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Rare SNES Prototype Auction Approaches The $2 Million Mark

Time Extension about 6 hours ago

Update: Auction still has four days remaining.Update : The auction for a super-rare Super Famicom prototype is approaching the $2 million mark with four days remaining on the clock.At the time of writing, the auction has reached 300,000,000 yen (approx $1, …
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SNES Classic ActRaiser Is Getting A Jazz-Based Chillout Album

Time Extension about 1 day ago

Marking 10 years of GENTLE LOVE's Prescription for Sleep series.GENTLE LOVE's Prescription for Sleep series – which kicked off in 2014 and includes albums based on Secret of Mana, Undertale and Celeste in its catalogue – is adding Yuzo Koshiro's sumptu …
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SNES Military Madness Spiritual Successor Earth Light Now Playable In English

Time Extension about 1 day ago

1992 strategy title was exclusive to Japan.Hudson's Military Madness / Nectaris series is one of the more famous strategy franchises of the '90s; for PC Engine / TG-16 owners, it represented a solid rival to the many other similar games on rival consoles, …
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Incredibly Rare SNES Prototype Goes Up For Auction

Time Extension about 3 days ago

Has several key differences from the final version.A prototype Super Famicom / SNES console has gone up for auction in Japan.The system is largely the same as the design which would eventually appear in Japan and Europe, save for the fact that it has a red …
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Super Mario Maker contains a version of the Gnat Attack minigame from Mario Paint. However, while…

Supper Mario Broth about 5 days ago

Super Mario Maker contains a version of the Gnat Attack minigame from Mario Paint. However, while the original Mario Paint minigame had no time limit, the Super Mario Maker version adds a very restrictive 30 second time limit to each round.This results in …
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Feature: The Truth About Retro Game Hunting In A Post-Pandemic Japan

Time Extension about 5 days ago

Is it all doom and gloom?While the pandemic led to a surge in prices for retro video games in the United States after years of the hobby already getting absurdly expensive, the opposite occurred here in Japan where you couldn’t walk into a used games sto …
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30 Years On, And This Iconic Super Metroid Art Lives Again

Time Extension about 5 days ago

Wil Overton's Super Play art gets another lease of life.If you grew up in the UK around the time of the SNES, then you'll almost certainly be familiar with the amazing Super Play magazine.With its mix of talented writers, focus on import releases and adora …
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Mega Man V For The Game Boy Is Getting A 16-Bit Style Fan Remake

Time Extension about 6 days ago

Coming to the PC.A new fanmade remake of the 1994 Game Boy title Mega Man V is currently in development for the PC.Mega Man: The Rulers of Space, as the project is called, is being built in Unreal Engine and aims to transform the classic handheld title int …
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Super Rare Taiwanese Mega Man Bootleg 'Zook Hero 3' Has Finally Been Dumped

Time Extension about 7 days ago

Unofficial game finally preserved.Back in the '90s and 2000s, it was quite common to see Chinese or Taiwanese-made bootleg games for consoles such as the NES, SNES and Game Boy.One such example was Zook Hero, a franchise made by Taiwan-based developer Vast …
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This Is What It's Like To Take Your Sega Saturn Online In 2024

Time Extension about 7 days ago

Getting online, '90s-style.These days, game consoles having online connectivity is a given, but back in the 1990s, it was very much a novelty.The Mega Drive and SNES both had online capabilities of some description thanks to extra accessories, as did the N …
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Gallery: Retro-Bit's Assault Suits Valken Looks (And Sounds) Great

Time Extension about 8 days ago

It's all about the sound effect keyring.Assault Suits Valken (or Cybernator, as you might know it) was a jaw-dropping experience back in the '90s.Here was a game which successfully communicated the feeling of what it must be like to control a huge, hulking …
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Someone Has Finally "Fixed" The Mega Drive's Audio Shortcomings

Time Extension about 9 days ago

Say hello to MegaMP3.Whenever a SNES and Mega Drive fan become embroiled in a debate on the merits of each console, you can bet your bottom dollar that the topic of audio will be raised at least once.The Mega Drive / Genesis is equipped with a Yamaha YM261 …
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Feature: The Inside Story Of Rare's Wrestlerage, The Lost SNES WWF Game That Evolved Into Killer Instinct

