Lu

MiSTer FGPA News – Nintendo 64, Sega Pico, NARC & More

NARC Sad news for the NARC core. It looks like there isn’t enough bandwith to cover everything in the core, so Pramod has to use dual SDRAM. Pramod said that he will TRY to work around the bandwidth limitations, but warns us that it might not work. Post : https://twitter.com/pr4m0d/status/1676557145834225666 pram0d Twitter: https://twitter.com/pr4m0d pram0d Github: https://github.com/psomashekar?tab=repositories   FPGA’s […]

Bob

Philips CD-i Replacement Thumbstick Caps

Has your CDi’s thumbstick gone floppy?  Maybe it’s frayed or cracking from the thirty-plus years it’s been dominating your living room as the ultimate multimedia entertainment machine?  Well, no more loosing sleep over how you’ll repair it, now you can get a replacement for only $5 plus shipping!  It’s available in black to match the […]

DisplacedGamers

NES Sprites, OAM, and the Battle for Priority – Behind the Code

Sprite limitations and flicker define what the NES is. They are a part of history. This video dives into Object Attribute Memory – OAM – to explain why the system is limited to eight sprites on a scanline as well as how both sprite limitation and sprite priority are used by programmers to add some […]

Bob

Open-World NES Game “Full Quiet”

Retrotainment Games has just released a new, open world adventure game called Full Quiet.  This is available to purchase as an NES cartridge (however the bevel appears to be only HALF beveled – see below) in three versions, starting at $50:  Cartridge only, complete in box and a limited edition.  Digital editions are available for […]

Bob

HD15-2-SCART Back In Stock

CastleMania Games has just received stock of the HD15-2-SCART adapter.  This device has two modes:  The RGBs mode is designed to prevent higher voltage sync from dsub connectors for passing through to SCART devices.  This mode is perfect for things like MiSTer I/O and Direct Video, or Analogue DAC to SCART.  The second mode uses […]

Crystal

Homebrew Games Summer Showcase 2023

Matt Hughson has put together a showcase of homebrew games for various retro platforms. Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HfUK3t1MHYiVXiTYFIe2vAK-VvLf1ehrqU1CjqJmVNs/edit?usp=sharing This showcase features a mix of games, that are in development and coming out in 2023 or 2024, and games released and available right now. Games from the showcase, that you can play right now are: Repugnant Bounty Astebros […]

Bob

Weekly Roundup #364

The Roundup is available as a video and on all audio-only podcast services, such as iTunes, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, Amazon Music and direct-download:  https://anchor.fm/retrorgb If you enjoy these videos, please consider supporting this channel via monthly support services, tips, or even just by using our affiliate links to purchase things you were already going to buy […]

Lu

MiSTer FPGA News – Saturn, Neo Geo CD, Nintendo 64, Crime Fighters & More

Lemmings Arcade RMC The cave posted an image of an inoperable prototype pcb for arcade Lemmings. atrac17 recognized some of the custom chips and believes this game could be a candidate for the upcoming Robocop 2 core. Its looks like they will be in contact to help resolve this. Post : https://twitter.com/RMCRetro/status/1673320655326961668 Post 2 : https://twitter.com/RMCRetro/status/1673327738189430785 Post […]