Finished assembling my dream GBA (SNES themed) ( programming.dev )
New clear black shell to fit the IPS screen v3 from funny playing (no soldering needed! This is awesome, I can control the screen with just a touch on the GBA logo). I also added a rechargeable usb c battery, so far it is already lasting 2x longer thanks when I used AA (6 hours in, with a single charge, and medium brightness +...
Surreal Australian NES Commercial: "We are Nintendo. You cannot beat us" ( vid.puffyan.us )
Simple joystick? ( kbin.social )
Hello retrogaming!...
Spin machines: the curious history of video games on vinyl ( www.theguardian.com )
Rise of the Triad, the Nightdive release is here ( www.gog.com )
Sure, you could have ran RotT in a number of sourceports, DOSBox, or even a virtual machine if you were determined, but the experience of getting it up and running on a modern system hasn’t been great....
Does Driver (PS1) and other games limit their own speed sometimes?
Hi. I’m playing emulated Driver using pcsxr on Linux. Sometimes, when I’m being chased by three or more police cars for example, I’m observing a drop rate (from ~59 fps to ~45 fps). I first thought my computer (which is an old i3 540!), but I soon changed my mind because of two reasons:...
Altered Beast Franchise Reportedly Being Revived By Sega ( tech4gamers.com )
A new leak claims Sega is finally interested in reviving Altered Beast and the Gunstar Heroes franchises soon.
Game Club [July 2023 - Result : EarthBound] (c/retrogaming)
Thanks to everyone that voted! We have our first Game Club! There were 32 entries and the winner was randomly selected....
Paralyzed by choice, which handheld to best game on?
I’ve been trying to get into playing some old games I’ve either missed out on or have completely forgot I’ve even played. I now find myself wanting to play games from SNES and the Gameboy line and can’t settle down on which handheld to play all these games on....
silent hill 1 is probably my favorite game of all time, and i find the PS1 graphics gorgeous. any other SH fans? ( media.kbin.social )
Coconut Monkey (1997, PCGamer) ( cdn.masto.host )
“Hi, I’m Coconut Monkey.” The classic PCGamer mascot that was featured in all of their demo discs that shipped with their monthly magazine.
The gauntlet (Nes) seems to have some glitches on the retron 2
I just picked up Gauntlet for nes and when I load into room 1 I’m greeted with glitched walls misplaced everywhere which let’s me walk through some. and there’s random items I can’t pick up which means I’m unable to continue in the game past room 1
The real challenge will be going back and understanding my hieroglyphics. ( imgur.com )
Playing the Hotel Dusk game for DS as a ritual to bring it back just as Nintendo brought from the graveyard Another Code!
The Temple of DOOM ( startrek.website )
Super Mario Bros. 3: White Mushroom Houses spawn explained - RGME [Not OC] ( cohost.org )
TL;DR:...
I also had the Nintendo on top of the TV back then. It was where it belonged even with the dangling cable. You learned to accept it. Even, dare I say, love it? ( midwest.social )
Controllers similar to NES
Could you suggest controllers that have similar form-factor to NES, but work with modern computers?...
Beating the PS1 Lost World game got you a personalized message from Jeff Goldblum ( www.youtube.com )
Saw this on Twitter and just thought it was hilarious, particularly since Jeff tells you to go outside!
3-screen Ridge Racer arcade sim left to rot, then salvaged ( www.pcgamer.com )
Tecmo Bowl, Wordtris, Heavyweight Championship Boxing, and Caesar's Palace are my latest pickups for Game Boy. Did anyone here grow up playing them? :) ( youtu.be )
The Ultimate Starter Handheld -- Retroid Pocket 2S ( youtu.be )
Tempest: The Arcade Game that Crashes Itself for Anti-Piracy Reasons ( www.youtube.com )
Tempest, the 1981 arcade game, has some clever anti-piracy checks in its code