Greg from Laser Bear just opened pre-orders on the “Slotmaster” 72-pin replacement for front-loading NES consoles: An open source project from Merlin Shaw, that replaces both the 72-pin connector and plastic tray. After installing, your games will slide directly into a brand new 72-pin connector with no need to push down the cartridge. The price […]
Modern Vintage Gamer recently posted a video highlighting the Pretendo service: An online network that allows hacked 3DS & Wii U consoles (as well as emulators) to connect to it, as if it were the official Nintendo network. With the Wii U and 3DS online network officially shut down, this is now the only option for […]
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Ivory from RetroCastle has just opened a new webstore. The prices and products are all the same and the original Aliexpress and US Reseller are still available to purchase from, however this main store is a better option for the long-run. Main Store: https://www.retrocastlestore.com/ US Reseller: https://retrorgb.link/retrocastle Original Aliexpress Link: https://retrorgb.link/retrocastleali If you’d like more info on these […]
TapTo Tom Wilse is creating a official mascot for the TapTo project named Taparoo. Expect the mascot to show up on TapTo branded products. Andrea Bogazzi also updated the TapTo designer with a modal for the print options. It now supports optional crop marks and work is being done to add some kind of support […]
Apple seems to be finally loosening the reigns on allowing retro emulators into their walled garden. On Friday April 4th, Apple posted an update to their Developer page describing what would be allowed. They have been getting pushback both in the European Union and here in the US in the form of a DOJ lawsuit, […]
Developer Marc Robledo has just released two tools for fans of the Super Game Boy: One that allows you to create a custom SGB border when using the .sgb file in emulation (and MiSTer!) and another that allows you to inject a custom border into individual Game Boy roms. The ROM injector should work on […]
Yahel from Wrestling With Gaming has just released another excellent documentary, this time about the creation of the iconic Nintendo Game Boy. This documentary covers it’s roots in the Game & Watch, but also how it was almost cancelled, how a bad relationship with a screen manufacturer may have lead to the creation of competition […]
Songbird Productions have just opened pre-orders on an official re-pressing of Tempest 3000 for the Nuon. This is a complete-in-box reissue, fully licensed from Atari and is functionally identical to the original. This disc itself is a genuine, mass-produced, professionally glass-mastered DVD, that includes full-color offset printing, a 16-page full-color manual, full-color outer wrap, and […]
Six years after opening initial pre-orders, Polymega’s are now in-stock and ready to ship. With the same processor and RAM that it was announced with in 2018 ;/ Joe from GameSack just posted a full review of the unit, including the Genesis, SNES, N64 and PCE cartridge modules and controllers. While the console performed okay, it […]
