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The NES Slotmaster Is An Open-Source Replacement For The 72-Pin Cartridge Slot

Time Extension about 2 months ago

An open-source solution that is both affordable & easy to build.The NES is quite a sturdy console, but even so, it can still suffer from the occasional bit of wear and tear.For instance, if you search online, you'll find no shortage of people complaining a …
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Random: Modder Turns NES Cartridge Into NES Console That Can Play Itself

Time Extension about 2 months ago

NES-ception.Modder James Channel is back, fresh from creating the Nintendo PlayStation a short time ago. This time around, his focus was a little more streamlined; he wanted to make a NES cartridge that was also a NES console. Confused? You will be.The mod …
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Flashback: How Saturn's Memory Expansion Carts Made It The King Of 2D Fighters

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Memory lane.When the first official images of the Saturn appeared around 1994, one aspect of the console's design caught the attention of some people: the cartridge slot. It led some to assume that the machine would be backwards compatible with the Mega Dr …
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AYANEO's $500 NES-Style Mini PC Has A Built-In 4-Inch Touchscreen

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Update: Pricing now revealed.When we tested the AYANEO Retro Mini PC AM01 recently, we found it to be a likeable mini-computer capable of low-level work-related tasks and lightweight gaming. The Chinese company chose the iconic Apple Macintosh as its desig …
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AYANEO's NES-Style Mini PC Has A Built-In 4-Inch Touchscreen

Time Extension about 4 months ago

Launching on IndieGoGo soon.When we tested the AYANEO Retro Mini PC AM01 recently, we found it to be a likeable mini-computer capable of low-level work-related tasks and lightweight gaming. The Chinese company chose the iconic Apple Macintosh as its design …
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8-bit acorn hardware • Gotek in Master cardridge slot

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hi,I've just watched a video from the Centre of Computing History which included a really interesting piece on Acorn hardware...https://www.yout... the video there is an image of a Master with a Gotek mounted in a car …
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Retro Rewind: October 1983 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia about 7 months ago

After a bit of an experiment with the pilot episode of this feature back in August 2023, it seems like I’m not the only one who likes having a look back at old copies of magazines from forty years ago, and while I’m still not quite ready to go monthly …

FS: Sony PSX, Namco JogCon, 3DS & DS Lite Handhelds, Gameboy Pocket Printer, Saturn Memory Carts, Hori Fighting Commander

Digital Press about 8 months ago

Trying to clear some stuff out. Everything is in working order unless noted. Expect normal wear and tear; if you're looking for collector's condition, this might not be for you (but I'll note when something is exceptionally nice). You can try offers on the …
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First Play Of Tekken 8 & New Prince Of Persia Four Months Before Release

Retro Dodo about 8 months ago

We had the chance to visit the September 2023 WASD x IGN video game expo held at the Truman Brewery in London and had a first play of Tekken 8 & new Prince of Persia game ‘The Lost Crown’. There were tons of upcoming games being showca …
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Atari Reveals The Return Of The 2600 Console

Retro Dodo about 9 months ago

Atari has just announced the return of their flagship 2600 home console, newly enhanced and upgraded as the Atari 2600+. The addition of the plus (+) in the title suggests that this new iteration of the 2600 comes with added functionality. So let …
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8-bit acorn hardware • Wapping Editor PALPROM broken pin

Stardot about 9 months ago

Hi All, I recently purchased a Wapping Editor rom and according to the manual (page 4) when using a Master you can put the ROM in a cartridge slot. So I purchased two different types of cartridges from stardot members, which look great and I can highly r …
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First & Second Gen Pokemon Games Finally Ported to the SNES… Kinda

Retro Dodo about 10 months ago

Did you ever wish that the first generation Pokemon games for the Game Boy were available on the Super Nintendo home console? Well you would not be alone in this wish. And a clever Pokemon enthusiast Below Average Gaming has taken it upon themselve …
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Help & Support • Easyflash 3 CRT loading issues

Lemon64 about 10 months ago

Hi, I have just recently purchased an Easyflash 3 and I'm having a lot of issues loading anything onto it. And to make matters worse, I have inadvertently deleted the system area and I'm trying to reload it with no success. I am currently running EasyPro …
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Scene • Hamburgers Going to Switzerland - the return

Lemon64 about 11 months ago

The last time I logged in is shown as August 2019. So no wonder I didn't remember my username. Tried to register and it said the e-mail was already in use. Anyway, I'm back working on my Hamburgers game which is my very first game on the Commodore 64. I a …
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Evercade EXP Limited Edition – What Changes Were Made

Evercade about 1 year ago

We hope that all of you who were affected by the events of the December theft of the Evercade EXP Limited Editions are either enjoying or about to enjoy the replacement units that are now currently being sent around the world.   Now that all the units …
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The RetroUsb AVS and the Analogue NT Mini Noir

Retro Gamer Randomness about 3 years ago

The RetroUSB AVS is a modern clone console of a Nintendo Entertainment System, featuring an FPGA (field programmable gate array) chip that could simulate console hardware in real time with no lag. My RGB-modded NES top loader was OK for use on CRTs, but it …
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The State of My Retro Game Collecting

Retro Gamer Randomness about 3 years ago

There's a saying that your life changes when you have kids, and that's no lie. All for the better of course,  and one side effect of that is you truly become a home-body. After the kids go to bed in the early evening, you're homebound looking for some …
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Review: Polymega Element Modules

Retro Gamer Randomness about 3 years ago

I reviewed the Polymega base unit when it was sent to beta testers a while back, and now I have the final retail release, along with the four element modules (EM). To get caught up with the details of the base unit, you can read the first review here. This …

Episode 48 - It's A Very Retro Christmas! + 6 Good "Christmas" Games

Pixel Gaiden Gaming Podcast about 3 years ago

We're back for Episode 48 In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and discuss "6 Good "Christmas" Games".  We are doing news for the first monthly episode and then "catching up" later in the month.   Episode Guide --------------- Quick Quest …