There’s been a few updates to the Sinden Lightgun project; A “gun” designed to play original light gun games on all TV’s including flat panels with the use of a camera and emulation. It looks like production is moving along and 5000 plastic shells have arrived at the manufacturer, who is preparing to begin production. The […]
Month: July 2020
Kevin Mellott has just send out an update about both the status and schedule of the HyperFlash 32 project. Overall, it’s mostly on schedule, with a few notable updates: Mostly on-schedule, with product due to ship by the end of this year. All the hardware functions of HF32 have now been verified. Flashing time right […]
Announced just a few weeks ago, the new and updated Xbox2Wii Component PRO adapter by Consoles4You has just been listed for pre-order over at classicgamestore.ch Consoles4you decided to drop the final price of their product to ~27$ (as opposed to the initial estimated price of ~37$) for all those who pre-order the adapter, within a […]
Retro-Bit has just announced that they’ll be selling receiver-only dongles for their 2.4GHz wireless controllers. The price is $12.99 and they’re available exclusively through CastleMania games: Retro-Bit Genesis 2.4Ghz Receiver: https://bit.ly/retrobitgenreciever Retro-Bit Saturn 2.4Ghz Receiver: https://bit.ly/retrobitsaturnreceiver This is a great solution for people who want to use a Saturn controller on both the Genesis and Saturn (or […]
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A developer on Reddit going by the handle of Retroenhancer has teased their proof-of-concept emulator that converts NES games to a playable ultra-widescreen format. We have seen projects like this in the past with consoles such as the SNES, Gameboy, and the Sega Saturn. There is a proof-of-concept video that shows off an early demo […]
Robert Hargreaves has just finished implementing the Mega MIDI Interface for the Mega EverDrive X7 and X7 Pro models of krikzz’ designed flash carts for the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive. This is a tool that allows composers to use krikzz’s cart for music creation in addition to its gaming capabilities. Providing a solution similar to the […]
Analogue has just announced that thay’ll be opening pre-orders for their “pocket” handheld FPGA system one week from today on August 3rd, with delivery expected in May of 2021. The Pocket is an FPGA-based device that plays GB, GBC and GBA games, while also supporting GG, NGPC and Lynx via cartridge adapters (sold separately). The […]
Limited Run Games (LRG) is coming out with a set of new replacement long box jewel cases. These would be replacements designed for the SEGA CD, Saturn, and/or Sony Playstation 1 clear style long cases. Available on Friday 31 July 2020. Cases will be sold as a unit set of 10 cases per pack, and […]
Smokemonster and I sat down for a discussion with Gabriel Pyron, the creator of many amazing “color restoration” hacks for the Sega Genesis. Smoke and I are both huge fan’s of Gabriel’s work and have been following him for years. I was first made aware of his work when I discovered his patch for Out […]