Time Extension about 9 days ago

"Wrestlerage never happened; it evolved".Rare, as we all know, is responsible for a dazzling array of video games – so many, in fact, that the process of compiling our list of the company's games was a task that was positively herculean in scope.When you …
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Mighty Final Fight Is Getting An Awesome Fan-Made Sequel

Time Extension about 9 days ago

Update: First gameplay teaser released.Update : The first gameplay trailer for Mighty Final Fight has been released online. You can view it at the top of this page.Original Story : Capcom's Final Fight series might not get much love these days, but during …

General Discussions • PCM5102 DAC Sound Output [Solved]

MISTerFPGA about 10 days ago

I did not want to reopen the old thread, so I created this new one.Some time ago I tried to use a PCM5102 DAC connected as shown in this old thread: viewtopic.php?t=589. Code: -GPIO1 PIN 2: BCK-GPIO1 PIN 7: DIN-GPIO1 PIN 8: LCK-VIN: can be 3.3v or 5v, it …
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Ticket holder available at Super Nintendo World in Japan, showing off the different activities in…

Supper Mario Broth about 11 days ago

Ticket holder available at Super Nintendo World in Japan, showing off the different activities in the theme park.Main Blog | Twitter | Patreon | Small Findings | Source …
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Display Devices • RGB Issue with Direct Video

MISTerFPGA about 12 days ago

I recently got an RGB CRT and I'm having an issue getting the mister to cooperate with it. I have a VGA to RGB BNC cable, if I use the Analog I/O board VGA output I get a correct image on the CRT. My usual set up is a CRT connected via S-Video so I was ho …
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Unused extremely small seal-like character found in development files for Yoshi’s Island. While…

Supper Mario Broth about 13 days ago

Unused extremely small seal-like character found in development files for Yoshi’s Island. While characters fitting into a standard 16x16 pixel square are common for other SNES games, Yoshi’s Island characters are usually larger, with even Shy G …
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Dean Evan's Spectacular Waterworld SNES OST Is Being Released On Vinyl

Time Extension about 13 days ago

Albeit unofficially...Ocean Software's video game adaptation of Waterworld for the SNES may not have been the most well-reviewed title of all time, but its soundtrack from Dean Evans almost always comes up in conversations whenever anyone mentions bad game …
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Prince of Persia Meets Streets Of Rage In The Stylish New Action Game Moon Samurai

Time Extension about 14 days ago

It now needs your help to give it that "final push".The developer Nunchaku Games and publisher Rogue Games have just launched their Kickstarter for Moon Samurai — a new pixel art adventure game inspired by Prince Of Persia, Streets of Rage, and Hong Kong …
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Don't Hold Your Breath For Wii And GameCube Emulation On The iPhone App Store

Time Extension about 15 days ago

"Unfortunately, as of right now, it isn’t possible".Apple recently relaxed its stance on retro gaming emulators on its devices, and we've already seen some notable emulators come to the App Store, including the superb Delta Emulator, which covers systems …
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Feature: Daiva Tried To End Format Wars Once And For All, But Almost Killed Its Creator In The Process

Time Extension about 16 days ago

"When I next woke up, I was temporarily blind".Imagine if the 1993 space opera classic Master of Orion had been released not only for DOS, but six other major formats, and its selectable races were locked to specific hardware. The NES version would be the …
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Metal Slug Artist Recalls When Neo Geo Was So Popular "People Would Commit Crimes To Get It"

Time Extension about 16 days ago

"I guess they thought it was a sales vehicle loaded with SNK games".Once upon a time, SNK's Neo Geo was the absolute pinnacle of gaming luxury.Here was a home console capable of playing actual arcade games; no wonder so many kids desired one. However, its …
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You Can Use Your GBA As A Switch Controller (And On iPhone's New Delta Emulator)

Time Extension about 20 days ago

Update: New iPhone emulator plays nice with your GBA.Update : It has been confirmed that GBA Bluetooth TX also works with the recently-released Delta emulator on iPhone:Original Story : Modder insideGadgets has just produced a cartridge which allows you to …
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Delta Emulator Brings NES, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, GBA, DS, & N64 Emulation To The iPhone App Store

Time Extension about 20 days ago

Available in the EU via the AltStore PAL marketplace.We have some more good news to share on the iPhone app store emulation front.The free game emulator Delta has just arrived on the App Store in many countries, bringing NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy/Ga …