Announced back in October 2018, Collectorvision’s Phoenix has recently gone up for pre-order. Following recent announcements, the aforementioned system went beyond being just a Colecovision FPGA-based console. First, listed on Collectorvision’s pre-order page are 4 purchasing packages, ranging from $200 to $1000. The system will be optionally bundled with Caverns of Death and/or an SNES […]
EDIT: Hold off on updating for now, unless your 4K TV ins’t compatible at all: https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=63951 EDIT# 2: Updating is fine, as long as you don’t need 5x scanlines: https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?p=1350765&sid=14af530b72ffd8fa5b1a4bace8b83d90#p1350765 In a surprising manner, Micomsoft just released a new firmware upgrade for its thought-to-be-dead, infamous Framemeister XRGB-Mini. Through their Twitter account, Micomsoft listed some of the […]
8BitDo just released the N30-NS controller for the Nintendo Switch. They’re currently advertising it as a controller for Switch Online. Just like the cosmetically identical N30 (specifically designed for the NES Classic), the N30-NS is an NES shaped controller that has 4 face buttons (2 of them being turbo buttons), 2 shoulder buttons (new and […]
It seems that Retro-Bit‘s collaboration with SEGA just went beyond simply manufacturing licensed peripherals for legacy systems as the former just showed a Nomad-lookalike (both in Black and Blue variants) prototype at CES 2019. Retro-Bit is (temporarily, hopefully) calling its new system the Genesis Portable. They’re obviously replacing the Genesis 2 8-pin din port with an […]
Hyperkin just announced, through a press release, the Hyper Blaster HD, a light gun for the NES that with conjunction with the Hyper Blaster HD Adapter, will function properly on flat LCD and LED TVs. Surprisingly enough, they only cited Duck Hunt as far as compatibility is concerned and just straight away ignored all of […]
Frank_fjs, creator of the Sentinel supergun, just designed a board that works jointly with the Digital AV Interface announced/designed a while back by Markus Hiienkari of OSSC fame. The Helper PCB mainly provides 2 Neo-Geo controller ports and power connectivity, basically eliminating the need for a supergun for a comprehensive CPS2 setup. Here are the […]
Keith Elliott, just designed an SD Card Holder that sits right on top of the PSIO SD Slot and adds room for 4 more SD cards. Keith uploaded the design files on thingverse and made 2 versions available: one with an opening for the led indicator and one without it. He’s also working on incorporating […]
Looking for another use for that 19″ consumer-grade CRT? Well you can now turn the latter into a vector monitor! The XY Kit, initially designed by Fred Konopaska, consists mainly of high voltage and deflection boards. The project has now been handed to Barry Shilmover who is currently improving upon the original design, assembling kits […]
In a modern world where “hacking” is generally redeemed as a bad activity, the retro gaming community has hugely benefited from its positive aspects. Rom hacking, for instance, can breathe new life into an old game by tweaking the characters’ design, editing the levels, changing the color palette, etc… it can also change people’s lives. […]
Ikari, the creator of the amazing SD2SNES rom cart, just released firmware 1.9.0 which primarily includes SA-1 chip support (developed by Redguy a couple of months ago), an option to go back to the menu with a short reset press, an option to start a game with or without cheats and other bug fixes & […]
