New firmware for the Satiator released Wednesday adds new features to the Saturn optical drive emulator, including support for switching discs during gameplay and booting up discs that have been burned or are from any region. Firmware version 161 and menu version 68 can be downloaded from the official Satiator website. Being able to swap […]
Cybdyn Systems has released an update for their Playstation Optical Drive Emulator, the PSIO. Developed over the course of roughly three and a half years, this update aims to address a wide swath of compatibility and performance issues while adding new features—such as GameID functionality for use with products like 8BitMods’ MemoryCard Pro line and […]
(Update 24-03-10: Krikzz released a hotflix for the v1.06 Turbo Everdrive Pro firmware that fixes an SD card write bug.) Following a recent update for the Mega Everdrive Pro last week, Krikzz has released updates for both the Everdrive 64 and Turbo Everdrive Pro. Most of the notes in both of these these changelogs seem fairly technical, […]
When Professor Abrasive released the Satiator — the optical drive emulator he invented that plugs into the Saturn’s rear VCD card port — it could play hundreds of games off an SD card without issue. But players looking to try out their newly bought Satiator seemed to run to one game again and again: Marvel […]
It’s been almost a year (11 months to be exact) since the Satiator saw it’s last firmware update, so while this new may not be a big deal.., seeing the announcement from Professor Abrasive certainly caught our attention… Satiator owners may remember the last update FW157, which allowed for better handling of cards with frequent […]
Analogue has released an updated firmware for their portable FPGA console, the Analogue Pocket. While this is more of maintenance and bug fix release—as opposed to the heralded v1.1 update that is intended to significantly mature the Analogue OS experience—it will be interesting to see if any of the timing changes noted in the changelog address […]
Hardware developer Krikzz released an updated firmware for their series of Game Boy Everdrives today, although the changelog on this one is brief and cryptic: GBC-OS-v1.05 29.12.2021 1)System changes required for carts with FPGA core v6 or later versions 2)Minor bugfix Support RetroRGB with these affiliate links: Stone Age Gamer – Everdrve GB X5 Stone […]
The Sega Saturn optical drive emulator (ODE) Fenrir just received a minor price drop. Its initial release was surrounded by a bit of confusion in terms of pricing but it ended being sold at €115 (~$138) for the better part of 2020. Ced, the main developer behind the Fenrir, also released a couple of firmware […]
(Update 2: Feb 23, 2021) Smokemonster has added updated jailbreak firmwares to each console’s respective GitHub page. I have also included links to those updates next to the official links at the bottom of this article. (Update 1: Feb 22, 2021) Analogue has also posted an article to their support website that addresses ongoing community concerns […]
Krikzz has just released firmware updates for both models of his N8 (N8 and N8 Pro) line of rom-carts. Both updates introduce an updated YM2413 core by Necronomfive. The YM2413 (aka OPLL) is typically associated with the Master System/Mark III as it is the chip that generates the FM audio found in over 60 games. […]
