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OSSC Firmware Update v1.10

Markus has just released a new (free as always!) firmware update for the original OSSC.  This adds features that focus on passing signals through to a scaler without analog video inputs like the Morph, as well as a VRR flag for HDMI output, a Lumacode decoder and improved sampling jitter reduction, which makes setting phase […]

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OSSC v1 Hardware Mod

Rees recently posted a video walkthrough of how to mod your v1.6 or earlier Open Source Scan Converter to be compatible with the v1.0 and up Firmwares.  Without this mod, all OSSC hardware revisions before the recent v1.8 will not work with the newer firmwares.  If you accidentally flash the wrong one, you can simply […]

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The RetroTINK 4K can Downscale

The RetroTINK 4K is first and foremost an upscaler, and although possible, downscaling is not an officially supported or advertised feature. How well it downscales is dependant on the menu items intended for upscaling. Fortunately, downscaling (technically decimating) on the RetroTink 4K works well to restore integer-upscaled games that were drawn in 240p. So well in […]

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MiSTerAddons 24-Bit I/O Board

Sorg, creator of the MiSTer project, recently released an updated I/O board design, that outputs true 24-bit analog video.  This will allow cores like the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 to output at their full potential.  As Sorg doesn’t sell any hardware, we have to rely on the community to build these designs and the first […]

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Memcard Pro GC Cloud Saves

A new firmware was just released for the GameCube version of the MemCard Pro that allows for backing up your card via the cloud.  At the moment, only Google Drive is supported, but more providers will be added in the future.  You can also flip the screen, which is perfect for Wii users and a new […]

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Weekly Roundup #414

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M3: Marsupial MiSTer Multisystem

Koala Koa has just started selling fully loaded MiSTer kits, based on Heber’s open source MiSTer Multisystem.  These kits are pre-configured and even include TapTo pre-installed into the case, with some NFC cards to launch the licensed games that come pre-loaded.  Tons more details below and a full unboxing and demo can be found above, but […]

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Complete SNES Doom Source Code Released

Floppy disk source code backups made by SNES Doom creator Randy Linden were recently found and uploaded to Archive.org.  While portions of this code were actually released a few years ago, this is everything including modem code and assets, confirmed by Randy himself.  The disks were originally created using Amiga’s HDBackup (BRU); Disk 3 of […]

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MiSTer FPGA News – MiSTer Clone, CoCo 2, System 18 & More

New Wallpapers Ranny Snice released two new wallpapers for the MiSTerFPGA. It is based on the Alien Storm arcade game and Castlevania The New Generation. You can have your MiSTer download it for you if you enable Ranny Snice’s wallpapers in the Update All script settings Post : https://x.com/RannySnice/status/1800181134409535605 Post 2 : https://x.com/RannySnice/status/1800921003805000058   DE10 Nano Clone […]

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Sega Rally Documentary

Nick from PandaMonium Reviews just posted his latest epic Sega Saturn documentary – An almost five hour long deep dive into Sega Rally.  As with all of Nick’s work, it’s a complete origin story of the game, starting with the arcade version.  While these are long (just think of it as a ‘TV series’ and watch […]