An MSU-MD patch for Road Rash II was just released that ads the full soundtrack remade by Dean Harris. This should be playable on the Mega Everdrive Pro, Mega SD, the MiSTer, some software emulators…and even on a real Genesis/Sega CD combo by running the ROM on a Genesis cart (or ROM cart) and burning […]
Analogue has just announced a console that looks like a PCE Engine / Turbo Duo that plays original Hu Cards and CDROM discs. Pre-orders will be up sometime in 2021 and the price is $199, plus shipping and import taxes. For more info and to sign up on their mailing list for notifications, check out […]
The RGB-Pi team has been hard at work on quite a few software updates lately, with three updates in the past few months! Installation instructions are here: http://www.mortaca.com/rgb-pi/wiki/index.php?title=OS_Installation There’s a very long list of changes, fixes and additions, so head to the main wiki for all info: http://www.mortaca.com/rgb-pi/wiki/index.php?title=Changelog#RGB-Pi_OS_2_.28Final_1.3_20201011.29 For anyone unfamiliar, the RGB-Pi products offer either SCART, […]
Mike Moffit has just open-sourced his “NeoVGA” project: https://github.com/Mikejmoffitt/NeoVGA Mike originally wrote this project when he was a student learning VHDL for a class. The project targeted an Altera Cyclone II EP2CT144C6N FPGA, but should work on anything with enough block RAM. While Mike says there’s room for improvement, the current features are as follows: […]
Sega are continuing their 60th anniversary celebrations this month by releasing two interesting games on Steam for a very limited time. The first is a cancelled “Golden Axed” prototype. This will be available on the 18th of October for around 24 hours only: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368460/Golden_Axed_A_Cancelled_Prototype/ The second is titled “Streets Of Kamurocho”, and looks to be […]
GCLoader, a GameCube ODE made by Daniel Kraak and Dan Kunz, received a new firmware update today that improves audio streaming performance. Attentive readers may have seen that audio streaming was also addressed in a previous firmware update, v1.1.1, but that update was pulled because it functionally bricked certain revisions of GCLoaders by causing Disc Read […]
Here’s this week’s roundup! An audio-only version, is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and for direct-download: https://www.retrorgb.com/podcast/?name=2020-10-14_223.mp3 Video available on YouTube (above), LBRY and Bitchute: Please consider signing up as a supporter! Either hit Join, tip or pledge on this video, or sign up through the following services: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/RobertNeal / https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb T-Shirts: https://www.retrorgb.com/store.html All equipment […]
Mike Chi has just released a new firmware update for the RetroTINK 2x Mini. You can get the latest version here: https://www.retrotink.com/post/retrotink-2x-mini-firmware-page I really appreciate the toning down of LED’s, as depending on your setup any LED could be distracting. Also, anyone with an auto-switching HDMI device (TV, switch, etc) will benefit from the video […]
M2 has recently announced a new sequel to the Aleste series, titled GG Aleste 3. This game will be available a few different ways: On the PS4 and Switch versions of the Aleste Collection, which also includes Aleste / Power Strike (Mark III, Master System), Power Strike II (Master System, previously unreleased outside of Europe), […]
Earlier today, 3D design and printing shop Laser Bear Industries began taking orders for their latest product: a Sega Saturn mounting bracket that provides stability and gives access to buttons, LEDs, and the SD card slot on Terraonion’s MODE. Some things to mention: Model 1 and Model 2 Saturns have different internal layouts, and their mounting brackets […]