Developer starlightk7 has just released a reverse-engineered Super Famicom / Super Nintendo motherboard via the CERN-OHL-S license. The board is based off the SHVC-CPU-01 motherboard, with the TCMK-77XR SHVC-SOUND module. The goal of this project was a 1:1 copy of the original for preservation purposes, however as things progress we may see the project forked […]
Wobbling Pixels has just completed a side-by-side review of the current-gen 4K retro gaming scalers: Retrotink 4K CE, Morph 4K, OSSC Pro. He explains and showcases their features, strengths and limitations using text, images and videos. The “summary & rating” category offers a short overview containing the key points of the 17 categories the review is […]
A new firmware for the SAROO — an optical drive emulator cartridge for the Saturn — is making waves for its new features as well as its caveats. The firmware was made by a SAROO developer named YZB. Rather than being an “official” update to the optical drive emulator’s onboard firmware, YZB released it as […]
Xbox-Scene has announced their second annual Modfest to encourage collaboration and creation of new homebrew and hardware for Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One/Series consoles. This is a great chance to look for like-minded people to help build and show some love for the Xbox consoles. This year, there’s a new category to win prizes […]
Dragonbox.de is now an official reseller of the awesome RetroTINK RGB cables. They don’t currently have a listing for the PS2, YPbPr version, but all the rest should be there. Check the video above for all the details you’d need on them, with links below: UPDATE – I didn’t realize Consoles4You in Switzerland is also […]
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Both Sebastian from There Oughta Be and Natalie The Nerd have recently showed off projects that put screens inside the (previously) non-functional Lego Game Boy kit. The goal of these projects is more to create a fun “art project”, however Natalie’s goal is to also make the buttons functional. Check out Sebastian’s video above for […]
Possible MiSTer 4K Board in the works A possible add-on board for the MiSTer FPGA was proposed on the official Discord server by woozle, who is behind the Morph4K upscaler. This is supposed to be a 4K upscale board. Here are some of the keypoints mentioned in the initial post: It should fit in current […]
Tito from Macho Nacho Productions recently posted a video showcasing a glass + metal case/screen kit for the Game Boy advance. The price starts at $132 and goes up to $350 depending on options – Read the sale page carefully to make sure you ordered everything you need. Pre-orders are now open and they’ll start […]
After releasing the video about how to use cheap downscalers to watch TV on basic consumer CRT’s, someone mentioned a YPbPr downscaler they use that’s also cheap and in-stock. I picked one up for testing and it’s actually pretty good! Still no aspect ratio controls and it only downscales to 480i, not 240p…but it’s got […]
