Voultar is a widely recognized and talented retro gaming hardware engineer, known for developing essential modification kits that significantly enhance the video quality of classic consoles. His notable inventions, such as the SNES Edge-Enhancer Kit and the N64RGB Kit, have become industry benchmarks, allowing game peeps to achieve modern, high-definition clarity from systems originally designed […]
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You can now play NSF (Nintendo Sound Format) on the Analogue Pocket. This is due to tweaks implemented by Teminator2K2 on agg23’s NES core (ported from MiSTer). It now uses three cores, and automatically swaps between cores as required by the content that’s being loaded. See the core in action in the video below: Grab […]
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The developer, Marc Max, has confirmed that the Donkey Kong DX colorization remaster will not be released in 2025 as originally promised. The decision stems from unforeseen personal challenges faced last year, which required him to drastically slow down his ROM hacking work and focus on his mental health. Key Issues and Project Status: Marc […]
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Pushing the NES to the Limit: An Early Look at Ninja Dynamics’ New Title Ninja Dynamics‘ upcoming NES game looks like it will push the console to its limits. The game has no title yet, but it looks like Contra with the addition of vehicles like Monster Trucks. Some new additions they have mentioned are […]
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James Pond Collection The upcoming collection is titled James Pond Legacy: The Pond is Not Enough. It is described as a celebration of one of gaming’s most enduring characters and will feature: System 3’s 43 Years in Business System 3, the publisher/developer, is celebrating its 43rd anniversary and is recognized as the world’s longest-running independent […]
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Jotego Completes Sega System 18 Core with Final Two Titles The entire Sega System 18 arcade board roster is now supported in beta on the JTS18 core for platforms like MiSTer FPGA, SiDi128 and the Analogue Pocket, following the recent release of the final two titles. While all games are now available, the core is […]
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💻 The DEC Mini: MiSTer Edition: A Retro Revival Let’s check out the construction of the DEC Mini: MiSTer Edition in a video by the YouTube channel What’s Ken Making, it’s a custom retro computer inspired by the classic Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) VT100 terminal. The design, originally created by Lorenzo Herrera for a Raspberry […]
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The world of arcade emulation and preservation is constantly evolving, and a major development showcased in The Retro Collective’s “Making a Neo Geo History Cab | Unfinished Business” video is the MiSTer Multisystem 2 (MMS2) JAMMA Edition. Developed by Heber at The Retro Collective, this technology is poised to simplify the process of bringing the […]
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Pixel Heart is bringing back the arcade platforming action of the Neo Geo era with a full-fledged sequel to the cult classic Bang Bang Busters, aiming to update the niche favourite for both modern systems and dedicated retro collectors. Developer Pixel Heart has officially announced a crowdfunding campaign for Bang Bang Busters 2, a follow-up to the single-screen […]
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We’ve been talking a lot about how good the recent updates to the MiSTer FPGA’s NES core have been. The changes were added to the Analogue Pocket core courtesy of Terminator2K2 (a tweak of agg23‘s port), but there were some compromises in the form of missing mappers. The good news now is that the latest […]
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