With hard drives getting really expensive, I wanted to make a beginner-focused video on how to use any random drives you might have lying around in any UGREEN NAS; I mostly show the 2-bay one I previously did a video on, but this will work with ANY of the NAS devices UGREEN sells. No matching drives […]
I just had the opportunity to test out RePlayOS – A new custom libretro-based frontend designed for Raspberry Pi’s, from developer RTA. What sets RePlayOS apart from other solutions is it’s both the frontend and launcher, so it’s not relying on making two software pieces work together. That, combined with the specific focus on Raspberry […]
A long-dormant project to create a wireless Bluetooth adapter for the Saturn 3D controller is alive once again, according to a blog post from its creator. Dave, the owner of retro game accessory shop Humble Bazooka, wrote March 7 that the adapter is “the first project back on the bench” after putting new product development […]
Dennis van den Broek aka Pointer Function has just released the design files for a Neo Geo AES replacement shell. Dennis previously released the design files for the cartridge door, power and reset buttons and is currently working on the memory card slot. So now you can fully print a complete shell replacement and either transplant […]
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The Barco Folsom Research ImagePRO is a presentation scaler encased in a hefty full rack length metal enclosure. A fellow downscaling enthusiast on shmups who goes by KTown, discovered that it can output 240p. https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=77173 It has a wide range of analog video I/O’s that supports composite, S-Video, component and RGB via BNC and HD15 […]
UPDATE 03/19: YouTuber Nai Adventure posted some videos of it in action, embedded at the bottom of this post… Brazilian Sega fan, Ângelo Pontes just launched a crowdfunding a project for a modern Sega Dreamcast controller called Dream Color Plus. This is a replacement PCB that adds a modern color screen to your VMU port. […]
The company Mcbazel is selling a pre-made version of the GBS-Control, with everything you need integrated into one motherboard, inside an injection-molded case. It’s a very good entry-level scaler for pre-HD consoles…and a great choice for anything with 480i, such as the Dreamcast, Xbox, Wii…and of course, the PlayStation 2. This review focuses on Mcbazel’s […]
Developer andkorzh has just released an open source PPU for the NES/Famicom. It was created by reverse engineering at the gate level and it’s aiming to be a really accurate recreation of the NES PPU. The main goal of the project was cost, utilizing a 2-layer PCB and an inexpensive FPGA. To install it, you […]
Ken from What’s Ken Making just posted a review and teardown of the FPGA-based Commodore 64 Ultimate. Ken was able to talk to some of the Commodore team members (original and current!), as well as do a full overview and a typical “Ken” look at all the components inside. If you were at all curious […]
