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programming • [ARM] Fast normalization approximations.

Stardot about 9 months ago

I have a situation in my code where I can't really get around recalculating a normalized directional vector on a regular basis as an entity needs to track another entity which is also moving. These are all 2D rather than 3D calculations. But it goes witho …
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Guide: Best SNES Games Of All Time - Super Nintendo Games You Must Own

Time Extension about 9 months ago

There are more than you think!Considered by many fans to be Nintendo's greatest home console, the Super Nintendo (or Super Famicom, if you prefer the Japanese name) arrived on Japanese store shelves in 1990 and went on to sell a whopping 49.10 million unit …
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UltraRacer PS1 Controller Reviewed… 24 Years Later

Retro Dodo about 9 months ago

If you’re looking to play Crash Team Racing and Gran Turismo while making things a little more challenging for yourself, then check out the UltraRacer PS1 Controller and experience true mayhem! If there’s one thing you should know about me, …
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Powkiddy Reveals New RGB30 With Square Display

Retro Dodo about 9 months ago

New images of the Powkiddy RGB30 have just been shared with Retro Dodo, and this is looking like the next best way to play retro games. It seems like Powkiddy has been listening in on my private conversations, because a device with a screen like this i …

Trying to fix MK2 Sound Board

Arcade Projects about 9 months ago

I was able to get my hands on (2) MK2 Sound boards, with the deal that if I could fix both I could keep one... well... the first one had 3/6 roms missing, and leaking caps. So I purchased and replaced all electrolytic caps, and tried to plug it in. And it …
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10 Best Quake Games Of All Time

Retro Dodo about 9 months ago

If you fancy some epic Deathmatches and single-player campaigns against the perilous Strogg, then you’ll need the best Quake games of all time in your arsenal! I realise that Quake games are the only titles you can play if you want to fight the S …
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7100 name badge removal

Tinker Different about 9 months ago

Hey gang, I’m attempting to retro bright my 7100. How can I safely pop the square name badge off? thanks …
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Naive first contact with computers

Retro Computing Forum about 10 months ago

I thought it would be interesting to have this topic where we’d share some of our naive impressions and expectations of computers as we discovered them. For instance, when I was 11 years old or so (back in '92), I had my first experience pla …

Lindbergh universal cabinet artwork and stickers

Arcade Projects about 10 months ago

Hi all. I'm trying to source some replacement art for my recently purchased Lindy. - A high res scan of the Sega top marquee insert / or link to a decent repro as the original would have been printed on foil. - Replacement control panel stickers, spec …
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8BitDo N64 Mod Kit Review

Retro Dodo about 10 months ago

If you’re the kind of person that is still suffering from the effects of claw hand and has square eyes after sitting super close to the TV, devoting hundreds of hours on Ocarina of Time, then the 8BitDo N64 Mod Kit is something you’re going to …

[WTS Hori VX-SA w/ new Seimitsu LS-62 & PS-14-G's

Arcade Projects about 10 months ago

Selling my Hori VX-SA, very light use. LS-62 and PS-14-G's were purchased new. Note: one of the rubber feet is missing and the cable door (ofc lol). I put a square gate on the LS-62 but have the octogate if you want it. $145 Shipped via FedEx https://img …
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Did You Know That Not All Famicom Controllers Are The Same?

Time Extension about 10 months ago

"It's like showing a CoreGrafx instead of a PC Engine"."Very nice, as usual!" says Joseph Redon, having read our 40th anniversary article on the Famicom. We've mentioned Joseph on the site before and, given that he's head of Japan's Game Preservation Socie …
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Gorgeous 16-Bit Style Platformer Tiny Thor Heading To Switch On August 3rd

Time Extension about 10 months ago

The game is currently available on PC.Update : As spotted by Gematsu, the developer Asylum Square and publisher Indie Forge have announced that Tiny Thor will be heading to Nintendo Switch on August 3rd. So if you've been hesitating to buy the PC versions …
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Gorgeous Amiga Style Platformer Tiny Thor Heading To Switch On August 3rd

Time Extension about 10 months ago

The game is currently available on PC.Update : As spotted by Gematsu, the developer Asylum Square and publisher Indie Forge have announced that Tiny Thor will be heading to Nintendo Switch on August 3rd. So if you've been hesitating to buy the PC versions …
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8-bit acorn emulators • Wish list for 8-bit (and 32-bit) emulation ?

