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Feature: FPGA Vs Software Emulation - Which Is Best? We Asked Four Experts To Find Out

Time Extension about 7 days ago

Which option should you choose in 2024?Once upon a time, if you wanted to play a retro game without using the original hardware, then your only option was software-based emulation. These emulators would be coded for platforms such as Windows, Linux or Andr …
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Grand Theft Auto III Likely Wouldn't Exist Without The Sega Dreamcast

Time Extension about 12 days ago

Here's how Sega's console helped Rockstar find its groove.Back when Grand Theft Auto III was originally released for the PS2, it was a game-changer, popularizing the 3D open-world sandbox and putting its developer Rockstar North firmly on the map.But what …
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Ayaneo brings the power with the Pocket S

Portable Gaming Roundup about 22 days ago

Android devices are driving retro gaming to new heights with a constant raft of specification updates. The new Ayaneo Pocket S is the latest example, packing a six-inch 1440p borderless IPS screen, a Snapdragon G3x second-generation processor, improved coo …
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The 2006 "PlayStation Experience" Trailer Can Be Yours For $70,000

Time Extension about 23 days ago

Has been "out of service for several years".Someone is selling the PlayStation Experience trailer used by Sony back in 2006 to promote its PSP handheld and PS2 home console (thanks, IGN).The trailer was spotted on Facebook Marketplace by Reddit user Arguin …

Input Devices • Problems Trying to Connect Dualshock Controller & Bluetooth Keyboard

MISTerFPGA about 28 days ago

After spending some time away from my MiSTer due to personal/family issues going back to more than a year ago, I've decided to try to get back into it.I'm having a few problems though trying to get the controllers I have to play nice.The first is an old P …
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Outgoing PlayStation CEO Claims PS2 Has Sold 160 Million, Yet Some Don't Believe Him

Time Extension about 1 month ago

"Another well placed Jim Ryan lie".PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan is parting company with Sony, and he's leaving on a commercial high – PS5 is selling like cakes that are exceedingly hot, after all.However, Ryan dropped a bombshell during one of his last inter …
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TimeSplitters Fan Project Calls For Urgent Help From The Community

Time Extension about 1 month ago

"In order to finish this game, we truly need more help and a more refined focus.".If you're at all familiar with the TimeSplitters fandom, you've probably come across TimeSplitters Rewind at one stage or another.The ambitious (multiplayer-only) PC remake o …
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This $15 Device Takes GameCube Online So You Can Play Mario Kart And Zelda With Other People

Time Extension about 1 month ago

ETH2GC is an open-source revolution.Like its rivals the PS2 and Xbox, the GameCube had the ability to go online – although it didn't get the kind of software support to make this an entirely worthwhile venture. Due to this, the official GameCube Broadban …
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10 Very British Games for the Sega Dreamcast

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 2 months ago

The British are an odd bunch. We're not really a country (look we're not, you have to admit it. It's like someone got a bunch of nations together who don't really like each other all that much, told them the same rich pricks are in charge of them all and e …
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Want Crisp HDMI Output From Your Sega Genesis? Check Out The Megaswitch HD

Time Extension about 2 months ago

The first HDMI mod for the Genesis / Mega Drive.HDMI mods for retro consoles are a game-changer. As anyone who has witnessed a Dreamcast or PS2 running via HDMI will attest, this is one retroactive modification which can really make your vintage systems fe …
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Anniversary: Katamari Damacy Turns 20 Today (No Pun Intended)

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Goodbye, sweet prince.Namco's Katamari Damacy is now 20 years old – it launched in Japan on March 18th, 2004.The brainchild of Keita Takahashi, this puzzle action title tasks the player with rolling a magical ball – known as a Katamari – around each …

Help with button replacement on Neo Geo stick 3

Neo Geo Forums about 2 months ago

I recently purchased a neo geo stick 3 for the PS2, and am in the process of modding it, including button swaps. Even though I can't seem to find any info specific to this version of the stick, I assumed it would be similar enough to the AES sticks. I have …
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Unreleased GBA Port Of Argonaut's I-Ninja Dumped Online

