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Paprium Haul Found In French Warehouse Was A Hoax

Time Extension about 8 hours ago

Update: "Paravec staged a hoax".Update : It has been revealed that the haul of multiple copies of Paprium discovered in a French warehouse was faked.A site set up to expose the crowdfunding campaign behind the controversial Mega Drive game made the announc …
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Dreamcast Exclusive Sega Tetris Is Back Online, Thanks To Fans

Time Extension about 2 days ago

Game was never released outside of Japan.Although most people will connect Tetris with Nintendo thanks to the iconic Game Boy and NES versions, its one-time rival Sega also has a long association with the Russian puzzler.Sega created an arcade version of t …
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Cleared Hot Is The Desert Strike Spiritual Successor We've All Been Waiting For

Time Extension about 2 days ago

"Saturday morning nostalgia with modern game-feel".EA's Desert Strike series was one of '90s gaming's most popular franchises, and spanned a wide range of systems, including the Mega Drive, SNES, Game Boy and PS1.Sadly, since the launch of Nuclear Strike b …
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So, What Is the Appeal of Retro Video Games?

Retromash about 3 days ago

Video games are a massive multi-billion dollar industry these days. But it wasn’t always this way. Some might say it has become all about the money. Given the past few years of terrible AAA games we have had to endure, this might be true, as publishers s …
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King Of Fighters On The Sega Mega Drive? It Could Be Happening, Unofficially

Time Extension about 3 days ago

Gabriel Pyron works his magic once more.Gabriel Pyron, the coding genius behind WIP Mega Drive / Genesis versions of Samurai Shodown and Marvel Super Heroes, has just revealed that he's working on a King of Fighters-style game for the 16-bit console.Pyron …
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"Choose-Your-Own-Adventure" Horror Series Sacred Line Comes To Mega Drive / Genesis

Time Extension about 3 days ago

Via Mega Cat Studios.Mega Cat Studios has announced that it is releasing physical versions of Sasha Darko's Sacred Line I and II for the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive.Described as "surreal and horrifying choose-your-own-adventure titles" boasting "gorgeous y …
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Random: This Mega Drive / Genesis Clone Looks Like An N64, Because Why Not

Time Extension about 4 days ago

Say hello to the Songa Mega Drive 3.We still see hilariously bad clone systems these days, but back in the '90s, the sheer volume of ropey imitations that flowed from the Far East was a sight to behold.There were countless Famicom / NES replications with o …
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Sega Mega Drive Under Siege: SACRED LINE 1 & 2

Australian Retro Gamer about 5 days ago

Horror Games Invade The Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Get your Sega Mega Drive / Genesis consoles out, cause Mega Cat Studios and Sasha Darko have released Sacred Line I & II for Sega’s 16-Bit wonder! These surreal and horrifying choose-your-own-adve …

Display Devices • "Jumpy" video on a CRT (Philips CM8833-2) with SOME cores only.

MISTerFPGA about 8 days ago

Hi,The SCART output of my MiSTer Multisystem is connected to a Philips CM8833-2 CRT monitor (15KHz, similar to Commodore 1084S) using a SCART to RGB DB9 adapter.It works perfectly with most cores, but for several of them the picture "jumps" vertically by …
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Feature: Is It Time To Change The Narrative On The Sega Saturn?

Time Extension about 9 days ago

"After 30 Years...".Sales figures, as we all know, are often used as the ultimate metric for judging the success or failure of a particular piece of gaming hardware, and no console sums this up better than the Sega Saturn.Released in 1994 after Sega had su …
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Streets Of Rage-Like Beat 'Em Up 'Fallen City Brawl' Gets Updated Steam Demo

Time Extension about 9 days ago

Coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.If you're a fan of old-school beat 'em ups like Streets of Rage, Final Fight, and Alien vs. Predator, you'll likely be just as excited as us to hear about Fallen City Brawl — a new ha …
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Jon Miller, Creator Of The Sound Driver Used In Hundreds Of Mega Drive / Genesis Games, Passes Away

Time Extension about 10 days ago

"Jon made GEMS to enable musicians on Genesis, not just FM programmers".We've got some sad news to report today – Jon Miller, who created the widely-used G.E.M.S. sound driver for the Genesis / Mega Drive, has passed away.Miller started his career at Seg …
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Multiple Copies Of Delayed Mega Drive Game Paprium Discovered In French Warehouse

Time Extension about 11 days ago

"I am taking a certain risk in making this video".Editor's note: Several people have been in touch to point out that the YouTube channel behind this video has a reputation for faking videos, so please take the footage with a pinch of salt (as we perhaps sh …
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SNES Military Madness Spiritual Successor Earth Light Now Playable In English

Time Extension about 12 days 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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Sega's Turn-Based Strategy Sim 'The Hybrid Front' Is Getting An English Fan Translation

Time Extension about 13 days ago

The game was originally released for the Mega Drive back in 1994.Sega's Japan-exclusive turn-based strategy game The Hybrid Front is finally being translated into English, thanks to TheMajinZenki and the group of fan translators at Nebulous Translations.Or …
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Protect Me Knight And Royal Anapoko Academy Dev Is Working On A Mega Drive / Genesis JRPG

Time Extension about 14 days ago

Starring a "plump-bellied succubus".Royal Anapoko Academy and Protect Me Knight developer Makoto "Karu_gamo" Wada is working on a JRPG for the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, entitled Archeon.Wada has been showing off the game's development on social media; the …
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Sega Saturn Is Getting A Fan-Made Remake Of Revenge Of Shinobi

Time Extension about 16 days ago

With better animation, larger levels and CD-quality music.The Sega Mega Drive / Genesis classic Revenge of Shinobi is getting a fan-made "remake" on the 32-bit Sega Saturn.Coded by Pigsy (the same person who is bringing Castlevania: Symphony of the Night t …
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This Is What It's Like To Take Your Sega Saturn Online In 2024

Time Extension about 18 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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Sega's System 18 Arcade Board Is Getting An FPGA Core

Time Extension about 19 days ago

CPS3 core also in development.Sega's System 18 arcade board is getting an FPGA core courtesy of developer Jotego.The board – which made its debut in 1989 and is essentially an augmented System 16 – is unique in that it includes a Video Display Processo …
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Orc Face Games: New SEGA Dreamcast Indie Game Publisher from HarleQuest! Developer

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 20 days ago

The Kickstarter for Ross Kilgariff's 3D Dreamcast dungeon crawler HarleQuest! may have launched on April Fool's Day 2023, but it is quite clear from the community hype surrounding it that it is definitely no joke. Back in January, we asked Junkyard readers …
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Someone Has Finally "Fixed" The Mega Drive's Audio Shortcomings

Time Extension about 20 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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Streets Of Rage 3 Cover Artist Finally Identified 30 Years On

Time Extension about 20 days ago

Another art mystery solved.When Streets of Rage 3 launched in 1994, it was unique in that all three regional variants came with exclusive artwork.While the North American and Japanese covers tried to showcase the full cast of playable characters in the gam …

General Discussions • PCM5102 DAC Sound Output [Solved]

MISTerFPGA about 21 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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Did You Butcher Your Mega Drive / Genesis Carts To Overcome Sega's Physical Region Lock?

Time Extension about 24 days ago

It's time to own up.Region locking is effectively a thing of the past today, but back in the '90s, it was a very real headache for those of us who wanted to occasionally dabble in the world of grey imports.Companies like Nintendo, Sega and Sony employed re …
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Prince of Persia Meets Streets Of Rage In The Stylish New Action Game Moon Samurai

Time Extension about 25 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 …