Earlier this week a brand-new Casio Loopy flash cartridge called the Floopy Drive was launched by Roger Braunstein (aka partlyhuman). While the initial listing of 15 sold out within 4 hours of launch, more components are already on order with a lead time of 4-6 weeks. If anyone is interested in the next batch, definitely […]
Join SHIRO! for a chat with Audi Sorlie of Limited Run Games talking SEGA Saturn, NEC PC-98, Japanese Visual Novels, Digital Foundry, game music composition, physical media & the current state of the games industry and several other retro gaming topics! Podbean Version: https://segasaturnshiro.podbean.com/e/ec_ep19
I’ve been following Rodrigo’s blog for awhile and it was great to finally meet him and talk about his work. If you’re not familiar, *definitely* check it out – Even if you’re not into deep-dives, skim through and check out his amazing work, also available in eBook format: Rodrigo’s Site: https://www.copetti.org/writings/consoles/ As usual, these long-form […]
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 […]
I recently had a chat with Dan Larson, half of the duo that makes up the YouTube channel Secret Galaxy. Their videos are pop-culture documentaries, many of which draw you in with their nostalgia factor and keep you watching with their quality. That last sentence kinda feels like a cheesy 80’s ad, but I really […]
Here’s an interview with game developer Seth Fulkerson, better known in the scene as Dopply. Seth is the dev who completely remastered both of the notorious Philips CDi Zelda games for PC and made them actually playable! His next project is a game meant to be a “spiritual successor” to those two, called Arzette: The […]
Here’s an interview with Jason, who runs an electronics recycling business. We met at Retro World Expo this year and I really wanted to chat with him – I was hoping to teach him about rescuing certain CRT’s and he gave us a pretty cool insight into what electronic recycling is like. Jason’s Business: https://recycleglastonbury.com/ […]
I recently had a chance to follow-up with Simon and Chad from the Domesday Duplicator / LD Decode projects, as well as Øyvind, who’s been spearheading the VHS side of things. For anyone unaware, this project is meant to create archival-quality “backups” of laserdiscs and VHS tapes, that will ensure the highest quality possible. As-always, […]
SHIRO! sat down with John Linneman of Digital Foundry for the first of (hopefully many more) retro gaming conversations. We talk beginnings at Digital Foundry, the creation of his Retro Series, favorite consoles & games and several interesting graphics & performance idiosyncrasies of the 32-Bit consoles. While this chat didn’t get too far into the […]
8-Bit Esquire recently posted an interview with RetroTINK creator Mike Chi. They discussed his upcoming 4K gaming scaler, as well as Mike’s history and tons of other fun stuff. I listened to the whole thing and it felt a lot shorter than it was…always a sign of a good conversation! While I’m sure I’ll be […]
