Panzer Dragoon and Panzer Dragoon Zwei Remakes Announced
The first two Panzer Dragoon games are getting a new lease on life according to developer Forever Entertaiment and Sega. Their announcement states that
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Sega Genesis Shinobi Arcade Port Gets Downloadable DEMO ROM
File this under “better late than never”, but Tryphon’s amazing looking WIP Shinobi arcade port got a downloadable ROM last September. It’s merely a proof-of-concept more than anything else at this stage, but even in this early state it shows a ton of promise and potential. While it’s only the first stage (1-1) of the […]
GDEMU & Rhea Pre-Orders opening 12/8/18 and 12/15/18
Although the difficulty of actually buying either a GDEMU or a Rhea has often neared the bar set by Limited Run Games, that is to say harder than beating Super Ghouls ‘N Ghosts with one hand, there will be another chance coming up! For those unfamiliar, the GDEMU and Rhea are Optical Drive Emulators for the […]
DreamPort: Sega Dreamcast Bluetooth & Power Supply Upgrade
The DreamPort by DreamMods is an upcoming product that will add 4 bluetooth controller ports to Dreamcasts (for use with the DreamConn), and replaces the problem-proned and hot-running power supply. Their website shows a picture of the DreamPort prototype board. Source: http://www.dreammods.net/dreamconn.html
MiSTer Game Gear Support
GreyRogue has submitted code to add Sega Game Gear support to MiSTer’s Master System FPGA core. https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/SMS_MiSTer/pull/8
Dreamcast Tips & Tricks
I just posted a video that showcases my favorite Dreamcast mods. Please note that I didn’t cover every mod available, just the ones I felt would be relevant to your average retro gamer. The video is below and here are links to everything discussed: VGA+SCART Cable from thefoo.83: https://ebay.to/2OVIFL3 Retro Gaming Cables: https://bit.ly/2EOKp4c OSSC (Open Source Scan Converter): […]
Satiator Project Update
Professor Abrasive just posted a status update for the Satiator project. Bare boards for the first official beta of the Satiators have arrived, but sadly without beveled edges. As discussed on the Retro Roundtable, this could cause unnecessary wear and tear on your cartridge connector, so Professor Abrasive is waiting for a replacement shipment to […]
How The Wonderboy Games Were Changed in Brazil
St1ka’s Retro Corner just posted a video explaining how Tec Toy changed the main character from the Wonder Boy games to a popular Brazilian comic book character named “Monica”. The video walks through all the changes across the different games, as well as explains the origins of Monica.
Sega Delays the “Mega Drive Mini” to 2019
Not allowing Sony to steal all the “classic” thunder with their mini emulation box announcement, Sega just posted an update to their own “mini” on their Twitter page. They claim the “Mega Drive Mini” will have it’s released pushed to 2019 and that they will be releasing a “Genesis” version for North America. They also […]
Saturn 2.4G Wireless Controller Kit – 1st Review Posted
hugo19941994 on the Shmups forums has just posted what I believe is the first English review of the new 2.4GHz wireless kit for Sega Saturn controllers: https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?p=1333979#p1333979 This kit replaces the innards of your stock Sega Saturn controller with it’s own wireless kit and connects to a dongle that plugs into the cartridge port on […]