Full disclosure: I am a HUGE fan of the original Actraiser for the SNES and have always wished for a true sequel. From the amazing soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro to the mixed genre gameplay, there has never been anything that really resembled the original Actraiser. The game is a cult classic that did receive a […]
Month: June 2019
Artemio has just publicly launched a project called MDFourier that’s focused on preserving the exact original audio output of game consoles. It works by using the 240p Test Suite software to generate a specific set of tones, which you can record with high-quality audio recording equipment. You can then run that same software via emulation, or […]
I’m going to sidestep the “retro” part of RetroRGB for a moment because this news was just too interesting for me to pass up. Bandai Namco announced that the incredibly popular One Punch Man series will be getting its very own 3-vs-3 fighter. That said, fighting games usually live and die by how well they […]
If you’re familiar with Sikthehedgehog’s (Miniplanets, Project MD, ect.) work, then you’ll be happy to know that this incredibly talented developer has announced Arkagis Revolution, a mode 7 like shooter for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. For those unfamiliar with Mode 7, it was a hardware feature that allowed for background scaling and rotation […]
Image from hd.tudocdn.net The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has just released its standard guidelines for the Display Port 2.0. The new standards state that new Display Port 2.0 will not only be able to accommodate 8k but actually be able to support resolutions beyond 8k. The notable benefits also extent to the areas of […]
Well, its seems there is more to the story with Sega Mega Drive “Tower of Power” being offered in Japan. A Collector Edition looks to be offering 22 non functioning Sega Mega Mini Cartridges which could be displayed with your unit. This is all for aesthetics and really serve no actually functional purpose other then […]
A company called Retro Games is releasing a HDMI/USB plug and play version of the Commodore 64 (C64). Much in similarity to the NES and SNES Classics as well as the upcoming Sega Mega Drive/Genesis classics. This new C64 aims to be a modernized plug and play solution which will be available December 2019. Giving […]
Posted on Micomsoft.co.jp, which is the company behind the FrameMeister (HDMI Upscaler). Has announced that production has come to an end with all the stocked parts now used to make the last units. The remaining supply of stocked FrameMeister units are now all that remain for sale. Potential buyer should buy now before they are […]
Those of you who were counting on aftermarket PSU’s now have another alternative: DragonCity has created his own version of a replacement PSU for DC and Saturn (model 1 and 2). For 30€, you have: – His DC-PSU / Sat-PSU – A Pico-PSU – ATX + Switch (+ Power for DC and Sat V2) connectors […]
After announcing it back in February 2019, Undamned just showed the InfiniKey de-suicide board for Capcom’s CPS hardware. While the CPS2 version of the InfiniKey revives all known B-boards (Capcom implemented the “Suicide battery” into the entire CPS2 catalog), its CPS1 counterpart will only resurrect the following 7 troublesome games (the remaining library is basically […]