Category: Games Consoles

Factory sealed 1987 Nintendo game bids on eBay reaching almost US$100,000

It is well known and accepted in the gaming community that Stadium Events is the rarest licensed NES game available. According to the seller description, in 1987 Nintendo purchased the rights to the Family Fun Fitness pad from Bandai as well as the rights to Stadium Events. After the purchase, Nintendo ordered a recall and almost *none* of these titles…

CD32 – CDR adjustment

[youtube lZK3Rmerg1I nolink] RetroGameModz made a video about the adjusting the CD-32 to read CD-R discs. In the video you can see: The disassembly. Identification of parts. Explanation of the signal paths. Schematics & block diagrams. The servo system. And the adjustment of FEG, TEG, FEB, TEB and laser power. Website: RetroGameModz

Comprehensive review of 'Super Retro Trio' Console

Retro Games Collector website has published an extensive review of the Super Retro Trio console, which plays games from 5 consoles right out of the box (Genesis, Mega Drive, SNES, SFC and NES) – The Trio in the name is more related to the three cartridges slots, I assume :) Pre-unboxing impressions are good, the box shows what looks like…

Handmade NES Clone ‘Super 8-Bit’ Enhances The Nintendo Experience

[youtube mpXRSk4JyCU nolink]The Super 8 bit is a new hand-assembled game console that can play all your favorite NES and Famicom games. It uses the original CPU and PPU chips for pixel perfect gameplay and 99.8% compatibility. The Super 8 bit has video, audio, and reliability improvements over the original systems in a compact form factor. Imported $20-$80 clone systems…

hdmyboy: full hd for your 1989 game boy.

hdmyboy: Connect your game boy classic to your tv with crisp full hd picture quality (hdmi), rich colour palettes and a nes controller. More Details: https://www.kickstarter.comWatch on YouTubeLivestream Demo: http://www.twitch.tv

F-Zero Unofficially Drifts Onto The PC Engine In 'HuZero'

Although fighting in the fourth-generation of video game consoles against its 16-bit rivals, the 8-bit CPU of the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16 packed plenty of punches. While it may not have had the same processing power as the Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive, it sure could pull off plenty of visual trickery to stay afloat – something an all…

Smash It (elix 2014) – SNES Demo 1MB ROM

Check out this brilliant new demo for the Super Nintendo! [youtube di_MnKNDfm0#t=118 nolink] Download: elix-smashit-party-pal.zipPouet: http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=64255

Unreleased Super Nintendo Spiritual Successor To Turrican 'Targa' Gets Reproduction Run & ROM Release

Following a long running series of action packed adventure with Turrican, developer Manfred Trenz seemed to almost disappear from the gaming industry entirely. While still knocking around in the shadows, Trenz’s Turrican swan song ended up arriving as an obscure Japanese exclusive Super Famicom title known as Rendering Ranger R2. Although skipping out on a worldwide release, the title was…

Brand New Nintendo NES Homebrew ‘Lizard’ Hits Kickstarter

[youtube -iLsmsr7-24 nolink] Using Kickstarter as a platform to help fund development of an all new 8-bit adventure, Brad Smith has turned to the crowd-sourcing platform to bring Lizard to life. This reptilian platformer spanning countless screens and a nostalgic soundtrack is not only due to hit the Nintendo NES, but also Mac and PC. Brad Smith is a video…

Amiga CD32 – RGB modification

[youtube CosmnuWvQ0Y nolink] RetroGameModz has made a video about the modification of an Amiga CD-32. The modification is an RGB connector at the back-side. During the modification RetroGameModz discovered a few defective capacitors. In the video you can follow the whole repair and the modification. Youtube Channel