FM synthesis-junkie, Sharp x68000 lover, pinballer, occasional writer, and obscure hardware enthusiast! Long live the Loopy!
Nearly thirty years after the console’s initial release, the Casio Loopy finally has a complete and verified romset! If you’ve never heard of the system before, the Casio Loopy was a 32-bit home console geared towards young girls, released in Japan in 1995. It featured a Hitachi SuperH SH7021 CPU, a Casio-developed sound system, and […]
Pre-orders have just opened up for the Songbird Productions re-release of Freefall 3050 AD for the NUON. Originally released in 2000 for the DVD-based system, the game is known for it’s unique style of gameplay and thumping techno soundtrack. Songbird re-released Iron Soldier 3 for the NUON last year, but has changed it up this […]
Songbird Productions, known for their Atari Jaguar and Lynx releases, are currently gauging interest in a reprint of Iron Soldier 3 for the NUON. The fully licensed game will be identical to the original release. It is expected to cost $59.95 and will include a 28-page manual. Update 2021/01/05: Pre-orders open! https://songbird-productions.com/product/is3-nuon/ For those who […]
Remute, the artist behind Technoptimistic for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and The Cult of Remute for the SNES/SFC, has done it again with a music release for the Turbografx-16/PC Engine platform! Electronic Lifestyle, which will release in March of 2021, features 15 brand new tracks and comes shipped on an actual HuCard. As with […]
Recently covered by Nicole Branagan aka Nicole Express in an article on her website, the NEC PC-FX was a unique platform that never quite lived up to it’s potential. In 1994, NEC debuted the Japan-only successor to its super popular PC Engine platform. The new system boasted a 32-bit RISC processor, 16+ million colors, and […]
Sam Battle aka Look Mum No Computer, a DIY musician and creator of the Furby Organ, has just released a video showing off his Sega Master System Synthesizer. In the video he takes a Sega Master System II, creates a rack-sized breakout board, and utilizes a SEGA Master System MIDI Interface device designed by Little […]
