as a kid, but it was so unfathomably expensive back then that I just put it out of my mind). Even though it was less than three months from the time I completed the Retro Cart, I knew I had to start over. I was able to use most of the same equipment I already purchased, but there were some key differences. I dug so deep into it, that I decided to document exactly what I went though via a Google Doc, just in case “a few of my friends” ever wanted to do the same. I eventually gathered so much information that Cousin Scott suggested I make it into a website, so if other people wanted to walk down the same path, they could skip all the research and follow one easy to read guide. Hopefully I succeeded!
Displaced Gamers has recently released a multi-subject video discussing different revisions and bugs in a handful of cartridge-based games. The whole premise of the video was to focus on how companies dealt with fixes in an era when patching didn’t exist: Once that cartridge was shipped to consumers, the game would forever play that way. […]
There’s been a few updates to the Sinden Lightgun project; A “gun” designed to play original light gun games on all TV’s including flat panels with the use of a camera and emulation. It looks like production is moving along and 5000 plastic shells have arrived at the manufacturer, who is preparing to begin production. The […]
Kevin Mellott has just send out an update about both the status and schedule of the HyperFlash 32 project. Overall, it’s mostly on schedule, with a few notable updates: Mostly on-schedule, with product due to ship by the end of this year. All the hardware functions of HF32 have now been verified. Flashing time right […]
Retro-Bit has just announced that they’ll be selling receiver-only dongles for their 2.4GHz wireless controllers. The price is $12.99 and they’re available exclusively through CastleMania games: Retro-Bit Genesis 2.4Ghz Receiver: https://bit.ly/retrobitgenreciever Retro-Bit Saturn 2.4Ghz Receiver: https://bit.ly/retrobitsaturnreceiver This is a great solution for people who want to use a Saturn controller on both the Genesis and Saturn (or […]
Here’s this week’s roundup! An audio-only version, is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and for direct-download: https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2020-07-29_212.mp3 Video available on YouTube (above), LBRY and Bitchute: Please consider signing up as a supporter! Either hit Join, tip or pledge on this video, or sign up through the following services: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/RobertNeal / https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb T-Shirts: https://www.retrorgb.com/store.html All equipment […]
Analogue has just announced that thay’ll be opening pre-orders for their “pocket” handheld FPGA system one week from today on August 3rd, with delivery expected in May of 2021. The Pocket is an FPGA-based device that plays GB, GBC and GBA games, while also supporting GG, NGPC and Lynx via cartridge adapters (sold separately). The […]
Smokemonster and I sat down for a discussion with Gabriel Pyron, the creator of many amazing “color restoration” hacks for the Sega Genesis. Smoke and I are both huge fan’s of Gabriel’s work and have been following him for years. I was first made aware of his work when I discovered his patch for Out […]
There’s been a few more updates to the Super Game Boy core for the FXPak Pro: https://github.com/redacted173/sd2snes/releases The full list of changes since the last update include many bugfixes and tweaks, as well as an update from ikari himself. Hopefully that means SGB support will be rolled into an official firmware update soon, just to make this […]
Krikzz has just posted a new firmware for the recently released Mega EverDrive Pro: http://krikzz.com/pub/support/mega-everdrive/pro-series/OS/ This update has some fixes and an improved FM sound core for the SMS. Another update is the ability to automatically apply .ips patches that are in the ROM folder (as opposed to the patch folder). Fixed pause for MegaSG in […]
It looks like there was another leak of Nintendo source code and this time the full source for a few of the most iconic Super Nintendo games were part of the release. There were also prototypes of games released, some with alternative music that’s never been heard before and I’ve linked to a few examples […]
