Artemio has just publicly launched a project called MDFourier that’s focused on preserving the exact original audio output of game consoles. It works by using the 240p Test Suite software to generate a specific set of tones, which you can record with high-quality audio recording equipment. You can then run that same software via emulation, or […]
Artemio released updates to the PC Engine/PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-16 and Dreamcast 240p Test Suites. PC Engine/Turbografx 16 Release 1.05 24/02/2019 (Super CD-ROM2, CD-ROM2 and HuCard) – Added 256, 320, 352 and 512 resolutions to Checkerboard – Added 352×240 resolution to Grid and Checkerboard (R-Type) – Added internal Horizontal resolution setup functions, skipping HUC defaults – […]
RetroRGB.com previously covered the introduction of new tools that prevent or reverse the “suiciding” of Capcom CPS-2 arcade boards, using the techniques researched and documented by a team at the Arcadehacker Blog. The Inifinikey is one such device, which was cheap and sold extremely well. The first batch potentially saved 1,000 CPS-2 games, permanently protecting […]
Artemio has just posted an update to the Dreamcast version of the 240p test suite. New features include: Aesthetic details for GDEMU Fixed Diagonal test help Changed Vertical Scrolling background to 320 instead of 256 The 240p Test Suite is a free, open-source tool that (in my opinion) should be in everyone’s ‘retro toolkit’! It includes test […]
Artemio has started working with mijet to provide a hash database of proper dumps for all x68000 disks: http://mijet.eludevisibility.org/Preservation/JouyouX68000.html Anyone with a collection of original disks might want to reference the page and see if anything’s missing. Preservation of these disk images is important and while people always cry piracy when things like this are […]
Artemio has just updated the Wii and GameCube versions of the 240p Test Suite to match features of other console versions. The full updates are as follows: Added vertical scroll tests Finally added palette swap animation to water in the horizontal scrolling test Expanded Color test to cover the last and first 32 colors in […]
