Bob

RGC Dreamcast Component Cables

Retro Gaming Cables have just opened pre-orders on their Dreamcast component video cable.  These cables convert the RGB and VGA output to YPbPr, with a switch to select between 15KHz (240p/480i) and 31KHz (480p) modes.  They should be compatible with all displays and scalers that can handle those signals.  The price came to about $80 […]

Crystal

Mega Man Battle Network Vinyl Soundtrack Pre-Order

Ship to Shore has launched a pre-order for Mega Man Battle Network soundtrack composed by Akari Kaida from Gameboy Advance on a vinyl record featuring original artwork from the Capcom Vault. It’s priced at $30/€30, with scheduled release being Q3 2023. (US) Ship to Shore: https://shiptoshoremedia.com/products/mega-man-battle-network (EU) Black Screen Records: https://blackscreenrecords.com/products/mega-man-battle-network (CA) Very Ok Vinyl:  https://www.veryokvinyl.com/products/mega-man-battle-network-pre-order […]

Bob

Weekly Roundup #345

Here’s this week’s roundup, sponsored by JLCPCB! Spend only $2 for 5pcs 1-4 layer PCBs ; PCBA from $0:  https://jlcpcb.com/DRE 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 […]

Bob

Polymega Is Now An App

Polymega has just announced that the software running their emulation box will soon be released as a free app that can run on most hardware.  There will also be a paid tier with cloud support for games and a hardware module that will allow access to discs and carts from your PC.  Normally I save […]

Bob

RGR Famicom Rear A/V + Power Board

Retro Game Restore has just opened pre-orders on a new rear board replacement for original Famicom consoles.  This board can be a 100% #nocutmod that replaces the original power board with one that can also support a/v out via a simple mod, or RGB out if you install a separate NESRGB.  The price ranges between […]

Bob

Retro-Bit Big 6 Reviews

Chris from Classic Gaming Quarterly just posted a review of Retro-Bit’s Big 6 Genesis controller.  He compared it to both 3 and 6 button original controllers and demo’d it with three classic games.  Overall, he seemed to like it, but noted that sometimes the d-pad would register an “up” press with minimal pressure compared to […]

Rany Battikh

DMC88 interest check – A new ODE for the FM Towns Marty by Fixel

Developer Fixel has just opened an interest check for an FM Towns Marty optical drive emulator (ODE), cleverly named DMC88 (referencing Back to the Future’s time traveling car). Best known for his innovative series of 3DO ODEs, Fixel has recently announced on Twitter that a plug-and-play ODE solution for the Japanese-exclusive Fujitsu FM Towns Marty is […]

DisplacedGamers

How do Boxers Work in Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!? – Behind the Code

Punch-Out!! has been on my list of games to investigate for a long time, and I finally have something to show after a crazy amount of research. This video covers how opponent data is used to determine where to branch and what to do in code, how to manipulate boxer behavior, secrets that you will […]