I recently did an interview with journalist, tech writer and fellow gaming nerd Sam Machkovech. This was such a fun chat about the video game industry, as well as Sam’s history in the business dating back to 1996! As always, these long-form chats are available everywhere podcasts are found – Just search your favorite app […]
Data-Discs has re-released the vinyl soundtrack for The Revenge of Shinobi on grey LP. This is a new release, based on new masters from PC-88, unlike the previous 2017 release based on Mega Drive. The Revenge of Shinobi is in stock and available for £23.99. The Revenge of Shinobi Vinyl: https://data-discs.com/collections/records/products/therevengeofshinobi The Revenge of Shinobi […]
An incredibly talented modder, Adam (also known as othermod), has crafted an exceptional project known as the PSPi 6. This mod skillfully utilizes nearly all of the PSP’s original hardware, including button PCBs, WiFi antenna, internal frame, speakers, buttons, button membranes, and the shell. However, it cleverly replaces the PSP’s motherboard and UMD drive with […]
A few years ago, I picked up a cool-looking CRT and finally had time to do a short livestream on it. While I normally don’t write posts about things that you can’t really get, I just wanted to have a “placeholder” on the internet, for this TV and it’s manuals. More info below the links, […]
21 years since its original release for the PS2, the weird Japanese summer vacation life-sim game, Boku no Natsuyasumi 2, is at long last fully translated into English. After 11 months of work and with over 5,000 lines of dialogue translated, the efforts of translation team Hilltop Works mean we lowly gaijin can finally live […]
The team behind XLink Kai has just released a new update that allows tethering via cellphones for internet access. This is handy for people using handheld consoles on the go, who want to game with friends. For anyone not familiar, XLink Kai is software you run on your Windows, macOS, or Linux PC that can […]
MiSTer Laggy is a latency tester that can help you measure the latency on your TV, monitor or other display device using the MiSTer FPGA. You can either build your own or purchase one from the creator Martin Donlon on Tindie. It works on the same principle as the Time Sleuth, but uses the […]
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 […]
Wobbling Pixels recently posted another awesome tutorial for the RetroTINK 5x, this time showing how to calibrate the Analog to Digital (ADC) settings. Please remember, no two analog video consoles will ever be exactly alike and it’s common you’ll see two of the same model outputting slightly different on each of the RGB color levels. […]
The latest hardware revision of the Open Source Scan Converter is now in stock and available for purchase. These are the v1.8 that ship with the latest v1.6 firmware that includes shadow mask CRT emulation, HDR mode, 1440p pixel repetition mode and improved sync support. As a note, you can install this firmware on any […]
