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
Tag: sega
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 […]
Sega Classic Console SD Cards
To celebrate the Mega Drive’s 30th and Dreamcast’s 20th birthdays, a Japanese company is making MicroSD cards with MD, DC and Saturn themes printed on them. I think they look awesome and would love one for my Mega Everdrive! I just wish the Saturn and DC cards came in 400GB options, so I can put […]
Tanglewood: Interview and Playthrough with creator Matt Phillips
Here’s an interview with Matt, creator of the new Genesis / Mega Drive game Tanglewood. During the interview, I show my playthrough of just past the first chapter of the game, recorded on real hardware!!! An audio-only version of the interview is available here. Here’s links to Matt and the game itself, as well as demo’s: https://twitter.com/bigevilboss […]