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Review: AYANEO Pocket S - Premium Android Power That's Perfect For Emulation

Time Extension about 4 hours ago

Monster in your pocket.AYANEO has previously made a name for itself in the realm of gaming PC hardware, from portable powerhouses like the Flip DS and Flip KB to tiny desktop devices, such as the AM01 and AM02 'retro' mini computers.It has also dipped a to …
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Display Devices • Experiencing a sync issue of some kind with YPbPr on a 15khz CRT?

MISTerFPGA about 2 days ago

My MiSTer seems to have a sync issue going on via YPbPr. Not sure what's causing it exactly, but I only started experiencing this within the last few days or so. Experienced this with the GBA core's start screen, with Rusty on the ao486 core (running at 1 …
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The Cost Of Owning A MiSTer FPGA Is About To Come Down Dramatically

Time Extension about 5 days ago

Update: New board shown in action.MiSTer FPGA is a remarkable platform for retro gaming. Via FPGA tech, it is able to offer an accurate and low-latency reproduction of many classic gaming platforms, from the NES all the way up to the N64, PS1 and Saturn.Ho …
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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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New Open-Source N64 Flash Cart Imitates One Of Nintendo's Most Expensive Failures

Time Extension about 7 days ago

"SummerCart64 employs features not available in other N64 flashcarts".A new open-source N64 flash cart has arrived on the scene, and it promises to offer a viable alternative to those already available on the market.Created by Mateusz Faderewski – who go …
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This 15-Year-Old Just Utterly Destroyed Tetris

Time Extension about 7 days ago

He has also 'Summoned Satan'.Remember when we reported on the incredible achievements of Alex Thach (AKA Alex T), a 15-year-old Tetris prodigy who recently became the first person to pass 10 million points on the game (he actually reached over 16 million p …
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The Cost Of Owning A MiSTer FPGA Is About To Come Down Dramatically

Time Extension about 8 days ago

New MiSTer-based handheld coming, too.MiSTer FPGA is a remarkable platform for retro gaming. Via FPGA tech, it is able to offer an accurate and low-latency reproduction of many classic gaming platforms, from the NES all the way up to the N64, PS1 and Satur …

NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) • Turbo File Support?

MISTerFPGA about 9 days ago

Any idea if the ASCII Turbo File is supported on the current NES Core or if there's any plans to implement it?(Looked through the input - periphery options and didn't see anything so I'm assuming it's not supported but could be missing something)There's a …
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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 …
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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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Zelda Prototype Could Be Hiding Big Differences Compared To Retail Version

Time Extension about 13 days ago

"NOA COPY 2.23.87" has been released online.Video Game History Foundation founder Frank Cifaldi has released the ROM data for a prototype version of the original Legend of Zelda on the NES, triggering speculation that it could contain significant differenc …
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This N64 Controller Can Play The Entire Game Boy Library

Time Extension about 13 days ago

A three-pronged attack.We've seen some pretty awesome community-made mods in recent years, such as a rare PS1 controller that can play PS1 games, a Wii console that's about the size of a pack of cards and even a NES cartridge that can play itself – but t …
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Anniversary: The Legendary Konami Code Passes Another Milestone Today

Time Extension about 13 days ago

Was first included in Gradius back in 1986.Today is April 25th, which marks the 38th anniversary of the release of Gradius on the Nintendo Famicom in Japan – which also means that the Konami code hidden within the game turns 38 today, too.The world's mos …
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Super Mario 3D World contains an unlockable version of Mario Bros. (particularly the NES version)…

Supper Mario Broth about 14 days ago

Super Mario 3D World contains an unlockable version of Mario Bros. (particularly the NES version) that replaces Mario with a second Luigi, called “Luigi Bros.”Curiously, the Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury files for Luigi Bros. conta …
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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 …

NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) • VS System support. Anyone working on it?

MISTerFPGA about 16 days ago

Hey there. Was just thinking the other day about the VS System version of the NES and wishing it was available on MiSTer.The Analogue Pocket Spiritualised NES core seems to have full support for the VS System, so it must be possible. Has anyone tried to …
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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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Anniversary: Duck Hunt Is 40 Years Old

Time Extension about 17 days ago

Zapping through the decades.Nintendo's iconic NES light gun shooter Duck Hunt turns 40 today.Inspired by Nintendo's 1976 Duck Hunt electro-mechanical arcade game, it was first released on the Famicom in Japan on April 21st, 1984.Read the full article on ti …
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"I Didn't Even Have A NES" Admits Lunar, Grandia And Langrisser Composer Noriyuki Iwadare

Time Extension about 20 days ago

"I prefer video games that can be enjoyed by a large group of people".Legendary video game composer Noriyuki Iwadare, whose contributions to the likes of Lunar and Grandia have earned him awards, has admitted to Arab News Japan that he was never all that i …
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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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Castlevania And Quarth Deluxe Pack Announced For X68000 Z

Time Extension about 20 days ago

Releases May 30th.ZUIKI has just announced a new deluxe pack for the X68000 Z — its recreation of Sharp’s X68000 — which will include Konami's 1993 X68000 enhanced port of the original NES Castlevania as well as the puzzle shoot 'em up hybrid Quarth. …
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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 …
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"Legendary Haul" Of Retro Games Worth Hundreds Of Thousands Sold With No Knowledge Of Their Value

Time Extension about 20 days ago

Same estate sale that gave us the $90,000 Castlevania.Not so long ago, headlines were made by the fact that a copy of Castlevania on the NES sold for a staggering $90,100 on eBay, setting a record on the popular auction site.At the time, it was reported th …
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A Fanmade Mega Man 3 SNES Port Is In The Works

Time Extension about 21 days ago

"I've waited long enough".Infidelity, the talented porter who was previously behind the fanmade SNES conversions of Mega Man, Mega Man II, and Mega Man IV, has revealed that he is finally going to give the same treatment to the third entry in the classic s …
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Popular PSP Emulator 'PPSSPP' May Be Coming To The iPhone App Store This Year

Time Extension about 21 days ago

It might all depend on whether Apple considers the console "retro" enough.Earlier this month, Apple changed its App Store policy to claim "retro game console emulator apps can offer to download games", causing a ton of speculation over what retro emulators …