Time Extension about 2 months ago

I-Ninja was originally released for the PS2, Xbox, and GCN in 2003.In the early 2000s, Namco & Argonaut Games — the developer of such beloved titles as Star Fox and Croc — released an action platformer for the PS2, GameCube, Xbox, and Windows calle …
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Emulation Expert Implicit Conversions Cannot "Confirm Nor Deny" PS2 Games On PS5

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"Unfortunately".We recently interviewed Implicit Conversions about its amazing work when it comes to bringing classic games to modern platforms.The initial version of our feature incorrectly contained a line about PS2 games coming to PS5, something that ca …
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PS2 Emulator That Triggered Death Threats Is Finally Yanked From Google Play Store

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Update: AetherSX2 has been replaced by community-led NetherSX2 project.Update : PS2 emulator AetherSX2 has now been removed from the Google Play store over a year after its developer stopped working on it due to receiving death threats.However, all is not …

IBM ps2 P70 portable repair thread

VCFed about 2 months ago

So I have begun work on my iBM p70 portable now that my MCA hdd card came in. I wrote a reference diskette but it couldnt boot. Guess its been 5 years since I last tried it.. without a hard drive not much I could do. I read about the caps being bad and lea …
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Random: Travel Back In Time With These God Of War II Launch Videos

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Now in 1080p!The documentary filmmakers at Noclip have just uploaded a bunch of new videos to its Game History Archive channel focusing on Sony's launch event for 2007's God of War II.So if you're one of those people who regularly find themselves pining fo …
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Final Fantasy Boss On Why He Stayed At Square After Hironobu Sakaguchi's Departure

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"It was a very sombre time for me".Yoshinori Kitase has worked on some of the most famous JRPGs ever made, including Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy X, and is currently head of Square Enix's Creativ …
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The Making Of: Suikoden, Yoshitaka Murayama's PS1 RPG Masterwork

Time Extension about 3 months ago

Following the passing of Murayama, we look at one of his most famous games.With the recent passing of Yoshitaka Murayama, the world has been robbed of a creative visionary. Friends and family have lost a loved one; fans of his work have lost an auteur they …
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SSX "Spiritual Successor" Project Gravity Has Been Cancelled

Time Extension about 3 months ago

'Project Gravity' was set to be published by 2K.Over the years, fans have been clamouring for a brand new entry in the SSX series, with countless op-eds, social media posts, and YouTube videos pleading with its developer/publisher EA to remake or remaster …
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SSX "Spiritual Successor" Project Gravity Dropped By 2K

Time Extension about 3 months ago

That's according to a new IGN report.Over the years, fans have been clamouring for a brand new entry in the SSX series, with countless op-eds, social media posts, and YouTube videos pleading with its developer/publisher EA to remake or remaster the iconic …

FS: PS2 horror and system w/HDD, Modded Sega Saturn white system bundle (region free, FRAM, modchip)

Neo Geo Forums about 3 months ago

Paypal only, USA and Canada shipping only, I reserve the right to discriminate, no trading at this time PS2 fat system, SCPH-30001 model, stock unmodified unit (CD and DVD discs work) with official PS2 HDD/network adapter + 500GB 7200rpm seagate hard driv …

FS: PS2 horror, Modded Sega Saturn white system bundle (region free, FRAM, modchip)

Neo Geo Forums about 3 months ago

Paypal only, USA and Canada shipping only, I reserve the right to discriminate, no trading at this time. DM me if interested in buying. PS2 fat system, SCPH-30001 model, stock unmodified unit (CD and DVD discs work) with official PS2 HDD/network adapter + …

FS: PS2 Silent Hill, Modded Sega Saturn white system bundle (region free, FRAM, modchip)

Neo Geo Forums about 3 months ago

Paypal only, USA and Canada shipping only, I reserve the right to discriminate, no trading at this time. DM me if interested in buying. FS: PS2 horror games - Silent Hill 2 CIB (black label) [disc in good shape] - $130 USD shipped - Silent Hill 3 CIB (n …
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Legendary Composer Yoko Shimomura To Be Given Lifetime Achievement Award

Time Extension about 3 months ago

The GDCA awards take place on March 20th.The Game Developers' Choice Awards has revealed that it will be honouring the legendary Capcom & Square composer Yoko Shimomura with a lifetime achievement award.Shimomura is a Japanese composer and pianist who …