Stardot about 10 months ago

Below is a "pseudo-amalgamation" of many common feaures of emulators. "Our" crop of Acorn 8-bit and 32-bit emulators cover some... but not all of these items.Is there any emulator capability that is on your personal wishlist? ( My wishes are CRT shaders …
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Atari Reveals Art Created by Tim Lapetino and Phil Noto for Pixel Ripped 1978

Old School Gamer Magazine about 10 months ago

A Vibrant Throwback to the Atari Cover Art of Yesteryear What’s old is new again, as today, iconic entertainment producer Atari and award-winning developer ARVORE revealed the official game art for Pixel Ripped 1978, the upcoming virtual reality adventur …

Buy, Sell, and Trade • WTB: VIC-20 PET-Style F1 and F3 Keys Needed

VIC-20 Denial about 10 months ago

Hello all. I was recently very fortunate to come across an old VIC-20 with a PET style keyboard. It is, however, missing the F1 and F3 keys. These are the orange(ish) keys with the square fitting and support post underneath. The keyboard came with the plu …
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Apricot Xen Mono Monitor

VCFed about 10 months ago

The Xen shipped with its own matching monitor that has a square bezel and white phosphor tube. I believe it also plugs into Apricot's own proprietary video port on the back of the Xen. https:/... …

Untested TI-99/4 Peripheral Expansion Box + Cards : $300 or Make an Offer

VCFed about 10 months ago

This unit is untested for two reasons, number 1 is that I lack a TI-99/4A to test it, and number 2 is I'm a bit afraid to turn it on. It very visibly has seen moisture, and I since I don't have a TI-99 anyway, I don't really want to plug it in. The square …

General Old Hardware • What's the difference between these CPUs?

Vogons about 10 months ago

We have two IBM26 6x86-2V2100GB, one with an extra P120+ label, same specs. The third is IBM26 6x86-2V2P120GC P120+ with also the same specs and a square heatspreader. All 3.3V, 0,65µ, 100 Mhz. So are these all same with different labels for marketing re …
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Video Game Summit – JULY 8th, 2023

Old School Gamer Magazine about 11 months ago

The Video Game Summit is back on in 2023! We are excited to announce that the VGS in McCook, IL will be bigger and better than before.  Our new layout at the McCook MAX Sports Complex give room for more vendors, games, and tournaments. We will have arades …
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AYANEO KUN Is The Most Powerful Windows Handheld Yet

Retro Dodo about 11 months ago

After months of teasing their most powerful Windows handheld console yet, AYANEO has finally revealed their AYANEO KUN gaming device. It is true that AYANEO makes possibly the best Windows portable gaming machines. We just wish they would slow it down …
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Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu Is Attending Retromessa 2023

Time Extension about 11 months ago

Along with his band.Nobuo Uematsu – the man behind some of the most iconic video game music of all time – is going to be attending Retromessa 2023, it has been confirmed.Uematsu joined Square in 1986 and worked with Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakag …
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WOW 3 Women of Wizard’s World Women’s Weekend

International Flipper Pinball Association about 11 months ago

sponsored blog post Tournament #1 Qualifying begins Thursday, Finals Sunday morning. WOW 3 Embark upon the Women of Wizard’s World Amazing Race. $5 entry fee for the winners pot. 100% paid out as prize money. All games are coin drop and street …
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Other Systems • Help modifying C64 PAL code for NTSC machine

VIC-20 Denial about 11 months ago

Hi folks. I've been playing around with an odd experiment from the '80s called Visicode.A method for transmitting BASIC code via a flashing square on a TV screen during a broadcast of theBritish computer show "Four Computer Buffs". Video: https://www.yout …