The RetroTINK 2x Pro allows you to connect classic consoles via composite, S-Video and Component Video outputs to flat-panel TV’s. It’s easy to use, but has quite a few extra features and still hold up well, even with all the newer scalers being released! Even though we’ve covered the TINK 2x quite a bit over […]
Mike Chi has announced the RetroTINK 4K will go on sale in just over a week: Saturday December 9th at 2PM PST / 5PM NYC Time. These are NOT pre-orders – They’ll start to ship right away in the order they were purchased. My “intro” video above should give you all the info you’ll need […]
The RetroTink 4K is ready to be released to the world. This has led many to wonder, can this be the scaler to emulate a CRT properly? The 8-Bit Esquire is on the case with a deep dive into the CRT emulation abilities of the Tink 4K. This video presents amazing visual demonstrations of the […]
Developer Infidelity has just publicly released his NES to SNES conversion for the iconic game Metroid. As with his previous 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 it can […]
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Nintendo 64 The Nintendo 64 core nows has 50% of the TLB implemeneted. This helped with the following games: Paper Mario Mystical Ninja 2 Castlevania 64 Bomberman 64 Perfect Dark Shadow Man Turok 2 Revolt Post : https://twitter.com/AzumFpg/status/1727035243285082389 FPGAZumspass Twitter: https://twitter.com/AzumFpg FPGAZumspass Github: https://github.com/RobertPeip FPGAZumspass support page: https://www.patreon.com/FPGAzumSpass Post 2 : https://twitter.com/AzumFpg/status/1728090988025892956 Martin Donlon Interview Pixel Cherry Ninja conducted […]
The Neptune, a console originally slated for release by Sega in 1995, never saw the light of day due to its cancellation, closely tied to the impending launch of the Sega Saturn. Essentially, the Neptune can be considered a fusion of the Genesis and the 32X. Despite Sega’s decision not to release the console officially, […]
As gaming media inevitably progresses and moves forward, we often forget our origins and how gaming reached its current point and I feel one of those casualties was the Wizardry series. Launched in the same year as Ultima, the Wizardry games co-created the RPG videogame genre as we know it today, without it, today we […]
John Linneman recently posted a full review and tech analysis of every version of Sonic Superstars – The latest 2D Sonic game from Sega. The review was top-tier as usual, however John pointed out something really interesting about the audio: Some tracks felt “unfinished”, or more “Sonic 4-like”. The examples he played really stood out […]
Here’s a review of Kanto’s new magnetically-shielded speakers, that are safe to use next to CRT displays of all kinds! The “Ora” line was a bit bass-heavy, but overall sounded great. Here’s links (affiliate where available) to everything discussed: Kanto Ora: https://amzn.to/49q5Our Stand: https://amzn.to/3G7k6CQ Elevated Stand: https://amzn.to/46fwvPW Main Page: https://www.kantoaudio.com/powered-speakers/ora/ Other Products Mentioned: Wohler AMP1A: […]
