8BitMods recently released they’re latest addition to the MemCard Pro family, the MemCard Pro 2 (MCP2) for the PlayStation 2! Building off the formula they used for the original PlayStation and the Gamecube versions, 8BitMods really knocks it out of the park, making the MCP2 a powerful accessory for PS2 fans. On top of just […]
Groovy MiSter is a project that allows you to use your MiSTer FPGA as a video card that connects your PC to a CRT. This is done over a network, but latency is actually very good. The project Github mentions a latency of around 3ms and in my testing for most games, the CRT output […]
Developer Infidelity has just publicly released his NES to SNES conversion for the original Mega Man. As with his previous Metroid, DuckTails, Zelda, Mega Man II and Mega Man IV releases, these eliminate slowdown, reduce sprite flicker and allow for SNES-related enhancements that aren’t possible on NES hardware. More info after the link and a livestream of me playing […]
Retro Gaming Cables is now selling a 6-in, 1-out manual pushbutton SCART switch. This is essentially the same switch originally designed for the RetroTINK 5x, but with a standard socket-style output jack. It also includes a 3.5mm audio output, if that’s easier for your setup. The price is about $65 plus shipping and while I […]
The previously untranslated, Japan-only, Germs Nerawareta Machi (or, Germs: the Targeted Town in English) has always been a bit of a holy-grail for us PS1 nerds. An open-world, horror-tinged adventure game that looks like someone gave David Cronenberg a PlayStation devkit, Germs has the same haunted appeal as other spooky PS1 curiosities like LSD: Dream […]
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Pre-orders for Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore will be opening this Friday, February 2nd. It’s a “spiritual successor” to the infamous CDi Zelda games, created by Seth Fulkerson, who completely remastered both of the notorious Philips CDi Zelda games for PC. You can purchase Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series versions for $35. Special […]
A fantastic CRT colour calibration guide has appeared on YouTube this week courtesy of Lex Locatelli. CRT colour calibration is often a task people like to do by eye. However due to a lot of factors around how human vision can be fooled by certain lighting conditions, this can leave you with a display […]
The HyperBoy, a rom cart for Nintendo’s Virtual Boy, originally developed by Kevin Mellot from RetroOnyx, is now available for purchase at Stone Age Gamer. It’s priced at $165 and, at the moment, can be ordered in two different colors: red or black. For an additional $50, you get a box set containing: a quick […]
MiSTex The MiSTeX FPGA board for QMTech FPGA’s is almost ready to be sent to be fabricated. Hans mentions that a run of 5 boards should cost around $22 assembled without headers. When you include the Raspberry Pi and FPGA, everything will run you less than $200 even when using an FPGA that’s twice as […]
